- #1 Tavern Talk - A Cozy Visual Novel
97% matchVery Positive89% of 1,726 reviews2024
Dev: Gentle Troll Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 69%
A cozy visual novel about running a tavern in a D&D-inspired fantasy! Gather rumors, serve magical drinks, and meet adventurers on a life-changing quest.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 16.9%, Visual Novel 12.6%, Emotional 11.8%, Multiple Endings 10.5%, Choices Matter 9.6%
- #2 A TAVERN FOR TEA
96% matchVery Positive92% of 147 reviews2023
Dev: npckc
Windows · Mac · Linux
A fantasy tea-brewing adventure. Listen to your customers' worries and brew them the tea that they didn't know they needed.
Why similar: Cooking 23.9%, Visual Novel 12.8%, Multiple Endings 11.4%, Choices Matter 10.5%, Emotional 9.7%
- #3 Hanako's Flower Shop
96% matchVery Positive100% of 100 reviews2025
Dev: FantaJI Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Hanako’s Flower Shop is a heartfelt visual novel where you run a flower shop, crafting bouquets using the language of flowers. Listen to customers’ stories, shape Hanako’s journey through choices, and navigate her struggle to honor her grandpa’s legacy while discovering her own path.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 17.3%, Visual Novel 13.6%, Emotional 12.7%, Female Protagonist 11.9%, Choices Matter 11.1%
- #4 Coffee Talk
95% matchVery Positive95% of 12,375 reviews2020
Dev: Toge Productions
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 10.2 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Coffee Talk is a coffee brewing and heart-to-heart talking simulator about listening to fantasy-inspired modern peoples’ problems, and helping them by serving up a warm drink or two.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 33.3%, Visual Novel 12.4%, Emotional 9.4%, Multiple Endings 8.1%, Choices Matter 7.8%
- #5 Kemono Teatime
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 1,514 reviews2025
Dev: Studio Lalala
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 69%
Relax in the world of Kemono Teatime, where animal ears are a normal part of everyday life. Here in Melodius, you can whip up whatever blends of tea you desire in your favorite cafe as you play through an adorable story. Come now and live out your bestest and cutest life—down to the last drop.
Why similar: Emotional 19.2%, Cooking 16.4%, Dialogue Heavy 15.7%, Multiple Endings 15.6%, Visual Novel 14.6%
- #6 Coffee Talk Tokyo
93% matchVery Positive91% of 382 reviews2026
Dev: Chorus Worldwide Games
Windows · Mac
Coffee Talk Tokyo is the newest entry in the beloved series, set in a late-night café in Tokyo. Brew drinks, meet humans and yōkai, and experience heartfelt stories in a cozy, story-rich world.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 18.2%, Visual Novel 12.9%, Emotional 11.1%, Multiple Endings 10.9%, Choices Matter 10.7%
- #7 The Archipelago
94% matchVery Positive90% of 110 reviews2022
Dev: Never Done Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
The Archipelago is a visual novel about brewing tea. The teas you choose determine who you encounter in the midst of a vibrant and changing world.
Why similar: Cooking 22.8%, Visual Novel 12.5%, Dialogue Heavy 12%, Emotional 11.1%, Choices Matter 9.2%
- #8 Tavern Talk Stories: Dreamwalker
92% matchVery Positive93% of 68 reviews2026
Dev: Gentle Troll Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Welcome Tavernkeep! In this D&D-inspired visual novel you will run a cozy seaside tavern, meet adventurers, gather rumours and mix fate-altering drinks to stop dreams from twisting into nightmares.
Why similar: Cooking 22.8%, Visual Novel 16.7%, Multiple Endings 15.1%, Emotional 12.5%, Interactive Fiction 10.4%
- #9 Midnight Ramen
91% matchVery Positive97% of 386 reviews2024
Dev: Cointinue Games
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 86%
In Midnight Ramen, you play as the owner of a late-night ramen stand and his apprentice. You interact with your customers, listen to their troubles, and help them out whenever you can. But as the bowls of ramen are cooked and served, troubles are beginning to brew in your own life as well...
Why similar: Cooking 23.2%, Dialogue Heavy 19.1%, Emotional 13.2%, Visual Novel 12.7%, Interactive Fiction 7.7%
- #10 Pekoe
91% matchVery Positive85% of 147 reviews2023
Dev: Kitten Cup Studio
Windows · Mac
Blend tea and friendship in the flavourful world of Pekoe, a cozy cat-filled tea-making simulator about taking the time for self-care and connecting with what makes you happy. Build relationships, upgrade your teahouse, and discover new recipes as you work towards creating a place you can call home.
Why similar: Cooking 34.6%, Dialogue Heavy 25%, Interactive Fiction 15.5%, Relaxing 8.8%, Story Rich 8.6%
- #11 Venba
90% matchVery Positive92% of 3,528 reviews2023
Dev: Visai Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Venba is a short narrative cooking game, where you play as an Indian mom who immigrates to Canada with her family in the 1980s. Cook various dishes and restore lost recipes, hold branching conversations, and explore South Indian food in this story about family, love, and loss.
Why similar: Cooking 23.3%, Dialogue Heavy 14.9%, Emotional 11.2%, Female Protagonist 9.8%, Visual Novel 9.2%
- #12 Coffee Talk Episode 2: Hibiscus & Butterfly
89% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 2,723 reviews2023
Dev: Toge Productions
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 7.0 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Dust off your coffee machine and prepare your warmest smile to meet your customers again in the second episode of the much loved coffee brewing and heart-to-heart talking simulator; Coffee Talk Episode 2: Hibiscus & Butterfly.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 36.4%, Visual Novel 11.6%, Choices Matter 9.1%, Emotional 8.9%, Interactive Fiction 8.5%
- #13 inKONBINI: One Store. Many Stories
88% matchVery Positive85% of 833 reviews2026
Dev: Nagai Industries
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 78%
inKONBINI: One Store. Many Stories is a cozy slice-of-life game about running a small-town convenience store, inspired by early 1990s Japan. Meet regulars, stock shelves, and watch quiet, everyday moments turn into meaningful stories.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 41.8%, Visual Novel 13.4%, Female Protagonist 12.7%, Choices Matter 11.2%, Relaxing 7.5%
- #14 Crown Delights Deli
89% matchMostly Positive78% of 83 reviews2022
Dev: baconeggandcheese
Windows · Mac
Crown Delights Deli is a visual novel with multiple dialect/language choices. As the cashier at a Brooklyn bodega, choose to talk in English, AAVE, or Spanish to a diverse cast of characters as you try to maintain a five-star rating for your boss.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 30.9%, Visual Novel 20.5%, Choices Matter 16.2%, Story Rich 9.7%, Emotional 5%
- #15 Cats & Cups
86% matchVery Positive90% of 1,072 reviews2025
Dev: Rogue Duck Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 72%
Play as a barista in a cat-inspired coffee shop, where your customers are cats! Brew coffee and various drinks. Wholesome and cozy hand-drawn art, various mini-games and a lot of cats & coffee! Learn to craft complex orders, keep your catstomers happy. 🐱☕
Why similar: Wholesome 57.6% ★, Simulation 15.9%, Relaxing 15.5%, Casual 5.9%, Indie 3.9%
- #16 A YEAR OF SPRINGS
87% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 961 reviews2021
Dev: npckc
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Experience the stories of Haru, Erika, and Manami, a trio of friends navigating their feelings of love, connection, and just wanting to belong.
Why similar: Visual Novel 16.4%, Emotional 14.8%, Female Protagonist 11.9%, Multiple Endings 10.3%, Choices Matter 9.8%
- #17 Double Cheeseburger, Medium Fries
85% matchVery Positive97% of 331 reviews2023
Dev: Lunaris Aeterna
Windows
Work as Penelope on her day off! Complete mini-games to prepare the food for a wide variety of customers!
Why similar: Cooking 28%, Visual Novel 17.3%, Female Protagonist 14%, Multiple Endings 9.6%, Choices Matter 8.3%
- #18 Fishbowl
84% matchVery Positive96% of 154 reviews2026
Dev: imissmyfriends.studio
Windows · Mac
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: Dialogue Heavy 17.3%, Emotional 16.4%, Visual Novel 13.2%, Multiple Endings 11.4%, Choices Matter 11.1%
- #19 花奴令 Huanu Poems
84% matchVery Positive92% of 144 reviews2025
Dev: FishfarmsPub: FISHFARMS
Windows
Huanu Poems is a multi-ending love adventure game. As a photographer, carrying the secret of being a bloodline inheritor of HuaNu Town, you will take lovely Peach to run a B&B, encounter gentle Cloudia. Your choices will affect the direction of the story.
Why similar: Visual Novel 18.1%, Multiple Endings 17.3%, Choices Matter 15.4%, Emotional 14.2%, Interactive Fiction 10.5%
- #20 Drinks With Abbey
86% matchMostly Positive79% of 400 reviews2019
Dev: Ramify Games
Windows · Mac
Drinks with Abbey is a short, slice-of-life visual novel about a first date.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 46.2%, Visual Novel 15%, Multiple Endings 12.2%, Choices Matter 11.6%, Interactive Fiction 11.2%
- #21 Potionomics
82% matchVery Positive90% of 7,292 reviews2022
Dev: Voracious GamesPub: XSEED Games
Windows
Median: 6.7 hrsMean: 14.1 hrs≥1hr: 90%
You’ve inherited your uncle’s potion shop—and a huge debt. Better get brewing! Customize your store, hire heroes to gather ingredients, befriend (or romance) fellow vendors to learn new haggling strategies, and go head-to-head with competitors in this narrative-driven, deck-building shop simulator.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 45.8%, Wholesome 30.7% ★, Simulation 14.6%, Indie 7.1%, Singleplayer 1.8%
- #22 In Trusted Hands
82% matchMostly Positive76% of 117 reviews2026
Dev: HGISoftPub: Spaghetti Cat
Windows
Dive into the daily work of a cozy workshop in a big city, accompanied by relaxing atmospheric music. Manage client data, balance energy and stress, and make choices that shape the story and its outcome.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 23.2%, Choices Matter 16.6%, Hand-drawn 15.9%, Relaxing 11.2%, Multiple Endings 11.1%
- #23 Call of Boba
83% matchMostly Positive71% of 164 reviews2025
Dev: Tomatoast
Windows
A cozy pixel art adventure about saving a struggling Boba Tea shop. Brew up tasty drinks, battle enemies for inspiration, make friends with customers, and much much more, on your quest to serve up the best tea in town!
Why similar: Cooking 48.7%, Relaxing 13.1%, Story Rich 12.8%, Simulation 9.7%, 2D 7.8%
- #24 Best Served Cold
81% matchVery Positive88% of 663 reviews2025
Dev: Rogueside
Windows · Mac
Can you mix a cocktail while eye-to-eye with a criminal? Find out in Best Served Cold, a murder mystery set in a bustling speakeasy where you serve customers, make friends and enemies, and solve crimes. At the Nightcap bar, prohibition is a killer… and so are some of your customers!
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 23.6%, Visual Novel 17.3%, Choices Matter 13.8%, Interactive Fiction 9.2%, Story Rich 8.7%
- #25 Wylde Flowers
81% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,711 reviews2022
Dev: Studio Drydock Pty Ltd
Windows
Median: 13.1 hrsMean: 80.1 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Join Tara on a heartfelt journey to become a witch in Wylde Flowers. Farm by day, and cast spells by night as you craft your cottagecore life and bond with your coven. Come to know and love the fully voice acted characters of Fairhaven, as you unravel a local mystery.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 34.5%, Emotional 19.4%, Story Rich 17%, Relaxing 14.4%, Simulation 12.7%
- #26 Fireside Feelings
79% matchVery Positive98% of 285 reviews2025
Dev: Team Empreintes
Windows
Share your thoughts and discover those shared by others, in Fireside Feelings. Gather around the welcoming warmth of the campfire and take part in conversations between real people separated in space and time. Sometimes, we all need a good talk under the stars.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 41.7%, Emotional 14.2%, Wholesome 9.8% ★, Hand-drawn 9.5%, Relaxing 6.7%
- #27 The Boba Teashop
78% matchVery Positive94% of 1,280 reviews2025
Dev: Mike Ten
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 1.9 hrs≥1hr: 68%
A cozy horror game where you own and manage a boba tea shop. Prepare boba teas, serve customers, and expand your menu to grow your business.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 41.3%, Female Protagonist 22.7%, Atmospheric 17.6%, Simulation 11.2%, Indie 4.7%
- #28 The Hidden Art of Innkeeping
80% matchVery Positive100% of 63 reviews2024
Dev: SeaPhoenix
Windows
Transform an old farmhouse in a seaside village into a luxurious inn! Meet interesting guests, unlock delicious dishes, discover new areas and hidden treasures, configure rooms and amenities, uncover secrets, and rejuvenate the struggling village in this inn-management game!
Why similar: Choices Matter 21.9%, Multiple Endings 21.4%, Story Rich 14.1%, Relaxing 12.1%, Female Protagonist 11.3%
- #29 Tiny Bookshop
76% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 7,207 reviews2025
Dev: neoludic gamesPub: Skystone Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 9.1 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Leave everything behind and open a tiny bookshop by the sea in this cozy narrative management game. Stock your tiny bookshop with different books and items, set up shop in scenic locations, and run your cozy second-hand bookshop while getting to know the locals.
Why similar: Hand-drawn 27.1%, Choices Matter 24.8%, Relaxing 18.4%, Story Rich 17.6%, Simulation 9%
- #30 Flowers And Favours: Florist Simulator
77% matchVery Positive94% of 190 reviews2025
Dev: MISK Games
Windows · Mac
Flowers And Favours is a relaxing cozy florist sim. Run your own flower shop, experiment with a stunning variety of florals, and craft unique bouquets for your adorable customers. Your floral journey begins today!
Why similar: Relaxing 25.7%, Hand-drawn 22.8%, Atmospheric 18.6%, Simulation 14.7%, 2D 11.4%
- #31 Bartender Hustle
79% matchVery Positive84% of 232 reviews2022
Dev: Departure Interactive
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Mix amazing cocktails while you climb the ranks as a bartender and unlock diverse bartending venues in this narrative-driven bartender simulator.
Why similar: Cooking 41.4%, Female Protagonist 11.9%, Visual Novel 11.3%, Interactive Fiction 9.2%, Simulation 7.1%
- #32 Mice Tea
77% matchVery Positive98% of 322 reviews2023
Dev: Cinnamon Switch LLC
Windows · Mac · Linux
Mice Tea is a visual novel full of transformation, sex, and steamy, hot beverages. Take the role of twentysomething bookstore clerk Margaret de Campos as she finds a box of magical tea with transformative powers that turns the lives of her and her friends into an unforgettable, erotic adventure.
Why similar: Visual Novel 25.4%, Female Protagonist 23.6%, Choices Matter 19%, Emotional 11.8%, Multiple Endings 9.1%
- #33 Wayward Strand
78% matchVery Positive94% of 108 reviews2022
Dev: ghost pattern
Windows
Wayward Strand is a heartfelt story told in a curious way. Hop aboard an airborne hospital and meet its fully-voiced cast of eclectic characters. As time passes for everyone on board, explore the interwoven lives of the patients and staff; discover something new on each and every playthrough.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 19.2%, Wholesome 15.3% ★, Emotional 15.2%, Female Protagonist 12.5%, Choices Matter 12.2%
- #34 Familiar Friends: What's Your Familiar?
76% matchVery Positive92% of 189 reviews2024
Dev: Randumb Studios
Windows
A cute and cozy Visual Novel experience with plenty of choices to make! Come find the Familiar truly meant for you by feeding The Conjuring Cauldron with a multitude of choices, all to a relaxing Original Soundtrack!
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 20.5%, Visual Novel 19.1%, Multiple Endings 18.5%, Choices Matter 17.3%, Female Protagonist 10.1%
- #35 Wanderstop
73% matchVery Positive93% of 3,055 reviews2025
Dev: Ivy RoadPub: Annapurna Interactive
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 80%
From the creator of The Stanley Parable and The Beginner’s Guide comes Wanderstop, a narrative-centric cozy game about change and tea.
Why similar: Cooking 30.9%, Female Protagonist 27%, Story Rich 20.6%, Simulation 14.6%, Indie 5%
- #36 Pixel Cafe
74% matchVery Positive92% of 845 reviews2023
Dev: Baltoro Games
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Step into Pixel's shoes in this one-of-a-kind journey that bridges time, memories, and the aroma of fresh coffee. Dive deep into a city balancing its past and future. Engage in intense arcade challenges, immerse yourself in heartfelt stories, and navigate a world crafted in pixel art.
Why similar: Cooking 31.2%, Visual Novel 18%, Female Protagonist 17.1%, Story Rich 10.5%, Choices Matter 8%
- #37 Zipp's Café
75% matchVery Positive88% of 309 reviews2023
Dev: The Wild Gentlemen
Windows · Mac · Linux
Love, betrayal, and coffee! Zipp's Café is a "noir & chill" little game about a café between the city of animals and the district of insects. Make unusual recipes, get involved in shady dealings, and try to start a new life while searching for love and revenge.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 29.5%, Hand-drawn 17.6%, Interactive Fiction 17.4%, Multiple Endings 12.5%, Atmospheric 8%
- #38 Serre
73% matchVery Positive99% of 340 reviews2025
Dev: insertdisc5
Windows · Mac · Linux
A visual novel about a girl and an alien drinking tea and falling in love!
Why similar: Visual Novel 48.7%, Female Protagonist 34%, 2D 8.9%, Indie 4.1%, Casual 2.6%
- #39 Peaches Interplanetary
74% matchVery Positive100% of 51 reviews2025
Dev: clover_p
Windows
Peaches Interplanetary is a short relaxing game about growing peaches on a spaceship. Explore the ship, talk to trees, drink some tea or coffee, and help Margot prepare for her first day spreading the power of peaches throughout the stars.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 19.6%, Visual Novel 16.9%, Interactive Fiction 14.6%, Relaxing 13.9%, Story Rich 12.5%
- #40 The Lost Art of Innkeeping
75% matchVery Positive98% of 125 reviews2020
Dev: SeaPhoenix
Windows
Can you transform a dilapidated old manor into a 5-star inn while solving the mysteries lurking behind its doors? Meet amusing guests, discover new areas and upgrades, complete mini-quests, and find items and beautiful paintings that will help you achieve your goals!
Why similar: Female Protagonist 22.2%, Multiple Endings 20%, Choices Matter 18.6%, Relaxing 11.8%, Story Rich 11.1%
- #41 CraftCraft: Fantasy Merchant Simulator
73% matchVery Positive82% of 578 reviews2025
Dev: Placeholder Gameworks
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 80%
CraftCraft is a narrative-heavy RPG sim with hands on forging and jewelry making! Create a pretty tiara for a mermaid or a sword made of dragon blood! Be a Moth or a Cat and express your creativity in your cozy crafting studio and change the lives of locals in the mysterious port town of Windspell.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 33.4%, Visual Novel 14.8%, Multiple Endings 13.3%, Choices Matter 12%, Relaxing 8.1%
- #42 Puni the Florist
71% matchVery Positive99% of 109 reviews2026
Dev: Earthquack Games
Windows
Puni the Florist is a cozy flower shop simulation game that highlights creative expressions. Manage the shop, design unique bouquets, and join Puni on a silly, wholesome, and relatable journey of self-discovery.
Why similar: Wholesome 28.6% ★, Hand-drawn 19.2%, Female Protagonist 18%, Relaxing 13.2%, Story Rich 12.3%
- #43 Nom Nom: Cozy Forest Café
72% matchVery Positive95% of 106 reviews2026
Dev: Anaïs Salla
Windows · Mac
A decoration-focused café game where you bake and brew... TO THE BEAT!
Why similar: Cooking 37.4%, Dialogue Heavy 25.2%, Wholesome 21.4% ★, Relaxing 7.2%, Simulation 4.4%
- #44 Coffie Simulator - Prologue
72% matchVery Positive90% of 68 reviews2025
Dev: SakneDevPub: PlayWay S.A.
Windows
In Coffie Simulator Prologue , run your own café, serve unique cusstomers, and master the art of coffee-making! Customize, upgrade, and manage your shop while handling orders with precision. Every choice matters. Can you succeed?
Why similar: Cooking 63.3%, Relaxing 15.4%, Simulation 12.4%, Indie 4.7%, Casual 4.2%
- #45 WYRMHALL: Brush and Banter
70% matchVery Positive98% of 201 reviews2025
Dev: Leafy Games
Windows
Meet quirky characters and clean strange artifacts in this short cozy comedy game. From an enchanted teacup to a cursed skull with a chip on its shoulder, each item and client brings new twists and surprises.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 25.9%, Wholesome 18.6% ★, Visual Novel 15.7%, Multiple Endings 12.3%, Interactive Fiction 11%
- #46 Teacup
71% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 1,142 reviews2021
Dev: Smarto ClubPub: Whitethorn Games
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 2.6 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Teacup is a short and wholesome narrative adventure game with a focus on exploration and non-linear progression. Help a small and shy frog on her journey to find the ingredients she needs for her tea party!
Why similar: Female Protagonist 37.3%, Story Rich 22.6%, Relaxing 16.2%, Atmospheric 11.3%, 2D 7.6%
- #47 Chill with You : Lo-Fi Story
66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 11,352 reviews2025
Dev: Nestopi Inc.
Windows · Mac
Median: 13.5 hrsMean: 59.1 hrs≥1hr: 83%
"Chill with You : Lo-Fi Story" is a sound novel game where you work alongside Satone, a girl who loves writing stories. Customize lo-fi music, ambient sounds, and landscapes to create a focused environment. As you deepen your bond with Satone, you may discover a special connection with her.
Why similar: Visual Novel 29.6%, Female Protagonist 25.4%, Relaxing 19.9%, Atmospheric 13.6%, Wholesome 6.7% ★
- #48 Undusted: Letters from the Past
68% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 1,648 reviews2025
Dev: 5minlab Corp.Pub: Toge Productions
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 3.0 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Undusted: Letters from the Past is a casual game in which you clean and restore dirty items. What is her story as she returns to a long-neglected house? Enjoy the satisfying audiovisuals featuring sensually designed sounds and graphics.
Why similar: Wholesome 18.4% ★, Visual Novel 15.9%, Emotional 12.7%, Female Protagonist 12.3%, Relaxing 9.7%
- #49 Eliza
71% matchVery Positive91% of 1,744 reviews2019
Dev: Zachtronics
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Eliza is a visual novel about an AI counseling program, the people who develop it, and the people who use it. Follow Evelyn Ishino-Aubrey as she reconnects with people from her past, gets to know the people of Seattle who use Eliza for counseling, and decides the course of her future.
Why similar: Emotional 26.6%, Visual Novel 24.5%, Female Protagonist 23.8%, Choices Matter 7.6%, Story Rich 7.3%
- #50 Emily is Away <3
70% matchVery Positive91% of 6,686 reviews2021
Dev: Kyle Seeley
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Emily <3 is a brand new story set on an old-new social media. Customize your facenook profile, send some friend requests and determine the outcome of your senior year.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 17.8%, Choices Matter 16.9%, Emotional 15.9%, Multiple Endings 15.7%, Visual Novel 13.1%
- #51 Magical Greenhouse
69% matchVery Positive94% of 62 reviews2025
Dev: Mgtt Studio
Windows · Mac
Magical Greenhouse is a cozy simulation game where you manage your own potion shop. Your clients, creatures and adventurers of all kinds have strange requests. You will have to be inventive to create the perfect potion for every situation!
Why similar: Wholesome 26.8% ★, Relaxing 15.2%, Interactive Fiction 14.3%, Hand-drawn 12.8%, Story Rich 11.5%
- #52 Cook Serve Forever
70% matchMixed67% of 457 reviews2025
Dev: Vertigo Gaming Inc.
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Bathe in the sights, sounds, and smells of Cook Serve Forever, a narrative-focused cooking adventure where you serve food to the hungry masses on your quest for greatness.
Why similar: Cooking 32.5%, Wholesome 19% ★, Female Protagonist 15.8%, Hand-drawn 12.5%, Story Rich 8.6%
- #53 Tailside: Cozy Cafe Sim
67% matchVery Positive98% of 222 reviews2026
Dev: Coffee Beans Dev
Windows
Run your own cozy café in Tailside! Brew coffee, decorate your café, and follow small stories in the daily newspaper. Progress through days and levels to unlock new items, skills, villagers, and creature visitors.
Why similar: Cooking 53.8%, Hand-drawn 18.3%, Relaxing 15.8%, Simulation 7.9%, Casual 2.6%
- #54 Such a guy
67% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 656 reviews2025
Dev: SUCH ONE STUDIO
Windows
Join two close friends in building a cozy seaside B&B. Every choice affects the story and your relationships. Spend heartfelt moments with six unique girls and create a summer worth remembering. 4K visuals, nearly 1,000 minutes of video, side stories, mini-games, and 20+ endings await.
Why similar: Multiple Endings 26.4%, Choices Matter 22.5%, Visual Novel 19.2%, Story Rich 13.2%, Female Protagonist 8.4%
- #55 Pieced Together
67% matchVery Positive99% of 144 reviews2026
Dev: Glowfrog Games
Windows · Mac
Pieced Together is a cozy scrapbooking game that takes you on a heartfelt journey about friendship and getting older. Sort items, solve gentle puzzles, and decorate the scrapbook as you uncover the story piece by piece.
Why similar: Hand-drawn 16.5%, Relaxing 14.6%, Story Rich 14%, Emotional 11.1%, Wholesome 9.5% ★
- #56 A Story Beside
68% matchVery Positive96% of 309 reviews2022
Dev: Wayward Prophet
Windows
Step into the shoes of Lyric, the humble innkeeper in a quiet mountain village, as she reflects upon a lifetime of poignant memories, heartwarming friendships, and bittersweet choices — proving along the way that you don't have to slay dragons to be the hero of your own story.
Why similar: Emotional 22.4%, Female Protagonist 17.8%, Choices Matter 17.5%, Interactive Fiction 13%, Story Rich 11.4%
- #57 Potion Craft: Alchemist Simulator
64% matchVery Positive93% of 43,863 reviews2022
Dev: niceplay gamesPub: tinyBuild
Windows
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 11.1 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Potion Craft is an alchemist simulator where you physically interact with your tools and ingredients to brew potions. You're in full control of the whole shop: invent new recipes, attract customers and experiment to your heart's content. Just remember: the whole town is counting on you.
Why similar: Relaxing 23.6%, Hand-drawn 23%, Choices Matter 22.1%, Simulation 11.5%, 2D 9.2%
- #58 Every Letter
66% matchVery Positive95% of 282 reviews2023
Dev: Violet Fairy
Windows · Mac · Linux
Write letters with your typewriter on behalf of others in this cozy single-player game. Compose everything from simple hellos to theater scripts and love letters, express each client’s emotions, and find your own meaning to letter writing.
Why similar: Emotional 24.7%, Visual Novel 18.2%, Hand-drawn 13.4%, Relaxing 11.4%, Interactive Fiction 10.7%
- #59 Over The Phone
69% matchVery Positive84% of 97 reviews2021
Dev: Ramify Games
Windows · Mac
A short talking sim with choices. Get to know Harper over a handful of voice-acted calls and text chats.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 31.1%, Visual Novel 20.3%, Interactive Fiction 15.2%, Choices Matter 14.5%, Multiple Endings 14.4%
- #60 Bed and BEAKfast
66% matchVery Positive96% of 71 reviews2024
Dev: Operation Breadcrumbs
Windows · Mac
A DEMO of "Sincerely, Robin" -- our upcoming management, cooking, and narrative game currently in development! Play as Robin and return to your hometown to regrow your late grandfather's bed and breakfast. Cook meals, connect with the community, and forge lasting relationships!
Why similar: Cooking 34.1%, Emotional 19.5%, Hand-drawn 13.1%, Interactive Fiction 10.8%, Story Rich 9.4%