Games Like The Far Rings: A Space Opera Visual Novella

Experience the story of Glow, a young and naive furry heroine caught between two empires' interplanetary ambitions, forged in tragedy and conspiracy.

Why similar: Visual Novel 42%, Mystery 16.3%, Sci-fi 16%, Story Rich 14.8%, Casual 6.1%

Despite determination and skill, Natalie Puccile, a Special Investigations and Tactics officer, has spent her career watching over a listening post in the middle of deep space. After the orders that she has always dreamed of arrive, she finds herself in charge of a small destroyer and tasked with discovering the fate of a missing...

Why similar: Visual Novel 71.6%, Casual 9.6%, Indie 9.5%, Sci-fi 9.3%

Mysterious phenomena from space. A researcher's fatal accident. Cryptic codes engraved on an unknown material. Together with your brilliant sister-in-law, you must unravel a mystery that could determine the fate of Earth. A sci-fi mystery visual novel of discovery and suspense.

Why similar: Visual Novel 35.8%, Drama 31.5%, Sci-fi 15.2%, Mystery 14.1%, Story Rich 2.3%

Woefully ill-prepared, play as Captain Fahrenheit as they uncover long-lost secrets new and old, while fighting in an impossible war between Earth and Mars.

Why similar: Visual Novel 49.8%, Sci-fi 20.1%, Story Rich 17.5%, Casual 12.6%

Captain Gail Pilgrim has been flying starships since she was a kid, ferrying passengers between planets and space stations across the galaxy. She has no reason to expect that this latest trip to Alpha Centauri will be anything special, even if her passengers are a little more diverse than usual....

Why similar: Sci-fi 47%, Story Rich 20.5%, Indie 17.5%, Casual 15%

A free 5-minute visual novel. A security concern demands your attention.

Why similar: Visual Novel 58%, Sci-fi 21.8%, Indie 10.1%, Casual 10.1%

Ascension is a visual novel following three lost souls as they venture into The Zone - a dangerous and alien world. Follow the abrasive Doctor, the shy Scholar and sardonic Escort on their journey - though none of them will come out unscathed.

Why similar: Visual Novel 64.8%, Story Rich 19.6%, Casual 15.6%

Andromeda Six is a sci-fi inspired visual novel, with romance elements and an immersive, choice based story. Take on the role of a lost Traveler and uncover the truth of your past. Fight for a future for both yourself, and those you grow close to throughout your journey.

Why similar: Visual Novel 63.2%, Story Rich 16.9%, Casual 11.9%, Mystery 8.1%

A sci-fi, yuri visual novel with a dollop of mystery.

Why similar: Visual Novel 44.8%, Sci-fi 16.6%, Casual 14.4%, Indie 12.6%, Story Rich 11.6%

Explore the known and unknown galaxy with a ragtag crew of eclectic new friends in this narrative management space opera. You are a sentient spaceship, an outlawed commodity, and there's an entire galaxy between you and freedom…not to mention your abusive ex on your tail.

Why similar: Sci-fi 43.3%, Story Rich 37.5%, Indie 19.2%

In the not so distant past, the Isle of Abbot underwent a mysterious evacuation event. Delve into the secrets of this unsettling place and elicit the girls' tragic fate. An interactive visual novel with psychological and lovecraftian undertones.

Why similar: Visual Novel 54.2%, Mystery 26.1%, Story Rich 13.9%, Casual 5.8%

Sci-Fi Mystery Visual Novel. Nine people are trapped in an underground research facility, forced to play a game of life and death. Check your log to find the truth that connects those apparent strangers - if you even want to, that is.

Why similar: Visual Novel 40.5%, Mystery 22.7%, Sci-fi 19.5%, Story Rich 14.9%, Indie 2.4%

A drifting traveler boards a one-man space shuttle destined for Alpha Centauri. This shuttle is piloted by Budapest, an artificial intelligence program designed to serve humanity. When disaster unexpectedly befalls their ship, the two of them are sent careening through uncharted space.

Why similar: Visual Novel 89.3%, Indie 10.7%

Infinite Stars is a visual novel filled with romance, mystery & roleplaying elements where you choose how the adventure unfolds. Establish your character & personality through the hundreds of choices presented in this interactive fiction inspired by stories like Dune, The Expanse & Mass Effect.

Why similar: Visual Novel 66.9%, Story Rich 19.7%, Casual 13.3%

Welcome to The Next World - a strategic visual novel telling the story of a crashed colony ship and its ragged group of survivors, trying to make a new life on the wrong planet. Craft plans, make decisions, and manage your colony's limited resources in a desperate fight to stay alive.

Why similar: Visual Novel 44%, Sci-fi 23.5%, Casual 18.5%, Indie 14.1%

Ethani lost her way and ended up at the Lighthouse. Where did she come from and where should she go? Explore this fantasy Visual Novel to reveal her past and set sail once more...

Why similar: Visual Novel 44%, Mystery 18.7%, Story Rich 14.7%, Indie 11.5%, Casual 11.1%

You wake up in a spaceship, you realize that strange things are going on there, you try to get back to civilization. However, this is harder than you think, the encounters will drive you crazy and you will doubt yourself.

Why similar: Sci-fi 92.1%, Indie 7.9%

In this interactive sci-fi adventure novel, you are the AI pilot of Earth's last interstellar ship, tasked with finding a home for your crew—the last remnants of humanity. Your choices will determine their fate, and your own.

Why similar: Sci-fi 43.2%, Story Rich 35.8%, Indie 21%

Still reeling from the life-changing events of the previous episode, Gail seeks out a safe haven with her father in the Delta Pavonis system. However, she soon learns that the politics of Planet Leto can be as treacherous and unpredictable as the local weather.

Why similar: Sci-fi 37.1%, Story Rich 26.7%, Indie 20.7%, Casual 15.5%

In this sci-fi puzzle adventure "short game" you are a scientist, stranded on a distant moon during an expedition to investigate alien remains. After finding a strange platform, what seemed to be a one way trip might turn into an intergalactic odyssey.

Why similar: Indie 63%, Sci-fi 37%

Milkmaid of the Milky Way is an award-winning point-and-click adventure game in rhyme that combines a gripping story with puzzles and exploration. What happens when a young milkmaid sees an alien craft in a fjord in 1920's Norway?

Why similar: Sci-fi 26.7%, Story Rich 23.3%, Indie 19.2%, Casual 18.3%, Mystery 12.5%

One year after the events of Episode I, Captain Pilgrim is once again carrying a shipload of passengers between star systems. This time her guests include a mysterious priestess, a wayward youth and a robotics genius.

Why similar: Sci-fi 38.6%, Story Rich 24.9%, Indie 22%, Casual 14.5%

A supernova, a broken telescope, Lum, and a night full of strange encounters and painful memories. Join Eli on a short, emotional point-and-click journey through the city.

Why similar: Drama 85.4%, Indie 14.6%

As Captain Kayto Shields, embark on a galactic voyage of heroism and survival. With his home world destroyed and his nation conquered, the inexperienced Captain Shields, and his newly minted vessel, the Sunrider, are left as the only hope against a galactic evil intent on subjugating all sentient life.

Why similar: Visual Novel 66%, Sci-fi 18.5%, Story Rich 8.3%, Indie 7.2%

VR capable sci-fi visual novel which takes place in the distant future on Enceladus.

Why similar: Visual Novel 64.4%, Sci-fi 22%, Indie 13.5%

《The Bright Star Of Seraph-Katis-》is a short text adventure game. This game combines a visual novel and an "adventure mode".

Why similar: Visual Novel 55.7%, Casual 16.6%, Sci-fi 15.5%, Indie 12.2%

Latona Research Station has been destroyed by unknown assailants. The only survivor is a young girl who was rescued by the Starship Quicksilver and her renowned captain.

Why similar: Sci-fi 39.7%, Story Rich 32.4%, Indie 27.9%

This stunning post-cyberpunk indie visual novel is waiting for you to dive in. Explore the secrets of Olympia, the most technologically advanced country on Earth, as one of its top secret operatives. Can you complete your mission without regrets?

Why similar: Casual 33.6%, Visual Novel 30.3%, Indie 28%, Sci-fi 8.1%

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: Visual Novel 64.7%, Story Rich 32.2%, Indie 3.1%

Echo of Starsong is a visual novel style adventure game. Eda, a girl who can hear mysterious sound waves known as starsong, crosses paths with a young man in search of their source. Together, they venture out to the heart of space to unravel an ancient myth.

Why similar: Visual Novel 55.2%, Story Rich 19.6%, Sci-fi 15.2%, Indie 10%

As Evod, a special agent of the Earth Empire, you embark on a thrilling adventure to the enigmatic planet of Ulthar, inhabited by the zoomorphic tribe of the Flock, a biotechnological extraterrestrial civilization. Your mission is to unravel an ancient mystery that holds the key to your destiny.

Why similar: Visual Novel 47.1%, Sci-fi 22%, Mystery 17.1%, Story Rich 13.8%

If the world was ending, how would you spend your final days? Explore a narrative management game set shortly before the end of the world, about enjoying the time you have left. Play music, take calls, and help the town face the challenges of saying goodbye to those closest to them.

Why similar: Story Rich 76.1%, Casual 17.2%, Indie 6.7%

The Falconers: Moonlight is a supernatural thriller visual novel set in the 19th Century West Coast of New Zealand. Falconer, Cassandra Winter, is on her first solo mission. Can she save the people of Moonlight from their plight? Or will she disappear into the mist like so many others before her?

Why similar: Visual Novel 57.6%, Casual 17.7%, Indie 14.9%, Story Rich 9.8%

Between Horizons is a narrative 2.5D sci-fi detective adventure. 33 years into the Zephyr's journey, its mission is suddenly jeopardized. Can you find the culprit before it's too late? Experience an enthralling story set in a semi-open world that branches and ends based on your choices.

Why similar: Sci-fi 55.5%, Story Rich 44.5%

Scar of the Doll is a beloved '90s visual novel remastered for Steam. Asumi goes to Tokyo to search for her only sister whom she has mysteriously not heard from for months. With an intelligent and unpredictable story, uncover a frightening truth in this thrilling suspense mystery.

Why similar: Visual Novel 40.3%, Casual 19.2%, Mystery 16.1%, Indie 15.1%, Story Rich 9.2%

Two girls must travel to the Moon's core after it has been thrown out of orbit. A PC98 inspired visual novel about fear of the unknown and people in love.

Why similar: Visual Novel 46%, Sci-fi 21.9%, Story Rich 15.1%, Mystery 13.2%, Casual 3.9%

A space station nestled in the clouds of Jupiter. A bizarre bazaar where a young, worried woman crafts entire universes in the palm of her hand. A mysterious cultist who's stripped the flesh from his bones in order to reach enlightenment. Here, there's a universe for sale. You buying?

Why similar: Visual Novel 60.3%, Sci-fi 26.3%, Story Rich 6.6%, Indie 4.1%, Casual 2.6%

A murder-mystery visual novel following 12 strangers with mysterious pasts. Make arguments and identify the murderer, but don't lose sight of the ultimate goal of eliminating the Game Master.

Why similar: Visual Novel 49.2%, Drama 43.3%, Story Rich 5.7%, Indie 1.7%

Thrown into a century long war between the Union and the Kingdoms, a lone starship Captain decides to rebel against his fate. Join him in his galactic journey and discover the various stories that can still bloom in the Ashes of War...And flirting. A lot of flirting.

Why similar: Visual Novel 62%, Sci-fi 22.4%, Story Rich 9.2%, Indie 6.5%

Survive the mystery that awaits the JFS Gun-Dog in deep space in this retro visual novel / graphic adventure.

Why similar: Visual Novel 49%, Sci-fi 30.7%, Story Rich 20.2%

J.U.L.I.A.: Among the Stars is an innovative narrative driven adventure game. The story centers on Rachel Manners, a 35 year old astrobiologist. She is a member of an elite group of scientists, chosen to embark on one of the most critical missions ever conceived on Earth. Now Rachel is alone, orbiting an unknown planet.

Why similar: Sci-fi 64.8%, Indie 35.2%

Imagine being the only survivor of an explosion that kills thousands of people. That is the fate of Sofya Rykov. And survival is just the beginning of her tale... Episode 0: The Immolation is a free, standalone chapter in the Echoes of the Fey adventure game/visual novel series.

Why similar: Visual Novel 53.8%, Indie 29.6%, Story Rich 16.6%

The Prologue of Universe for Sale, a sci-fi narrative experience about human relationships and self-acceptance, follow the stories of the nameless Master, a mysterious cultist and Lila the universes vendor.

Why similar: Visual Novel 58.1%, Sci-fi 37.9%, Indie 4.1%

Dive into the boundless galaxy and embark on an emotional adventure! Help little robot Emeth to fulfill a century-old promise by finding Earth in order to save Mankind—so step into the spaceship, operate a deep space telescope, and find out what’s out there in the unknown.

Why similar: Visual Novel 40.5%, Story Rich 17.9%, Mystery 13.9%, Sci-fi 12.6%, Indie 7.9%

A unique visual novel about the high school experiences in alternate-history East Asia.

Why similar: Drama 33.8%, Visual Novel 29.1%, Indie 19%, Story Rich 10.3%, Casual 7.8%

Dive into the enthralling story of Hunter, a young man whose dreams of joining the Navy are shattered by an unexpected twist of fate. As he navigates the complexities of his daily life, Hunter finds himself on an unexpected path filled with mystery, personal growth, and discovery.

Why similar: Visual Novel 48.5%, Sci-fi 19.7%, Story Rich 17.8%, Casual 14%

Peaches Interplanetary is a short relaxing game about growing peaches on a spaceship. Explore the ship, talk to trees, drink some tea or coffee, and help Margot prepare for her first day spreading the power of peaches throughout the stars.

Why similar: Visual Novel 37.6%, Story Rich 21%, Sci-fi 19.8%, Casual 11.2%, Indie 10.4%

Follow three stories set in a world where the dead linger, and things far worse wait beyond the veil.

Why similar: Visual Novel 65.7%, Casual 17.4%, Indie 16.9%

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: Visual Novel 38.8%, Mystery 21.9%, Story Rich 17.8%, Indie 11.1%, Casual 10.3%

Ein, a simple-hearted member of an expedition sent by mankind to distant planets, tries to get romantic with a pretty but cold co-worker girl. Unfortunately, he is not the only one trying to make contact as from the abandoned and desolate alien ruins, the girl receives a message in human language.

Why similar: Visual Novel 68%, Story Rich 26.5%, Sci-fi 5.5%

A detective noir puzzle deduction game. Explore a non-linear timeline as a clairvoyant investigator in 1941 Borneo. Jump between time and locations to uncover motives and discover what truly happened in the Goodwill tobacco plantation that fateful night on the eve of the WW2 Japanese invasion.

Why similar: Visual Novel 58.9%, Story Rich 31.3%, Indie 9.8%

THE RIG is an immersive, story-driven, space-noir ADVENTURE GAME developed exclusively for VR. Explore a fully-interactive light freighter as you attempt to land, find your brother, and uncover a tightly-woven mystery of murder and broken romance.

Why similar: Casual 43.6%, Indie 36.3%, Mystery 20.1%

Save a stranded astronaut on a mysterious alien planet through real-time AI conversations, where your words are her only lifeline. Guide her through Gaia's dangers and forge an enduring bond in this interactive story with voice-controlled, open-ended dialogue.

Why similar: Visual Novel 51.8%, Story Rich 20.6%, Sci-fi 17.5%, Casual 10%

In the middle of a world-ending pandemic, a group of scientists discover the galaxy has been watching. From the award-winning team behind Thomas Was Alone and Subsurface Circular, Quarantine Circular is the next mutation in text-based adventure.

Why similar: Visual Novel 42.6%, Sci-fi 19.8%, Mystery 14.3%, Story Rich 12%, Casual 11.3%

The definitive edition of the fan-favorite visual novel is here! A surreal, coming-of-age tale set in early 2010s Central Florida, Siren's Call is the small town you swore you'd always leave. Something inside you knows this is your last chance. Will you reach escape velocity?

Why similar: Visual Novel 50.2%, Mystery 24.4%, Story Rich 15.9%, Casual 9.5%

Quarantined inside an airlock. No memories. No way out. The remaining crew thinks there’s something wrong with you, but the Voice says it’ll help you escape. Navigate volatile conversations & unravel mysteries in this narrative adventure about trust, self-destruction, & shifting identities.

Why similar: Mystery 42.5%, Sci-fi 26.4%, Indie 17.4%, Story Rich 13.7%

A short, interactive visual novel set in the mid-19th Century, in which a poet fights against time as she's writing the most important work of her life. Poetry is the answer, but what is the question?

Why similar: Visual Novel 57.5%, Mystery 29.1%, Story Rich 13.3%

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: Visual Novel 63%, Story Rich 24.3%, Indie 12.7%

An otome visual novel - play a powerless victim of a terrifying, unfair world. 200+ choices, 50+ endings, 20+ hours of play - and only one way to escape.

Why similar: Visual Novel 46.9%, Story Rich 20.7%, Casual 14.1%, Indie 9.7%, Mystery 8.6%

Create your own character and explore the universe in this sci-fi space game allowing you to choose where to explore and what to do, where your decisions will affect the universe and the ending you experience.

Why similar: Visual Novel 75.8%, Story Rich 24.2%