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“The Hurt in Secret” is a visual novel game adapted from true events. Players play a role as practice teacher to experience teachers’ life. They will involve in a troublesome case. In the story, the chosen dialogue will affect directly to the ending.

Reviews: Mostly Positive — 75% — of 20 reviews
Released: 2021-06-11
Developer: Soaker / 大貍
Publisher: Acrossbeavers Studio/翻滾海貍工作室
Genres: Adventure, Casual, Indie
Platforms: Windows

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    《恋爱绮谭~不存在的真相~》是一款文字冒险游戏。 初到江城的顾唯,意外成为了一起社会新闻的主人公。凶险的都市中,他需要在混乱的舆论和虚假的情报中找到唯一的真相,也需要在两名各有千秋的少女间完成自我的抉择。秋去冬来,覆盖城市的厚厚积雪下,究竟掩藏着什么样的秘密......

    Why similar: Word Game 24.8%, Interactive Fiction 18.5%, Drama 15.4%, Visual Novel 12.9%, Text-Based 11.4%

  47. #47 Vida
    71% match4 user reviews50% of 4 reviews2025
    Dev: YEON 연
    Windows · Linux

    In a future where memories are the last connection to a lost humanity, you are an advanced AI exploring fragments of past lives. Understand emotions, traumas, and choices in a journey to uncover what it means to be alive.

    Why similar: Conversation 25.1%, Interactive Fiction 23.7%, Text-Based 15.9%, Visual Novel 14.8%, Drama 9.6%

  48. #48 山月记-人虎传
    70% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: 山月
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    A visual novel adaptation of Atsushi Nakajima’s The Moon Over the Mountain, retelling the tragic story of Li Zheng, a Tang dynasty scholar who turns into a tiger. This edition features a new Chinese translation, minimalist art and music, and a single narrative path of about 15 minutes.

    Why similar: Word Game 30.1%, Drama 24%, Text-Based 20.4%, Visual Novel 14.1%, RPG 6.2%

  49. #49 她曾经活过啊
    71% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2022
    Dev: shushanmao
    Windows

    这是一款简单的文字游戏,在本游戏中您将扮演一位正义的记者,一步步揭露一个少女因受霸凌而自杀的真相 我第一次看到相关报道时,只感觉到一股难以言语的窒息 思来想去,决定把北海道这个可怜的女孩经历的事改编成一个简单的游戏,纪念也好,让其他人知道也好,总之算是不吐不快吧。曾想过做些分支路线,留给她一个happy end,但还是放弃了,毕竟虚假的东西再美好也没什么用 但最终还是写了两个正义的记者,可能是总觉得该为她做点什么吧,或者说,总希望当初能有人为她做点什么 谢谢所有愿意了解这件事的人

    Why similar: Word Game 33.6%, Drama 25.4%, Conversation 24.5%, Text-Based 13.1%, Casual 2%

  50. #50 FUSHA2 Nocturnal Fishing
    68% matchPositive94% of 18 reviews2025
    Dev: 1号观测员Pub: 世界观测站
    Windows

    : A text-based horror adventure. Make choices during a fateful night of fishing. With over 20 endings, any decision can trigger unspeakable terror. Can you evade danger and break the deadly curse?

    Why similar: Drama 22%, Interactive Fiction 18.1%, Visual Novel 16.5%, Word Game 12.2%, Multiple Endings 11.8%

  51. #51 鱼缸
    69% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: 莓叁
    Windows

    "Fish Tank" is a school-themed visual novel game that explores the inner world of teenagers and supernatural powers. Players will make choices in the game to reach different endings for the protagonist Xie Lihe.Use your imagination wisely and remember to manage your oxygen.

    Why similar: Word Game 29.3%, Interactive Fiction 23.7%, Drama 17.2%, Text-Based 15.1%, Multiple Endings 10.5%

  52. #52 乌托邦之血 Blood of Utpia
    69% 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 25.7%, Interactive Fiction 20.2%, Visual Novel 17.6%, Drama 15.3%, Multiple Endings 8.3%

  53. #53 Re: LieF ~ Shin'ainaru Anata e~
    69% matchVery Positive93% of 921 reviews2021
    Dev: RASKPub: HIKARI FIELD
    Windows
    Median: 10.6 hrsMean: 65.2 hrs≥1hr: 89%

    "Re: LieF ~ Shin'ainaru Anata e~" is produced by Japanese visual novel brand Rask. First launched in 2016, it was praised as a "Dark Horse of the year" by visual novel users. It also won the Golden Award for the screenplay of Moe Game Award.

    Why similar: Word Game 28.1%, Interactive Fiction 20.7%, Drama 16.5%, Visual Novel 14.9%, Anime 8.9%

  54. #54 blackchapter
    68% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: 星火社
    Windows

    Black Chapter is a traditional visual novel that tells the story of Guilt, a border city where crimes frequently occur.The player takes on the role of Andy, a 25-year-old police officer, uncovering a conspiracy hidden in the dark underbelly of society.

    Why similar: Drama 21.9%, Clicker 21.5%, Visual Novel 14.4%, Word Game 14.1%, Interactive Fiction 11%

  55. #55 病娇X契约
    68% matchPositive91% of 11 reviews2024
    Dev: 灵问制作组
    Windows

    当某一天你(张一文)被持有电击器的病娇女孩(杨小露)堵在巷子里告白 是不顾一切逃离还是暂时答应之后另寻它法?

    Why similar: Word Game 27.8%, Interactive Fiction 20.6%, Drama 17%, Visual Novel 13.7%, Anime 7.1%

  56. #56 幻觉病理
    66% matchMostly Positive75% of 40 reviews2026
    Dev: 水仙肉桂
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    "Illusion Pathology" is a suspenseful and slightly scary B female love game. You will wake up as a doctor in a mental hospital, and become entangled with three suspicious "patients" around you, and your life and memory will be gradually revealed.

    Why similar: Clicker 30%, Word Game 22.2%, Conversation 16.8%, Visual Novel 10.9%, Drama 9.8%

  57. #57 大鹏 - The Roc
    66% matchVery Positive93% of 170 reviews2024
    Dev: 折扶桑制作组Pub: LoveStoryProject
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Due to work, Wu Shengyou was forced to leave home for high school in a big city. The sensitive, introverted poet felt out of place with classmates.As they grew closer, he seemed her only friend, yet appeared to completely misunderstand her inner thoughts...

    Why similar: Word Game 20.4%, Drama 17.9%, Interactive Fiction 14.5%, Visual Novel 12.4%, Multiple Endings 10.1%

  58. #58 The Ghost's Guide to the Afterlife
    67% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: 西瓜恐龙Pub: 糕薯科技
    Windows

    "The Ghost's Guide to the Afterlife" is a sci-fi visual novel with a multi-threaded ensemble narrative. You are already dead— and yet, your journey has only just begun. Become a ghost. Step into a strange and dazzling world beyond life, and witness a tale where love and death entwine.

    Why similar: Word Game 27.8%, Interactive Fiction 21.7%, Drama 16.4%, Visual Novel 13%, Text-Based 11%

  59. #59 The Fourteen Day Letters
    67% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Marlin Games
    Windows

    "The Fourteen Day Letters" is a ADV game centered around “chatting.” In a world that has already gone mad, you and “Yuna” hold onto the last fragments of sanity through a chatroom, spending fourteen days as everything slowly falls apart. And in the end, the outcome will change based on your choices.

    Why similar: Clicker 37.2%, Conversation 21.1%, Word Game 13.4%, Multiple Endings 7.6%, Visual Novel 7.3%

  60. #60 秋恋物语 Autumn Romance
    67% matchVery Positive96% of 76 reviews2022
    Dev: 异度沸腾动漫社-沸腾工作室
    Windows

    这是个普通的故事,因为主角是个普通的阿宅,而情节是我们视而不见的日常;这是个值得怀念的故事,那是我们不会再有的时光。当平静到暗淡的大学生活因她们而掀起波澜,生活开始发生了变化。这是个氤氲着青涩懵懂的秋天,被时间和她们推着成长的你,会不会在多年以后感叹那些日子因为她们而灿烂。

    Why similar: Word Game 25.7%, Drama 17.7%, Immersive Sim 14%, Visual Novel 12.9%, Interactive Fiction 7.2%

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