60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Visual Novel, Emotional, Singleplayer, Text-Based.
For 20 years, she lived with depression. Now, she's strong enough to name what happened: a social murder. This is a visual essay—not a game—with over 400 illustrations about grief, guilt, and survival in a collapsing meritocracy.
The Mermaid of Zennor
A short, dark visual novel set in the UK about a young autistic girl's destructive obsession with her older brother.
The Tenth Minute
The Tenth Minute is a short narrative game told through chat and novel-style reading. Revisit a school-day memory shaped by unspoken feelings, misaligned memories, and belated understanding between three people. A youthful story with light psychological mystery, complete in around 2 hours.
A short, dark visual novel set in the UK about a young autistic girl's destructive obsession with her older brother.
Why similar: Visual Novel 18.7%, Text-Based 17%, Emotional 15.7%, Psychological 12.3%, Female Protagonist 11.8%
The Tenth Minute is a short narrative game told through chat and novel-style reading. Revisit a school-day memory shaped by unspoken feelings, misaligned memories, and belated understanding between three people. A youthful story with light psychological mystery, complete in around 2 hours.
Why similar: Text-Based 21.4%, Visual Novel 17.6%, Psychological 15.5%, Emotional 11.9%, Drama 9.5%
A short narrative visual novel about procrastination, family, and the inner dialogue of a creative person. A story about how delaying decisions slowly erodes a life.
Why similar: Psychological 19.3%, Visual Novel 18.4%, Emotional 15.6%, Narration 12.6%, Text-Based 11.8%
The vibe of a typical Russian train is conveyed through illustrations, sounds, and characters. So, hold your seat on the train!
Why similar: Text-Based 19.6%, Psychological 17.4%, Visual Novel 15.4%, Emotional 11.9%, Drama 8.4%
Challenge fate in this psychological visual novel about a juvenile psych ward patient who discovers a book that can predict the future.
Why similar: Psychological 20%, Visual Novel 16.3%, Text-Based 16.3%, Emotional 16.2%, Dark 9.3%
In this kafkaesque, linear and short kinetic visual novel you will be a psychiatrist and will read treatment of a patient diagnosed with major depression.
Why similar: Text-Based 27.9%, Psychological 20.2%, Emotional 17.6%, Visual Novel 15.7%, Indie 9.4%
Essence Bloom is a linear, story-focused indie visual novel that allows the player to experience a world with beautiful cherry blossoms and fun times with friends....
Why similar: Psychological 21.4%, Visual Novel 18.9%, Emotional 16.6%, Dark 11.2%, Text-Based 10.9%
The threat is on the road ahead and deep beneath her skin. A psychological visual novel about memory, trauma, and the cost of every choice.
Why similar: Psychological 20.5%, Visual Novel 18.2%, Text-Based 17.7%, Emotional 16%, Story Rich 9.9%
This is a story about Iris, a nobody who didn't have a Happy Ending and now suffers the consequences of their own (lack of) actions all alone in the most northern city in the world. A depressing story and a melancholic lesson teached in life's hard way awaits you.
Why similar: Visual Novel 21.3%, Psychological 20.6%, Emotional 19.3%, Drama 12.3%, Text-Based 11.8%
I dreamed of a girl. From then on, I saw her every day in my dreams. I don't know why it happened. I can only keep telling myself that it is all false, all illusion. But on the other hand, I fell in love with it.
Why similar: Visual Novel 26%, Text-Based 24.2%, Emotional 21.3%, Drama 14.2%, Story Rich 7.3%
You, With Me is set mainly in Singapore of an expat couple who had the perfect plan, a perfect getaway for the holidays. However, everything is turned into dust as news come out of the main character's illness. Truly, will pretending that everything is normal give you a sense of normalcy?
Why similar: Text-Based 28%, Emotional 21.5%, Visual Novel 21.4%, Story Rich 9%, Dark 8.2%
A short visual novel about queer love and art. Follow Maya, a once-celebrated painter now paralyzed, as she struggles to accept her new reality and its effects on her relationship. Argue with your Prefrontal Cortex, insult an art critic, befriend the elderly.
Why similar: Psychological 17.9%, Emotional 17.3%, Visual Novel 16.4%, Text-Based 15.9%, Female Protagonist 10.9%
“A Lozenge” is a short interactive story about a mother-daughter road trip and motion sickness, dedicated to children of divorce.
Why similar: Emotional 20.9%, Text-Based 16.6%, Visual Novel 16%, Psychological 14.4%, Story Rich 9.5%
-Change the past, create the future - A novel game about changing the past. What would the present be like if you could remove the regrets of that time? Rewrite the book that contains your past and create the future that you could not get. A new sensation ADV is now available from HaraPeko club.
Why similar: Visual Novel 22.7%, Text-Based 22.1%, Psychological 14.5%, Emotional 11.6%, Drama 8.1%
Having lost the meaning of life, Shionagi meets Ayana, who suffers from a certain illness. “Kidnap me from this boring everyday life.” He wishes to die. A girl promised death. A bittersweet summer kidnapping drama where they confront each other's “lives.”
Why similar: Text-Based 29.1%, Visual Novel 28.6%, Emotional 25.9%, Adventure 9.8%, Indie 3.1%
Sanctuaries. Secrets. Serious consequences. A solo-developed psychological horror/drama visual novel.
Why similar: Psychological 20.9%, Visual Novel 18%, Emotional 16.7%, Text-Based 14.2%, Dark 10.3%
Witness to Mass Incarceration is a narrative-driven interactive story based on my life in federal prison. It is a brutally honest portrayal of the lack of humanity, how our lives inside are at risk every day, and the place you are forced to go within yourself to survive.
Why similar: Emotional 21.5%, Psychological 15.7%, Story Rich 11.7%, Visual Novel 11.4%, Dark 9.9%
An emotional story portraying the struggles of anxiety—the paralyzing thoughts and irrational fears. Join Lucy on her journey to find solace, alongside her supportive yet puzzled roommate. A heartfelt narrative delving into the complexities of anxiety and the challenges of empathy.
Why similar: Psychological 21.1%, Emotional 18.8%, Visual Novel 17.3%, Text-Based 15.5%, Female Protagonist 11%
Anxiety Puppy is a 2D interactive narrative game that focuses on anxiety. In the game, anxiety is personified as a little puppy. Players will explore its story and try to coexist with it. Go find its traces and give it a hug.
Why similar: Text-Based 24.6%, Psychological 19.8%, Visual Novel 16.6%, Emotional 16.6%, Female Protagonist 10.3%
It is a Japanese visual novel game. It is a game to read texts. Enjoy the story of anguish, conflict, dreams and hope. There is no branching depending on the choices, but you can have a rich story experience like a movie.
Why similar: Text-Based 31%, Visual Novel 27.9%, Emotional 15.2%, Drama 9.9%, Story Rich 7.1%
Iris (31), an office worker with eight years of experience. After meeting the mysterious magical girl Gregory, she becomes a magical girl herself. As the dark truths of this world slowly come to light, can Iris save the Earth?
Why similar: Visual Novel 22.7%, Psychological 22.1%, Narration 14.4%, Story Rich 11.2%, Female Protagonist 9.5%
Isabella, your classmate, is someone you were never close to but someone you certainly noticed. One day however, you notice that Isabella stopped coming to class. You start to discover how important you were to her despite never even having a conversation with her before.
Why similar: Visual Novel 20.8%, Psychological 18%, Emotional 14.7%, Drama 12%, Dark 11.9%
Eliza is a visual novel about an AI counseling program, the people who develop it, and the people who use it. Follow Evelyn Ishino-Aubrey as she reconnects with people from her past, gets to know the people of Seattle who use Eliza for counseling, and decides the course of her future.
Why similar: Emotional 25.1%, Visual Novel 23.6%, Psychological 23.1%, Female Protagonist 17.1%, Story Rich 7.3%
우리 아빠는 유명한 과학자입니다.
Why similar: Text-Based 26.7%, Visual Novel 18.5%, Psychological 17.8%, Female Protagonist 12.2%, Dark 10.4%
Faced with evil... would you pull the trigger? Tyrania Enforcers is a story-driven visual novel exploring morality, duty, and the cost of enforcing order in a world on the brink of conflict.
Why similar: Text-Based 25.2%, Psychological 19.7%, Visual Novel 18.9%, Female Protagonist 11.9%, Emotional 9.5%
Apple-loving girl delivers potatoes and makes people happy... ?
Why similar: Text-Based 27.6%, Visual Novel 24.9%, Female Protagonist 15.9%, Psychological 10.2%, Narration 8.7%
A visual novel depicting the daily life of a high school boy continuously tormented by guilt on a winter's day. It features layered music played on string instruments and piano, characterized by serious, deep psychological portrayals.
Why similar: Psychological 28.5%, Visual Novel 25.4%, Emotional 23%, Dark 8.7%, Story Rich 6.3%
Experience the heart-pounding suspense of a modern-day werewolf horror story as you step into the shoes of Cassie, a brave woman determined to put an end to a terrifying curse plaguing her small town.
Why similar: Text-Based 21.1%, Visual Novel 19%, Emotional 11.9%, Psychological 11.8%, Dark 9.5%
A visual novel about the mind, change, and being locked up.
Why similar: Visual Novel 25.1%, Text-Based 20.9%, Psychological 10.5%, Emotional 10.3%, Story Rich 10.2%
A boy regains his hope and a girl finds herself in solitude. A kinetic novel that will take you through their darkest days and immerse you in their deepest emotions.
Why similar: Psychological 20.6%, Visual Novel 18.7%, Emotional 17.8%, Text-Based 11.1%, Story Rich 8.7%
It's a short, text-based interactive book with a psychological theme.▶TRIGGER WARNING◀ Contains childhood trauma, suicidal thoughts, and emotional abuse, but ultimately conveys hope and growth.
Why similar: Psychological 24.7%, Text-Based 23.5%, Emotional 17.9%, Visual Novel 17.4%, Linear 5.3%
Humanity and the fae. This is a story of those who make kindling of their home to reach for the stars and the curses of those left behind.
Why similar: Emotional 21.9%, Visual Novel 20.5%, Text-Based 17.9%, Female Protagonist 12.8%, Dark 8.1%
【A ghost girl, is here.】Terau Mare is a shy girl moves to Tokyo to go to university, and her new house, Hakusan-so, is like an abandoned. As soon as she enters the room, Mare meets a ghost girl, Furuzaki Yuika. Yuika says, "I'm going to kick you out of here soon." But...
Why similar: Visual Novel 34.5%, Text-Based 34.3%, Story Rich 15.5%, Adventure 9.4%, Indie 3.3%
Graveyard Girls is a halloween-themed yuri visual novel about complicated grief and overcoming hardships. Collect Elle’s “scribbles” to learn about her struggles, befriend a mysterious girl, and have a conversation about death.
Why similar: Psychological 17.8%, Visual Novel 17.5%, Emotional 17.4%, Text-Based 16.2%, Dark 10.5%
A short atmospheric pixel-art story about the moment when a father, late at night, realizes his mistakes and remembers what truly matters. Inspired by a classic. Perfect for parents, sons, daughters, and anyone who knows the feeling of “what if…”.
Why similar: Text-Based 32.9%, Visual Novel 29.2%, Emotional 16.7%, Drama 10.7%, Indie 4.9%
In this post-pandemic psychological visual novel, players embody psychotherapist Honda, drawn into a neural imaging project targeting teens. There, Honda meets Natasha, a mysterious girl whose "world" unfolds like a spider's web, disrupting Honda's "calm" life. "Don't you think so, Dr. Honda...?"
Why similar: Psychological 25.9%, Visual Novel 24.5%, Female Protagonist 14.9%, Emotional 10.7%, Story Rich 6%
이 지옥 같은 현실을 바꿀 수만 있다면…몇십 번, 몇 백번이라도 기꺼이 죽어주마!
Why similar: Text-Based 33.3%, Visual Novel 21%, Dark 11.9%, Emotional 11.2%, Story Rich 11.2%
Eight people are trapped in an abandoned neurotech facility. The only hope for escape is by surviving deathgames based on scans of each other's minds.
Why similar: Psychological 17.5%, Emotional 16.4%, Text-Based 16.3%, Visual Novel 16.3%, Dark 10%
Before the streams and before anyone knew her name, there was only Miki. Explore the hidden origins of TheMikiKomori in an atmospheric visual novel about loneliness, identity, and the strange mysteries pulling her toward an uncertain future beneath the digital sea.
Why similar: Visual Novel 26.7%, Emotional 18.6%, Text-Based 17.7%, Dark 14.7%, Casual 8.3%
This is a narrative-driven adventure game in which you dive into another’s nightmare and intervene in the source of the anomaly. As Homura, a hunter, you explore the dreams of a girl who has lost her memory, and experience a story where nightmares and reality begin to overlap.
Why similar: Psychological 27.3%, Visual Novel 26.2%, Text-Based 16%, Female Protagonist 13.6%, Story Rich 10.3%
An archaeology student is sent to do his summer training in a place far away from civilization. There he meets three beautiful girls who share his passion for cinema and art. What can possibly go wrong?
Why similar: Psychological 20.7%, Visual Novel 19.9%, Emotional 19.4%, Story Rich 10.6%, Narration 9.3%
Missing Stars is a visual novel that aims to depict mental disorders and the people who live with them in a realistic, but sensitive and respectful light.
Why similar: Visual Novel 27.7%, Text-Based 22.2%, Emotional 17.2%, Story Rich 12.1%, Drama 9.2%
Aurans is a kinetic visual novel about coming of age, learning to believe in yourself, and finding out what really matters to you. Everything is fully hand drawn, and is the first visual novel project of Pixelsplosion Studios.
Why similar: Visual Novel 26.7%, Female Protagonist 15.2%, Emotional 12.9%, Story Rich 11.7%, Linear 10%
Discover the secrets held within the old House on 32, Dandelion Drift. In this classic Visual Novel you’ll find joy, hope, but also remorse and terror.
Why similar: Visual Novel 24.1%, Text-Based 21.2%, Emotional 11.1%, Story Rich 11%, Dark 8.6%
In an AI-powered age where original authors have become largely redundant, play as a dejected writer on the brink of losing their creative drive forever.
Why similar: Text-Based 26%, Psychological 22.9%, Visual Novel 21.8%, Emotional 9.6%, Story Rich 9.3%
Penrose is a non-linear interactive novella unlike anything you've played before. Scroll forwards and backwards through an ever-changing story. Manipulate the environment, explore every possibility, and unravel the mystery at the heart of everything.
Why similar: Text-Based 27.5%, Emotional 15.8%, Visual Novel 15.5%, Psychological 15.4%, Story Rich 8.6%
Step into the world of Nyx, a VTuber whose online persona begins to blur with something far more unsettling. After the Stream Went Dark is a short psychological horror visual novel exploring identity, self-perception, and the fragile boundary between performance and reality.
Why similar: Visual Novel 23.8%, Emotional 16.6%, Psychological 16.5%, Drama 10.5%, Adventure 7.4%
鳴神学園初等部六年六組は、選ばれた者たちが集う特殊なクラス。 そこに一人の転校生がやってきた。 何やら曰くがありそうなその転校生に、クラスメイト達は学園にまつわる怪談を語り始める。 そして六年六組は巨大な怪異に飲み込まれていく…
Why similar: Text-Based 31.7%, Visual Novel 24.7%, Psychological 19.2%, Emotional 15.2%, Adventure 8.5%
Can you protect this girl until the end, when the world has turned their back on her?
Why similar: Emotional 31.9%, Visual Novel 30.9%, Story Rich 15.6%, Female Protagonist 6.9%, Indie 5.2%
A dark lesbian horror/romance story so toxic it's emitting spores. Ethel, a shy university student, ventures into the wintry woods late at night, where she meets an enchanting femme fatale — but all is not as it seems.
Why similar: Text-Based 24.7%, Visual Novel 19.5%, Emotional 15.9%, Dark 11.4%, Drama 10%
A dark visual novel about a young prince's unhealthy infatuation with his nursemaid, and his misguided attempts to win her heart.
Why similar: Visual Novel 20.5%, Psychological 19.3%, Text-Based 19.1%, Dark 12.8%, Drama 12.5%
A journey with your father to Lake Baikal, where a storm and an old photo album revive memories of family, loss, and reconciliation.
Why similar: Emotional 23.7%, Psychological 17.5%, Story Rich 13.3%, Visual Novel 13.1%, Female Protagonist 12.2%
Your story continues right where Origins left off. Whether Jessica finds herself wandering the streets alone, caught in George’s web of deceit, or trapped in the unsettling confines of Margaret Thatuals under Professor Trounch’s watchful gaze and the orderlies, every choice matters.
Why similar: Visual Novel 25.3%, Female Protagonist 15.8%, Psychological 11.6%, Emotional 11.2%, Text-Based 8.6%
A fantasy visual novel featuring intense action at every turn, following the struggles of a bear trapped in the body of a man. Part II of The Enonoia Saga, and the definitive conclusion to Ovine Replica.
Why similar: Text-Based 24.5%, Psychological 22.1%, Visual Novel 18.3%, Emotional 14.8%, Story Rich 10.2%
The Twisting Trail of Clues is a captivating and thrilling modern-day murder mystery. Set in a bustling city, the story follows detective Emma as she tries to solve a seemingly impossible case - the murder of a prominent businessman by a mysterious secret society.
Why similar: Text-Based 22.1%, Visual Novel 20.4%, Emotional 10.7%, Psychological 10.2%, Dark 9%
Dive into a captivating standalone story in just an hour! Presenting the first installment of the "Handy Novel" series. Highly praised on smartphones, this acclaimed narrative is now ready for your enjoyment on Steam for PC/Mac!
Why similar: Text-Based 30.1%, Visual Novel 25.5%, Emotional 21.9%, Adventure 8.7%, Story Rich 8.2%
High school student Hiroyuki Nasukawa, whose father is a piano tuner, aspires to become a respectable adult. Yet he resorts to cheating on a test. Unsurprisingly, he gets caught. The punishment imposed on him was unexpectedly, “Please repair the school's piano.”
Why similar: Text-Based 32.7%, Visual Novel 27.4%, Emotional 15.6%, Psychological 12.9%, Indie 6.6%
His World is a short visual novel game where you play as a young shy introvert boy and witness his life with his family and get to see his internal world and struggles. You also make a few decisions throughout the game that will decide on one of game's multiple endings.
Why similar: Visual Novel 23.5%, Emotional 21.9%, Text-Based 17.8%, Psychological 17.5%, Story Rich 11.9%
A sweetly domestic boys' love visual novel about a couple of young men who find themselves raising a child.
Why similar: Text-Based 25.3%, Visual Novel 22.3%, Emotional 16.1%, Drama 10.2%, Narration 7.6%
A short, emotional visual novel following a grieving man who relives memories of days long gone. An exploration of loss presented honestly and kinetically.
Why similar: Emotional 21.8%, Visual Novel 20.3%, Drama 12.6%, Story Rich 10.5%, Psychological 9.1%
