
The Sailor’s Guide to Game Design is an interactive visual novel try to use a 'Dialect' narrative style in games, Writing from the Margins.
60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Word Game, Interactive Fiction, Singleplayer, Visual Novel.

The Sailor’s Guide to Game Design is an interactive visual novel try to use a 'Dialect' narrative style in games, Writing from the Margins.
"Zen&" a idle game can take you to begin Zen meditation.
Why similar: Faith 24.5% ★, Philosophical 20.9%, Idler 12.6%, Interactive Fiction 11.2%, Immersive Sim 8.8%
美しい感情に囲まれた三原色の世界。異質な存在として現れた 無色の子「ライト」は、自分の中心になる色を探して仲間の ノディと一緒に世界を旅する。その中にある世界の裏側。 喜びと悲しみ。楽しさと退屈さ。 安定と不安。 これは否定を否定し肯定だけを肯定する世界の暗い矛盾を描いた物語。
Why similar: Faith 29.5% ★, Philosophical 21.8%, Word Game 20.4%, Visual Novel 8.3%, Point & Click 7.9%
I thought it was just an ordinary day, but I accidentally entered this endless cycle of rooms. Among the countless terrifying and anomalous things, there is a girl who seems like she shouldn't exist here.
Why similar: Word Game 24.4%, Idler 16.5%, Interactive Fiction 14.7%, Clicker 12.4%, Point & Click 10.2%
Browse the Bible in most languages and many versions! Pick up where you left off by choosing "Resume on Start". Set/change default language. Reading mode or typing mode. Type verses, improve typing speed and store your best and average WPM. I love Jesus!
Why similar: Faith 41.6% ★, Philosophical 24.2%, Word Game 21.8%, Historical 10.3%, Casual 2.2%
三国x克苏鲁文字冒险游戏。189年,东汉王朝的垂暮之年,各种灾异让洛阳弥漫着一股末日氛围,玩家将扮演曹操和“李飞”,调查神秘组织长生道和他们的神明“黄天”背后的真相。游戏采用双线叙事,两个主角将各自调查真相、做出抉择……
Why similar: Faith 27.9% ★, Word Game 21.5%, Historical 18.7%, Interactive Fiction 10.9%, Visual Novel 9.7%
唐天宝十一载的上元夜,浮浪子弟韩承业在盛世长安城邂逅一位神秘的贵族少女。三年后,安史之乱爆发。本不可能走到一起的两个人,会被命运的漩涡抛向何处?玩家将经历多个主角生命中一系列的变故,以及,投入到那场中国古代史上最为惨烈的守城战中。是死守,是挽救,还是逃亡?做出你的抉择。
Why similar: Word Game 25.1%, Interactive Fiction 15.7%, Historical 13.8%, Philosophical 13.8%, Visual Novel 9.1%
明末题材文字冒险游戏。背景为崇祯死后第二年(1645),你将扮演一名火器学者,无意中捡到了前朝公主,一场涉及复仇与真相、战乱与选择的旅途就此展开。约17万字剧情,有4个不同走向的结局和多个死亡结局。
Why similar: Word Game 26.7%, Historical 21.9%, Interactive Fiction 16.3%, Visual Novel 11.5%, Drama 9.4%
Do you remember the story of the Wise Man from the East? In 2022, at the time of the end of the world, we successfully helped the sage from the East to create the "nuss jump". This is the story of the wise man from the East... This is also the story of all...
Why similar: Faith 22.2% ★, Philosophical 20.9%, Word Game 18.9%, Interactive Fiction 10.7%, Clicker 8.2%
This is a visual novel game featuring toxic wave of electricity with a gameplay duration of 5-10 minutes. You will spend some bedtime moments with your “best friend” that can be either enjoyable or less pleasant. Will you take the medicine?
Why similar: Word Game 35.7%, Interactive Fiction 12.5%, Simulation 9.7%, Visual Novel 9.6%, RPG 9.1%
You can play as a newcomer, start a new life, and date 12 uncles
Why similar: Word Game 23%, Interactive Fiction 14%, Idler 13.2%, Life Sim 10.3%, Clicker 9.9%
In 1995, you came to Longqi Village to carry out academic research on the "Mother of Dragons culture". However, what should be a normal journey becomes more and more confusing due to the strange advent of ancient myths and the conflict between modern ideas and inherited beliefs...
Why similar: Word Game 24.7%, Faith 23.2% ★, Historical 17.5%, Drama 10%, Visual Novel 9.9%
This is a visual novel, in reality we create different worlds that belong only to you for various reasons, and they will gradually fade away with your memories. Please enjoy this time traveling in different worlds with the girls, and then return to where you are meant to exist - your life.
Why similar: Word Game 26.7%, Philosophical 26.7%, Interactive Fiction 16.1%, Visual Novel 10.9%, Drama 8.8%
"Dichotomy Illusion" is a Shin Honkaku mystery visual novel that combines real-world entertainment elements with physical locations, utilizing ACGN (Anime, Comics, Games, Novels) subculture knowledge to solve criminal cases and uncover the truth.
Why similar: Word Game 33.7%, Interactive Fiction 22.7%, Visual Novel 11.3%, Simulation 10.7%, RPG 8.7%
这是三国玩家的童话世界,新奇而独特,虽然其貌不扬,但内在很丰富。在游戏里扮演着类似穿越者的角色,在三国世界可以自由地实现各种幻想,甚至可以体验当曹贼的乐趣,另外还可以挂机摸鱼。它的缺点除了没有画面和上手较难,还没有团队,只有业余的作者一人,因热爱而坚持,若有反馈可以联系作者。
Why similar: Word Game 40.1%, Historical 23.2%, Clicker 12.6%, Idler 12%, Simulation 7.3%
《浮生箓》是一款剧情重开模拟游戏,互动式轻量小说游戏。支持创意工坊自由编辑与上传自己的剧本,融合如修仙、武侠、玄幻等小说题材的背景,可自由选择出生的剧本,体验千变万化的人生,从出生开始让你体验到丰富多变的剧情,多种多样的选择,不同选择带来不同的变化,各种有趣的梗。来吧,开始你的浮生之旅,随着进程生成自己的浮生箓!
Why similar: Word Game 31.8%, Game Development 21% ★, Interactive Fiction 13.3%, Drama 10.8%, Visual Novel 10.2%
"My Mustache" is a narrative game that tells a story about childhood.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 22.6%, Idler 20.4%, Philosophical 15.6%, Clicker 14.4%, Point & Click 12.6%
"The Road Not Taken " is a live-action interactive game exploring life's choices through Yi Jing (I Ching) philosophy. Follow a student's struggles in parallel modern China, reflecting youth anxiety. A student-made project celebrating Chinese cultural wisdom.
Why similar: Word Game 26.2%, Philosophical 18.2%, Interactive Fiction 15.7%, Immersive Sim 10.6%, Visual Novel 9.7%
《致过去破损的时光》是一款独特的像素风格纯剧情游戏。玩家扮演着拥有特殊使命的主角,开始调查一些奇怪的事件,最后发现令人惊奇的秘密,玩家将跟随主角的脚步,体验一段深刻而动人的故事。游戏通过精美的像素艺术,将玩家带入一个充满想象力的梦境空间,让玩家在探索剧情的同时,感受到视觉与心灵的双重震撼。这是一款感动的纯剧情游戏。我们诚挚邀请您踏入这个充满惊喜的故事,展开一段最过去的时光的寻找之旅。在这个世界里。
Why similar: Word Game 30.6%, Interactive Fiction 19.3%, Idler 13.9%, Visual Novel 10.8%, RPG 10.3%
"FromTheStars" is a realistic-themed visual novel with a 120,000-word text and five endings. Focused on real-life settings, the game tells the story of the male protagonist Reginald, who is abruptly and insistently demanded by the female protagonist Fiona to live together one day.
Why similar: Word Game 31.7%, Interactive Fiction 20.2%, Drama 15.8%, Clicker 11.7%, Visual Novel 11%
A digital recreation of The Bible in Kinetic Novel form! Read through and save passages in any order with an original soundtrack, or listen through the greatest story ever told in audiobook form. Featuring an extensive Trivia section to find out how well you really know the stories of Old and New.
Why similar: Faith 26.4% ★, Philosophical 18.4%, Word Game 17.7%, Historical 13.6%, Interactive Fiction 10.5%
Welcome to a bizarre dialogue adventure! Discover a multi-ending text game with strange themes at every level. Solve NPCs' "verbal puzzles" by choosing the right responses to earn favor. Your choices shape the story with twists and surprises. Max out favor to unlock quirkier challenges. Let's go.
Why similar: Word Game 29.2%, Interactive Fiction 17.6%, Philosophical 15.2%, Immersive Sim 11.8%, Visual Novel 10.7%
As a Ming officer in 1645’s Yangzhou & Jiangyin massacres, shield a girl from shouma fate while obeying orders. In 1937’s Battle of Yangzhou, protect a war journalist returned from Japan. Your choices decide their survival and shape their fates across 300 years.
Why similar: Historical 27.5%, Word Game 22.4%, Interactive Fiction 19.8%, Visual Novel 15.2%, Drama 7.8%
Wish blends Zen with wish-fulfilling in a clicker game. Tap to gain Spirit Energy, honor eight guardians, upgrade ten Resonators, and listen to twenty Harmonies. Grow and relax in a Zen atmosphere. Every tap soothes; every step brings your wish closer.
Why similar: Faith 43.4% ★, Clicker 16.5%, Idler 12.6%, Historical 11.6%, Simulation 8.2%
《文字城邦》是一款仅用鼠标游玩的点击式休闲游戏。升级建筑,获取资源,研究技能,打造装备。带领你的车队探索大世界,攻略据点。用你的智慧解开据点中层层布置的谜题,用你的勇气击败据点中汹涌来袭的怪物,体验跨越千年的文明冒险之旅。
Why similar: Word Game 30%, Idler 17.4%, Point & Click 14.6%, Historical 11.5%, Clicker 11.3%
Wudao is a story game that revolves around the real life experiences of Mr. Wang Yangming. At that time, you will play the role of a scholar who pursues the true essence of psychology.
Why similar: Word Game 27.3%, Interactive Fiction 16.4%, Philosophical 13.9%, Historical 11.7%, Immersive Sim 10.8%
Slava is an ordinary guy living in a shabby socket. Well, like living, existing. He has lost all his dreams, and now he has one task - not to live until dawn. But before that you need to write a will...
Why similar: Word Game 25.3%, Idler 16.7%, Philosophical 16.2%, Interactive Fiction 15.1%, Visual Novel 9.9%
Alzheimer’s: Memories is a point-and-click adventure that tells the story of an old man diagnosed with Alzheimer's Disease. In the game, you will re-experience moments of the life of the old man, and help him find out about his own past.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 20.8%, Point & Click 15.8%, Clicker 14.1%, Philosophical 13.9%, Visual Novel 12.5%
This is a puzzle game that combines text and images. Players use visual illusions to piece together fragments of memories from Alzheimer's patients, in order to reconstruct the truth of the story and witness the passage of time for three generations.
Why similar: Word Game 23.2%, Interactive Fiction 14.6%, Point & Click 11.2%, Drama 10.3%, Hand-drawn 10.2%
This is a visual light novel ADV themed around youth and romance. After being promoted to the second year of high school, you’re informed that the school will stop admitting new students. Your childhood friend is determined to prevent the school from closing down when an unexpected incident occurs…
Why similar: Philosophical 26.4%, Word Game 22%, Interactive Fiction 17.2%, Visual Novel 12.2%, Simulation 7.5%
"Dog Licking Simulator" is a relaxing and casual love-making game. Players need to interact with their goddess in the game, and often give the goddess various cosmetics, luxury goods, takeaways, milk tea, etc. to increase themselves Feelings with the goddess.
Why similar: Word Game 26.4%, Interactive Fiction 16.2%, Idler 15.6%, Clicker 11.7%, Visual Novel 9.6%
The world is in a Great Age of Academia, with philosophy in particular garnering immense attention. This is the visual novel, Academy of Athens, a philosophical brain battle. What exactly happens at the Academy of Athens, a gathering place for geniuses...?
Why similar: Word Game 34.4%, Philosophical 20.7%, Point & Click 14.2%, Visual Novel 14.1%, Simulation 13.3%
《琴覆天下》是一部甜撩恋爱向作品,但是仔细看会发现其实是推理解密向。
Why similar: Word Game 25.7%, Interactive Fiction 16.2%, Idler 15%, Clicker 11.1%, Visual Novel 9.4%
Ascend to the Heavens and find out if you're pure enough to be reborn on the Earth.
Why similar: Faith 45.8% ★, Philosophical 21.1%, Visual Novel 14.7%, Drama 11%, Hand-drawn 5.5%
This is a AVG with love as the theme. No matter how old you grow, every summer when cicadas sing, you can still remenber of your childhood dreams, childhood friends with whom you share memories, and those pure and shining love like crystal.
Why similar: Word Game 29.1%, Interactive Fiction 20.1%, Idler 13.8%, Visual Novel 11%, RPG 10.5%
This game is a multi perspective immersive text interactive visual novel game based on the real historical event of the Qing Dynasty in the Qingshui River Basin of Guizhou Province, known as the "Battle for the River Case".
Why similar: Word Game 30.8%, Interactive Fiction 20.8%, Visual Novel 15.1%, Historical 14.6%, RPG 9.7%
I am Pancake. On the last day of college, I met her – How are you my dear?(Can't run, please turn off the antivirus system!)
Why similar: Word Game 30.3%, Interactive Fiction 13.2%, Visual Novel 11.8%, Drama 10.7%, Idler 8.8%
My College Picture with Them "is a short galgame game produced by Tsukino Shosha, which showcases the relaxed college life through the stories of two female protagonists and resolves the conflict between the" playing house style "within the student union and the club.
Why similar: Game Development 25.1% ★, Word Game 24.9%, Interactive Fiction 13.9%, Visual Novel 9.7%, Drama 9.1%
History's main thread is set, but countless fates diverge. A woman destined for tragedy becomes the protagonist of a game. You, a voice in her mind, can influence her choices. How will the stories of Wu Zhao, Princess Taiping, Empress Wei, and Princess Anle then unfold?
Why similar: Word Game 28.5%, Interactive Fiction 19.5%, Historical 14.2%, Visual Novel 11.7%, RPG 10.3%
"Medium5: Rebirth" is an AVG produced by Beichen, also the first MEDIUM5 fan game with a complete world view. Through QTE and other game-play interspersed in the plot, players will experience a journey on "Shulv Planet". This game will show you the charm and another possibility of MEDIUM5.
Why similar: Word Game 33.2%, Interactive Fiction 19.1%, Visual Novel 12%, Immersive Sim 11%, RPG 7.6%
《定风波·宁州》是一款奇幻架空背景下的热血恋爱AVG游戏,游戏内包含多种结局和多个可攻略角色,玩家将扮演男主角周知,从一个寂寂无名的矿奴逐渐成长为一个英雄,和多个充满魅力的角色一起创造特别的回忆,改变宁州将面临的可怕命运
Why similar: Word Game 33.3%, Interactive Fiction 22%, Historical 16.4%, Visual Novel 11.9%, RPG 8.6%
This is a pixel-art AVG game that combines fortune-telling with a sci-fi theme! Players will take on the role of a diviner at the "Cosmic Lighthouse" airport, providing fortune-telling services to travelers and answering their questions as a way to make a living and strive to survive.
Why similar: Philosophical 24.2%, Clicker 17%, Visual Novel 15.3%, Point & Click 11.7%, Immersive Sim 11.6%
When you confide in your heart, 'I' will accompany you on the journey of redemption. Cyber Confession Room "is an interactive visual novel game where you can choose a tree hole to listen to your confession. You can also practice public welfare tasks to obtain redemption
Why similar: Faith 46.7% ★, Interactive Fiction 23.1%, Visual Novel 13.8%, Drama 6.2%, Simulation 5.7%
This is an ADV game work in the style of short story writing. On a sunny holiday, the main character returns with his sister to the place where he went when he was a child. "There are so many things I want to say to her, and I want to tell her that I wish I could live with her like I used to.
Why similar: Word Game 31.2%, Interactive Fiction 21.2%, Philosophical 21.2%, Clicker 14%, Drama 8.3%
Step into an art sanctuary woven from colors, shapes, and puzzles, and embark on an unprecedented journey of the soul. You will become an art seeker, traversing the inner worlds of four 20th-century art masters, unlocking the secrets hidden deep within their works.
Why similar: Philosophical 33.4%, Historical 20.4%, Point & Click 13.7%, Drama 7.7%, Hand-drawn 7.4%
An interactive AVG with a time-travelling male protagonist in an ancient style, with multiple endings and multiple branches, and a journey of bondage in which you and six close friends join hands to dominate the world in a parallel world.
Why similar: Philosophical 24.8%, Word Game 18.6%, Historical 16.2%, Interactive Fiction 15.3%, Visual Novel 11.4%
一段探寻人类智能本质的逃亡之旅,基于现实世界观下的非幻想题材。在突如其来的变故下,一对父子踏上未知的旅途,颠沛于梦境与梦境的交界线,流离于自然智能与人造智能的变革浪潮之中。这场逃亡送给AI时代每一个勇敢活着的灵魂...
Why similar: Philosophical 25.9%, Word Game 21.2%, Interactive Fiction 12.9%, Clicker 10.2%, Point & Click 9.9%
你的身边,好像出现了一些不太像人的伪人,但你也不太确定,这可怎么办?
Why similar: Word Game 25%, Interactive Fiction 20.1%, Point & Click 13.4%, Clicker 10.7%, Immersive Sim 10.5%
The dead are imprisoned in a cage, while the living are confined to the past. A mysterious small town, where the cycle of cause and effect is hard to find its end In the end, how should we make a decision and who can survive
Why similar: Faith 29.7% ★, Word Game 27.2%, Interactive Fiction 16.3%, Hand-drawn 8.1%, Drama 7.5%
一把剑引出一段往事。在江湖初试锋芒的新人,终究也摆脱不了上一代的旧恨。始入江湖的少女,宛如东方初升的太阳,在她看清笼罩过去的迷雾后,会做出怎样的选择呢?
Why similar: Word Game 28.6%, Interactive Fiction 17.6%, Idler 16.7%, Clicker 12.4%, Drama 7.1%
"What do I look like?" On my way home from overtime, a dark figure suddenly appeared before me.
Why similar: Word Game 24.2%, Visual Novel 16%, Interactive Fiction 15%, Clicker 11.1%, Simulation 9.8%
A martial arts game based on text and images, where players can freely choose their actions for each turn, resulting in different outcomes and endings.
Why similar: Word Game 17.7%, Interactive Fiction 17.1%, Idler 13%, Visual Novel 11.1%, Historical 10.7%
妹居物语是一款与现实时间同步、深度融合AI的生活恋爱模拟游戏。 Yuki 不是固定的剧本角色,而是真正会记住你的对话、喜好、习惯的家人。
Why similar: Word Game 30.1%, Interactive Fiction 18.8%, Simulation 11.2%, Life Sim 10.5%, RPG 9.3%
A story about "Listening" and "Choosing." After waking up in an unfamiliar place, "I" encounter a girl named ROSA. In an unfamiliar, empty era,Try to rediscover the world.
Why similar: Word Game 38%, Interactive Fiction 25.6%, Visual Novel 13.4%, RPG 10.2%, Drama 6.5%
The simple game of a shut-in learning from home and earn money. (The game is purely fictional, do not try this out in reality. This is a somewhat serious and heavy game, so don't be fooled by appearances.)
Why similar: Game Development 25.5% ★, Philosophical 22.6%, Life Sim 11.4%, Immersive Sim 8.9%, Point & Click 8.1%
This game is a suspenseful visual novel style game, Players will play a 20th century police in Shanghai, China, Discover the hidden story and truth behind the murder through exploration and investigation.
Why similar: Word Game 29%, Interactive Fiction 17.5%, Idler 16.6%, Visual Novel 10.7%, Drama 8.2%
北宋熙宁年间,有奸相祸乱朝堂,穷兵黩武,不辨贵贱,以朝廷大臣之身妨害地主营贷,重草民布衣却轻士大夫;更不畏天威,妄图改道黄河以留名青史。江湖中人惊惧此举将毁大宋龙脉,推举一将,一侠,一刺,一贼,号“四剑除奸”,共伐奸相———王安石。
Why similar: Word Game 27.1%, Historical 24%, Interactive Fiction 18%, Visual Novel 12.7%, Drama 9.6%
《渔家录》是一个模拟经营结合了轻度求生的游戏,玩家模拟角色渔娘或者渔郎,接取小镇中客人的订单,并驾驶自己的小舟运送到其他水乡城镇。游戏采用水墨以及国风工笔画的融合画风,给玩家展现了一个静谧美好的水乡世界。
Why similar: Idler 19.5%, Philosophical 16.2%, Clicker 14.9%, Immersive Sim 14.1%, Life Sim 13.1%
Fan Jin, who has failed in the exam for decades, has only one way to change his life - to pass the exam and become a successful candidate.
Why similar: Word Game 28.6%, Historical 18.6%, Interactive Fiction 17.2%, Visual Novel 11.7%, Drama 6.7%