- #1 TOMORROW DON'T COME - Puzzling Depression
97% matchVery Positive82% of 192 reviews2018
Dev: Peace & Love Games
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 13.8 hrs≥1hr: 34%
TOMORROW DON'T COME is a contextual puzzle game about depression and how it feels to be stuck.
Why similar: Visual Novel 26.8%, Dark 21.1%, Multiple Endings 17.1%, Choices Matter 16.1%, 2D 6.9%
- #2 a new life.
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 2,402 reviews2020
Dev: Angela He
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 48 minMean: 1.1 hrs≥1hr: 36%
When your loved one hurts you, what do you do? A classic love story about letting go.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 34.7%, Visual Novel 28.6%, Emotional 14.2%, Multiple Endings 8.6%, Choices Matter 8.4%
- #3 Drowning Cross
96% matchVery Positive92% of 206 reviews2019
Dev: origamihero games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Find your boyfriend before the night takes him away forever. It's all your fault, after all! Just like always.
Why similar: Point & Click 35.4%, LGBTQ+ 22.9%, Exploration 16.1%, Drama 16%, 2D 5.6%
- #4 Love Alone Death
94% matchVery Positive99% of 418 reviews2023
Dev: vivid selfish
Windows · Mac
Build relationship with the characters. Your choices might earn you favor from one character, but disdain from another. Use items to solve problems. Confront various endings. Choose one person and face the end with them.
Why similar: Point & Click 39.1%, LGBTQ+ 16.6%, Choices Matter 12.5%, Multiple Endings 12.5%, Emotional 9.8%
- #5 Depression Quest
95% matchMixed61% of 3,934 reviews2014
Dev: The Quinnspiracy
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 42 minMean: 78.1 hrs≥1hr: 42%
Depression Quest is an interactive fiction game where you play as someone living with depression. You are given a series of everyday life events and have to attempt to manage your illness, relationships, job, and possible treatment.
Why similar: Visual Novel 41.4%, Dark 12.5%, Indie 11.9%, Emotional 11.4%, Multiple Endings 10%
- #6 Will Die Alone
94% matchMostly Positive76% of 67 reviews2022
Dev: Arianna Ravioli
Windows · Mac
Some memories aren't meant to stay. We are our memories and our experiences. What happens if you delete some of them? If you change your past and, thus, your future?
Why similar: Point & Click 27.8%, Visual Novel 22%, LGBTQ+ 13.3%, Multiple Endings 12.4%, Choices Matter 10.2%
- #7 Second Thoughts
93% matchMostly Positive73% of 82 reviews2022
Dev: Gestmorph Games
Windows · Mac
A psychological text-based game where each day you are tasked with executing someone based on the limited information provided until one person remains with their full story revealed.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 39.7%, Choices Matter 27.2%, Dark 19.3%, 2D 9.4%, Adventure 4.4%
- #8 non-binary
91% matchVery Positive94% of 296 reviews2022
Dev: owof games
Windows · Mac · Linux
"non-binary" is a video game that mixes text choices and bullet hell to tell the story of two non-binary people's journey of self-discovery. Make your choices. Dodge words. Go through things that hurt without breaking down. If you can.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 31.3%, Visual Novel 31.3%, Multiple Endings 16.7%, Emotional 15.2%, 2D 4.8%
- #9 Dreambound
91% matchVery Positive95% of 93 reviews2024
Dev: Two and a Half Studios
Windows · Mac
Mysterious deaths. Dreams that are reality, and reality that is a dream. Will Noah be able to move forward and solve the mystery—or will he give in to the demons of his past? A story-rich BL mystery visual novel.
Why similar: Visual Novel 22.4%, LGBTQ+ 20.1%, Point & Click 19.5%, Emotional 11.4%, Dark 10.9%
- #10 Depression The Game
92% matchMixed69% of 310 reviews2018
Dev: DeepWorks Studios
Windows
Depression The Game is an interactive game simulating major depression. You are joining a young man on one of his really bad days trying to handle his thoughts and survive that day... Will he?
Why similar: Walking Simulator 31.1%, Visual Novel 27.6%, Emotional 14.5%, Choices Matter 14.3%, Multiple Endings 11.1%
- #11 Purgatory’s Flower
89% matchVery Positive95% of 101 reviews2025
Dev: vivid selfish
Windows
Hand-drawn 2D point and click Horror x Dating sim Meet the 'Flowers' imprisoned in hell. They long for an escape to purgatory. Your job here is simple. Listen to their stories, and break out together. Easy, right? ...But, doesn't it seem strange? These people... seem to be out of their mind, a bit.
Why similar: Point & Click 50.9%, Emotional 20.8%, Colorful 16.5%, 2D 7.5%, Adventure 4.3%
- #12 7th Chance
90% matchMostly Positive78% of 65 reviews2021
Dev: Drewid GamesPub: Stasis Booth Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
7th Chance is a short (20-30 minute) story-based exploration adventure game. Waking up from a night of heavy drinking ... something isn't right.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 28.4%, Exploration 16.4%, Point & Click 15%, Choices Matter 9.6%, Multiple Endings 9.3%
- #13 The Window Box
89% matchVery Positive81% of 83 reviews2019
Dev: Sundew Studios
Windows · Mac
Wander from room to room in this whimsical and dark visual novel as you follow five friends trapped during a freak storm. Listen while they have hard conversations and tough realizations as they confront the conflict in their lives. For what is a house but a box with windows?
Why similar: Visual Novel 33.6%, LGBTQ+ 28.7%, Emotional 18.9%, Dark 15.5%, Adventure 2.2%
- #14 Room No. 9
88% matchVery Positive90% of 535 reviews2020
Dev: paradePub: MangaGamer
Windows
It's up to you to decide how far you're willing to go in order to survive in this psychological thriller visual novel about two best friends trapped in an experiment. Can these two men survive their choices between physical and psychological harm long enough to earn freedom?
Why similar: Visual Novel 31.6%, LGBTQ+ 28.5%, Dark 11.7%, Emotional 8.5%, Choices Matter 7.7%
- #15 Gender Dysphoria
87% matchVery Positive92% of 70 reviews2023
Dev: exodrifter
Windows · Linux
A short non-linear narrative game about negative experiences after coming out as transgender.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 39.6%, Visual Novel 36.3%, Emotional 19.2%, Indie 3.2%, Singleplayer 1.7%
- #16 Friendsim 2
86% matchVery Positive88% of 103 reviews2022
Dev: Studio June
Windows · Mac
In this episodic visual novel, follow the adventures of MSPA Reader as they return to Alternia once more to save their friends... and realize that nothing is as it seems.
Why similar: Visual Novel 28.6%, LGBTQ+ 21.5%, Multiple Endings 15.8%, Choices Matter 15.6%, Colorful 8.4%
- #17 Blood Lily Loop
86% matchVery Positive84% of 69 reviews2024
Dev: Sounding Stone / 老奉毊
Windows
Your bestie seems to be hiding something. There's something about your world that seems odd as well, like it has...secrets. Dive into the Cthulhu Mythos universe of this horror game and witness a "friendship" that rewrites the world.
Why similar: Visual Novel 26.7%, LGBTQ+ 26.6%, Multiple Endings 16%, Choices Matter 15.2%, Exploration 12.3%
- #18 Amarantus
85% matchVery Positive80% of 81 reviews2023
Dev: ub4q
Windows · Mac · Linux
Roadtrip across the country. Confront a tyrant. The revolution will be messy—but the relationships will be messier.
Why similar: Visual Novel 19.8%, Dark 19.3%, Choices Matter 17.5%, LGBTQ+ 16.4%, Multiple Endings 12%
- #19 Guilty Parade
83% matchVery Positive93% of 291 reviews2021
Dev: Nozori Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.5 hrsMean: 10.8 hrs≥1hr: 93%
One war. Two sides of a military conflict. Which side will you choose if you take a look at the world from both sides of the conflict? Whom will you support and whom will you destroy if some are fighting for an uncertain future, while others are for a peaceful present?
Why similar: Point & Click 40.2%, Visual Novel 32.4%, Choices Matter 11.9%, Multiple Endings 11.4%, Adventure 1.9%
- #20 it's always monday
84% matchMostly Positive79% of 291 reviews2016
Dev: Alon Zubina
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 13.9 hrs≥1hr: 32%
it's always monday - is a first person exploration game
Why similar: Adventure 74.8%, Walking Simulator 7.2%, Visual Novel 4.5%, Drama 4.3%, Dark 3.8%
- #21 "LIFE" not found;
82% matchVery Positive94% of 331 reviews2022
Dev: BerCh1n
Windows
This small Narrative Point & Click (Puzzle) game is about the mental health struggles of a adolescent high school dropout who's lost at life. Find out what they're struggling with, you might even recognize some things from your own life.
Why similar: Point & Click 35.7%, Visual Novel 20.2%, Emotional 12.9%, Choices Matter 9.6%, Dark 9.1%
- #22 No Longer Home
84% matchMixed63% of 432 reviews2021
Dev: Humble GrovePub: Fellow Traveller
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 51%
No Longer Home is a game about letting go of the life you've built due to circumstances beyond your control. Immerse yourself in the lives of Bo and Ao and learn about their dreams, frustrations and fears. Welcome the magic of the everyday and somewhat extraordinary.
Why similar: Point & Click 30.7%, LGBTQ+ 21.3%, Visual Novel 18.3%, Exploration 12.4%, Emotional 12.1%
- #23 To Make a Game
82% matchVery Positive91% of 77 reviews2022
Dev: TheBluePenguin
Windows · Linux
A short meta story about the struggles of procrastination, and never finishing the things you start. Help motivate me, and give me the confidence I need to finish something.
Why similar: Visual Novel 46.9%, Emotional 18.6%, Choices Matter 11.9%, Multiple Endings 11.1%, 2D 8.2%
- #24 BlightFog
79% matchVery Positive87% of 54 reviews2024
Dev: Zakroutil
Windows
Journey across a dying world. Manage your resources. Build relationships with anthropomorphic characters. Find a new home or become a fuel drinking madman.
Why similar: Point & Click 25.8%, Visual Novel 17.7%, LGBTQ+ 16.1%, Exploration 12.1%, Choices Matter 10.9%
- #25 7 Days
77% matchVery Positive99% of 92 reviews2025
Dev: Daver The DavePub: IC Industries
Windows
Step into a world where dreams and reality mix. You find yourself in a dream-like world, and explore a different traumatic experience each day. Your choice determines if the boy accepts these moments and moves on, or stays in the past.
Why similar: Dark 21.6%, Walking Simulator 18.4%, Choices Matter 17.1%, Multiple Endings 16.1%, Emotional 15.3%
- #26 BAD END THEATER
77% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 9,656 reviews2021
Dev: NomnomNami
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 71%
select your protagonist and explore a variety of terrible fates!
Why similar: Visual Novel 29.9%, LGBTQ+ 27.6%, Multiple Endings 18.4%, Choices Matter 15.8%, Colorful 5.4%
- #27 Aimi
80% matchVery Positive81% of 121 reviews2020
Dev: Toasty
Windows · Mac
Memories swirl all around you...Or are these memories? Familiar faces and places you think you remember but somehow now seem so different. Why are you here? Where is here?
Why similar: Walking Simulator 28.5%, Dark 20.8%, Exploration 16%, Visual Novel 15.3%, Choices Matter 15.1%
- #28 Today Is My Birthday
81% matchMixed56% of 104 reviews2020
Dev: Wonder GamesPub: CRYTlVO
Windows
Today Is My Birthday offers a classic horror experience for fans of the genre, thrusting players into insurmountable odds with only a few tools at their disposal to escape death. Your own survival instincts, problem solving skills, and willingness to explore will shape your fate.
Why similar: Adventure 49.3%, Indie 45.2%, Singleplayer 5.5%
- #29 The Safe Place
78% matchVery Positive91% of 100 reviews2023
Dev: Anate Studio
Windows · Mac
This is a dramatic deep social point&click adventure about tough childhood and self-sacrifice.
Why similar: Point & Click 49%, Exploration 14.7%, Drama 8.9%, Dark 8.9%, 2D 5%
- #30 The Outcast Lovers
81% matchMixed66% of 85 reviews2020
Dev: ChardPub: Far Few Giants
Windows · Mac
Driving home late one night you encounter a refugee in distress. They are looking for salvation. Do you hand them over to violent authorities? Or risk sheltering them yourself?
Why similar: Point & Click 36.8%, Visual Novel 20.7%, Choices Matter 14.1%, Emotional 14%, Multiple Endings 9.6%
- #31 Another Tomorrow
79% matchVery Positive90% of 50 reviews2022
Dev: Glitch Games
Windows · Mac
Another Tomorrow is a first-person point and click game. Trapped without your memories you’ll explore abandoned apartments, airfields, temples, and underground facilities to search for clues, solve puzzles, and unlock secrets to answer the question; who are you?
Why similar: Point & Click 62.6%, Exploration 20.3%, Adventure 7.8%, 2D 6%, Indie 2.3%
- #32 Saihate Station
74% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 8,976 reviews2025
Dev: びぶ/viv
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 7.9 hrs≥1hr: 68%
An exploration/horror/adventure game about the codependent, love-hate relationship between two men.
Why similar: Visual Novel 32.8%, LGBTQ+ 29.3%, Dark 10.9%, Multiple Endings 9.9%, Exploration 9.1%
- #33 HOMESICKNESS
76% matchVery Positive96% of 76 reviews2025
Dev: jnity
Windows
HOMESICKNESS is a point-&-click psychological horror indie game exploring the nuances of nostalgia. Play as Theo, trapped in CHILDREEF’s daycare, descending floor by floor; surviving the remnants of time. Use the Kids' multi-tool, listen to obscure tapes, and make your way to the lot. She's waiting.
Why similar: Point & Click 62.5%, Exploration 31%, Singleplayer 2.7%, Adventure 2.7%, Indie 1.2%
- #34 One's Own Exile
73% matchVery Positive100% of 448 reviews2025
Dev: Updog Software
Windows
Follow Sybil in her pursuit for survival, having to sacrifice everything - her culture, her identity, her values - to achieve a single objective: escape from a place that is constantly trying to kill her. A short game about persecution and identity.
Why similar: Visual Novel 26.7%, Dark 19.9%, Multiple Endings 18.3%, Emotional 17.4%, Choices Matter 10.9%
- #35 Ashwalkers
78% matchMostly Positive74% of 196 reviews2021
Dev: Nameless XIIIPub: Dear Villagers
Windows
A survival journey through a harsh world without rules or judgement. Only your choices matters in the face of moral dilemmas. Manage your party, food & equipment in this non-linear narrative survival sim with 34 possible endings.
Why similar: Multiple Endings 30.3%, Choices Matter 26.5%, Dark 17.7%, Emotional 12.7%, Adventure 7%
- #36 this morning I decided to die
76% matchMostly Positive77% of 172 reviews2023
Dev: ctcPub: Nikita Kryukov
Windows · Mac · Linux
Follow a girl through the last day of her life.
Why similar: Visual Novel 42.8%, Drama 21.3%, Multiple Endings 19.3%, Colorful 12.9%, Indie 2.4%
- #37 We Know the Devil
75% matchVery Positive94% of 1,155 reviews2016
Dev: Pillow Fight
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 2.9 hrs≥1hr: 55%
WE KNOW THE DEVIL is a visual novel about teens reluctantly fighting the devil at summer camp. Follow meangirl Neptune, tomboy Jupiter, and shy shy Venus as they get to know each other--but one always gets left out.
Why similar: Visual Novel 37.1%, LGBTQ+ 35.4%, Multiple Endings 8.8%, Choices Matter 7.2%, Indie 4.5%
- #38 Hell of a Birthday
73% matchVery Positive96% of 93 reviews2025
Dev: MyGrandfather Games
Windows
IT’S YOUR BIRTHDAY!!! and nobody came to celebrate with you… Hell of a Birthday is a First-Person comedic horror game where you play as the Birthday Boy trying to survive your special day. From the maker of Bite Night and Invasion of the Halloween Fiends comes another unique adventure.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 81.1%, Adventure 13.5%, Indie 3.9%, Singleplayer 1.4%
- #39 Not Tonight 2
75% matchMostly Positive79% of 462 reviews2022
Dev: PanicBarnPub: No More Robots
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 65%
Immigration Enforcement Case #112: You are under arrest. Unless your friends can cross a broken America, retrieve your identifying documents and stay out of trouble... this is the end of the American dream for you.
Why similar: Dark 24.7%, Colorful 16.1%, Emotional 15.2%, Choices Matter 14%, Multiple Endings 12.5%
- #40 The Immaculate Drag
74% matchVery Positive95% of 85 reviews2022
Dev: Discrete Infinity
Windows · Linux
A small game about letting go. Stay up late. Smoke cigarettes. Talk to strangers. Think about what you've lost. Someone you used to love? Or someone you used to be?
Why similar: Point & Click 31.4%, Walking Simulator 31%, Exploration 14.5%, Colorful 10.2%, Emotional 10.1%
- #41 Take Care Of It.
71% matchVery Positive98% of 62 reviews2026
Dev: Zealli
Windows
Horror/thriller visual novel with RPG elements about two friends that explores guilt, co-dependency, and personal limits being pushed.
Why similar: Visual Novel 52.7%, Multiple Endings 22.2%, Choices Matter 14.6%, 2D 6.6%, Indie 2.6%
- #42 Road Trip to the End of the World
70% matchVery Positive98% of 201 reviews2025
Dev: Shark and Pelican Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Road Trip to the End of the World is a visual novel about the death of a friendship. When Andy and her imaginary friend Fishy set off on a road trip to crash their ex-best friend’s wedding, will they know when to hit the brakes?
Why similar: Visual Novel 33.7%, LGBTQ+ 28.5%, Emotional 16.9%, Colorful 13.6%, 2D 3.5%
- #43 Portrait of a Torn
72% matchVery Positive85% of 61 reviews2024
Dev: Indigo Studios - Interactive StoriesPub: Firenut Games
Windows
As a young soldier returning to an eerily deserted home, you'll explore enigmatic rooms and uncover a haunting, tragic story. Experience an atmospheric journey filled with suspense, mysterious encounters, and a deep narrative.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 33.2%, Drama 19.6%, Exploration 16%, Dark 13.8%, Emotional 10.9%
- #44 Late Bird
72% matchVery Positive95% of 121 reviews2022
Dev: Vladimir SlavPub: Coldwild Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Late Bird is a short interactive story about birds, movies, suicidal thoughts and not growing up in time.
Why similar: Point & Click 38%, Visual Novel 26.1%, Drama 15.5%, Dark 12.3%, 2D 5.7%
- #45 Afterparty
73% matchMixed68% of 952 reviews2020
Dev: Night School Studio
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 8.6 hrs≥1hr: 65%
In Afterparty, you are Milo and Lola, recently deceased best buds who suddenly find themselves staring down an eternity in Hell. But there's a loophole: outdrink Satan and he'll grant you re-entry to Earth.
Why similar: Point & Click 41.5%, Choices Matter 17.6%, Multiple Endings 15.7%, Colorful 14.6%, Indie 5.1%
- #46 If Found...
70% matchVery Positive90% of 2,299 reviews2020
Dev: DREAMFEELPub: Annapurna Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 89%
If Found... is a game about going home, coming out and erasing everything.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 44.7%, Visual Novel 35.3%, Emotional 10.4%, Indie 5.6%, Adventure 2.8%
- #47 Mediterranea Inferno
70% matchVery Positive83% of 545 reviews2023
Dev: EyeguysPub: Santa Ragione
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Explore the inner demons of three childhood friends on a summer retreat. Unearth secrets, fears and obsessions as you help them reconnect and rediscover themselves. A mature and treacherous visual novel from the creator of Milky Way Prince – The Vampire Star.
Why similar: Visual Novel 28.4%, LGBTQ+ 26.8%, Choices Matter 12.9%, Multiple Endings 12.5%, Colorful 9.5%
- #48 Purrfect Apawcalypse: Patches' Infurno
69% matchVery Positive99% of 453 reviews2021
Dev: Denny TruongPub: 90% Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 31.4 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Patches is dragged to school for the first ever cat-and-dog school day! All he needs to do is get this damn collar off and wreck some havoc! Will he prove cats and dogs can get along, or will he make this the Purrfect Apawcalypse?
Why similar: Point & Click 34.1%, Visual Novel 24.4%, LGBTQ+ 22.7%, Multiple Endings 9.6%, Choices Matter 9.3%
- #49 Make Good Choices
68% matchVery Positive87% of 619 reviews2025
Dev: TN Games
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 1.6 hrs≥1hr: 40%
You’re just trying to get home. It’s only a quarter mile. One street. What could go wrong.
Why similar: Walking Simulator 59.9%, Choices Matter 36.9%, Indie 2%, Singleplayer 1.2%
- #50 Let Me Die (inside)
71% matchMixed66% of 65 reviews2021
Dev: No
Windows
The characters of Let Me Die (inside) have fallen into despair head over heels, so they want to leave this world and end their lives. Your duty is to fulfil their wish. In every level, the player is expected to find a way to die, but before that, he has to complete the death wishes of the character.
Why similar: Dark 54.6%, Choices Matter 18.3%, 2D 10%, Adventure 9.2%, Indie 4.2%
- #51 Man I Just Wanna Go Home
66% matchVery Positive95% of 720 reviews2024
Dev: JZPS Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 48 minMean: 1.3 hrs≥1hr: 40%
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: Visual Novel 43%, Choices Matter 19.7%, Multiple Endings 19.3%, 2D 9.5%, Drama 7.3%
- #52 Hitchhiker - A Mystery Game
71% matchMostly Positive71% of 228 reviews2021
Dev: Mad About PandasPub: Versus Evil
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Hitchhiker is a mystery game set along lost highways, where your goal is to solve the puzzle of your own backstory.
Why similar: Dark 27.7%, Walking Simulator 22.2%, Visual Novel 21.8%, Emotional 16.6%, Adventure 5.2%
- #53 With My Past
67% matchVery Positive95% of 348 reviews2024
Dev: Imagine Wings StudioPub: Edigger
Windows
"How should I face my past in my ever-changing life? "Collaborating with the shadow of the past to unravel allegorical puzzles, confront inner struggles, and explore the path of self-growth.
Why similar: Drama 74.5%, 2D 21.8%, Indie 2.2%, Singleplayer 1.5%
- #54 Growing Up
67% matchVery Positive88% of 3,623 reviews2021
Dev: Vile Monarch
Windows · Mac
Median: 6.3 hrsMean: 11.7 hrs≥1hr: 91%
This is the story of your life. Experience the entire journey from toddler to adulthood. Go to schools, learn new things, meet new friends, and have wild adventures! Every choice you make will influence your future career, and decide who your romantic partner will be. Who will you become?
Why similar: Visual Novel 22.7%, LGBTQ+ 20.7%, Choices Matter 17.4%, Emotional 16.3%, Multiple Endings 14%
- #55 Birth
65% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 3,993 reviews2023
Dev: Madison Karrh
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 87%
You are alone. You will build a creature, a partner, a wet warm heart, a collection of bones.
Why similar: Point & Click 84.1%, 2D 5%, Adventure 4.6%, Indie 4.1%, Singleplayer 2.2%
- #56 An Outcry
68% matchVery Positive93% of 122 reviews2022
Dev: Quinn K.
Windows
A branching-path narrative horror RPG set in Vienna, Austria. Guide the Unnamed through the worst night of their life: Harass your neighbours. Debate with birds. Smoke to survive.
Why similar: Dark 27.3%, Multiple Endings 23.5%, Choices Matter 19.1%, LGBTQ+ 18.8%, 2D 8.8%
- #57 I Write Games Not Tragedies
65% matchVery Positive100% of 53 reviews2025
Dev: Studio WifePub: Yotsuba Interactive
Windows
An emo-inspired narrative rhythm game exploring growing pains, addiction, romance and music. Scream with Ash as he makes the transition from baby bat to elder emo, guide him through his crash outs and help him navigate his (teenage) dirtbag life through music.
Why similar: Visual Novel 32.1%, LGBTQ+ 25.4%, Colorful 13.6%, Emotional 12.6%, Multiple Endings 10.6%
- #58 A Long Journey to an Uncertain End
68% matchMostly Positive75% of 57 reviews2023
Dev: Crispy Creative
Windows
Explore the known and unknown galaxy with a ragtag crew of eclectic new friends in this narrative management space opera. You are a sentient spaceship, an outlawed commodity, and there's an entire galaxy between you and freedom…not to mention your abusive ex on your tail.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 41.8%, Multiple Endings 24.3%, Choices Matter 23%, Adventure 4.5%, Indie 4.1%
- #59 Everything Will Be Fine!
65% matchVery Positive85% of 106 reviews2026
Dev: nanohanaPub: room6
Windows
A dark conversation with a girl during a nightly car trip. A short multi-ending novel game where you try to understand this girl and her pain.
Why similar: Visual Novel 38.7%, Multiple Endings 21.5%, Dark 15.4%, Choices Matter 7.5%, 2D 7.2%
- #60 Road 96: Mile 0
67% matchMixed68% of 2,048 reviews2023
Dev: Digixart
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 68%
The prequel to Road 96. Play Zoe and Kaito where it all started. Change their destinies!
Why similar: Walking Simulator 25.3%, Visual Novel 21%, Exploration 13.5%, Choices Matter 10.8%, Multiple Endings 10.5%