- #1 Archives of Disorder - Pasture Without Light
97% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Vison
Windows
Twelve years after humanity went blind in one second, survivors live by gentle rules in Haven Seven. Rations always arrive. Names on the list quietly disappear, and sound engineer Elias Ward finds the list has been altered. A narrative adventure about sight, memory and choice.
Why similar: Word Game 20.2%, Post-apocalyptic 13%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.9%, Interactive Fiction 11.4%, Visual Novel 11.2%
- #2 Rouge Patrol
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Grimlark
Windows
A war that outlived the soldiers who fought it. Enemies inherited by a generation not grown. You will lead your precocious unit into this unending conflict and find out if the bonds of friendship can withstand the tides of war. Overflowing with black humour, you'll laugh till you cry...
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 15.5%, Visual Novel 11.8%, Interactive Fiction 11.7%, Dystopian 11.5%, Female Protagonist 10.1%
- #3 Fostering Apocalypse
96% matchVery Positive94% of 77 reviews2021
Dev: Incisor Studios
Windows · Mac
The demon summoned to embark the second apocalypse is only a child, and a woman who has lost it all resolves to save her. A half-hour long narrative game with survival gameplay elements and two endings.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 20.5%, Interactive Fiction 16.4%, Visual Novel 16.1%, Dystopian 12.7%, Female Protagonist 12.6%
- #4 穿越日记
95% match6 user reviews83% of 6 reviews2025
Dev: 娃哈哈哈 WaHa Works
Windows · Mac
《穿越日记》是一款沉浸式互动剧情游戏,玩家将扮演一名穿越入盛世皇城的现代女性,亲历宫廷风云与权谋博弈。通过选择不同剧情分支,推动故事走向多个结局,体验细腻的人物情感与复杂的人心博弈。支持单人离线游玩,适用于 Windows 和 macOS 平台,适合喜爱剧情向、宫廷题材及互动叙事体验的玩家。
Why similar: Word Game 20.4%, Visual Novel 12.7%, Alternate History 11%, Interactive Fiction 11%, Female Protagonist 10.5%
- #5 余生水花 Survival,The Diphylleia Grayis.
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 玻璃雨 Glass Rain
Windows
公元2017年12月中旬,洪水摧毁了远海世界某个叫忆城的大都市,中原联邦接管此处后,一切记忆似乎都要被时间抹除,包括一个叫永弦的音乐人。 解离症将她的记忆和灵魂分离开,纵使心中燃烧着对音乐热爱的火焰,那些明确的曾经的故事却早已不曾记得了。 透过玻璃墙看去,她看见的是自己的二手贝斯,笔下疼痛的情侣……以及,一个虚无缥缈又无比真实的女人,那真的是我曾经所爱着的人吗? 另一边,随着科技的快速进步和发展,可控时空穿越技术的成功研发,为现实世界中许多过往的遗憾带来了弥补的可能性。 不过大家都知道,遗憾的定义始终在人。所以,无限地信任自己的科学技术,还是承认并回归人性,还是要交给您自己选择。
Why similar: Word Game 25.7%, Interactive Fiction 15.4%, Post-apocalyptic 14.6%, Visual Novel 14.3%, Female Protagonist 11.7%
- #6 Ceramic · Stainless Steel · Neurotransmitter
93% matchPositive100% of 26 reviews2026
Dev: ResiCat Studio
Windows
A short interactive novel. There is no "truth" in this game. This is not an armchair detective story—it is simply about a girl in a stall. You will advise the protagonist, determine how she perceives everything around her, and witness her ending.
Why similar: Word Game 23.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.6%, Visual Novel 13.1%, Interactive Fiction 13.1%, Female Protagonist 10.8%
- #7 Fleshport
94% matchPositive100% of 25 reviews2021
Dev: Zentient Games LLC
Windows
In this horror-adventure game, you play as a child lost in a dystopian parallel dimension where human flesh is a commodity and outsiders are on the menu. You must flee from, hide from, and misdirect various threats as you search for a portal that will bring you back home.
Why similar: Dystopian 20.1%, Post-apocalyptic 18.5%, Alternate History 11.6%, Lore-Rich 11.6%, Surreal 11.5%
- #8 Interwoven Dream
92% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Millennium NocturnesPub: Wise Games
Windows
《Interwoven Dream》 is a Victorian-era visual novel with multiple POVs. In 1884 London, four friends reunite after a string of disappearances, each with their own motives. Together, they dive into the city's darkest secrets, where dreams and reality blur.
Why similar: Word Game 17.5%, Alternate History 15.6%, Visual Novel 15.6%, Interactive Fiction 9.7%, RPG 9%
- #9 Dead Detention (Rescribbled)
91% match7 user reviews100% of 7 reviews2024
Dev: Jack Astral
Windows
DEAD DETENTION is a scribbly interactive story about a nerdy teen turned dooms day survivor! Play as 14 year old Max as he tries to escape his high school during a deadly zombie pandemic! Will he and his new friends get to safety?!
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 20.2%, Visual Novel 15.3%, Interactive Fiction 13.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.3%, Female Protagonist 12.9%
- #10 定风波·宁州
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 瓦舍游戏
Windows
《定风波·宁州》是一款奇幻架空背景下的热血恋爱AVG游戏,游戏内包含多种结局和多个可攻略角色,玩家将扮演男主角周知,从一个寂寂无名的矿奴逐渐成长为一个英雄,和多个充满魅力的角色一起创造特别的回忆,改变宁州将面临的可怕命运
Why similar: Word Game 24.8%, Interactive Fiction 14.7%, Visual Novel 13.9%, Alternate History 9.6%, Lore-Rich 9.1%
- #11 Escape From Galgame
90% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Tangyan
Windows
Your company’s about to go public. Instead, you get isekai’d into a dating sim. Massive W? Meet Ada: mecha girl, antimatter engine, emotional damage. Repair her body, uncover her past, and choose your route in a dark romantic comedy where bad rizz gets bad endings.
Why similar: Word Game 26.8%, Interactive Fiction 16.1%, Post-apocalyptic 15%, Visual Novel 14.9%, Female Protagonist 12.1%
- #12 海子 UMIKO
89% matchVery Positive99% of 71 reviews2025
Dev: 盾构机 Tunnel Boring Machine
Windows
"海子 UMIKO" is a psychological horror visual novel. Engage in conversations with Umiko, complete various mini-games, solve puzzles, and gradually piece together the dark truths she tries to hide about herself and her dimension from fragmented narratives. Preserve your fragile friendship for a week!
Why similar: Word Game 19.5%, Post-apocalyptic 14.3%, Visual Novel 11.5%, Surreal 11.5%, Interactive Fiction 10.4%
- #13 鸢之歌:归途
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: WindField Games
Windows
《鸢之歌:归途》是一款末世生存类视觉小说游戏,作为《鸢之歌》的续作,故事延续了前作剧情,在平安铃带九玖离开江中城后,幸存的九玖进入到了幸存者营地“鸢尾”,在这里她遇见了那个“不曾遇见过”的林楠,同时她也将在这里了解到自己所蕴含的秘密,世界毁灭的真相以及拯救世界的可能性……
Why similar: Word Game 24%, Visual Novel 13.1%, Interactive Fiction 13%, Female Protagonist 11%, Story Rich 7.5%
- #14 Tale of android after the Apocalypse
88% matchPositive81% of 21 reviews2025
Dev: Team Moko App.
Windows
Niluas, an android who suddenly activated 276 years after the extinction of humanity. With her AI, Naive, she seeks lost memories, her activation's mystery, and humanity's extinction's cause. Facing enigmatic foes and hostile androids, she quests for truth about her existence and the desolate world.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 15%, Visual Novel 13.1%, Interactive Fiction 12.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.5%, Female Protagonist 10.6%
- #15 The Dust of the Violet Crystals
87% matchPositive95% of 20 reviews2024
Dev: Corvaena Games LLC
Windows · Mac
A flesh-eating dust leaves you to survive alone against hordes of Listless.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 15.8%, Visual Novel 15.7%, Post-apocalyptic 15.1%, Interactive Fiction 14.9%, Female Protagonist 12.8%
- #16 Rewrite the Romance: The Golden Lotus
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Blue Forest
Windows
古代重生题材文字冒险游戏,改编自小说《金瓶梅》。北宋政和年间,清河县出了一位大财主西门庆,风流倜傥,妻妾众多,却也在纸醉金迷中走向宿命终局。而如今,你化身西门庆,重来一世,命运的罗盘交到你手中。
Why similar: Word Game 24.6%, Visual Novel 19.9%, Lore-Rich 10.5%, Multiple Endings 10.1%, Story Rich 8.6%
- #17 Paradoxical双界诗 Paradoxical Twin Worlds Saga
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 蓕朩蓕骉
Windows
Paradoxical Twin Worlds Saga is a narrative-driven galgame set across modern high school life and an ancient dynasty. As an ordinary student traveling between two worlds, you uncover intertwining fates, altered memories, and a single truth: your existence itself is a paradox.
Why similar: Word Game 22%, Visual Novel 14%, Interactive Fiction 12.1%, Alternate History 9.1%, Lore-Rich 9%
- #18 q.u.q.
85% matchVery Positive94% of 1,977 reviews2023
Dev: motijanPub: Nikita Kryukov
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 9.3 hrs≥1hr: 76%
q.u.q. is a surreal visual novel about a somewhat crude girl that wanders a desert.
Why similar: Surreal 19.7%, Visual Novel 17.4%, Post-apocalyptic 14.1%, Female Protagonist 11.3%, Dystopian 10.8%
- #19 柔蒂亚克:永眠之城
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 华韵宇创工作室
Windows · Mac
Game IntroductionThis is a visual novel game with a sci-fi adventure theme, primarily based on dialogue options. In all cities, humanity has fallen into an unawakable dream, and you are one of the few "lucky" ones who remain awake.
Why similar: Word Game 25.1%, Visual Novel 15.7%, Interactive Fiction 13.5%, Lore-Rich 12.2%, Multiple Endings 7.7%
- #20 Hidden Clause
84% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: AUVMUJICA
Windows
Hidden Clause is a standalone interactive narrative game about consent, permissions, records, and interface obedience. Sign, refuse, wait, stare, click, and type as the system turns your actions and silence into evidence.
Why similar: Word Game 24.4%, Interactive Fiction 13.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.8%, Visual Novel 13.5%, Lore-Rich 9.4%
- #21 The Sojourning Wise Woman's Final Quest
82% 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: Word Game 25.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.3%, Visual Novel 14.8%, Interactive Fiction 14.7%, Female Protagonist 12.4%
- #22 INFECT½
83% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Galgal_Ofanim
Windows
《Infect½》is a Cthulhu-themed group portrait micro-horror AVG, players can control a total of seven characters in the game to advance the story. As members of the last remaining human settlement, as you explore, you slowly uncover the truth that led to the beginning of all this catastrophe...
Why similar: Word Game 23.6%, Visual Novel 13.6%, Interactive Fiction 12.8%, Surreal 12.3%, Alternate History 12.3%
- #23 Cosdarica's Journey at the End of the World
81% matchVery Positive87% of 61 reviews2026
Dev: Nowamension Games
Windows
Human civilization had finally burned out its last spark. The survivors chose to gather together, shutting themselves within safe zones to await death. But Cosdarica did not. Neither did I.
Why similar: Word Game 21.3%, Dystopian 18.2%, Post-apocalyptic 15.3%, Visual Novel 13.5%, Lore-Rich 10.9%
- #24 Alcyone: The Last City
81% matchPositive81% of 21 reviews2025
Dev: Strange Artifice
Windows · Mac · Linux
Alcyone: The Last City is an interactive sci-fi novel where your choices can lead to the salvation or destruction of the last refuge of civilisation in the universe. Immerse yourself in a branching narrative of diverse characters, intrigue, and world-altering decisions.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 18%, Dystopian 14.9%, Visual Novel 13.3%, Interactive Fiction 12.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.9%
- #25 The price of tomorrow
80% matchPositive80% of 10 reviews2026
Dev: Gleb&Aleksandr
Windows
The price of tomorrow is a story-driven sci-fi drama about the choice between a corporation and the people of planet Chenora. As Jack Butler, you negotiate, break taboos, and decide the planet’s fate. Yield to the temptations of Omnilat — and choose wisely.
Why similar: Dystopian 20.3%, Visual Novel 19.2%, Interactive Fiction 15.9%, Multiple Endings 9.9%, Story Rich 9.4%
- #26 The Sin Collector: Repentless
82% matchVery Positive92% of 90 reviews2021
Dev: Sylen Studio
Windows
THE SIN COLLECTOR: REPENTLESS is a game on the border of a visual novel and a classic text RPG, set in the world of The Sin Collector, a series of books written by Michał Gołkowski. Action takes place a couple of years before the events presented in the books.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 17.6%, Alternate History 12.6%, Visual Novel 12.6%, Interactive Fiction 11.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.8%
- #27 是谁偷走了我的人生?
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Unfinished Lives studio
Windows
《是谁偷走了我的人生?》是一部发生在虚构自由城市“伯利蒂尔”的中长篇青春群像视觉小说。玩家将跟随社会学新生荆千和,在高校城中结识孔澄洸、池迟望等人,并通过轻量互动,逐渐走近她们各自隐藏的过去与困境。 “我,荆千和,失去了初中三年的记忆。” 来到伯利蒂尔后,她拥有了新的朋友与珍贵的日常,遗失的青春似乎正一点点重新生长。直到那个少年平静地说: “记住我,然后,去改变。” 当被掩埋的真相浮出水面,那些曾经失去的、渴望的,以及无法改变的过去,又将把她们带向怎样的未来? 愿你走完这段旅程时,也能重新找到属于自己的人生。
Why similar: Word Game 28.7%, Interactive Fiction 17.3%, Visual Novel 15.9%, Lore-Rich 11.2%, RPG 9.9%
- #28 Tavern Maid's Daily Life
79% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: koko games
Windows
In 'Tavern Maid’s Daily Life' you play as a maid working at the 'Red Fox Tavern', serving all kinds of customers and enjoying a cozy, eventful everyday life. Between casual chats and daily chores, you’ll gradually uncover the deeper stories and mysteries of the fantasy world around you.
Why similar: Visual Novel 16.1%, Word Game 16%, Lore-Rich 13%, Interactive Fiction 11.9%, Female Protagonist 11.2%
- #29 Thank You for Your Time
78% matchPositive100% of 13 reviews2025
Dev: Rogue Writer Indie
Windows
In a surreal audition purgatory, how long will you wait to be chosen?
Why similar: Dystopian 20%, Surreal 17.9%, Visual Novel 17.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.4%, Story Rich 6.9%
- #30 拂晓之诗Dawn's Poem
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 一期一会工作室Pub: STARSEA GAME LIMITED
Windows
A sci-fi otome AVG game where players will take on the role of the "Spark" of a new world, encounter 6 male protagonists, and unlock different endings through puzzles and choices. Uncover the mystery behind your parents' death and discover the truth of the world.
Why similar: Word Game 24.7%, Post-apocalyptic 16%, Visual Novel 14.4%, Interactive Fiction 13.4%, Female Protagonist 11.4%
- #31 Get the Guy
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: ByDesignK
Windows
A mysterious interface connects you to a troubled girl from an Eastern fantasy realm. Receive her words and visions instantly. Guide her choices through conscious labyrinths as your fates intertwine.
Why similar: Word Game 22.2%, Interactive Fiction 13.6%, Female Protagonist 13.1%, Visual Novel 12.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.6%
- #32 Tide of Lone Stars-孤星之潮-
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 此间梦Sono
Windows · Mac · Linux
Tide of Lone Stars is an ADV / AVG with conventional gameplay and unconventional apocalyptic sci-fi narrative. As a disabled girl living outside the walls, Blanka, you will meet a strange man, Adrian. An amazing adventure of “Love, Rebirth and Death” is ready to begin.
Why similar: Word Game 21.8%, Post-apocalyptic 21.4%, Visual Novel 15.4%, Interactive Fiction 9.3%, Multiple Endings 8%
- #33 大梦春秋
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 夫夫游戏工作室
Windows
An interactive AVG with a time-travelling male protagonist in an ancient style, with multiple endings and multiple branches, and a journey of bondage in which you and six close friends join hands to dominate the world in a parallel world.
Why similar: Alternate History 16%, Word Game 15.3%, Visual Novel 14.7%, Lore-Rich 13.3%, Interactive Fiction 11.3%
- #34 Girl Werewolf Hamlet Saves Christmas
77% 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: Visual Novel 19.1%, Interactive Fiction 15.3%, Surreal 14.4%, Female Protagonist 13.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 8.5%
- #35 Gold & Brown
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Side Project Games
Windows
Gold & Brown is a choice-based visual novel set in the medieval era, enhanced with card mechanics. Embark on a challenging journey as a knight, shape your fate through card choices, and pursue an impossible love across multiple endings.
Why similar: Visual Novel 19.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.5%, Interactive Fiction 10.8%, Lore-Rich 10.8%, Surreal 8.8%
- #36 Paper Shakespeare 3: Girl Werewolf Hamlet Absolutely Solves the War of the Roses
75% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Stegalosaurus Game Development
Windows · Linux
Guide a squad of ten young adults through a kingdom on the brink of war! Navigate court politics, deadly rivalries, and magical chaos between Humans, Fae, and Werewolves... where every choice can make or break your future.
Why similar: Surreal 21.2%, Visual Novel 20.9%, Interactive Fiction 11.2%, Story Rich 10.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.9%
- #37 Beneath the Iron Gate
74% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: FunPlaceGame
Windows
A grounded post-apocalyptic interactive narrative. Fortify the Black Box shelter, manage supplies, trust, and evidence, and decide who survives on either side of the iron gate.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 20.7%, Visual Novel 16.3%, Interactive Fiction 16.2%, Word Game 11.1%, Lore-Rich 10.3%
- #38 The Keytox Project
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: BitRot Studios
Windows
The Keytox Project follows Anthony as he attempts to turn his life around. He takes a job at a government program, going to space, with his partner, Will. Their job is to hunt down alien lifeforms to ensure the safety of humanity. But what they find outside of Earth is far deeper than planned.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 18.9%, Visual Novel 17.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.6%, Lore-Rich 14.5%, RPG 10.5%
- #39 Mother May I
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: CloudSnake
Windows
Unravel the story of three siblings determined to break free from the iron grip of an AI named "Mother." In a world of virtual imprisonment, navigate rebellion, unveil dark secrets, and fight for freedom. Will you defy Mother's control, or succumb to her virtual prison?
Why similar: Dystopian 24.7%, Visual Novel 16.9%, Interactive Fiction 10.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 8.8%, Story Rich 8.6%
- #40 23:61
73% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: 月食图书室
Windows
"Who do you want to save? Or rather... who are you prepared to abandon?" A midnight "Unsend" trapped them in a rift in time, and awakened the dead "You." Become a "Ghost" inhabiting screens and surveillance feeds. Pry into perfect disguises and rotting hearts.
Why similar: Word Game 27.8%, Visual Novel 18%, Interactive Fiction 13.2%, Lore-Rich 10.8%, Story Rich 5.7%
- #41 Inhuman Resources: A Literary Machination
72% matchVery Positive92% of 74 reviews2025
Dev: Finnegan MotorsPub: Indie Asylum
Windows · Mac · Linux
A literary machination about corporations, conspiracies, and the unspeakable horrors you’ll commit for minimum wage.
Why similar: Dystopian 21%, Surreal 15%, Visual Novel 12.8%, Interactive Fiction 12%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.1%
- #42 五维介质:重生(Medium5: Rebirth)
72% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: 北辰社
Windows
"Medium5: Rebirth" is an AVG produced by Beichen, also the first MEDIUM5 fan game with a complete world view. Through QTE and other game-play interspersed in the plot, players will experience a journey on "Shulv Planet". This game will show you the charm and another possibility of MEDIUM5.
Why similar: Word Game 27.5%, Post-apocalyptic 19.7%, Visual Novel 15.7%, Interactive Fiction 14.2%, RPG 8.2%
- #43 Memories Of Zattera
71% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: YouGo Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Memories of Zattera is a visual novel that merges fantasy and science fiction. Explore moral and political dilemmas from multiple viewpoints as tradition, progress and freedom collide. Will you see the world the same once all truths are revealed?
Why similar: Visual Novel 21.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.9%, Interactive Fiction 13.7%, Female Protagonist 11.3%, Lore-Rich 10.4%
- #44 WILL: A Wonderful World / WILL:美好世界
73% matchVery Positive92% of 5,486 reviews2017
Dev: WMY Studio
Windows · Mac
Median: 6.2 hrsMean: 12.8 hrs≥1hr: 91%
“God, please help me…” Become a god and rewrite fate with words. Drag and reorder sentences from pleading letters to twist cause and effect, changing the lives of those who wrote them. When countless joys and sorrows collide, what kind of “Wonderful World” will you create?
Why similar: Word Game 21.6%, Visual Novel 11.7%, Female Protagonist 11.6%, Lore-Rich 10.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.1%
- #45 众生与螺旋塔
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 游星yusei网络
Windows
▌Game Introduction This is a science fiction adventure-themed 2D visual novel. Players can form romantic relationships with the characters in the game, or choose to immerse themselves in the adventure story as a lone wolf.
Why similar: Word Game 23.5%, Post-apocalyptic 15.7%, Interactive Fiction 12.8%, Visual Novel 12.7%, Lore-Rich 9.2%
- #46 唐宫诗与谋
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 木兰舟工作室
Windows · Mac
The historical records tell her ending—pearls sunk, jade shattered. You are a wisp of consciousness, waking up in her mind, and if you don’t speak, you’ll vanish. Before anything is written down, what do you want to say? What would you change?
Why similar: Word Game 21.3%, Visual Novel 15.7%, Female Protagonist 14.7%, Lore-Rich 13%, Interactive Fiction 11.9%
- #47 乌托邦之血 Blood of Utpia
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 黑豆柴的幻影
Windows
This is a visual novel game, an interactive text-based adventure with some elements of dating simulation. this game contains themes of violence, gore and immorality. The themes of this game does not represent the views and opinions of the author.
Why similar: Word Game 26.2%, Visual Novel 21%, Interactive Fiction 15.1%, RPG 11.9%, Story Rich 7.8%
- #48 Endless Dream
68% matchPositive86% of 28 reviews2026
Dev: 濒危生物同好会
Windows
This is a post-apocalyptic mystery exploration romance visual novel. you are a romantic and thrilling journey with three significant characters to uncover the mystery of your past. Every decision you make will determine the ultimate fate of those you love and the world itself.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 19%, Surreal 16.7%, Visual Novel 13.6%, Lore-Rich 13%, Female Protagonist 10.6%
- #49 Way to Oasis
69% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: 透明板
Windows
Way to Oasis : a post-apocalyptic visual novel. You lead a six-member caravan after the captain’s death. Manage scarce resources, navigate moral dilemmas, and face hidden threats. Your choices decide if the group survives or perishes.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 19.3%, Visual Novel 15.3%, RPG 12.1%, Multiple Endings 10.4%, Story Rich 10.1%
- #50 The Long Farewell
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 宋夏制作组 SONGXIA_official
Windows · Mac
民国十三年,顾念之为摆脱包办婚姻孤身南下。她以为逃离牢笼便能获得自由,可等待她的,是码头的骗局、工厂女工的血泪、军阀混战的硝烟,以及三个截然不同的男人……可在这山河破碎的年代,当一个女人想要主宰自己的命运时,她要付出什么样的代价?
Why similar: Visual Novel 19.4%, Lore-Rich 18.6%, Female Protagonist 18.4%, Story Rich 9.4%, RPG 9%
- #51 201 - The Bad Number
68% matchPositive80% of 30 reviews2024
Dev: Pavel Kopylov
Windows
"201 - The Bad Number" is an interactive science fiction game-book set on a post-apocalyptic Mars. In a world where only 200 people remain, each new inhabitant may hasten civilization's end. Players make choices that impact the fate of humanity and the colony in a unique dystopian setting.
Why similar: Dystopian 20.1%, Interactive Fiction 13%, Visual Novel 12.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.3%, Post-apocalyptic 11.3%
- #52 廃遊園地のメメントメモリア
70% match9 user reviews89% of 9 reviews2023
Dev: アサノハ製作所
Windows
An abandoned amusement park in a broken world. It was a paradise called "Lagoon" where children were self-sufficient. A boy working as a mercenary in "Lagoon" happened to meet a silver-haired girl. The wheels of their destiny begin to move.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 30.9%, Visual Novel 25.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.5%, Adventure 10.9%, Story Rich 10.1%
- #53 Far Away
69% matchVery Positive95% of 8,200 reviews2021
Dev: Gratesca
Windows
Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 12.4 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Far Away is a visual novel full of dark humor depicting immersive storylines rather than romantic drama. You will play as Krosa, a typical girl who experiences gang conflicts, crimes, conspiracies, and family grudges in the port city of Bedjan.
Why similar: Word Game 22.8%, Visual Novel 14.7%, Female Protagonist 11.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.8%, Interactive Fiction 9.9%
- #54 The Crimson Call
68% matchPositive91% of 32 reviews2024
Dev: Fatih Mert
Windows · Mac
Set in a post-apocalyptic dystopian future, two young men set out on a journey to find The Great Appearance which manifests itself inside mankind's mind.
Why similar: Dystopian 24.2%, Post-apocalyptic 21.3%, Visual Novel 15.8%, Interactive Fiction 9.8%, Surreal 7.7%
- #55 Deigon Witch
66% match3 user reviews33% of 3 reviews2026
Dev: Berk Arifoglu
Windows
Open your own potion shop in Deigon Forest. Listen to your customers’ stories, prepare the potions they need, and, through the choices you make, forge your own path in the struggle between fate and free will.
Why similar: Visual Novel 21.8%, Female Protagonist 16%, Multiple Endings 11.6%, Story Rich 9.3%, Choices Matter 8.1%
- #56 The Bottom of the Well
71% matchVery Positive85% of 591 reviews2016
Dev: Red Nettle Studio
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 18.7 hrs≥1hr: 36%
Play as Alice who has just had an unsettingly life-like dream about the end of the world, and is retelling it to her friend. A single play-through might take as little as 20 minutes, but experiencing all the possible paths Alice can take through the ruins of her city will take you many hours.
Why similar: Visual Novel 29.3%, Post-apocalyptic 27.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19.9%, Interactive Fiction 14.4%, RPG 9.1%
- #57 Algorithm Prescription
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Shochiku
Windows
Xenoria, a city run entirely by AI Trust, occupation, romance, everything in life is pre-determined by "Empathy Score" which reveals a person's personality. Cocoro will unravel the secret of this city, and pursue the truth about herself. An indulging love suspense.
Why similar: Word Game 21.4%, Visual Novel 14.5%, Female Protagonist 13.6%, Interactive Fiction 12.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.9%
- #58 众星入海
67% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: 失业者联盟游戏制作组Pub: 糕薯科技
Windows
大学毕业正在苦于找工作的平凡男生时寻,在奔波中遇到了一位穿着战术服的少女陈枫实。 陈枫实声称自己是末日时期的搜救人员,目的就是拯救世界上最后的幸存者。 时寻望着周围熙熙攘攘的街道,陈枫实望着周围残破的废墟,同时发觉了对方已经疯了的事实。两人抱着对对方的同情,开启了独属于他们的故事。
Why similar: Word Game 26.9%, Visual Novel 15.2%, Lore-Rich 12.6%, Interactive Fiction 12.5%, Post-apocalyptic 11.2%
- #59 BURN
67% matchPositive91% of 11 reviews2024
Dev: Convict Games
Windows
𝕭𝖀𝕽𝕹 is a short and replayable visual novel, where you play Nina BURN, the biggest pop star in the world at the turning point of her career. Will you change pop music? Will you become a monster? 𝖄𝖔𝖚 𝖜𝖎𝖑𝖑 𝕭𝖀𝕽𝕹.
Why similar: Visual Novel 18%, Surreal 16.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.4%, Female Protagonist 14.1%, Interactive Fiction 13.1%
- #60 慰藉之庭 The Yard of Solace.
66% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Noisechips
Windows
"The Yard of Solace." is an exploration and life-simulation story-based adventure game. Experience the girl's life and growth across four seasons in an underground sanatorium. Through your choices and actions, witness the different futures that unfold for her.
Why similar: Word Game 21.2%, Visual Novel 15.1%, Female Protagonist 12.3%, Lore-Rich 9.3%, Multiple Endings 8.9%