60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Text-Based, Visual Novel, Interactive Fiction, Indie.
Scent of Clouds is a hand-drawn illustrated, text-based adventure game. As a perfumer's assistant, you create fragrances and journey through unknown lands in search of ingredients for the legendary "Scent of Clouds." With a keen nose, you'll unravel the timeless mystery of this world.
Universe For Sale - Prologue
The Prologue of Universe for Sale, a sci-fi narrative experience about human relationships and self-acceptance, follow the stories of the nameless Master, a mysterious cultist and Lila the universes vendor.
Nadaca
Discover the world of Nadaca, meet emotionally rich characters and help them express their feelings through conversations, mini-games and a plant-growing system.
The Prologue of Universe for Sale, a sci-fi narrative experience about human relationships and self-acceptance, follow the stories of the nameless Master, a mysterious cultist and Lila the universes vendor.
Why similar: Lore-Rich 15.7%, Text-Based 14.7%, Hand-drawn 12.8%, Dialogue Heavy 10.3%, Interactive Fiction 10%
Discover the world of Nadaca, meet emotionally rich characters and help them express their feelings through conversations, mini-games and a plant-growing system.
Why similar: Text-Based 24.9%, Female Protagonist 15.9%, Hand-drawn 14.1%, Lore-Rich 13.8%, Visual Novel 7.7%
Delve into a dark fantasy visual novel where evil isn't always as it seems. Make your choices and grow your skills to help determine who survives the Great Culling. Featuring the voice talents of Ralph Ineson, Simon Callow, Savannah Steyn, and more.
Why similar: Text-Based 20.6%, Interactive Fiction 15.1%, Lore-Rich 13.4%, Inventory Management 10.4%, Visual Novel 9%
A short literary mystery game set in Oxford and Borneo
Why similar: Text-Based 22.7%, Interactive Fiction 19.9%, Mystery 11.6%, Visual Novel 8.8%, Relaxing 8.3%
Trapped in a mysterious cave system, four dungeon explorers struggle to find a way out before the light fades forever... Navigate a mysterious underground as you navigate through multiple story paths in this text-based, pixel-art, dark fantasy rpg, visual novel computer game
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 19.7%, Text-Based 17.1%, Lore-Rich 15%, Visual Novel 13.3%, Mystery 11.9%
An adventure visual novel with a pixel art style. About ghosts, past love, and a world of the unconscious.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 24.4%, Hand-drawn 16.8%, Visual Novel 13.9%, Adventure 9.4%, Text-Based 8.7%
A horror mystery visual novel where a boy and a girl undergo a strange ritual in a remote mountain village. As eerie phenomena creep into their daily lives, they begin to uncover unsettling truths. Your choices shape how the story unfolds.
Why similar: Lore-Rich 24.6%, Visual Novel 15.3%, Mystery 15.3%, Interactive Fiction 13.8%, Text-Based 13.2%
A story-rich single-player AVG RPG. Features a 2-hour main storyline with multiple branching narratives, encompassing political intrigue, demon clan wars, and emotional entanglements. confront the apocalyptic crisis of the demon clan's resurgence.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 24.2%, Lore-Rich 23.5%, Dialogue Heavy 14.1%, Visual Novel 8%, Hand-drawn 7.5%
Tomorrow Will Be Dying is an atmospheric, story-driven slice-of-life visual novel with light sim elements about finding yourself through your connections with others.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 27.2%, Visual Novel 15.7%, Hand-drawn 15.1%, Text-Based 12.1%, Female Protagonist 8.3%
Explore a Fallout 2 inspired tactical grid map in this text-based sci-fi cRPG. You blacked out in 2089 and woke up 300 years later to a solar system reduced to ruins. Scavenge ships, craft items, and survive turn-based combat as narrative choices shape your journey.
Why similar: Text-Based 32.4%, Interactive Fiction 29.6%, Inventory Management 10.2%, Mystery 8.7%, Lore-Rich 6.5%
Naomi wakes decades older in a house she does not recognize, and discovers that escape may cost the future.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 25.1%, Text-Based 19.3%, Visual Novel 17.4%, Mystery 14.6%, Sci-fi 10.9%
In April, when cherry blossoms flutter through the air, a gruesome discovery is made—a blood-soaked corpse in a quiet town.
Why similar: Text-Based 18%, Lore-Rich 18%, Interactive Fiction 15.6%, Mystery 12.1%, Visual Novel 11.5%
Your job is to make humanity happy. Observe the people living in your assigned district and make the best choices to ensure everyone's happiness.
Why similar: Text-Based 23.7%, Interactive Fiction 23.1%, Visual Novel 13%, Dialogue Heavy 11.2%, Hand-drawn 9.2%
Experience the story of Glow, a young and naive furry heroine caught between two empires' interplanetary ambitions, forged in tragedy and conspiracy.
Why similar: Visual Novel 20.4%, Female Protagonist 17%, Mystery 15.1%, Hand-drawn 14.9%, Sci-fi 11.6%
Stellar Sips: A Bartender's Tale is a relaxing visual novel. As a bartender on a turbulent colony, mix drinks and cook meals to spark unique conversations with diverse guests from across the galaxy. Unlock different endings and quietly shape the world's fate.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 22.3%, Lore-Rich 16.8%, Text-Based 16.7%, Visual Novel 12.6%, Female Protagonist 10.1%
When you start the game, the narrator will instruct you to “close your eyes.” At that moment, whether you actually close them or keep them open will change the course of the story. Listen carefully to the voice as you proceed, and find your way to the truth.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 20.5%, Text-Based 16.9%, Visual Novel 13.2%, Hand-drawn 11.4%, Dialogue Heavy 9.3%
"What's happiness?" No response. I knelt down to you ,praying for little comfort. Even if it's just a moment,I will capture it. This is My World:Third-Rate Romance Novels.But because it's me,it's fate,it's a childhood story written with my own hands. So,watch us:go far away,starting from that cliff—
Why similar: Lore-Rich 27.1%, Visual Novel 15.8%, Interactive Fiction 14.3%, Hand-drawn 13%, Female Protagonist 11.4%
A dark sci-fi psychological Visual Novel where your choices shape who you are. The world has ended and it's been dominated by mysterious aliens who roam the city. Despite that, you only think of what you've lost. Will you be able to rebuild your relationships? Or even... the world itself?
Why similar: Text-Based 20%, Interactive Fiction 17.3%, Lore-Rich 16.4%, Visual Novel 11.2%, Dialogue Heavy 10.2%
It's time to make a name for yourself in the big city. In this first half of a two-part epic, can you unravel the mysteries of Lux, City of Secrets?
Why similar: Text-Based 27.3%, Interactive Fiction 25.9%, Lore-Rich 22.6%, Mystery 7.1%, Multiple Endings 4.9%
You've been tasked with collecting data on an alien planet. Choose between exploring the jungle tropics or navigating deep into the bioluminescent sea.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 20.6%, Lore-Rich 18.9%, Text-Based 17%, Visual Novel 12.2%, Female Protagonist 11.7%
Take control of Morgan's destiny as his world is turned upside down. Explore the world of Dreams, where mythological creatures and Nightmares are real. A story-heavy adventure game with multiple endings, romance options and a symphonic music! Inspired by Neil Gaiman and Inception.
Why similar: Lore-Rich 17.9%, Text-Based 16.9%, Hand-drawn 14.9%, Mystery 13.6%, Interactive Fiction 12.9%
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 14.6%, Hand-drawn 13.3%, Text-Based 13.2%, Visual Novel 11.2%, Interactive Fiction 10.7%
A visual novel set in an ancient, alternate world. Explore this stormy and unstable country alongside Jiang Jin and Zhaoming, gradually encountering the shifting intrigues of the court. Whether you choose to stay on the sidelines or step forward is up to you
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 23.1%, Lore-Rich 21.2%, Visual Novel 15.9%, Text-Based 14.1%, Alternate History 9.2%
A short, interactive visual novel about waking up in a strange room with a mysterious man. But why are you here? Let Him be your Guide to the truth.
Why similar: Text-Based 16.7%, Lore-Rich 16%, Interactive Fiction 15.2%, Dialogue Heavy 11.2%, Mystery 10.1%
After being cursed to never leave, Ember must eat all of the food she can in order to find the one that will break the curse!
Why similar: Text-Based 16.3%, Hand-drawn 14.8%, Interactive Fiction 13.8%, Dialogue Heavy 11.1%, Female Protagonist 10.1%
Take over a struggling bar on the politically tense Moon Village. Prepare and serve drinks, befriend and help your customers, find your purpose, and maybe even love... all while keeping the bar's lights on in this narrative driven bartending simulator set on the moon.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 17.9%, Dialogue Heavy 16.6%, Text-Based 12.2%, Inventory Management 12.1%, Visual Novel 10.2%
Asano, a girl from City Vocational School, feels lost about her future. One day, she tried maimai at a nearby arcade on a whim. "Wow! You're amazing... but...?" After the song, a purple-haired beauty with heterochromia stood behind her, holding gloves... Her life changed forever.
Why similar: Lore-Rich 25.4%, Hand-drawn 14%, Female Protagonist 13.9%, Visual Novel 12.4%, Interactive Fiction 11.8%
Pilgrimage of angels on an important mission through scenic Japan
Why similar: Text-Based 21.4%, Interactive Fiction 19.6%, Visual Novel 12.4%, Dialogue Heavy 11.4%, Hand-drawn 11%
Mental pain will never disappear, it will forever torment the soul of the protagonist. Who is he? How did he end up here? Why do dead people appear before him? Who is this girl with bandaged eyes? Eternal Pain: Epiphany is the story of the insight of a person who finds himself in purgatory.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 25.7%, Visual Novel 16.6%, Text-Based 15.7%, Hand-drawn 13.2%, Adventure 10.3%
Faced with evil... would you pull the trigger? Tyrania Enforcers is a story-driven visual novel exploring morality, duty, and the cost of enforcing order in a world on the brink of conflict.
Why similar: Text-Based 23%, Visual Novel 14.2%, Lore-Rich 13.9%, Hand-drawn 11.5%, Interactive Fiction 10%
Stranded after a plane crash in a freezing wilderness, you must manage body temperature, injury, and sanity as every decision shapes your survival.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 16.4%, Text-Based 15.7%, Hand-drawn 12.9%, Lore-Rich 12.9%, Visual Novel 11.6%
A Visual Novel game about adventure, fantasy, magic and friendship. This is a continuation of Chapter 3. There are only a few choices that can be made, and some paths to choose from. The decisions do not have an impact on the ending, instead they provide slightly different content.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 20.1%, Text-Based 16.4%, Visual Novel 13.2%, Hand-drawn 11.9%, Mystery 7.7%
At Di Yingling High, rumors of missing girls run rampant. Exchange student Meng Jiangnan uncovers the school’s hidden darkness. The Remake heightens the suspense with black-and-white comic visuals and upgraded systems. Will you face the truth?
Why similar: Text-Based 16.1%, Lore-Rich 15%, Interactive Fiction 14.7%, Hand-drawn 13.5%, Visual Novel 8.8%
This is a sci-fi adventure visual novel game primarily driven by dialogue choices. In humanity’s pursuit of happiness, people collectively fell into deep sleep, with dreams becoming a source of energy, leaving the world in ruins. The story begins with a “fortunate” amnesiac who awakens.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21%, Lore-Rich 19.6%, Visual Novel 13.1%, Hand-drawn 10.7%, Sci-fi 9.4%
A pixelated homage to 16-bit RPGs, this former print-and-play card game has come full circle as a digital experience! Choose your champion, enter the tower, and make wise decisions on your ascent to face the Ice Lich at the top.
Why similar: Text-Based 25.6%, Interactive Fiction 22.8%, Lore-Rich 22.5%, Visual Novel 12%, Multiple Endings 5.5%
A text-based RPG with a nonlinear story set in a free Slavic fantasy world. Shape the heroine's character through your choices and unlock multiple endings. Mystery, folklore, and relationships — your fate depends only on you.
Why similar: Text-Based 23.9%, Interactive Fiction 22.8%, Hand-drawn 15.9%, Visual Novel 13%, Adventure 6%
A narrative-driven game where Deduction meets the Dark Arts. Invest crime scenes for evidence and navigate the razor's edge between "Rationality" and "Inspiration." Unlock branching paths through your choices, forge fragile alliances, and decide who survives the encroaching shadows.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 25.2%, Text-Based 15.6%, Lore-Rich 14.1%, Female Protagonist 13.4%, Hand-drawn 9.5%
The Tenth Minute is a short narrative game told through chat and novel-style reading. Revisit a school-day memory shaped by unspoken feelings, misaligned memories, and belated understanding between three people. A youthful story with light psychological mystery, complete in around 2 hours.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 26.4%, Text-Based 24.5%, Visual Novel 14.2%, Mystery 10.3%, Female Protagonist 7.3%
The supernatural mystery visual novel, "CAFE 0 ~The Sleeping Beast~" returns as a remastered version. Will the maid, Corliss, find out why she died within the 7 days time limit?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 19.1%, Hand-drawn 15.1%, Text-Based 14.7%, Mystery 14%, Visual Novel 12.9%
A short sci-fi visual novel about four scientists trapped in an underground lab. Explore their chat records to uncover the mysteries of Inturg Technologies. How can they escape their doom?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 20.9%, Visual Novel 18.8%, Mystery 17.5%, Text-Based 15%, Sci-fi 12.8%
“Flowers for You” is a gentle adventure game where you create custom bouquets based on each customer’s story as a florist. Set in modern Japan, listen to faded memories and craft floral arrangements that bring color back into their lives.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 19.9%, Dialogue Heavy 13.5%, Crafting 12.8%, Visual Novel 10.8%, Hand-drawn 10.5%
This is a train to 21C, via 19C. Passengers will require a valid click to use this service. Passengers are advised that this train consists of 9 cars, divided by each era. Please mind the fire. This train is ready to depart, please stand clear of the fire.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 25%, Hand-drawn 19%, Lore-Rich 16.8%, Text-Based 11.3%, Adventure 9.7%
A visual novel exploring a near-apocalyptic vision of North Texas, told through the poetic words of a young woman going home.
Why similar: Text-Based 19.4%, Lore-Rich 17.9%, Interactive Fiction 17%, Dialogue Heavy 10.6%, Visual Novel 10.1%
Investigate the murder of Evie Roots. Save the town from disaster. Learn the history of the Great Houses. Immerse yourself in the centuries-old history of Pineford.
Why similar: Lore-Rich 20.6%, Text-Based 18.9%, Hand-drawn 12%, Visual Novel 11.2%, Interactive Fiction 8.4%
Two vampires — an ambitious Kindred and a wretched Thinblood. Their fates clash in this Visual Novel set in the World of Darkness, where your arsenal extends beyond just words — from political machinations to forbidden Alchemy. Claw your way to power and leave your bitemarks on Berlin's underworld.
Why similar: Lore-Rich 18.3%, Text-Based 16.5%, Interactive Fiction 14.7%, Hand-drawn 12.1%, Visual Novel 9.3%
Can a Mage live free, when Magic can only come from Demons? Sylvain thinks so, but when he flees the Alchemical Institute, his old friend Celeste stops him, afraid for his life. 1 short conversation branches into 27 endings: each a kinetic short story. You choose what they say.
Why similar: Lore-Rich 22.6%, Interactive Fiction 21.7%, Visual Novel 12.5%, Hand-drawn 12.2%, Dialogue Heavy 11.7%
In a future where memories are the last connection to a lost humanity, you are an advanced AI exploring fragments of past lives. Understand emotions, traumas, and choices in a journey to uncover what it means to be alive.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 26.3%, Text-Based 26%, Lore-Rich 23.5%, Visual Novel 14.1%, Story Rich 5.6%
A sci-fi visual novel reimagining The Hound of the Baskervilles (1902). Follow Vornovians Sherr-Lok & Watt-Sun as they try to uncover the truth of the "curse"
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 20.3%, Visual Novel 17.6%, Text-Based 17.3%, Mystery 15%, Alternate History 7.5%
What do mirror reflections do once they have no one to repeat after anymore? Play as Iris, quite a sarcastic reflection torn between the urge to unravel the mystery of death of her “prototype” and the need to find her place in a mirrored world.
Why similar: Text-Based 18.7%, Interactive Fiction 16.6%, Dialogue Heavy 10.7%, Visual Novel 10.4%, Mystery 10.3%
Under the hazy moon, a shrine maiden meets a star. A short visual novel of a two person conversation. Cup ramen recommended.
Why similar: Text-Based 24.9%, Hand-drawn 22.1%, Visual Novel 16.9%, Female Protagonist 11.6%, Relaxing 9.3%
Parallels: Year One is a visual novel that will take you on a journey through one relationship in five parallel worlds. Join Ron and Jessica on a journey to see each other from a new perspective.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 31.1%, Text-Based 17.1%, Visual Novel 16.6%, Female Protagonist 15.7%, 2D 5.9%
A breathtaking sci-fi visual novel! Since the Z gas appeared in the atmosphere, it is no longer possible to breath outside the Dome. You play as Carl Thanavan, a young scientist determined to uncover the origin of the catastrophe. Which path will you choose?
Why similar: Visual Novel 19.5%, Text-Based 18.1%, Interactive Fiction 18.1%, Sci-fi 12.3%, Adventure 9.7%
Can you find what you're looking for? Or are you at the mercy of Tisik and her followers? Your words matter in this short game of dialogue.
Why similar: Lore-Rich 25.1%, Interactive Fiction 20.1%, Hand-drawn 15.8%, Dialogue Heavy 11.5%, Sci-fi 10.8%
Red Experience is a multi-ending 2D Adventure Death Game where choices dictate fate. Amnesiac 'Sooyeon Hong' must participate in a brutal game. Uncover the mystery behind the death game to find the truth. Only your decisions can save her and reveal the full reality. Choose wisely!
Why similar: Hand-drawn 21.3%, Visual Novel 17.4%, Text-Based 15.7%, Mystery 12.3%, Adventure 11.1%
A short atmospheric sci-fi story told through text and ink-wash images, as New Zealand faces strange events beyond explanation.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 23.4%, Text-Based 21.6%, Visual Novel 15%, Mystery 14.7%, Sci-fi 10.6%
In pursuit of coin, hired dagger Arthur finds himself embroiled in conspiracy involving the daughter of a noble House. Who is really pulling the strings behind the scenes?
Why similar: Hand-drawn 17.5%, Interactive Fiction 16.5%, Mystery 16%, Visual Novel 15.1%, Story Rich 7.3%
Shi, a photographer and unforgivable sinner. After her train breaks down, she steps onto the platform and meets someone she'll never forget. This narrative-driven RPG takes you down a thorny path to save your loved one and face the real world together.
Why similar: Lore-Rich 20.6%, Interactive Fiction 16.7%, Visual Novel 15.5%, Female Protagonist 14.4%, Hand-drawn 9.8%
Not It: Spookiest Edition is a horror-filled visual novel full of suspense and mystery where you navigate Katie through a living nightmare. Her move-in day on Halloween throws her into a centuries-old curse. Can she make it through the night? Will her new neighbors perish? Decide their fate.
Why similar: Text-Based 21.8%, Interactive Fiction 19.3%, Visual Novel 12.6%, Hand-drawn 11.9%, Female Protagonist 11.5%
A dark sci-fi survival horror visual novel where you make deadly choices to uncover the truth of live experiments in a sealed facility. It features choice-driven narrative, multiple endings, and light puzzles, with a focus on branching story rather than high-end graphics.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21.6%, Lore-Rich 16.8%, Text-Based 14.1%, Visual Novel 12.5%, Mystery 10.7%
Welcome to the Kabaret - where monsters from Southeast Asian myths and folklores dwell. Perform tea ceremonies, play traditional games, and question your humanity.
Why similar: Lore-Rich 23.4%, Interactive Fiction 18%, Hand-drawn 13.4%, Visual Novel 12.7%, Mystery 6.9%
