60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Visual Novel, Text-Based, Interactive Fiction, Story Rich.
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.
Moonbriar
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.
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 14.6%, Text-Based 13.6%, Hand-drawn 11.6%, Interactive Fiction 9.1%, Narration 9%
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 19.3%, Interactive Fiction 14%, Lore-Rich 12.6%, Inventory Management 9.7%, Visual Novel 8.3%
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 22.7%, Female Protagonist 14.3%, Hand-drawn 12.7%, Lore-Rich 12.6%, Narration 9.5%
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 23.7%, Text-Based 23.6%, Lore-Rich 21.5%, Visual Novel 12.6%, Conversation 9.3%
A short literary mystery game set in Oxford and Borneo
Why similar: Text-Based 23%, Interactive Fiction 20%, Mystery 11.6%, Visual Novel 8.8%, Relaxing 8.4%
Faced with evil... would you pull the trigger? Tyrania Enforcers is a text-based visual novel featuring interactive mini-games and hand-drawn animations tied into its narrative. The story explores the ideals of Justice in a world on the brink of conflict.
Why similar: Text-Based 22.7%, Lore-Rich 13%, Visual Novel 12%, Female Protagonist 10.6%, Hand-drawn 10.3%
Pilgrimage of angels on an important mission through scenic Japan
Why similar: Text-Based 19.2%, Interactive Fiction 17.5%, Narration 11.4%, Visual Novel 11%, Hand-drawn 9.7%
An adventure visual novel with a pixel art style. About ghosts, past love, and a world of the unconscious.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 24.6%, Hand-drawn 16.9%, Visual Novel 13.8%, Adventure 9.2%, Text-Based 8.8%
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 24.9%, Mystery 15.3%, Visual Novel 15.2%, Interactive Fiction 13.8%, Text-Based 13.3%
Do you enjoy listening to stories and having the ability to influence their unfolding? If so, then immerse yourself in the role of an active participant as you join Yaren on her quest for freedom.
Why similar: Text-Based 23.6%, Interactive Fiction 21.2%, Lore-Rich 13%, Narration 11.9%, Female Protagonist 7.5%
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 32.6%, Interactive Fiction 29.4%, Inventory Management 10.3%, Mystery 8.6%, Lore-Rich 6.6%
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 15.6%, Hand-drawn 15%, Text-Based 12.2%, Female Protagonist 8.3%
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 24.3%, Lore-Rich 24%, Conversation 13.4%, Visual Novel 8%, Hand-drawn 7.5%
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 19.5%, Interactive Fiction 17.1%, Narration 11.5%, Visual Novel 11.1%, Hand-drawn 10.5%
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 21.1%, Interactive Fiction 16%, Hand-drawn 11.8%, Visual Novel 11.2%, Narration 11%
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 17.3%, Lore-Rich 15.3%, Visual Novel 13.2%, Mystery 11.9%
In April, when cherry blossoms flutter through the air, a gruesome discovery is made—a blood-soaked corpse in a quiet town.
Why similar: Lore-Rich 18.2%, Text-Based 18.1%, Interactive Fiction 15.6%, Mystery 12.1%, Visual Novel 11.4%
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 24.1%, Interactive Fiction 23.2%, Visual Novel 13%, Conversation 10.7%, Hand-drawn 9.2%
Help Tashia unravel the case of a heinous murder and find her cell phone in this point & click, mystery adventure based on Caribbean folklore!
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 17.6%, Lore-Rich 15.5%, Text-Based 15.1%, Mystery 10.6%, Visual Novel 10.2%
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 16.9%, Mystery 15.2%, Hand-drawn 15%, Sci-fi 11.6%
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%, Lore-Rich 21.5%, Visual Novel 15.8%, Text-Based 14.2%, Alternate History 9.1%
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: Conversation 12.9%, Text-Based 12.4%, Hand-drawn 12.4%, Narration 12%, Visual Novel 10.4%
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 19.2%, Text-Based 17.2%, Visual Novel 12.1%, Female Protagonist 11.5%
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 18.2%, Text-Based 16.9%, Hand-drawn 14.8%, Mystery 13.5%, Interactive Fiction 12.9%
Soo-ji is pulled back into her past through haunting melodies and unsaid words. As she uncovers hidden truths, she must face her trauma and decide whether to find redemption or let go forever.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 27.2%, Lore-Rich 24.9%, Female Protagonist 14.7%, Narration 11%, Relaxing 10.1%
Simple visual novel in which you play as a young upperclass woman preparing for her debut before the Queen and her royal relatives. All of your decisions lead to one of four very different endings. Who will you become? The jewel of the season or the outcast, never again mentioned by your family?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 16.9%, Text-Based 16.7%, Hand-drawn 15.3%, Narration 11.6%, Visual Novel 11.4%
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 16.9%, Lore-Rich 16.2%, Interactive Fiction 15.2%, Conversation 10.7%, 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 16.5%, Hand-drawn 14.9%, Interactive Fiction 13.9%, Conversation 10.6%, 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 18.1%, Conversation 15.9%, Text-Based 12.4%, Inventory Management 12.4%, Visual Novel 10.2%
THE SIN COLLECTOR: REPENTLESS is a game on the border of a visual novel and a classic text RPG, set in the world of The Sin Collector, a series of books written by Michał Gołkowski. Action takes place a couple of years before the events presented in the books.
Why similar: Text-Based 18.8%, Interactive Fiction 17%, Hand-drawn 11.9%, Narration 11.3%, Visual Novel 10.2%
Under the control of artificial intelligence, people in the city have fallen into a dream which they cannot wake up. You wake up in the dead city, and suddenly someone find you. Soon you fell into a hunting game, running through the empty streets. At this moment, a strange girl appeared...
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21%, Lore-Rich 19.9%, Visual Novel 13%, Hand-drawn 10.7%, Sci-fi 9.3%
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 25.8%, Visual Novel 16.6%, Text-Based 15.9%, Hand-drawn 13.3%, Adventure 10.2%
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 25.7%, Interactive Fiction 22.7%, Lore-Rich 22.7%, Visual Novel 11.9%, Multiple Endings 5.5%
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 24%, Interactive Fiction 21.2%, Visual Novel 14.2%, Conversation 12.3%, Narration 11.4%
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 28.3%, Interactive Fiction 26.6%, Lore-Rich 23.5%, Mystery 7.3%, Multiple Endings 5%
"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 28.5%, Visual Novel 16.3%, Interactive Fiction 14.8%, Hand-drawn 13.4%, Female Protagonist 11.7%
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%, Interactive Fiction 16%, Mystery 15.5%, Visual Novel 14.6%, Story Rich 7.1%
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%, Text-Based 14.9%, Mystery 14%, Visual Novel 12.9%
What happened on the night of July 20, 1824? The Beresford family was sleeping unaware that an ancient evil was about to resurface. An ancient evil that brought upon them a curse whose echoes resonate to this day.
Why similar: Visual Novel 18.9%, Interactive Fiction 17.6%, Mystery 15.8%, Hand-drawn 11.8%, Adventure 8.4%
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 21%, Visual Novel 18.8%, Mystery 17.5%, Text-Based 15.2%, Sci-fi 12.7%
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 17.2%, Visual Novel 16.5%, Female Protagonist 15.5%, 2D 5.9%
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 25.1%, Hand-drawn 19%, Lore-Rich 17.1%, Text-Based 11.4%, Adventure 9.6%
Explore the intertwined fates of humans and youkai in this interactive fiction. As an unwitting protagonist, enter the sealed realm of Gensokyo to investigate a series of bizarre murders. Unearth ancient secrets and witness a gripping saga hidden for millennia.
Why similar: Lore-Rich 22.2%, Text-Based 18.4%, Mystery 13.1%, Visual Novel 12.2%, Interactive Fiction 10.3%
Ein, a simple-hearted member of an expedition sent by mankind to distant planets, tries to get romantic with a pretty but cold co-worker girl. Unfortunately, he is not the only one trying to make contact as from the abandoned and desolate alien ruins, the girl receives a message in human language.
Why similar: Lore-Rich 19.3%, Text-Based 18.3%, Narration 12.3%, Visual Novel 10.4%, Conversation 9.7%
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 16.3%, Lore-Rich 15.3%, Interactive Fiction 14.8%, Hand-drawn 13.5%, Visual Novel 8.7%
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 19.7%, Lore-Rich 18.2%, Interactive Fiction 17.1%, Conversation 10.1%, Visual Novel 10.1%
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 20.4%, Text-Based 17.5%, Visual Novel 17.5%, Mystery 15%, Alternate History 7.4%
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: Hand-drawn 16.7%, Lore-Rich 14.7%, Conversation 12.5%, Visual Novel 12.2%, Narration 11%
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 20.5%, Text-Based 16.9%, Visual Novel 13.4%, Hand-drawn 12.1%, Mystery 7.8%
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 25.2%, Hand-drawn 22.1%, Visual Novel 16.8%, Female Protagonist 11.5%, Relaxing 9.3%
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: Interactive Fiction 15.5%, Conversation 13.8%, Visual Novel 11%, Hand-drawn 10.7%, Female Protagonist 10.6%
A GxG coming-of-age visual novel. Nina sucks at choosing. But when a mysterious incident happens at the arts academy, will she muster the courage to choose–or will she let someone else decide on her behalf?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 18.5%, Text-Based 13.9%, Visual Novel 11.5%, Female Protagonist 10.3%, Narration 9.5%
Apple-loving girl delivers potatoes and makes people happy... ?
Why similar: Text-Based 28.9%, Visual Novel 18.2%, Female Protagonist 16.6%, Relaxing 13.2%, Narration 10.4%
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 18.9%, Interactive Fiction 16.7%, Visual Novel 10.4%, Mystery 10.3%, Conversation 10.2%
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 19.4%, Text-Based 18.4%, Interactive Fiction 18.2%, Sci-fi 12.2%, Mystery 9.5%
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 17.3%, Text-Based 15.8%, Mystery 12.3%, Adventure 10.9%
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 25.6%, Interactive Fiction 20.2%, Hand-drawn 15.8%, Conversation 11%, Sci-fi 10.7%
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 21%, Text-Based 19.1%, Hand-drawn 11.9%, Visual Novel 11.1%, Interactive Fiction 8.4%
Suhoshin is a 2D Visual Novel set in the medieval Joseon period of Korea. While investigating a series of mysterious murders, you will have to make choices that will lead you down different paths toward different endings.
Why similar: Text-Based 16.8%, Interactive Fiction 14.1%, Visual Novel 12.8%, Mystery 12.7%, Hand-drawn 9.4%
All Whispering Tome is a reading adventure game about exploring stories. The hidden stories in the game are unfold while you read multiple seamingly unrelated stories. May you discover what the All Whispering Tome, whispers to you.
Why similar: Text-Based 19.6%, Interactive Fiction 18.7%, Lore-Rich 16.5%, Visual Novel 10.7%, Narration 10.2%
