- #1 Coffee Talk
97% matchVery Positive95% of 12,156 reviews2020
Dev: Toge Productions
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 10.3 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: Conversation 20.5%, Visual Novel 12.2%, LGBTQ+ 10.7%, Emotional 9.9%, Interactive Fiction 8.6%
- #2 This Warm Place
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Wundev
Windows
Be the person you needed. Brew tea, listen well, and guide branching stories in a narrative slice-of-life about showing up when it matters. No perfect answers. Only your choices and what they set in motion.
Why similar: Conversation 18.8%, Emotional 16.4%, Visual Novel 12.3%, Interactive Fiction 9.3%, Choices Matter 7.3%
- #3 Coffee Talk Episode 2: Hibiscus & Butterfly
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 2,622 reviews2023
Dev: Toge Productions
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 7.2 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: Conversation 22.4%, LGBTQ+ 12.4%, Visual Novel 12.1%, Interactive Fiction 10.8%, Emotional 9.8%
- #4 Project Salon
95% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Safe Flight GamesPub: SIGONO INC.
Windows
You're a barber in a city full of beastfolk. Chat with your customers, style their look, help them see something new in the mirror... and in themselves.
Why similar: Conversation 31%, Visual Novel 16.7%, Relaxing 9.8%, Choices Matter 8.8%, Multiple Endings 8.2%
- #5 あなたに花束を
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: abyss good games
Windows
“Flowers for You” is a gentle adventure game where you create custom bouquets based on each customer’s story as a florist. Set in modern Japan, listen to faded memories and craft floral arrangements that bring color back into their lives.
Why similar: Conversation 18.8%, Emotional 12.5%, LGBTQ+ 11.5%, Visual Novel 11.2%, Interactive Fiction 11%
- #6 Lost Connections
94% matchVery Positive96% of 76 reviews2023
Dev: Amber Pearl
Windows
If she leaves now you will never see her again. Would you have enough courage to take a step, or would you stay quiet and regret it? Experience this story about love and loss.
Why similar: Emotional 16.6%, Visual Novel 15.4%, LGBTQ+ 14%, Multiple Endings 8.4%, Choices Matter 7.4%
- #7 The Afterlife Cafe
93% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Guava Pixel Studios
Windows · Linux
Travel to the world of the dead, whose stories encourage reflection on life. Chat with spirits, brew drinks to suit your mood, and bond with the people who run the afterlife cafes. In this urban sci-fi fantasy visual novel, your choices impact the living, the departed, and your own path forward.
Why similar: Conversation 23.9%, Visual Novel 15.6%, LGBTQ+ 12%, Interactive Fiction 11.8%, Emotional 7.1%
- #8 Yuika My Bestie
92% 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: Conversation 19.4%, Emotional 14.5%, LGBTQ+ 13.3%, Visual Novel 12.2%, Interactive Fiction 8.5%
- #9 CamGirls: Sophie X Rias
91% matchPositive88% of 24 reviews2021
Dev: Dharker Studios
Windows
Follow Sophie as she embarks on her latest adventure in making money, working alongside the enigmatic Rias as they put on a special yuri/lesbian camgirl show for their viewers.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 17.5%, Conversation 15.2%, Visual Novel 14.9%, Interactive Fiction 11.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 7.4%
- #10 A YEAR OF SPRINGS
91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 925 reviews2021
Dev: npckc
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.6 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: LGBTQ+ 15.9%, Visual Novel 14.6%, Emotional 14.1%, Interactive Fiction 10.1%, Relaxing 7.7%
- #11 Koko's Cafe
90% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: PluviiArt
Windows · Mac · Linux
Serve coffee and befriend customers as you learn their story in this coming-of-age visual novel.
Why similar: Conversation 24.6%, Visual Novel 16.7%, Interactive Fiction 9.8%, Relaxing 7.8%, Choices Matter 7%
- #12 Iridescence ~ A Charming, Seaside Epic!
89% matchPositive100% of 17 reviews2024
Dev: NeoNight
Windows · Mac · Linux
Explore a serene island where land and sea intertwine on your quest to help a mysterious girl from the sea find her way home. Uncover rich mythology and hidden truths in this heart-warming, epic tale, brought to life with gorgeous artwork and music. Embark on a truly unforgettable adventure!
Why similar: Emotional 15.4%, Conversation 13.8%, Visual Novel 11.7%, LGBTQ+ 10.8%, Interactive Fiction 10.4%
- #13 Plenty of Fish in the Sea
89% matchVery Positive95% of 75 reviews2025
Dev: Nullblade Studios
Windows
Plenty of Fish in the Sea is a cozy narrative-driven dating sim where you engage in heartfelt conversations with charming salmon and take them on delightful underwater dates.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 16.3%, Emotional 15.6%, Conversation 12.9%, Visual Novel 10.5%, Interactive Fiction 9.7%
- #14 Pasajeros
88% matchPositive86% of 21 reviews2022
Dev: GameLoop
Windows
Pasajeros is developed through a collection of urban and surreal stories collected in a taxi in Bogotá . It’s a four-night adventure packed with micro-stories of vampires, mariachis, and thugs. In addition to the opportunity to find love or madness in the night magic of a city.
Why similar: Conversation 20.6%, Visual Novel 13.8%, Interactive Fiction 12%, Emotional 11.4%, LGBTQ+ 8.9%
- #15 Coffee Talk Tokyo
87% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Chorus Worldwide Games
Windows
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: Conversation 18.3%, Visual Novel 13.1%, Emotional 11.2%, Interactive Fiction 10.8%, LGBTQ+ 9.5%
- #16 Fishbowl
86% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: imissmyfriends.studio
Windows · Mac
Fishbowl is a 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: Conversation 17.8%, Emotional 16.8%, Visual Novel 13%, Interactive Fiction 11.1%, LGBTQ+ 10.6%
- #17 Black Dog Bar
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: BitLight
Windows · Mac · Linux
Black Dog Bar is a dialog-based bartender simulator. Each client has its own story. Communicate, mix cocktails, and... manipulate. It is only you who decides where the complicated story of each hero will turn and what will happen to them when they leave the bar.
Why similar: Conversation 24.7%, Visual Novel 16.2%, Emotional 13.8%, Interactive Fiction 13.6%, Relaxing 8.6%
- #18 Gossip & Potions: Tales from the Witch Shop
85% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Pequesoft
Windows · Mac · Linux
In Gossip & Potions you can create magic potions while you listen to the stories of different characters, help them or create more problems for them. Your decisions will affect the ending of the stories.
Why similar: Magic 13.8%, Visual Novel 13.7%, LGBTQ+ 10.5%, Interactive Fiction 7.9%, Relaxing 7.8%
- #19 Margaret's Little Shop of Wonders
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Possum 5Pub: Abiding Bridge
Windows
Gardening and magic are meeting in Margaret’s Little Shop of Wonders. Play as Margaret, a young witch who just opened her own flower shop, and fulfill the peculiar requests of her strange customers!
Why similar: Visual Novel 16.1%, Interactive Fiction 13.7%, Magic 13.7%, Emotional 13.2%, Choices Matter 8.8%
- #20 Lotus: The Self-Made Witch
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: tofurocksPub: Project Ensō
Windows · Mac · Linux
Brew potions and graduate with your best friend(?) in this small visual novel with drag and drop crafting elements!
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 16.8%, Magic 14.5%, Visual Novel 13.9%, Interactive Fiction 10.1%, Crafting 8.2%
- #21 Truer than You
82% match9 user reviews100% of 9 reviews2025
Dev: Transcenders Media AB
Windows · Mac · Linux
Overcome your past and become someone new in Truer than You. A choice-driven narrative adventure about love, loss and being lost in life. You're hired as a gig-working actor to play roles in real-life situations. Have conversations, get a good rating and follow the rules. All good?
Why similar: Conversation 20.5%, LGBTQ+ 16.2%, Visual Novel 14.3%, Emotional 13.3%, Choices Matter 9%
- #22 Flora & Sauna
83% matchPositive82% of 22 reviews2022
Dev: Obcerd Productions
Windows
Flora and Sauna is an 18+ visual novel set at a spa with some unique services. Explore the spa and meet a fun cast of interesting characters! Help them out, and they'll be sure to reward you in their own special ways~
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 14.6%, Conversation 14.6%, Visual Novel 12.6%, Magic 11.8%, Interactive Fiction 10.3%
- #23 GOBLR: Goblin Date Night Simulator
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: SunS3b
Windows
A bite-sized visual novel about going on dates with some absolutely disastrous goblins.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 17.9%, Visual Novel 15.8%, Interactive Fiction 14.2%, Emotional 11.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 7.3%
- #24 if you stay
81% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: YukimiSoft
Windows · Mac · Linux
Winter 1999. Kicked out of your house after being outed by your closest friend, you plan to leave your hometown. Your girlfriend, Mika, wants to see you one more time. Decide whether or not you'll stay together.
Why similar: Conversation 18.5%, LGBTQ+ 15.6%, Visual Novel 15.1%, Interactive Fiction 10.2%, Cute 8.1%
- #25 one night, hot springs
81% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 3,091 reviews2018
Dev: npckc
Windows · Mac · Linux
Haru is invited by her old friend Manami to spend a night at the hot springs. All Haru wants to do is enjoy the hot springs like everyone else, but she doesn't want to cause any trouble...
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 19.5%, Visual Novel 16.5%, Emotional 13.6%, Cute 8.9%, Multiple Endings 8.3%
- #26 Bonjin ~ An Ordinary Man
79% matchPositive92% of 26 reviews2025
Dev: VNDI
Windows · Linux
When your beloved wants to abandon his personality and become an absolutely ordinary person, what do you do? Bonjin ~ An Ordinary Man is an young adult romantic story about transgender identity, exploration of masculinity, and mutual understanding.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 16.4%, Emotional 16.4%, Visual Novel 15.1%, Conversation 12.5%, Choices Matter 8%
- #27 Harmony: The Fall of Reverie
80% matchMostly Positive73% of 269 reviews2023
Dev: DON'T NOD
Windows
The fate of humanity is at stake. Use your gift of clairvoyance to see into the future and stop an apocalypse that threatens the balance between your world and the deities'.
Why similar: Conversation 14.2%, Visual Novel 13.7%, Emotional 13.5%, LGBTQ+ 12%, Interactive Fiction 11%
- #28 Whispering Memories
79% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2026
Dev: Stellar Forge
Windows · Mac · Linux
Return to a hometown that hasn’t changed the way it should have. A psychological visual novel focused on atmosphere, relationships, and a reality that slowly refuses to stay still. Can you uncover the truth before it consumes you?
Why similar: Conversation 20.9%, Visual Novel 14.7%, Interactive Fiction 13.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 8%, Cute 8%
- #29 Tavern Talk - A Cozy Visual Novel
78% matchVery Positive89% of 1,682 reviews2024
Dev: Gentle Troll Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 4.6 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: Conversation 15.7%, LGBTQ+ 12.9%, Visual Novel 11.3%, Emotional 11.2%, Interactive Fiction 8.6%
- #30 Sips and Sonnets
77% matchVery Positive100% of 62 reviews2025
Dev: Blue Tango Street
Windows · Mac · Linux
Run a tea shop in the British countryside and enkindle your love for poetry in this heartfelt visual novel. Play as Ms Meadows, retired journalist and tea enthusiast, as she prepares for her best friend’s long-awaited visit. Listen to customers’ stories, brew tea, and craft wholehearted poems.
Why similar: Conversation 21.2%, Emotional 15.1%, Visual Novel 14.9%, Multiple Endings 8.3%, Choices Matter 7.9%
- #31 Best Served Cold
76% matchVery Positive89% of 596 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: Conversation 22.4%, Visual Novel 15.9%, Interactive Fiction 10.1%, Choices Matter 8.3%, LGBTQ+ 7.8%
- #32 Nothing Can Stop Us (Encore)
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Demigiant
Windows · Mac · Linux
A ~1 hour short narrative game about a friendship that spans two lifetimes. Serious, funny, weird, maybe heartbreaking.
Why similar: Emotional 16.9%, Visual Novel 15%, Conversation 14.8%, LGBTQ+ 9.3%, Interactive Fiction 9.2%
- #33 Crown Delights Deli
78% 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: Conversation 26.3%, Visual Novel 16.9%, LGBTQ+ 15.9%, Choices Matter 8.7%, Cute 7.6%
- #34 Waning Flowers of a World Eternal - The Rainbow Appears After Flowering Rain
75% matchVery Positive98% of 265 reviews2025
Dev: SWEET&TEAPub: Shiravune
Windows
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 26.9 hrs≥1hr: 70%
Is one life worth the price of another? A bittersweet visual novel about life and death, trust and bonds, and promises made. Brought to you by popular Japanese bishojo game developer SWEET&TEA. Winner of the Moe Game Awards 2016's "New Brand Award"!
Why similar: Conversation 24.9%, Emotional 19.4%, Visual Novel 17.5%, Relaxing 9.6%, Interactive Fiction 8.9%
- #35 Animaloid Girl
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: PANDRI-DON
Windows
The story of a girl who is changing from a human to a "KEMONO" and watching her coming of age. This is a multi-ending "adventure game about training an Animalized girl" set in a KEMOMIMI x Hong Kong x cyberpunk world.
Why similar: Conversation 19.3%, Emotional 14.5%, Visual Novel 12.9%, Interactive Fiction 9.5%, Choices Matter 7.1%
- #36 The Final Fragment
75% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: mahousparkle
Windows
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+ 17.6%, Conversation 16.3%, Visual Novel 14.3%, Emotional 13.8%, Interactive Fiction 12.2%
- #37 Irene. The Window
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: The Right Words
Windows
Reconnect with an old friend. Discuss your daily lives, past loves, and talking snakes. Get up and do things in real life because she asks you to. Become closer and stay until the very end.
Why similar: Conversation 24.2%, Visual Novel 13.8%, Emotional 13.7%, Interactive Fiction 10.3%, Relaxing 7.7%
- #38 The Archipelago
74% 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: LGBTQ+ 15.7%, Visual Novel 14%, Conversation 13.9%, Emotional 13.1%, Interactive Fiction 12.2%
- #39 Call Me Cera
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Toadhouse GamesPub: Team Toadhouse
Windows · Mac · Linux
A 'crunchy wholesome' game about making friends as an adult.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 16.9%, Visual Novel 16.8%, Emotional 15.9%, Interactive Fiction 9.4%, Choices Matter 7.1%
- #40 Yukiiro Sign
73% matchVery Positive88% of 74 reviews2023
Dev: Wonder FoolPub: Shiravune
Windows
A story of three girls and one season in the snowy town of Minamiouse.
Why similar: Emotional 23.2%, Visual Novel 21.5%, Cute 9.5%, Conversation 7.3%, Relaxing 6.9%
- #41 Tamayura Mirai
73% matchVery Positive94% of 200 reviews2023
Dev: AzuritePub: Shiravune
Windows
Median: 7.6 hrsMean: 43.1 hrs≥1hr: 72%
There is a girl, searching for something she lost... Tamayura Mirai is a midsummer fantasy visual novel of humans, spirits, and sorcerers that's won several industry awards in Japan.
Why similar: Conversation 15.4%, Emotional 15.2%, Visual Novel 15%, Magic 12.9%, Cute 8.4%
- #42 Everlasting Snooze
72% matchPositive100% of 12 reviews2024
Dev: Cyampire
Windows · Mac · Linux
You lost your memory of nothing but a mundane day. But why do mysterious men keep jamming into your life, all of them pointing to the day you forgot? Find out a hypnotherapy clinic receptionist's memory of an insignificant day in this BL visual novel.
Why similar: Conversation 19.3%, Visual Novel 17%, LGBTQ+ 16%, Interactive Fiction 14%, Emotional 12%
- #43 Morningtide Motel
72% 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: Conversation 22.3%, Visual Novel 12.7%, Interactive Fiction 9.5%, Multiple Endings 9.2%, Magic 9%
- #44 A Week in Paradise
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: EtrikiaPub: Soft Serve Games
Windows
A Week in Paradise is an interactive narrative mystery. Discover the unusual circumstances of your arrival to a bar called Paradise, and drink through the night with the bar's charismatic regular. Each night, unravel the threads holding back memories in your dreams.
Why similar: Conversation 25.7%, Emotional 15%, Visual Novel 13.7%, Interactive Fiction 11.7%, Choices Matter 8.2%
- #45 Heartspell: Horizon Academy
69% matchVery Positive96% of 107 reviews2025
Dev: Dire Kitten Games
Windows
Date wizards, match gems, and level up in this match-3 visual novel with a lot of heart and a little spice. Form deep relationships with faeries, sirens and werewolves, each with their own endearing personalities and challenges. Make choices that affect your relationships, and their destinies.
Why similar: Visual Novel 15.2%, Conversation 12.6%, LGBTQ+ 12.3%, Magic 12.2%, Interactive Fiction 11.2%
- #46 Chymicalia
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Falling Awkwardly
Windows · Mac · Linux
Cause chaos in a small Yorkshire town with unlicensed alchemy!
Why similar: Conversation 30.4%, Visual Novel 22.6%, LGBTQ+ 14.8%, Story Rich 8.2%, Crafting 6.5%
- #47 A HERO AND A GARDEN
71% matchVery Positive95% of 77 reviews2022
Dev: npckc
Windows · Mac · Linux
Play as a fairytale hero and help him garden, since saving the princess didn't go that well. A fantasy gardening visual novel and clicker game.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 15.9%, Emotional 15.7%, Visual Novel 15.7%, Interactive Fiction 14.4%, Relaxing 9.2%
- #48 Return to Ash
68% matchVery Positive98% of 115 reviews2025
Dev: Serenity Forge
Windows · Mac · Linux
“The hospital was empty. Quiet, and brighter than usual... like waking up on a snow day. But I didn't feel cold. I didn't feel much of anything.”
Why similar: Visual Novel 22.2%, LGBTQ+ 21.3%, Emotional 21.3%, Multiple Endings 9.7%, Choices Matter 7.7%
- #49 No Longer Home
71% matchMixed64% of 426 reviews2021
Dev: Humble GrovePub: Fellow Traveller
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 50%
No Longer Home is a game about letting go of the life you've built due to circumstances beyond your control. Immerse yourself in the lives of Bo and Ao and learn about their dreams, frustrations and fears. Welcome the magic of the everyday and somewhat extraordinary.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 16.1%, Emotional 15.6%, Conversation 14.9%, Interactive Fiction 12.7%, Visual Novel 11.4%
- #50 Shadows of Deceit - Season 1
70% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: First Sin
Windows
Shadows of Deceit is a choice-driven adult Visual Novel where you find yourself bound to the Goddess of Temptation, accept her gift and indulge in a life of pleasure or resist her pull and stay true to your heart. Go on a journey filled with desire, corruption, drama, comedy, and lots of sex.
Why similar: Visual Novel 18.9%, Conversation 14%, Interactive Fiction 12.3%, Emotional 11%, Magic 7.7%
- #51 AN IOU
70% matchPositive100% of 27 reviews2022
Dev: Red Room Games
Windows · Mac
AN IOU is the debut visual novel by Davey Cadaver. The music, backgrounds, & characters work together to create a world that is the stage of a novel for the user to read. The user takes the POV of the protagonist to experience a memorable story with an incredible soundtrack and multiple endings.
Why similar: Conversation 19.7%, Emotional 17.6%, Visual Novel 15.1%, Interactive Fiction 12.1%, Choices Matter 7.6%
- #52 Crash-Land Fantasy
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: ArachnidAnt
Windows · Mac · Linux
A mysterious magic force knocks your research satellite out of orbit. You crash land and must try to survive on this planet ruled by nature. You meet character's and discover the mystery of the magic force as you try to get back home.
Why similar: Conversation 20.7%, Visual Novel 15.3%, Interactive Fiction 14.8%, Magic 10.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 8.1%
- #53 Beek: Familiar Spirit - Remastered
68% matchPositive84% of 31 reviews2025
Dev: Studio Klondike AustraliaPub: Studio Klondike
Windows · Mac
A call for help within a mysterious messaging app. Someone lost and wandering through a forest in a faraway place. And their destiny in your hands.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 17.6%, Conversation 15.5%, Interactive Fiction 14.8%, Visual Novel 12.7%, Multiple Endings 9.1%
- #54 Spellbound : The Magic Within
69% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2022
Dev: Wyrdren Games
Windows
Spellbound: The Magic Within is a branching narrative, multiple ending visual novel. Jump into a world of Magic, Witchcraft and Mystery as a magician in training. Interact with a host of unusual characters. Choose from multiple schools of magic, bond with your tutor, and maybe even save the world.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 16.6%, Visual Novel 16.3%, Magic 15%, Conversation 11%, Interactive Fiction 9.6%
- #55 In Cold Dark
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: \du interactivePub: done\undone
Windows
An interactive point-and-click space story about rediscovering a life, our friendships, our choices and regrets.
Why similar: Conversation 17.9%, Emotional 15.2%, LGBTQ+ 13.7%, Interactive Fiction 11.5%, Choices Matter 7.7%
- #56 Six Legends
66% matchVery Positive100% of 93 reviews2025
Dev: Vincent Paquin
Windows
The epic and emotional journey of six dragons growing up in a broken civilization, each with their own unique perspectives on life. Mixing Visual Novel, Point-And-Click, Rhythm, Cooking, Fighting and more, Six Legends is a unique experience about life and friends.
Why similar: Conversation 18.5%, Visual Novel 13.9%, LGBTQ+ 13.6%, Interactive Fiction 12.8%, Cute 7.8%
- #57 DESERT OF ASH: a Post-Apocalyptic Gay Sex Simulator
66% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2026
Dev: Davis G. See
Windows · Mac · Linux
The world has burnt to ash. Wander the wasteland, scavenge and trade for vital supplies, hook up with over a dozen hot guys, develop relationships—however fleeting—and decide how you want to live in this new world.
Why similar: Conversation 19.7%, LGBTQ+ 18.7%, Visual Novel 15.4%, Emotional 11.4%, Choices Matter 7.9%
- #58 Ascension: Transition and Silver
68% matchVery Positive94% of 77 reviews2021
Dev: SulMatul
Windows · Linux
Ascension is a visual novel following three lost souls as they venture into The Zone - a dangerous and alien world. Follow the abrasive Doctor, the shy Scholar and sardonic Escort on their journey - though none of them will come out unscathed.
Why similar: Conversation 17.4%, Emotional 15.7%, LGBTQ+ 15.5%, Visual Novel 13.1%, Interactive Fiction 11.2%
- #59 The Perfect Bowl
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Pixel Emm
Windows · Mac
The Perfect Bowl is a cozy, heartfelt narrative Ramen arranger about dealing with grief, following Jim Wada, the new owner of his family’s ramen business. Journey with him as he copes with his father’s illness and helps his customers find comfort in ramen, aiming to heal himself along the way.
Why similar: Visual Novel 17.5%, Emotional 16.5%, Interactive Fiction 14.4%, Relaxing 11.4%, LGBTQ+ 8.8%
- #60 A Date With Yuika
67% matchNo user reviews2025
Dev: Feeling Potion
Windows · Mac
You meet with Yuika to talk about your relationship. Where is this conversation headed towards?
Why similar: Emotional 18.7%, Conversation 17.6%, Visual Novel 15%, Interactive Fiction 14.4%, Multiple Endings 9.4%