- #1 Si Kancil : The Adventurous Mouse Deer
97% match5 user reviews60% of 5 reviews2016
Dev: Binarystudio 54
Windows
Once upon a time, there is a little Mouse Deer, his name is Kancil. Kancil live in shady forest far away from the city. Actually that forest is a peace place for the animals before the hunters came. They catch animals, they also cut down the trees to get the woods and burn the forest.
Why similar: Adventure 38.3%, Casual 34.3%, Indie 27.4%
- #2 Equivoque
96% matchPositive88% of 25 reviews2017
Dev: Jenny Bee Presents
Windows · Mac · Linux
A story-forward visual novelette about a young apprentice who is thrust into a conflict between two magicians; one a famous escape artist, and one a fraudulent medium.
Why similar: Adventure 30.3%, Casual 29.6%, Indie 22.7%, Visual Novel 17.4%
- #3 Midnight Feast
93% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Slap Happy Larry
Windows · Mac · Linux
From the creators of The Artifacts and Hilda Bewildered, Midnight Feast is an interactive picture book of 44 pages created especially for the screen.
Why similar: Adventure 27.9%, Casual 26.2%, Indie 20.9%, Visual Novel 18.3%, Story Rich 6.6%
- #4 Angry Gnome
94% match7 user reviews86% of 7 reviews2017
Dev: Gorbachev V.A.
Windows
It isn't good to steal other's thing, especially if it that belongs to the gnome, because he has the axe and nasty character. He will bring deserved punishment to impudent thieves. You should help Sumotryas to return the chest full of magic coins stolen from him .
Why similar: Adventure 37.2%, Casual 34.9%, Indie 27.9%
- #5 M.I.N.D.
94% matchMixed40% of 10 reviews2018
Dev: Kasper Kataja (kasbr)Pub: Cosmotic Games
Windows
M.I.N.D. Is a retro-style platformer about, and set in a malfunctioning mind control device.
Why similar: Adventure 37.2%, Casual 34.9%, Indie 27.9%
- #6 The Artifacts
92% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2019
Dev: Slap Happy Larry
Windows
The Artifacts is an interactive storybook. Take a Journey with Asaf, as he explores his world and you might just find he's not so different from yourself. While it is aimed at middle grade, parents should also get lots of enjoyment from the story and interactivity.
Why similar: Adventure 26.7%, Casual 26.2%, Indie 20.9%, Visual Novel 19.3%, Story Rich 7%
- #7 Lie In My Heart
91% matchVery Positive93% of 71 reviews2019
Dev: Expressive GamestudioPub: Cogaming Rising
Windows · Mac
How would you react to your child's mother ending her own life? Would you make the same choices I made? Would you feel the same regret? How would you support your child through this painful moment of life?
Why similar: Adventure 29.8%, Casual 27.9%, Indie 23.8%, Visual Novel 18.5%
- #8 Japocaliptyca/ Япокалиптика
91% match6 user reviews17% of 6 reviews2019
Dev: azimut team
Windows · Mac · Linux
Catsu is a student at Tokyo University. That day he was just going to prepare for exams, but suddenly ...
Why similar: Adventure 30.2%, Casual 28.3%, Indie 22.7%, Visual Novel 18.8%
- #9 Hilda Bewildered
89% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2019
Dev: Slap Happy Larry
Windows · Mac · Linux
From the creators of The Artifacts and Midnight Feast, Hilda Bewildered is an illustrated short story for deep-thinking adolescent readers and above.
Why similar: Adventure 27.2%, Casual 25.5%, Indie 20.4%, Visual Novel 19.7%, Story Rich 7.1%
- #10 Selenon Rising
90% matchMostly Positive76% of 21 reviews2016
Dev: Fastermind Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
An all-powerful alien race has conquered the Earth, and you work for them. As Violet, a psychic agent who can read emotions, you must solve crimes in order to discover the truth that could potentially save, or destroy, the human race.
Why similar: Adventure 30%, Casual 26.8%, Indie 23.6%, Visual Novel 19.7%
- #11 Koropokkur in Love ~A Little Fairy’s Tale~
88% matchPositive81% of 32 reviews2018
Dev: MangaGamer
Windows · Mac · Linux
Koropokkur in Love is a tale of a young woman who, after venturing out of her isolated village, experiences love and a vast, brand-new world for the very first time.
Why similar: Casual 29.3%, Adventure 28.6%, Indie 21.4%, Visual Novel 20.6%
- #12 Wish -tale of the sixteenth night of lunar month-
89% matchMostly Positive73% of 30 reviews2016
Dev: MigihaPub: Culture Select
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 95%
An Eastern approach to storytelling, a visual novel with strong battle, human, and supernatural elements to create a compelling and original story straight from the doujin community of Japan!
Why similar: Adventure 29.6%, Casual 27.7%, Indie 22.2%, Visual Novel 20.4%
- #13 Winter's Symphonies
87% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2018
Dev: Cascade of Leaves
Windows
After shutting the door to a life many would envy, the protagonist of the story, Sophie, returns to her one and only hometown. The town is just as she remembers it. She, however, is not. She can't help seeing herself as empty―as empty as the barren trees around her.
Why similar: Adventure 29.3%, Casual 27.5%, Indie 22%, Visual Novel 21.2%
- #14 Death Live
85% matchVery Positive86% of 691 reviews2019
Dev: 橘子班Pub: NVLMaker
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 11.3 hrs≥1hr: 52%
有的人活着他已经死了,有的人死了他还活着。还有的人……早就麻木,忘了自己到底是死是活——死亡直播间Plus!橘子班灰色短篇视觉小说合集,由《死亡直播间》《假期第三天》等作品组成。
Why similar: Adventure 32%, Casual 31.5%, Indie 25.2%, Visual Novel 11.3%
- #15 Memory Oblivion Box
86% matchVery Positive93% of 1,107 reviews2016
Dev: DreaMoryPub: NVLMaker
Windows
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 12.3 hrs≥1hr: 92%
一份工作,让秦幽羽的父亲从此失踪,紧接着又是母亲的突然离去。虽然从未放弃过寻找,可是事情却毫无进展,直到那天……
Why similar: Casual 28.4%, Adventure 25.5%, Visual Novel 23.4%, Indie 22.7%
- #16 六阶谜题 six-step mystery
82% matchVery Positive88% of 655 reviews2020
Dev: 章鱼罐头制作组
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 14.5 hrs≥1hr: 90%
失意青年刘在机缘巧合下得到了一份离奇的工作,在命运齿轮的推动下,结识了几名性格各异的少女。忽然有一天祸从天降,他卷入了一起绑架案,并被迫参与一场事关生死的游戏。在求生的同时,他不得不重新审视过去生活寻求蛛丝马迹,那看似平静的生活实则早已暗流涌动……
Why similar: Adventure 30.3%, Casual 27.7%, Indie 22.2%, Visual Novel 14.6%, Story Rich 5.3%
- #17 EZRA: The Stranger
86% match6 user reviews50% of 6 reviews2017
Dev: Foremost Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
An adventurous platformer with unique puzzles and charming environments.
Why similar: Adventure 37.2%, Casual 34.9%, Indie 27.9%
- #18 泡沫冬景
81% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 4,476 reviews2020
Dev: KorakuPub: Nekoneko Soft
Windows
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 40.6 hrs≥1hr: 86%
It is the year 1988. Japan is in the midst of the bubble economy. New buildings are sprouting up everywhere, and the people are ecstatic. This is a story of people who live for one year... in such a little corner of the city.
Why similar: Adventure 34.2%, Casual 27.5%, Indie 21.8%, Visual Novel 16.4%
- #19 One Small Fire At A Time
84% matchVery Positive94% of 65 reviews2016
Dev: KidalangPub: Culture Select
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 98%
13-year-old Janis has "Magic Deficiency Disorder," a madness where one can't use magic in a very magic-oriented world. For her protection, she lives in a madhouse: a place where those with mental disorders can be safe from an unforgiving society.
Why similar: Adventure 27.3%, Casual 26.7%, Visual Novel 24.6%, Indie 21.4%
- #20 AftLife -Girl and Cats, and Lost world-
81% matchVery Positive80% of 71 reviews2020
Dev: ryoheyLab.
Windows
A girl and cats make "Heartful Comedy & Mystery" Comedy depicting calm everyday! The big mystery is solved in story. New Stories from Update Story is composed of short stories that are completed. Please wait for update!
Why similar: Adventure 33.9%, Casual 31.7%, Indie 25.6%, Visual Novel 8.7%
- #21 Talsaluq: Tower of Infinity
83% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2017
Dev: Legion IvoryPub: Black Water
Windows
A maze-adventure game entailing multi-level trials to reach the peak of a 3,000 year-old tower.
Why similar: Adventure 37.2%, Casual 34.9%, Indie 27.9%
- #22 Beneath The Cherry Trees
84% matchMixed67% of 136 reviews2016
Dev: Katsudou MangayaPub: Henteko Doujin
Windows
"There are bodies buried beneath the cherry trees!" A Japanese poetic literature "Beneath The Cherry Trees(1928)" by Motojirō Kajii starts from a shocking sentence. We made a short Visual Novel based on this story with Illustrator Kotori's watercolor works, beautiful photographs, and imposing musics.
Why similar: Adventure 26.5%, Casual 26.4%, Visual Novel 24.7%, Indie 22.4%
- #23 The Great Voyage - Visual Novel
82% matchPositive100% of 11 reviews2018
Dev: Salmon Snake GamesPub: Black Poodle Entertainment
Windows · Mac
A visual novel short story inspired by the gorgeous pixel art of PC-98 games and a melodramatic story full of betrayal and crescendo.
Why similar: Adventure 30%, Casual 28.1%, Indie 22.5%, Visual Novel 14.7%, Story Rich 4.8%
- #24 鶴鄉戀旅
78% matchVery Positive98% of 191 reviews2020
Dev: 中央創遊_NCUGameCreatorPub: Tempest Digital Ltd. 暴風數位服務有限公司
Windows
A new university graduate is perplexed about his future. Through serendipity, he decides to go on a self-exploration trip to Izumi, where is rich in tourism resources. In this trip, you will meet several girls with different personalities and find romance along the way.
Why similar: Adventure 35.1%, Casual 32.9%, Indie 26.1%, Visual Novel 4.1%, Story Rich 1.7%
- #25 Devil's Kiss
79% matchMostly Positive73% of 100 reviews2020
Dev: Size Five Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 12 minMean: 2.3 hrs≥1hr: 13%
Find out how it all started in this enticing Visual Novel prequel for "Lair of the Clockwork God". Join heroes Dan and Ben as they navigate a rough first school day stuffed with flirting, demons, a vast conspiracy and all manner of compromising personal information.
Why similar: Adventure 32.7%, Casual 31%, Indie 25.7%, Visual Novel 10.6%
- #26 Punchline!!
77% matchVery Positive90% of 52 reviews2019
Dev: idk?Pub: idk?
Windows
Punchline!! is a slice-of-life comedy visual novel. Enter the not-so-sane daily life of an eccentric, good-for-nothing bum with an unhealthy interest in peculiar conspiracies and a snarky, cynical part-time drunk as they navigate the weird and wacky city of Noo Yawk.
Why similar: Adventure 31.4%, Casual 30.5%, Indie 24.4%, Visual Novel 13.7%
- #27 Edmonton Trolley Car
80% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2017
Dev: Gametrip
Windows
Players take an immersive VR historically accurate trolley car ride down 1915 Whyte Avenue, and then over the High Level Bridge. All the while receiving points for interacting with in-game characters, and for viewing historical Edmonton landmarks.
Why similar: Adventure 37.2%, Casual 34.9%, Indie 27.9%
- #28 Bios Ex - Yami no Wakusei
77% matchMostly Positive73% of 15 reviews2020
Dev: Gogen SoftPub: Gamera Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Enter in Bios Ex the visual novel inspired by anime an visual novel old school . Eiza, accused of causing a terrorist attack in the year of 1995 , is imprisoned in Sapporo's maximum security prison and must find a way to prove his innocence.
Why similar: Adventure 36.8%, Casual 31.6%, Indie 25.6%, Visual Novel 4.6%, Story Rich 1.3%
- #29 Oodlescape - The Apocalypse
79% matchMostly Positive70% of 10 reviews2017
Dev: Oodlescube
Windows
Oodlescape - The Apocalypse is a unique Adventure-Escape experience for the HTC Vive which embraces being a videogame in a cube-filled world of wackiness. Randomized puzzle solutions ensures the game is a fresh challenge on each attempt. Burn and blast your way through the nuclear base in an escape against the clock!
Why similar: Adventure 37.2%, Casual 34.9%, Indie 27.9%
- #30 Электричка
75% matchPositive81% of 43 reviews2020
Dev: NiaR
Windows
Короткая кинетическая новелла, рассказывающая о поездке Максима на утренней заснеженной электричке.
Why similar: Adventure 29.9%, Casual 29.8%, Indie 23.9%, Visual Novel 16.5%
- #31 East 73: Magenta Fairytale
76% matchVery Positive94% of 144 reviews2017
Dev: Magenta Factory
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 18 minMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 36%
Stunning visuals and a fantastical daily Nanjing story unfold. Xiao Su, who sees into others' hearts, joins a new school's art class. He encounters familiar and new faces, exploring their inner worlds and confronting his own hidden depths.
Why similar: Adventure 31.8%, Casual 30.9%, Indie 23.8%, Visual Novel 13.5%
- #32 One-Eyed Lee and the Dinner Party
74% matchPositive96% of 26 reviews2019
Dev: DarkChibiShadow
Windows · Linux
Help Beracus and Lee escape a cursed bunker (or die trying) in this point and click, visual novel hybrid.
Why similar: Adventure 34.6%, Casual 31.6%, Indie 25.3%, Visual Novel 8.5%
- #33 The Bradwell Conspiracy
76% matchMixed64% of 86 reviews2019
Dev: A Brave Plan
Windows
Following a sudden explosion at the Stonehenge Museum fundraiser, you find yourself trapped in a hidden underground complex. Your only means of escape is by sending photographs of your surroundings to another survivor confined elsewhere. But before long, a disturbing truth begins to dawn…
Why similar: Adventure 35.9%, Casual 33.6%, Indie 26.9%, Story Rich 3.5%
- #34 Irrational Exuberance
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Buffalo Vision
Windows
Journey to imaginary worlds as a lone explorer in deep space. Designed for the HTC Vive, Irrational Exuberance transports you to beautiful, mysterious, and incredible worlds. As you change stunning, surreal landscapes, will you discover the secrets binding the universe together?
Why similar: Adventure 37.2%, Casual 34.9%, Indie 27.9%
- #35 Jaques Roque
78% matchPositive83% of 12 reviews2015
Dev: Thomas SchreiterPub: Augusta Software GmbH
Windows
Solve difficult mysteries and collect tons of treasures in more than 100 challenging levels. You assist Jaques Roque in becoming a rich archeology superstar by solving simple to tricky mysteries.
Why similar: Adventure 37.2%, Casual 34.9%, Indie 27.9%
- #36 夕生 Halflight
73% matchMixed64% of 130 reviews2020
Dev: MATCHBPub: FirePoint
Windows
Halflight is a 3D adventure game with classic puzzles. Players follow in the steps of the young boy Xi-sheng as he strays into an extraordinary phantom world -- a world where Memories intertwine with Nightmares, Hope casts its lot with Destiny, and any semblance of self-identity will be tested.
Why similar: Adventure 37.3%, Casual 34.7%, Indie 28%
- #37 The Francy Droo & Friends Collection
75% match5 user reviews80% of 5 reviews2017
Dev: Oh, a Rock! Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Five tiny indie games for the price of one slightly bigger indie game!
Why similar: Adventure 28.1%, Casual 26.3%, Visual Novel 24.6%, Indie 21%
- #38 Dungeon; Friends Escape!
65% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Space Pupper Games
Windows
Dungeon; Friends Escape! is a multiplayer exploration and survival game. Team up with friends or find the exit alone as you explore dark rooms filled with unknown traps, enemies, and curses.
Why similar: Adventure 37.2%, Casual 34.9%, Indie 27.9%
- #39 /reroll
63% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Nemo MaPub: NMFORCE GAMES
Windows
In this 3rd entry of the Infinite Cross series of games, we tell a story about Justice. Play as an amnesic girl, gathering her friends, figuring out what's going on, and ultimately give this story a proper ending.
Why similar: Adventure 37.2%, Casual 34.9%, Indie 27.9%
- #40 Rising Angels: Hope
74% matchPositive83% of 23 reviews2016
Dev: IDHAS StudiosPub: Sekai Project
Windows · Mac · Linux
Rising Angels: Hope is the visual novel of Faye Moonfallow, her squad of somewhat loveable misfits, and their dreams of joining the Katajion Space Force.
Why similar: Adventure 31.3%, Casual 27.6%, Indie 22.1%, Visual Novel 19%
- #41 Thirsty Bubble
73% matchMixed55% of 40 reviews2018
Dev: VS ResolutionPub: My Way Games
Windows
Play with crazy bubble who needs to find drink bottles in different levels in limited time
Why similar: Adventure 37.7%, Casual 35.3%, Indie 27%
- #42 Mahjong Secrets
72% match7 user reviews43% of 7 reviews2018
Dev: Dikobraz GamesPub: JoyBits Ltd.
Windows · Mac
Plunge into an exciting world of Royal mystery and intrigue in this new Mahjong thriller! Over 100 Different Mahjong layouts for players of all skill levels. Innovative combination of Mahjong & Hidden Object game play!
Why similar: Adventure 37.8%, Casual 33.9%, Indie 28.3%
- #43 Archibald
73% matchMixed43% of 111 reviews2018
Dev: azimuth team
Windows
Median: 6 minMean: 23.1 hrs≥1hr: 28%
The great warrior Archibald challenged Glass and now his mission is to walk to the Crystal City, defeating all the vassals of the king.
Why similar: Adventure 38.2%, Casual 34.3%, Indie 27.5%
- #44 Dreamcage Escape
72% matchMostly Positive72% of 93 reviews2016
Dev: Big Loop Studios
Windows
Can you escape the Dreamcage? Are you ready to solve puzzles and crack codes in this new and innovative room escape game?
Why similar: Adventure 37.8%, Casual 33.9%, Indie 28.3%
- #45 Don't Kill Her
61% matchNo user reviews
Dev: wuthrer
Windows · Mac
An oddly cute indie game featuring a seemingly dead woman, and you, playing her murderer.
Why similar: Adventure 37.2%, Casual 34.9%, Indie 27.9%
- #46 MobileZombie
71% matchMixed67% of 30 reviews2017
Dev: YIMING ZHANG
Mac
This is a single-player, narrative based, casual advertising game.
Why similar: Adventure 37.8%, Casual 33.8%, Indie 28.4%
- #47 Slave Ghost
69% match8 user reviews75% of 8 reviews2018
Dev: Nikita "Ghost_RUS"Pub: Ghost_RUS Games
Windows
You play as a ghost slave who runs away from the factory in pursuit of big money
Why similar: Adventure 37.2%, Casual 34.9%, Indie 27.9%
- #48 Monktastic
70% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2018
Dev: Ryan Bissonnette
Windows
Step back in time to this nostalgic jungle themed game. Monktastic is a game for all ages. Avoid obstacles, cocoa bullets, fire and much more as you climb your way to the next level.
Why similar: Adventure 37.2%, Casual 34.9%, Indie 27.9%
- #49 The Armclaw Experiment
68% match8 user reviews50% of 8 reviews2019
Dev: MZ Games
Windows
Use your arm hooks to swing around a procedurally generated city in VR!
Why similar: Adventure 37.2%, Casual 34.9%, Indie 27.9%
- #50 Bring You Home
49% matchVery Positive97% of 157 reviews2025
Dev: Alike Studio
Windows · Mac
You don't control the hero, but the level ITSELF! In this puzzle adventure, change and rearrange pieces of every level to find the right path. All to guide Polo through crazy worlds and rescue his kidnapped alien pet...
Why similar: Adventure 37.4%, Casual 35%, Indie 27.7%
- #51 Preston Sterling
71% matchMixed55% of 44 reviews2016
Dev: Animation Arts
Windows
Preston Sterling and the Legend of Excalibur is the first episode of an adventure series that will transport you into the world of English myths and legends. Tackle tricky puzzles and enjoy an exciting story, lovable characters and stunning scenes and locations!
Why similar: Adventure 37.8%, Casual 33.8%, Indie 28.4%
- #52 Thunderbird: The Legend Begins
70% matchMixed43% of 37 reviews2017
Dev: Innervision Games
Windows
Journey deep into the heart of an ancient realm of myth and legend in this epic interactive virtual reality adventure series.
Why similar: Adventure 37.9%, Casual 33.8%, Indie 28.4%
- #53 Once upon a time
70% matchMostly Negative40% of 63 reviews2017
Dev: Bruno MARTIOL
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 9.0 hrs≥1hr: 35%
« Once Upon A Time » is an adventure game in which a young woman, finds a magic book and is instantly teleported inside. Each chapter of the book is one single tale in which you will have to solve riddles in fairy tale designed settings. Magic and nature will be friends and foes.
Why similar: Adventure 37.9%, Casual 33.8%, Indie 28.4%
- #54 Alone
67% matchMixed65% of 37 reviews2018
Dev: Avasion
Windows
Alone is a 3D Puzzle Sidescroller with heavy focus on environment puzzles. You wake up alone in your camp and find your friends gone. Set off into the seemingly nice forest to discover its secrets, but be careful not to lose yourself on the way.
Why similar: Adventure 37.2%, Casual 34.9%, Indie 27.9%
- #55 Dreamily
68% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2018
Dev: Studio left-handed
Windows
Stay as long as possible, and kill more horrors! Will you manage it?
Why similar: Adventure 37.2%, Casual 34.9%, Indie 27.9%
- #56 Spark of Light
66% matchPositive84% of 19 reviews2019
Dev: Pillow's Willow
Windows
Help Nerow bring back the light to his magical world and search for hidden fireflies that guide him through the darkness. Solve the mysteries of the stolen light together with Nerow on a magical journey to rescue the Sun-bug and restore the natural balance!
Why similar: Adventure 37.2%, Casual 34.9%, Indie 27.9%
- #57 Brood
66% matchMixed63% of 24 reviews2019
Dev: Light Fox Games
Windows
Immerse into a mythical meadow full of unrevealed secrets as you play as a fox attempting to find his way home.
Why similar: Adventure 37.2%, Casual 34.9%, Indie 27.9%