- #1 The Wanderer: Frankenstein’s Creature
97% matchVery Positive84% of 342 reviews2019
Dev: La Belle GamesPub: ARTE France
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 60%
Experience the Myth of Frankenstein through the innocent eyes of his creature. Make decisions and change people's view that you will meet on your way. Now, the myth is in your hands, so how are you going to end it?
Why similar: Narration 10.1%, Text-Based 10%, Visual Novel 9.7%, Emotional 9.1%, Point & Click 8.6%
- #2 The Mermaid of Zennor
96% matchVery Positive99% of 75 reviews2021
Dev: ebi-hime
Windows · Mac · Linux
A short, dark visual novel set in the UK about a young autistic girl's destructive obsession with her older brother.
Why similar: Visual Novel 17.8%, Emotional 15.8%, Narration 10.9%, Text-Based 10.2%, Interactive Fiction 8%
- #3 Transparent
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: DamDSN
Windows
Transparent is a narrative game where every choice shapes Clara’s existence. On the eve of her 30th birthday, she revisits key moments of her life. Will her decisions anchor her to reality or make her fade away? Explore memories, face dilemmas, and discover multiple endings
Why similar: Emotional 17.5%, Narration 17.1%, Visual Novel 16.2%, Text-Based 13.8%, Interactive Fiction 10.7%
- #4 Guilt Free
95% matchVery Positive86% of 288 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: Visual Novel 14.4%, Emotional 14.3%, Narration 14.3%, Text-Based 11.3%, Interactive Fiction 10.9%
- #5 Victorian Debutante
94% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2022
Dev: Liquid Darkness
Windows · Mac
Simple visual novel in which you play as a young upperclass woman preparing for her debut before the Queen and her royal relatives. All of your decisions lead to one of four very different endings. Who will you become? The jewel of the season or the outcast, never again mentioned by your family?
Why similar: Visual Novel 15.3%, Narration 12.2%, Emotional 11.4%, Interactive Fiction 10.9%, Text-Based 9.7%
- #6 Dreaming After You
94% matchPositive91% of 32 reviews2024
Dev: MangoPower
Windows
Play as a Duskweaver in this short "choices matter" story about self-sacrifice.
Why similar: Emotional 14.8%, Text-Based 14.3%, Interactive Fiction 14.2%, Choices Matter 11.3%, Multiple Endings 11%
- #7 Deep Pixel Melancholy
93% matchNo user reviews
Dev: ok/no
Windows
Deep Pixel Melancholy is a visual novel about being stuck in a time loop inside a gray, soulless city. Unravel the mystery, and decide whether escaping is really worth it.
Why similar: Visual Novel 14.6%, Emotional 13.4%, Psychological 9.8%, Narration 9.3%, Interactive Fiction 8.8%
- #8 Monsters of Little Haven
92% matchVery Positive88% of 436 reviews2019
Dev: Nikita Igorevich Studio
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 65%
At the heart of the action are a twelve-year-old Kenneth and his younger sister Esme, children of the Murphy family, who hit the trail of a mysterious monster following series of entangled events.
Why similar: Visual Novel 14.9%, Text-Based 12.5%, Narration 12.3%, Interactive Fiction 11.6%, Emotional 10.9%
- #9 The Personal Reasons
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: theserenestories
Windows
After a crime has occurred within the walls of a university, the main character finds himself in the very epicenter of events. So be patient and put on your knight's armor. Immerse yourself in the atmosphere of student life and other people's secrets.
Why similar: America 21% ★, Visual Novel 15%, Emotional 13.5%, Narration 13.2%, Point & Click 11.2%
- #10 Hindsight
91% matchMostly Positive80% of 153 reviews2022
Dev: Team HindsightPub: Annapurna Interactive
Windows · Mac
What if the physical objects of everyday life, the possessions we hold close, were actual windows to the past? Peer into distant memories and unseen futures in Hindsight.
Why similar: Emotional 17%, Narration 13.9%, Point & Click 12.2%, Visual Novel 10.6%, Hidden Object 10.5%
- #11 Next Please
90% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: Feeling Potion
Windows · Mac
Your mom left you alone at the checkout. With a full cart. It's your turn. What do you do? A short psychological game about everyday anxiety.
Why similar: Visual Novel 18.8%, Interactive Fiction 13.2%, Narration 11%, Text-Based 10.7%, Emotional 8.4%
- #12 Echoes of Baikal
89% matchPositive100% of 22 reviews2025
Dev: Alkinoy
Windows · Mac · Linux
A journey with your father to Lake Baikal, where a storm and an old photo album revive memories of family, loss, and reconciliation.
Why similar: Emotional 22.8%, Interactive Fiction 13.1%, Visual Novel 11.9%, Story Rich 11.8%, Psychological 10.4%
- #13 The Wishing Stone
89% matchPositive100% of 16 reviews2021
Dev: Dream Nyght Studio
Windows · Mac
A visual novel and point-and-click puzzle adventure game with challenging puzzles, a touching story, and multiple endings. In a world that deviates from reality, it's up to you to discover the truth and Ailsa's forgotten memory. Her fate is in your hands!
Why similar: Visual Novel 16.8%, Emotional 16.7%, Point & Click 12.1%, Text-Based 10.3%, Hidden Object 10.3%
- #14 The Leak
88% matchVery Positive85% of 55 reviews2023
Dev: Fatih Mert
Windows
Wake up, watch tv, make a cup of cofffee and try to bear your own meaningless existence.
Why similar: Visual Novel 16.7%, Emotional 14.7%, Interactive Fiction 11.6%, Text-Based 11.5%, Psychological 9.9%
- #15 The Wreck
87% matchVery Positive89% of 273 reviews2023
Dev: The Pixel Hunt
Windows · Mac
In this 3D visual novel, follow failed screenwriter Junon as she attempts to make it through the most pivotal day in her life. Relive the past, alter the present, and embrace the future, or without your help, Junon’s story might end in a wreck.
Why similar: Emotional 14%, Visual Novel 13.9%, Narration 11%, Point & Click 10.4%, Interactive Fiction 10.4%
- #16 Wednesdays
86% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 1,812 reviews2025
Dev: Pierre CorbinaisPub: ARTE France
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 25.7 hrs≥1hr: 51%
"The hardest part is not to speak up. It’s being heard." Part video game, part graphic novel, Wednesdays seeks to raise awareness about child sexual abuse through a surprisingly hope-filled story.
Why similar: Emotional 17.4%, Visual Novel 17%, Psychological 13.2%, Interactive Fiction 13.1%, Text-Based 11.4%
- #17 Mirrorandum
86% matchPositive100% of 24 reviews2025
Dev: AinkOink
Windows
Mirrorandum is not just a visual novel...it's a journey through a world of mirrors, where every reflection challenges your perception and every choice reveals the depths of your true self.
Why similar: Visual Novel 24.1%, Emotional 22.2%, Text-Based 10.3%, Casual 10.1%, Pixel Graphics 10%
- #18 Into the Waves
85% matchVery Positive92% of 88 reviews2021
Dev: Flying Whale
Windows · Mac · Linux
Morin is a barkeeper with an unusual curse. All people look like shadows to him, except for one mysterious stranger... Solve the mystery of the curse, fight true darkness and mix the most unusual cocktails in the atmospheric visual novel — Into the Waves!
Why similar: Visual Novel 20.6%, Interactive Fiction 13.6%, Point & Click 12.2%, Multiple Endings 11.5%, Story Rich 10.5%
- #19 halfmoon
84% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: lvl374
Windows
halfmoon is a short adventure game set in a reception office for the deceased, the final stop before the afterlife.
Why similar: Visual Novel 24.9%, Point & Click 16.8%, Interactive Fiction 15.5%, Psychological 12.8%, Dark Humor 8.1%
- #20 Regrets
84% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: T.E.R. Yarally
Windows
Do you ever feel like life is slipping away, with too many dreams left unfulfilled? Like you're trapped in wanting to do so much, but never quite getting to any of it? Doesn't that thought scare you—looking back on a life that accomplished nothing, fading without leaving a mark? It scares me too.
Why similar: Emotional 23.5%, Visual Novel 17%, Psychological 15.2%, Multiple Endings 11%, Pixel Graphics 9.5%
- #21 The Elevator: Beyond the Doors
83% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Verse and Vision
Windows
A narrative-driven psychological visual novel where every floor of an elevator reveals a key moment from your past. Face your regrets, uncover forgotten memories, and make choices that shape your future. Will you find closure, or remain trapped in your own mind?
Why similar: Visual Novel 24.1%, Text-Based 18.7%, Interactive Fiction 17.9%, Multiple Endings 11.4%, Choices Matter 10.8%
- #22 Don't Let Me Fade
82% matchVery Positive99% of 127 reviews2025
Dev: AinkOink
Windows
Don't Let Me Fade is an interactive adventure about memory, identity, and loss. Piece together fragments of a life - even if a simple teddy bear is the last symbol of connection to oneself in a world without time.
Why similar: Visual Novel 20.1%, Interactive Fiction 18.9%, Point & Click 16.4%, Emotional 15.2%, Text-Based 9.3%
- #23 My Summer Adventure: Memories of Another Life — Day 1
82% matchVery Positive92% of 52 reviews2023
Dev: AlkinoyPub: 101XP
Windows · Mac · Linux
A strange incident turns the life of an ordinary young man upside down when, having fallen asleep on a regular train commute, he wakes up in another country... in a body of a Japanese student! An unforgettable summer adventure awaits, promising many fateful meetings and momentous occasions.
Why similar: Visual Novel 17.2%, Emotional 16.6%, Text-Based 13.4%, Interactive Fiction 10.8%, Psychological 9.8%
- #24 In Search of the Ice Pop
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Guanpeng Chen
Windows · Mac
A short, nostalgic slice-of-life visual novel with a coming-of-age story about a forgotten ice pop and the girl who once felt like a big sister to you.
Why similar: Emotional 17.6%, Visual Novel 16.1%, Text-Based 10.3%, Interactive Fiction 9.8%, Multiple Endings 8.2%
- #25 A Toast for the End Times
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: OVERLAP GAMES
Windows
In a blasted world teeming with undead, a barkeep and a young girl run the Time's End Tavern, a lone oasis amidst this barren wasteland. In a desolate landscape ravaged by Zombies and Raiders, that one drink they love, and a few kind words, help everyone remember why it's all worth it.
Why similar: America 20% ★, Visual Novel 19.4%, Emotional 16.2%, Multiple Endings 8.9%, Text-Based 8.8%
- #26 <Kobako> It's You Again | また、きみだ。
80% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Kōbako
Windows
A romantic loop 3D visual novel about a girl who forgets you every night. It’s always your first date. She resets. You don’t. Try to win her heart, or choose to let go. Another strange post from the town of Akabako.
Why similar: Visual Novel 22.6%, Emotional 16.7%, Psychological 13.9%, Story Rich 11.2%, Interactive Fiction 10.7%
- #27 Thoughtless
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Aky Heart
Windows · Mac · Linux
A dark sci-fi psychological Visual Novel where your choices shape who you are. The world has ended and it's been dominated by mysterious aliens who roam the city. Despite that, you only think of what you've lost. Will you be able to rebuild your relationships? Or even... the world itself?
Why similar: Visual Novel 20%, Text-Based 14.7%, Interactive Fiction 14.4%, Narration 12.6%, Emotional 6.6%
- #28 Prism
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Gazpins
Windows · Mac · Linux
A visual novel about the mind, change, and being locked up.
Why similar: Visual Novel 25%, Text-Based 13%, Multiple Endings 11.2%, Choices Matter 10.9%, Emotional 10.8%
- #29 The Dark Prophecy
79% matchMostly Positive77% of 43 reviews2022
Dev: Start Warp
Windows · Mac
The Dark Prophecy is a 2D pixel-art Point&Click adventure inspired by the best retro games of the 90s. Welcome to a peaceful medieval village, where life is safe and calm. But one fateful night, everything changes.
Why similar: Visual Novel 13.6%, Dark Humor 12.5%, Point & Click 11.5%, Interactive Fiction 11.1%, Text-Based 10.6%
- #30 Bleached
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Thomas Bringer
Windows · Mac · Linux
Work. Sleep. Repeat. Days blur together, and colors fade... until everything is blank. In this point-and-click story, escape monotony and repaint your canvas with new colors.
Why similar: Emotional 21.1%, Narration 15.5%, Interactive Fiction 15.1%, Point & Click 14.9%, Psychological 11%
- #31 Windy Meadow - A Roadwarden Tale
77% matchVery Positive87% of 101 reviews2023
Dev: Moral Anxiety StudioPub: Assemble Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Windy Meadow – A Roadwarden Tale is an interactive slice-of-life visual novel about choosing your own path. Help three protagonists make the most important choices of their lives. Featuring a multitude of hand-crafted characters and a richly detailed village set in the Roadwarden story world.
Why similar: Visual Novel 19%, Emotional 17.5%, Interactive Fiction 15.3%, Pixel Graphics 8.9%, Nature 8%
- #32 Loretta
77% matchVery Positive93% of 414 reviews2023
Dev: BonereadersPub: DANGEN Entertainment
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Loretta is a psychological thriller that makes the player an accessory to the heroine’s crimes, leading her through a self-crafted nightmare. Loretta’s story revolves around a woman handling betrayal, her husband’s infidelity, and reclaiming her agency during the socially tumultuous 1940s.
Why similar: America 19.1% ★, Visual Novel 14.5%, Psychological 10.2%, Interactive Fiction 10.1%, Narration 9.8%
- #33 One's Own Exile
75% matchVery Positive100% of 394 reviews2025
Dev: Updog Software
Windows
Follow Sybil in her pursuit for survival, having to sacrifice everything - her culture, her identity, her values - to achieve a single objective: escape from a place that is constantly trying to kill her. A short game about persecution and identity.
Why similar: Emotional 23.6%, Visual Novel 18.1%, Multiple Endings 12.1%, Story Rich 11.8%, Pixel Graphics 8.6%
- #34 I WILL DO IT SOON MAYBE LATER TOMORROW
75% match6 user reviews100% of 6 reviews2026
Dev: S. TeifelPub: Freisinn games
Windows
A short narrative visual novel about procrastination, family, and the inner dialogue of a creative person. A story about how delaying decisions slowly erodes a life.
Why similar: Visual Novel 22.2%, Emotional 19.9%, Narration 19.5%, Psychological 15.3%, Text-Based 8.9%
- #35 Vida
76% match4 user reviews50% of 4 reviews2025
Dev: YEON 연
Windows · Linux
In a future where memories are the last connection to a lost humanity, you are an advanced AI exploring fragments of past lives. Understand emotions, traumas, and choices in a journey to uncover what it means to be alive.
Why similar: Visual Novel 20.6%, Interactive Fiction 18.7%, Text-Based 16.8%, Story Rich 9.2%, Emotional 9%
- #36 Until Then
73% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 15,382 reviews2024
Dev: Polychroma GamesPub: Maximum Entertainment
Windows · Linux
Median: 7.6 hrsMean: 11.4 hrs≥1hr: 80%
A fateful meeting sets off a chain reaction, upending Mark's life. People disappear and memories prove unreliable. Uncover a hidden truth with Mark and his friends in this narrative adventure and race to unravel the mystery before it's too late.
Why similar: Emotional 24.7%, Visual Novel 23%, Interactive Fiction 13.7%, Psychological 11.6%, Story Rich 10.9%
- #37 No Jokes With Mages
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: EXREALITE
Windows · Linux
Embark on a surreal journey into Limb, where your fears take shape as enigmatic mages. Join Dwight, a troubled teenager, as he navigates a shifting reality of inner struggles. Face your demons and uncover the mysteries of the subconscious in this atmospheric and mind-bending adventure.
Why similar: Emotional 18.7%, Visual Novel 17.8%, America 14.1% ★, Psychological 12.7%, Narration 9.7%
- #38 Venus: Improbable Dream
76% matchPositive100% of 20 reviews2021
Dev: Borealis
Windows · Mac
Born with a birth defect that he hates, Kakeru struggles with severe anxiety and depression. Guide his timid decisions as he takes a brave step into a new world - joining his school's music club, making unexpected and inspiring new connections, and daring to dream again.
Why similar: Emotional 17.4%, Visual Novel 15.9%, Interactive Fiction 11.2%, Narration 10.7%, Text-Based 8.5%
- #39 Lost Connections
74% 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 21.6%, Visual Novel 20.5%, Multiple Endings 11%, Story Rich 10.7%, Choices Matter 9.1%
- #40 Missing Stars
73% matchPositive96% of 47 reviews2023
Dev: Somnova Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Missing Stars is a visual novel that aims to depict mental disorders and the people who live with them in a realistic, but sensitive and respectful light.
Why similar: Visual Novel 27.7%, Emotional 18.2%, Text-Based 14%, Story Rich 11.8%, Interactive Fiction 9.4%
- #41 The Tiny World
71% matchPositive95% of 21 reviews2025
Dev: Remus
Windows
The Tiny World is a drama visual novel. A New Year's story about a long separation from home, family, friends, and tears freezing in the cold.
Why similar: Visual Novel 22.8%, Interactive Fiction 17.3%, Emotional 12.7%, Casual 8.8%, Text-Based 8.6%
- #42 Watashi Suzume
73% match9 user reviews100% of 9 reviews2022
Dev: Shamrock Creations LLC.
Windows
Shamrock Creations is proud to present Watashi Suzume. A story that explores the far reaching impacts that love, friendship, and understanding have on not only our own lives, but how we view life itself. All wrapped up in a supernatural murder mystery narrative that we think everyone will enjoy.
Why similar: Visual Novel 18.9%, Text-Based 15.3%, Emotional 14.8%, Interactive Fiction 13.5%, Point & Click 12.6%
- #43 Quiet Classroom
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: MothLight Games
Windows
Interactive anime adventure in visual novel format!
Why similar: Visual Novel 18.8%, Emotional 16%, Narration 14.3%, Text-Based 10.9%, Psychological 9.8%
- #44 Ukraine War Stories
71% matchVery Positive87% of 1,079 reviews2022
Dev: Starni Games
Windows
Ukraine War Stories is a set of visual novels about the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. Set in the early months of the war, it tells the stories of civilians trapped on Russian-occupied territory. All stories are based on real events and eyewitness accounts.
Why similar: Visual Novel 15.6%, Interactive Fiction 13.2%, Text-Based 12.2%, Narration 12%, Emotional 11.1%
- #45 The Shame of a Daydreamer
70% match9 user reviews78% of 9 reviews2026
Dev: Micki
Windows
Shame & choices = possible apocalypse. You need to figure out what’s causing the apocalypse to happen, so that you can prevent it. 2 playable characters with different relations to shame → 2 unique perspectives of the same story. Complicated families, branching choices and unforgiving consequences.
Why similar: Emotional 16%, Psychological 13.3%, Visual Novel 11.9%, Narration 10.8%, Text-Based 10.8%
- #46 Rest Point
71% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: Art Bay
Windows
Rest Point is a place of calm in the chaos of today's world. Choose from several locations, immerse yourself in the atmosphere of nature or the city and relax without worry. Listen to original music, ambient sounds like birdsong and enjoy a peaceful moment. Because everyone needs a place to relax.
Why similar: Emotional 16.9%, Nature 11.4%, Visual Novel 11.2%, Interactive Fiction 11%, Point & Click 9.9%
- #47 Do 11
72% matchPositive81% of 26 reviews2021
Dev: SJR Team
Windows · Mac
Find a way out of the Do 11 app by doing missions that come from the mysterious Do 11 app. A choice awaits you to solve puzzles and change the fate of the protagonist. Escape the main character from the Do 11 app while savoring a profound worldview and intriguing story. An incredible twist awaits.
Why similar: Visual Novel 16.3%, Interactive Fiction 13.5%, Text-Based 12%, Multiple Endings 10.1%, Story Rich 10%
- #48 The Quiet After
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Grigsby's World Productions, LLC
Windows
The threat is on the road ahead and deep beneath her skin. A psychological visual novel about memory, trauma, and the cost of every choice.
Why similar: Visual Novel 20.4%, Emotional 19%, Psychological 15%, Text-Based 12.5%, Story Rich 10.8%
- #49 Backspace Backspace Backspace
69% matchVery Positive97% of 60 reviews2024
Dev: Blue Tango Street
Windows · Mac
In an AI-powered age where original authors have become largely redundant, play as a dejected writer on the brink of losing their creative drive forever.
Why similar: Visual Novel 21.1%, Text-Based 15.8%, Psychological 14.5%, Interactive Fiction 12.3%, Emotional 9.8%
- #50 Margaret's Little Shop of Wonders
69% 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 19.6%, Emotional 15.7%, Interactive Fiction 15.3%, Point & Click 13.7%, Choices Matter 9.9%
- #51 Fishbowl
69% 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: Emotional 20.6%, Visual Novel 16.3%, Interactive Fiction 12.7%, Psychological 11.9%, Story Rich 9.3%
- #52 Too Real
67% match7 user reviews100% of 7 reviews2026
Dev: partingZSSII
Windows
A short, hand-drawn narrative about memory, loss, and final conversations. Explore the quiet streets of the past and decide what you're ready to let go.
Why similar: Visual Novel 25%, Emotional 22.9%, Point & Click 13.5%, Story Rich 12.3%, Psychological 7.4%
- #53 Reflection Of Feelings
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Mind Shift
Windows · Mac · Linux
Alex, a mid-level manager from the big city, is forced to return to his home village following a family tragedy. A temporary visit soon becomes a deeply emotional trial. He will have to confront a mystical lake, put his friendships to the test, and find true love.
Why similar: Visual Novel 20.4%, Interactive Fiction 14.7%, Text-Based 14.2%, Narration 11%, Story Rich 7.3%
- #54 We should talk.
70% matchMixed57% of 163 reviews2020
Dev: Insatiable CyclePub: Whitethorn Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 42 minMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 46%
It's not what you say, it's how you say it. We should talk is a short-form narrative game that will make you think carefully about the words you choose. Can your relationship survive the night?
Why similar: Visual Novel 17.4%, Emotional 17.1%, Text-Based 14.3%, Interactive Fiction 13%, Story Rich 9.5%
- #55 Psycholog
68% matchPositive100% of 20 reviews2024
Dev: Nimavoha Interactive
Windows
As a psychologist, how would you handle your clients falling victim to their own phobias? Find out in this horror visual novel infused with point-and-click gameplay elements.
Why similar: Visual Novel 13.8%, Dark Humor 12.3%, Narration 11.7%, Text-Based 11.5%, Point & Click 10.3%
- #56 Katawa Shoujo
66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 5,256 reviews2024
Dev: Four Leaf Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Katawa Shoujo is a romantic visual novel set in the fictional Japanese Yamaku High School for disabled children. Hisao's congenital heart defect forces him to move to a new school. Despite his difficulties, Hisao is able to find friends—and perhaps love, if he plays his cards right.
Why similar: Visual Novel 18.7%, Emotional 16.5%, Text-Based 11.9%, Narration 11.3%, Psychological 10.3%
- #57 Metahorror Therapy Session
66% matchPositive97% of 36 reviews2025
Dev: Meiri GamesPub: ZNT Productions
Windows · Mac
Take control of a therapist in a mysterious, never-ending therapy session. Can you unravel the truth behind your patient's lies, and live to tell the tale? A psychological mystery developed by a psychologist.
Why similar: Visual Novel 15.6%, Emotional 13%, Psychological 12%, Point & Click 11.6%, Narration 11.2%
- #58 To Make a Game
68% matchVery Positive91% of 77 reviews2022
Dev: TheBluePenguin
Windows · Linux
A short meta story about the struggles of procrastination, and never finishing the things you start. Help motivate me, and give me the confidence I need to finish something.
Why similar: Visual Novel 23.1%, Emotional 18.6%, Psychological 10.3%, Pixel Graphics 9.6%, Casual 9.1%
- #59 Not Anyone's Business But My Own
67% matchPositive90% of 30 reviews2023
Dev: Andrey Chegodaev
Windows · Mac
Navigate a local princess through the pages of a hand-crafted fairy tale and help her solve the mystery of a golden ring in this narrative-driven point-and-click adventure game with multiple endings.
Why similar: Visual Novel 15.7%, Interactive Fiction 14.1%, Hidden Object 12.7%, Narration 12.3%, Point & Click 11.6%
- #60 My life as a cat
67% match3 user reviews67% of 3 reviews2024
Dev: Black Elephant Games
Windows
A visual novel with multiple endings
Why similar: Visual Novel 18%, Emotional 15.1%, Interactive Fiction 14.7%, Text-Based 13.9%, Nature 8%