
A story-driven GameBoy game about an emo teen in 2007 with a HUGE gay crush on his best friend! Explore, puzzle-solve and button mash your way through gratuitous dialogue in this GameBoy adventure about awkward teens!
60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Interactive Fiction, Story Rich, Visual Novel, Emotional.

A story-driven GameBoy game about an emo teen in 2007 with a HUGE gay crush on his best friend! Explore, puzzle-solve and button mash your way through gratuitous dialogue in this GameBoy adventure about awkward teens!

Fragments of Him
An emotional and immersive game about a man named Will and the people close to him. Experience his life through a story about love, memories and hope.

VIDEOVERSE
Relive the days of the early internet and dive into this fictional video game era, where the 'Kinmoku Shark’ gaming system and its online social network 'Videoverse' were still popular…
An emotional and immersive game about a man named Will and the people close to him. Experience his life through a story about love, memories and hope.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 17.4%, Immersive 16.5% ★, Walking Simulator 12.6%, Interactive Fiction 11.9%, Visual Novel 9.8%
Relive the days of the early internet and dive into this fictional video game era, where the 'Kinmoku Shark’ gaming system and its online social network 'Videoverse' were still popular…
Why similar: Narrative 19.7% ★, Interactive Fiction 14.5%, Visual Novel 10.9%, LGBTQ+ 9.5%, Emotional 7.9%
Time is the only thing we can't resist. Some people and things will never be found once they are lost. In the dark, a man was walking alone. The moment when you turn back, don't forget the place where came from!
Why similar: Narrative 20.5% ★, Interactive Fiction 14.1%, Walking Simulator 12.4%, Emotional 10.6%, Visual Novel 7.8%
A fateful meeting sets off a chain reaction, upending Mark's life. People disappear and memories prove unreliable. Uncover a hidden truth with Mark and his friends in this narrative adventure and race to unravel the mystery before it's too late.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 16.1%, Visual Novel 15.7%, Emotional 14.3%, LGBTQ+ 10.8%, Drama 9.3%
You're a young man named Alex who arrives in the cliffside town of Silverpine. Explore the town's many mysteries and meet its colourful townsfolk, while you grow closer to a kind-hearted local named Jake. Can the two of you save the town from the impending doom brewing inside the mysterious Vault?
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 24%, Interactive Fiction 13.2%, Romance 12.8%, Walking Simulator 11.7%, Emotional 10.3%
Stories Want to be Told is an adventure game. It is more like an interactive story telling game. This the first episode The Prohecy
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 26.1%, Visual Novel 16.7%, Immersive 14.1% ★, Emotional 10.2%, Exploration 8.9%
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+ 21.4%, Interactive Fiction 18%, Walking Simulator 14.2%, Visual Novel 12.8%, Story Rich 8.7%
Dawn Awaits is a 2D narrative adventure that creates an experience akin to controlling an anime movie. The story follows Li Han, a young noodle shop delivery man, whose heart is caught between a school friend and a female teacher to whom he is betrothed in repayment of a debt of gratitude.
Why similar: Narrative 23% ★, Interactive Fiction 12.4%, Visual Novel 12.1%, Romance 11.5%, Walking Simulator 10.2%
An apprentice. A healer. A warrior. Breathe, pull, and choose your way through their stories in this dark yet comforting narrative game about healing the worlds inside us.
Why similar: Narrative 21.4% ★, Interactive Fiction 20.6%, LGBTQ+ 17%, Visual Novel 13.3%, Emotional 12.8%
A colourful narrative adventure game. You're one of the first sheep to attend university. Roam the campus, attend lectures by day and enjoy friend-time at night. Discover campus truths, and sniff out secrets. Live the life of a campus sheep, but beware: not everybody wants to see a sheep graduate!
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 22.7%, Interactive Fiction 18.4%, Visual Novel 12.5%, Emotional 9.9%, Story Rich 7.3%
A poet ponders queer life and love after his happily ever after.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 21.9%, Interactive Fiction 17.8%, Romance 13.6%, Visual Novel 12%, Emotional 10.2%
The story-rich 18+ prequel to The Divine Speaker. Follow alongside Aemyl and Lucius in a two-sided story about the past and the future.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 28.3%, Interactive Fiction 15.1%, Romance 14.8%, Visual Novel 14.8%, Story Rich 8.8%
Puppetmaster - Movie Viewer lets you complete your Puppetmaster collection with previous Episodes!
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 26.9%, Romance 16.2%, Interactive Fiction 15.6%, Drama 12.2%, Visual Novel 10.6%
Talk to kooky guests, trade party items, and explore Death’s mansion as you throw him the spookiest birthday party EVER!
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 13.8%, Walking Simulator 13.6%, LGBTQ+ 12%, Story Rich 9.6%, Retro 9.4%
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 16.3%, Romance 13.3%, Visual Novel 12.2%, Emotional 9.7%
A mysterious plot about a film student who finds herself lost in the world of the dead, the Posthumous Lands. Alongside a purple-haired woman, Coralina must decipher Human Alchemy in this retro adventure with cinematic touches!
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 17.3%, LGBTQ+ 15.5%, Visual Novel 12.2%, Romance 10.5%, Emotional 10%
Arcade Spirits: The New Challengers is the follow-up to 2019's Arcade Spirits, a visual novel of love and pixels, in which you seek friendship and romance while working in an arcade. Now the tables are turned, as you seek friendship and romance while PLAYING in an arcade!
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 21.9%, Interactive Fiction 14.1%, Romance 12.9%, Visual Novel 12.9%, Emotional 8.7%
"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: Interactive Fiction 18.2%, Visual Novel 13.6%, Romance 12.6%, Emotional 8.9%, Exploration 8.1%
High Elo Girls is a Visual Novel set in the esports scene where you play as the latest recruit for a new all-girls team. Can you help your squad achieve their true potential, or will you only squander your own?
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 17.9%, Narrative 17.8% ★, Romance 11.2%, Interactive Fiction 10.4%, Emotional 9.6%
A story-driven visual novel about psychological trauma and memory.In a world where reality, dreams, and recollections intertwine, face what you once lost—but never truly said goodbye to.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 23.1%, Visual Novel 17.1%, Interactive Fiction 16.9%, Emotional 15.1%, Romance 11.9%
Messy Hearts is a pixel-art visual novel about a complicated coworker friendship. Through journal-style narration, Florence unpacks romance, trauma, and some messy boundaries in a deeply personal story of mental health and heartbreak. No choices; this is a linear narrative.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21.3%, LGBTQ+ 15.7%, Visual Novel 14.5%, Emotional 9.6%, Drama 8.5%
Collection of 4 yuri stories by Team ANPIM, featuring women who are 23 years and older! No longer students, they are finding romance while balancing the responsibilities of working, rent, and adulting.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 26%, Visual Novel 16.5%, Romance 15.5%, Emotional 10.8%, Story Rich 8.2%
A dark boys love / boys hate visual novel set in a 1001 Nights inspired world full of political intrigue. Yuel, once the King of Indra, is deposed by his older cousin, Tavi, during a coup and imprisoned within the palace. An uneasy relationship between them grows, and then...
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 24.2%, Interactive Fiction 19.6%, Visual Novel 13.9%, Romance 10.5%, Emotional 9.1%
Adrian Heart is a reclusive composer dragged into the world of the entertainment industry by his famous sister to become the new personal assistant to one of the elite talents who calls the agency home. He is none to happy about it.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 29.1%, Romance 19.3%, Visual Novel 18.5%, Interactive Fiction 13.5%, Story Rich 7%
Dive into "Homewords," a captivating, story-driven RPG without any combat. Explore Orbtüse with Zoë, a rude child, as you skillfully interrupt and guide her through conversations. Use the power of words to overcome conflicts, unravel mysteries, and help Zoë learn the art of empathy.
Why similar: Visual Novel 15.5%, Memes 15.2%, LGBTQ+ 12.4%, Emotional 11.3%, Interactive Fiction 11%
Radio Ghosts is a narrative game about geometry tests, vampire baristas, and camping with your mom.
Why similar: Narrative 25.3% ★, Walking Simulator 14.4%, Interactive Fiction 13.3%, Retro 10.2%, Story Rich 9%
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: LGBTQ+ 35.3%, Visual Novel 21.3%, Interactive Fiction 18.7%, Story Rich 9.8%, Pixel Graphics 6.2%
A short short mix tape of one story that connects three shorter stories. On the NewWave, a magical game console that is retro but new, enjoy DON'T SAY YES, TO:NORTH, and a secret tale nobody yet knows. Welcome to a slightly fantastical and nostalgic world of painful, toilful, and beautiful stories!
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 22.6%, Interactive Fiction 19.2%, Visual Novel 11.7%, Emotional 10.8%, Story Rich 8.7%
memories is a sapphic visual novel dress-up game where clothes are linked to painful memories of a failed relationship.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 24.4%, Romance 15.4%, Visual Novel 14.4%, Narrative 14.2% ★, Emotional 12.9%
Your wife needs to be dominated; she yearns for it. Yet, you simply can't fill the void; the necessity in her heart.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 25%, Visual Novel 17.1%, Romance 15.1%, Memes 14.2%, Drama 7.5%
Carry Onward is a narrative gameplay short that follows a grieving man as he packs up his home. Immerse yourself in his thoughts and emotions by interacting with items, which shape his internal state. Experience the transformative power of memories and the hope that arises from embracing change.
Why similar: Narrative 23.6% ★, Walking Simulator 16.4%, Interactive Fiction 15.2%, Emotional 13%, Visual Novel 9.7%
As graduation looms, true feelings begin to surface. Will Grace find the courage to overcome her shyness and bare her heart to Sera, or will her handsome rival Akira get to her first? A free VN about being really gay for your best friend. Part of the NOISZ series, and prequel to NOISZ STΔRLIVHT.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 29.5%, Visual Novel 17.9%, Romance 15.5%, Cute 7.8%, Narrative 6.8% ★
As a father, you explore the empty home of your estranged daughter, Amy, after her death. Piece together the life you missed…one memory at a time. Follow the journey of regret and reconciliation as you try to comprehend the world she built without you.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 19.4%, Walking Simulator 17.3%, Visual Novel 13.6%, Romance 13.5%, Emotional 9.5%
An autopsy of a queer relationship.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 24.7%, Interactive Fiction 24.5%, Visual Novel 16.6%, Exploration 11.5%, Emotional 6.9%
Javi lives in Santiago, and Shio lives in Kyoto. They're best friends over the internet, until one fateful December changes their lives forever. A narrative game about long-distance love that takes place over chats, video calls, and social media apps.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 19.5%, Narrative 19.4% ★, Romance 13%, Visual Novel 11.6%, Emotional 10%
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+ 22.4%, Interactive Fiction 15.7%, Visual Novel 14.5%, Emotional 14%, Drama 9.9%
Help your love Dei make his own movie. HITM3 is a third person, slice of life adventure where you control Nam on his days in Santiago de Chile.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 23.1%, Emotional 17.7%, Walking Simulator 12.6%, Romance 11.9%, Adventure 9.8%
After witnessing a murder, 16-year-old skater Azar Warren seeks refuge with her estranged grandfather on his rural compound, only to suspect he may be more dangerous than her pursuers. Ashes blends graphic novel panels with interactive puzzles in a story of murder and unease.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 22.7%, Visual Novel 17.6%, Story Rich 13.6%, Narrative 12.6% ★, Emotional 9.3%
We Carry the Fire is a fantasy-adventure visual novel about four people embarking on a dangerous quest to save a small village from an apocalyptic curse.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 26.4%, Visual Novel 17.8%, Drama 12.6%, Emotional 12.4%, Romance 11.3%
Shape queer love and friendship at the end of the world in this choice-driven, emotional narrative game. Will you settle for pessimism, or open yourself to trust?
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 24.3%, Interactive Fiction 14.6%, Emotional 14.2%, Romance 13.7%, Visual Novel 13.5%
병신같은 놈(The Butterfly Dream)은 비주얼 노벨과 어드벤처가 결합된 단편 게임입니다. 배치된 사물을 따라 상호작용하며 죄의식의 근원을 마주하세요.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21.7%, Walking Simulator 19.6%, Visual Novel 15.2%, Emotional 10%, Drama 9%
Step into the fractured mind of a dying scientist in Remembrance, a mind-bending VR narrative puzzle adventure. Piece together broken memories, uncover devastating truths, and decide the fate of a world teetering on the edge of collapse. Will you save humanity?
Why similar: Immersive 22.5% ★, Interactive Fiction 19.7%, Exploration 14.4%, Narrative 14.1% ★, Emotional 10%
UNVEILED: Steamy Chat Logs between a Guy and a Femboy!
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 27.3%, Visual Novel 18%, Memes 16.9%, Romance 15.7%, Story Rich 6.8%
Alone in the forest glade he shared with his wife, a woodworker struggles to accept her passing. Help him hold on to cherished memories of their life together as he struggles to care for himself and his now empty home. Pine is a single-serving game focused on telling a beautiful, emotional tale.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 17%, Emotional 16.3%, Romance 15.8%, Narrative 15% ★, Visual Novel 12%
Lose yourself in an immersive story, as you follow a man coming to terms with terminal cancer. Explore a surreal world from a first-person perspective. Revisit both new and old memories and follow along as he discovers The Secrets of Hope
Why similar: Immersive 36.5% ★, Walking Simulator 14.9%, Interactive Fiction 14.5%, Emotional 13.1%, Story Rich 7.7%
This is the story of Lasling, a genius girl with excellent working abilities, who becomes a ghost after an accident. The only person in the world she is visible to is Mofft, the main male protagonist. Their meeting is as if a fateful encounter and love story begins.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 20.4%, Romance 18.5%, Visual Novel 14.3%, Emotional 11.9%, Drama 10.1%
Rubbernecking is a dangerous sport, and after being caught in the act by your GF, it's blue balls for breakfast, lunch and dinner.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 27.3%, Visual Novel 18%, Memes 16.8%, Romance 15.7%, Story Rich 6.8%
Your village is dying. Your only hope of saving it is buried in the desert scrapyard, hidden behind mountains of trash // memories. Will you uncover those memories? Or will you blast them to pieces?
Why similar: Narrative 22.3% ★, Walking Simulator 19.9%, Visual Novel 13.4%, Emotional 11%, Story Rich 10.1%
A kinetic visual novel set in a solarpunk future, blending emotional storytelling, yuri romance, and positive polyamorous representation, with a curated chillhop soundtrack and cute anime-inspired art.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 31.5%, Visual Novel 20.6%, Romance 19.4%, Story Rich 9.2%, Drama 8.2%
Solo is an introspective puzzler set on a gorgeous and surreal archipelago. Reflect on your loving relationships by exploring contemplative, dream-like islands.
Why similar: Narrative 27.4% ★, LGBTQ+ 22.2%, Romance 13.6%, Story Rich 8.4%, Exploration 8.1%
A short narrative exploration game in which you play as Bean, an unemployed, 20-something, smart-ass. Wander around town, play mini games, feed the geese, and get to know the neighbours as Bean’s sanity begins to slip...
Why similar: Narrative 32.5% ★, Interactive Fiction 20%, Exploration 10.5%, Emotional 9.6%, Story Rich 8.5%
A dark yuri visual novel about a quiet university student who discovers blood magic in the depths of her grief. Stepping into a world she little understands, Honoka finds unexpected love, and inadvertently sets in motion a deadly series of events.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 24.8%, Romance 15.4%, Visual Novel 14%, Interactive Fiction 13.7%, Emotional 11.1%
One day while browsing a gay hookup app, you just so happen to find your type. What happens next will blow your mind... 💦
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 27.2%, Visual Novel 17.9%, Memes 16.7%, Romance 16%, Story Rich 7%
Start a virtual indie band in this behind-the-music comedy. Date, dance, skate, and run for your life across 5 episodes and interactive music videos, in a heartfelt story of what you risk to chase your dreams. All episodes out now!
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 23.1%, Interactive Fiction 15.5%, Romance 14.9%, Emotional 12.6%, Visual Novel 10.9%
On this fantastical journey, you will use your extraordinary observation skills and, along with your companions, overcome all obstacles and challenges, bravely moving forward!
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 26.1%, Interactive Fiction 17.3%, Visual Novel 14.9%, Romance 13.3%, Drama 9.7%
'Lingua Fleur: Lily' is focused on friendship, love, troubles, efforts, and confusions between girls. Made with illustrations, animations, and original music, this story tells of the protagonist Yuyi Wu's secret, one very different from an 'ordinary' girl. Told in a gentle and ordinary style.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 25%, Visual Novel 15%, Interactive Fiction 12.5%, Romance 9.1%, Emotional 7.3%
Dumpster Baby is a game about being queer and homeless, and the importance of community and friendship in hard times. You play as Bandit, an optimistic racoon meeting new friends as he tries to find people to be roommates with. A narrative focused single player experience.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 28.1%, Interactive Fiction 18.9%, Walking Simulator 17.3%, Story Rich 10.8%, Exploration 8.7%
Talewarden is a weird west adventure visual novel. Restore time on a planet where the sun never sets as you explore locations, talk, romance, and bond with your companions. Find the source of the voice in your head and discover why you all fell here from different worlds.
Why similar: Narrative 24% ★, LGBTQ+ 18.9%, Interactive Fiction 11.4%, Visual Novel 11.1%, Emotional 9.6%
Games can really show someone's personality, don't you think? By way of a simple exploration-based adventure, this data-science game analyzes your actions to estimate your personality.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 20.7%, LGBTQ+ 18.1%, Visual Novel 14.5%, Emotional 11.3%, Story Rich 9.1%
Make up for lost time with Once Again, If you could travel through time, who’s the first person you’d meet? An interactive story about a boy who spends his summers wandering between past and present... After meeting her, summer will never be the same again...Who is she, and what journey awaits you?
Why similar: Immersive 26.9% ★, Narrative 15.4% ★, Visual Novel 13.2%, Emotional 11.4%, Drama 8.7%