- #1 Sovereign Tower
97% matchVery Positive93% of 2,646 reviews2026
Dev: WILD WITS GAMESPub: Curve Games
Windows · Linux
Median: 6.4 hrsMean: 9.7 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Play as the Sovereign of a magical tower in this story-rich, Round Table management RPG. Recruit eccentric Knights, assign quests and balance egos whilst carving out your kingdom's destiny. If destiny doesn’t go your way, keep turning back time, uncover secrets and rewrite fate again and again.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 19.1%, Medieval 15.7%, Visual Novel 12.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.5%, Choices Matter 10.5%
- #2 Petting Lover
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: xlllidaPub: SpicyTea LLC
Windows · Mac
Step into a vibrant otome story where your choices shape relationships with a dog senior, rabbit professor, and cat office worker. Navigate romance, mystery, and emotional growth as your decisions determine how each bond unfolds.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 20.2%, Visual Novel 13.5%, Female Protagonist 12%, Hand-drawn 11%, Multiple Endings 10.8%
- #3 Diomedea Keep
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Dryden Thomas Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Balance sleuthing and romance to solve the murder of a Duke who... pretty much deserved it. Both the Empire and your love are at stake!
Why similar: Visual Novel 19.8%, Dialogue Heavy 17.8%, Choices Matter 13.9%, Hand-drawn 13.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.5%
- #4 Furry Finder - Dating Visual Novel
95% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Source Byte Sp. z o.o.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Furry Finder is a visual novel game about finding the love of your life. After turbulent moments in your life, you will have to stand up to your shyness. The main goal of the game is to use a dating app called "Furry Finder" and give Alexis (the main protagonist) a chance to find true love.
Why similar: Dogs 27% ★, Visual Novel 12.4%, Cartoon 11.3%, Hand-drawn 9.6%, Multiple Endings 9.2%
- #5 There's Something Wrong with the Hero's Choices
94% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: 港ねずみPub: PLAYISM
Windows
「その選択肢、正気か?」シンプルなノベルゲームのはずなのに、とにかく“選択肢”がおかしい!? 予想を超える展開が待ち受ける、奇想天外なテキストアドベンチャーゲーム!
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 22.9%, Visual Novel 16.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.5%, Multiple Endings 10.4%, Choices Matter 9.8%
- #6 ThroneBreaker
94% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2025
Dev: Kingdoms Games
Windows
You play whose family was executed under the orders of a ruthless king Through years of cunning strategy and dangerous alliances, you lead a rebellion and seize the throne for yourself. But the crown is no sanctuary. Years later, just as you begin to rebuild the realm an assassin’s blade finds you.
Why similar: Visual Novel 22.2%, Multiple Endings 17%, Medieval 14.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.1%, Choices Matter 13.1%
- #7 Sinemorsk: oil inclusive
93% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2026
Dev: 7x7 Games
Windows · Mac
A visual novel about an environmental disaster. Coordinate volunteers, make difficult decisions, and try to survive as you try to save a coastal town dying from an oil spill.
Why similar: Visual Novel 21.6%, Female Protagonist 16.9%, Multiple Endings 14.5%, Dialogue Heavy 13.7%, Choices Matter 11.9%
- #8 Do You See the Waving Cape
92% matchMostly Positive75% of 53 reviews2022
Dev: Naivus Luo
Windows · Mac
A point&click indie game with a very special narrative style. This game is inspired by the author's childhood and tells a story about Love, Growth, Dreams, and Reality. It integrates different types of gameplay into sentimental and interesting stories.
Why similar: Dogs 48.7% ★, Visual Novel 10.7%, Cartoon 10.6%, Hand-drawn 10%, Choose Your Own Adventure 8.3%
- #9 Count of Hatchet
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Grumpo Games
Windows
In a crumbling empire, you are the Regent of Hatchet, facing dwindling resources and advancing enemies. Forge alliances or stand alone, navigate political intrigue, and make choices that shape your realm. Will you defend your legacy or succumb? Your decisions dictate Hatchet's fate.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 16.3%, Medieval 15.2%, Multiple Endings 14.7%, Choices Matter 13.6%, Visual Novel 12.9%
- #10 Morningtide Motel
91% match9 user reviews100% of 9 reviews2024
Dev: Slandercast Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Your motel is busy for the first time in years. Antsy city-folk and dispossessed teens flood your rooms, and you can barely keep up. Now, after a week of all-nighters spent managing reservations, room service requests, and Yup! reviews, you begin to wonder… could you even fall asleep if you tried?
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 22.5%, Hand-drawn 14%, Multiple Endings 13.2%, Visual Novel 12.2%, Choices Matter 10.9%
- #11 Deigon Witch
90% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2026
Dev: Berk Arifoglu
Windows
Open your own potion shop in Deigon Forest. Listen to your customers’ stories, prepare the potions they need, and, through the choices you make, forge your own path in the struggle between fate and free will.
Why similar: Visual Novel 20.5%, Multiple Endings 16.2%, Female Protagonist 16%, Medieval 14.4%, Choices Matter 11.9%
- #12 FALLEN
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Dusty Wolf
Windows
Finish what had already begun, halt the Darkness in its tracks, and shape a brighter future for the entire world. Prove yourself worthy as a warrior, as you take on what no faint heart could fathom.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 28.6%, Medieval 23.4%, Visual Novel 23%, Choices Matter 14.6%, Simulation 8.4%
- #13 A Baby CEO?!
89% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Bloo Owl
Windows
A struggling book company has decided to hire you, a baby, to be the new CEO? All you need to do is manage the budget, keep the company brand strong and make the employees happy. You can't talk? No problem! Give a thumbs up or down and try your best.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 20.5%, Cartoon 14.4%, Visual Novel 13.9%, Choices Matter 11.8%, Hand-drawn 10.5%
- #14 Fate of Persephone
88% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Nuts and Volts Electronics
Windows
A grid-based, point-and-click, RPG where your actions and decisions have lasting consequences and uniquely shape your story.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 18.1%, Medieval 14%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.1%, Hand-drawn 11.8%, Visual Novel 11%
- #15 Best Friend Forever
87% matchMostly Positive70% of 225 reviews2020
Dev: StarcoltPub: Alliance
Windows · Mac
Pat the dogs... and then their owners. Step into the world of Rainbow Bay in Best Friend Forever, a dating sim-meets-dog care sim where you pat, pamper and train your pup while you search for your own forever friend.
Why similar: Dogs 61.6% ★, Dialogue Heavy 14.8%, Visual Novel 11.5%, Choices Matter 8.3%, Simulation 2.1%
- #16 氷点下30度の絶望
85% matchVery Positive98% of 376 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: Dialogue Heavy 29.3%, Visual Novel 16%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.9%, Multiple Endings 12.4%, Hand-drawn 10.8%
- #17 Her Jentle Hi-ness
86% matchPositive100% of 16 reviews2022
Dev: Sky Bear Games
Windows · Linux
A fast-paced visual novel game where you must survive the whims of a mad queen, with a unique combination of classic art scenes and cartoon people
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 17.1%, Cartoon 12.4%, Visual Novel 12.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.5%, Medieval 9.8%
- #18 Sophistry - Love & Despair
86% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2021
Dev: 2 Cubs Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
How far will you go to fulfil Cherryl's dream before this one turns into a nightmare? All the choices you make will matter and carry over across the various episodes.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 20.1%, Visual Novel 15.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.1%, Hand-drawn 12.8%, Female Protagonist 11.5%
- #19 Take a Hint
83% matchVery Positive97% of 170 reviews2026
Dev: FloramisuPub: Skull Queens Games
Windows
Take a Hint! is a comic-style visual novel where you control Delfina and must convince your best friend Ailén that her boyfriend is not good for her. It won't be easy, and no one will leave until the truth comes out.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 27.4%, Visual Novel 18%, Multiple Endings 12.5%, Choices Matter 10.5%, Female Protagonist 9.5%
- #20 Ice Cream Truck
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Stormev
Windows
Screech, halt! Max and his ice cream truck reach an unfamiliar universe never seen before. Continue making your way as you go after the little kid’s balloon. Solve mysteries with emotion-flavored ice cream. Will you be able to retrieve the kid’s lost balloon?
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 16.7%, Cartoon 14.8%, Hand-drawn 14.1%, Multiple Endings 13.7%, Choices Matter 12%
- #21 Am I Nima
84% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: HO! Games
Windows · Mac
Am I Nima is a psychological-horror game where you must convince your mom that you really are her daughter. Combine words together in your brain and use them to talk. Get her to trust you.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 24.6%, Visual Novel 13.5%, Hand-drawn 12.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.6%, Female Protagonist 11.4%
- #22 Sips and Sonnets
82% matchVery Positive100% of 65 reviews2025
Dev: Blue Tango Street
Windows · Mac · Linux
Run a tea shop in the British countryside in this heartfelt visual novel voiced by Bethan Dixon Bate (Baldur's Gate 3) and Lenval Brown (Disco Elysium). Play as Ms Meadows as she prepares for her best friend’s long-awaited visit. Brew tea, listen to customers’ stories, and craft poems.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 23%, Visual Novel 15.4%, Female Protagonist 13.9%, Multiple Endings 12.8%, Choices Matter 11.3%
- #23 Reigning
82% matchMixed68% of 19 reviews2021
Dev: MDD GamesPub: PC Service TBG
Windows
A singleplayer, story game where you can make decisions and read your way through history.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 17.9%, Visual Novel 17.9%, Female Protagonist 15.6%, RPG 11%, Medieval 9.2%
- #24 An Airport for Aliens Currently Run by Dogs
81% matchVery Positive86% of 297 reviews2021
Dev: Strange Scaffold
Windows
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 74%
An Airport for Aliens Currently Run by Dogs is an open-world comedy adventure game. Talk to stock photo dogs. Solve their problems. Catch your flight. And call it Dog Airport Game when you get tired of saying the full title, like I did three months ago.
Why similar: Dogs 64.1% ★, Dialogue Heavy 13.7%, Visual Novel 8.7%, Comedy 5%, Emotional 4.3%
- #25 Memories Of Zattera
80% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: YouGo Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Memories of Zattera is a visual novel that merges fantasy and science fiction. Explore moral and political dilemmas from multiple viewpoints as tradition, progress and freedom collide. Will you see the world the same once all truths are revealed?
Why similar: Medieval 23.2%, Visual Novel 21.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16%, Female Protagonist 12.1%, RPG 9.7%
- #26 Spirit Whisperer Conversation With Kamiko
81% matchNo user reviews2025
Dev: Feeling Potion
Windows · Mac
She died, but no one ever asked her what really happened. Now she speaks—and you're the only one listening. What you say will decide whether she finally moves on… or disappears forever.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 23.9%, Visual Novel 16.7%, Female Protagonist 14.4%, Multiple Endings 13%, Choices Matter 12.6%
- #27 Lich Queen's Curse
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Luke McCrea
Windows
An interactive fiction role-playing game. With a non-linear story line, your choices determine how the story plays out. Recruit allies to join your party, form relationships with party members, and even find romance. Will you choose a path of light? Or a path of darkness?
Why similar: Visual Novel 14.2%, Medieval 13.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13%, Multiple Endings 12.3%, Choices Matter 11.5%
- #28 Yuika My Bestie
79% matchNo user reviews2025
Dev: Feeling Potion
Windows · Mac
Experience a pastel-toned emotional journey in Yuika My Bestie, a short visual novel you can complete in under 15 minutes per playthrough. With 5 unique endings and heartfelt choices, it takes just 30–40 minutes to explore every path of this soft, late-night cry.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 24.2%, Visual Novel 14.4%, Multiple Endings 12.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.5%, Female Protagonist 11.5%
- #29 Maidendawn: A Heroine's Tale
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Nightchapel ProductionsPub: Timothy J. R. Rains
Windows
Rise from obscurity and oppression. Unearth secrets best left buried. Become the salvation of your kingdom.
Why similar: Medieval 29.7%, Visual Novel 20%, Female Protagonist 17.3%, Multiple Endings 15.1%, Choices Matter 8%
- #30 Lost Gods: Adventures of K&K
78% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Sotuland Studio
Windows
A classic point-and-click adventure featuring a blue-haired alien and a loyal white dog. Travel across strange planets, solve puzzles, and explore mysterious locations in a search for the ancient Lost Gods.
Why similar: Dogs 33.1% ★, Dialogue Heavy 25.1%, Choices Matter 12%, Hand-drawn 11.8%, Point & Click 6.5%
- #31 Patou
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Rat King Entertainment
Windows
When Kit finds herself all alone in a dream-like world, giant dog Patou comes along. On their journey home strange creatures and lonely spirits await, guarding ruins of memories buried deep.
Why similar: Dogs 46.2% ★, Dialogue Heavy 23.8%, Female Protagonist 12.1%, Emotional 7.8%, Exploration 5.5%
- #32 Sam & Max: The Devil's Playhouse
75% matchVery Positive99% of 446 reviews2024
Dev: Skunkape Games
Windows
Median: 9.2 hrsMean: 11.0 hrs≥1hr: 71%
The last game in the episodic Sam & Max trilogy, beautifully remastered! As the intergalactic villains who seek the Devil’s Toybox close in and Max’s psychic abilities grow beyond his control, the Freelance Police will come up against their most frightening adversary yet: the power of Max’s mind.
Why similar: Dogs 55.1% ★, Dialogue Heavy 17.4%, Cartoon 12.1%, Comedy 7.5%, Point & Click 6.5%
- #33 Invasion of the Mushroom Men of Planet Y!
76% match8 user reviews89% of 9 reviews2024
Dev: iEATcrayons
Windows
This is a quick, goofy game that lasts about ten minutes per play through-unless you choose wrongly-organ music, please! In addition to your choices, there is also the random element of chance that may affect your fate. Due to the constraints of the game engine, can only be viewed in windows mode.
Why similar: Visual Novel 23.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.2%, Multiple Endings 15.6%, Choices Matter 15.1%, Hand-drawn 10%
- #34 Speed Dating for Ghosts
77% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 545 reviews2018
Dev: Copychaser Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Branching dialogue! Hard choices! A cemetery's worth of phantoms, wraiths, and poltergeists lookin' for love in all the blight places.
Why similar: Dogs 39.4% ★, Dialogue Heavy 19%, Visual Novel 12.1%, Hand-drawn 10.2%, Choices Matter 9.8%
- #35 Familiar Friends: What's Your Familiar?
74% matchVery Positive91% of 191 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 16.2%, Visual Novel 13.8%, Multiple Endings 12.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12%, Choices Matter 11.4%
- #36 Koko's Cafe
73% matchPositive100% of 16 reviews2026
Dev: PluviiArt
Windows
Serve coffee and befriend customers as you learn their story in this coming-of-age visual novel.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 30%, Visual Novel 19.4%, Female Protagonist 16.8%, Choices Matter 11.4%, Multiple Endings 10%
- #37 The Hayseed Knight
76% matchVery Positive97% of 208 reviews2020
Dev: Maxi Molina (MaxiMJdev)
Windows · Mac · Linux
Come hear the tale of Ader, or how a poor one-eyed farm boy who's got nothing left to eat but his dreams, accidentally becomes the greatest knight in the kingdom this fully voice-acted and animated picaresque visual novel!
Why similar: Medieval 17.5%, Visual Novel 16%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.5%, Multiple Endings 11.1%, Choices Matter 9.5%
- #38 Presidential Shaman
75% matchNo user reviews2025
Dev: BRB Drama
Windows · Mac
The president trusts you. Exercise your Shamanic capabilities (or lack thereof). But don't get caught!
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 28.2%, Visual Novel 20.6%, Choices Matter 13.8%, Multiple Endings 13.5%, Cartoon 10.4%
- #39 Darkly Glass
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: BioSignosis
Windows · Linux
Trade your soul for digital fame in this psychological visual novel. As fallen tech mogul Doran White, navigate a treacherous social media landscape. Your choices shape his fate in this hand-drawn, neuroscience-inspired reimagining of Oscar Wilde's classic.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 30.1%, Visual Novel 19.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19%, Hand-drawn 14.1%, Choices Matter 12.6%
- #40 Secret Some
73% match8 user reviews100% of 8 reviews2026
Dev: AFTERTIME.INCPub: NBOXGAMES.INC
Windows
"Secret Some" is an authentic game It is a 'Youth Love Comedy Story' that depicts the process of creating a story of four characters and two people. Starting with graduation, there's another story about dating a character You can feel the feeling of a growing connection.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 22.6%, Visual Novel 14.2%, Multiple Endings 13.2%, Cartoon 13.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.4%
- #41 Kill Ralph
72% matchVery Positive99% of 96 reviews2025
Dev: Andrii Tuzenko
Windows · Mac · Linux
"Lies, treachery, and a bounty worth dying for. You’re no warrior, just a cunning hunter—will your wits be enough to catch Ralph Devour?"
Why similar: Visual Novel 16.3%, Cartoon 13.6%, Choices Matter 12.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.1%, Hand-drawn 11.7%
- #42 Targeted By Her
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: hotwatermelon
Windows
You've been at the new school for a while now, but you still don't seem to have fully adapted. At least your test scores haven't improved, and to make matters worse, a popular classmate seems to be targeting you...
Why similar: Visual Novel 18%, Dialogue Heavy 16.5%, Female Protagonist 15.7%, Hand-drawn 13.3%, Comedy 9.2%
- #43 Friendsim 2
72% matchVery Positive89% of 106 reviews2022
Dev: Studio June
Windows · Mac
In this episodic visual novel, follow the adventures of MSPA Reader as they return to Alternia once more to save their friends... and realize that nothing is as it seems.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 19.8%, Visual Novel 16.2%, Multiple Endings 13.6%, Hand-drawn 13.1%, Choices Matter 12.4%
- #44 Nor and Riji: The Hole in the Ghetto
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: xxxzzznorsuperprojectzzzxxx
Windows
Nor and Riji are two feline best friends. One missing student. Countless terrible decisions. A dark comedy RPG about solving mysteries and surviving each other.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 30%, Multiple Endings 16.6%, Choices Matter 15.8%, Hand-drawn 12.2%, RPG 10.5%
- #45 Butt Tattoo Artist Simulator
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Hat Jump
Windows
Leo Pujols is just a wholesome man with a simple calling: open up a butt tattoo parlor. The historic town of Las Nalgas will never be the same. In this visual novel, your choices decide the fate of Leo and Las Nalgas. Also, you draw tattoos on butt cheeks.
Why similar: Visual Novel 21.6%, Hand-drawn 18%, Choices Matter 13.8%, Dialogue Heavy 13.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.9%
- #46 Summer Daze: Tilly's Tale
71% matchMixed62% of 21 reviews2023
Dev: Transolar Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
A fantasy adventure visual novel with humor and heart, by acclaimed adventure game writer Lori Ann Cole. Starring the voice of Zehra Fazal as Tilly, a mischief-making rogue at Hero-U, the school for heroes.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 31.3%, Visual Novel 15.7%, Female Protagonist 14.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12%, Multiple Endings 9.3%
- #47 Pitchforks and Daggers
69% matchPositive91% of 22 reviews2025
Dev: Idan Sheinkman
Windows · Linux
How far will you go to keep your crown? A branching court politics drama, where every choice matters. Navigate treacherous lords, scheming family members, and angry peasants- all while trying to secure your kingdom’s future.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 19.5%, Medieval 18.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.9%, Visual Novel 13.8%, Choices Matter 13%
- #48 Hello Goodboy
70% matchVery Positive88% of 160 reviews2023
Dev: Rolling Glory JamPub: indie.io
Windows
A lost soul and his dog set out on an otherworldly trek through the afterlife in this wholesome, non-linear adventure game. Pass into the world beyond, perform acts of kindness for other souls, and mend mistakes from a forgotten past life - all with a very good boy by your side!
Why similar: Dogs 57.6% ★, Dialogue Heavy 17.3%, Multiple Endings 7.9%, Choices Matter 7.7%, Emotional 4.3%
- #49 Looking for a Property?
70% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Naoki Odate
Windows
Listen to your customers, find out what they really want, and search for the right property to recommend in this real estate simulation and story-driven adventure. Work alongside your boss, Hisui Odate, at a small neighborhood agency and help each customer find a place they can truly call home.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 23.2%, Visual Novel 17.2%, Female Protagonist 14.9%, Multiple Endings 10.7%, Choices Matter 10.1%
- #50 SneakyDoggie
67% matchVery Positive98% of 183 reviews2025
Dev: 鲨拉曼达Pub: Eternal Dream
Windows · Mac · Linux
"Sneaky Doggie" is a dress-up game. You play as a loyal dog, creating a wide range of outfit combinations. Choose your favorite outfits, complete quests, and become a great doggie! ૮ ・ﻌ・ა Woof!
Why similar: Dogs 56.3% ★, Visual Novel 8.4%, Cartoon 7.6%, Female Protagonist 7.2%, RPG 5.8%
- #51 Witch City Stories
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Banensoft
Windows
Witch City Stories, a game where comedy and cringe are guaranteed.
Why similar: Visual Novel 17%, Multiple Endings 14.8%, Hand-drawn 14.4%, Choices Matter 12.8%, Female Protagonist 11.5%
- #52 Avalon Gates: 1 Million D
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: KingsAvalon Studio
Windows
One million dollars. Two sisters. Countless consequences. Experience everyday life in modern Vietnam while uncovering the truth behind a mysterious one-million-dollar debt.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 26.6%, Visual Novel 21.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.8%, Choices Matter 14.1%, Multiple Endings 11.6%
- #53 Unrest
71% matchMixed68% of 195 reviews2014
Dev: Pyrodactyl
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Unrest is a role playing adventure game set in a fantasy interpretation of ancient India that adapts to death, failure, and the choices you make. Play as ordinary people in a struggle for safety, freedom, and a chance at peace. Use conversation, manipulation (and rarely, violence) to achieve your goals.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 17.7%, Visual Novel 12.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.6%, Female Protagonist 11.3%, Hand-drawn 9%
- #54 金鱼症候群 Goldfish Syndrome
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: California Beef Noodle
Windows
In this post-pandemic psychological visual novel, players embody psychotherapist Honda, drawn into a neural imaging project targeting teens. There, Honda meets Natasha, a mysterious girl whose "world" unfolds like a spider's web, disrupting Honda's "calm" life. "Don't you think so, Dr. Honda...?"
Why similar: Visual Novel 23%, Dialogue Heavy 20.2%, Female Protagonist 18.9%, RPG 12.6%, Multiple Endings 9.6%
- #55 The Reeve
68% matchVery Positive87% of 53 reviews2024
Dev: Gray Muscat
Windows · Mac
You are an Administrator serving your probationary period in a medieval town. Make decisions to affect the town's reputation, order, military and supplies. Choose wisely to deal with bandits, famines, cultists and plagues. The most difficult choices will decide the fate of your town!
Why similar: Medieval 22.9%, Choices Matter 13.3%, Multiple Endings 12.8%, Visual Novel 12.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.1%
- #56 Columbus
68% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: ZHANG CHUNNING
Windows
Columbus》 is a dark fantasy visual novel with dual male leads. Play as Weaponzzie, a nameless weapon trapped in a wealthy estate. Dialogue choices drive a branching story to 10 endings—tenderness, ruin, freedom, or downfall. Your bond with the young master is defined by you.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 25.4%, Visual Novel 19.7%, Multiple Endings 14.8%, Choices Matter 14.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 7.1%
- #57 Alcyone: The Last City
66% matchPositive81% of 21 reviews2025
Dev: Strange Artifice
Windows · Mac · Linux
Alcyone: The Last City is an interactive sci-fi novel where your choices can lead to the salvation or destruction of the last refuge of civilisation in the universe. Immerse yourself in a branching narrative of diverse characters, intrigue, and world-altering decisions.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 20.4%, Visual Novel 14.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.3%, Multiple Endings 10.9%, Choices Matter 10.1%
- #58 请在正确答案处咬下
67% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: 别的工作室 Autre Studio
Windows · Mac
When obedient top student Fang Zhu discovers her childhood friend Jiang Xiangyi is secretly a werewolf, she risks her own academic standing to protect him from their suffocating school environment, toxic classmates, and an unfeeling teacher.
Why similar: Visual Novel 22.9%, Hand-drawn 19.5%, Female Protagonist 17.8%, Choices Matter 13.1%, Multiple Endings 11.7%
- #59 Forgotten Fables: Wolves on the Westwind
67% matchVery Positive89% of 82 reviews2022
Dev: Owned by GravityPub: Ulisses Digital
Windows
Forge your own path and embark on a perilous journey on board a ship of Thorwal raiders in this epic tale set in the award-winning world of The Dark Eye RPG.
Why similar: Visual Novel 13.3%, Medieval 13%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.5%, Female Protagonist 11.9%, Multiple Endings 11.2%
- #60 The Heroes Around Me
64% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 763 reviews2024
Dev: OKJOY
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 63%
The Heroes Around Me tells a story of a family of 3: the hard-working and quiet father – Nan, his daughter Lili, and their pet dog Sesame. Players will experience the harshness and warmth in the simpler time of the 1990s, where lots of stories are untold.
Why similar: Dogs 51.8% ★, Visual Novel 16.4%, Dialogue Heavy 15.9%, Emotional 6.2%, RPG 5.4%