
During the 2020 lockdown, Dorothy spends her days caring for jars of sourdough starters. By sharing them with others, she builds unexpected connections and discovers small acts of kindness that bring warmth in difficult times.
60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Visual Novel, Story Rich, Interactive Fiction, Choices Matter.

During the 2020 lockdown, Dorothy spends her days caring for jars of sourdough starters. By sharing them with others, she builds unexpected connections and discovers small acts of kindness that bring warmth in difficult times.

Always On
Choices matter in this interactive short story. It only takes about 1 hour to play through once, but there are multiple endings to explore. You play as an AI assistant to the 7 year old Evie. What kind of bot will you be?

Endless Monday: Dreams and Deadlines
"Endless Monday: Dreams and Deadlines" - In this short story from the Endless Monday, Penny, a mild-mannered corporate grunt, spends a weekend at the office in an effort to finish her project on time while overcoming distractions from coworkers, space aliens, imaginary friends, and herself.
Choices matter in this interactive short story. It only takes about 1 hour to play through once, but there are multiple endings to explore. You play as an AI assistant to the 7 year old Evie. What kind of bot will you be?
Why similar: Comic Book 18.9%, Interactive Fiction 13.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.1%, Philosophical 11.7%, Choices Matter 10%
"Endless Monday: Dreams and Deadlines" - In this short story from the Endless Monday, Penny, a mild-mannered corporate grunt, spends a weekend at the office in an effort to finish her project on time while overcoming distractions from coworkers, space aliens, imaginary friends, and herself.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 15.1%, Visual Novel 14.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.4%, Comic Book 12.2%, Hand-drawn 9.9%
Take down multiple criminals case by case as you judge each and every one of them. Will you be naughty or nice? The final verdict is up to you!
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 19.8%, Interactive Fiction 18.7%, 2.5D 17.1%, Visual Novel 14.7%, Female Protagonist 11.7%
Potion Tales is a potion brewing game, in which the potions you create decide the fate of your customers. Make yourself at home in a cozy potion kitchen and prepare different potions for the unique problems of your customers.
Why similar: Cooking 24.8%, Visual Novel 12.6%, Interactive Fiction 12.3%, Choices Matter 10.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.7%
Inside Utopia is a Visual Novel in which you play as Didi, a brave young girl who is forced to infiltrate Utopia and steal the legendary Gold Stone back into her home land, or else the Queen will execute her mother.
Why similar: Philosophical 16.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.4%, Visual Novel 11.7%, Female Protagonist 9.8%, Narration 9.2%
An Interactive Comic with PUNCHING in it.
Why similar: Comic Book 21.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.7%, Visual Novel 14.2%, Female Protagonist 9.8%, Choices Matter 8.4%
A digital comic about the story of Emeline. She tries to live her dream of being a superheroine after her friends decided to change their career paths. A gentle and moving story, drawn by hand.
Why similar: Comic Book 18.9%, Narration 12.5%, Visual Novel 12.1%, Interactive Fiction 12%, Psychological 10.4%
A ~1 hour short narrative game about a friendship that spans two lifetimes. Serious, funny, weird, maybe heartbreaking.
Why similar: Philosophical 17.2%, Comic Book 13.6%, Visual Novel 12.6%, Interactive Fiction 10.5%, Hand-drawn 8.9%
Simple visual novel in which you play as a young upperclass woman preparing for her debut before the Queen and her royal relatives. All of your decisions lead to one of four very different endings. Who will you become? The jewel of the season or the outcast, never again mentioned by your family?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 13.3%, Visual Novel 12.6%, Narration 12%, Female Protagonist 10.7%, Choices Matter 9.8%
Lucky Fat Cat Diner is a cozy narrative cooking adventure where you play as Bao, helping Grandma Lola keep the family restaurant open. Keep her legacy alive, by updating her restaurant’s menu, but not without some sizzlin’ spice.
Why similar: Cooking 16.8%, Interactive Fiction 16.7%, 2.5D 16%, Visual Novel 13.3%, Female Protagonist 10.8%
Human belief has the power to change reality. For millennia, alien races have been visiting Earth, gaining supernatural abilities and fantastic wealth by exploiting this remarkable power. But humans are advancing, and many aliens now find themselves leaving Earth with nothing but debts and regrets.
Why similar: Visual Novel 20.1%, Interactive Fiction 16.3%, Multiple Endings 12.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.1%, Narration 10%
In After School Cure (Adventure Game / Visual Novel) play as the spirit Kimiko, and recruit a new member to the spirits living in the school.
Why similar: Visual Novel 18.6%, 2.5D 14.6%, Female Protagonist 14.1%, Philosophical 13.3%, Choices Matter 12.3%
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: Interactive Fiction 17.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.7%, Visual Novel 14.4%, Female Protagonist 11.9%, Choices Matter 9.5%
"The hardest part is not to speak up. It’s being heard." Part video game, part graphic novel, Wednesdays seeks to raise awareness about child sexual abuse through a surprisingly hope-filled story.
Why similar: Comic Book 20%, Interactive Fiction 15.3%, Psychological 14.5%, Visual Novel 13.3%, Hand-drawn 9.9%
Step into the role of Esme, an AI built by Annie but built for what purpose? Evolve and learn by solving visual puzzles accompanied by beautiful hand-drawn artwork. Learn all about Annie's life, befriend her, and grow together.
Why similar: Comic Book 18.2%, Interactive Fiction 15.5%, Visual Novel 12.7%, Female Protagonist 10.7%, Philosophical 9.4%
Travel across landscapes devastated by a catastrophic climate meltdown, following a small family in search of somewhere habitable. With limited supplies and facing potential death at every turn, your choices will decide their fate. Will they manage to settle down?
Why similar: Visual Novel 13.1%, Comic Book 12.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12%, Narration 10.3%, Choices Matter 10.2%
A mature branching visual novel where your choices guide Emily’s descent into temptation or resistance as she recovers in her fiancé’s family home under the watch of a dangerously charismatic father-in-law.
Why similar: Visual Novel 17.2%, Narration 15.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.5%, Female Protagonist 13.2%, Interactive Fiction 10.8%
You know the feeling of struggling to get out of bed? In A Heavy Morning, you will play as a young girl battling with her own mind. Your only objective? Get out of bed and get to work on time.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 14.5%, Interactive Fiction 13.9%, Visual Novel 12%, Narration 11.1%, Female Protagonist 9.6%
Run a tea shop in the British countryside and enkindle your love for poetry in this heartfelt visual novel. Play as Ms Meadows, retired journalist and tea enthusiast, as she prepares for her best friend’s long-awaited visit. Listen to customers’ stories, brew tea, and craft wholehearted poems.
Why similar: Cooking 19.3%, Visual Novel 12.9%, Female Protagonist 10.8%, Choices Matter 9.6%, Multiple Endings 8.9%
Birb Café is a coffee-making visual novel about a cute bird helping adventurers on their quests. Your choices matter!
Why similar: Cooking 22.2%, Interactive Fiction 14.9%, Visual Novel 13%, Female Protagonist 10.8%, Choices Matter 8.1%
Holy Deadline is a surreal, story-rich visual novel where you play as a demigod lawyer. You have one week to investigate the divine divorce of Adam and Eve! Flirt, drink, raise your stats and make bold choices in minigames and Heaven's drama.
Why similar: Narration 14.8%, Interactive Fiction 13.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.2%, Visual Novel 11.2%, Choices Matter 9.1%
A choice-based visual novel game about science, division, and the false ideology of knowledge. Each and every one of your choices will determine whether the disciplines will end in unity or complete division. The key to eternal knowledge is in your hands.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 12.5%, Philosophical 12.3%, Visual Novel 10.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.3%, Narration 10.2%
Play as a Duskweaver in this short "choices matter" story about self-sacrifice.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 17.6%, Philosophical 15.3%, Choices Matter 14.5%, Multiple Endings 11.6%, Psychological 10.8%
Welcome to the Tournament Masochistic slaves compete to bring honor and pleasure to their sadistic masters in this fully explicit interactive adult comic. Choose which frame to follow and explore the various options over and over again with just one hand.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 16.6%, Visual Novel 13.7%, Comic Book 13.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.3%, 2.5D 11.9%
Loretta is a psychological thriller that makes the player an accessory to the heroine’s crimes, leading her through a self-crafted nightmare. Loretta’s story revolves around a woman handling betrayal, her husband’s infidelity, and reclaiming her agency during the socially tumultuous 1940s.
Why similar: America 15.4% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.5%, Interactive Fiction 11.7%, Visual Novel 11.4%, Psychological 11.3%
Fishbowl Kid is an uplifting interactive story about coping with depression.
Why similar: Comic Book 25.8%, Interactive Fiction 24%, Visual Novel 17.6%, Linear 10.9%, Psychological 10.1%
DEEP UNDER is a grim visual novel about how an ordinary camping trip with friends can turn into a real nightmare.
Why similar: Comic Book 18.3%, Visual Novel 14.9%, Interactive Fiction 13%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.5%, Narration 9.7%
Through a narrative based on Red Ribbon’s new album “Planet X”, experience a broken-heart girl’s journey through thoughts, daydreams and music.
Why similar: Comic Book 16.6%, Interactive Fiction 15.4%, Narration 15%, Visual Novel 13.1%, Female Protagonist 10.2%
Pencil Plus: The Wrath of the Spankster is an interactive novel style choose your own adventure game in which players take the role of Conner, a normal high school kid that gains a very unique super power: the ability to pull limitless pencils out of his pockets.
Why similar: Comic Book 19.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.7%, Interactive Fiction 15.8%, Visual Novel 14.2%, Narration 10.8%
Black Dog Bar is a dialog-based bartender simulator. Each client has its own story. Communicate, mix cocktails, and... manipulate. It is only you who decides where the complicated story of each hero will turn and what will happen to them when they leave the bar.
Why similar: Cooking 26.3%, Interactive Fiction 17.5%, Visual Novel 15.4%, Relaxing 10.2%, Choices Matter 10.2%
Pale Flamingos is a visual novel murder mystery with choices and a branching narrative. The year is 1986; the place, Miami. Florita and Melba, two Cuban grandmothers, are at the Miami Travel Agents' Convention where the owner of St. Neville Airways is found dead. Florita and Melba investigate.
Why similar: Comic Book 20%, Interactive Fiction 16.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.7%, Visual Novel 13.4%, Female Protagonist 11.2%
Seers Isle is a narrative game, set in a fantasy version of medieval northern Europe, where your choices impact the fate of a group of characters.
Why similar: Comic Book 16.4%, Interactive Fiction 14.6%, Visual Novel 13.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12%, Female Protagonist 10.9%
A magical-realist visual novel, a funny and sad tale about ghosts of a Ukrainian subway, and an exploration of the meaning of life where there seems to be no meaning.
Why similar: Comic Book 16.8%, Interactive Fiction 14.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.4%, Visual Novel 12.6%, Female Protagonist 10.1%
Man I Just Wanna Go Home is an "MSPaint-noir" visual novel with 13 endings, a unique visual style and a killer 80s inspired soundtrack. The story revolves around a delivery person stranded in an unfamiliar part of the city under the devastating rain. All he wants is to get home. Help him!
Why similar: Comic Book 20.9%, Interactive Fiction 17.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.9%, Visual Novel 14.7%, Choices Matter 9.6%
Not It: Spookiest Edition is a horror-filled visual novel full of suspense and mystery where you navigate Katie through a living nightmare. Her move-in day on Halloween throws her into a centuries-old curse. Can she make it through the night? Will her new neighbors perish? Decide their fate.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 14.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.1%, Visual Novel 13.4%, Narration 13.1%, Female Protagonist 10.7%
An interactive graphic novel reimagining Cervantes' masterpiece in striking neo-noir style. Guide Don Quixote through La Mancha, make choices that shape his journey, and discover four unique endings in this tragicomic tale of idealism and madness.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 18.3%, Visual Novel 17.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.1%, Philosophical 12.4%, Narration 11.6%
Do you enjoy listening to stories and having the ability to influence their unfolding? If so, then immerse yourself in the role of an active participant as you join Yaren on her quest for freedom.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 18.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.9%, Psychological 14.2%, Narration 13.8%, Multiple Endings 9.9%
Following the loss of a baby, a breakup, and a surprise heritage, Daphné decides to leave everything behind to start a new life in the French countryside. There, she discovers she's the last descendant of a line of witches. Will she embrace the family tradition?
Why similar: Comic Book 15.8%, Visual Novel 15.5%, Interactive Fiction 13.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.5%, Female Protagonist 13.3%
A seaside village – and a monstrous threat. Explore as you choose, by day or by night. Can you unravel the secrets of history and defeat the Leviathan? A choose-your-path comic book by Jason Shiga.
Why similar: Comic Book 22.4%, Interactive Fiction 17.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.5%, Female Protagonist 12.5%, Choices Matter 11.1%
Explore the dreams of the Homunculus Hotel's guests in order to understand yourself.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 16.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.8%, Visual Novel 14%, Female Protagonist 11.1%, Narration 10%
A psychological horror visual novel about Miya, a former prodigy trapped in a decaying home with her unstable stepfather, her talking plush Mopa, and the bystander who hears every step she takes...
Why similar: Visual Novel 18.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.4%, Interactive Fiction 14.3%, 2.5D 13.9%, Female Protagonist 9.3%
Embody a displaced therapist in a futuristic refugee camp. Discover the life in the camp and share your everyday life alongside people with heavy pasts. Use logic and your therapeutic skills to solve mysteries threatening both your survival and the camp.
Why similar: Comic Book 16.3%, Interactive Fiction 12.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12%, Psychological 11.1%, Visual Novel 10.5%
IN LOVE: Romance Edition features 3 heartfelt stories – Interview with Fate, Tessa’s Choice, and The Rhythm of Passion. Make decisions, shape your path, and experience unique endings in this interactive romance game.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 20.9%, Comic Book 17.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17%, Visual Novel 16.4%, Narration 7.5%
You’re Kayla Ferrule - And your birthday is in a week. However, your friend Miles Hector got in with some bad apples. Can you outsmart everyone and make it to your 20th in one piece? Test your instincts in this brief interactive adventure based on Yellow Optic’s Fool Me Twice.
Why similar: Visual Novel 20.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.9%, 2.5D 15%, Choices Matter 12.7%, Multiple Endings 10.6%
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 19.7%, Female Protagonist 15.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.3%, Interactive Fiction 12.8%, Multiple Endings 11.7%
Forge your own path and embark on a perilous journey on board a ship of Thorwal raiders in this epic tale set in the award-winning world of The Dark Eye RPG.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 13.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.9%, Narration 11.6%, Visual Novel 10.9%, Psychological 9.9%
"Endless Monday: In Progress" - New job, new Penny. Our favorite former corporate grunt is back, and working hard to live the dream! But as she struggles to keep the dream alive, she'll need all the help she can get, from friends, angry ex-coworkers, the past, and beyond.
Why similar: Visual Novel 19.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.8%, Interactive Fiction 16.8%, Choices Matter 13.8%, Multiple Endings 11.8%
A short visual novel about a girl who experiences a clinical death.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21.5%, Visual Novel 14%, Narration 13.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.5%, Choices Matter 10.2%
It's the night of the big ball, and things are going...well...they're going. When so many people of so many different species are gathered together in one place, you're sure to have an interesting time. But what if something a little more malicious is happening under the surface?
Why similar: Philosophical 21.2%, Visual Novel 14.2%, Interactive Fiction 12.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.1%, Choices Matter 10.5%
ODEN: Divine Destiny in a Steaming Bowl - Serve Japanese soul food with mystical powers at your midnight oden cart. Choose the perfect ingredients to heal broken lives in this heartwarming journey.
Why similar: Cooking 23.3%, Comic Book 14.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.4%, Interactive Fiction 13.4%, Visual Novel 9.9%
The game allows you to reach different storylines by making choices. This is a comic game, mainly allowing you to experience different storylines through choices. Players can achieve different endings by selecting different buttons.
Why similar: Comic Book 28.4%, Interactive Fiction 15.1%, Hand-drawn 12.4%, Multiple Endings 10.8%, Visual Novel 10.5%
After a failed rescue in northern Myanmar, Lin Wei and her friend fight to survive. Guide their escape through pivotal choices—with nearly 100 branching decisions that can trigger a butterfly effect, leading to vastly different endings.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 21.3%, Interactive Fiction 20.3%, Philosophical 18.6%, Visual Novel 16%, Psychological 12.5%
A short psychological thriller visual novel where you guide Sora through twisted interrogations, moral dilemmas, and unraveling memories...
Why similar: Philosophical 20.1%, Psychological 14.6%, Interactive Fiction 14.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.1%, Visual Novel 13.4%
Choose your own story as you take over a beach resort, of course it's not all fun and games but at least the park is filled with an array of beautiful women to distract you. Your choices will determine the story and whether romance is in the air and how your beach visit will end.
Why similar: 2.5D 17%, Interactive Fiction 16.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.3%, Visual Novel 14.1%, Female Protagonist 11.5%
Meet Kureha Kurono and her friends in this charming visual novel! With the help of the devil Blackwing-chan they'll be able to defeat the evil shadow, right? What was that? It was Blackwing himself who caused this mess? Oh dear.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 16.5%, Visual Novel 16%, Narration 14.4%, Female Protagonist 12.7%, Choices Matter 9.2%
Management and life-simulation Game with elaborate Relationships, where players manage their character’s actions and activities as they explore topics about self-discovery, parent-children relationships, friendships, and growing up as a College Student.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 14.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13%, Visual Novel 12.7%, Choices Matter 11.3%, Female Protagonist 10.8%
An official spin-off of College Bound, a game loved by hundreds of thousands players all over the Internet. Hop on a plane and spend best winter break of your life in beautiful Iceland! Meet new people, play winter sports, try your luck in seducing local hotties, become a detective...and much more!
Why similar: 2.5D 14.8%, Visual Novel 13.9%, Interactive Fiction 13.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.2%, Multiple Endings 9.7%
Play as Erwin, a witch hunter navigating a fantasy world of magic and suspicion. Your decisions in this visual novel affect friendships, trust, and multiple story outcomes. Choose wisely—the fate of your journey rests with you.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 23.4%, Interactive Fiction 22.1%, Visual Novel 17.3%, Multiple Endings 10.9%, Choices Matter 10%
A 'crunchy wholesome' game about making friends as an adult.
Why similar: Visual Novel 15.6%, Philosophical 14.9%, Female Protagonist 12.5%, Interactive Fiction 11.8%, Choices Matter 9.3%
Games can really show someone's personality, don't you think? By way of a simple exploration-based adventure, this data-science game analyzes your actions to estimate your personality.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 18.2%, Visual Novel 14.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.1%, Philosophical 12.9%, Female Protagonist 12.9%