- #1 The Three Kingdoms: Rebirth
96% matchVery Positive91% of 3,009 reviews2026
Dev: 玛奇阿朵互娱科技Pub: 凤麟工作室
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 7.0 hrs≥1hr: 87%
You, an ordinary modern person, cross into the Three Kingdoms. There you meet legendary heroes and beauties. Will you retreat with your love, or rise to conquer the land? Every choice rewrites history—or leads to your doom.
Why similar: Alternate History 30.7%, Interactive Fiction 22.9%, Visual Novel 21.2%, Female Protagonist 14%, Story Rich 11.2%
- #2 Songs of Wuxia
97% matchMostly Positive78% of 871 reviews2020
Dev: DreamStepPub: 方块游戏(CubeGame)
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 8.9 hrs≥1hr: 87%
"Songs of wuxia" is a role-playing game with Chinese and anime style. You will control the heroine, confirm her confidence, find the path of wuxia, then change the world.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 17.2%, Cartoon 16.9%, Female Protagonist 16.4%, Cartoony 15.1%, Cute 10.2%
- #3 Songs of Silence
96% matchVery Positive81% of 2,734 reviews2024
Dev: Chimera Entertainment
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Lead armies, rebuild fallen kingdoms, and rise to greatness! Embark on an epic journey of strategy in a visually stunning world. Fight intense battles and uncover a captivating story.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 47.5%, Story Rich 30.8%, Adventure 14.1%, Singleplayer 7.6%
- #4 Shao Song I
95% matchVery Positive83% of 2,658 reviews2026
Dev: 互动之星Pub: 猫眼娱乐
Windows
Experience an immersive live-action historical game. Reincarnate as Southern Song’s controversial Emperor Zhao Gou, where every choice shapes the dynasty’s fate. Amid Jingkang’s ruin, defy destiny, restore your homeland and stand firm with the oath: The Song may fall, but the realm shall never fall!
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 32.1%, Visual Novel 27.9%, Historical 19.5%, Story Rich 10.2%, Simulation 7.7%
- #5 Do No Harm
94% matchMostly Positive74% of 939 reviews2025
Dev: Darts Games
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Lovecraftian Doctor Simulator. Diagnose patients by analyzing unsettling symptoms and treat them using your Book of Medicine. Make moral choices — decide who to save or kill, discover whom to trust, and unlock multiple endings! Can you endure 30 days of perilous decisions?
Why similar: Medical Sim 74.7% ★, Story Rich 17.2%, Simulation 5%, 3D 3.1%
- #6 An Octave Higher
94% matchVery Positive82% of 300 reviews2015
Dev: KidalangPub: PLAYISM
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Fall into the magically complicated world of Overture as the three main characters embark on an adventure that will shake their lives and the world around them. Will they fan the flames of the growing revolution, or will they be the key to extinguishing it?
Why similar: Visual Novel 34.5%, Anime 18.2%, Female Protagonist 13.6%, Story Rich 9.2%, Adventure 7.7%
- #7 Game of Fate 2: A Century's Promise
92% matchMostly Positive80% of 1,250 reviews2025
Dev: KARMAGAME HK LIMITEDPub: EpicDream Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 10.3 hrsMean: 11.3 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Transported back a century by fate, you find yourself in a legendary tale of vengeance. Amidst powerful enemies in a tumultuous era, your mission is to assist those around you. Experience this immersive epic from a first-person perspective—authentic, weighty, yet brimming with hope.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 36.1%, Historical 32.3%, Story Rich 18.2%, Simulation 7.5%, Adventure 4.5%
- #8 War Hospital
93% matchMixed61% of 1,272 reviews2024
Dev: Brave Lamb Studio S.A.Pub: Nacon
Windows
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 9.8 hrs≥1hr: 69%
Take charge of a WW1 field hospital on the Western Front, and make all the decisions necessary to help the soldiers recover and to support the war effort. In this narrative management game, you are the last bastion of humanity.
Why similar: Medical Sim 51.5% ★, Historical 19.8%, Top-Down 11.9%, Story Rich 11%, 3D 5.7%
- #9 Doctor Life Simulator
91% matchMixed65% of 141 reviews2025
Dev: Bleeding Edge StudioPub: Blackburne Games Studio FZ LLC
Windows
Step into the shoes of a dedicated medical professional in Doctor Life Simulator. Experience the challenges and triumphs of running your own medical practice, from diagnosing complex illnesses to performing life-saving surgeries.
Why similar: Medical Sim 69.4% ★, Simulation 10%, Story Rich 8.8%, 3D 6.6%, Singleplayer 3.4%
- #10 大宋广记
91% matchMostly Positive79% of 87 reviews2023
Dev: 希望城
Windows
在北宋世界之中,找寻历史的变数! 玩家将扮演一位流民,嘉佑二年科举入仕。经历了仁宗朝的安稳守成、英宗朝的党争初现......最终在神宗朝迎来了轰轰烈烈的熙丰变法。 江山如画,王安石、蔡挺、文彦博、司马光轮番登场。 天下纷纷,跻身宰执的你能否以一己之力扭转华夏乾坤?
Why similar: Cute 39%, Simulation 17%, Anime 15.9%, 2D 11.3%, Story Rich 11.2%
- #11 KAMITSUBAKI CITY ENSEMBLE
90% matchMostly Positive71% of 1,458 reviews2024
Dev: KAMITSUBAKI STUDIO
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 19.4 hrs≥1hr: 79%
"KAMITSUBAKI CITY ENSEMBLE" is a rhythm game in which AI girls who were awoken after the apocalypse use special song magic to create melodies with you, in an effort to restart the world. How did the destruction happen? Why do these girls exist? All answers will be revealed...when the music stops.
Why similar: Anime 35.4%, Female Protagonist 32.8%, Adventure 14.3%, Story Rich 12.1%, Indie 2.7%
- #12 Herb Tea Man
88% matchVery Positive97% of 122 reviews2026
Dev: Cateasee Studio
Windows · Mac
See the four spirits of Dampness, Heat, Cold, and Toxicity through Ah Song's eyes. Learn medicinal herbs, brew herbal tea, solve the townsfolk's troubles, and uncover the hidden mystery behind the warm, slice-of-life stories of Sap Jit Street.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 26.9%, Visual Novel 22.9%, Anime 16.4%, Cute 15.4%, Story Rich 13.4%
- #13 Dr. Chatelet: Faith 神医
89% matchVery Positive85% of 132 reviews2022
Dev: MuccyGames
Windows · Mac
Amputations, bloodletting, alchemy - all of which seem unthinkable today - were the treatment options that medieval doctors revered. You must face challenges one after another and experience gains and losses in the course of your constant adventures
Why similar: Medical Sim 39.9% ★, Word Game 30.4%, Cute 10.9%, Story Rich 7.5%, Simulation 5.9%
- #14 A Healer Only Lives Twice
89% matchVery Positive81% of 241 reviews2016
Dev: Pon Pon GamesPub: PLAYISM
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 85%
All You Need Is Heal! Monsters have cornered you in the dungeon corridors. As a newly hired Priest, your duties are to use your magical abilities to heal your comrade, a Knight on the front-line, and provide support during battle. Will these two brave souls live to see the light of day again?
Why similar: Cartoony 35.3%, Cute 29.3%, Top-Down 13%, Simulation 10.7%, Indie 6.1%
- #15 翎之歌
87% matchVery Positive89% of 125 reviews2025
Dev: YuKi制作组Pub: 崩溃猛犸
Windows
《Song of Feathers》 is a deeply immersive post apocalyptic survival adventure game. In this world shrouded in the shadow of the apocalypse, Players will play as the last human in this desperate land, searching for the meaning of survival and the opportunity to rebuild civilization.
Why similar: Word Game 39.5%, Interactive Fiction 22.7%, Visual Novel 18.8%, Story Rich 10.8%, Adventure 5.5%
- #16 Taste of the Wind
86% matchVery Positive82% of 129 reviews2026
Dev: 一留留
Windows · Mac
A simulation and RPG game with multiple endings, set in a Chinese restaurant. Play as the owner, and manage the restaurant, form bonds with characters, and explore the lively town. Uncover the secrets behind the restaurant’s mysterious downfall.
Why similar: Visual Novel 21.2%, Female Protagonist 17%, Cartoony 14.1%, Cute 12.5%, Story Rich 12.5%
- #17 Bai Qu: Hundreds of Melodies
86% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 702 reviews2017
Dev: Magenta Factory
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 8.6 hrs≥1hr: 90%
A melody of life and death surrounding a sickly girl and her friends.
Why similar: Visual Novel 24.3%, Female Protagonist 21.4%, Cute 18.1%, Anime 17%, Story Rich 12.8%
- #18 Undying Symphony
85% matchVery Positive85% of 193 reviews2024
Dev: Siberian Koala
Windows
«Undying Symphony» tells a story about challenges that Leningrad people faced during the Siege and shows us one of the most tragic episodes of Leningrad history
Why similar: Historical 33.8%, Story Rich 19.2%, Visual Novel 15.1%, Female Protagonist 10.6%, Adventure 7.2%
- #19 The Weeping Swan: Ten Days of the City's Fall
84% matchMixed59% of 9,271 reviews2026
Dev: 零创游戏(ZerocreationGame)
Windows
Median: 9.5 hrsMean: 19.6 hrs≥1hr: 91%
A visual novel of brutal beauty and tragic love. You wake up trapped inside your own dark fantasy, Lion Camel Kingdom. To escape a ten-day demon massacre, you must survive and recover your memories to solve the mystery of a drowned Yangzhou courtesan.
Why similar: Word Game 29.7%, Interactive Fiction 16.8%, Historical 13.5%, Visual Novel 13.2%, Anime 11.1%
- #20 Seeds of Calamity
82% matchVery Positive81% of 356 reviews2026
Dev: Laborious Lark StudiosPub: Pretty Soon
Windows
Take part in healing after the Great Calamity. Tend your farm, complete quests for the villagers, and explore dungeons filled with challenge and treasure in this cozy, solo-developed farming sim. Build a new life in a recovering world with your fluffy Spellbook Companion.
Why similar: Simulation 73.4%, Singleplayer 26.6%
- #21 Mask of the Plague Doctor
84% matchVery Positive86% of 64 reviews2020
Dev: Choice of Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Stop a deadly plague in a medieval fantasy tale of swords and surgery! Unearth medical knowledge, prevent the town’s purge, or plot your own escape.
Why similar: Medical Sim 49.8% ★, Interactive Fiction 29.9%, Adventure 11.5%, Indie 5.7%, Singleplayer 3.1%
- #22 本草归元录
82% matchMostly Positive79% of 156 reviews2025
Dev: Orange Paper StudioPub: CC_Games
Windows
"Herbals tycoon" is a game that combines ancient style with deep management strategy, bringing players into a mysterious and fantastic world of traditional Chinese medicine. Here, you are not only a healer but also an explorer, manager, and inheritor, writing your own herbal legend every moment.
Why similar: Medical Sim 69.5% ★, Story Rich 14.5%, Simulation 11%, 2D 5%
- #23 Heroic Songs: the Remix!
80% matchVery Positive96% of 90 reviews2025
Dev: Emma CreatePub: Frontier Works Inc.
Windows
Travel through fantasy worlds and build an idol sanctuary! An idol × city-building simulation game where you create your very own fan sanctuary alongside adorable idols to restore the lost connections between worlds!
Why similar: Visual Novel 29.2%, Anime 22%, Cute 20.8%, Simulation 9.7%, Adventure 7%
- #24 WILL: A Wonderful World / WILL:美好世界
81% matchVery Positive92% of 5,480 reviews2017
Dev: WMY Studio
Windows · Mac
Median: 6.2 hrsMean: 12.8 hrs≥1hr: 91%
“God, please help me…” Become a god and rewrite fate with words. Drag and reorder sentences from pleading letters to twist cause and effect, changing the lives of those who wrote them. When countless joys and sorrows collide, what kind of “Wonderful World” will you create?
Why similar: Word Game 36.3%, Female Protagonist 14.9%, Visual Novel 14.3%, Anime 11.5%, Story Rich 10.7%
- #25 Save One More
83% matchMixed61% of 205 reviews2018
Dev: Stas Shostak
Windows
Median: 18 minMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 34%
Save One More is a heal'em up game about combat medic, where your task is to save lives instead of taking them
Why similar: Medical Sim 47.8% ★, Historical 21.9%, Story Rich 13.5%, Top-Down 11%, Adventure 5.8%
- #26 Dark Deity
79% matchMostly Positive72% of 3,098 reviews2021
Dev: Sword & Axe LLCPub: indie.io
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 14.3 hrs≥1hr: 60%
Step into the world of Terrazael and lead soon-to-be legendary heroes in a quest to restore a land fractured by broken oaths, reckless wars, and untamed magic. Fight back in turn-based battles, manage character relationships, collect dangerous artifacts, and hopefully restore the world...
Why similar: Anime 41.4%, Top-Down 30.2%, Adventure 13.2%, 2D 8.7%, Singleplayer 6.5%
- #27 Persian Nights: Sands of Wonders
79% matchVery Positive92% of 283 reviews2017
Dev: SoDigitalPub: Artifex Mundi
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Save Persia from mysterious plague!
Why similar: Female Protagonist 30.9%, Story Rich 27.1%, Adventure 24.6%, Singleplayer 7%, 2D 6.8%
- #28 缚戎人:唐建中十三年
77% matchVery Positive85% of 59 reviews2025
Dev: 思维度工作室(Sharewedo Studio)Pub: 思维度工作室(Sharewedo Studio)
Windows · Mac · Linux
A text adventure game of the mid Tang Dynasty, where players can experience the story of a lonely city in the Western Regions during the Tang Tibetan War in the 13th year of Jianzhong by the 'bound barbarians'. Witness the growth and helplessness of characters and the rise and fall of the era.
Why similar: Word Game 23.3%, Interactive Fiction 14%, Visual Novel 12.1%, Historical 11.3%, Cartoon 10.2%
- #29 古代人生 Ancient Life
81% matchMixed48% of 159 reviews2021
Dev: Wingjoy Games
Windows
Ancient Life is a game that simulates the life of ancient people. The game contains various events that may have occurred in ancient times. Players can choose to farm, be an official, craftsman, be a hunter, be a merchant, and have different occupations.
Why similar: Word Game 36.7%, Historical 23.7%, Visual Novel 13.8%, Story Rich 12.8%, Simulation 6.7%
- #30 Field Hospital: Dr. Taylor's Story
78% matchVery Positive89% of 111 reviews2020
Dev: Gard Interactive
Windows · Mac
Field Hospital is a text-based bureaucratic detective game about hard decisions. Decide who to treat and whom to refuse. Face consequences. Study patients’ info and read their stories. Investigate the tangled case of Dr. Taylor.
Why similar: Medical Sim 41.5% ★, Alternate History 35.4%, Story Rich 13.6%, Simulation 5.3%, 2D 4.3%
- #31 TK Punk Gold
75% matchVery Positive87% of 305 reviews2026
Dev: 桑尼游戏(Sunny Game)Pub: 摸鱼游戏
Windows
A cyberpunk, multi-ending galgame Turn-based raising sim with armor-breaking bishoujo Bar management simulation Alternate-history Three Kingdoms heroes making their way in Hanport City 50 weeks, 13 boys and girls — let’s achieve peace across the land together!
Why similar: Alternate History 33.4%, Cartoon 17.3%, Anime 14.5%, Visual Novel 13.9%, Story Rich 7.5%
- #32 Heart's Medicine - Time to Heal
78% matchVery Positive94% of 884 reviews2016
Dev: Blue GiraffePub: GameHouse
Windows · Mac
Median: 6.0 hrsMean: 12.2 hrs≥1hr: 92%
An intense, but also funny, medical drama that deals with a lot of life-changing decisions. Become an aspiring surgeon at Little Creek Hospital!
Why similar: Medical Sim 64.2% ★, Female Protagonist 12.8%, Simulation 6.5%, Story Rich 6.4%, Adventure 5.2%
- #33 My Lovely Empress
76% matchVery Positive82% of 310 reviews2024
Dev: GameChanger StudioPub: Neon Doctrine
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 79%
My Lovely Empress is an empire management sim inspired by Asian mythology. As the Emperor of the Crimson Empire, you will build relations with neighboring rulers, balance internal factions, and ensure the prosperity of your people, all before you reap their souls to resurrect your beloved empress.
Why similar: Visual Novel 65.7%, Simulation 24.5%, Story Rich 6.9%, Singleplayer 1.6%, Indie 1.2%
- #34 Elementcore Revelations: Journey Prologue
76% matchMixed68% of 158 reviews2023
Dev: Dongguan Liuli Game Technology Co.,LtdPub: Dongguan Liuli Game Technology Co.,Ltd
Windows
The balance of the elements has been disrupted and long-disappeared monsters have reappeared. The youths have embarked on a dangerous journey. Join them and unravel the mystery of the royal family that has lasted for thousands of years and restore this broken world!
Why similar: Cartoon 21.4%, Alternate History 19%, Cartoony 14.6%, Anime 12.5%, Cute 10.3%
- #35 Symphony of War: The Nephilim Saga
73% matchVery Positive94% of 14,748 reviews2022
Dev: Dancing Dragon Games
Windows
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 18.5 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Enter Tahnra, a land savaged by war. You, a fresh academy graduate with humble beginnings, will grow to lead a grand army against a corrupt adversary. Gather heroes, form bonds, and lead your force in turn-based battles. Make use of tactics, terrain, morale and more to bring peace to the land!
Why similar: Female Protagonist 38.7%, Story Rich 32.7%, Adventure 12.2%, 2D 7.9%, Singleplayer 4.4%
- #36 Songs of Yummy
74% matchMostly Positive75% of 112 reviews2025
Dev: DreamStepPub: Anotherindie
Windows
Songs of Yummy is a cozy and idle game. Food is scarce in the army, and you play Jia Xu and Cheng Yu, ordered to prepare for our army supplies. You will use every means to make everything in the world into military food.
Why similar: Cartoon 57%, Simulation 15.9%, 2D 13.9%, Indie 8.9%, Singleplayer 4.3%
- #37 Unsung Heroes: The Golden Mask
77% matchMostly Positive76% of 85 reviews2020
Dev: ThreaksPub: GameHouse
Windows · Mac
Unearth the fascinating story of Xi Niu together with three young archaeologists
Why similar: Adventure 41.2%, Female Protagonist 20.6%, Historical 20%, Story Rich 12.2%, Simulation 6%
- #38 Reimu Needs Help!? Aunn-chan to the Rescue!
73% matchVery Positive97% of 159 reviews2024
Dev: ISY
Windows
Speedily solve Reimu's problems by skillfully stopping slot reels to pick two words to create items to give to her!
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 31.7%, Female Protagonist 16.8%, Anime 16.7%, Cute 15.5%, Simulation 9.7%
- #39 Albert and Camille's Little Lille Adventure
75% matchVery Positive86% of 74 reviews2021
Dev: The VALIDATE Network
Windows · Mac
Explore a war-torn city, avoid capture by soldiers, and collect the supplies Albert and Camille need to create the first vaccine to fight tuberculosis. As you progress, you will learn about the methods used to create BCG and how vaccines work.
Why similar: Historical 38.3%, Cute 36.1%, 2D 13.3%, Adventure 8.2%, Singleplayer 4%
- #40 Conquer the world
71% matchVery Positive92% of 2,370 reviews2025
Dev: 互动之星
Windows
Median: 8.0 hrsMean: 10.5 hrs≥1hr: 79%
"Conquer the world" is a historical theme of live-action interactive film game. First-person immersive experience, super-long and massive endings,rich interaction with multiple gameplay. Here,you will cross the river of history, Against invaders!
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 27.9%, Visual Novel 20.4%, Historical 19%, Female Protagonist 18.3%, Story Rich 8.8%
- #41 Sanatorium - A Mental Asylum Simulator
73% matchMixed61% of 227 reviews2025
Dev: ZeitglasPub: Shoreline Games
Windows · Mac
The year is 1923—step inside Castle Woods Sanatorium, where care and cruelty blur together. Disguised as a doctor, you’ll diagnose and treat patients using a deck of symptoms, tests, and outdated therapies. But tread carefully: one wrong move could expose you as an impostor.
Why similar: Medical Sim 38.2% ★, Alternate History 28.5%, Historical 13%, Story Rich 7.6%, Simulation 4.1%
- #42 Three Kingdoms Mushouden
72% matchMostly Positive74% of 2,146 reviews2025
Dev: NanBei StudioPub: Paleo
Windows
Set on the eve of the Yellow Turban Rebellion (AD 182), you can play as an original character or a historical warlord, building forces and forging alliances. Whether you choose to be a lone wanderer or rally famous generals, use your knowledge and wisdom to reshape history!
Why similar: Historical 36.9%, Top-Down 22.9%, Simulation 11.8%, Adventure 10.1%, 2D 9.7%
- #43 Fable Hospital
72% matchMostly Positive73% of 89 reviews2025
Dev: AMGames TC
Windows
Fable Hospital is a medieval hospital management simulator with a touch of fantasy and humor. Cure hilarious diseases, manage an eccentric team, and gather resources in a world full of satire and fun.
Why similar: Medical Sim 55.1% ★, Cartoony 15.8%, Cute 15.3%, Simulation 8%, 3D 5.8%
- #44 Songs Of Death
71% matchVery Positive85% of 229 reviews2024
Dev: DreamStepPub: Lightning Games
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Roguelite, rhythm,survival game. You need to play the role of Ma Chao, upgrade weapons in the battle, combine fetters, break through the tight encirclement, fight your way out, even if cursed by the world, you have to kill your father's enemy Cao Cao!
Why similar: Cartoon 40.5%, Cartoony 27.6%, Anime 21.1%, 2D 6.9%, Singleplayer 3.9%
- #45 Ballad of Solar
74% matchVery Positive87% of 213 reviews2014
Dev: AlawarPub: ESDigital Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 97%
In a land of enchantment, torn by evil, a hero arrives to save the day! Guide Solar and his band of helpers as they set out to stop the dark sorcerer Grogan from achieving eternal life and to rescue the fair Lumina.
Why similar: Adventure 87.6%, Indie 12.4%
- #46 Office Life
69% matchVery Positive89% of 2,119 reviews2024
Dev: LeiYun GamesPub: 2P Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 12.3 hrsMean: 46.2 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Dive into a massive 2-million-word immersive life sim. Use card-based strategies to survive office politics, rise from a rookie intern to a business tycoon, and find true love. Career, Romance, Wealth—why choose when you can have it all?
Why similar: Cute 42.3%, Story Rich 35.4%, Simulation 12.9%, 2D 9.4%
- #47 女儿国的诅咒 The Curse of Womanland
68% matchVery Positive95% of 484 reviews2026
Dev: 符离游戏(FuliGames)
Windows
A romance-adventure text-based game themed around the Land of Women. You will travel to the Land of Women, meet the mysterious young lady Jian Ling, and gradually uncover the bloody and dark secrets behind this realm. Death, resistance, or degeneration? Everything depends on your choices.
Why similar: Word Game 31.3%, Interactive Fiction 15.5%, Visual Novel 14.5%, Anime 10%, Cartoon 9.9%
- #48 Artist Life Simulator
71% matchVery Positive81% of 194 reviews2022
Dev: Interactive FatePub: Interactive Fate
Windows
Live the life of a starving artist in 19th century alternative history. Survive poverty, alchoholism, madness, depression, and 67 different feelings. Paint masterpieces by combining inspirations, sell them for riches (or scraps) and create a painting that will change the world.
Why similar: Alternate History 43.8%, Tabletop 39.7%, Simulation 6.4%, 2D 5.3%, Indie 2.9%
- #49 Antrabhara
70% matchVery Positive90% of 186 reviews2023
Dev: Nekoday
Windows
在人类与妖怪共存的世界中,三个身份迥异的少年少女在荒废古宅中相遇。结伴冒险的过程中收集道具、推敲讯息、解开谜题,逃离不可名状的生物,并揭开古宅家族背后的血色历史,最终发现“中阴”的秘密。
Why similar: Cartoon 21.6%, Interactive Fiction 21.4%, Female Protagonist 14.1%, Anime 14%, Story Rich 5.5%
- #50 SubZero
66% matchVery Positive93% of 2,953 reviews2026
Dev: Joy Media LimitedPub: 凤麟工作室
Windows
A frozen apocalypse. Three unique survivors join you. Lead them through the icy wasteland! Zombie whispers, blizzards blur morality... Hope or doom? The fateful die burns in your grip.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 43.5%, Visual Novel 38.3%, Adventure 14.2%, Singleplayer 4.1%
- #51 Mutazione
70% matchVery Positive95% of 1,408 reviews2019
Dev: Die Gute FabrikPub: Akupara Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.6 hrsMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 93%
A mutant soap opera where small-town gossip meets the supernatural. Explore the Mutazione community as Kai as she cares for her ailing grandfather. Discover magical gardens, new friends & old secrets. They can survive an apocalyptic meteor strike, but can they survive their small-town drama?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 29.6%, Female Protagonist 21.9%, Cute 17.2%, Story Rich 16.2%, Adventure 6.4%
- #52 夜弦之音 - Echoes of Nocturnal Chords
70% matchVery Positive100% of 117 reviews2020
Dev: 秋之忧郁Pub: Eternal Dream
Windows
On a rainy night, Xiaoyin disappears searching for the legendary “Miracle Grass.” Yixuan follows clues into a trap-filled cave where bodies, monsters, lies, and warmth intertwine. Multiple endings guide you through fairy tale and reality, revealing a fate woven from hope and loss.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 20.8%, Interactive Fiction 19.2%, Anime 17.9%, Cute 14.5%, Story Rich 10.3%
- #53 The Hungry Lamb: Traveling in the Late Ming Dynasty
65% matchVery Positive94% of 59,917 reviews2024
Dev: 零创游戏(ZerocreationGame)
Windows
Median: 6.1 hrsMean: 25.8 hrs≥1hr: 83%
He is a bandit who sells lives. She is a mute girl seeking revenge. In a famine-ravaged ancient China, a ruthless trafficker escorts four girls to a demon's feast. But when a deadly secret is revealed, a cold transaction turns into a journey of redemption. A dark visual novel about an unlikely bond.
Why similar: Word Game 22.2%, Visual Novel 19%, Interactive Fiction 15.3%, Historical 14.9%, Anime 8.6%
- #54 The Scorchfarer
69% matchVery Positive97% of 61 reviews2022
Dev: Michiyuki Project
Windows
A scarred kingdom, a mourning god and an unfulfilled promise made with the past. Uzu and Zuhaar, two continents ravaged by a cosmic event are the setting of The Scorchfarer. The story follows Mikaela and Yukiharu, a Terramagi team tasked with healing their world and unraveling its secrets.
Why similar: Visual Novel 21.3%, Anime 16.6%, Cartoony 16%, Interactive Fiction 15.4%, Story Rich 10.3%
- #55 Road to Empress I
64% matchVery Positive87% of 13,226 reviews2025
Dev: New One Studio
Windows
Median: 6.8 hrsMean: 8.2 hrs≥1hr: 94%
You've never played a game like this before. Road to Empress I is a cinematic palace adventure where your choices decide everyone's fate. Tackle multiple story branches and a high mortality rate with charm, wisdom and courage? First...survive.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 23.6%, Visual Novel 20.7%, Interactive Fiction 17.1%, Historical 14.6%, Story Rich 13.6%
- #56 Stack to Ascension
68% matchMixed56% of 351 reviews2026
Dev: Stack to AscensionPub: Luckycalf
Windows
The beasts have ravaged your ancestral sect, leaving you as the sole survivor. With your cultivation regressed to Qi Condensation stage, you must start anew. Rebuild strength, recruit disciples, and uncover the dark truth behind the disaster.
Why similar: Tabletop 73.5%, Simulation 14.9%, 2D 7.4%, Singleplayer 4.2%
- #57 英雄竞起:三国
68% matchMixed62% of 82 reviews2025
Dev: 自在工作室
Windows
The world is in chaos, heroes are rising, and the public is a high-ranking official. We must take the collection of heroes as our heart, and we can help the Han dynasty and save the people.
Why similar: Historical 51%, 3D 22.9%, Simulation 14.7%, Indie 6.3%, Singleplayer 5%
- #58 Hua Manlou
63% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 1,464 reviews2026
Dev: 初域游戏
Windows
Infiltrate the enemy capital, using the entertainment venue "Hua Man Lou" as a cover, and secretly train six talented and beautiful women as spies to carry out reconnaissance and assassinations. Advance the plot through skill development, and unlock three endings through love, hate, and revenge.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 34.8%, Visual Novel 24.1%, Historical 16.9%, Simulation 14.4%, Story Rich 8.2%
- #59 Time Space Rebuild
66% matchMostly Positive80% of 435 reviews2025
Dev: INNOVATION DREAM
Windows · Mac
In "Time Rebuild", human civilization stands on the brink of destruction. You will become a time-traveling hero, embarking on a journey to save the world while encountering and bonding with women of vastly different appearances and personalities.
Why similar: Alternate History 33.3%, Interactive Fiction 20%, Visual Novel 15%, Female Protagonist 14.9%, Story Rich 9.2%
- #60 Pain Pain Go Away!
66% matchNo user reviews79% of 122 reviews2026
Dev: Lorebard
Windows · Mac
A counseling-themed typing adventure where you type away the “words of trauma” eating into girls’ hearts. The girls who visit a secret psychiatric clinic carry deep inner darkness—some repeatedly run away from home, while others believe they are murderers. Save them with your typing.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 18.2%, Female Protagonist 18.2%, Cute 17.5%, Anime 17.1%, Story Rich 10.9%