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  1. #1 Dissolving
    97% matchVery Positive87% of 410 reviews2019
    Dev: Flying Whale
    Windows

    Her ex-boyfriend became a shut-in. The girl goes to visit him... then things start to go wrong. They always do, right? Experience two stories about digital gods and loss. And remember - believe in the net.

    Why similar: Experimental 44.5%, Visual Novel 42.1%, Indie 13.3%

  2. #2 you're just imagining it
    96% matchVery Positive97% of 442 reviews2024
    Dev: npckc
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    A chronic illness simulator. You think you have a chronic illness, but you don't know what. All you know is you are always in some state of pain. You've been to too many doctors to count... but you still have to live your life.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 83.9%, Indie 11.7%, Singleplayer 4.4%

  3. #3 Contraindication
    95% matchVery Positive99% of 68 reviews2025
    Dev: Static Remains
    Windows

    Your end is my beginning. A short psychological visual novel with exploration and puzzle elements... it already lays shattered.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 95.9%, Singleplayer 4.1%

  4. #4 SORE
    96% matchMixed67% of 343 reviews2017
    Dev: Bazitov Mikhail
    Windows
    Median: 42 minMean: 2.9 hrs≥1hr: 31%

    Mystical puzzle quest game in a gloomy minimalism style will tell you a story of a person who's got himself into a camera, and from which there is no way out it seems. Experimental gameplay diluted with a pinch of a philosophy, that's what SORE is.

    Why similar: Experimental 79.9%, Indie 14.6%, Singleplayer 5.6%

  5. #5 The Raintime
    94% matchMostly Positive70% of 54 reviews2020
    Dev: socah developmentPub: socah
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Delve into a troubled student's mind as his grip on reality unravels . . .

    Why similar: Indie 100%

  6. #6 Trick and Treat - Visual Novel
    94% matchVery Positive90% of 3,613 reviews2016
    Dev: Eternal Night StudiosPub: Alberto Herrera
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 42 minMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 41%

    Trick & Treat is a Visual Novel that test your instincts by making choices that can get you out from the cursed forest or drive you to death… or maybe just maybe your choices can guide you to something more?

    Why similar: Visual Novel 56.8%, Sexual Content 34.8%, Indie 6.4%, Singleplayer 2.1%

  7. #7 It Paints Me
    93% matchVery Positive97% of 224 reviews2024
    Dev: ENDYSIS
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Take the role of a painter struggling to finish his masterpiece in this short Gothic horror visual novel about art, pain and love.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 100%

  8. #8 Something Strange
    92% matchPositive91% of 66 reviews2022
    Dev: Ethan ZimmerlePub: Mr. Hand
    Windows

    Go about your normal every day life and meet new friends in this short visual novel!

    Why similar: Visual Novel 83.2%, Indie 11.9%, Singleplayer 4.9%

  9. #9 Anamnesia - part 1: am i my body?
    91% matchVery Positive94% of 87 reviews2024
    Dev: Simon Herbig
    Windows · Mac

    Sci-Fi Mystery Visual Novel. Nine people are trapped in an underground research facility, forced to play a game of life and death. Check your log to find the truth that connects those apparent strangers - if you even want to, that is.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 50.7%, Narration 43.9%, Indie 3.3%, Singleplayer 2%

  10. #10 Summer Nightmare
    91% matchMixed55% of 554 reviews2017
    Dev: Team Summer NightmarePub: Elkibe Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 30 minMean: 12.4 hrs≥1hr: 30%

    If one’s imagined world of nightmare and the real world unite…. The hide-and-seek game of death in the world of nightmare begins. Discover hints and save yourself from the nightmare!

    Why similar: Visual Novel 81.9%, Indie 18.1%

  11. #11 Glassy Stare
    89% matchVery Positive90% of 70 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 84.3%, Indie 10.6%, Singleplayer 5.1%

  12. #12 Disturbed
    89% matchVery Positive93% of 1,856 reviews2016
    Dev: iBlackpen
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 48 minMean: 32.3 hrs≥1hr: 44%

    Play as a farmer who struggles to manage a failing farm. You come to a point where there is no more hope, and you must do something.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 91.4%, Singleplayer 8.6%

  13. #13 Depression Quest
    90% matchMixed61% of 3,931 reviews2014
    Dev: The Quinnspiracy
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 42 minMean: 75.2 hrs≥1hr: 42%

    Depression Quest is an interactive fiction game where you play as someone living with depression. You are given a series of everyday life events and have to attempt to manage your illness, relationships, job, and possible treatment.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 50.5%, Indie 38.5%, Singleplayer 11%

  14. #14 At Home Alone Final
    84% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 7,910 reviews2021
    Dev: 阿正不经Pub: 0Cube
    Windows

    A casual healing rpg that takes players on a journey around the house from the perspective of a young girl, what does she do when she's home alone? What strange things will you come across in the process, and while exploring, perhaps... What other strange secrets might you discover?

    Why similar: Sexual Content 77.6%, Indie 13.8%, Singleplayer 8.6%

  15. #15 No More Money - Season 1
    86% matchMostly Positive79% of 884 reviews2022
    Dev: RoyalCandy
    Windows
    Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 13.4 hrs≥1hr: 56%

    In this Visual Novel you play the role of a 20 years old guy, who just moved to another city where he starts a new life. Be careful because every choice matters and you can either become the hero of the story or the villain. The choice is yours.

    Why similar: Sexual Content 68.7%, Visual Novel 21.7%, Narration 6.8%, Indie 1.9%, Singleplayer 0.9%

  16. #16 HORSE
    88% matchMixed54% of 189 reviews2019
    Dev: cornthea
    Windows

    HORSE is a short psychological horror game about a man tormented by his recent past and his sexual alienation. Hiding from the world, his familiar surroundings turn hostile and do their utmost to eat him alive.

    Why similar: Sexual Content 84.9%, Indie 15.1%

  17. #17 Her Lie I Tried To Believe
    86% matchVery Positive81% of 976 reviews2018
    Dev: Hangover Cat Purrroduction
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 13.1 hrs≥1hr: 69%

    Her Lie I Tried To Believe is a short kinetic novel about the persisting hatred of a boy throughout his life, the destructive relationship that was born from it, and the consequences he had to face as a direct result.

    Why similar: Sexual Content 60.8%, Visual Novel 33.5%, Indie 5.6%

  18. #18 Carpe Diem
    85% matchVery Positive89% of 8,560 reviews2015
    Dev: Moonlit Works
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 12 minMean: 9.1 hrs≥1hr: 13%

    Seize the day

    Why similar: Visual Novel 62.2%, Sexual Content 25.2%, Indie 8.4%, Singleplayer 4.1%

  19. #19 The Agony
    87% matchMixed57% of 319 reviews2017
    Dev: KishMish Games
    Windows · Linux

    Do you often think of what is there, beneath the towns and the cities we live in? Sewer systems, bombshelters, scientific objects... Are you ready to find yourself in a place on the edge of the reality plane you are used to?

    Why similar: Visual Novel 65.8%, Indie 28.7%, Singleplayer 5.5%

  20. #20 SAEKO: Giantess Dating Sim
    82% matchVery Positive88% of 678 reviews2025
    Dev: SAFE HAVN STUDIOPub: HYPER REAL
    Windows · Linux
    Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 77%

    You opened your eyes to find a giant girl looking down at you. Experience the fate of Saeko and the little people in this cruel yet captivating story with avant-garde art.

    Why similar: Sexual Content 45.4%, Visual Novel 38.8%, Indie 11.5%, Singleplayer 4.3%

  21. #21 Flesh Water
    84% matchVery Positive82% of 905 reviews2021
    Dev: Euphoric Brothers
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 36 minMean: 1.9 hrs≥1hr: 17%

    This is your last day as a worker for a pet feeding service, and depending on how the day goes, your life. Prepare the final meal for a client's odd pet that lives in an abandoned pool all while trying to make it out safely and avoid mistakes.

    Why similar: Singleplayer 100%

  22. #22 THE BUTTON by Elendow
    82% matchVery Positive93% of 3,218 reviews2023
    Dev: Elendow
    Windows · Linux

    Every time you press the button you get 1 point. Every time you press the button your odds to lose all your points increases by 1%. Good luck.

    Why similar: Singleplayer 100%

  23. #23 You Must be 18 or Older to Enter
    83% matchVery Positive83% of 305 reviews2017
    Dev: Seemingly Pointless
    Windows
    Median: 12 minMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 19%

    It's the 1990s. You’re alone at home, and you heard about the "adult" internet at school. You Must be 18 or Older to Enter blurs several genres together to create an anxious horror experience, one that hits a little too close. How deep will you dive before your parents come home? Do you even like this stuff?

    Why similar: Sexual Content 76%, Indie 24%

  24. #24 The Room Syndrome
    80% matchVery Positive95% of 362 reviews2019
    Dev: Jesse CarradinePub: Jesse Carradine?
    Windows

    Explore the mysterious room by traversing time, while you watch a man succumb to the room syndrome.

    Why similar: Indie 100%

  25. #25 The Flayed Man
    78% matchVery Positive92% of 363 reviews2025
    Dev: Snoring Dog Games
    Windows

    The Flayed Man is a short narrative-driven point and click horror game. Awaking without memories (or skin), you must uncover the sins of the past, pass judgement, and decide your fate in this macabre adventure.

    Why similar: Indie 60%, Singleplayer 40%

  26. #26 Bloody Painter Dating Sim
    77% matchVery Positive90% of 1,598 reviews2024
    Dev: DeluCat Productions
    Windows

    You have unfortunately been captured by a serial killer, and you must increase your chances of survival within seven days. Your choices will determine how he treats you and the outcome of your relationship. What will your final relationship with him be...?

    Why similar: Visual Novel 88.4%, Indie 8%, Singleplayer 3.6%

  27. #27 The Last Weekend
    81% matchMixed61% of 402 reviews2017
    Dev: KEXBOY
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 30 minMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 31%

    «The Last Weekend» - This weekend you'll never forget.

    Why similar: Sexual Content 65.2%, Visual Novel 27.1%, Indie 7.7%

  28. #28 My Head On Your Body
    79% matchMostly Positive74% of 50 reviews2024
    Dev: Creepy Pop
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    You've moved to a new house where the previous owner was murdered. They never found his head. But, it has found you.

    Why similar: Experimental 58.1%, Visual Novel 33.7%, Indie 4.9%, Singleplayer 3.3%

  29. #29 the static speaks my name
    78% matchVery Positive82% of 5,722 reviews2015
    Dev: the whale husband
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 18 minMean: 15.3 hrs≥1hr: 7%

    A dark/sad/weird/funny first person exploration game. You play a man on his last night alive as he obsesses over a mysterious painting. More of a story game in that it emphasizes mood and character over gameplay. Takes ten minutes to play and has "next-gen" features like a shrimp tank.

    Why similar: Indie 81.7%, Singleplayer 18.3%

  30. #30 Charlotte
    81% matchMixed54% of 69 reviews2018
    Dev: Extinct AngelPub: MAGIC Spell Studios
    Windows

    Charlotte is a horror-puzzle walking sim based on the short story, The Yellow Wall-paper.

    Why similar: Sexual Content 80%, Indie 20%

  31. #31 Depression The Game
    79% matchMixed69% of 310 reviews2018
    Dev: DeepWorks Studios
    Windows

    Depression The Game is an interactive game simulating major depression. You are joining a young man on one of his really bad days trying to handle his thoughts and survive that day... Will he?

    Why similar: Visual Novel 88.8%, Singleplayer 11.2%

  32. #32 Fingerbones
    77% matchMostly Positive80% of 3,583 reviews2015
    Dev: David Szymanski
    Windows
    Median: 24 minMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 10%

    Explore a mysterious abandoned bunker and find notes that paint a disturbing picture.

    Why similar: Indie 70.7%, Singleplayer 29.3%

  33. #33 Find Love or Die Trying
    74% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 12,005 reviews2021
    Dev: Sunseeker Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 19.6 hrs≥1hr: 59%

    Welcome to the only killer dating show where ending up single means ending up dead! Date or die, it's up to your choices!

    Why similar: Sexual Content 49.5%, Visual Novel 43%, Indie 4.8%, Singleplayer 2.6%

  34. #34 The Lar
    76% matchVery Positive95% of 1,091 reviews2019
    Dev: MarvelSushi
    Windows

    Become an experiment and flee with friends from this chaotic and amazing place. And as the exploration deepens, the truth gradually emerges...

    Why similar: Sexual Content 60.8%, Indie 34.8%, Singleplayer 4.3%

  35. #35 this game will end in 205 clicks.
    73% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 1,226 reviews2025
    Dev: insertdisc5
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    What does a SUPERVILLAIN do, when he is forbidden from doing anything evil for the day? WARNING: This is not the type of game where you can make meaningful choices.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 61.2%, Narration 26.6%, Indie 8.9%, Singleplayer 3.2%

  36. #36 VHS Collection: Goodnight Me
    75% matchVery Positive81% of 91 reviews2024
    Dev: Notick
    Windows

    VHS Collection: Goodnight Me is a short horror game where reality blurs with nightmares over five eerie days. Experience strange events, unsettling dreams, and unravel a chilling mystery in a remote house. Can you survive the madness, or will the nightmare consume you?

    Why similar: Indie 64.4%, Singleplayer 35.6%

  37. #37 MY ADAPTATION IN(TO) HUMAN
    76% matchMixed66% of 56 reviews2024
    Dev: SpoocleMacBoogle
    Windows

    You are a body snatching creature. Capture the body, explore the environment, reproduce.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 100%

  38. #38 Cut to the Core
    75% matchVery Positive93% of 165 reviews2022
    Dev: Plasma PressPub: AAD Productions
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    How much of someone can you cut away before there's nothing left? Find out in this chilling kinetic visual novel - IF YOU DARE!

    Why similar: Visual Novel 52.7%, Sexual Content 45.2%, Singleplayer 2.1%

  39. #39 Channel 4 Midnight
    72% matchVery Positive85% of 102 reviews2026
    Dev: foolkien
    Windows

    A bite-sized psychological horror game about a wayward soul who seeks transformation through a sinister ritual.

    Why similar: Singleplayer 100%

  40. #40 Lilith Wants to Buy Your Soul
    72% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 783 reviews2023
    Dev: Pyon Pyon Platinum
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Take a personality test with a definitely-not-clingy demon girl.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 100%

  41. #41 Kill or Love
    73% matchVery Positive89% of 2,191 reviews2020
    Dev: Andy Church
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    A visual novel about obsession, loneliness, and, based on your choices, varying amounts of murder.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 55.3%, Sexual Content 34.3%, Indie 9.1%, Singleplayer 1.3%

  42. #42 THE SHRiNK Season One
    74% matchMostly Positive70% of 64 reviews2023
    Dev: OneManVNPub: OMVN Publishing
    Windows · Linux

    THE SHRiNK is an AVN. You play as Alex (default name) you can choose your name, and the names of the rest of the main cast. You can also choose your relationship with them from the very start of the game. Choices in this game will decide the type of content you see or miss out on.

    Why similar: Sexual Content 74.9%, Visual Novel 14.6%, Indie 7.4%, Singleplayer 3.1%

  43. #43 My Therapist is a Futanari
    73% matchMostly Positive75% of 174 reviews2022
    Dev: owlyboi
    Windows

    It feels like your life isn't going anywhere--like there's some kind of mental block. You take the first step towards making an improvement and set up an appointment with a therapist in your local area.

    Why similar: Sexual Content 55.2%, Visual Novel 42.4%, Singleplayer 2.4%

  44. #44 Free Will
    70% matchVery Positive97% of 323 reviews2024
    Dev: Kipps In A BoxPub: Meowdy
    Windows

    Free Will is a 2D psychological puzzle RPG where the puzzles happen outside of the game. Dig deep into the system code to fix the corruption, and uncover information that might be better off hidden.

    Why similar: Indie 88.7%, Singleplayer 11.3%

  45. #45 The Missing Parts of Maria Gwozdek
    71% matchVery Positive96% of 136 reviews2023
    Dev: Senokos Games
    Windows · Linux

    The Missing Parts of Maria Gwozdek is a dark fantasy visual novel about fulfilling your aspirations by sacrificing parts of yourself. Literally.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 98.7%, Singleplayer 1.3%

  46. #46 YAMIKKO TROUBLEMAKER
    69% matchVery Positive97% of 79 reviews2025
    Dev: お湯めのPub: 半角全角感嘆符
    Windows

    A long-form, choice-driven psychological horror and depression game in which the protagonist’s ending changes based on the choices made by “you,” the voice he hears in his head.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 90.4%, Singleplayer 9.6%

  47. #47 Lynne
    71% matchVery Positive80% of 1,113 reviews2018
    Dev: ebi-hime
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 52%

    Lynne is a short story about the scariest thing in the world: being a teenager.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 49%, Sexual Content 42.2%, Indie 6.9%, Singleplayer 1.9%

  48. #48 un/FRAGMENT.
    70% matchPositive88% of 50 reviews2024
    Dev: izakiko paradox
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    A short 10 minute visual novel about being a fragment in the universe and trying to find a way out of the ****.

    Why similar: Singleplayer 100%

  49. #49 The Test: Secrets of the Soul
    68% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 1,554 reviews2023
    Dev: Randumb Studios
    Windows

    You will answer a series of questions that will reveal things from deep within. Some will be uncomfortable, but with great knowledge comes great sacrifice. Can you make it all the way through The Test, and are you SURE you want the answers you seek? For it is time to unlock "Secrets of the Soul..."

    Why similar: Visual Novel 92.2%, Singleplayer 7.8%

  50. #50 nothing_matters
    69% matchVery Positive83% of 229 reviews2023
    Dev: Ka Hin Yuen
    Windows

    A short point & click narrative adventure inspired by the real life experience of a struggling solo indie game developer. A story about everything and hence nothing at all. Discover what truly matters to you.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 100%

  51. #51 When the Darkness comes
    68% matchVery Positive92% of 8,408 reviews2019
    Dev: Sirhaian
    Windows
    Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 65%

    When the Darkness comes is a walking simulator whose glitchy and dark tale tries to illustrate the hardships of depression and anxiety through a variety of imaginary digital landscapes.

    Why similar: Narration 68.1%, Indie 26.9%, Singleplayer 5.1%

  52. #52 Project R4T
    69% matchVery Positive92% of 139 reviews2022
    Dev: Myre36
    Windows

    Take control of a test subject tasked with testing out a new device capable of shrinking and enlarging the user. Take on a few tests by changing your size and weight in this short single-player experience.

    Why similar: Narration 58.6%, Indie 25.6%, Singleplayer 15.8%

  53. #53 ERROR: Human Not Found
    71% matchVery Positive88% of 59 reviews2018
    Dev: CelleC Games
    Windows

    Error: Human Not Found is a visual-novel/puzzle game with portions of point-and-click adventure. Play as Grace and work to uncover the cause of death for the first AI to inhabit a physical body. Solve 4 types of computer-science based puzzles that increase in difficulty as the story progresses.

    Why similar: Indie 100%

  54. #54 everybody's sad
    70% matchVery Positive85% of 160 reviews2019
    Dev: Aubrey IsaacmanPub: puncta
    Windows

    Interact with sad, alive objects! Throw away a rotten apple; pet a stubborn cactus; sit on a grumpy chair; bond with your pet roomba. Explore your studio apartment, discover how to set boundaries, and use the power of saying "no" to discover happiness!

    Why similar: Sexual Content 69.8%, Indie 30.2%

  55. #55 Magical Massage
    65% matchVery Positive99% of 96 reviews2026
    Dev: Pop Elephant StudioPub: Cyberisle
    Windows

    Extreme Life-and-Death Massage! Enjoy magician's look of agony and cure embarrassing ailments! From hemorrhoids that cause earthquakes to rhinitis that make huge explosion...nothing too fancy that you can't handle. However, if your skills fall short, these powerful, unclothed magicians may kill you.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 100%

  56. #56 This Is Not Your House
    66% matchVery Positive88% of 252 reviews2024
    Dev: Cody Tierson (Trash Eyes)Pub: Trash Eyes
    Windows

    Crush someone's skull, Suffer from Hypothermia, Transcend your Mortal Frame, Find all 10 Endings. GET YOUR HOUSE BACK.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 100%

  57. #57 Room No. 9
    67% matchVery Positive90% of 508 reviews2020
    Dev: paradePub: MangaGamer
    Windows

    You have been selected to participate in a behavioral analysis experiment and these guys are at the mercy of your inhumanly cruel choices! it's up to you to decide the fate of these two...

    Why similar: Sexual Content 54.7%, Visual Novel 40.5%, Indie 2.5%, Singleplayer 2.2%

  58. #58 Answer Knot
    67% matchVery Positive89% of 734 reviews2019
    Dev: Naraven Games
    Windows

    A short narrative and exploration game about Zach, June, and a strange phenomenon. You're Zach and, stuck in your home, you will do everything to keep hearing June's voice messages. What is happening out there?

    Why similar: Narration 64.7%, Indie 35.3%

  59. #59 Depraved Awakening
    67% matchVery Positive91% of 611 reviews2019
    Dev: PhillyGames
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 69%

    You are a private eye in Free City. Your latest client has found himself dead. As for how, many suspect suicide, though you're smarter than that. But poking around may get you in some hot water, but then again why would you be a private eye if you couldn't take the heat?

    Why similar: Sexual Content 66.6%, Visual Novel 27.2%, Indie 6.2%

  60. #60 The Price Of Flesh
    65% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 1,072 reviews2022
    Dev: Gatobob
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    An immersive choose-your-own-adventure survival horror with optional adult content featuring hand drawn backgrounds, sprites, and over 150 pieces of full screen art- and 50 endings.

    Why similar: Sexual Content 54.7%, Visual Novel 45.3%

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