- #1 The Red Strings Club
97% matchVery Positive93% of 14,320 reviews2018
Dev: DeconstructeamPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 84%
The Red Strings Club is a cyberpunk narrative experience about fate and happiness featuring the extensive use of pottery, bartending and impersonating people on the phone to take down a corporate conspiracy.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 24%, Choices Matter 18.3%, Pixel Graphics 15.5%, Story Rich 12.7%, Great Soundtrack 11.3%
Why You'll Like It: Like the seed game, this title features a deep, choice-driven narrative centered on manipulating fate and human emotions through a unique job-based mechanic.
- #2 Slay the Princess — The Pristine Cut
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 34,471 reviews2023
Dev: Black Tabby Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 6.9 hrs≥1hr: 88%
You're here to slay the princess. Don't believe her lies.
Why similar: Visual Novel 31.6%, Choices Matter 27.3%, Interactive Fiction 24.6%, Story Rich 11.6%, Adventure 3.6%
Why You'll Like It: It shares the meta-narrative complexity and branching paths that make the seed game's exploration of fate so compelling.
- #3 Citizen Sleeper
96% matchVery Positive92% of 10,638 reviews2022
Dev: Jump Over The AgePub: Fellow Traveller
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Roleplaying in the ruins of interplanetary capitalism. Live the life of an escaped worker, washed-up on a lawless station at the edge of an interstellar society. Inspired by the flexibility and freedom of TTRPGs, explore the station, choose your friends, escape your past and change your future.
Why similar: Narrative 37.9% ★, Interactive Fiction 36.1%, Story Rich 14.8%, Adventure 5.7%, Indie 3.7%
Why You'll Like It: This game captures the cosmic, existential, and isolated atmosphere of an asteroid home while offering deep, choice-heavy roleplaying mechanics.
- #4 Stray Gods: The Roleplaying Musical
95% matchVery Positive91% of 3,950 reviews2023
Dev: Summerfall StudiosPub: Balor Games
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 11.3 hrs≥1hr: 68%
Gods. Romance. Murder. Musical Numbers?! Play as Grace in a world where Greek Gods live in hiding among us. Change your fate as you draw friends, foes & lovers into song using your powers of musical persuasion to unravel the mystery of the Last Muse's death.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 25.1%, LGBTQ+ 21.6%, Female Protagonist 18.5%, Choices Matter 14.7%, Story Rich 8.8%
Why You'll Like It: This narrative-heavy experience emphasizes character-driven choices and a unique musical system that shapes the story's outcome.
- #5 I Was a Teenage Exocolonist
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 4,851 reviews2022
Dev: Northway GamesPub: Finji
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.8 hrsMean: 15.8 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Spend your teenage years on an alien planet in this narrative RPG with card-based battles. Explore, grow up, and fall in love. The choices you make and skills you master over ten years will determine the course of your life and the survival of your colony.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 32%, Interactive Fiction 23.2%, Visual Novel 17.3%, Choices Matter 16.5%, Story Rich 8.7%
Why You'll Like It: This life-simulation game features a strong focus on queer identity, cosmic sci-fi themes, and choices that drastically alter the protagonist's future.
- #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: LGBTQ+ 20.9%, Interactive Fiction 17.9%, Female Protagonist 14.8%, Visual Novel 13.5%, Choices Matter 11.6%
Why You'll Like It: It features a protagonist with the power to see the future and influence fate, mirroring the fortune-telling themes of the seed game.
- #7 Coffee Talk
93% 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: LGBTQ+ 25.3%, Interactive Fiction 19.1%, Visual Novel 16.8%, Choices Matter 10.7%, Pixel Graphics 9.7%
Why You'll Like It: This title excels at creating a cozy, atmospheric space for meaningful dialogue and character development, much like the interactions on the asteroid.
- #8 Signs of the Sojourner
92% matchVery Positive88% of 257 reviews2020
Dev: Echodog Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 9.1 hrs≥1hr: 68%
In this narrative card game about relationships and communication, navigate conversations in a colorful world reminiscent of our own. Learn and grow through the cards you choose to play. Who will you become? What will you leave behind?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 25.7%, Narrative 18.3% ★, Visual Novel 17.5%, Choices Matter 15.4%, Story Rich 6.5%
Why You'll Like It: The game uses a card-based conversation mechanic that mirrors the tarot-crafting system, making every interaction feel like a strategic narrative choice.
- #9 VA-11 Hall-A: Cyberpunk Bartender Action
91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 38,763 reviews2016
Dev: Sukeban GamesPub: Ysbryd Games
Windows · Linux
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 31.5 hrs≥1hr: 86%
VA-11 HALL-A: Cyberpunk Bartender Action is a booze em' up about waifus, technology, and post-dystopia life.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 27.7%, Female Protagonist 17.7%, Visual Novel 17.5%, Choices Matter 11.8%, Pixel Graphics 9.7%
Why You'll Like It: It provides a similar cozy, job-based narrative experience where you influence the lives of your patrons through dialogue and drink selection.
- #10 Pentiment
90% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 9,846 reviews2022
Dev: Obsidian EntertainmentPub: Xbox Game Studios
Windows
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 10.5 hrs≥1hr: 72%
Step into a living illustrated world in a time when Europe is at a crossroads of great religious and political change. Walk in the footsteps of Andreas Maler, a master artist who finds himself in the middle of murders, scandals, and intrigue in the Bavarian Alps.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 32.7%, Narrative 18.9% ★, Story Rich 13.8%, Choices Matter 13.3%, Mystery 8.7%
Why You'll Like It: A masterpiece of choice-based storytelling where your decisions have long-lasting consequences on a community, echoing the weight of the seed game's choices.
- #11 If Found...
91% matchVery Positive90% of 2,364 reviews2020
Dev: DREAMFEELPub: Annapurna Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 89%
If Found... is a game about going home, coming out and erasing everything.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 38.8%, Visual Novel 14.6%, Interactive Fiction 12.6%, Female Protagonist 12.2%, Great Soundtrack 5.8%
Why You'll Like It: This game offers a poignant, queer-focused narrative experience that uses unique interactive mechanics to explore memory and identity.
- #12 Roadwarden
89% matchVery Positive94% of 5,205 reviews2022
Dev: Moral Anxiety StudioPub: Assemble Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 53%
Roadwarden is an illustrated text-based RPG that uses isometric pixel art and combines mechanics borrowed from RPGs, Visual Novels, adventure games and interactive fiction.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 26.7%, Pixel Graphics 12.3%, Choices Matter 11.4%, Visual Novel 10.6%, LGBTQ+ 9.6%
Why You'll Like It: A text-heavy, atmospheric RPG that rewards careful choices and investigation in a world filled with magic and mystery.
- #13 Strange Horticulture
89% matchVery Positive94% of 16,173 reviews2022
Dev: Bad VikingPub: Iceberg Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Strange Horticulture is an occult puzzle game in which you play as the proprietor of a local plant store. Find and identify new plants, pet your cat, speak to a coven, or join a cult. Use your collection of powerful plants to influence the story and unravel Undermere’s dark mysteries.
Why similar: Choices Matter 34.2%, Story Rich 22.5%, Mystery 20%, Adventure 11%, 2D 6.4%
Why You'll Like It: The game focuses on a cozy, occult-themed investigation that requires careful observation and decision-making to uncover the truth.
- #14 Wytchwood
88% matchVery Positive93% of 4,830 reviews2021
Dev: Alientrap
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 67%
Wytchwood is a crafting adventure game set in a land of gothic fables and fairytales. As the old witch of the woods, explore a strange countryside, collect magic ingredients, brew sorcerous spells, and pass judgement upon a capricious cast of characters.
Why similar: Magic 29.1%, Female Protagonist 26.1%, Story Rich 12.6%, Fantasy 9.5%, Colorful 6%
Why You'll Like It: It captures the magical, crafting-focused aesthetic while tasking the player with solving the problems of the world around them.
- #15 BAD END THEATER
87% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 10,071 reviews2021
Dev: NomnomNami
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 71%
select your protagonist and explore a variety of terrible fates!
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 36.4%, Visual Novel 18.8%, Choices Matter 15.5%, Story Rich 9.5%, Pixel Graphics 9.5%
Why You'll Like It: This game leans into the meta-narrative and multiple-ending structure, encouraging players to explore every possible outcome of their choices.
- #16 Little Witch in the Woods
86% matchVery Positive89% of 13,210 reviews2025
Dev: SUNNY SIDE UP
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 10.2 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Little Witch in the Woods tells the story of Ellie, an apprentice witch. Explore the mystical forest, help the charming residents, and experience the daily life of the witch.
Why similar: Magic 47.2%, Pixel Graphics 20.8%, Story Rich 14.6%, Adventure 7.1%, Casual 6.7%
Why You'll Like It: This game focuses on the daily life and magical duties of a witch, offering a cozy and charming narrative experience.
- #17 Heart of the Woods
86% matchVery Positive95% of 988 reviews2019
Dev: Studio Élan
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 72.7 hrs≥1hr: 88%
A fantasy yuri visual novel filled with magic, fairies, and a ghost girl. When Maddie and her best friend, Tara, journey to a remote forest village to investigate rumors of the supernatural, they find a whole lot more than they bargained for.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 27.6%, Interactive Fiction 15.7%, Female Protagonist 13%, Visual Novel 12.2%, Choices Matter 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: This visual novel features a strong queer narrative and dark fantasy elements that align with the tone of the seed game.
- #18 Tavern Talk - A Cozy Visual Novel
84% 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: LGBTQ+ 31.6%, Interactive Fiction 20%, Visual Novel 16%, Choices Matter 12.3%, Story Rich 7.3%
Why You'll Like It: It provides a fantasy-themed, dialogue-heavy experience where your choices help guide the adventurers who visit your tavern.
- #19 Seers Isle
85% matchVery Positive91% of 202 reviews2018
Dev: Nova-box
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 8.4 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Seers Isle is a narrative game, set in a fantasy version of medieval northern Europe, where your choices impact the fate of a group of characters.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21.5%, Visual Novel 15.5%, Female Protagonist 15%, Choices Matter 13.5%, Story Rich 8.8%
Why You'll Like It: A visual novel that focuses on magic, mystery, and the weight of choices made by a diverse group of characters.
- #20 Wylde Flowers
83% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,773 reviews2022
Dev: Studio Drydock Pty Ltd
Windows
Median: 13.7 hrsMean: 79.1 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Join Tara on a heartfelt journey to become a witch in Wylde Flowers. Farm by day, and cast spells by night as you craft your cottagecore life and bond with your coven. Come to know and love the fully voice acted characters of Fairhaven, as you unravel a local mystery.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 28.8%, Narrative 21.2% ★, Magic 21%, Choices Matter 10.3%, Story Rich 7.9%
Why You'll Like It: It blends cozy farming simulation with a magical narrative and queer romance options, perfect for fans of the seed game's softer side.
- #21 Wicked Willow
84% matchVery Positive92% of 74 reviews2020
Dev: T.F. Wright
Windows · Mac
If they call me wicked for following my heart, then so be it. Awaken your inner witch, pursue forbidden love, and unlock your destiny in this visual novel adventure, with 8 unique plot paths.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 37.5%, Visual Novel 15.4%, Female Protagonist 14.5%, Choices Matter 11.3%, Indie 9.5%
Why You'll Like It: A visual novel that centers on a queer protagonist discovering their magical powers and making choices that impact their community.
- #22 Refind Self: The Personality Test Game
82% matchVery Positive88% of 3,796 reviews2023
Dev: LizardryPub: PLAYISM
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 2.3 hrs≥1hr: 70%
Games can really show someone's personality, don't you think? By way of a simple exploration-based adventure, this data-science game analyzes your actions to estimate your personality.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 20.5%, LGBTQ+ 19.1%, Female Protagonist 16.1%, Visual Novel 13.9%, Choices Matter 9.3%
Why You'll Like It: The game uses an interactive fiction format to analyze your choices, creating a unique narrative experience tailored to your playstyle.
- #23 Disco Elysium - The Final Cut
82% matchVery Positive93% of 131,540 reviews2019
Dev: ZA/UM
Windows · Mac
Median: 7.4 hrsMean: 23.1 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Disco Elysium - The Final Cut is a groundbreaking role playing game. You’re a detective with a unique skill system at your disposal and a whole city to carve your path across. Interrogate unforgettable characters, crack murders or take bribes. Become a hero or an absolute disaster of a human being.
Why similar: Choices Matter 36.1%, Story Rich 23.4%, Visual Novel 18.1%, Great Soundtrack 6.4%, Sexual Content 5.7%
Why You'll Like It: It offers the gold standard for choice-heavy, philosophical narrative design where every decision feels deeply personal and impactful.
- #24 Life After Magic
81% matchVery Positive98% of 287 reviews2023
Dev: Team StarlightPub: Chirashi Games
Windows · Linux
Can you save magic before the clock strikes midnight on New Year’s Eve? Life After Magic is a queer, retro visual novel that follows jaded ex-magical girls as they reconnect, deal with young adulthood, and face off against one last threat before Y2K hits.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 31.6%, Female Protagonist 16.4%, Visual Novel 15%, Choices Matter 10.2%, Magic 8.7%
Why You'll Like It: This visual novel features a strong focus on queer relationships and the aftermath of magical events.
- #25 Across the Grooves
81% matchVery Positive93% of 140 reviews2020
Dev: Nova-box
Windows · Mac · Linux
Your choices affect the destiny of Alice, drastically changing her reality and allowing her to explore alternative destinies by modifying her past. Travel across European cities, meet colourful characters and solve the mystery.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 19.8%, Interactive Fiction 17.9%, Female Protagonist 13.9%, Visual Novel 13.1%, Choices Matter 11.9%
Why You'll Like It: This narrative adventure uses music and time-bending choices to explore the protagonist's past and future.
- #26 GNOSIA
79% matchVery Positive94% of 5,158 reviews2022
Dev: Petit DepottoPub: PLAYISM
Windows
Median: 7.3 hrsMean: 15.3 hrs≥1hr: 91%
The Gnosia lie. Pretending to be human, they’ll get in close, trick and deceive, and then eliminate one victim at a time...
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 39.1%, Visual Novel 27.7%, Story Rich 13.3%, Mystery 9.6%, Adventure 5.5%
Why You'll Like It: The loop-based narrative structure and social deduction mechanics provide a complex, character-driven experience that evolves with your choices.
- #27 Love Curse: Find Your Soulmate
77% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 3,478 reviews2025
Dev: Xso
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.8 hrsMean: 9.3 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Love Curse is a GL visual novel. You’ve fallen under a curse, and the only way to break it is to find your soulmate! The clock is ticking… Will you find true love? And what secrets will you uncover along the way?
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 43.5%, Female Protagonist 23.9%, Visual Novel 15.5%, Choices Matter 7.9%, Interactive Fiction 5.4%
- #28 Witchy Life Story
79% matchMostly Positive78% of 1,242 reviews2022
Dev: Sundew Studios
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 73%
You have two weeks to save the harvest festival! Tend your garden and collect plants for spells and rituals to help the villagers of Flora. After all, if magic isn't for solving everyday problems, what’s the point of a village witch anyway? A cozy story filled with chaos, friendship, and romance!
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 33.1%, Magic 29.2%, Visual Novel 25.5%, Story Rich 7.6%, Casual 4.6%
Why You'll Like It: A relaxing visual novel that focuses on magic, crafting, and building relationships within a small community.
- #29 Coffee Talk Episode 2: Hibiscus & Butterfly
77% 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: LGBTQ+ 24.6%, Interactive Fiction 20.3%, Visual Novel 14.1%, Choices Matter 11%, Pixel Graphics 8.8%
- #30 The Sojourning Wise Woman's Final Quest
76% matchPositive97% of 58 reviews2026
Dev: Orscat
Windows
Play as a wise woman, help your neighbors, and they will help you in return. Fight alongside your closest friend to deal with the beasts threatening the village. Uncover the secrets of magic through your journey, and you might even have a chance to confront your inner demons.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 31.7%, Female Protagonist 21.4%, Visual Novel 19.7%, Magic 10.6%, Pixel Graphics 6.2%
- #31 WITCH ON THE HOLY NIGHT
75% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 8,706 reviews2023
Dev: TYPE-MOONPub: Aniplex Inc.
Windows
Median: 14.2 hrsMean: 67.3 hrs≥1hr: 84%
A tale told with vivid colors and rich sound in a classic TYPE-MOON visual novel.
Why similar: Visual Novel 31.9%, Magic 24%, Female Protagonist 15.7%, Great Soundtrack 8.1%, Story Rich 7.3%
- #32 Syrup and the Ultimate Sweet
76% matchVery Positive98% of 83 reviews2025
Dev: NomnomNami
Windows · Mac · Linux
A candy alchemist finds a candy golem in her basement workshop...
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 33.3%, Female Protagonist 18.2%, Visual Novel 17.8%, Choices Matter 8.1%, Magic 7.3%
- #33 Solstice
80% matchMostly Positive76% of 191 reviews2016
Dev: MoaCube
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Solstice is a dystopian mystery visual novel about small personal disasters that turn into great catastrophes.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 24.9%, Visual Novel 15%, Female Protagonist 14.2%, Choices Matter 12.6%, Interactive Fiction 10.2%
Why You'll Like It: A classic visual novel experience that emphasizes the importance of choices and multiple endings in a fantasy setting.
- #34 Arcade Spirits
78% matchVery Positive91% of 636 reviews2019
Dev: Fiction Factory GamesPub: PQube
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Arcade Spirits is a romantic visual novel that follows an alternative timeline where the 1983 video game crash never occurred. It's 20XX and you've just started a new job at the Funplex game arcade. Who will you meet along the way? Will you find the romance you're seeking?
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 35.1%, Visual Novel 17.4%, Choices Matter 14.3%, Female Protagonist 12.9%, Story Rich 8.7%
Why You'll Like It: This visual novel offers a welcoming, queer-inclusive environment with a heavy emphasis on character relationships and branching paths.
- #35 Neo Cab
78% matchMostly Positive79% of 2,901 reviews2019
Dev: Chance AgencyPub: Fellow Traveller
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 7.3 hrs≥1hr: 66%
A visual novel about emotional survival in an automated world. Play as Lina, the last human cab driver. It’s your first night driving the lonely streets of Los Ojos, and your best friend has just disappeared. Stay on the road. Stay on the search. Stay human.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 28.1%, Visual Novel 20.6%, Narrative 18.5% ★, Choices Matter 16.9%, Story Rich 10%
Why You'll Like It: A narrative-driven game featuring a female protagonist navigating a complex world through dialogue and emotional management.
- #36 No Case Should Remain Unsolved
74% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 10,733 reviews2024
Dev: Somi
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 2.7 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Twelve years after Senior Inspector Jeon Gyeong's retirement, she is visited by a young police officer: a woman who pleads with her to reexamine Seowon's case. But with each uncovered memory, only one thing becomes clear: everyone in Seowon's vicinity was lying.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 30.5%, Visual Novel 20.8%, Female Protagonist 20.7%, Pixel Graphics 10.5%, Story Rich 10.1%
- #37 Whisper of the House
72% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 5,808 reviews2025
Dev: 元气弹工作室(GD Studio)
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Whisper of the House is a cozy game about organizing and decorating. You'll take on various tasks from the townspeople—helping them move, organize, and clean their spaces. In the process, your gentle touch might make a difference in their lives, and perhaps uncover some hidden stories...
Why similar: Pixel Graphics 30.1%, Story Rich 24.4%, Mystery 20.9%, Casual 10.1%, 2D 8.1%
- #38 Spirit City: Lofi Sessions
71% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 16,845 reviews2024
Dev: Mooncube Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 16.7 hrsMean: 107.6 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Spirit City: Lofi Sessions is a gamified focus tool, set to a soothing lofi soundtrack. Discover and collect Spirits, customize your cozy virtual space, and facilitate your real-life tasks with a collection of handy features designed to improve concentration and ease stress.
Why similar: Colorful 40.4%, Casual 35%, Atmospheric 12.5%, Singleplayer 12.1%
- #39 Strange Antiquities
71% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 3,572 reviews2025
Dev: Bad VikingPub: Iceberg Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 6.7 hrsMean: 8.1 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Become the custodian of a store dealing in occult antiquities. Explore the quaint and gloomy town of Undermere, where strange goings-on and dark mysteries abound. Find and identify arcane artefacts, use your collection to aid the townsfolk with their unusual problems — and remember to pet your cat!
Why similar: Choices Matter 35.7%, Story Rich 22%, Mystery 18.6%, Adventure 10.9%, 2D 6.7%
- #40 Cartomante – Fortune Teller
75% matchVery Positive92% of 143 reviews2020
Dev: Garoa Studios
Windows
A branching visual novel with multiple endings about fortune telling for eccentric clients with tarot cards.
Why similar: Magic 29.5%, Visual Novel 24.2%, Interactive Fiction 12.7%, Choices Matter 11%, Story Rich 7.2%
- #41 Esoteric Ebb
70% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 9,761 reviews2026
Dev: Christoffer BodegårdPub: Raw Fury
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 11.0 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Esoteric Ebb is a single-player CRPG inspired by the freedom of tabletop adventures. Unravel a political conspiracy with your goblin sidekick. Roll dice in tense encounters. Become a cleric of legends or completely ruin the campaign.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 26.4%, Narrative 21.6% ★, Choices Matter 21.1%, Story Rich 12.8%, Visual Novel 10%
- #42 The Radiants
74% matchVery Positive85% of 87 reviews2023
Dev: Rose Arcana Games
Windows · Mac
The Radiants is a magical adventure visual novel with light stat raising & multiple endings. Choose what kind of Oracle you will become and maybe find romance along the way.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 20.6%, Female Protagonist 19.2%, Visual Novel 17.7%, Choices Matter 11.8%, Magic 10%
- #43 Storyteller
72% matchVery Positive89% of 9,231 reviews2023
Dev: Daniel BenmerguiPub: Annapurna Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Storyteller is an award-winning puzzle game about building stories. Start with a title, settings and characters and create a story that fits the story’s description. Play with stories of love, intrigue, crime, monsters, betrayal, and more!
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 30.1%, LGBTQ+ 24.2%, Choices Matter 12.7%, Visual Novel 9.8%, Fantasy 6.8%
- #44 Until Then
70% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 19,464 reviews2024
Dev: Polychroma GamesPub: Maximum Entertainment
Windows · Linux
Median: 7.0 hrsMean: 11.2 hrs≥1hr: 76%
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: Interactive Fiction 23.4%, Visual Novel 22.9%, LGBTQ+ 17.6%, Pixel Graphics 11.9%, Story Rich 10.3%
- #45 Tiny Bookshop
69% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 7,823 reviews2025
Dev: neoludic gamesPub: Skystone Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 9.7 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Leave everything behind and open a tiny bookshop by the sea in this cozy narrative management game. Stock your tiny bookshop with different books and items, set up shop in scenic locations, and run your cozy second-hand bookshop while getting to know the locals.
Why similar: Story Rich 67.8%, Casual 28.6%, Singleplayer 3.6%
- #46 Urban Myth Dissolution Center
70% matchVery Positive88% of 6,362 reviews2025
Dev: HakababunkoPub: SHUEISHA GAMES
Windows
Median: 5.9 hrsMean: 9.4 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Join forces with the psychic Director of the Urban Myth Dissolution Center and solve a variety of cases involving cursed relics, rental properties with shady histories, and dimensional anomalies. Monstrous oddities and otherworldly planes abound in this occult mystery adventure game!
Why similar: Visual Novel 34.2%, Pixel Graphics 16.4%, Story Rich 13.6%, Mystery 11.5%, Adventure 7.2%
- #47 Stories of Mara
73% matchVery Positive81% of 106 reviews2021
Dev: Chibig
Windows
Dive into the charming Stories of Mara, an episodic slice of life tale about a diverse cast of characters. Get to know your neighbours and bond with them, but… Could you make them stick together to help each other?
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 25.4%, Visual Novel 15.5%, Female Protagonist 14.5%, Interactive Fiction 13.6%, Choices Matter 13.1%
- #48 The Witches' Tea Party
73% matchVery Positive96% of 118 reviews2017
Dev: Rabbiton
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 92%
The Witches Tea Party is a story-driven adventure game with a magical world and colourful characters. There will be small quests, collectables, mysteries, disturbing rooms and multiple endings. Having tea with witches is probably not an easy task...
Why similar: Female Protagonist 26.7%, Great Soundtrack 22.2%, Story Rich 19.1%, Adventure 14%, Casual 9.7%
- #49 Minds Beneath Us
68% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 6,428 reviews2024
Dev: BearBoneStudio
Windows
Median: 11.2 hrsMean: 12.8 hrs≥1hr: 83%
MINDS BENEATH US is an emotional sci-fi narrative game. Through the eyes of a humble individual, experience a mad world where humans are exploited as computing devices for AI. Listen to the concerns of those you meet and offer guidance. Together, face challenges and confront an uncertain destiny.
Why similar: Visual Novel 33.8%, Choices Matter 30.6%, Story Rich 18.1%, Adventure 7.3%, 2D 5.4%
- #50 The Witch in the Forest
73% matchVery Positive83% of 115 reviews2020
Dev: Crystal Game Works
Windows
A young woman who lives alone in the forest one day meets another woman- a real witch!
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 49.2%, Visual Novel 17.2%, Female Protagonist 9.3%, Story Rich 8.5%, Casual 4.2%
- #51 Witch You Want
68% matchVery Positive96% of 228 reviews2026
Dev: Studio Élan
Windows · Mac · Linux
Help this girlfailure witch save her failing potion shop in this cute yuri visual novel!
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 41.2%, Magic 21.1%, Visual Novel 17.3%, Female Protagonist 8.7%, Fantasy 3.6%
- #52 Wanderstop
67% matchVery Positive93% of 3,253 reviews2025
Dev: Ivy RoadPub: Annapurna Interactive
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 81%
From the creator of The Stanley Parable and The Beginner’s Guide comes Wanderstop, a narrative-centric cozy game about change and tea.
Why similar: Narrative 34.3% ★, Female Protagonist 21.7%, Story Rich 12.6%, Adventure 9.1%, Fantasy 8.3%
- #53 World of Witchcraft
71% matchMixed61% of 102 reviews2025
Dev: Mystic Sin Creations
Windows · Mac · Linux
Immerse yourself in a world where ambition, magic, and lust intertwine.
Why similar: Visual Novel 28.4%, Female Protagonist 22.4%, Choices Matter 15.4%, Story Rich 12.2%, Sexual Content 7.6%
- #54 NORCO
69% matchVery Positive92% of 3,267 reviews2022
Dev: Geography of RobotsPub: Raw Fury
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 64%
NORCO is a dialogue-focused point & click adventure that immerses the player in the sinking suburbs and industrial swamplands of an increasingly surreal and distorted South Louisiana.
Why similar: Pixel Graphics 26.5%, Story Rich 24.2%, Mystery 19.1%, Colorful 9.8%, Adventure 8.9%
- #55 The Witch's Cauldron
68% matchVery Positive91% of 634 reviews2024
Dev: Harvey games
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 83%
The Witch's Cauldron is a narrative roguelike game about being a medieval witch. Grab your cauldron and get brewing. Love, curses, laughter, wisdom for sale! Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the Law. At least before the inquisitors come around.
Why similar: Choices Matter 38.8%, Story Rich 21.3%, Fantasy 17.3%, Casual 7.2%, 2D 6.4%
- #56 Hexed Time
67% matchVery Positive97% of 118 reviews2025
Dev: Petra Emmer
Windows
Play as a witch living in secret among villagers in this hand-drawn narrative puzzle adventure. An attempt to change fate traps her in a time loop. Help the witch and her cat escape without getting caught by the inquisition. Your choices shape the outcome.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 22%, Magic 20.6%, Narrative 17.2% ★, Female Protagonist 15.3%, Choices Matter 11.4%
- #57 Mesmalie
65% matchOverwhelmingly Positive100% of 1,284 reviews2026
Dev: Rain (orbitaldot)
Windows · Linux
MESMALIE is an occult adventure game. A magickal incident in your personal life brings you to a small witches' coven in the middle of nowhere. Here, you'll learn to tame your ability... though, not without some bumps along the way.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 24.2%, Visual Novel 16.3%, Choices Matter 12.7%, Magic 12.2%, Narrative 9.9% ★
- #58 HipWitch
69% matchVery Positive91% of 150 reviews2022
Dev: Studio Hip Sword
Windows · Mac
HipWitch is a chill puzzle game that invites you to explore a beautiful nature reserve. Play as Prom, a young witch helping a cast of quirky characters. Use a variety of spells, and the power of 90s dial-up internet to solve the tasks ahead!
Why similar: Female Protagonist 49.8%, Story Rich 22.8%, Adventure 10.6%, Casual 7.3%, Indie 3.8%
- #59 Scarlet Hollow
67% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 5,335 reviews2021
Dev: Black Tabby Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 8.1 hrsMean: 14.0 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Your aunt’s dead, your cousin hates you, and you’re stuck in the dead-end town of Scarlet Hollow. Choose your path through a branching narrative so dense that you'll see less than 1/5 of the game on a single playthrough. You won't be able to save everyone. Good luck, and welcome home.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 22%, Visual Novel 21.8%, Choices Matter 19.4%, Narrative 17.9% ★, Story Rich 10.3%
- #60 Zero-Sum Heart
67% 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: LGBTQ+ 17.9%, Female Protagonist 16.5%, Magic 15.2%, Interactive Fiction 14.3%, Choices Matter 12.2%
