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  1. #1 Dissolving
    97% matchVery Positive87% of 412 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 44.8%, Visual Novel 42.1%, Indie 13.2%

  2. #2 you're just imagining it
    96% matchVery Positive96% of 454 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 84%, Indie 11.6%, Singleplayer 4.4%

  3. #3 Contraindication
    96% matchVery Positive99% of 72 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 93.2%, Singleplayer 3.9%, Indie 2.9%

  4. #4 SORE
    95% matchMixed66% of 349 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 80.2%, Indie 14.3%, Singleplayer 5.5%

  5. #5 It Paints Me
    94% matchVery Positive97% of 245 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 94.2%, Singleplayer 5.8%

  6. #6 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%

  7. #7 Carpe Diem
    93% 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 62.3%, Sexual Content 25.2%, Indie 8.4%, Singleplayer 4.1%

  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 83.4%, Indie 11.7%, Singleplayer 4.9%

  9. #9 Anamnesia - part 1: am i my body?
    91% matchVery Positive94% of 89 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: Narration 53.5%, Visual Novel 42.1%, Indie 2.7%, Singleplayer 1.7%

  10. #10 Trick and Treat - Visual Novel
    91% matchVery Positive90% of 3,616 reviews2016
    Dev: Eternal Night StudiosPub: Alberto Herrera
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 42 minMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 40%

    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 56.7%, Sexual Content 35%, Indie 6.3%, Singleplayer 2%

  11. #11 Glassy Stare
    89% matchVery Positive91% of 85 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 84.5%, Indie 10.5%, Singleplayer 5%

  12. #12 Summer Nightmare
    90% matchMixed55% of 554 reviews2017
    Dev: Team Summer NightmarePub: Elkibe Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 30 minMean: 12.3 hrs≥1hr: 29%

    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 82.1%, Indie 17.9%

  13. #13 HORSE
    89% matchMixed54% of 190 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 85.1%, Indie 14.9%

  14. #14 Her Lie I Tried To Believe
    87% matchVery Positive81% of 976 reviews2018
    Dev: Hangover Cat Purrroduction
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 13.0 hrs≥1hr: 68%

    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 60.9%, Visual Novel 33.5%, Indie 5.6%

  15. #15 SAEKO: Giantess Dating Sim
    85% matchVery Positive87% of 699 reviews2025
    Dev: SAFE HAVN STUDIOPub: HYPER REAL
    Windows · Linux
    Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 76%

    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 45.7%, Visual Novel 38.6%, Indie 11.4%, Singleplayer 4.3%

  16. #16 Disturbed
    86% matchVery Positive92% of 1,861 reviews2016
    Dev: iBlackpen
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 48 minMean: 32.2 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 91.5%, Singleplayer 8.5%

  17. #17 The Agony
    88% 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 66.1%, Indie 28.5%, Singleplayer 5.4%

  18. #18 Flesh Water
    86% matchVery Positive82% of 913 reviews2021
    Dev: Euphoric Bros
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 36 minMean: 1.9 hrs≥1hr: 16%

    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%

  19. #19 At Home Alone Final
    84% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 7,988 reviews2021
    Dev: 阿正不经Pub: Peanut Bear Studio
    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 77.9%, Indie 13.6%, Singleplayer 8.5%

  20. #20 THE BUTTON by Elendow
    83% matchVery Positive93% of 3,238 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%

  21. #21 Cut to the Core
    84% matchVery Positive93% of 170 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 51.9%, Sexual Content 44.7%, Singleplayer 2%, Indie 1.4%

  22. #22 The Room Syndrome
    82% 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%

  23. #23 Bloody Painter Dating Sim
    79% matchVery Positive90% of 1,652 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 88.9%, Indie 7.7%, Singleplayer 3.4%

  24. #24 You Must be 18 or Older to Enter
    82% matchVery Positive83% of 306 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 76.3%, Indie 23.7%

  25. #25 My Head On Your Body
    81% 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 58.3%, Visual Novel 33.6%, Indie 4.8%, Singleplayer 3.2%

  26. #26 The Flayed Man
    78% matchVery Positive92% of 369 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 60.1%, Singleplayer 39.9%

  27. #27 Take Care Of It.
    77% matchVery Positive98% of 62 reviews2026
    Dev: Zealli
    Windows

    Horror/thriller visual novel with RPG elements about two friends that explores guilt, co-dependency, and personal limits being pushed.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 84.6%, Indie 10.9%, Singleplayer 4.5%

  28. #28 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 80.2%, Indie 19.8%

  29. #29 Depression The Game
    80% 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 89%, Singleplayer 11%

  30. #30 A House Inside Me
    76% matchVery Positive86% of 95 reviews2026
    Dev: Ctrl HorrorPub: Skull Queens Games
    Windows

    A psychological horror experience told through environmental storytelling. Explore a house inhabited by trauma, denial, and fractured memories. Three endings. Multiple interpretations. This is the house that lives inside me.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 86.9%, Indie 13.1%

  31. #31 Minds Eyes
    79% matchMixed70% of 1,834 reviews2016
    Dev: Stanislaw TruchowskiPub: TurnVex
    Windows
    Median: 36 minMean: 2.5 hrs≥1hr: 21%

    You venture through your mind, trying desperately to wake up from your nightmares. Will you make it out?

    Why similar: Experimental 58.8%, Indie 30%, Singleplayer 11.2%

  32. #32 Fingerbones
    78% matchMostly Positive79% of 3,593 reviews2015
    Dev: David Szymanski
    Windows
    Median: 24 minMean: 4.7 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 VHS Collection: Goodnight Me
    76% matchMostly Positive79% of 93 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 64.5%, Singleplayer 35.5%

  34. #34 this game will end in 205 clicks.
    71% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 1,271 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 54.5%, Narration 34.8%, Indie 7.8%, Singleplayer 2.8%

  35. #35 The Lar
    74% matchVery Positive95% of 1,100 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 61.2%, Indie 34.5%, Singleplayer 4.3%

  36. #36 The Last Weekend
    77% matchMixed61% of 402 reviews2017
    Dev: KEXBOY
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 30 minMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 31%

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

    Why similar: Sexual Content 64.8%, Visual Novel 27.6%, Indie 7.5%

  37. #37 MY ADAPTATION IN(TO) HUMAN
    75% matchMixed65% of 57 reviews2024
    Dev: SpoocleMacBoogle
    Windows

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

    Why similar: Visual Novel 100%

  38. #38 MONOPHOBIA
    72% matchVery Positive98% of 53 reviews2026
    Dev: Z-xian
    Windows

    Follow a recluse who is the only being left in the world as she struggles with little things in her everyday life. This game was made entirely out of scanned traditional watercolor art.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 67.6%, Indie 32.4%

  39. #39 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 54.9%, Sexual Content 34.9%, Indie 8.9%, Singleplayer 1.3%

  40. #40 the static speaks my name
    73% matchVery Positive82% of 5,749 reviews2015
    Dev: the whale husband
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 18 minMean: 15.1 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 81.8%, Singleplayer 18.2%

  41. #41 Depression Quest
    75% matchMixed61% of 3,934 reviews2014
    Dev: The Quinnspiracy
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 42 minMean: 78.1 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 51.1%, Indie 38%, Singleplayer 10.9%

  42. #42 Channel 4 Midnight
    71% matchVery Positive87% of 139 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%

  43. #43 Aimi
    74% matchVery Positive81% of 121 reviews2020
    Dev: Toasty
    Windows · Mac

    Memories swirl all around you...Or are these memories? Familiar faces and places you think you remember but somehow now seem so different. Why are you here? Where is here?

    Why similar: Visual Novel 100%

  44. #44 Lilith Wants to Buy Your Soul
    70% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 790 reviews2023
    Dev: Pyon Pyon Platinum
    Windows · Mac · Linux

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

    Why similar: Visual Novel 100%

  45. #45 THE SHRiNK Season One
    73% matchMixed70% of 66 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 75%, Visual Novel 14.6%, Indie 7.3%, Singleplayer 3%

  46. #46 Free Will
    69% matchVery Positive97% of 344 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 88.8%, Singleplayer 11.2%

  47. #47 un/FRAGMENT.
    71% matchVery Positive88% 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: Indie 62.8%, Singleplayer 37.2%

  48. #48 My Therapist is a Futanari
    72% matchMostly Positive75% of 175 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 55.3%, Visual Novel 42.4%, Singleplayer 2.3%

  49. #49 氷点下30度の絶望
    67% matchVery Positive97% of 337 reviews2025
    Dev: Mitsudomoe Koubou
    Windows

    可愛い後輩と2人っきり……冷凍庫の中で。 低体温症、矛盾脱衣、幻覚などの苦痛を乗り越えた先にあるのは、「真相」と「死」のみ。

    Why similar: Visual Novel 98.3%, Singleplayer 1.7%

  50. #50 The Missing Parts of Maria Gwozdek
    70% 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%

  51. #51 No More Money - Season 1
    70% matchMostly Positive79% of 891 reviews2022
    Dev: RoyalCandy
    Windows
    Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 13.2 hrs≥1hr: 55%

    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 73.8%, Visual Novel 23.2%, Indie 2%, Singleplayer 1%

  52. #52 Shards Of Solitude
    68% matchVery Positive82% of 77 reviews2026
    Dev: Chilling Designs
    Windows

    Immerse yourself in a survival game created by Miyuki, a girl with a split personality. Will you be able to escape, or will you choose a different path?

    Why similar: Sexual Content 75.3%, Indie 15.4%, Singleplayer 9.3%

  53. #53 YAMIKKO TROUBLEMAKER
    67% matchVery Positive98% of 96 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 90.9%, Singleplayer 9.1%

  54. #54 Inversed
    68% matchVery Positive92% of 78 reviews2024
    Dev: Tymedust Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    A short, interactive visual novel set in the mid-19th Century, in which a poet fights against time as she's writing the most important work of her life. Poetry is the answer, but what is the question?

    Why similar: Visual Novel 95.3%, Singleplayer 4.7%

  55. #55 Narcissu 1st & 2nd
    68% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 5,284 reviews2015
    Dev: stage-nanaPub: Sekai Project
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 48 minMean: 19.5 hrs≥1hr: 47%

    This is a story of disease and suffering; of medication and adverse effects; of thoracotomy scars and cellular poisons; of the living who cannot help but to die and of the dying who cannot help but to live; of a resting place other than "on 7F" or "at home".

    Why similar: Visual Novel 89.7%, Indie 9.1%, Singleplayer 1.3%

  56. #56 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%

  57. #57 Forgive or Finalize
    67% matchMixed69% of 211 reviews2026
    Dev: 72studio
    Windows · Mac

    A short-form psychological thriller. Confront the mysterious Finn through a monitor. No strategy or puzzles—and you are given almost no freedom of choice. Simply face the absurd situation and witness the end.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 83.9%, Indie 12.2%, Singleplayer 3.9%

  58. #58 This Is Not Your House
    66% matchVery Positive87% of 258 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%

  59. #59 The Test: Secrets of the Soul
    65% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 1,558 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 92.3%, Singleplayer 7.7%

  60. #60 ERROR: Human Not Found
    69% 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%

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