60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Visual Novel, Choices Matter, Multiple Endings, Story Rich.
Shame & choices = possible apocalypse. You need to figure out what’s causing the apocalypse to happen, so that you can prevent it. 2 playable characters with different relations to shame → 2 unique perspectives of the same story. Complicated families, branching choices and unforgiving consequences.
A Vessel of Frustration
You return to your hometown but no one recognizes you. But that doesn’t matter, because you are not here for them. You are here for her. Midgårdsormen, singer and artist, pervert and goddess, a being truly out of this world.
The Wolf of Derevnya
When the villagers of Derevnya begin turning up maimed, suspicion falls on you. Track down the beast to clear your name and save the village—but to unravel the mystery, you will need to confront your own past. A survival-horror choose your own adventure set in Kievan Rus'.
You return to your hometown but no one recognizes you. But that doesn’t matter, because you are not here for them. You are here for her. Midgårdsormen, singer and artist, pervert and goddess, a being truly out of this world.
Why similar: Psychological 12.1%, Supernatural 11.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.4%, Surreal 9.5%, Choices Matter 7.2%
When the villagers of Derevnya begin turning up maimed, suspicion falls on you. Track down the beast to clear your name and save the village—but to unravel the mystery, you will need to confront your own past. A survival-horror choose your own adventure set in Kievan Rus'.
Why similar: Werewolves 20.8% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.5%, Interactive Fiction 10.6%, Choices Matter 8.5%, Supernatural 8.4%
“The hospital was empty. Quiet, and brighter than usual... like waking up on a snow day. But I didn't feel cold. I didn't feel much of anything.”
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 16.7%, Emotional 14.3%, Visual Novel 13.5%, Psychological 10.8%, Hand-drawn 10.3%
You’ve ignored the hallucinations for years. But after visiting a shrine in search of answers, a stranger claims she sees them too. Ashen Reverie is a visual novel about the consequences of chasing a myth too far.
Why similar: Supernatural 14.9%, Psychological 11.2%, Interactive Fiction 9.9%, Choices Matter 9.7%, Visual Novel 9.4%
An existential drama in handmade clay animation. Game writer Eric is replaced by AI. He loses everything, and it's the best thing that's ever happened to him.
Why similar: Psychological 17.4%, Emotional 11.7%, Surreal 10.8%, Choices Matter 9.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.1%
“Lone Bird in the Tree” is an adventure game with male and female versions of each of the four characters. The story alternates between the “future” of the main character, who is deeply traumatized by the grief of his/her best friend, and the “story leading up to the loss of his/her best friend”.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 15.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.3%, Hand-drawn 10.8%, Interactive Fiction 10.4%, Psychological Horror 8.5%
Explore the myths and monsters of Europe’s last primeval wilderness. Play as Maia, who arrives at the ancient Białowieża Forest looking to explore her family history. Discover Rage in an adventure game inspired by the experience of the legendary tabletop roleplaying game Werewolf: The Apocalypse.
Why similar: Werewolves 21% ★, Supernatural 11.1%, Surreal 10.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.8%, Interactive Fiction 8.7%
Skylar is an student with anxiety. Walter is a farmer with social anxiety and PTSD. Jessica is a programmer with anxiety and agoraphobia. Li Wei is an technologist with intense anxiety. Navigate their stories, learn how they move through the world, and about methods of treatment and recovery.
Why similar: Psychological 16.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.7%, LGBTQ+ 11.3%, Interactive Fiction 10.7%, Emotional 9.8%
You've had the same dream all week: a school field trip to a zoo you can't leave, where the lions always find you in the end. Wander the zoo exhibits, make your choices, and search for the way out. A short, hand-painted interactive story about a recurring dream, and finally resolving it.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 16.4%, Interactive Fiction 15%, Visual Novel 12.6%, Choices Matter 11%, Multiple Endings 9.1%
Wei Shi becomes your reflection in your senior year. Drifting without a fixed self, they set out into oblivion—or piece together fragments of an unfamiliar youth. With your friends, they tend each other's restless hearts and share what it takes to find happiness.
Why similar: Psychological 17.5%, LGBTQ+ 15.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.5%, Visual Novel 10.8%, Interactive Fiction 10.3%
Weird things are happening in the Elephant Hotel. It's getting late, you're getting drunk, and moments in the lives of strangers are scattered around you like spilled puzzle pieces. Can you put it all together?
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 14.8%, LGBTQ+ 13.3%, Psychological 13.2%, Emotional 13.2%, Surreal 13%
You are a soul, ready for your next lifetime on earth. To prepare for incarnation, you visit the Interdimensional Museum to remember your personalities from past lives. Tour the museum artifacts, remember who you were, and when you're ready, the museum will reveal your next life to you.
Why similar: Supernatural 18.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.3%, Interactive Fiction 15.8%, Surreal 12.1%, Hand-drawn 11%
A romance-driven narrative about destiny, devotion, and the dangerous pull of belonging, set against the ruins of a long‑lost city calling you home.
Why similar: Psychological 16.4%, LGBTQ+ 14.4%, Interactive Fiction 13.8%, Supernatural 12.7%, Visual Novel 11.7%
"I" make a deal with the witch to give up my heart, in exchange for love— from everyone. ——————————————————————————Is it worth it if losing my heart means gaining *his*? In this short visual novel, make choices and answer the question: is love a zero-sum game?
Why similar: Supernatural 12.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.7%, Emotional 11.2%, Surreal 10.9%, Choices Matter 9.3%
Retracing the footsteps of a mother she never knew, Lena's trying to make it as a dancer in the city. Caught in a quarrel between dance companies, dealing with love and heartbreak and the challenges of young adulthood, she must also cope with the voice in her head commenting on everything she does.
Why similar: Emotional 12.4%, Interactive Fiction 12.4%, Choices Matter 10.2%, Hand-drawn 9.7%, Visual Novel 9.7%
The Death of the Video Star is a visual novel about dealing with the aftermath of killing God, and maybe having to kill Her again.
Why similar: Supernatural 14.9%, LGBTQ+ 13.7%, Surreal 12.8%, Visual Novel 10.4%, Psychological 9.7%
You find yourself in a singularity with Death itself. With few chances to speak with the living, Death proposes a little game. Do you dive deep within yourself to indulge this cosmic guide and find out when you will meet again on official business? The Ultimate Death Clock awaits!
Why similar: Psychological 16.6%, Surreal 13.5%, Emotional 12%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.3%, Choices Matter 10.1%
Step into Greyholt as Ava, a would-be adventurer taking a chance to register with her father's guild. Will this bring the independence she craves, or something more dangerous? A psychological, choice-driven visual novel where every decision shapes the road ahead and the journey beneath her own skin.
Why similar: Psychological 19.3%, Emotional 12.9%, Visual Novel 11.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.8%, Choices Matter 10.7%
In this hand-drawn RPG, you play as Joe, a young man attending a dinner party with his new girlfriend. What he doesn't know is that every decision he makes, no matter how small, will have its consequence...
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 14.5%, Hand-drawn 12.1%, Choices Matter 11.7%, Multiple Endings 10.1%, Interactive Fiction 10.1%
When obedient top student Fang Zhu discovers her childhood friend Jiang Xiangyi is secretly a werewolf, she risks her own academic standing to protect him from their suffocating school environment, toxic classmates, and an unfeeling teacher.
Why similar: Supernatural 20.5%, Hand-drawn 14.6%, Visual Novel 14.3%, Choices Matter 11.1%, Emotional 10.7%
An absurdist, psychological choose your own adventure, Surreality check has the player helping Rowan Roach discover the meaning of his life through therapy sessions with the Universe personified. The Universe being a massive tool doesn't help matters.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 16.7%, Psychological 14.9%, Supernatural 13.8%, Visual Novel 11.7%, RPG 10.3%
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: Choose Your Own Adventure 16%, Interactive Fiction 15.3%, Psychological 12.9%, Surreal 12.4%, Emotional 11.4%
Help Elliot recover his memories and unlock the truth of what happened before it's too late. A Mexican-American gothic, boys' love visual novel, featuring interactive spell crafting and point-and-click exploration.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 14%, Emotional 13.5%, Visual Novel 12.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.4%, Psychological 10.4%
A tale of two siblings struggling to survive their present and heal from their past. Just how long can they ignore that which haunts them? "Willows: A Dream of Shadows" is a psychological gothic horror visual novel puzzle game, featuring hand drawn assets, and a episodic branching story-line.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 12.3%, Visual Novel 11.1%, Choices Matter 11%, Interactive Fiction 10.4%, Hand-drawn 10.1%
Become the co-author of an amazing book! All you have to do is choose which of the four lovely heroines will inspire you!
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 13.1%, Psychological 12.8%, Interactive Fiction 11.7%, LGBTQ+ 11.6%, Supernatural 11.4%
You ended the world. She, the one who holds every card, gave you an endless summer as your reward. Now your only way out is through sugar, jellyfish, sunlight, and blood — into the deepest reaches of her mind, or be dissolved along the way. Choose your path in this psycho-thriller visual novel.
Why similar: Psychological 20.9%, Surreal 16.1%, Visual Novel 12.8%, Psychological Horror 10.5%, Multiple Endings 10.2%
Columbus》 is a dark fantasy visual novel with dual male leads. Play as Weaponzzie, a nameless weapon trapped in a wealthy estate. Dialogue choices drive a branching story to 10 endings—tenderness, ruin, freedom, or downfall. Your bond with the young master is defined by you.
Why similar: Psychological 12.7%, Visual Novel 12.6%, Choices Matter 12.1%, LGBTQ+ 11.8%, Emotional 10.1%
Awaken in a world plunged into uncertainty. You must navigate hidden truths and make crucial choices. Will you uncover the secrets of your existence? Your path will determine your fate in this journey.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 18.6%, Visual Novel 15.3%, Interactive Fiction 15%, Psychological Horror 11.5%, Choices Matter 11.3%
A choice-driven RPG thriller set in the World of Darkness universe. Step into the shoes of Samira, a young werewolf refugee in Poland, as she battles dark forces and loneliness, caught between rage and despair. How will your story unfold?
Why similar: Werewolves 24.9% ★, Surreal 11.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.5%, Interactive Fiction 10.4%, Choices Matter 8.8%
How will you cope with the loss of yourself? Each episode of You Died! will give you an opportunity to experience a stage of grief for yourself. Make choices, deal with the consequences, and interact with your environment to express the emotions of the main character.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 13.3%, Psychological 11.6%, Choices Matter 11.2%, Emotional 11%, LGBTQ+ 10.6%
Rediscover the internet of the 2000s in DreamNet, a free to play Frutiger Aero exploration game. Dive into nostalgic worlds, uncover the story, and revisit the beauty of the old internet.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 19.3%, Interactive Fiction 18.9%, Surreal 14.4%, Psychological Horror 10.5%, Emotional 10.2%
It always rains, they call it The Haze. Ghosts haunt every alley, every gray corner of the city. Lady of Bones is a visual novel that explores the darkest depths of existence where Maya will discover the horrible secrets of her mother's legacy.
Why similar: Supernatural 19.1%, Interactive Fiction 14.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.3%, Visual Novel 11.5%, Choices Matter 9.7%
"Between something and someone." U-chronia is a mysterious world constantly changing like a book whose pages are flipped out of order. You will wear the shoes of OU, the protagonist, to live through this game-shaped experience—without knowing what it really is.
Why similar: Psychological 18.4%, Emotional 15%, Hand-drawn 13.6%, Interactive Fiction 9.8%, Multiple Endings 8.9%
You choose a favorite and walk beside them. But those you left behind — where do they go while you're gone? LUNADUN: LUNATIC DUNGEON is an emotional adventure where choices shape the fate of four characters. 'The ones you loved, the ones you ignored — you don't get to walk away from either of them.'
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 17.3%, Psychological 15.6%, Emotional 14.5%, Visual Novel 10.8%, LGBTQ+ 9%
In this Boys' Love visual novel about dating monsters, you play as Christopher Wells, a young office worker who moves to a town full of supernatural creatures in hopes of getting to make a real difference.
Why similar: Werewolves 22.2% ★, LGBTQ+ 14.6%, Interactive Fiction 12.7%, Supernatural 11.3%, Visual Novel 10.1%
AN IOU is the debut visual novel by Davey Cadaver. The music, backgrounds, & characters work together to create a world that is the stage of a novel for the user to read. The user takes the POV of the protagonist to experience a memorable story with an incredible soundtrack and multiple endings.
Why similar: Emotional 13.7%, Interactive Fiction 12.3%, Psychological 12.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.6%, Visual Novel 10.2%
A journey through the life of a star player of a cryptic and bizarre sport. The dialogue choices you make will determine the path your life takes, and the ultimate conclusion to your story.
Why similar: Psychological 16%, Surreal 15.4%, Emotional 12.9%, Interactive Fiction 12.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.5%
Guide Hamlet (now a Girl *and* a Werewolf) as she deals with a murder mystery, a usurped throne, and a cursed sledding competition. Her emotions are your stats, so.... emote wisely. Or impulsively. Or with shame. It’s her kingdom. Everyone else is just tolerated in it.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 16.1%, Surreal 13.8%, Visual Novel 13.5%, Choices Matter 12.4%, LGBTQ+ 12.4%
How far would you go to undo death? Marked Souls is a psychological horror visual novel about five orphans trapped in an isolated manor. Uncover the shelter's dark history, perform a forbidden ritual, and try to survive the consequences.
Why similar: Psychological 14.8%, Interactive Fiction 14.1%, Supernatural 12%, Hand-drawn 11.5%, Visual Novel 11.3%
Join our broke protagonist Jackie, who, after a workplace accident, will never look the same again. Jackie desperately tries to make ends meet by working in an unusual bar, despite having no experience at all!
Why similar: Werewolves 19.5% ★, Interactive Fiction 13%, LGBTQ+ 12.6%, Supernatural 12.3%, Visual Novel 10.8%
A horror visual novel about trying to get home to feed your cat.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 16.7%, Choices Matter 12.6%, Visual Novel 11%, Psychological Horror 10.5%, Multiple Endings 9.6%
Selanìa is a narrative cozy game: meet a cast of eccentric characters, gain their trust, and help them rewrite their stories. And yours. Lose yourself in Selanìa, where the greenhouse blooms of curious plants, the kitchen is always hungry, and the library whispers tales. Or just sit down, and relax.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 13.8%, LGBTQ+ 13.6%, Supernatural 13.1%, Psychological 12.3%, Surreal 11%
Team Z.A.C.K. are immortal, and the government tells them to kill demons. A visual novel where everything hinges on when, or even if, you make a choice.
Why similar: Psychological 16.3%, Interactive Fiction 11.8%, Supernatural 11.6%, LGBTQ+ 11.1%, Surreal 9.7%
Uncover the skeletons in Hana's closet in "MINE MEMORY," a gripping psychological visual novel. Dive into Hana's memories, shape her destiny, and confront haunting choices with deep consequences.
Why similar: Psychological 28.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.7%, Surreal 12.7%, Choices Matter 12.1%, Interactive Fiction 11.8%
Waking up in a stranger's apartment is a jarring experience, even worse is learning you're there because you died. Phase between memories, the liminal plane, and current day to uncover your demise. Both the dead and living can help you on this journey. Will you play it safe or take risks?
Why similar: Supernatural 17.3%, Psychological 15.7%, LGBTQ+ 15.1%, Emotional 12.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.3%
A psychological visual novel where struggling artist Clara explores surreal dreams through reality-warping painting minigames. Solve abstract puzzles, make story-altering choices, and uncover dark truths across multiple endings. Will her art bring salvation... or unravel into madness?
Why similar: Surreal 13.8%, Psychological 13.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.5%, LGBTQ+ 11.1%, Hand-drawn 9.6%
Blending fairy tale fright with psychological horror, this narrative game challenges you to survive a weird journey through the woods while being hunted by the witch you were tasked with imprisoning. Sometimes charming, sometimes frightening, she’ll force you to make hard choices.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 16.9%, Visual Novel 15.6%, Choices Matter 14.7%, Psychological Horror 11.2%, Hand-drawn 10.3%
A short psychological horror interactive story. Five years after vanishing without a trace, the woman you once called your lover writes from beyond the silence: "I will give birth to our creation.” In three acts, descend into a fractured mindscape where obsession, memory, and myth intertwine.
Why similar: Psychological 15.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.5%, Visual Novel 10.9%, Interactive Fiction 10.6%, Choices Matter 9.2%
Run, fly, and save the world.
Why similar: Emotional 13.2%, Psychological 12.8%, Choices Matter 11.4%, Supernatural 10.5%, Surreal 9.6%
PinYuAn Tales is a AVG with thematic elements of weirdness and sidekick adventures. After Bai Qiming is laid off from his company, he starts to conduct psychic live broadcasting activities, and during one of the broadcasts, he meets a strange young man, and the story of the two of them unfolds.
Why similar: Supernatural 16.9%, Psychological 14.2%, Surreal 13%, Visual Novel 10.6%, Multiple Endings 9%
A visual novel set in 1920s Paris. As summer draws near, young students are revising their end-of-year exams. Olivier is one of them.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 15.4%, Supernatural 15.2%, Interactive Fiction 15%, Emotional 12.3%, Visual Novel 10.8%
Chess. Love. Destiny. All the same things, really.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 17.7%, Hand-drawn 13.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.5%, Visual Novel 10.1%, Choices Matter 9.4%
Travel to the world of the dead, whose stories encourage reflection on life. Chat with spirits, brew drinks to suit your mood, and bond with the people who run the afterlife cafes. In this urban sci-fi fantasy visual novel, your choices impact the living, the departed, and your own path forward.
Why similar: Supernatural 16.2%, Interactive Fiction 14.3%, LGBTQ+ 13.2%, Visual Novel 11.6%, Choices Matter 10.4%
Explore the abandoned Signal Creek Shopping Mall in this dialogue-rich pixel art RPG. Playing as college student Nour, you must guide your companions through encounters with the past.
Why similar: Psychological 14%, Supernatural 13.7%, LGBTQ+ 13.3%, Surreal 13.2%, Interactive Fiction 10.7%
A point-and-click horror/tragedy visual novel about melding your perception of the world around you. Walk around, drive people to their death, and shape Perdita's existence. Remember: The flesh-sin is nothing. Before she can become everything, you must make her into something.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 16.7%, Emotional 16.4%, Interactive Fiction 14%, Surreal 10%, Visual Novel 9.6%
You lost your memory of nothing but a mundane day. But why do mysterious men keep jamming into your life, all of them pointing to the day you forgot? Find out a hypnotherapy clinic receptionist's memory of an insignificant day in this BL visual novel.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 15.4%, Interactive Fiction 14.7%, Psychological 14.5%, Visual Novel 11.9%, Emotional 10.1%
Hope flickers against impossible odds. In this narrative RPG, step into the shoes of a retired soldier, thrust into a desperate last stand to save Jeomdo Village. With supplies dwindling and time running out, your decisions will shape the fate of those who look to you for salvation.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 15.5%, Interactive Fiction 14.2%, Choices Matter 13.9%, Visual Novel 12.2%, Emotional 11.3%
Haunted by the ability to read minds, Suteru embarks on a journey of revenge against those who wronged him. Uncovering the secrets of his tormentors, he must confront his demons in a story that explores the depths and darkness of the human mind.
Why similar: Psychological 15%, Supernatural 14%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.3%, Interactive Fiction 10.5%, Choices Matter 9.3%
The kind Blacksmith is a Visual Horror Novel set in ficticious medieval Italy. In a land ravaged by war and sickness, you take on the roll of the Blacksmith - a lonely man that happens to take in a sick Knight of the invading forces. The Knight's fate is in your hands. To be kind is your choice.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 18%, Hand-drawn 15.4%, Visual Novel 15.1%, Choices Matter 11.7%, Emotional 11.3%
A classic choose your own adventure story. Escape the horrors hunting you, make decisions, forge your own path. An original complete story with multiple endings and secrets to unlock. Choose your own play style with a Text Adventure Mode, sound effects, and an ambient soundtrack.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 17.3%, Supernatural 15.2%, Surreal 14.1%, Visual Novel 11.1%, Choices Matter 10.6%
