- #1 Coffee Talk
97% matchVery Positive95% of 12,298 reviews2020
Dev: Toge Productions
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 10.2 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Coffee Talk is a coffee brewing and heart-to-heart talking simulator about listening to fantasy-inspired modern peoples’ problems, and helping them by serving up a warm drink or two.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 31.3%, Visual Novel 10.6%, LGBTQ+ 9.2%, Emotional 8.5%, Interactive Fiction 7.4%
- #2 Coffee Talk Episode 2: Hibiscus & Butterfly
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 2,691 reviews2023
Dev: Toge Productions
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Dust off your coffee machine and prepare your warmest smile to meet your customers again in the second episode of the much loved coffee brewing and heart-to-heart talking simulator; Coffee Talk Episode 2: Hibiscus & Butterfly.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 34.6%, LGBTQ+ 10.3%, Visual Novel 10.1%, Interactive Fiction 8.9%, Emotional 8%
- #3 This Warm Place
96% matchNo user reviews2026
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: Dialogue Heavy 19.7%, Emotional 16%, Visual Novel 12.2%, Interactive Fiction 9.2%, Choices Matter 7.1%
- #4 あなたに花束を
95% matchNo user reviews
Dev: abyss good gamesPub: Chorus Worldwide 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: Dialogue Heavy 19.5%, Emotional 12.2%, LGBTQ+ 11.3%, Visual Novel 11.1%, Interactive Fiction 10.8%
- #5 Project Salon
94% 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: Dialogue Heavy 32.3%, Visual Novel 16.5%, Relaxing 9.6%, Choices Matter 8.5%, Multiple Endings 8%
- #6 Tavern Talk - A Cozy Visual Novel
94% matchVery Positive89% of 1,699 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: Dialogue Heavy 16.1%, LGBTQ+ 12.5%, Visual Novel 11%, Emotional 10.8%, Interactive Fiction 8.4%
- #7 Lost Connections
93% matchVery Positive96% of 77 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 16.4%, Visual Novel 15.5%, LGBTQ+ 14%, Multiple Endings 8.3%, Choices Matter 7.3%
- #8 The Afterlife Cafe
92% matchNo user reviews2026
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: Dialogue Heavy 24.4%, Visual Novel 15%, Interactive Fiction 11.6%, LGBTQ+ 11.5%, Emotional 7.7%
- #9 Yuika My Bestie
91% 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 20.4%, Emotional 14.2%, LGBTQ+ 13.1%, Visual Novel 12.1%, Interactive Fiction 8.5%
- #10 if you stay
91% 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: Dialogue Heavy 17.6%, LGBTQ+ 14%, Visual Novel 13.6%, Emotional 9.4%, Interactive Fiction 9.1%
- #11 CamGirls: Sophie X Rias
90% 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+ 17.3%, Dialogue Heavy 16%, Visual Novel 14.8%, Interactive Fiction 11.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 7.4%
- #12 Mad Tilly's - Magical Amulets
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Favorite Ice Cream Studios
Windows
Heal your patients from curses and possessions as a shunned witch doctor in this creepy, cozy witch-life adventure: Care for your plants, craft magical amulets and analyse what is wrong with your neighbors so they start trusting in magic again. Make mythical new friends and heal what is broken.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 16.1%, Emotional 11.8%, Visual Novel 11.5%, Magic 11.5%, Interactive Fiction 9.3%
- #13 A YEAR OF SPRINGS
89% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 952 reviews2021
Dev: npckc
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Experience the stories of Haru, Erika, and Manami, a trio of friends navigating their feelings of love, connection, and just wanting to belong.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 16.1%, Visual Novel 14.8%, Emotional 13.9%, Interactive Fiction 10.1%, Relaxing 7.6%
- #14 Koko's Cafe
88% 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: Dialogue Heavy 25.6%, Visual Novel 16.5%, Interactive Fiction 9.7%, Relaxing 7.6%, Cute 7%
- #15 Iridescence ~ A Charming, Seaside Epic!
87% matchPositive94% of 18 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 15.1%, Dialogue Heavy 14.5%, Visual Novel 11.7%, LGBTQ+ 10.7%, Interactive Fiction 10.3%
- #16 Lotus: The Self-Made Witch
86% 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+ 16.1%, Magic 13.9%, Visual Novel 13.4%, Interactive Fiction 9.6%, Crafting 7.9%
- #17 Plenty of Fish in the Sea
86% matchVery Positive95% of 79 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+ 16.2%, Emotional 15.3%, Dialogue Heavy 13.5%, Visual Novel 10.5%, Interactive Fiction 9.6%
- #18 Coffee Talk Tokyo
85% matchVery Positive93% of 150 reviews2026
Dev: Chorus Worldwide Games
Windows · Mac
Coffee Talk Tokyo is the newest entry in the beloved series, set in a late-night café in Tokyo. Brew drinks, meet humans and yōkai, and experience heartfelt stories in a cozy, story-rich world.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 19.5%, Visual Novel 12.5%, Emotional 11.3%, Interactive Fiction 10.5%, LGBTQ+ 9.3%
- #19 Fishbowl
84% matchVery Positive96% of 130 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: Dialogue Heavy 18.4%, Emotional 16.7%, Visual Novel 12.9%, Interactive Fiction 10.8%, LGBTQ+ 10.7%
- #20 LifeSimOS
83% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2026
Dev: Clayton Davis
Windows
A story-rich coming-of-age experience told through a 2004 desktop, where friendships, music, and late-night conversations shape who you become. Explore chats, drama, mini-games, and the early internet in a branching story about growing up, making mistakes, and finding your place.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 23.6%, Visual Novel 18.3%, Interactive Fiction 14.4%, Emotional 11.1%, Choices Matter 8.2%
- #21 Pasajeros
84% 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: Dialogue Heavy 21.6%, Visual Novel 13.8%, Interactive Fiction 11.8%, Emotional 11.2%, LGBTQ+ 8.8%
- #22 Harmony: The Fall of Reverie
82% matchMostly Positive73% of 274 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: Dialogue Heavy 14.7%, Visual Novel 13.4%, Emotional 13%, LGBTQ+ 11.7%, Interactive Fiction 10.7%
- #23 Black Dog Bar
82% 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: Dialogue Heavy 25.8%, Visual Novel 16.1%, Emotional 13.5%, Interactive Fiction 13.4%, Relaxing 8.5%
- #24 Waning Flowers of a World Eternal - The Rainbow Appears After Flowering Rain
79% matchVery Positive98% of 282 reviews2025
Dev: SWEET&TEAPub: Shiravune
Windows
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 27.2 hrs≥1hr: 71%
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: Dialogue Heavy 26%, Emotional 18.9%, Visual Novel 17.4%, Relaxing 9.4%, Interactive Fiction 8.7%
- #25 Tamayura Mirai
81% matchVery Positive94% of 206 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: Dialogue Heavy 27.9%, Visual Novel 12.9%, Emotional 12.8%, Magic 11%, Cute 7.2%
- #26 No Longer Home
81% matchMixed63% of 432 reviews2021
Dev: Humble GrovePub: Fellow Traveller
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 51%
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: Dialogue Heavy 25.5%, LGBTQ+ 14.1%, Emotional 13.6%, Interactive Fiction 11.1%, Visual Novel 10%
- #27 Animaloid Girl
80% 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: Dialogue Heavy 29.5%, Emotional 12.5%, Visual Novel 11.3%, Interactive Fiction 8.3%, Choices Matter 6.2%
- #28 Nothing Can Stop Us (Encore)
79% 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 16.5%, Dialogue Heavy 15.4%, Visual Novel 14.8%, Interactive Fiction 9.1%, LGBTQ+ 9.1%
- #29 Margaret's Little Shop of Wonders
78% 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 16.2%, Interactive Fiction 13.7%, Magic 13.7%, Emotional 13.1%, Choices Matter 8.7%
- #30 The Final Fragment
78% 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+ 17.3%, Dialogue Heavy 17%, Visual Novel 14.2%, Emotional 13.4%, Interactive Fiction 12%
- #31 Six Legends
77% matchVery Positive100% of 97 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: Dialogue Heavy 18.3%, Visual Novel 13.1%, LGBTQ+ 12.7%, Interactive Fiction 12%, Cute 7.4%
- #32 Quality Dreams, Reasonably Priced
76% matchPositive100% of 33 reviews2025
Dev: zorkie studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Work as a body modification consultant in a dystopian future. Talk to clients, make recommendations, and decide how much to upsell them. Balance helping others with earning enough to save your sick rabbit. Make decisions and change lives.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 22.5%, LGBTQ+ 15.6%, Visual Novel 13.4%, Emotional 10.5%, Interactive Fiction 9.8%
- #33 Flora & Sauna
77% 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: Dialogue Heavy 15.3%, LGBTQ+ 14.5%, Visual Novel 12.6%, Magic 11.7%, Interactive Fiction 10.2%
- #34 Sips and Sonnets
75% 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: Dialogue Heavy 22%, Visual Novel 14.7%, Emotional 14.7%, Multiple Endings 8.1%, Choices Matter 7.7%
- #35 Guilt Free
76% matchVery Positive86% of 293 reviews2020
Dev: Lateral Games
Windows · Mac
Guilt Free is a visual novel crossed with a point and click made to offer perspective on mental health and eating disorders. Navigate a couple's rocky relationship and encounter "flaws" or "quirks" that may actually be symptomatic behaviors.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 31.2%, Visual Novel 13.9%, Emotional 13.9%, Interactive Fiction 11.4%, Choices Matter 8%
- #36 GOBLR: Goblin Date Night Simulator
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: SunS3b
Windows
A bite-sized visual novel about going on dates with some absolutely disastrous goblins.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 17.8%, Visual Novel 15.9%, Interactive Fiction 14.3%, Emotional 11.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 7.3%
- #37 Whispering Memories
74% match5 user reviews100% of 5 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: Dialogue Heavy 21.9%, Visual Novel 14.6%, Interactive Fiction 13%, Choose Your Own Adventure 7.9%, Cute 7.9%
- #38 one night, hot springs
74% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 3,130 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 16.7%, Emotional 13.5%, Cute 9%, Multiple Endings 8.3%
- #39 Irene. The Window
73% 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: Dialogue Heavy 25.3%, Visual Novel 13.7%, Emotional 13.3%, Interactive Fiction 10.2%, Relaxing 7.5%
- #40 Bonjin ~ An Ordinary Man
73% matchPositive93% of 27 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+ 16.3%, Emotional 16.2%, Visual Novel 15.1%, Dialogue Heavy 13.2%, Choices Matter 7.9%
- #41 Best Served Cold
72% matchVery Positive88% of 640 reviews2025
Dev: Rogueside
Windows · Mac
Can you mix a cocktail while eye-to-eye with a criminal? Find out in Best Served Cold, a murder mystery set in a bustling speakeasy where you serve customers, make friends and enemies, and solve crimes. At the Nightcap bar, prohibition is a killer… and so are some of your customers!
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 23.4%, Visual Novel 15.7%, Interactive Fiction 10.1%, Choices Matter 8.1%, LGBTQ+ 7.9%
- #42 Heartspell: Horizon Academy
71% matchVery Positive97% of 116 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 15.1%, Dialogue Heavy 13.1%, LGBTQ+ 12.2%, Magic 12%, Interactive Fiction 11%
- #43 Crown Delights Deli
73% matchMostly Positive78% of 83 reviews2022
Dev: baconeggandcheese
Windows · Mac
Crown Delights Deli is a visual novel with multiple dialect/language choices. As the cashier at a Brooklyn bodega, choose to talk in English, AAVE, or Spanish to a diverse cast of characters as you try to maintain a five-star rating for your boss.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 27.4%, Visual Novel 16.7%, LGBTQ+ 15.7%, Choices Matter 8.5%, Cute 7.5%
- #44 The Archipelago
72% 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+ 15.6%, Dialogue Heavy 14.6%, Visual Novel 14%, Emotional 12.9%, Interactive Fiction 12.1%
- #45 Morningtide Motel
71% 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 23.3%, Visual Novel 12.6%, Interactive Fiction 9.3%, Multiple Endings 9%, Magic 8.9%
- #46 Divine Diner
70% match3 user reviews67% of 3 reviews2026
Dev: Ambrosia Interactive LLC
Windows
A Greek Myth-based, heartfelt narrative game where you're a demigod named Aelius trying to find your godly father and re-forge your family.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 20.2%, Visual Novel 16.1%, Interactive Fiction 15.3%, LGBTQ+ 14.3%, Emotional 7.5%
- #47 Everlasting Snooze
71% 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: Dialogue Heavy 20.1%, Visual Novel 16.7%, LGBTQ+ 16%, Interactive Fiction 13.7%, Emotional 12.1%
- #48 I'm Making a Monster
70% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: zorkie studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Piece by piece, you pour your soul into the monster. This is your burden and you bear it willingly. Your friends think that this is unhealthy.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 17.7%, Emotional 17%, Visual Novel 14.7%, Interactive Fiction 14.4%, Magic 10.6%
- #49 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%, Dialogue Heavy 14.8%, Interactive Fiction 12.3%, Emotional 10.9%, Magic 7.7%
- #50 Head Over Heels
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: TundraFlamePub: Dulcia Games
Windows · Mac
A dullahan goes to a speed-dating event: Will she fall head over heels or trip up on her chances for love?
Why similar: Visual Novel 14.5%, Interactive Fiction 13.2%, Emotional 12.8%, LGBTQ+ 11.2%, Dialogue Heavy 10.4%
- #51 Call Me Cera
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Toadhouse GamesPub: Team Toadhouse
Windows · Mac · Linux
A 'crunchy wholesome' game about making friends as an adult.
Why similar: Visual Novel 17%, LGBTQ+ 16.8%, Emotional 15.7%, Interactive Fiction 9.4%, Choices Matter 7.1%
- #52 Crash-Land Fantasy
68% 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: Dialogue Heavy 21.6%, Visual Novel 15.2%, Interactive Fiction 14.6%, Magic 10.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 8%
- #53 Silverblood
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Tidehead Studios
Windows
Years after leaving her family to join the Sisters of the Whiterock Coven, Edith is anxious to finally return home. But first she has to pass her Trial of Ascension, a harrowing task bestowed by her patron deity. Together, Edith and her bully must complete the trial, no matter the consequences.
Why similar: Visual Novel 15.8%, Dialogue Heavy 14.6%, Emotional 14.2%, Magic 13.6%, Multiple Endings 8.8%
- #54 CraftCraft: Fantasy Merchant Simulator
66% matchVery Positive82% of 558 reviews2025
Dev: Placeholder Gameworks
Windows · Mac
CraftCraft is a narrative-heavy RPG sim with hands on forging and jewelry making! Create a pretty tiara for a mermaid or a sword made of dragon blood! Be a Moth or a Cat and express your creativity in your cozy crafting studio and change the lives of locals in the mysterious port town of Windspell.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 31.2%, Visual Novel 12.6%, LGBTQ+ 12.5%, Relaxing 7.7%, Multiple Endings 6.9%
- #55 A TAVERN FOR TEA
67% matchVery Positive92% of 146 reviews2023
Dev: npckc
Windows · Mac · Linux
A fantasy tea-brewing adventure. Listen to your customers' worries and brew them the tea that they didn't know they needed.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 14%, Visual Novel 12.5%, Magic 11.5%, Interactive Fiction 11%, Emotional 9.8%
- #56 AN IOU
68% 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: Dialogue Heavy 20.6%, Emotional 17.2%, Visual Novel 15%, Interactive Fiction 12%, Choices Matter 7.5%
- #57 The Lattice Grimoire
69% match6 user reviews100% of 6 reviews2019
Dev: Sat-Yuga Studios
Windows · Mac
The curse wove your fates together. Now their thoughts and feelings influence you and your actions determine their fates. Will you be able to break the curse? Or will their dark pasts drag you into an inescapable despair? And can a fresh start really erase the past?
Why similar: Visual Novel 16.7%, LGBTQ+ 13.2%, Interactive Fiction 11.7%, Emotional 11.4%, Magic 9.1%
- #58 BlackberryNOVA
68% matchMostly Positive74% of 31 reviews2021
Dev: Nova B12
Windows · Linux
BlackberryNOVA: A yuri visual novel about a girl whom graduated from high school and is now preparing herself as she enters college.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 18.1%, Visual Novel 16.8%, Dialogue Heavy 16.1%, Emotional 11.7%, Cute 8.1%
- #59 Return to Ash
65% matchVery Positive98% of 130 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 22.3%, LGBTQ+ 21.3%, Emotional 21.1%, Multiple Endings 9.7%, Choices Matter 7.7%
- #60 Ninki Seiyuu: How to Make a Pop Voice Actress
67% matchVery Positive92% of 225 reviews2021
Dev: MintCUBEPub: Shiravune
Windows
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 14.5 hrs≥1hr: 69%
A love comedy set in the voice acting industry, from the point of view of voice actresses, managers, and sound engineers... and it's, like, 78% accurate! Play it, and you might find out what this industry is all about!
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 19.8%, Visual Novel 16.3%, Emotional 15.7%, Multiple Endings 10.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 7.8%