Games Like Time Travel Cafe

A time travel project. A group of students. A cat that eats too much. Can you rewrite fate without losing what matters most?

Why similar: Time Travel 34.5% ★, Visual Novel 23.8%, Sci-fi 13.8%, Choices Matter 9.6%, Multiple Endings 7.7%

Developed by 5pb. and Nitroplus, STEINS;GATE was awarded Famitsu magazine's coveted annual Game of Excellence award and was voted one of the most emotionally charged “tear-inducing games” ever made, in a Famitsu poll. It is a gripping and moving Visual Novel, which has already spawned manga and anime adaptations.

Why similar: Time Travel 33.5% ★, Visual Novel 24.4%, Story Rich 12.3%, Sci-fi 10.7%, Multiple Endings 9.1%

A visual novel about the mind, change, and being locked up.

Why similar: Visual Novel 24.5%, Choices Matter 18.7%, Multiple Endings 13.9%, Story Rich 11%, Pixel Graphics 8%

The Perfect Bowl is a cozy, heartfelt narrative Ramen arranger about dealing with grief, following Jim Wada, the new owner of his family’s ramen business. Journey with him as he copes with his father’s illness and helps his customers find comfort in ramen, aiming to heal himself along the way.

Why similar: Crafting 19.2%, Visual Novel 18.3%, Cooking 14.6%, Story Rich 11.3%, Relaxing 9.3%

An ironic adventure with cyberpunk aesthetics set in a world where humans have been replaced by dinosaurs. Become a top-notch repair shop mechanic: fix gadgets, have heart-to-heart talks, and offer drinks to your customers — everything to fulfill your ultimate dream.

Why similar: Crafting 23.2%, Visual Novel 12.7%, Choices Matter 10.9%, Multiple Endings 8.7%, Sci-fi 7.9%

STEINS;GATE ELITE follows a rag-tag band of tech-savvy young students who discover the means of changing the past via e-mail using a modified microwave.

Why similar: Time Travel 37.8% ★, Visual Novel 27.6%, Sci-fi 11.8%, Story Rich 9.8%, Choices Matter 6.1%

If you can't save the one you love… How can you save humanity? Sequel to the visual novel cult classic. Experience an alternate worldline of STEINS;GATE.

Why similar: Time Travel 32.7% ★, Visual Novel 24.8%, Story Rich 14.2%, Sci-fi 10.9%, Multiple Endings 9.3%

Step into Pixel's shoes in this one-of-a-kind journey that bridges time, memories, and the aroma of fresh coffee. Dive deep into a city balancing its past and future. Engage in intense arcade challenges, immerse yourself in heartfelt stories, and navigate a world crafted in pixel art.

Why similar: Time Management 18.7%, Crafting 16.2%, Visual Novel 14.5%, Cooking 12.2%, Pixel Graphics 10.3%

Who Am I: Error Code 99 is an action novel game where you save memories and uncover the truth.When you wake up, you find yourself in an unfamiliar place.Where is this?Who am I?In search of answers, the protagonist wanders through Toan, a city of desire and despair.

Why similar: Visual Novel 17.7%, Choices Matter 15.1%, Multiple Endings 12.5%, Sci-fi 12.3%, Cyberpunk 10.1%

A cyberpunk interactive narrative about finding purpose before the end of the world. Experience the last three days over and over, each attempt from new perspectives as you find your story in an infinite pre-apocalypse.

Why similar: Time Travel 15.7% ★, Time Management 15.5%, Choices Matter 13.5%, Multiple Endings 11.1%, Crafting 9.6%

Join the Time Tenshi on their thrilling adventures through time! Make key decisions to influence the story's outcome... and maybe even go on a date!

Why similar: Time Travel 24% ★, Visual Novel 21.1%, Choices Matter 15.6%, Multiple Endings 11.8%, Story Rich 11.6%

STEINS;GATE returns! Rebooted for the modern era! Featuring fully updated visuals, UI, and an all-new story that breathes new life into the streets of Akihabara.

Why similar: Time Travel 26.2% ★, Visual Novel 24.3%, Multiple Endings 13%, Choices Matter 10.9%, Story Rich 9.9%

Sanzenkai Setsuna awakens on the shore of isolated island Urashima with no memories of his past. Befriending three local girls, Rinne, Karen, and Sara, Setsuna's quest to discover the secrets of Urashima and how they tie into his own past - and future - begins.

Why similar: Time Travel 28.2% ★, Visual Novel 26.3%, Story Rich 12.4%, Choices Matter 9.9%, Sci-fi 9.2%

Deep Pixel Melancholy is a visual novel about being stuck in a time loop inside a gray, soulless city. Unravel the mystery, and decide whether escaping is really worth it.

Why similar: Time Travel 20.9% ★, Visual Novel 16%, Choices Matter 14.2%, Story Rich 9.3%, Pixel Graphics 9.1%

A story for every lab member. Discover a new side of each STEINS;GATE character and get a glimpse of their inner thoughts through 10 new stories.

Why similar: Time Travel 38.5% ★, Visual Novel 28.1%, Sci-fi 13.6%, Story Rich 12.6%, Adventure 7%

Escape from the Cursed Convent is a narrative-driven adventure game set in a medieval girls' convent, offering a rich storytelling experience, and several gameplay styles including QTE, hunting, cooking, and puzzle-solving.

Why similar: Visual Novel 15.5%, Crafting 14.6%, Cooking 13.8%, Choices Matter 13.2%, Multiple Endings 10.3%

"Pulse of Love" is a captivating visual novel set in the vibrant world of the Korean K-pop scene drama. Experience the exhilarating journey of love, passion, and self-discovery as you navigate the highs and lows of fame.

Why similar: Visual Novel 23.1%, Choices Matter 20.2%, Multiple Endings 16.3%, Story Rich 14.2%, Exploration 8.1%

"Welcome, adventurer! What quest have you completed today?” A classic fantasy guild reception simulation — 『Galvatein: Adventurer’s Guild』

Why similar: Visual Novel 22.7%, Choices Matter 17.1%, Medieval 13.6%, Multiple Endings 12.7%, Story Rich 10.6%

You are the only blacksmith in a dying empire. Listen to your customers, deduce their true intentions, and forge the weapons that will save your city - or arm its destroyers. Master the anvil, balance the factions, and live with the consequences of your craft.

Why similar: Crafting 30.5%, Choices Matter 15.6%, Story Rich 13.6%, Medieval 11.4%, Time Management 10.8%

"Ten years from now, I will be dead..." A coming-of-age fantasy adventure tale, Future Mirror is a visual novel that explores fate and the choices that affect our future, tragedy, relationships, and happiness.

Why similar: Time Travel 22% ★, Visual Novel 18.9%, Choices Matter 14.5%, Multiple Endings 11%, Exploration 9.8%

A visual novel for girls: Experience a fun time travel adventure and make friends with some quirky girls at a science camp. Will you solve the mysteries and find your way back to your time? Your choices make your own story! Full with challenging puzzle games, and unique endings.

Why similar: Time Travel 32.7% ★, Visual Novel 19.3%, Choices Matter 13.9%, Sci-fi 11.7%, Multiple Endings 10.6%

This game is a bishoujo game developed and published by Kawayi Play.

Why similar: Visual Novel 22.2%, Choices Matter 21.4%, Multiple Endings 19.4%, Story Rich 13.1%, Time Travel 9.9% ★

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 18.8%, Visual Novel 18.7%, Choices Matter 18.6%, Story Rich 13.3%, Multiple Endings 12.8%

Fate, love, death... Can the enigma be solved? 『The VII Enigma』is a character-driven sci-fi mystery visual novel. Set in a shadowy world of dystopian conspiracy, you must defy the fabric of reality, navigating the desperate path to the 'true end' against the tyranny of time itself.

Why similar: Time Travel 33.5% ★, Visual Novel 19%, Sci-fi 11.8%, Story Rich 11.4%, Choices Matter 9.9%

Let's Go Fever Time! Lovely Angel! By day, ordinary girls. By night, the 'Phantom Thief Angels TwinAngel' - on a mission to reclaim stolen treasures. Winter 2024: The Angels descend on Steam.

Why similar: Time Travel 37.5% ★, Visual Novel 21%, Story Rich 10.4%, Choices Matter 9.7%, Sci-fi 8.2%

Castle in the Sands is a pixel art visual novel set in a world inspired by "One Thousand and One Nights" and North African culture. The adventure begins in the heart of the desert and leads you to fairytale places full of magic and danger.

Why similar: Visual Novel 29.9%, Choices Matter 19.5%, Pixel Graphics 16.6%, Story Rich 15.6%, Multiple Endings 12.6%

朝の早い時間、午前五時くらいになると、この町にはときどき濃い霧が出る──。

Why similar: Visual Novel 33.1%, Exploration 14.9%, Choices Matter 13.1%, Multiple Endings 12.8%, Story Rich 10%

A nonlinear visual novel–musical. Immerse yourself in a medieval atmosphere alongside a charismatic red-haired companion.

Why similar: Visual Novel 23.5%, Choices Matter 21.7%, Multiple Endings 17.3%, Medieval 15.8%, Story Rich 14.9%

Martial Law is a game about difficulties that came with Communism in Poland. The story is shown from the perspective of a man who is abandoned because of his low social status. He tries his best to be there for his daughter despite the difficulties.

Why similar: Choices Matter 22.5%, Pixel Graphics 21.3%, Multiple Endings 17.2%, Visual Novel 15.6%, Story Rich 13.1%

Five days ago, Janet left her dorm to go on a date - and never came back. Was she kidnapped? Murdered? The truth may be even stranger. Solve puzzles to connect together pieces of the story in a science-fiction adventure with eleven possible endings!

Why similar: Time Travel 32% ★, Visual Novel 19.8%, Choices Matter 13.6%, Sci-fi 12.3%, Multiple Endings 10.7%

A simulation and RPG game with multiple endings, set in a Chinese restaurant. Play as the owner, and manage the restaurant, form bonds with characters, and explore the lively town. Uncover the secrets behind the restaurant’s mysterious downfall.

Why similar: Time Management 19.1%, Visual Novel 17.3%, Cooking 16.6%, Choices Matter 14.6%, Multiple Endings 12.3%

Work as Penelope on her day off! Complete mini-games to prepare the food for a wide variety of customers!

Why similar: Visual Novel 24.2%, Cooking 18.6%, Choices Matter 12%, Multiple Endings 9.9%, Relaxing 7.4%

Mirrorandum is not just a visual novel...it's a journey through a world of mirrors, where every reflection challenges your perception and every choice reveals the depths of your true self.

Why similar: Visual Novel 28%, Choices Matter 16.4%, Pixel Graphics 15.1%, Casual 12.3%, Multiple Endings 12.1%

Bright Oak is a heavily character-driven visual novel with elements of science fiction. Discover the tragic secrets behind Bright Oak’s preternatural dilemma; find friendship, or possibly love; save the town and make your way home--and if at first you don’t succeed, try, try again!

Why similar: Time Travel 31.7% ★, Visual Novel 18.9%, Choices Matter 15.6%, Story Rich 11.2%, Sci-fi 9.1%

Aurelia is a nobody living out her life on a space station orbiting Earth, spending her days working in a junkyard, frequenting a bar, or retreating to her cabin. She will confront a life-altering decision that challenges her perception of the world. Can she change and grow, or is she too far gone?

Why similar: Visual Novel 28.7%, Choices Matter 22%, Multiple Endings 18.8%, Story Rich 14.1%, Sci-fi 10%

A casual and simple reincarnation game. You are granted the qualification for infinite rebirths—each new life can be a brand-new script, allowing you to become a writer, a swordsman, a merchant...Continuously complete lives, accumulate points, purchase items, and take on even more challenging lives!

Why similar: Time Travel 37.7% ★, Choices Matter 16.8%, Visual Novel 14.7%, Multiple Endings 11.5%, Casual 8.7%

The protagonist, a member of a university occult club, obtains a mysterious notebook about a high school’s “Seven Mysteries” The story branches based on your choices — will you uncover the truth, or meet an ending best left hidden? A suspense-driven horror visual novel exploring the Seven Mysteries.

Why similar: Visual Novel 32.7%, Exploration 18.9%, Choices Matter 18.3%, Story Rich 15.8%, 2D 8.2%

Miuma is a cozy game about a little, modest bakery with unexpected twists. The game features the significant feat of Kevin, the bakery’s new owner, and his venture within the middle of nowhere of which he calls his home.

Why similar: Crafting 21.2%, Cooking 20.7%, Pixel Graphics 13.9%, Choices Matter 13.8%, Story Rich 10.1%

It's time for a Visual Novel Quest with a twist! Join Kazuma, a reincarnated adventurer, and spend turbulent days with his unfortunate party members. Prepare for waifus, dress-up and resource management and get ready for an Isekai comedy that’s out of this world!

Why similar: Visual Novel 18.6%, Crafting 18.6%, Time Management 16.7%, Choices Matter 14.6%, Multiple Endings 10.8%

Alone With You is a bittersweet sci-fi adventure game that goes right for the heart. Escape a doomed space colony with the help of your troubled AI companion and four chatty holograms in this unique blend of adventure & visual novel storytelling.

Why similar: Visual Novel 22.3%, Pixel Graphics 18.7%, Sci-fi 15.9%, Story Rich 13.2%, Multiple Endings 13.2%

Conquering of the Royal Keep is a choice-driven visual novel where a squire braves deadly trials, unravels dark mysteries, and endures each fatal loop until the secrets of the keep are finally conquered.

Why similar: Visual Novel 30%, Choices Matter 12.2%, Exploration 11.5%, Multiple Endings 10.6%, Medieval 10.2%

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: Time Travel 27% ★, Visual Novel 17%, Choices Matter 16.4%, Multiple Endings 12.9%, Story Rich 11.5%

The darkest game in 2022 , depends not only on how dark it is, but also on how dark readers can imagine it. The goal of the game is not to kill dragons, but to control "which character releases skills" and "which character dies first" to obtain different game endings.

Why similar: Visual Novel 18.1%, Multiple Endings 14.2%, Story Rich 11.6%, Choices Matter 10.8%, Medieval 10.2%

Unravel a narrative-driven 2.5D anime adventure as Hector, a dirt-poor genius and creator of the world’s first time machine. Travel between timelines, meet intriguing characters, and explore futuristic cityscapes as you seek to save reality from time-bending forces beyond imagination.

Why similar: Time Travel 36.7% ★, Visual Novel 18.4%, Story Rich 12.7%, Sci-fi 11.2%, Cyberpunk 8.2%

What does one do when a girl appears, claiming to be a god? For college student Jeong Lee-Han, his life suddenly becomes turned upside down by the appearance of the god, Hana. A supernatural love comedy visual novel with multiple endings.

Why similar: Visual Novel 29.5%, Choices Matter 18.8%, Story Rich 14.6%, Multiple Endings 14.6%, Casual 11.8%

Do you ever feel like life is slipping away, with too many dreams left unfulfilled? Like you're trapped in wanting to do so much, but never quite getting to any of it? Doesn't that thought scare you—looking back on a life that accomplished nothing, fading without leaving a mark? It scares me too.

Why similar: Visual Novel 20.1%, Choices Matter 16.6%, Multiple Endings 16.5%, Pixel Graphics 14.5%, Story Rich 12.1%

“Where The Stars Brought Us” is a visual novel game based in Kodachi, Japan and follows the "adventures" of Ryo Yung. During his story, he will learn that you can get everything you want in life.

Why similar: Visual Novel 40.4%, Multiple Endings 20.1%, Choices Matter 15.4%, Casual 13.4%, 2D 6%

在21世纪30年代的世界，任何新鲜事物都不足为奇，城市里每天都喧闹非凡。“我”和妹妹则是离开了那热闹的中心，搬到了这偏僻的乡下地带，和在这里认识的朋友们每天生活在愉快的日常里。不过这平静的日常又能持续多久呢？

Why similar: Visual Novel 28.3%, Choices Matter 16.8%, Multiple Endings 12.3%, Casual 12%, Story Rich 9.7%

If you win, you are acquitted; if you lose, you are executed. Death row inmates compete for ratings and talk battle in the conversation deck!

Why similar: Visual Novel 28%, Story Rich 19.5%, Sci-fi 16.4%, Cyberpunk 13.3%, Choices Matter 9.6%

Now if the grandfather paradox isn't a thing, does that mean that we can we kick grandpa down the stairs? Retrocausality is a kinetic novel where you encounter paradoxes, causal loops, and inversions. The story follows our cast who survive an anomaly only to find themselves in a temporal war.

Why similar: Time Travel 36% ★, Visual Novel 20.3%, Story Rich 12.4%, Sci-fi 12.1%, Cyberpunk 9%

Horrors of Helmsfirth is a horror/adventure visual novella where you investigate the mystery causing townsfolk to disappear at night. Build trust with allies who can help save your town from monsters. Explore 9 different character plot lines and defeat the forces of evil… or join them?

Why similar: Visual Novel 30.5%, Choices Matter 26%, Multiple Endings 19%, Story Rich 17.1%, 2D 5.4%

Kitchen Sync: Aloha! is a cozy, story-driven cooking RPG. As head chef of your family's restaurant in Hawaii, build a trusty team of chefs and dish up tasty Hawaiian food. Manage kitchens, build friendships, find romance, explore tropical venues, and discover the power of cooking together.

Why similar: Crafting 20.3%, Time Management 16.7%, Cooking 15.1%, Visual Novel 14.6%, Story Rich 10.5%

Vespa's Test is a short, relaxing personality test based on real psychological research. Answer a multitude of thought-provoking questions, and receive a vision tailored to your answers; what, in life, is holding you back?

Why similar: Choices Matter 25.6%, Multiple Endings 16.6%, Visual Novel 15%, Relaxing 14.9%, Casual 9.4%

A choice-driven visual novel set at Blackthorn Academy, where you uncover hidden secrets, shape relationships, and influence rival factions through branching decisions in a dark story of mystery, romance, revenge, and multiple possible outcomes.

Why similar: Visual Novel 32.3%, Choices Matter 24.1%, Story Rich 17.9%, Multiple Endings 17.8%, Adventure 4.4%

A small visual novel about the adventures of a guy named Leon, who wants to change his past. During his school years, a lot of interesting things happened, there were a lot of girls, and where is all this now… That's what Leon thought until he found an amulet that could send him back several years.

Why similar: Visual Novel 29.6%, Choices Matter 16.5%, Multiple Endings 15.7%, Story Rich 14.5%, Exploration 7.2%

A completely self-contained portable version of one of the highest user-rated games. Built on an entirely new engine with new UI, support for Steam Deck, & more. Features world-bending puzzles, intriguing denizens, surreal environments, and a captivating story about the truth of the game's reality.

Why similar: Choices Matter 22.4%, Multiple Endings 17.7%, Story Rich 17%, Pixel Graphics 15.1%, Exploration 11.4%

Dungeon Hotpot is a cozy narrative game set in a torchlit dungeon, where you comfort weary adventurers with warm, delicious bowls of monster hotpot.

Why similar: Visual Novel 21.6%, Cooking 17.3%, Medieval 11.9%, Multiple Endings 11.7%, Story Rich 9.8%

A breathtaking visual novel that will make you live through two eras filled with love, terrifying mysteries, and bullets. Follow Jake as he travels back and forth between the 90s and the Prohibition era of the 20s, and make choices that will determine his fate.

Why similar: Time Travel 31.6% ★, Visual Novel 19.2%, Choices Matter 14%, Story Rich 12.4%, Multiple Endings 11.7%

Idol Talent Show Simulation Game-Train from zero to idol debut! Rank high to stay in! Explore the map, manage your schedule and play mini-games.Face tough evaluations,compete with fellow trainees, and forge meaningful bonds. Your choices will unlock 10+ unique endings. Can you shine?

Why similar: Choices Matter 28.5%, Visual Novel 26.4%, Story Rich 21.4%, Multiple Endings 20.6%, Simulation 2.8%

A space station nestled in the clouds of Jupiter. A bizarre bazaar where a young, worried woman crafts entire universes in the palm of her hand. A mysterious cultist who's stripped the flesh from his bones in order to reach enlightenment. Here, there's a universe for sale. You buying?

Why similar: Time Travel 25.1% ★, Visual Novel 22.8%, Crafting 15.6%, Sci-fi 13.9%, Exploration 10%