
For five years, Licht lived as a mid-tier mercenary. Now he must not only escape from a dungeon teeming with giant insects and ancient secrets, but also decide whether to accept his ancestors' legacy or reject it once and for all.
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For five years, Licht lived as a mid-tier mercenary. Now he must not only escape from a dungeon teeming with giant insects and ancient secrets, but also decide whether to accept his ancestors' legacy or reject it once and for all.

The Retro Exorcist
You've been hired to perform exorcisms on all sorts of entities. The only thing you can't seem to understand is...why do they all haunt video games?

The Jewel of Monostructure
Sanator: The Jewel of Monostructure is a dark fantasy visual novel that combines deep lore with exciting adventures. Who is behind the mysterious thefts and why are the gates of the Monostructure open again? Take control of Richard Murdock, the plague doctor, and find the answer.
You've been hired to perform exorcisms on all sorts of entities. The only thing you can't seem to understand is...why do they all haunt video games?
Why similar: Visual Novel 27%, Multiple Endings 15%, Story Rich 13%, Anime 9%, Choices Matter 8.5%
Sanator: The Jewel of Monostructure is a dark fantasy visual novel that combines deep lore with exciting adventures. Who is behind the mysterious thefts and why are the gates of the Monostructure open again? Take control of Richard Murdock, the plague doctor, and find the answer.
Why similar: Visual Novel 16.5%, Dark Fantasy 12%, Multiple Endings 10.3%, Anime 10.2%, Lore-Rich 10%
Before the streams and before anyone knew her name, there was only Miki. Explore the hidden origins of TheMikiKomori in an atmospheric visual novel about loneliness, identity, and the strange mysteries pulling her toward an uncertain future beneath the digital sea.
Why similar: Visual Novel 27.7%, Dark 17.8%, Anime 15.5%, Lore-Rich 15.2%, Text-Based 10.9%
Discover the mysteries of Gensokyo through the lens of Shin, a photographer from the outside world. In this immersive visual novel, join forces with the shrine maiden Reimu Hakurei to unravel the truth behind this incident and stop the enigmatic Kurohana.
Why similar: Visual Novel 25.3%, Anime 15.6%, Story Rich 10.7%, Multiple Endings 10.5%, Lore-Rich 9.8%
Kitari and Kimoshi is a story about two girls who meet for the very first time through unusual circumstances. Click through the manga pages, and make choices that affect the flow of the story.
Why similar: Visual Novel 23.1%, Dark 16.8%, Anime 14.8%, Lore-Rich 14.6%, Multiple Endings 12.3%
A free drama-mystery visual novel with a modern fantasy setting. Reach out to the fourteen people trapped inside to find the truth through eighteen endings, influenced by but not exclusively bound to your own system time.
Why similar: Visual Novel 26.8%, Interactive Fiction 13.8%, Multiple Endings 12.3%, Dark 10.9%, Story Rich 10.3%
Delve into a dark fantasy visual novel where evil isn't always as it seems. Make your choices and grow your skills to help determine who survives the Great Culling. Featuring the voice talents of Ralph Ineson, Simon Callow, Savannah Steyn, and more.
Why similar: Visual Novel 15.5%, Text-Based 15.1%, Dark Fantasy 12.8%, Lore-Rich 12%, Interactive Fiction 10.2%
A pixelated homage to 16-bit RPGs, this former print-and-play card game has come full circle as a digital experience! Choose your champion, enter the tower, and make wise decisions on your ascent to face the Ice Lich at the top.
Why similar: Visual Novel 18.1%, Lore-Rich 17.6%, Text-Based 16.3%, Interactive Fiction 13.3%, Multiple Endings 11.2%
A horror mystery visual novel where a boy and a girl undergo a strange ritual in a remote mountain village. As eerie phenomena creep into their daily lives, they begin to uncover unsettling truths. Your choices shape how the story unfolds.
Why similar: Visual Novel 24.7%, Lore-Rich 20.6%, Story Rich 10.5%, Text-Based 9%, Interactive Fiction 8.6%
Follow Joseph, Eric, and William (as well as a handful of other characters) as they awake from cryogenic stasis at the enigmatic facility known as Intermine Laboratories. But, deep within the abyss exists an ancient evil that is seeking to enact its own twisted machinations ...
Why similar: Visual Novel 21.7%, Interactive Fiction 14.4%, Text-Based 13.8%, Multiple Endings 13.3%, Dark Fantasy 10.8%
Immerse yourselves in the AI meta-world in which your choices affect the outcome of the story in this witty, heartfelt visual novel ! NULL//REBORN is a place where every prompt you answer matters.
Why similar: Visual Novel 25.6%, Lore-Rich 18.4%, Anime 15.4%, Text-Based 11.4%, Dark Fantasy 8.2%
After losing his parents and barely escaping his burning home, Zach wakes up in the hospital where he meets Aya, the ghost of a girl. Who is she, and why can only Zach see her? Together they try to investigate Aya's past, which quickly awakens new dangers.
Why similar: Visual Novel 18.2%, Text-Based 12.5%, Multiple Endings 11.9%, Dark 11.5%, Anime 10.8%
A short, dark visual novel set in the UK about a young autistic girl's destructive obsession with her older brother.
Why similar: Visual Novel 23.6%, Dark 15.9%, Anime 13.9%, Text-Based 12.8%, Multiple Endings 10.8%
A man-eating monster wakes up, in a snowy night. He meets a mysterious girl willing to die. This omnibus novel game tells the story of the strange interaction between them.
Why similar: Visual Novel 30.4%, Text-Based 20.2%, Multiple Endings 19%, Anime 15.1%, Dark 12.3%
A science fiction visual novel. Deep beneath the surface of Mars lies a secret that will change everything. Six researchers. One rift. No one will return the same.
Why similar: Visual Novel 20.5%, Text-Based 15.2%, Interactive Fiction 12.8%, Multiple Endings 11.8%, Anime 10.2%
Scarlet Scarf is a visual novel inspired by the legend of Plague Maiden. Dive into the dark mysteries of a dying city with the fate of Sanator Richard Murdock in your hands. Perhaps it's not too late to stop the on-going calamity...
Why similar: Visual Novel 19.9%, Dark Fantasy 14.2%, Lore-Rich 12.7%, Anime 11.4%, Story Rich 10.1%
MEN ARE EXTINCT. ONLY WOMEN REMAIN. Welcome to Eclipse—a choice-driven Yuri VN where God, Kings, Soldiers, and even Villains are all women. As Haesu, an elite agent, your choices will forge her destiny and the very future of the world. Amidst love, desire, and bloodshed—can you handle the truth?
Why similar: Visual Novel 18.4%, Lore-Rich 14.4%, Text-Based 13.8%, Dark 11.5%, Multiple Endings 10.9%
Ancient science fiction theme text adventure game - and you will play a scholar who can't get fame because of the abolition of the imperial examination in the world's highest town, and meet two small town scholars who can't get the imperial examination to explore the secrets of the town.
Why similar: Visual Novel 24%, Interactive Fiction 17.5%, Lore-Rich 15.6%, Multiple Endings 14.9%, Text-Based 11.1%
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: Visual Novel 22%, Lore-Rich 19.1%, Text-Based 17.1%, Interactive Fiction 15.9%, Story Rich 9.6%
A narrative-driven psychological visual novel where every floor of an elevator reveals a key moment from your past. Face your regrets, uncover forgotten memories, and make choices that shape your future. Will you find closure, or remain trapped in your own mind?
Why similar: Visual Novel 27.7%, Text-Based 20.5%, Interactive Fiction 16.4%, Multiple Endings 16.2%, Choices Matter 8.9%
Re:Call is a deeply emotional visual novel exploring the fragile nature of memory, the weight of forgotten promises, and the healing power of friendship. Set in a nostalgic Japanese high school, it follows Kaito Nakamura as he learns his ordinary life’s built on fragments of a past he can’t remember
Why similar: Visual Novel 25.4%, Lore-Rich 21.7%, Interactive Fiction 18.5%, Multiple Endings 11.7%, Story Rich 10.8%
Every person you choose leaves someone else behind. Spend your limited afternoons building relationships, exploring the town, and recording each day in Kanata’s diary—then face timed Shadow Choices as an old book begins to fracture his ordinary life.
Why similar: Visual Novel 26.5%, Multiple Endings 15.8%, Story Rich 12.7%, Dark 12.4%, Choices Matter 7.8%
Stranded after a plane crash in a freezing wilderness, you must manage body temperature, injury, and sanity as every decision shapes your survival.
Why similar: Visual Novel 18.7%, Dark 11.9%, Multiple Endings 10.9%, Lore-Rich 10.8%, Text-Based 10.7%
Under Heaven Or Hell is a Dark Romance Visual Novel where love, danger, and temptation intertwine. Step into Hell and navigate a world of deadly intrigues, alluring devils and a mysterious angel. Each decision carries weight, shaping your fate, desire and the hearts bound to it.
Why similar: Visual Novel 19.5%, Interactive Fiction 11.4%, Dark 10.2%, Lore-Rich 9.5%, Multiple Endings 9.2%
A mystery visual novel following a boy who awoke in a strange building, with no recollection of where he is, how he arrived, why he’s here, or how to leave. Discover the answers to these mysteries as you search for a way out. Meet a small but colorful cast in your journey, and escape together!
Why similar: Visual Novel 22.3%, Dark 14.3%, Interactive Fiction 12.9%, Multiple Endings 12.6%, Anime 12.6%
Shamrock Creations is proud to present Watashi Suzume. A story that explores the far reaching impacts that love, friendship, and understanding have on not only our own lives, but how we view life itself. All wrapped up in a supernatural murder mystery narrative that we think everyone will enjoy.
Why similar: Visual Novel 21.2%, Text-Based 16.3%, Anime 13.7%, Interactive Fiction 12%, Investigation 9.4%
On a rainy night, three ghost stories are told in an old-fashioned café. As a writer for an occult magazine, you listen to three people recount their experiences. A psychological horror visual novel that slowly builds a sense of dread—Kyofu Yawa: Second Night.
Why similar: Visual Novel 26.1%, Interactive Fiction 14%, Text-Based 12.8%, Multiple Endings 12.6%, Story Rich 11.3%
The abyss awaits. Descend into a minimalist visual novel about a girl in the future, and guide her through branching conversations, microgames, and explorable locations. Make friends with criminals, drink too much at dinner, or relax in a spa. Whatever happens, it was your choice.
Why similar: Visual Novel 19.4%, Lore-Rich 15.3%, Multiple Endings 13%, Dark 12.5%, Text-Based 11%
Rescue squad captain Watase Kasasagi wakes up without his memories in the middle of his most critical mission yet-- a nuclear meltdown at a research facility. In an unfamiliar place and without his years of training, he must rescue the survivors and escape...
Why similar: Visual Novel 40.6%, Anime 17.7%, Multiple Endings 15.5%, Story Rich 13.2%, Mystery 7.3%
Morin is a barkeeper with an unusual curse. All people look like shadows to him, except for one mysterious stranger... Solve the mystery of the curse, fight true darkness and mix the most unusual cocktails in the atmospheric visual novel — Into the Waves!
Why similar: Visual Novel 24%, Multiple Endings 16.6%, Interactive Fiction 12.6%, Story Rich 11.9%, Text-Based 10.6%
A visual novel in the Samosbor setting. You are a student of the technical college who wakes up in a stranger's hab-cell after your own death. You must come to terms with your new grim nature and face the cruel world far from the walls of your native incubator block.
Why similar: Visual Novel 28%, Anime 16.5%, Lore-Rich 14.9%, Dark 14.5%, Multiple Endings 8.1%
“Only Monsters Become Perfect Idols” — A choice-driven psychological mystery visual novel, Anti-Anti. In a world once devastated by slime monsters, you are forced into a suspicious audition. A locked-room mystery, ensemble drama, adventure, thriller, and romance!
Why similar: Visual Novel 23.9%, Lore-Rich 19.2%, Multiple Endings 16.1%, Dark 12.5%, Story Rich 11.3%
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: Visual Novel 26%, Interactive Fiction 15.1%, Multiple Endings 14.3%, Text-Based 10.3%, Story Rich 9.4%
Welcome to the Kabaret - where monsters from Southeast Asian myths and folklores dwell. Perform tea ceremonies, play traditional games, and question your humanity.
Why similar: Visual Novel 20.5%, Lore-Rich 19.6%, Multiple Endings 14%, Interactive Fiction 11.2%, Story Rich 10%
Trapped in a mysterious cave system, four dungeon explorers struggle to find a way out before the light fades forever... Navigate a mysterious underground as you navigate through multiple story paths in this text-based, pixel-art, dark fantasy rpg, visual novel computer game
Why similar: Visual Novel 23.5%, Lore-Rich 13.8%, Interactive Fiction 13.6%, Text-Based 12.8%, Multiple Endings 12.8%
Hello, Jake. Welcome to the game.
Why similar: Visual Novel 22%, Dark 17.3%, Anime 13.8%, Multiple Endings 12.7%, Story Rich 11.6%
――My curfew is 8 PM. Having a helicopter mom is annoying, but it's not a big deal.
Why similar: Visual Novel 30.2%, Multiple Endings 19.3%, Text-Based 14%, Story Rich 13.6%, Dark 9.2%
Tears of Sulfuria is an emotional visual novel about two sisters in a dark fantasy world that rejects them. Marília and Adka must survive at any cost—and their choices may scar Sulfuria itself. Sacrifice yourself, lose your sanity, and do the unforgivable to move forward.
Why similar: Visual Novel 21.4%, Dark Fantasy 13.7%, Multiple Endings 13.6%, Lore-Rich 13.5%, Story Rich 10.9%
Wanna join our nightmarish dream?
Why similar: Visual Novel 19.9%, Dark 14.7%, Multiple Endings 13.9%, Lore-Rich 13.3%, Anime 10.5%
A hardcore narrative RPG about an inquisitor who defied the Gods and returned from the Afterlife against Their Will. In a world where faith is fracturing, power is waning, and blood is spilled ever more often, your choices will decide what remains of the Empire. Complete the story of Sir El Brante!
Why similar: Visual Novel 19.7%, Interactive Fiction 13.5%, Story Rich 13%, Dark Fantasy 11.3%, Choices Matter 10.1%
Gold & Brown is a choice-based visual novel set in the medieval era, enhanced with card mechanics. Embark on a challenging journey as a knight, shape your fate through card choices, and pursue an impossible love across multiple endings.
Why similar: Visual Novel 26.1%, Lore-Rich 14.4%, Multiple Endings 11.1%, Interactive Fiction 10.4%, Story Rich 10.4%
A thriller and mystery visual novel about broken trust and the search for truth, when a high-school student is accused of his parents’ brutal murder. Every choice might bring you closer to the truth... or end in tragedy.
Why similar: Visual Novel 23.5%, Lore-Rich 21.1%, Multiple Endings 12.8%, Dark 11%, Anime 8%
You are a nameless cultist. An otherworldly entity has awakened, seeking to unite all into a single mind. Roll dice to craft amalgams. Control the awakening or suppression of the creature within characters. Uncover the world's history and face the consequences of your actions.
Why similar: Visual Novel 22%, Lore-Rich 15.8%, Interactive Fiction 13.3%, Text-Based 9.2%, Multiple Endings 9.1%
The prologue arc to the "Garden of Roses" story. A visual novel set in a world where monster girls walk among us. Take the role of Will Getz, a young man with a score to settle after 15 long years of being away from home.
Why similar: Visual Novel 16.3%, Lore-Rich 14.1%, Dark 12.9%, Anime 11.2%, Multiple Endings 11%
A girl named Anastasia, who lives in an old multi-story building, decides to leave her apartment. She goes to get some salt to ask her neighbors and find a treasure hidden in this house. But what kind of treasure is this, and is it worth looking for?
Why similar: Visual Novel 19.8%, Dark 16.1%, Text-Based 12.9%, Multiple Endings 12.7%, Anime 11.5%
Find a way out of the Do 11 app by doing missions that come from the mysterious Do 11 app. A choice awaits you to solve puzzles and change the fate of the protagonist. Escape the main character from the Do 11 app while savoring a profound worldview and intriguing story. An incredible twist awaits.
Why similar: Visual Novel 19%, Multiple Endings 14.6%, Text-Based 13.3%, Interactive Fiction 12.5%, Dark 11.8%
In a village slowly being consumed by a supernatural curse, you are a witch’s apprentice charged with breaking it. Explore the town, uncover forbidden ingredients, earn the trust of its troubled inhabitants, and complete the ritual before the thorns claim everything.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 16.9%, Dark Fantasy 15.6%, Text-Based 13.9%, Story Rich 12.8%, Multiple Endings 10.7%
A dark fairy tale about the woods outside a small village and the monster that roams within them. Become Sage and play through to uncover the mystery when they're tossed away from everything they've ever known.
Why similar: Visual Novel 20.5%, Dark 15.3%, Dark Fantasy 15.1%, Multiple Endings 14.1%, Text-Based 11.7%
“You were only trying to do the right thing—so why is everything falling apart?” A Japanese language teacher’s choices to save three girls who have stopped attending school will change their fates. A psychological horror visual novel with 16 endings.
Why similar: Visual Novel 19.9%, Multiple Endings 14%, Dark 13.6%, Text-Based 13%, Anime 12.8%
In this dark visual novel, discover what led the apprentice witch, Hazel, to her untimely demise. There is, however, a chance for her to cheat death. Can you find her happy ending with one of two love interests - Tori the tough paladin, or Sasha the deceiving assassin?
Why similar: Visual Novel 24.3%, Dark Fantasy 17%, Dark 14.6%, Anime 14.5%, Multiple Endings 10.1%
A claustrophobic psychological mystery visual novel. On their high school graduation day, an anonymous message draws five friends back to their empty middle school. The doors won't open, and their memories refuse to agree. A complete 1-2 hour story with three endings, built to be read twice.
Why similar: Visual Novel 29.4%, Text-Based 21%, Dark 15.9%, Multiple Endings 8.9%, Mystery 6.5%
The latest visual novel by Tomo Kataoka, the author of Narcissu 1st & 2nd, has arrived! An empty world with endless rain and only one person. Here there is no hunger, sickness or even death. Just what story does this world's one occupant have?
Why similar: Visual Novel 45%, Anime 30.6%, Story Rich 9.6%, Interactive Fiction 6.3%, Choices Matter 4.4%
Remedy for Personality is a visual novel that blends genres: a comedy horror with elements of detective. Immerse yourself in an atmosphere of mysticism, mystery, and hidden threats, spiced up with a generous dose of witty humor.
Why similar: Visual Novel 20.1%, Lore-Rich 13.8%, Interactive Fiction 11%, Anime 9.9%, Multiple Endings 9.7%
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: Visual Novel 20.4%, Multiple Endings 14.4%, Anime 12.3%, Dark 11.6%, Story Rich 10.5%
In this detective horror visual novel, investigate a seabound anomaly. Explore areas of interest, uncover clues, and piece together evidence before time runs out — and before this mission becomes your last. Choose a side; don't look back.
Why similar: Visual Novel 16.8%, Lore-Rich 12.2%, Interactive Fiction 11%, Multiple Endings 10.7%, Investigation 10.5%
Five girls meet in an isolated underground city. As they slay and betray each other, what fate awaits them at the end of their journey? Hope? Or despair? Enjoy an immersive story, fully voiced and boasting multiple endings!
Why similar: Visual Novel 30.2%, Anime 18.2%, Dark 17.1%, Story Rich 13.2%, Investigation 7.7%
Missing Stars is a visual novel that aims to depict mental disorders and the people who live with them in a realistic, but sensitive and respectful light.
Why similar: Visual Novel 32%, Text-Based 15.3%, Anime 15%, Story Rich 13.3%, Interactive Fiction 8.7%
This is a sci-fi adventure visual novel game primarily driven by dialogue choices. In humanity’s pursuit of happiness, people collectively fell into deep sleep, with dreams becoming a source of energy, leaving the world in ruins. The story begins with a “fortunate” amnesiac who awakens.
Why similar: Visual Novel 22.3%, Lore-Rich 17.4%, Interactive Fiction 13.9%, Multiple Endings 13.2%, Story Rich 10.3%
When the source of the kingdoms magic is in danger, High Alchemist Nika Skylar has no choice but to intervene. Joined by a mysterious detective Skylar must act before the kingdom is plunged into darkness.
Why similar: Visual Novel 18.1%, Lore-Rich 14.2%, Dark Fantasy 13%, Multiple Endings 10.7%, Text-Based 9.9%
GOLOD is an atmospheric visual novel about survival in the pixel-art style, where you will have to fight not only with a lack of food, but also with panic, suffocating idleness, secrets of the past, betrayal and difficult moral choices in a confined space.
Why similar: Visual Novel 22.8%, Anime 17.1%, Dark 12.5%, Multiple Endings 11.4%, Lore-Rich 10.9%