60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Story Rich, Singleplayer, Interactive Fiction, 2D.
Explore the abandoned Signal Creek Shopping Mall in this dialogue-rich pixel art RPG. Playing as college student Nour, you must guide your companions through encounters with the past.
the Death of the Video Star
The Death of the Video Star is a visual novel about dealing with the aftermath of killing God, and maybe having to kill Her again.
Kissed By A Star
Embark on a journey through disaster in this modern fantasy novel with light RPG elements! Learn to go on with your life despite it all.
The Death of the Video Star is a visual novel about dealing with the aftermath of killing God, and maybe having to kill Her again.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 16.9%, Supernatural 13.3%, Surreal 11.8%, Text-Based 10.3%, Female Protagonist 9.4%
Embark on a journey through disaster in this modern fantasy novel with light RPG elements! Learn to go on with your life despite it all.
Why similar: JRPG 19.2%, LGBTQ+ 15.6%, RPG 12.4%, Surreal 11.5%, Emotional 10.9%
A garden-themed 2D RPG which tackles the struggle of problem-solving in an uncomfortable and unknown place. Solve and explore your way across this dark landscape to uncover the truth behind your visit, meeting a familiar face to keep you company.
Why similar: Surreal 19.3%, Interactive Fiction 15.8%, Emotional 13.9%, RPG 8.9%, Linear 7.3%
Have you ever faced the choice of living the life others expect, or the life you truly want, even if it’s difficult? If so, this is your game. Kowareta is an RPG with an unusual combat system and a silent world that says a lot.
Why similar: JRPG 19.8%, Surreal 13.8%, Psychological 13.3%, RPG 12.4%, Female Protagonist 11.5%
An emotional story portraying the struggles of anxiety—the paralyzing thoughts and irrational fears. Join Lucy on her journey to find solace, alongside her supportive yet puzzled roommate. A heartfelt narrative delving into the complexities of anxiety and the challenges of empathy.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 18.5%, Psychological 16.2%, Emotional 13.3%, Interactive Fiction 11.4%, Text-Based 10.7%
Shame & choices = possible apocalypse. You need to figure out what’s causing the apocalypse to happen, so that you can prevent it. 2 playable characters with different relations to shame → 2 unique perspectives of the same story. Complicated families, branching choices and unforgiving consequences.
Why similar: Psychological 15.2%, Surreal 13.9%, Supernatural 13.3%, Text-Based 11.6%, Emotional 10.5%
Battle your inner demons and navigate interpersonal drama in this turn-based, rhythm game styled RPG. Play as Dimitri Makhno, or his other friends, and help him deal with his trauma while navigating a complex world and develop bonds with his allies.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 27.2%, JRPG 15.2%, Interactive Fiction 14.5%, RPG 8.5%, Story Rich 7.3%
Two doctors traverse backwards through a dying man's memories to fulfill his last wish. This is To the Moon's standalone sequel, but can also be played first.
Why similar: Psychological 14.4%, Emotional 13.5%, Interactive Fiction 12.3%, JRPG 11.9%, Female Protagonist 8.4%
Your bestie seems to be hiding something. There's something about your world that seems odd as well, like it has...secrets. Dive into the Cthulhu Mythos universe of this horror game and witness a "friendship" that rewrites the world.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 24.8%, LGBTQ+ 20.1%, Female Protagonist 10.5%, Choices Matter 9.1%, Supernatural 8.8%
"Margaritari", a JRPG-style narrative game. Consisting of 9 chapters, the story begins with the encounter of two 17-year-old girls. Help the protagonist discover the secret of humanity and love, and that will be the redemption for both herself and her love.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 23.4%, Psychological 15.4%, Female Protagonist 11.8%, Emotional 9.1%, RPG 8.6%
Dream Spectra is a visual novel about trying to hang out with your crush and escape your migraines, styled with surreal 90s 3D rendered environments.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 15.6%, Interactive Fiction 15%, Text-Based 14.8%, Surreal 12.9%, Female Protagonist 10.8%
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: LGBTQ+ 23%, Interactive Fiction 14.2%, Emotional 11.1%, Text-Based 10.2%, Female Protagonist 10%
Hero, fix the bugs — but they were never just bugs.
Why similar: JRPG 17%, Interactive Fiction 15.8%, Emotional 14.5%, Surreal 14.4%, Psychological 11.4%
Embark on a delightful little romp through the worlds of various Odencat games to track down a dimension-diving cat in this short, heartwarming adventure.
Why similar: JRPG 20.2%, Interactive Fiction 19.1%, Surreal 11.8%, Emotional 10.9%, Top-Down 8.2%
Trapped in a snowbound medical camp, battlefield nurse May clings to a mysterious letter—a final hope. Uncover hidden truths, test fragile bonds, and navigate a path toward a distant sanatorium. Will you find salvation, or something far darker?
Why similar: Text-Based 20.3%, Interactive Fiction 19.8%, LGBTQ+ 19%, RPG 10.8%, Exploration 9.4%
A cowardly ghost needs your help to find peace. Complete his final wishes, get closer to him, and unravel the mystery of his death as you search for your own freedom in this short, story-driven adventure.
Why similar: Supernatural 16.5%, Emotional 15%, Psychological 14.7%, Interactive Fiction 14.3%, Pixel Graphics 8.2%
It's what happened that day.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 21.6%, Interactive Fiction 17.4%, Surreal 15.5%, Top-Down 10.1%, Linear 9.3%
Fishbowl is a slow and tender narrative game about dreams, grief, and hope. Rediscover your memories and find your way into the present in this intimate experience where slice-of-life meets surreal.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 15.3%, Emotional 14.9%, Psychological 14.7%, Interactive Fiction 13.9%, Choices Matter 9.5%
A colourful western fantasy adventure, to save trans joy! Adric Belfonte embarks on a happy nightmare into the wild and bewaffling West. Explore the maddening desert, defy the admirals, ride the animals, fight the haters, and save the missing hormones! A feverish wild-west fantasy, in full colour!
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 21.2%, Surreal 15.8%, JRPG 14.8%, Interactive Fiction 14.7%, RPG 7.2%
Lenin – The Lion is a Puzzle RPG game about overcoming fears. Walk into chaos and find the claws of loneliness or carefully build your path and find the benefits of understanding and acceptance.
Why similar: Psychological 19.9%, Emotional 15.5%, Interactive Fiction 14.8%, Choices Matter 11.2%, Text-Based 10.2%
Penrose is a non-linear interactive novella unlike anything you've played before. Scroll forwards and backwards through an ever-changing story. Manipulate the environment, explore every possibility, and unravel the mystery at the heart of everything.
Why similar: Text-Based 20.3%, Interactive Fiction 18%, Surreal 13.5%, Psychological 12.6%, Emotional 11.9%
A bonkers time-loop tragicomedy murder mystery thriller featuring multiple casualties and a suspicious cat, from the creator of To the Moon & Finding Paradise.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 21%, Emotional 14.2%, Interactive Fiction 11.5%, JRPG 10.8%, Top-Down 8.6%
"Remember Us" is an emotional adventure game where you witness the final moments of Dean, an Alzheimer's patient, as he tries to remember his beloved wife Marta and his past before passing away. Find objects, revive memories, and discover Dean's poignant farewell moment.
Why similar: JRPG 17.7%, Interactive Fiction 16.1%, Text-Based 15.4%, Emotional 10.2%, Linear 8.6%
A short, intense, dark visual narrative in 2 colors. You are stuck reliving a single day, over and over. Explore a tiny, giant world of a relationship between two people. Don't get arrested. Try to reach the person you love and escape the cursed time loop. Is it not too late?
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 23.2%, Psychological 17.2%, Interactive Fiction 17.1%, Female Protagonist 11.4%, Emotional 8.2%
Absinthia is a turn-based RPG featuring the story of scorned Knight Freya, her young apprentice Sera, and their individual struggles with loss, betrayal and acceptance as they fight to protect their home.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 25.1%, JRPG 20.5%, Female Protagonist 13.2%, Emotional 8.7%, Exploration 7.5%
Find love in this turn based role-playing game where balance is key. Wisely balance your flesh and mind to defeat the incarnations. Avoid your heart bursting. Meet new friends. You are now in the Mirabelle jam.
Why similar: Surreal 26.5%, Psychological 16.3%, JRPG 13.6%, RPG 12.9%, Emotional 7.2%
Clinging to the memory of her vanished sisters, an isolated woman wanders a dying reality.
Why similar: Supernatural 19.9%, Surreal 16.9%, Female Protagonist 13%, Emotional 12.8%, Top-Down 10.2%
Born with the ability to see spirits, Yui is banished to the Spirit Realm for reasons yet unknown. On his journey back to the realm of the living, will Yui be able to temper his resolve, and confront his shaken past?
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 23.1%, Emotional 16.1%, JRPG 15.7%, Choices Matter 8%, Story Rich 8%
Graveyard Girls is a halloween-themed yuri visual novel about complicated grief and overcoming hardships. Collect Elle’s “scribbles” to learn about her struggles, befriend a mysterious girl, and have a conversation about death.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 17.3%, Psychological 15.3%, Interactive Fiction 14.9%, Emotional 13.8%, Text-Based 12.6%
Will you serve the gods or overthrow them? Battle ancient evils and destiny itself in this epic interactive novel inspired by Greek myth.
Why similar: Text-Based 24.1%, LGBTQ+ 21.1%, Interactive Fiction 13.6%, Female Protagonist 11%, RPG 10.6%
"Hope leads to despair." Welcome to Adonis, a paradise where dreams are forbidden. Amnesiac Jin takes up his sword to uncover the truth hidden by the cult and find his way back home. A top-down 2D pixel art action-adventure. In this lonely world, the future is yours to choose.
Why similar: JRPG 22.1%, Psychological 18%, Emotional 14.8%, Top-Down 10%, Pixel Graphics 9.4%
A visual novel set in 1920s Paris. As summer draws near, young students are revising their end-of-year exams. Olivier is one of them.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 21.7%, Interactive Fiction 17.2%, Supernatural 15.6%, Text-Based 13.4%, Emotional 12.5%
Wait: The Patient is a non-combat mystery horror game, that takes place in the 90s and follows the story of Dr. Alice Fincher. After a new patient arrives in the mental hospital she works in, strange events start to unfold.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 22.8%, Female Protagonist 14.7%, Top-Down 12.1%, Choices Matter 11%, Psychological 10.8%
Heartstop is an emotional, story-driven game, taking place in a world where every living being has suddenly stopped moving. Uncover the mystery of this eerie event while building a dynamic relationship between the only two people remaining, through the many impactful and hard-hitting choices.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 25.1%, Interactive Fiction 18.1%, Emotional 16.6%, Female Protagonist 12.5%, Choices Matter 12.3%
A short narrative-driven horror game made in RPGmaker featuring hand-drawn graphics and animated cutscenes. Players navigate the house and its backyard, interacting with the environment and collecting key items to progress the story.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 30.2%, Supernatural 19.1%, Interactive Fiction 18.5%, RPG 13.6%, Story Rich 5.2%
DATACORE: HAYWIRE Is a gritty dystopian top-down Puzzle/Adventure game within the confines of an indestructible fifty thousand square mile cube. With no knowledge of why or how.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 32.4%, Interactive Fiction 12.6%, RPG 12.5%, LGBTQ+ 10.2%, Top-Down 7.8%
Help Dawn, a young woman of faerie descent, with her first steps into loving and accepting who she is in a modern world where faeries and humans were supposed to live in harmony.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 22%, Interactive Fiction 18.6%, Psychological 14.7%, Female Protagonist 12.7%, Emotional 12.2%
Rob the first Martian casino and find out who really rules the planet! Crack a safe, break some hearts, start a revolution, or get rich beyond the stars!
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 26.3%, Text-Based 17.4%, RPG 16.1%, Female Protagonist 13.6%, Choices Matter 13.6%
Retracing the footsteps of a mother she never knew, Lena's trying to make it as a dancer in the city. Caught in a quarrel between dance companies, dealing with love and heartbreak and the challenges of young adulthood, she must also cope with the voice in her head commenting on everything she does.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 15.3%, LGBTQ+ 14.5%, Emotional 13.7%, Female Protagonist 11%, Choices Matter 10.7%
After moving to the village, Lurk begins a new, independent life. However, the place turns out to be no ordinary village on the outskirts of the city, but something far more mysterious... Are you ready to dive into this abyss?
Why similar: JRPG 16.6%, Text-Based 15%, Surreal 13.5%, Psychological 10.9%, Emotional 8.4%
Faye Falling is a single-player, story-driven, turn-based RPG. You play as a recently deceased spirit trying to find their way in an afterlife seeped in turmoil. It is up to you to save your soul, and every soul, from the great darkness that threatens it.
Why similar: JRPG 18.9%, Surreal 17.3%, Emotional 11.7%, Psychological 11.7%, Choices Matter 9.5%
The only hands-on puzzle adventure guaranteed to accurately and humanely teach Socialization to Introverts, heh heh!
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 21.1%, Interactive Fiction 17.1%, Surreal 16.3%, Psychological 10.8%, Top-Down 10%
Would a hero like you assassinate the president? "Heroes Rise: HeroFall" concludes the epic "Heroes Rise" trilogy of interactive novels where your choices control the story. It's entirely text-based—without graphics or sound effects—and fueled by the vast, unstoppable power of your imagination.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 24.3%, Text-Based 20.7%, RPG 17.1%, Female Protagonist 14.3%, Choices Matter 10.9%
You are flesh, blood and bones. A fragile mortal, in a land of something far bigger than yourself.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 35%, Text-Based 22.7%, RPG 9.7%, Top-Down 8.8%, Story Rich 7.6%
He Fucked The Girl Out Of Me is a semi-autobiographical narrative visual novel about trauma and sex work made for the gameboy. The author explains how sex work impacted her life and changed her perception of the world. The game takes approximately 40 minutes to play from start to finish.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 32.1%, Emotional 17.4%, Psychological 15.7%, Female Protagonist 9.1%, Pixel Graphics 7.5%
What is the biggest variable in a relationship? Is it "him"? Or is it the "him in her heart"? May this little story serve as a blade, dissecting the "possessiveness" and "desire to control" in a relationship. What exactly gives rise to them?
Why similar: Emotional 20.1%, Interactive Fiction 13%, Text-Based 11.6%, RPG 8.6%, Pixel Graphics 8.3%
"I want this apartment spotless!" shouts your mom before going to her night shift. Use your cleaning supplies and courage to have the house cleaned before your mom comes back. A first person short story about doing chores and avoiding evil forces to survive the night.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 21.9%, Interactive Fiction 17.3%, Surreal 15.9%, Supernatural 13.9%, Psychological 13.5%
2050, a future world we had dreamed about. But suddenly, a disaster arrived, bringing the human into a desperate situation.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 25.1%, Text-Based 23.2%, Exploration 13.4%, RPG 11%, Linear 11%
You lost your memory of nothing but a mundane day. But why do mysterious men keep jamming into your life, all of them pointing to the day you forgot? Find out a hypnotherapy clinic receptionist's memory of an insignificant day in this BL visual novel.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 22.2%, Interactive Fiction 17.2%, Psychological 14%, Emotional 10.6%, Choices Matter 9.3%
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 27.8%, Interactive Fiction 26.4%, RPG 10.7%, Choices Matter 10.6%, Emotional 8.8%
SVETIK is a dark top-down RPG where your only source of light is a living being. Svetik remembers your words, changes over time, and may leave you in complete darkness. Can you restore the sun if the light itself stops trusting you?
Why similar: Psychological 21.5%, Emotional 15.3%, Choices Matter 11.5%, Female Protagonist 9.1%, Top-Down 8.9%
Challenge fate in this psychological visual novel about a juvenile psych ward patient who discovers a book that can predict the future.
Why similar: Psychological 19.8%, LGBTQ+ 15.7%, Emotional 14.9%, Text-Based 14.6%, Supernatural 11%
Skylar is an student with anxiety. Walter is a farmer with social anxiety and PTSD. Jessica is a programmer with anxiety and agoraphobia. Li Wei is an technologist with intense anxiety. Navigate their stories, learn how they move through the world, and about methods of treatment and recovery.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 18.6%, Psychological 18.2%, Interactive Fiction 14.2%, Emotional 11.7%, Choices Matter 10.6%
Enter the doomed town of Pareildas. Watch as the flames turn bone and stone to ash. Like joined wicks, we'll all burn together.
Why similar: Surreal 19.7%, LGBTQ+ 19.7%, Interactive Fiction 14.5%, Pixel Graphics 10%, Lovecraftian 9.3%
A horror mystery adventure game with ghost story elements. Anxiety plagues college student Lily, whose crush Sally has gone missing. As Lily explores the truth, Sally's boyfriend starts to look increasingly suspicious. Even worse, the story of the Cannibal Boy seems to be involved somehow...
Why similar: Lovecraftian 25.3%, LGBTQ+ 22.8%, Female Protagonist 12.3%, Choices Matter 10.6%, Interactive Fiction 10.4%
A horror visual novel about trying to get home to feed your cat.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 20%, Text-Based 14.4%, Choices Matter 12.8%, Female Protagonist 11.4%, LGBTQ+ 9.4%
Slice your way through the stages of rot and search for someone lost in a world that is waiting to end.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 22.2%, LGBTQ+ 16.8%, RPG 12.5%, Surreal 11.6%, Top-Down 8.7%
Riley faces the adjustment of entering adulthood. But in order to establish a happy future she must first face what is haunting her in the past. Will you get lost in wonderland or come out a new you?
Why similar: JRPG 25.4%, RPG 16.5%, Emotional 13.1%, Surreal 11.7%, Pixel Graphics 10.5%
The Night Is Long is a short first-person horror game where a grieving man follows a ghostly vision into an abandoned mansion. Uncover dark secrets, survive atmospheric horrors, and face your past through exploration, puzzles, and subtle scares.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 35.4%, Surreal 14.9%, Supernatural 11.7%, Psychological 11.4%, Exploration 9.3%
A short visual novel about queer love and art. Follow Maya, a once-celebrated painter now paralyzed, as she struggles to accept her new reality and its effects on her relationship. Argue with your Prefrontal Cortex, insult an art critic, befriend the elderly.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 24.2%, Psychological 17.2%, Emotional 15.3%, Text-Based 13.8%, Female Protagonist 12.4%
