- #1 With You: Our Heartfelt Journey
97% match4 user reviews40% of 4 reviews2026
Dev: Youshi Games
Windows
本作是一款细腻温暖的轻百合向AVG视觉小说。故事围绕着长期遭受校园霸凌、在自卑与孤独中蜷缩的女高中生——夏目萤展开。当她的人生几乎被灰色笼罩时,一次偶然的相遇,让她结识了白铃学园里如光芒般存在的学生会长,早坂葵。这位与她性格截然不同的学姐,不仅以温柔与坚定将她从绝望中打捞,更亲手为她推开了一扇望向新世界的窗。游戏通过精美的CG、动人的音乐与沉浸式的叙事,邀请您一同见证这段关于欺凌、救赎与自我成长的青春物语。您的选择将引导夏目萤走向不同的结局——是延续仰望,还是最终并肩?这段破茧之旅,静候您的开启。
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 40.9%, Dating Sim 24.1%, Visual Novel 19.6%, RPG 14%, Singleplayer 1.4%
- #2 回忆忘却之看板娘
96% matchPositive92% of 48 reviews2026
Dev: CnGalPub: 希恩基露
Windows · Mac · Linux
This short story commemorates the first anniversary(2016) of the CnGal. It's a heartwarming, healing tale filled with references to our mascot's daily life and Chinese galgame jokes. We hope you enjoy it—and fall in love with our mascot!
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 32.6%, Dating Sim 22.7%, RPG 21.7%, Visual Novel 21.3%, Indie 0.9%
- #3 AlphaFurry
96% matchPositive81% of 32 reviews2025
Dev: Red Sasori
Windows
The story of Maggie, a 25-year-old girl who ventured into a dark forest, where not only dangerous werewolfs awaited her but also unexpected passions. The full moon is strong, and the werewolves are truly out of control. However, Maggie knew what awaited her, and she paid no heed to the warnings
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 23.7%, Dark Fantasy 22%, Dating Sim 18.4%, RPG 13.4%, Visual Novel 11.8%
- #4 HS-014
95% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 风高更繁工作室
Windows
这是一款结合了AVG和RPG的软科幻悬疑乙女游戏。您将扮演一位失忆的舰长,需要召回因为船体爆炸而失散的船员——这些人的到来将会引发新的事件。您会在扫地机器人“萝卜”的陪伴下,靠您的“洞察力”和与他们互动来找出真相——而一切线索最后都将会指向导致船体爆炸的真凶。您可以自由与您的船员们发展情感关系(友谊/爱情),了解他们有助于您找到最后的真凶;他们也将作为您观察的透镜,映射出这个您“完全不记得”的世界。
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 27.1%, RPG 21.5%, Dating Sim 19%, Visual Novel 11.9%, Mystery 8.1%
- #5 The Ouroboros Express
94% matchPositive82% of 22 reviews2024
Dev: Small Loan Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Play as Vivienne Sanssouci, a daring journalist who has been tasked to review the Ouroboros Express. She quickly notices that this is not your regular train—and a devastating secret changes her life forever, and that of the other passengers…
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 22.6%, Dating Sim 17.4%, Dark Fantasy 15.4%, Visual Novel 13.6%, RPG 12.4%
- #6 惘海
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 随机进程工作室
Windows
A dialogue-driven pixel narrative game featuring elements of mystery, puzzle-solving, and surrealism. The protagonist sets out to find their missing sister and uncover the truth, only to discover secrets hidden far deeper.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 29.4%, Mystery 24.2%, RPG 21.9%, Visual Novel 14.2%, Pixel Graphics 6.3%
- #7 Tied by your Red
93% matchVery Positive96% of 70 reviews2021
Dev: Yurif
Windows · Mac
A girl who has been sold, is about to start her new life with the notorious Duke in this horrible mansion. She has to tiptoe through the daily fearful routine of being beheaded if she utters a wrong word!? A Lily story, corny and sweet Beauty and the Beast Yuri show is about to begin.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 22.7%, Dating Sim 14.4%, Mystery 12.5%, Visual Novel 11.8%, Dark Fantasy 10.2%
- #8 Heart Stealer
92% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Pandora Chung
Mac
Step into the shoes of a witch disguised as a student for one semester. In this heart-stealing visual novel RPG, build relationships with seven unique characters and decide whose heart you’ll claim… or who might just steal yours.
Why similar: RPG 25.9%, Dating Sim 21.2%, Interactive Fiction 20.9%, Visual Novel 13.4%, Dark Fantasy 10.8%
- #9 Coralina: a Memory Tale
91% matchVery Positive98% of 57 reviews2024
Dev: Gabriel MakiPub: ZNT Productions
Windows
A mysterious plot about a film student who finds herself lost in the world of the dead, the Posthumous Lands. Alongside a purple-haired woman, Coralina must decipher Human Alchemy in this retro adventure with cinematic touches!
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 24.7%, Dark Fantasy 16.4%, Visual Novel 13.5%, Mystery 12.5%, RPG 12.2%
- #10 烬世书
90% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 电子冰块Cybertech
Windows · Mac · Linux
As an orphaned courtesan turned rich man's sister, you enter the palace game. Entangle with six soulmates where romance is deadly—and every choice reshapes the dynasty. Pierce three deadlocks (throne, martial world, fate) with your heart. Write your legend in ashes amid bloodshed.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 25.8%, RPG 18.5%, Dating Sim 18.4%, Visual Novel 12.2%, Dark Fantasy 10.8%
- #11 Hunting Moon vol.2
91% matchMostly Positive76% of 58 reviews2020
Dev: lamb of gamePub: lamb of game
Windows
When I received a life-size puppet, I thought it was a prank, but the puppet moved suddenly...
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 32.5%, RPG 25.4%, Dating Sim 22.1%, Visual Novel 18.3%, Indie 0.9%
- #12 电波奇缘~与时音相会的日子
88% matchVery Positive97% of 65 reviews2026
Dev: 黎厘星游戏工作室
Windows
架空都市题材的视觉小说文字冒险游戏,玩家扮演社畜阿诚为失忆“女鬼”找回记忆。
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 30.1%, Visual Novel 18.6%, Mystery 16.8%, RPG 16.1%, Dating Sim 15%
- #13 异馆十二月
89% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Qiyue Studio
Windows
Manage a mysterious house by day and explore a cursed town by night. Build bonds with three heroines, uncover clues through AI-driven conversations, survive deadly visits and battles, and seek the truth behind the December cycle before it claims everyone again.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 30.8%, Dating Sim 20.3%, RPG 16.5%, Visual Novel 16.3%, Mystery 6.6%
- #14 The Lattice Grimoire
89% match6 user reviews100% of 6 reviews2019
Dev: Sat-Yuga Studios
Windows · Mac
The curse wove your fates together. Now their thoughts and feelings influence you and your actions determine their fates. Will you be able to break the curse? Or will their dark pasts drag you into an inescapable despair? And can a fresh start really erase the past?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 22.2%, Dating Sim 17.1%, Visual Novel 15.5%, Mystery 12.7%, RPG 11.8%
- #15 黄莓C HuangmeiC
87% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 悖论软件(ParadoxSoft)
Windows
《HuangmeiC》: a cute, laid-back modern daily visual novel. Play as a new grad, enjoying funny daily life in another world—a light, silly romance! Stress-free job, little to do, great coworkers. No dark stuff or bad endings; just love, growth! Worldview not real—don’t use 3D logic!
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 32.3%, Dating Sim 21.1%, Visual Novel 20.6%, RPG 16%, Relaxing 4.7%
- #16 不可名状之爱 The Unnameable love
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 手握鱼生Pub: LoveCraft
Windows · Mac · Linux
A boy who claimed to be your lover, with meticulous care, has woven a cage for you. You must make a choice: Is it to accept this calculated love; or to break the cage and confront the undefined freedom? When "being loved" becomes the sole proof of existence, how should you choose?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 38.9%, RPG 32.2%, Mystery 22.2%, 2D 5.5%, Singleplayer 1.1%
- #17 让我支配你
84% matchMixed64% of 327 reviews2026
Dev: 不吃炸鸡只吃薯条UKPub: LoveCraft
Windows
这是一部以“女性支配”为主题的短篇视觉小说。你首次登录这款游戏,发现自己竟是被班上校霸的早古女主,于是你放飞自我,拳打霸凌咔校霸(纪文川),脚踢不听话跟踪狂学生会长(林子莫),故事由此展开……(内涵囚禁、暴力、公调等元素)
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 41.1%, RPG 35.3%, Visual Novel 21.8%, Singleplayer 1.8%
- #18 星星魔法和女巫STAR MAGIC AND WITCHES
85% matchNo user reviews
Dev: BIG ONE PARKPub: BIG ONE PARK
Windows
This is a turn-based adventure game. Play as Dashi and journey to a magical town. Meet companions, form friendships or romance, and grow together through battles and exploration. Write your own magical legend.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 33.1%, Dating Sim 21.6%, Visual Novel 17.4%, RPG 17.1%, Exploration 6.5%
- #19 Tales From The Under-Realm: After Midnight
86% matchPositive92% of 25 reviews2022
Dev: Winter Wolves
Windows · Linux
TFTU: After Midnight is a dark / gothic visual novel with multiple endings. Your choices matter and will determine who stays alive and who dies. Discovering the whole truth about the murders will require more than one playthrough.
Why similar: Dating Sim 20.3%, Dark Fantasy 19.6%, Interactive Fiction 18.1%, Mystery 17.4%, Visual Novel 13.8%
- #20 我的美味丈夫 My Tasty Husband
84% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: 劳斯麦斯Rolls-Mice
Windows · Mac
你将扮演主角芽,跟随她的视角展开一段关于美食和爱的故事。奇怪的丈夫、莽撞的快递员、尽职尽责的警察……一桩又一桩的杀人案在悄无声息中改变了你的生活,而你甚至分不清那是真实还是虚幻。你做出正确的选择,迎来自己的结局。
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 35.9%, RPG 28.8%, Visual Novel 19.2%, Mystery 15.3%, Singleplayer 0.8%
- #21 Taishō Romance Theater
83% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: 甜某工作室SweetSome
Windows · Mac
A romance-suspense visual novel set in Taishō Japan. Amnesiac actor Kotori Sakuma grapples with a dear friend's bizarre death, the awakening of his magic, and the blood ties that haunt him. As the truth unravels, shape Kotori's final choice: return to his bloodline's embrace, or pursue true freedom?
Why similar: Dark Fantasy 18.9%, Mystery 15.3%, Interactive Fiction 13.5%, Dating Sim 13.1%, Visual Novel 11.2%
- #22 白线
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: PlanC
Windows
《Hakusen》is a campus and racing-themed romance visual novel developed by PlanC. Told from the perspective of the protagonist, Jiang Yao, the story chronicles his journey of mutual growth alongside the heroines as they join hands to make their youth shine with a unique brilliance.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 33.9%, Dating Sim 32.1%, Visual Novel 20.7%, RPG 9.4%, 2D 2.8%
- #23 Fried chicken wings cause love fires
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: MokaPub: Dreamtopia
Windows · Mac
- Cannibalism X superpowers X Suspense X Original worldview - "Fried Chicken Wings Cause a Love Fire" is a BL mystery comedy long visual novel. It uses the first-person perspective with a fixed protagonist, Aris; contains elements of horror and sexual innuendo.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 25.9%, Dating Sim 19.2%, Dark Fantasy 18.8%, RPG 14%, LGBTQ+ 9.9%
- #24 失序的象牙塔/The Destruction of the Ivory Tower
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: DuckMake
Windows
This is a fantasy-themed AVG . You will play as Vina, a girl of unknown origin with the ability to foresee the future. To escape pursuit, you learn of the Ivory Tower — a place that exists beyond the reach of external laws. Through a girl, you discover the prophecy of the Ivory Tower...
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 34.6%, RPG 25.4%, Visual Novel 18.2%, Medieval 10%, Magic 6.6%
- #25 吸血鬼杀人事件 The Resurrection of Vampire
79% matchPositive81% of 21 reviews2026
Dev: Fantasia Celestial Sphere
Windows
This is a female oriented interactive visual novel game. The story takes place in a fictional world in the 1930s. You will play the role of a college student (female lead) and follow a folk research team led by professors from our school to conduct research on the remote island of Kimmel.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 26.7%, Dating Sim 19.7%, Visual Novel 14.4%, RPG 14.2%, Mystery 11.4%
- #26 Windy Meadow - A Roadwarden Tale
81% matchVery Positive87% of 101 reviews2023
Dev: Moral Anxiety StudioPub: Assemble Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Windy Meadow – A Roadwarden Tale is an interactive slice-of-life visual novel about choosing your own path. Help three protagonists make the most important choices of their lives. Featuring a multitude of hand-crafted characters and a richly detailed village set in the Roadwarden story world.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 30.3%, Dark Fantasy 22.1%, Visual Novel 17%, Medieval 10.3%, Pixel Graphics 8.6%
- #27 Escape the Unknown: Awaken the Realm
80% match4 user reviews80% of 5 reviews2023
Dev: Black Banshee Studios
Windows · Mac
Awaken the Realm is a fantasy RPG visual novel where you explore various dungeons to solve puzzles and fight enemies in a quest to uncover your identity and save the kingdom!
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 27%, Dark Fantasy 17.2%, Visual Novel 14.5%, RPG 14.2%, Mystery 8.1%
- #28 The Divine Speaker: A Bounty Hunter's First Christmas
79% matchPositive97% of 36 reviews2023
Dev: Two and a Half Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
A Chistmas themed afterstory to The Divine Speaker featuring Leos and Raen! Search for the elusive Mister Bells, spend the Winter Solstice together, and win at rock-paper-scissors against your favorite ex-assassin turned bounty hunter!
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 23.2%, Dating Sim 19.8%, Visual Novel 16.1%, RPG 14.6%, Mystery 11.8%
- #29 久遠ゆうの事件簿 信長編 - Episode 1
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: studio mabou
Windows
A quiet piano guides players through a Japanese-style mystery adventure centered on memories and the lingering regrets of Oda Nobunaga. Players explore a mysterious world, uncover hidden truths, and piece together a forgotten trust. ※English localization is currently in progress.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 35.8%, Mystery 20.9%, Visual Novel 18.7%, Dark Fantasy 15.8%, Pixel Graphics 4.3%
- #30 잿빛의 행성
78% matchMostly Positive78% of 23 reviews2024
Dev: ZeroTan
Windows
is an adventure game where you meet the Big Dipper, a star that grants wishes, and save the planet that has turned gray.
Why similar: RPG 33%, Visual Novel 23.1%, Dark Fantasy 21.7%, Pixel Graphics 8%, Exploration 6.5%
- #31 妹調教日記
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: NANACANPub: TamaMako Gaming
Windows
○学生の生意気な妹を調教するADVゲームがスチームで高画質化!
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 34.1%, Dating Sim 24.1%, RPG 24%, Visual Novel 16.8%, Singleplayer 1%
- #32 Eyes of Rain
76% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: Corvaena Games LLC
Windows · Mac
As a humble baker in a quiet medieval town, your life takes a dark turn when a stranger arrives equipped for battle. Thrust into a hidden world of supernatural beings—elves, demons, fae, and more—you must make choices that alter the fate of the world you thought you knew.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 28.3%, Dark Fantasy 20.9%, Visual Novel 15.4%, RPG 14.1%, Magic 8.9%
- #33 帝国末日前的学院狂想
76% matchPositive94% of 17 reviews2024
Dev: 左宗棠
Windows
A fictional history based text romance adventure game based on the early 20th century. You need to use your choices to determine you, the one you choose, and even the fate of this country in an era where human stars shine.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 35.3%, Dating Sim 25.4%, Visual Novel 20.8%, RPG 15.3%, 2D 2.6%
- #34 你与月光同罪-As Guilty As the Moon
77% match5 user reviews40% of 5 reviews2022
Dev: 橙光游戏
Windows
This is a realistic + survival oriented work. The murder of a girl in a ride-hailing service two years ago, brought your 12 fates back together. You wake up in a strange room, and things are getting weird around you. In the fog, not everything you see is the truth. Is everything real or unreal?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 37.6%, RPG 22.2%, Mystery 19.6%, Visual Novel 18.7%, Singleplayer 0.9%
- #35 Eyes of Iyre
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: D0Studios
Windows · Mac
Eyes of Iyre is a Visual Novel with heavy RPG elements. Follow Barbak the Orc as he discovers more about the world and his past, all the while trying to keep his temper under control. Make friends, cast magic, and learn the truths hidden in the city of Iyre!
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 31.9%, RPG 18%, Visual Novel 17.4%, Dark Fantasy 16%, Magic 7.9%
- #36 空王座 Empty Throne
73% matchVery Positive85% of 106 reviews2025
Dev: Empty Throne
Windows
Empty Throne is a dark fairytale puzzle game. Compose the Snow Queen’s tale in music. Truth twists through alley whispers and forest echoes. The throne lies empty. The mirror speaks. Who writes the ending—you, or the lie?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 33.3%, Dark Fantasy 31.3%, Magic 10.9%, Mystery 9.6%, Pixel Graphics 9.2%
- #37 Dungeon of Departure
75% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: quite adept
Windows
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: Interactive Fiction 29.2%, Visual Novel 18.2%, Mystery 17.7%, RPG 14.9%, Dark Fantasy 11.2%
- #38 紧急援助热线
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 海豹菇
Windows
Qiudu loses all memories of the day whenever he wakes up. After answering a victim’s call, the night-shift emergency hotline operator becomes entangled in a serial murder case. Gather clues from late-night calls, uncover the truth, and confront the memories he can never keep.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 32.5%, Mystery 19.7%, Visual Novel 15.6%, LGBTQ+ 12%, RPG 11.4%
- #39 Umbral Crown: Mark
73% matchPositive94% of 16 reviews2025
Dev: WatermelonOwl
Windows
Leviathan receives an order from the Fortress: infiltrate Pandemonium and eliminate Wrath, the ruthless traitor. Prove yourself, sea dragon. (Short adventure RPG / visual novel)
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 28%, RPG 21%, Dark Fantasy 18%, Visual Novel 16.8%, Magic 6.8%
- #40 Taina's Cursed Legacy
73% matchPositive82% of 34 reviews2025
Dev: dark_room_game
Windows
A text-based RPG with a nonlinear story set in a free Slavic fantasy world. Shape the heroine's character through your choices and unlock multiple endings. Mystery, folklore, and relationships — your fate depends only on you.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 31.5%, RPG 16.9%, Visual Novel 16.6%, Dark Fantasy 11.3%, Magic 8.5%
- #41 Creepy Crypt Critters
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Arcade Eleven
Windows
A surprising mix of adventure and memory games, featuring RPG-inspired mechanics and immersive storytelling. Explore a crypt filled with traps, dangers, and hostile creatures. Will you uncover the crypt’s secrets, or will you become its next victim? Make strategic choices to survive.
Why similar: Dark Fantasy 26.8%, Interactive Fiction 25%, RPG 16%, Mystery 15.7%, Visual Novel 11.3%
- #42 Atana
72% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: 欲望俱乐部
Windows · Mac
Atana is a female-led romance visual novel set in late 20th-century America, where you grow alongside your creator, Atana, as an AI.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 37.9%, Dating Sim 25.8%, Visual Novel 17.2%, RPG 15.5%, 2D 2.2%
- #43 Memories Of Zattera
71% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: YouGo Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Memories of Zattera is a visual novel that merges fantasy and science fiction. Explore moral and political dilemmas from multiple viewpoints as tradition, progress and freedom collide. Will you see the world the same once all truths are revealed?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 27.5%, Visual Novel 21.8%, Medieval 17.8%, RPG 17.7%, Magic 5.7%
- #44 长乐夜前夕
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 山雨不知制作组
Windows
In faint light, a story of struggle. The bustling world is mist over painted smiles and hidden cold. A candle flickers but never bows. Together, let us see the truth and grope our way forward… Can we finally light our own freedom and life? Only the night knows.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 38.4%, RPG 30.2%, Visual Novel 20.6%, 2D 4.8%, LGBTQ+ 4.4%
- #45 Major\Minor 2.0: (Re)Vision
70% matchMixed61% of 18 reviews2025
Dev: Klace
Windows
Become intertwined in the fateful connection plaguing two worlds, bound together by a murder mystery, and a competition for the throne of a god. The award-winning visual novel, completely revamped! New script, new choices! Become The Savior today...
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 25.9%, Dating Sim 20.5%, Dark Fantasy 16%, Visual Novel 14.4%, RPG 13.5%
- #46 Stories Want to Be Told Storyone: Prophecy
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: CodingApe GamesPub: Vulpis Yazilim
Windows
Stories Want to be Told is an adventure game. It is more like an interactive story telling game. This the first episode The Prohecy
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 43.2%, Visual Novel 21.4%, Mystery 13.5%, Pixel Graphics 9%, Exploration 6.1%
- #47 Aletta - Visual Novel
74% matchNo user reviews2022
Dev: Haocheng YangPub: Chocolate Manor
Windows
An adventure visual novel with a pixel art style. About ghosts, past love, and a world of the unconscious.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 36.9%, Visual Novel 19.5%, Dark Fantasy 18%, Mystery 11.8%, Pixel Graphics 7.5%
- #48 Forbidden: A First's Obsession
68% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2026
Dev: N.A. Soleil
Windows · Mac · Linux
Meet Nemesis; Ascendent being and terminally bored. Until the shimmer at the end of Creation, known as the Void, becomes her fixation - and her undoing. A short linear visual novel with gorgeous hand-painted illustrations; a mythic tale of curiosity and consequences.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 32.5%, Visual Novel 21.9%, RPG 21.7%, Dark Fantasy 13.7%, Magic 5%
- #49 Zugzwang
70% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Malice Studios LLC
Windows
Chess. Love. Destiny. All the same things, really.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 34.6%, Dark Fantasy 25.9%, RPG 19%, Visual Novel 14.6%, LGBTQ+ 3%
- #50 Spell Candle
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Bottled Monster Ink.
Windows
Spell Candle is your grief coping mechanism in a 2D romance visual novel. Take on the role of a foreign correspondent turned investigator of magical crimes to uncover the culprit behind the mysterious disappearance of a sleeping God.
Why similar: Dating Sim 19.4%, Interactive Fiction 16.8%, Dark Fantasy 16.2%, Visual Novel 15.1%, Mystery 14.6%
- #51 Herald of the Mists
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: FromNiki
Windows
A narrative-driven RPG where every dice roll shapes your fate. Step into the role of the Queen's Herald and traverse a mist-shrouded realm to uncover the fate of her lost army. Will your choices uphold loyalty, or lead you down a path of betrayal? The secrets of the mists await.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 27.4%, Dark Fantasy 18.1%, Visual Novel 13.7%, RPG 13.5%, Mystery 10.1%
- #52 Royal Order
68% matchVery Positive91% of 135 reviews2024
Dev: Nifty VisualsPub: Nifty Productions
Windows · Mac · Linux
Intrigue, betrayal, deaths! A LGBT+ survival Raising Simulation in a high-fantasy royal court setting with RPG elements.
Why similar: Dating Sim 22.1%, Visual Novel 17.6%, RPG 15.8%, Time Management 12.6%, LGBTQ+ 10.1%
- #53 不可能犯罪事件簿-Impossible Crime Book
70% match9 user reviews40% of 10 reviews2022
Dev: 橙光游戏
Windows
This is a decryption class of interactive novel. One accident, two suicides. In order to prevent more innocent lives from being killed, you will be assigned to lurk on campus with your partner and find out the suspicious in different criminal cases.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 37.6%, RPG 22.2%, Visual Novel 18.7%, Mystery 18.1%, 2D 2.1%
- #54 Moonlit
67% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2025
Dev: Heyleif Studio
Windows
A dark fantasy exploration and puzzle game.Explore your mind and emotions through the inhabitant of this place and put a end to all of their problems.
Why similar: Dark Fantasy 36.7%, Interactive Fiction 27.5%, Mystery 14.8%, Pixel Graphics 10.7%, Exploration 8.2%
- #55 瑶光
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Mola Star
Windows
《瑶光》是一款大学校园题材的恋爱视觉小说。在绩点决定未来的大一生活中,作为有些内向的学霸——周缘,你将会在多重结局中见证只属于青春的成长与遗憾。在关键的时刻做出选择,点亮那道名为“瑶光”的星辰。
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 32.6%, RPG 24.7%, Dating Sim 22.8%, Visual Novel 15.7%, 2D 2.3%
- #56 灯
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Polar_Fish
Windows
《Falling Light》is a suspenseful game with Chinese horror. In a remote small village, there stands an evil Buddha statue. To do research for her studies in folkloristics, college student Ruan Qing arrives in this distant village, only to find herself entangled in a series of deadly mysteries...
Why similar: Mystery 29.5%, Interactive Fiction 25.1%, RPG 23.1%, Visual Novel 12.2%, Exploration 6.1%
- #57 我死后的那些天-After Death
69% match7 user reviews71% of 7 reviews2022
Dev: 橙光游戏
Windows
This is a suspense game, you are sitting in front of the TV, the news is broadcast: last night a young girl was killed, the body was found in a deep alley. And the girl who was murdered -- you. You are involved in a serial murder, and you are reborn as a female journalist.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 37.8%, RPG 22.2%, Mystery 19.8%, Visual Novel 18.8%, Indie 0.8%
- #58 MoonFire: A Seeker's Saga
67% match8 user reviews100% of 8 reviews2024
Dev: Moon Munch Studio
Windows
Slice into a dark fantasy world of celestial magic and violence-devoted talking animals in this visual novel RPG. MoonFire intertwines personal mystery and complex characters within a landscape of political intrigue, all unknowingly set against the threat of a looming cosmic apocalypse.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 28.5%, Dark Fantasy 22.3%, Visual Novel 16.5%, RPG 14.5%, Medieval 12.3%
- #59 局外人局内人outsiders&insiders
65% matchPositive92% of 11 reviews2026
Dev: 物因乐
Windows
"Outsiders&Insiders" is a suspenseful and romantic visual novel for women, featuring three characters you can pursue. You will take on the role of a noble lady in this game, and in the midst of a complex mystery, uncover the secret of your lost memory...
Why similar: RPG 31.4%, Dating Sim 28.9%, Mystery 19.9%, Visual Novel 18.7%, Singleplayer 1%
- #60 雪楔——无尽序曲与终末之歌
66% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: 雪楔制作委员会Pub: 洛阳轻羽网络科技有限公司
Windows
In this romance visual novel, you play as a traveler from an ancient land, living an easy life abroad with childhood friends. However, you begin to have recurring dreams of pure white... As time passes, the dreams start to reflect reality, slowly unveiling the world's truth.
Why similar: Dating Sim 24.9%, Interactive Fiction 23.7%, Visual Novel 20.7%, RPG 19.4%, Mystery 7.6%