- #1 你与选择 You and Choice
97% match7 user reviews86% of 7 reviews2022
Dev: 灵虚之幽
Windows
这是一篇关于爱与选择的短篇小说
Why similar: Word Game 37.1%, Interactive Fiction 19.1%, Visual Novel 12%, 2D Platformer 8.7%, Casual 8.4%
- #2 镜中的光怪陆离
96% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2026
Dev: 轻嘎
Windows
You are no longer a mere observer—you simultaneously play the roles of the hunter, the killer, and the redeemer. Amid fragmented memories and shattered personalities, you must piece together the dark truth of a human experimentation conspiracy that took place twenty years ago.
Why similar: Word Game 36.9%, Interactive Fiction 18.2%, Adventure 12.6%, Casual 10.7%, Visual Novel 9.2%
- #3 School Sweets Discovery ~granulated sugar edition~
96% matchVery Positive91% of 57 reviews2022
Dev: ほんわかふわふわ
Windows
A beautiful girl 2-choice quiz adventure game where you can experience a little variety of languages! Enjoy multi-end collection and online ranking in Challenge Mode!
Why similar: Word Game 36.8%, Adventure 13.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11%, Visual Novel 10.9%, Casual 10%
- #4 Witch's Garden
95% matchVery Positive87% of 197 reviews2023
Dev: Windmill OasisPub: HIKARI FIELD
Windows
Median: 10.0 hrsMean: 20.8 hrs≥1hr: 95%
《魔女的花园》是由日本美少女游戏知名大厂Windmill Oasis(风车社)为纪念品牌成立十周年所倾力打造的奇幻恋爱大作。本作同时也是第一部搭载E-Mote动态立绘演出系统的作品,当年一经公布便引起业界震动,并在美少女游戏大赏中荣获诸多奖项。
Why similar: Word Game 36.6%, Interactive Fiction 18%, Adventure 11.6%, Casual 10%, Visual Novel 9.8%
- #5 海伦的神迹
94% match5 user reviews80% of 5 reviews2023
Dev: 橙光游戏
Windows
Bereaved by the war, the heroine had been into sleep for three hundred years. After awakening, she lost her memory. What will happen in the new story? The fate of the heroine is in your hand...
Why similar: Word Game 36.9%, Interactive Fiction 18%, Adventure 16.1%, Casual 10.8%, Text-Based 8.1%
- #6 Sekai to Sekai no Mannaka de
94% matchVery Positive92% of 224 reviews2022
Dev: Lump of SugarPub: HIKARI FIELD
Windows
Median: 7.6 hrsMean: 49.0 hrs≥1hr: 94%
《在世界与世界的正中央》是日本知名视觉小说游戏厂商Lump of Sugar(方糖社)在全盛时期所制作的一款轻科幻恋爱题材作品。本作由方糖社旗下高人气画师萌木原文武(代表作《游魂》系列)负责原画与人物设计,剧本由市川环、铁人和芹联手打造。音乐由大川茂伸制作。游戏主题曲由知名歌姬Kicco献唱。
Why similar: Word Game 39%, Interactive Fiction 17.1%, Adventure 12%, Casual 10.4%, Visual Novel 10.2%
- #7 Bedtime Story : Saint
93% matchMostly Positive73% of 22 reviews2025
Dev: TinyBigger
Windows
A writer obsessed with words, a voice in their mind like that of a god, and a strange story unfolding in the depths of winter. Between a cup of coffee and a cigarette, you are the deity that intervenes in the course of the story, guiding the writer to complete the narrative and its ending...
Why similar: Word Game 37.2%, Interactive Fiction 18.5%, Adventure 15.1%, Visual Novel 11.6%, Casual 7.5%
- #8 Bishojo Mangekyo Ibun Snow Woman
92% matchNo user reviews
Dev: ωstarPub: Seikei Production
Windows
玩家将扮演在比武中惜败的武士,体验在深山修行的过程中,所发生的离奇且惊心动魄、却又感人至深的奇幻恋爱体验。
Why similar: Word Game 41.2%, Interactive Fiction 20.2%, Adventure 14.2%, Visual Novel 10.5%, Atmospheric 4.5%
- #9 Hidden Clause
91% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: AUVMUJICA
Windows
Hidden Clause is a standalone interactive narrative game about consent, permissions, records, and interface obedience. Sign, refuse, wait, stare, click, and type as the system turns your actions and silence into evidence.
Why similar: Word Game 36%, Interactive Fiction 17.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16%, Visual Novel 9%, Text-Based 8.3%
- #10 病娇X契约
91% matchPositive91% of 11 reviews2024
Dev: 灵问制作组
Windows
当某一天你(张一文)被持有电击器的病娇女孩(杨小露)堵在巷子里告白 是不顾一切逃离还是暂时答应之后另寻它法?
Why similar: Word Game 39.2%, Interactive Fiction 18.5%, Visual Novel 10.2%, 2D Platformer 9.3%, Casual 7.7%
- #11 浮生箓 Floating Life
90% matchMixed49% of 150 reviews2022
Dev: 心流工作室(Heart Stream Studio)
Windows
《浮生箓》是一款剧情重开模拟游戏,互动式轻量小说游戏。支持创意工坊自由编辑与上传自己的剧本,融合如修仙、武侠、玄幻等小说题材的背景,可自由选择出生的剧本,体验千变万化的人生,从出生开始让你体验到丰富多变的剧情,多种多样的选择,不同选择带来不同的变化,各种有趣的梗。来吧,开始你的浮生之旅,随着进程生成自己的浮生箓!
Why similar: Word Game 42.1%, Interactive Fiction 13.7%, Text-Based 11.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.2%, Visual Novel 9.5%
- #12 Ceramic · Stainless Steel · Neurotransmitter
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: ResiCat Studio
Windows
A short interactive novel. There is no "truth" in this game. This is not an armchair detective story—it is simply about a girl in a stall. You will advise the protagonist, determine how she perceives everything around her, and witness her ending.
Why similar: Word Game 36.9%, Interactive Fiction 17.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.8%, Visual Novel 9.3%, Text-Based 7%
- #13 Otaku and Bubbly Girl - 游戏宅与青春女
87% matchPositive100% of 28 reviews2026
Dev: 亦心社
Windows · Linux
This is a short, single-route romantic comedy visual novel. It tells the story of an otaku and a bubbly girl creating a game together. The game offers a 2 to 3 hour experience and includes 7 event CGs. Game has several choices that do not affect the story. The story leads to a single happy ending.
Why similar: Word Game 38%, Interactive Fiction 19%, Adventure 12.5%, Casual 10.6%, Visual Novel 8.8%
- #14 失败作 Wrecked
88% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: 山工程-ShanProject
Windows
失败作 Wrecked is a visual novel game developed and published by ShanProject. Players advance the story by clicking key points on the screen. Featuring multiple routes and rich narratives. The game is music-themed, telling a fateful journey full of unforeseen twists.
Why similar: Word Game 37.3%, Interactive Fiction 18.2%, 2D Platformer 11.4%, Visual Novel 9.4%, Text-Based 5.7%
- #15 候鸟
86% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 3,965 reviews2023
Dev: KIDFansClubPub: Syawase Works China
Windows
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 45.0 hrs≥1hr: 73%
你知道候鸟吗?候鸟有夏候鸟和冬候鸟之分。夏候鸟就是「春天来北方,秋天去南方」的鸟,他们一年四季都生活在很温暖的环境里,而冬候鸟……则是春天就飞向北方,飞到又远又冷的地方生活,冬季才返回的鸟。尽管它们可能会在同一个地方各自度过一生中一半的时光——却从来没有机会在一起。
Why similar: Word Game 46.7%, Interactive Fiction 20.2%, 2D Platformer 11%, Adventure 7.8%, Visual Novel 7%
- #16 Monologue: Winter melancholy
86% matchVery Positive83% of 78 reviews2023
Dev: ProjectKukuevo
Windows · Mac · Linux
In this short but profound story, you will discover that the New Year is not only fun, but also a time for self-reflection. Immerse yourself in an emotional journey that will leave you thoughtful and perhaps with a new perspective on the meaning of this holiday.
Why similar: Word Game 30.3%, Visual Novel 14.6%, Text-Based 11.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11%, Adventure 10.9%
- #17 The Sojourning Wise Woman's Final Quest
84% matchPositive100% of 54 reviews2026
Dev: Orscat
Windows
Play as a wise woman, help your neighbors, and they will help you in return. Fight alongside your closest friend to deal with the beasts threatening the village. Uncover the secrets of magic through your journey, and you might even have a chance to confront your inner demons.
Why similar: Word Game 38.5%, Interactive Fiction 19.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.1%, Visual Novel 10.1%, Text-Based 7.4%
- #18 花母·序
85% matchPositive93% of 43 reviews2023
Dev: e-sheep
Windows
你来到了一所郊外的“荒野高校“,你发现了这所学校,不仅仅是表面上残破不堪 ,而且每个角落都透露着诡异且压抑的气氛。随着时间的流逝以及事件的推进,被尘封已久的历史真相被一步步揭露。 我与寥寥几名的“全校同学”展开了对于学校的探索,已生命为代价换取来的真相,才是整个事件的冰山一角。
Why similar: Word Game 41.6%, Interactive Fiction 19.6%, Visual Novel 10.7%, Adventure 10.5%, Hand-drawn 6.3%
- #19 模联人
84% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: 小熊猫工作室
Windows · Mac · Linux
Early this century, a school Model UN event steeped in emotional conflict and tragedy changed every participant’s life. Years later, the scattered youth reunite and seek revenge, amid fractured friendship, love, ambition and lost dreams.
Why similar: Word Game 35.7%, Interactive Fiction 17.6%, Adventure 13%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.3%, Visual Novel 8.9%
- #20 Mini Game:Guess numbers
83% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Westernleaves
Windows
This is a guessing number game
Why similar: Word Game 54.7%, Casual 15.5%, Text-Based 13.9%, 2D Platformer 12.8%, Indie 2.1%
- #21 The Seafloor
82% matchPositive100% of 16 reviews2026
Dev: zhishouge
Windows
"The Seafloor" is a narrative game about depression. Play as River for seven days. Your choices shape her emotions and story. Experience her inner world and daily life through interactions. An invitation to understand, not to cure.
Why similar: Word Game 40.8%, Interactive Fiction 20.1%, Visual Novel 13.3%, Emotional 7.9%, 2D Platformer 7.5%
- #22 Aonatsu Line
82% matchVery Positive93% of 1,007 reviews2022
Dev: GIGAPub: HIKARI FIELD
Windows
Median: 10.5 hrsMean: 31.7 hrs≥1hr: 90%
《青夏轨迹》是日本美少女游戏资深大厂GIGA/Entergram出品的一部青春题材的视觉小说。本作由知名插画家U35负责原画与角色设计,人气声优小鸟居夕花、夏和小、和实羽优希为本作女主角献声。本作发售后赢得市场普遍赞誉,并荣获萌系游戏大赏年度剧本金奖等诸多奖项。
Why similar: Word Game 37.6%, Interactive Fiction 19.1%, Visual Novel 10.1%, Adventure 9.5%, 2D Platformer 8.3%
- #23 释梦之祩
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 白露社
Windows
都市奇幻题材解谜类橘味AVG游戏。玩家将扮演一名情感缺失且无法做梦的哲学系大四学生,在一次次于他人梦境的冒险中逐渐理解“人”的真正含义。
Why similar: Word Game 38.6%, Interactive Fiction 18.8%, Visual Novel 9.8%, 2D Platformer 9%, Adventure 8.7%
- #24 柔蒂亚克:永眠之城
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 华韵宇创工作室
Windows · Mac
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: Word Game 39.4%, Interactive Fiction 18.5%, Visual Novel 11.1%, Adventure 8.6%, Hand-drawn 4.9%
- #25 Re: LieF ~ Shin'ainaru Anata e~
80% matchVery Positive93% of 934 reviews2021
Dev: RASKPub: HIKARI FIELD
Windows
Median: 11.3 hrsMean: 66.3 hrs≥1hr: 88%
"Re: LieF ~ Shin'ainaru Anata e~" is produced by Japanese visual novel brand Rask. First launched in 2016, it was praised as a "Dark Horse of the year" by visual novel users. It also won the Golden Award for the screenplay of Moe Game Award.
Why similar: Word Game 42.1%, Interactive Fiction 19.7%, Visual Novel 11.7%, Adventure 11.4%, Casual 10.5%
- #26 睢阳:诗与火
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 绘诗社PoetryCanvas
Windows · Mac · Linux
唐天宝十一载的上元夜,浮浪子弟韩承业在盛世长安城邂逅一位神秘的贵族少女。三年后,安史之乱爆发。本不可能走到一起的两个人,会被命运的漩涡抛向何处?玩家将经历多个主角生命中一系列的变故,以及,投入到那场中国古代史上最为惨烈的守城战中。是死守,是挽救,还是逃亡?做出你的抉择。
Why similar: Word Game 36%, Interactive Fiction 17.6%, Adventure 12.4%, Visual Novel 9.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.2%
- #27 钟塔
77% matchVery Positive95% of 132 reviews2026
Dev: 可味玩KawayiPlay
Windows
It is said that when the bell of molten gold rings across the sky, the world beyond will take the place of this shore.The clock’s marks sum up life’s course. Moving its hands changes fate.The girl prays to the gods:“May happy days never fade. May the destined bloom never wither.”
Why similar: Word Game 38%, Interactive Fiction 19.9%, Adventure 13.8%, Visual Novel 9.7%, 2D Platformer 7.5%
- #28 思い出せ!更生日記女苑ちゃん!!
78% matchPositive91% of 22 reviews2025
Dev: ISY
Windows
1文字、もしくは2文字だけを入力して単語や動詞を作り出して日記を書き記し、女苑ちゃんの更生のための日記を完成させよう!
Why similar: Word Game 53.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.8%, Casual 14%, 2D Platformer 11.8%, 2D 3.3%
- #29 我才不会被女孩子欺负呢
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: lingdong
Windows
The game "I'm Not Being Bullied by Girls" is a role-playing romantic adventure game. In the game, players will experience the stories and interactions between several girls from the first person perspective of the male protagonist, promote the development of the plot, and explore the city map.
Why similar: Word Game 38.4%, Interactive Fiction 16.5%, Visual Novel 10.5%, Adventure 9%, Text-Based 7.5%
- #30 灵异爱情.冷
79% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2022
Dev: ghostGame dev
Windows
Adventure casual games. Ordinary people will live a dull life? Where to go in the face of choice? In the face of temptations such as money and beauty, adhere to principles or obey nature?
Why similar: Word Game 36.4%, Interactive Fiction 19.4%, Adventure 14.4%, Casual 10.4%, Visual Novel 8.2%
- #31 Elf of Era! Idols Project
76% matchVery Positive97% of 112 reviews2023
Dev: Elf of Era! Idols Project制作组
Windows
在迷茫的前路上,我们都如木偶般木讷前行。但一位平凡而又特别的女孩,却手握着能够改变命运的彩券。五位少女的人生轨迹也被这看起来普通的小纸票联系起来。构筑在现实之上的梦境能否实现?现在,请让我们仔细聆听…
Why similar: Word Game 66%, Visual Novel 14.9%, Casual 7.6%, Adventure 6.6%, Indie 4.1%
- #32 停留此刻 Stay in the moment
77% matchVery Positive84% of 116 reviews2022
Dev: 遇见咖啡厅
Windows
《停留此刻》是一款单线路的短篇视觉小说,讲述了白小夕与律晓文的师生之间,因为一本诗集所引发的互相改变与和解的故事
Why similar: Word Game 52%, Visual Novel 13.2%, Adventure 11.7%, Casual 10.6%, Text-Based 9.8%
- #33 城市怪谈之不要看月亮
76% match8 user reviews75% of 8 reviews2024
Dev: 橙光游戏
Windows
The moon, once serene, now portends doom. Air raid sirens blare, TVs warn: "Do not look at the moon." Your world's turned upside down. Messages flood in, all asking: How to survive in this world of bizarre rules?
Why similar: Word Game 36.2%, Interactive Fiction 18.4%, Adventure 10.1%, Visual Novel 9.2%, 2D Platformer 8.3%
- #34 I Blasphemed a God and Got Reincarnated in Another World
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: MuGePub: MuGe Studio
Windows
A young man, who blasphemed a goddess for the sake of online fame, is struck down by divine lightning—and reborn into a world eroded by sin. Awaiting him is a proud yet clumsy thunder goddess, and a story-driven adult ADV about punishment, bonds, and redemption.
Why similar: Word Game 43.6%, Interactive Fiction 21.5%, Adventure 15.7%, Visual Novel 10.8%, Emotional 5.4%
- #35 咫尺遥心-Proof of existence
74% matchVery Positive92% of 174 reviews2024
Dev: 置雨制作组Pub: LoveStoryProject
Windows
即使存在相同的目的,每个人也会有各自的实现方式,理念背道而驰的两人,就算共处一室,也始终无法理解对方。 能跨越这道鸿沟的,就只有……
Why similar: Word Game 40.4%, Visual Novel 10.5%, 2D Platformer 9.5%, Adventure 8.8%, Casual 7.1%
- #36 对我好点!异世界HelloNewWorld
75% match7 user reviews100% of 7 reviews2024
Dev: Enchanter
Windows
A simple adventure about your life in the new world.
Why similar: Word Game 43.9%, Interactive Fiction 21.5%, Text-Based 12.6%, Adventure 6.8%, Casual 5.6%
- #37 AI Script: Infinite Text Adventures
73% match4 user reviews29% of 7 reviews2025
Dev: Xiaoyao Culture Media Guangzhou Co. Ltd.
Windows
An infinite text adventure powered by an AI Game Master. Experience never-repeating generated stories and TRPG-style dice rolls, facing the surprises and challenges from a GM that can be generous or harsh in your "Starship Journey".
Why similar: Word Game 43.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.6%, Adventure 14.4%, Casual 12.3%, Text-Based 8.9%
- #38 三千零一页 3001 Pages : a fairy tale for 33
73% matchVery Positive90% of 143 reviews2023
Dev: 三花喵工作室
Windows
她翻开书,为你轻声讲述一个童话。它可能是一群动物在钢铁丛林中的冒险,可能是一位动物骑士披荆斩棘的反攻,也可能是深海中等待被人遇见的泡沫美人鱼……三千零一个相互陪伴的夜,三千零一个彼此守护的简单故事,他们都想告诉你这样一件事——要永远相信,童话,骑士,还有魔法。
Why similar: Word Game 48.2%, 2D Platformer 14.2%, Visual Novel 12%, Adventure 8.9%, Casual 8%
- #39 灰暗日常下的星航家们 GreySky&StarNavigator
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: PandanVoid Studio
Windows
GreySky&StarNavigator is a text-based adventure game. In the game, you will learn about the story of a young girl trapped in a one-day world. You will follow her perspective to experience the joyous daily life of her alien companions, and eventually find a way to escape from this world.
Why similar: Word Game 41.6%, Interactive Fiction 20.4%, 2D Platformer 12.9%, Visual Novel 10.4%, Adventure 6.7%
- #40 Prometheus in a jar
71% matchPositive86% of 14 reviews2025
Dev: ShiFeiFan
Windows
Take a look—watch how the “me” in the game is shaped by your choices, pushing the story forward step by step until the truth of this game (this world) is finally revealed.
Why similar: Word Game 38.5%, Interactive Fiction 18.7%, Visual Novel 12.1%, Text-Based 10.4%, Adventure 6.8%
- #41 自西徂东
74% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2020
Dev: 为了共和开发团队Pub: 为了共和发行团队
Windows
A text novel game based on the historical facts of the 19th century Just click the mouse Rich story and extended collection system
Why similar: Word Game 41.6%, Interactive Fiction 21.4%, Casual 12.1%, 2D Platformer 9.7%, Text-Based 8.3%
- #42 CLOSED HANDS
73% match6 user reviews100% of 6 reviews2021
Dev: PASSENGER
Windows · Mac · Linux
CLOSED HANDS is a groundbreaking work of interactive fiction that explores the tangled intertwined stories of five people thrown together by a fictional terror attack.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 28.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 21.1%, Adventure 20.9%, Text-Based 15.7%, Atmospheric 10.5%
- #43 One Last Dream
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 最弱勇者小队
Windows
One Last Dream is a multi-ending narrative game. As HELUO, you serve as the caretaker of the last human alive in the AI era. Over 49 days, gather creativity critical for civilization’s survival and keep this person alive till the end of your duty.
Why similar: Word Game 48.8%, Interactive Fiction 17.3%, Visual Novel 11.6%, Casual 7.8%, Emotional 4.6%
- #44 非常规放送部 Mika & Luna
69% matchVery Positive95% of 112 reviews2026
Dev: 咕隆咚工作室(GoLoDo Studio)
Windows
In a modern world of humans and demons, energetic Mika and sharp-tongued Luna are trapped on Earth with a 500 million debt! This free visual novel has ongoing anime-style updates. Join their hilarious adventures and uncover the mysterious otherworld's truth!
Why similar: Word Game 51%, Visual Novel 15.7%, Interactive Fiction 10.3%, Text-Based 8.4%, Adventure 5.2%
- #45 风起长安:驭骨人
72% matchVery Positive81% of 293 reviews2021
Dev: 轻梨工作室Pub: 咕咕工作室
Windows
This is a Chinese style otome game!
Why similar: Word Game 36.8%, Interactive Fiction 18.1%, Adventure 9.5%, Visual Novel 9.5%, 2D Platformer 8%
- #46 The Echo of MeMe-For You Adrift in the Sea of Reveries
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 宇宙兔工作室
Windows
Welcome to the Meme Space—a dream of scattered fragments. Cross the plains, descend to the deep-sea city, link time, and ride to the Silver River. A denpa-style roaming text adventure, made for you.
Why similar: Word Game 38.5%, Interactive Fiction 18.9%, Adventure 11.3%, Visual Novel 9.6%, 2D Platformer 8.7%
- #47 Jukai Maze
69% matchVery Positive89% of 109 reviews2026
Dev: 致意
Windows · Mac · Linux
Beneath the shadowed sea of trees below the volcanic mountain lies a mysterious facility probing the afterlife, as omens of the world’s end approach. A loved one missing, reality twisting, a volcano stirring below. Once more you enter the maze, seeking the exit hidden in spectral forest shadows.
Why similar: Word Game 46.2%, Interactive Fiction 22.6%, Adventure 16.5%, Text-Based 4.4%, 2D 3.5%
- #48 论道聊斋
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 破界游戏
Windows
以《聊斋》为灵感的中国志怪剧情游戏。以章节形式体验一个个独立的聊斋故事,在文字对话、事件触发与剧情推进中,走入充满人心、执念与因果的东方怪谈世界。
Why similar: Word Game 46.3%, Visual Novel 11.8%, Atmospheric 9.9%, Adventure 7.5%, 2D Platformer 6.6%
- #49 我在终点线等你
70% matchVery Positive92% of 182 reviews2023
Dev: DreaMory
Windows
一个讲述少年少女勇敢踏出追梦第一步的青春日常系故事。
Why similar: Word Game 35%, Interactive Fiction 16.4%, Visual Novel 8.7%, 2D Platformer 8.1%, Adventure 8%
- #50 Dichotomy Illusion: The Coser Disassembly Incident
67% matchVery Positive86% of 416 reviews2025
Dev: akidouPub: 糕薯科技
Windows
"Dichotomy Illusion" is a Shin Honkaku mystery visual novel that combines real-world entertainment elements with physical locations, utilizing ACGN (Anime, Comics, Games, Novels) subculture knowledge to solve criminal cases and uncover the truth.
Why similar: Word Game 45.7%, Interactive Fiction 24%, Visual Novel 10.8%, 2D Platformer 7.5%, Hand-drawn 5.3%
- #51 灰烬溪AshCreek
69% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Pigeon Studio
Windows
AshCreek is a female-oriented interactive visual novel centered on Lovecraftian cosmic horror. Players take on the role of an outsider who is unwillingly drawn into AshCreek, uncovering the truth behind its anomalies step by step by taking part in stories set across different worlds.
Why similar: Word Game 47.5%, Interactive Fiction 22.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.5%, Adventure 9.5%, Text-Based 4.1%
- #52 定风波·宁州
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 瓦舍游戏
Windows
《定风波·宁州》是一款奇幻架空背景下的热血恋爱AVG游戏,游戏内包含多种结局和多个可攻略角色,玩家将扮演男主角周知,从一个寂寂无名的矿奴逐渐成长为一个英雄,和多个充满魅力的角色一起创造特别的回忆,改变宁州将面临的可怕命运
Why similar: Word Game 42.2%, Interactive Fiction 21.7%, Visual Novel 10.6%, Text-Based 9.1%, Adventure 5.1%
- #53 Dry Spring Monologue
68% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: 疯情一种工作室
Windows · Mac
Dry Spring Monologue is a chapter-based visual novel game that follows Lu Zimo. The story includes adult themes such as overtime work, insomnia, and performance reviews, as well as terrifying elements like living spaghetti.
Why similar: Word Game 44.8%, Interactive Fiction 23.5%, Visual Novel 11.2%, Text-Based 8.2%, Casual 6.8%
- #54 Water Margin: Defying Heaven
67% matchNo user reviews100% of 1 reviews2026
Dev: Lu'an Ni Xue Meng Xun Information Technology Co., Ltd.
Windows · Mac
This is a multimedia narrative game based on images and text, adapted from Water Margin, one of the Four Great Classical Novels of Chinese literature.
Why similar: Word Game 49.4%, Casual 13.8%, Visual Novel 12.2%, 2D Platformer 10.8%, Text-Based 6.1%
- #55 Dimensionality 3.5
70% match1 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2019
Dev: NPC S Studio
Windows
Each of us is a celestial body in the vast universe. When our hero is on a common track in his life, this track takes him to another dimension.
Why similar: Word Game 46.9%, Casual 23.6%, Visual Novel 15.1%, Text-Based 14.4%
- #56 Paper Bride 4 Bound Love
68% matchMostly Positive78% of 640 reviews2023
Dev: HeartBeat Plus
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 94%
"Paper Bride 4 Bound Love" is a Chinese horror puzzle game, the fourth work in the "Paper Bride" series. Welcome everyone to return to the world of Paper Bride. This time, let us uncover the secrets of Yichang Town together.
Why similar: Word Game 30.7%, Interactive Fiction 12.9%, Text-Based 9.5%, Visual Novel 8.1%, Atmospheric 7.5%
- #57 某一年四季
66% matchPositive87% of 31 reviews2026
Dev: 灵虚之幽Pub: WindField Games
Windows
This is a short visual novel that blends atmospheric audio with radio drama.After this snowy night, through the seasons to come, she will sit by his bedside, telling him of her hopes and the stories that belong to them.
Why similar: Word Game 47.6%, Interactive Fiction 23.7%, Casual 14%, Text-Based 12.2%, Indie 1.9%
- #58 规则怪谈:欢迎来到森林马戏团
67% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2024
Dev: 橙光游戏
Windows
This is a rule-based puzzle game full of mysterious and thrilling elements. You will play a character who wakes up in the forest and loses all memories, forced to become a circus bunny girl. Strive to find and abide by rules that will keep you safe and unlock the secrets of the circus.
Why similar: Word Game 36.6%, Interactive Fiction 18.5%, Adventure 9.9%, Visual Novel 9.4%, 2D Platformer 8.5%
- #59 SMTHNG WRNG
65% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2026
Dev: NytherMood Studio
Windows
Men are mysteriously vanishing in a small, provincial town. A newly arrived guy finds himself trapped in the center of eerie events when someone he believed was gone forever suddenly reappears. What kind of ruthless system is behind this, and who can be trusted?
Why similar: Word Game 41.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.1%, Adventure 13.8%, Visual Novel 11.9%, Casual 11.7%