60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Emotional, Singleplayer, Visual Novel, Drama.
A short, emotional visual novel following a grieving man who relives memories of days long gone. An exploration of loss presented honestly and kinetically.
The River
A short story point-and-click visual novel about the afterlife.
Pine: A Story of Loss
Alone in the forest glade he shared with his wife, a woodworker struggles to accept her passing. Help him hold on to cherished memories of their life together as he struggles to care for himself and his now empty home. Pine is a single-serving game focused on telling a beautiful, emotional tale.
A short story point-and-click visual novel about the afterlife.
Why similar: Visual Novel 22.8%, Interactive Fiction 20.6%, Linear 13.3%, Hand-drawn 12.1%, Drama 11.6%
Alone in the forest glade he shared with his wife, a woodworker struggles to accept her passing. Help him hold on to cherished memories of their life together as he struggles to care for himself and his now empty home. Pine is a single-serving game focused on telling a beautiful, emotional tale.
Why similar: Emotional 27.3%, Hand-drawn 16.1%, Visual Novel 15.1%, Interactive Fiction 15%, Story Rich 10.5%
Take the role of a painter struggling to finish his masterpiece in this short Gothic horror visual novel about art, pain and love.
Why similar: Visual Novel 21.8%, Emotional 19.1%, Interactive Fiction 14.9%, Drama 14.3%, Hand-drawn 14.3%
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: Emotional 17.2%, Drama 15.8%, Visual Novel 13.5%, Mystery 10.3%, Interactive Fiction 9.6%
What do you do when you lose someone you love? A Taste of the Past is an emotional sidescroller about reconnecting with your Chinese culture while navigating a train to the afterlife. Featuring a wholesome story, cooking minigames, and hope.
Why similar: Visual Novel 22.7%, Interactive Fiction 22.2%, Drama 21.8%, Hand-drawn 18.3%, Text-Based 7.8%
The End of You is a short, emotional narrative game about love lost, the ghosts of the past, and the painful crawl towards closure.
Why similar: Emotional 30.9%, Drama 27.9%, Conversation 15.1%, Psychological 13.9%, Story Rich 12.1%
A visual novel about the ever-changing nature of relationships and the hardships of dealing with loss.
Why similar: Visual Novel 60.5%, Simulation 29.9%, Adventure 7.1%, Indie 2.5%
A game about the short journey of a boy who left home. Experience a dense story in around 2 hours, along with rhythm gameplay and music puzzles. Enjoy live acoustic sounds and a story that feels like a musical film!
Why similar: Emotional 25.2%, Visual Novel 20.4%, Drama 18%, Linear 13%, Story Rich 12.5%
Guilt Free is a visual novel crossed with a point and click made to offer perspective on mental health and eating disorders. Navigate a couple's rocky relationship and encounter "flaws" or "quirks" that may actually be symptomatic behaviors.
Why similar: Emotional 16.4%, Drama 15.7%, Visual Novel 14.7%, Interactive Fiction 13.4%, Narration 13%
This game is about a person who kept running through his life, never looking back at the past. Once during a trip, he gets into trouble. Now he's lying on the cold ground, buried beneath his bicycle. Slides of various moments fly through his head.
Why similar: Visual Novel 23.8%, Drama 22.3%, Interactive Fiction 22%, Minimalist 14.5%, Simulation 8.9%
A game for the ones we lost on the way. Memento Mori is a surreal walking simulator that combines a minimalistic art style and a show don't tell story, focused on dealing with loss.
Why similar: Emotional 35.8%, Linear 34.2%, Minimalist 28.3%, Indie 1.2%, Singleplayer 0.5%
“Thing-in-Itself” is a short interactive story about the struggles of understanding another human being. Using Immanuel Kant’s concept as a framework, it leads the player through stages of a relationship, exploring how perceptions may clash and surroundings can alter.
Why similar: Emotional 20.8%, Drama 14.2%, Interactive Fiction 12.5%, Visual Novel 12.3%, Conversation 9.6%
As a young soldier returning to an eerily deserted home, you'll explore enigmatic rooms and uncover a haunting, tragic story. Experience an atmospheric journey filled with suspense, mysterious encounters, and a deep narrative.
Why similar: Drama 19%, Emotional 18.4%, Mystery 16%, Narration 14.4%, Story Rich 12%
Late Bird is a short interactive story about birds, movies, suicidal thoughts and not growing up in time.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21.9%, Visual Novel 19.6%, Drama 15.2%, Hand-drawn 14.1%, Minimalist 10.6%
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: Emotional 21.2%, Visual Novel 17.4%, Drama 15.4%, Interactive Fiction 12.6%, Story Rich 8.3%
这是一个关于遗憾与成长的故事。男生的思绪不断回到17岁的夏天，在一次次回忆与抉择中徘徊，是去尝试弥补遗憾？还是在释然间体会成长的意义?回忆中的她会在那等我吗？
Why similar: Emotional 23.3%, Drama 17.1%, Visual Novel 16.5%, Hand-drawn 13.5%, Interactive Fiction 13%
A thoughtful and deeply personal title with stripped-down mechanics. The lack of dialogue or text allows you to create your own narrative through your time with four characters. Each short story will allow players to be swept away by the haunting lyrics of over twenty original, nostalgic songs.
Why similar: Drama 31.2%, Emotional 27%, Interactive Fiction 24.7%, Story Rich 10.3%, 2D 5.4%
Don't Let Me Fade is an interactive adventure about memory, identity, and loss. Piece together fragments of a life - even if a simple teddy bear is the last symbol of connection to oneself in a world without time.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 26.9%, Visual Novel 23.8%, Emotional 20.2%, Story Rich 7.8%, Mystery 5.9%
In this short but profound story, you will discover that the New Year is not only fun, but also a time for self-reflection. Immerse yourself in an emotional journey that will leave you thoughtful and perhaps with a new perspective on the meaning of this holiday.
Why similar: Visual Novel 36.9%, Drama 16.9%, Hand-drawn 14.2%, Emotional 12.7%, Text-Based 11%
The Longest Walk is a deeply personal biographical walking-simulator game about my father's experience of living with depression.
Why similar: Narration 31.7%, Emotional 28.7%, Linear 25.5%, Story Rich 7.8%, Adventure 4.5%
Ascend to the Heavens and find out if you're pure enough to be reborn on the Earth.
Why similar: Visual Novel 22.5%, Drama 21%, Emotional 16.4%, Narration 9.8%, Psychological 8.3%
memories is a sapphic visual novel dress-up game where clothes are linked to painful memories of a failed relationship.
Why similar: Emotional 42%, Visual Novel 35.2%, Story Rich 14.9%, Simulation 4.3%, Adventure 2.1%
Forgotten Fields is a game about yearning and nostalgia. Play as Sid - a struggling writer who travels back to his childhood home one last time before it's sold off. Visit old friends, relive memories and play through sections of Sid's book in this warm game about the passage of time.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 20.2%, Emotional 18.8%, Drama 14.6%, Visual Novel 14%, Conversation 12.3%
A chronic illness simulator. You think you have a chronic illness, but you don't know what. All you know is you are always in some state of pain. You've been to too many doctors to count... but you still have to live your life.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 26.8%, Visual Novel 25%, Emotional 15.9%, Minimalist 10.1%, Simulation 9.9%
A visual novel about a memory that a boy named Mark tries very hard to forget, and a girl named Myra who unearths it.
Why similar: Emotional 19.4%, Visual Novel 15.3%, Drama 14.6%, Hand-drawn 11.6%, Narration 11.2%
A Raven Monologue is a short experimental silent story about a raven that does not know how to croak and his relationship with the people in the town.
Why similar: Hand-drawn 48.3%, Visual Novel 28.6%, Story Rich 14.6%, 2D 5.1%, Indie 2.7%
A short visual novel where a private investigator gets reeled into a murky mystery, entangled in lies, secrets, and a family curse.
Why similar: Visual Novel 22.4%, Mystery 18.2%, Drama 17.1%, Linear 13.7%, Story Rich 8.6%
“A Lozenge” is a short interactive story about a mother-daughter road trip and motion sickness, dedicated to children of divorce.
Why similar: Emotional 23.6%, Visual Novel 15.2%, Interactive Fiction 13.9%, Drama 10.4%, Story Rich 8.8%
A short visual novel about isolation. You try to search for comfort in the lonesome people around you. Keeping the darkness at bay with small embers of light. Will you let the fear change you?
Why similar: Visual Novel 18.8%, Emotional 17.7%, Drama 17.5%, Hand-drawn 14.5%, Simulation 8%
TREE tells a story of a relationship between a boy and his tree. What starts off as a simple connection, over time it grows into something deeper.
Why similar: Emotional 77.2%, Visual Novel 19.9%, Indie 2%, Singleplayer 0.9%
A visual novel about what it means to be human. A story about loneliness, self-identification, and the meaning of existence.
Why similar: Emotional 29%, Visual Novel 22.2%, Interactive Fiction 16.9%, Conversation 10.4%, Narration 9%
The Wake is a record of past wounds opened at a three-day funeral. The journal is encoded with a simple substitution cipher that the player must break in order to reveal the writer’s psyche and discover the contradictions that define him.
Why similar: Drama 30.7%, Visual Novel 18.3%, Story Rich 13.7%, Text-Based 11.2%, Minimalist 10.7%
"Hold Me Still" is a point-and-click puzzle mystery game where you investigate your friend's disappearance by exploring their house, collecting clues, solving puzzles, and uncovering the truth.
Why similar: Emotional 30.4%, Drama 29.7%, Mystery 17.4%, Story Rich 9.7%, 2D 6.8%
Dull Grey is an award-winning visual novel about growing up. Experience an emotional story of a mother and son in a dystopian world, make simple but meaningful choices and discover multiple endings. Will you see your story unfold in full colour?
Why similar: Visual Novel 19%, Drama 18%, Minimalist 13.2%, Narration 10.8%, Story Rich 9.8%
Survive seven days with a cursed painting. Rely on notes from past victims and manage to successfully paint her portrait. But be careful not to upset her, or you'll quickly find yourself dead! An assortment of terminal tableaus awaits you. Will you be the one to finally finish her?
Why similar: Emotional 19.5%, Drama 17.6%, Visual Novel 14%, Mystery 13.3%, Interactive Fiction 13%
A short 10 minute visual novel about being a fragment in the universe and trying to find a way out of the ****.
Why similar: Emotional 38.6%, Mystery 21.1%, Psychological 17%, Drama 8.7%, Story Rich 8.5%
a short but incredibly touching experience.
Why similar: Visual Novel 24.1%, Interactive Fiction 22.9%, Drama 17.9%, Minimalist 13%, Simulation 10.2%
An emotional and immersive game about a man named Will and the people close to him. Experience his life through a story about love, memories and hope.
Why similar: Visual Novel 19%, Emotional 17.2%, Drama 16.4%, Interactive Fiction 16.1%, Narration 11%
Embark on an emotional first-person narrative adventure where you control the story—and affect its outcomes—with your real-life blinks. With this innovative technique you will fully immerse yourself in a world of memories, both joyous and heartbreaking, as your whole life flashes before your eyes.
Why similar: Emotional 36.9%, Story Rich 13.7%, Interactive Fiction 13.6%, Drama 11.5%, Hand-drawn 8.6%
Driven by a rare neurological affliction plaguing his family, Joshua has to recover his memories by exploring parallel realities through déjà vu. Facing the innermost depths of his past – moments both joyous and painful – seems to be the only way to get his life and family back together.
Why similar: Emotional 31.9%, Drama 28.7%, Interactive Fiction 25.4%, Story Rich 13.9%
Explore the shifting manor of the enigmatic Henri Villemaine and uncover the truth behind his family’s sudden disappearance. Bend reality to recreate the scenes from his diary and expose long-buried secrets. What if your role in this case went beyond that of a simple investigator?
Why similar: Emotional 23.8%, Mystery 22.9%, Interactive Fiction 20.3%, Linear 9.6%, Narration 8.4%
Delve into a troubled student's mind as his grip on reality unravels . . .
The Space Between is a surreal short narrative experience in three acts about the walls we build for us.
Why similar: Visual Novel 21.9%, Emotional 21.6%, Drama 18.9%, Mystery 18%, Psychological 7.7%
A woman alone in a house. A mystery and a love story. Explore the present to uncover the past, in a short story of love and loss and a life well-lived. A narrative exploration game that examines a world where memories are constantly fading and jumbled.
Why similar: Emotional 58.4%, Mystery 34.5%, Adventure 4.3%, Indie 1.6%, Singleplayer 1.1%
My dream is a Lost Memory is a short interactive story about having Déjà vu, realizing that this Déjà vu came to you because of a dream, and then wondering if that dream is actually a memory. It's a story about work, limitations and self-respect.
Why similar: Drama 18.8%, Interactive Fiction 17.6%, Visual Novel 17.6%, Hand-drawn 14.8%, Linear 11.6%
Countdown is a short visual novel that tells the story of an ordinary individual's journey through their thoughts and emotions as their life approaches its end. The plot includes critiques and discussions of social issues such as life, family, the workplace, and the healthcare system.
Why similar: Drama 30.6%, Visual Novel 29.8%, Emotional 29.6%, Conversation 4.1%, Text-Based 2.5%
Old Man’s Journey, a soul-searching puzzle adventure, tells a story of life, loss, and hope. Interacting with the world around you, you'll shape the landscape to create the old man's path forward. Experience heartache and hope as you embark on a heartfelt journey through a sunkissed world.
Why similar: Hand-drawn 30.6%, Story Rich 19%, Drama 17.3%, Interactive Fiction 11.8%, Mystery 9.1%
Experience the intricate dioramas and connections of your life, and the ripples we all make, in this award-winning narrative puzzle game about death, loss, and mental health.
Why similar: Emotional 30.8%, Mystery 30.2%, Minimalist 18.2%, Story Rich 16.3%, Adventure 2.9%
An isolated village during the war. Men leave one by one, along the winding forest path painted crimson by distant fires, and do not return. Young Nadia becomes a part-time postwoman filling in for her sick mother. She is now a messenger of hope and of trouble.
Why similar: Visual Novel 16.7%, Emotional 15.9%, Drama 14.5%, Hand-drawn 13%, Narration 11.4%
An emotional point-and-click hard sci-fi adventure game about exploring an abandoned space station. Follow messages left by the long-gone staff to learn the outcome of the research team and the secrets they left behind.
Why similar: Emotional 30.6%, Mystery 21.5%, Linear 17.1%, Visual Novel 15.2%, Story Rich 13.1%
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: Emotional 25.9%, Visual Novel 20.5%, Drama 13.8%, Linear 12.2%, Psychological 10.6%
A handpainted cozy hidden object adventure. Explore a surreal world. Collect items for its quirky inhabitants. Fix damaged paintings and solve casual puzzles. Help a lost skeleton painter find his way home. This game is short but 100% FREE (no ads, no IAP).
Why similar: Hand-drawn 37.9%, Mystery 24.8%, Linear 16.4%, 2D 10.6%, Adventure 8.1%
An experimental, minimalistic microgame about loneliness. Originally released as a Flash game in 2010 that was featured by Extra Credits.
Why similar: Emotional 42.9%, Linear 25.5%, Minimalist 23.8%, 2D 7.8%
Summerland is a first-person narrative game about morality and the afterlife. You take control of Matthew, a detective reliving the events of his past, being questioned on his morals along the way. In every door lies another memory, and every memory unlocks another door.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 29.6%, Story Rich 21.6%, Emotional 19.4%, Linear 17.6%, Mystery 8.1%
Dullpain is a side-scrolling, interaction, and storytelling game. Playing as Jingwen, a young boss of a long-established repair shop, you need to repair not only everyday items, also memories. You can enjoy dull-pain and breathtaking stories in different time and space and redefine the end of story.
Why similar: Emotional 24.4%, Drama 18.6%, Interactive Fiction 17.3%, Visual Novel 16.3%, Story Rich 9.7%
One apartment, many stories: Witness turning points in the lives of the inhabitants of an apartment in Berlin over the course of a whole century.
Why similar: Drama 25.8%, Mystery 22.4%, Narration 17.8%, Story Rich 15.9%, Linear 14.2%
A Game About is a free, short, lo-fi point & click adventure that tasks the player with living with their daily routine. Through day to day choices, life changes in imperceptibles and unexpected ways.
Why similar: Indie 100%
A deep, interactive adventure about love and loss, beautifully depicted and offering an intense cinematic experience. What would you do to save the one you love?
Why similar: Drama 43.5%, Story Rich 29.8%, Emotional 19%, Adventure 5.2%, Indie 1.7%
Life on the Hook - is a short story about the life of a lonely fisherman named Hrafn, who lives his life in a small house on a lake with a dock and an old boat.
Why similar: Emotional 25.9%, Drama 25.7%, Narration 16.8%, Linear 15.4%, Story Rich 14.1%
