- #1 Tavern Talk - A Cozy Visual Novel
97% matchVery Positive89% of 1,765 reviews2024
Dev: Gentle Troll Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 70%
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 14.3%, LGBTQ+ 14.2%, Interactive Fiction 10.6%, Cozy 10.6%, Visual Novel 9.9%
- #2 Fishbowl
96% matchVery Positive95% of 193 reviews2026
Dev: imissmyfriends.studio
Windows · Mac
Fishbowl is a slow and tender 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 18.5%, Interactive Fiction 13%, Visual Novel 11%, Emotional 10.4%, LGBTQ+ 10.2%
- #3 Coffee Talk Tokyo
95% matchVery Positive90% of 556 reviews2026
Dev: Chorus Worldwide Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 77%
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 16.5%, Interactive Fiction 12.7%, Cozy 11.5%, Visual Novel 10.9%, LGBTQ+ 10.3%
- #4 Yuika My Bestie
96% 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 17.8%, LGBTQ+ 14.6%, Visual Novel 10.7%, Interactive Fiction 10.6%, Emotional 9.5%
- #5 Undercover Love - Where Shadows Meet
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: MIKATRON-GAMES
Windows
A dark noir visual novel following Alex, a former police officer drawn into the mafia’s world. In a city where trust can get you killed and everyone has something to hide, Alex and a mafia leader with buried secrets are pulled into revenge, power, and slow-burn romance shaped by your choices.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 18.6%, Interactive Fiction 16.7%, Visual Novel 15.9%, Choices Matter 11.5%, Dialogue Heavy 11.1%
- #6 Harmony: The Fall of Reverie
94% matchMostly Positive73% of 296 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: Interactive Fiction 12.8%, LGBTQ+ 12.6%, Dialogue Heavy 12.2%, Visual Novel 11.3%, Choices Matter 8.5%
- #7 Spirit Whisperer Conversation With Kamiko
93% matchNo user reviews2025
Dev: Feeling Potion
Windows · Mac
She died, but no one ever asked her what really happened. Now she speaks—and you're the only one listening. What you say will decide whether she finally moves on… or disappears forever.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 18.3%, Visual Novel 12.9%, Interactive Fiction 10.2%, Choices Matter 9.6%, Multiple Endings 9.3%
- #8 Lost Connections
92% matchVery Positive96% of 79 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: LGBTQ+ 16.3%, Visual Novel 14.4%, Emotional 11.5%, Multiple Endings 10.8%, Interactive Fiction 9.5%
- #9 Coffee Talk Episode 2: Hibiscus & Butterfly
91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 2,805 reviews2023
Dev: Toge Productions
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 7.0 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: Dialogue Heavy 22.9%, LGBTQ+ 15.4%, Interactive Fiction 14.9%, Visual Novel 12.1%, Choices Matter 8.3%
- #10 Spirit Talk - Cozy Visual Novel
91% matchPositive96% of 26 reviews2026
Dev: Tortita Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Cozy visual novel about a lovely witch who’s able to talk to spirits in a fantasy setting. Using her powers, Julia helps her neighbors in their daily whereabouts. Craft potions, find the right time to use them and get to know both spirits and clients to find their peace.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 22.2%, Visual Novel 13.8%, LGBTQ+ 12.7%, Interactive Fiction 11.1%, Emotional 10.9%
- #11 Twincantation
90% matchPositive100% of 34 reviews2025
Dev: Little Nihilista Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Horror vs. Heartfelt: You decide, when you play a teen sneaking out to hold a seance for your lost twin sister on the anniversary of her death. Lovingly handmade, this atmospheric short visual novel can be meditative or delightfully chaotic depending on how you play.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 13%, Supernatural 12.8%, LGBTQ+ 11.8%, Interactive Fiction 11%, Visual Novel 10.7%
- #12 Emberbound
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Fluffore Studio
Windows · Mac
EMBERBOUND is a furry visual novel about returning home, reuniting with old friends, and promises left unfinished. Back in his hometown to handle matters concerning his family’s old house, Yunxi faces the regrets and feelings that never truly faded.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 19%, Interactive Fiction 17.9%, Visual Novel 14.8%, Dialogue Heavy 10%, Emotional 7.2%
- #13 Et le grain mourut
88% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Fülli
Windows · Mac · Linux
A visual novel set in 1920s Paris. As summer draws near, young students are revising their end-of-year exams. Olivier is one of them.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 16.7%, Interactive Fiction 16.4%, Supernatural 13.6%, Visual Novel 12.6%, Emotional 9.2%
- #14 CamGirls: Sophie X Rias
89% 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+ 20.2%, Interactive Fiction 15.5%, Dialogue Heavy 14.7%, Visual Novel 13.8%, Multiple Endings 9.3%
- #15 State of Presence
87% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Harmony Frontiers
Windows · Mac
Waking up in a stranger's apartment is a jarring experience, even worse is learning you're there because you died. Phase between memories, the liminal plane, and current day to uncover your demise. Both the dead and living can help you on this journey. Will you play it safe or take risks?
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 16.6%, Supernatural 15.8%, Dialogue Heavy 15.7%, Visual Novel 12.1%, Emotional 9.6%
- #16 if you stay
86% 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: LGBTQ+ 17%, Dialogue Heavy 16.3%, Visual Novel 12.8%, Interactive Fiction 12.1%, Multiple Endings 8.6%
- #17 Everlasting Snooze
86% matchPositive100% of 14 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: LGBTQ+ 16.9%, Dialogue Heavy 16.6%, Interactive Fiction 16.2%, Visual Novel 14%, Multiple Endings 8.2%
- #18 The Wreck
85% matchVery Positive89% of 287 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: Dialogue Heavy 15.4%, Interactive Fiction 12.7%, Choices Matter 11.6%, Visual Novel 11.1%, Multiple Endings 9%
- #19 Columbus
84% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2026
Dev: ZHANG CHUNNING
Windows
Columbus》 is a dark fantasy visual novel with dual male leads. Play as Weaponzzie, a nameless weapon trapped in a wealthy estate. Dialogue choices drive a branching story to 10 endings—tenderness, ruin, freedom, or downfall. Your bond with the young master is defined by you.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 19.7%, Visual Novel 15.5%, LGBTQ+ 13.5%, Choices Matter 10.8%, Multiple Endings 10.8%
- #20 the Death of the Video Star
84% matchPositive100% of 12 reviews2025
Dev: K Van Martin
Windows · Mac
The Death of the Video Star is a visual novel about dealing with the aftermath of killing God, and maybe having to kill Her again.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 16.2%, Dialogue Heavy 16.2%, Supernatural 14.5%, Visual Novel 13.2%, Choices Matter 7.6%
- #21 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 21.5%, Interactive Fiction 18.7%, Visual Novel 16.9%, Choices Matter 10.5%, Multiple Endings 8.5%
- #22 Coffee Talk
82% matchVery Positive95% of 12,615 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 22.6%, LGBTQ+ 14.1%, Visual Novel 12.9%, Interactive Fiction 12.5%, Emotional 7.6%
- #23 Best Served Cold
81% matchVery Positive88% of 747 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 20.2%, Visual Novel 13.8%, Interactive Fiction 12.3%, Cozy 11.6%, Choices Matter 9.7%
- #24 あなたに花束を
82% 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 20%, Interactive Fiction 15.8%, LGBTQ+ 14.8%, Visual Novel 11.5%, Emotional 9.6%
- #25 Living on Plain Pasta
80% matchMostly Positive74% of 76 reviews2026
Dev: Granité Works
Windows
A conversation adventure where you spend the worst, best summer visiting your booze-loving senpai, making weird food, and sneaking out together at midnight.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 22.3%, Interactive Fiction 18.5%, Visual Novel 14.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.6%, Multiple Endings 7.9%
- #26 Pasajeros
81% 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 19.9%, Interactive Fiction 15.6%, Visual Novel 12.9%, LGBTQ+ 10.3%, Multiple Endings 9.2%
- #27 After the Wane
79% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Nova-box
Windows · Mac · Linux
Retracing the footsteps of a mother she never knew, Lena's trying to make it as a dancer in the city. Caught in a quarrel between dance companies, dealing with love and heartbreak and the challenges of young adulthood, she must also cope with the voice in her head commenting on everything she does.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 15.1%, Visual Novel 12.6%, LGBTQ+ 11.5%, Emotional 10.4%, Choices Matter 9.6%
- #28 We Need Space
79% matchPositive93% of 14 reviews2024
Dev: Winter Twilight Productions, LLC
Windows
A romantic comedy visual novel with a sci-fi tilt. If you've ever wanted to blast someone into space, this may very well be for you.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 17.9%, Dialogue Heavy 17.3%, LGBTQ+ 17.1%, Visual Novel 14.2%, Choices Matter 8.4%
- #29 Beastfolk Barber
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Safe Flight GamesPub: SIGONO INC.
Windows · Mac
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 23%, Interactive Fiction 15.3%, Visual Novel 12.1%, Cozy 9.6%, Emotional 7.8%
- #30 Good Bones
78% matchMostly Positive78% of 41 reviews2023
Dev: RETCON Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Your new house has old secrets in this haunting point-and-click mystery, where you'll search for clues about a mysterious death, solve narrative puzzles, and make heartbreaking choices to navigate amnesia, grief, and revenge.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 14.2%, Supernatural 13.1%, Visual Novel 10.2%, LGBTQ+ 10%, Choices Matter 9.6%
- #31 Irene. The Window
77% 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 22.5%, Cozy 13.9%, Interactive Fiction 12.9%, Visual Novel 12.4%, Emotional 9.1%
- #32 Hotwife Ashley
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: respirit
Windows · Mac · Linux
Enter a seductive visual novel where love meets temptation. Explore hotwife, cuckolding, corruption, NTS and optional NTR paths.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 15.2%, Visual Novel 14.1%, Dialogue Heavy 12.9%, Interactive Fiction 12.9%, Multiple Endings 9%
- #33 Koko's Cafe
75% matchPositive100% of 17 reviews2026
Dev: PluviiArt
Windows
Serve coffee and befriend customers as you learn their story in this coming-of-age visual novel.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 24.6%, Visual Novel 16.1%, Interactive Fiction 13.3%, Choices Matter 9.2%, Female Protagonist 9%
- #34 Spring in Summer
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Fantasync
Windows · Mac
A storytelling sandbox adventure driven by your own personality about helping a jackalope ghost who cannot move on. Explore a mystical island inhabited by quirky mythical creatures, connect with the hearts of its community, & discover one’s heart fulfillment in your own heartwarming personal journey
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 20.8%, Cozy 14%, Interactive Fiction 13.2%, Visual Novel 9.4%, Emotional 9.3%
- #35 Artificial Instincts
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Cyampire
Windows · Mac · Linux
You came here with a motive, so as everyone, except that you are able to change theirs. Ride with Lucas to turn down all the love interests or end their trouble in this (obviously artificial intelligence-themed) sci-fi BL visual novel. Enjoy the long-waited grand finale in this trilogy!
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 18.4%, Interactive Fiction 18%, LGBTQ+ 17.6%, Visual Novel 15.1%, Multiple Endings 9.1%
- #36 Come to my party!
75% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: SIMSANG YOONPub: LINE Games Corporation
Windows
Jimin dreams of finally having her first birthday party, but what begins as a childhood wish unravels into social pressure, fragile friendships, family expectations, and consequences that hit closer than you’d like. Join Jimin in this coming-of-age story where every choice carries weight.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 17.1%, Interactive Fiction 12.9%, Visual Novel 12%, Cozy 11.7%, Emotional 9.7%
- #37 Summer Daze: Tilly's Tale
74% matchMixed62% of 21 reviews2023
Dev: Transolar Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
A fantasy adventure visual novel with humor and heart, by acclaimed adventure game writer Lori Ann Cole. Starring the voice of Zehra Fazal as Tilly, a mischief-making rogue at Hero-U, the school for heroes.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 25.5%, Interactive Fiction 14.5%, Visual Novel 12.9%, Female Protagonist 7.5%, Choices Matter 7.1%
- #38 Divine Diner
72% match4 user reviews75% of 4 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: Interactive Fiction 19%, Dialogue Heavy 17.5%, LGBTQ+ 15.9%, Visual Novel 14.2%, Choices Matter 8.3%
- #39 Girl Werewolf Hamlet Saves Christmas
74% matchNo user reviews2025
Dev: Stegaloaurus Game Development
Windows · Linux
Guide Hamlet (now a Girl *and* a Werewolf) as she deals with a murder mystery, a usurped throne, and a cursed sledding competition. Her emotions are your stats, so.... emote wisely. Or impulsively. Or with shame. It’s her kingdom. Everyone else is just tolerated in it.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 19%, Visual Novel 17.1%, LGBTQ+ 14.6%, Choices Matter 11.4%, Female Protagonist 8.3%
- #40 Greed and Fear and the Rest
73% matchPositive95% of 22 reviews2024
Dev: Cyampire
Windows · Mac · Linux
You are ready to say goodbye to life, but are you prepared to face your life's truth? Navigate a grad student's life between greed and fear in his final 6 hours (and beyond) in this BL visual novel.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 18.8%, LGBTQ+ 18.1%, Interactive Fiction 17.4%, Visual Novel 15.1%, Multiple Endings 9.3%
- #41 Guilt Free
73% matchVery Positive85% of 296 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: Interactive Fiction 16.3%, Dialogue Heavy 15.7%, Visual Novel 14%, Choices Matter 11.1%, Emotional 10.6%
- #42 Dark Coffee
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: TwoArtist
Windows
Welcome to Mursvinch - a town where secrets are brewed into every cup. In this comic - and Lovecraft-inspired cozy café management sim, listen to strange visitors, brew drinks that change their fates, and either bring the town back to life - or plunge it into madness.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 18.3%, Interactive Fiction 14.6%, Visual Novel 13.9%, Choices Matter 11.3%, Multiple Endings 10.1%
- #43 Hell Boba Café
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Organ Machine
Windows
Get ready to mix drinks and date demons! Prepare delicious boba tea with demonic ingredients. Make dialogue choices and flirt with a devilish cast of customers and build new relationships. Enter the cute & spooky world of Hell Boba Café!
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 17.8%, Dialogue Heavy 15.7%, Visual Novel 13.7%, Choices Matter 9.1%, Interactive Fiction 9%
- #44 Head Over Heels
71% 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: Interactive Fiction 16.3%, Visual Novel 12.7%, LGBTQ+ 12.4%, Supernatural 10%, Dialogue Heavy 9%
- #45 请在正确答案处咬下
71% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: 别的工作室 Autre Studio
Windows · Mac
When obedient top student Fang Zhu discovers her childhood friend Jiang Xiangyi is secretly a werewolf, she risks her own academic standing to protect him from their suffocating school environment, toxic classmates, and an unfeeling teacher.
Why similar: Supernatural 20.8%, Visual Novel 18.9%, Choices Matter 10.6%, Female Protagonist 9.5%, Emotional 9.1%
- #46 one night, hot springs
71% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 3,188 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+ 22.4%, Visual Novel 15.2%, Multiple Endings 10.6%, Choices Matter 9.7%, Emotional 9.3%
- #47 A YEAR OF SPRINGS
70% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 1,003 reviews2021
Dev: npckc
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 3.5 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+ 20.3%, Visual Novel 14.6%, Interactive Fiction 14.1%, Emotional 10.4%, Multiple Endings 7.9%
- #48 Beyond The Mist: Beginnings
70% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Intimidating Puffin Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
A romance-driven narrative about destiny, devotion, and the dangerous pull of belonging, set against the ruins of a long‑lost city calling you home.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 18.6%, Interactive Fiction 17.6%, Visual Novel 15.9%, Supernatural 13.2%, Dialogue Heavy 8%
- #49 Call Me Cera
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Toadhouse GamesPub: Team Toadhouse
Windows · Mac · Linux
A 'crunchy wholesome' game about making friends as an adult.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 18.7%, Visual Novel 15%, Interactive Fiction 11.7%, Emotional 10.5%, Choices Matter 8.6%
- #50 Omurice Next Time
69% matchPositive100% of 40 reviews2024
Dev: Griffin CyanPub: MediBang Games
Windows
Finn and Gray have been together for five years now. Two men, simple living, and their biggest hobby is just eating for fun. Explore their husband & husband life, joy and love, hopes and dreams, and casual awkwardness and embarrassment in this slice of life interactive storybook.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 21%, Interactive Fiction 20.1%, Cozy 15.1%, Dialogue Heavy 11.4%, Visual Novel 9%
- #51 Speed Dating for Ghosts
69% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 546 reviews2018
Dev: Copychaser Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Branching dialogue! Hard choices! A cemetery's worth of phantoms, wraiths, and poltergeists lookin' for love in all the blight places.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 17.8%, LGBTQ+ 16%, Interactive Fiction 13.1%, Supernatural 12.3%, Visual Novel 11.4%
- #52 Avalon Gates: 1 Million D
67% match5 user reviews40% of 5 reviews2026
Dev: KingsAvalon Studio
Windows
One million dollars. Two sisters. Countless consequences. Experience everyday life in modern Vietnam while uncovering the truth behind a mysterious one-million-dollar debt.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 22.1%, Visual Novel 18%, Interactive Fiction 11.9%, Choices Matter 11.7%, Multiple Endings 9%
- #53 Shadows of Deceit - Season 1
68% matchNo user reviews
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 16.8%, Interactive Fiction 15.4%, Dialogue Heavy 13%, Supernatural 10.4%, LGBTQ+ 8.2%
- #54 Lady of bones, a mother's legacy
68% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2024
Dev: Emperor
Windows · Mac · Linux
It always rains, they call it The Haze. Ghosts haunt every alley, every gray corner of the city. Lady of Bones is a visual novel that explores the darkest depths of existence where Maya will discover the horrible secrets of her mother's legacy.
Why similar: Supernatural 19.2%, Interactive Fiction 18%, Visual Novel 15%, Choices Matter 9.2%, Multiple Endings 8.6%
- #55 Mikiwam: Solarpunk Herbalism
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Studio Ekosi
Windows · Mac
A cozy tea-making game set in a post-colonial fantasy world. As a herbalist’s apprentice, serve magic elemental teas to influence a colourful cast of characters. Connect with your estranged home, discover your gifts, and find your place in a fractured, healing world.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 18%, LGBTQ+ 17%, Visual Novel 12.1%, Interactive Fiction 11.8%, Choices Matter 9.1%
- #56 Pet
67% matchPositive95% of 21 reviews2023
Dev: beepsoft industries
Windows
A horror visual novel about trying to get home to feed your cat.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 20.2%, Visual Novel 14.3%, Choices Matter 11.8%, Multiple Endings 10.8%, LGBTQ+ 7.6%
- #57 Zero-Sum Heart
66% matchVery Positive94% of 257 reviews2024
Dev: Citreat Studio
Windows · Mac
"I" make a deal with the witch to give up my heart, in exchange for love— from everyone. ——————————————————————————Is it worth it if losing my heart means gaining *his*? In this short visual novel, make choices and answer the question: is love a zero-sum game?
Why similar: Supernatural 13.4%, LGBTQ+ 11.2%, Interactive Fiction 10.5%, Emotional 9.9%, Multiple Endings 9.6%
- #58 Open Spaces SE
68% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2023
Dev: Queenship Game StudioPub: Queenship Game Studio, LLC
Windows · Mac · Linux
Skylar is an student with anxiety. Walter is a farmer with social anxiety and PTSD. Jessica is a programmer with anxiety and agoraphobia. Li Wei is an technologist with intense anxiety. Navigate their stories, learn how they move through the world, and about methods of treatment and recovery.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 15%, Interactive Fiction 14.2%, Visual Novel 12%, Choices Matter 9.7%, Emotional 9.1%
- #59 Black Dog Bar
67% 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 24.7%, Interactive Fiction 18.3%, Visual Novel 15.6%, Choices Matter 10%, Emotional 9.9%
- #60 Detours
69% match7 user reviews100% of 7 reviews2021
Dev: Mismatched GamesPub: Code Coven
Windows · Mac · Linux
Play as Daniella as she moves across the country with only the help of her ex.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 23.9%, Dialogue Heavy 18.5%, Visual Novel 16.7%, Story Rich 12.5%, Choices Matter 9.8%