- #1 Paper Bride
97% matchVery Positive91% of 2,295 reviews2021
Dev: HeartBeat Plus
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Paper Bride is a Chinese horror mystery puzzle game. You will play as the groom to search for the truth and have bizarre encounters, gradually learning about the dark mystic custom in the bride's home village and a story from the past...
Why similar: Mystery 19.8%, Detective 16.2%, Puzzle Platformer 15.5%, Puzzle 11.9%, RPG 8.9%
- #2 Paper Bride 7 Lethal Bond
96% matchVery Positive93% of 303 reviews2025
Dev: HeartBeat Plus
Windows
Speak not of love untouched by passion's fire, as it's a torturous journey. If lovers would remain faithful evermore,On Peony Pavilion’s road they’ll meet for three lives more. Paper Bride 7: Lethal Bond is a Chinese horror puzzle game, and the 7th title of the Paper Bride series.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 20.7%, RPG 17.2%, Visual Novel 15.8%, Mystery 13.9%, Puzzle 11.7%
- #3 Bride into the Cave
96% matchMostly Negative39% of 232 reviews2024
Dev: Flower_Official
Windows
Myth lingers in a tranquil and remote ancient town in China. In one telling, once a beautiful maiden is chosen by the cave deity, her soul disappears from the mortal realm. A minority girl called Miao Fei embarks on her journey to uncover the truth behind the legend, and rescue herself, perhap.
Why similar: Mystery 27.9%, Puzzle 17.3%, RPG 17.1%, Story Rich 13.5%, Retro 9.9%
- #4 The Vampire's Bride: A bride who gets married to vampdoll
95% matchVery Positive92% of 92 reviews2026
Dev: WaterfallPub: mirai works
Windows · Mac
A visual novel game featuring a pure love girls' love story bound by blood, with the concept of "Vampires x Military Uniforms x girls' love (yuri) ."
Why similar: Visual Novel 33.5%, Hand-drawn 25.4%, Adventure 21.4%, Fantasy 10.1%, Story Rich 8.8%
- #5 A Rose in the Twilight
94% matchVery Positive85% of 525 reviews2017
Dev: Nippon Ichi Software, Inc.Pub: NIS America, Inc.
Windows
Median: 5.8 hrsMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 88%
A girl awakens in a castle void of color and time, affixed with the Curse of Thorns upon her back. After meeting a sleeping giant, the two work together to escape. Help them unravel the mystery of the thorns and the history behind the somber castle.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 54.8%, Adventure 20.4%, Puzzle 19.7%, 2D 5%
- #6 Coralina: a Memory Tale
94% matchVery Positive97% of 61 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: Mystery 13.5%, Visual Novel 12.7%, RPG 11.8%, Emotional 10.4%, Puzzle 9.8%
- #7 Black Lily's Tale
93% matchVery Positive88% of 496 reviews2023
Dev: 1000-REKA
Windows
Perhaps it was the curse of a black lily that bloomed too early in the winter...Before graduation, a girl falls in love with another girl... But her pure feelings are torn apart by a "loop of tragedy."By [interrupting choices] and [typing in words], you will weave her feelings into the story.
Why similar: Mystery 29%, Visual Novel 25.5%, Emotional 12.6%, Story Rich 10.2%, Adventure 7.8%
- #8 百禾梦境漫游 Wandering Dreams of Yuri
92% matchVery Positive91% of 74 reviews2025
Dev: 琉璃花糖制作组Pub: u-secret studio
Windows
She becomes Alice of the fairy tale world and joins forces with the mysterious Zixuan to explore the twisted world of fantasy: name-grabbing factions, invisible witches ...... In their light-hearted adventures, they gradually uncover the truth and endeavour to return to reality.
Why similar: Mystery 19.6%, RPG 17.6%, Visual Novel 17%, Emotional 13.6%, Romance 9.3%
- #9 The Crimson Maid
91% matchVery Positive88% of 113 reviews2026
Dev: GrimTalinPub: Wales Interactive
Windows
A marriage between first person exploration and visual novel, blessed with a sprinkle of puzzle gameplay. Immerse yourself in a period drama that intertwines romance with murder mystery, as a young cleric who must resist or give in to the charms of a strikingly beautiful maid.
Why similar: Mystery 25.1%, Gothic 14.5% ★, Emotional 14.2%, Romance 13.6%, Story Rich 9.9%
- #10 Mercury Abbey
90% matchVery Positive91% of 997 reviews2024
Dev: YiTi GamesPub: Gamirror Games
Windows
In a mansion surrounded by mist, as the curse made by the Alchemist and Fairy reappears, the danger is quietly lurking in the darkness, awaiting its visitors.Follow Harrod and Willie to unravel an incredible story in Mercury Abbey, and go on an adventure that you would only find in mystery novels.
Why similar: Hand-drawn 27%, Detective 21%, Puzzle 19.3%, Visual Novel 10.9%, 2D 8.6%
- #11 The Liar Princess and the Blind Prince
89% matchVery Positive95% of 519 reviews2026
Dev: Nippon Ichi Software, Inc.Pub: NIS America, Inc.
Windows
Embark on a journey to save the prince’s eyesight in this 2D puzzle-adventure game featuring beautiful hand-drawn art and a bittersweet tale of wishes and what we’re willing to do to make them come true. Utilize your wolf and princess forms to lead the way!
Why similar: Hand-drawn 31.4%, Puzzle Platformer 30.9%, Puzzle 10.5%, Adventure 8.5%, Fantasy 7.4%
- #12 Grim Legends: The Forsaken Bride
91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 1,710 reviews2014
Dev: Artifex Mundi
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Enter an enchanting world of legends and magic, where your destiny was written in blood and whispers of true love.
Why similar: Puzzle 27.7%, Mystery 26.6%, Adventure 15.8%, Fantasy 11.5%, Story Rich 7.7%
- #13 Lay a Beauty to Rest: The Darkness Peach Blossom Spring
89% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 7,029 reviews2021
Dev: 零创游戏(ZerocreationGame)
Windows
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 17.3 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Love-suspense AVG with the theme of "The Peach Blossom Spring". The equinox flowers, bloom for one thousand years and wither for one thousand years. Eternal paradise. Do you choose to stay here, escape here, or bury everything here?
Why similar: Mystery 32.3%, Visual Novel 23.5%, Story Rich 11.6%, Adventure 10.5%, Romance 9.7%
- #14 Wedding Witch
88% matchVery Positive90% of 4,675 reviews2023
Dev: Chowbie
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 6.9 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Here is a witch who wants nothing but to marry you. She decides to seek potions from a certain Succubus in order to charm you... but a labyrinthine forest filled with devils stands in her way. Will she be able to find the potions, and with them, her happy ending?
Why similar: RPG 42.2%, Romance 31.6%, Fantasy 25.2%, Singleplayer 1.1%
- #15 Alice's World
86% matchVery Positive90% of 414 reviews2025
Dev: STORIA GAMES CO., LTD
Windows
Alice's World is a story-driven 2D adventure puzzle game. Amidst desolate ruins and deserted cities in a world filled with death, the young girl Alice hears "your" voice from in front of the screen. You must guide her forward, solve the mysteries, and reach the top of the tower.
Why similar: Visual Novel 20.3%, Mystery 19.2%, Puzzle 17.8%, Story Rich 17%, Adventure 14.3%
- #16 Tiny Shadows Interwoven Hearts
84% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 3,713 reviews2025
Dev: 土豆花制作组
Windows · Linux
Programmer Lin Mo is tired of his monotonous life. One day, he meets a mysterious girl at a café who hides many secrets. As lies and true feelings intertwine, can this chance encounter save him from his numb existence? A visual novel filled with "love and hope".
Why similar: RPG 33.4%, Visual Novel 23.6%, Adventure 15.2%, Emotional 14.3%, Romance 8.5%
- #17 夜弦之音 - Echoes of Nocturnal Chords
87% matchVery Positive100% of 117 reviews2020
Dev: 秋之忧郁Pub: Eternal Dream
Windows
On a rainy night, Xiaoyin disappears searching for the legendary “Miracle Grass.” Yixuan follows clues into a trap-filled cave where bodies, monsters, lies, and warmth intertwine. Multiple endings guide you through fairy tale and reality, revealing a fate woven from hope and loss.
Why similar: RPG 22.2%, Romance 16%, Retro 13.2%, Puzzle 11.1%, Adventure 10.8%
- #18 Purgatory’s Flower
85% matchVery Positive95% of 113 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: Hand-drawn 22.7%, Emotional 17.6%, Mystery 16.4%, Colorful 10.5%, Romance 8.8%
- #19 Silent Love
86% matchMostly Positive78% of 249 reviews2023
Dev: Weird Bunny
Windows
This is a terrorist decryption adventure game that took place in 1913.
Why similar: Mystery 26.9%, Detective 19.7%, Puzzle 13.7%, Story Rich 9.8%, Adventure 8.9%
- #20 Curse or Love
81% matchVery Positive91% of 91 reviews2026
Dev: 小橘子糖_official
Windows
A Denpa Bishoujo Psychological Horror Curio: A Visual Novel ❦ Mild Horror, Mild Suspense, and a Hint of Whimsical Madness ❦ We Hope You Find Your Own "Happy Ending" Among Multiple Conclusions ❦ A Major Plot Twist, Perhaps? ❦ Glimpse a sliver of truth in the liminal space between life and death.
Why similar: Visual Novel 34.6%, RPG 26.7%, Mystery 22.4%, Emotional 15.5%, Indie 0.4%
- #21 YinYang Street Ultimate Edition
83% matchMostly Positive78% of 114 reviews2023
Dev: 彼云工作室Pub: 方块游戏(CubeGame)
Windows
YinYang Street is an indie horror game set in Yunnan, China. Our protagonist Minglai Li finds his beloved wife missing when he comes home. All mysteries lead to a place called YinYang Street...
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 25.4%, Hand-drawn 19.6%, Mystery 14.2%, Puzzle 13.3%, Retro 9.6%
- #22 Spider Queen cave
84% matchMixed45% of 208 reviews2023
Dev: 帅宅快乐屋
Windows
The student sister who has been secretly in love for a long time has been missing for three months. Tonight, my sister suddenly called and asked me to go to an abandoned villa in the suburbs. I have no choice but to prepare for departure. It is said that the villa is a famous and dangerous house.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 37.8%, Mystery 31.9%, Puzzle 20.3%, Adventure 10%
- #23 Flower in the Snow - Resurrection
82% matchVery Positive85% of 91 reviews2020
Dev: Rainbow Flute StudioPub: NVLMaker
Windows
What is going to be acted before you is——Blossom in the shackles, but deep down in your bone, suspension and romantic.
Why similar: Visual Novel 41.1%, Adventure 19.6%, 2D 17%, Romance 11.9%, Story Rich 8.6%
- #24 Four Rendezvous
82% matchVery Positive88% of 73 reviews2020
Dev: Diada Novels
Windows · Mac · Linux
Hero meets a mysterious girl in the park. Who is that girl? What is a mystery surrounding her? And what about the world they met in? There's definitely something wrong with it. So many questions! So the hero has to deal with all of it to find his love.
Why similar: Visual Novel 28.4%, Hand-drawn 26.2%, Romance 15.4%, Story Rich 14.4%, 2D 7.8%
- #25 Gensokyo:Presumption of Guilt~Pansies Before Dawn
77% matchVery Positive93% of 363 reviews2026
Dev: 戏壤游戏(Xirang Games)
Windows
Explore the intertwined fates of humans and youkai in this interactive fiction. As an unwitting protagonist, enter the sealed realm of Gensokyo to investigate a series of bizarre murders. Unearth ancient secrets and witness a gripping saga hidden for millennia.
Why similar: Mystery 30.8%, Detective 24.2%, Visual Novel 23.2%, Romance 12.2%, Story Rich 5.9%
- #26 Seduction
81% matchMixed55% of 67 reviews2021
Dev: KOEX studioPub: Gamirror Games
Windows
《Seduction》is a 2d horror adventure puzzle game. Lee has to survive in the dark realm and to save Mei's soul from being use for the great summoning. Facing with mysteries, he has to figure out the truth in order to end it.
Why similar: Puzzle 27.2%, Story Rich 18.9%, Adventure 17.4%, Mystery 13.3%, 2D 11.7%
- #27 Untale: King of Revinia
80% matchMostly Positive77% of 56 reviews2020
Dev: Empty Die Studio
Windows · Linux
Unravel the mystery of the King's sudden death... Claim your right for the throne. Try to stay alive as long as possible. Will you take the risk? The story for those who are brave enough to dive in a dark story and are able to think reasonably.
Why similar: Mystery 23.2%, Detective 16.8%, Visual Novel 16.4%, Hand-drawn 10%, Story Rich 9.9%
- #28 Beyond the Sunset 斜阳下的彼岸
79% matchVery Positive93% of 169 reviews2017
Dev: 凝冰剑斩
Windows
Median: 12 minMean: 30.6 hrs≥1hr: 38%
Jessica, our protagonist, used to be a noteless writer. However, everything changed after she encountered a stranger…
Why similar: RPG 20.7%, Visual Novel 19.7%, Romance 12.6%, Emotional 11.4%, Puzzle 10.8%
- #29 Eternal Hope
78% matchVery Positive83% of 449 reviews2020
Dev: Doublehit GamesPub: Kwalee
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 70%
Eternal Hope is a puzzle platformer game that follows the story of Ti’bi – a boy who must embark on a journey of love and hope to find his beloved’s soul.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 29.3%, Puzzle 13.9%, Emotional 12.9%, Story Rich 11.2%, Romance 9.3%
- #30 The Frosty Leaves 寒叶下的薄冰
79% matchVery Positive83% of 71 reviews2018
Dev: 凝冰剑斩
Windows
This is a tragedy cause by illegal plant collecting. The main character, Leng Xiaobing, was a normal shop keeper form a grocery store, but ever things changed after she met a strange man…
Why similar: RPG 22.6%, Visual Novel 17.7%, Mystery 15.4%, Emotional 10.3%, Puzzle 9.9%
- #31 戾谈
78% matchMostly Positive77% of 123 reviews2021
Dev: SPG Mistarille
Windows
There is no English version of this game!There is no English version of this game!You wake up in a room full of mysteries, accompanied by a beautiful girl you have met before. In the following time, you will go on a heartbeat journey to the supernatural world with her.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 26.9%, Visual Novel 17.4%, RPG 15.9%, Mystery 11.3%, Puzzle 8.6%
- #32 幻现的花海 - Sea of Phantom Flowers
75% matchVery Positive96% of 199 reviews2024
Dev: 可爱因子工作室Pub: Eternal Dream
Windows
在讨伐魔王的前一天,勇者回到了她久别的故乡,想要履行昔日对同行者的承诺。 然而,时间似乎定格在了临行前的这一天…… 她承诺过的那片花海,还会如约盛开吗?
Why similar: Mystery 22.7%, Emotional 18.1%, RPG 18%, Romance 10.7%, Fantasy 10%
- #33 Yesterday Origins
77% matchVery Positive83% of 728 reviews2016
Dev: Pendulo StudiosPub: Microids
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 96%
John Yesterday becomes immortal following an occult ritual. However, not everything goes to plan. He and his girlfriend Pauline must embark on an investigation to try to reproduce the immortality ritual. But his former acquaintances have other plans for him...
Why similar: Mystery 40.6%, Adventure 40%, Puzzle 18.5%, Singleplayer 0.9%
- #34 LOVE ETERNAL
73% matchVery Positive96% of 492 reviews2026
Dev: brlkaPub: Ysbryd Games
Windows
Wander a castle built of bitter memories in LOVE ETERNAL, a psychological horror platformer with devious trials and an unsettling, experimental narrative. Find a way out - or live in Shelter forever more.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 30.4%, Mystery 20.9%, Story Rich 13.4%, Retro 10.8%, Adventure 9.4%
- #35 Avian Enigma
75% matchVery Positive86% of 76 reviews2024
Dev: Aako Inc
Windows · Mac · Linux
Avian Enigma is a sci-fi visual novel game featuring in a world where birds have become extinct. The story begins with a young man working in a factory accidentally saves a bird. Soon, a girl who has a mysterious relationship with birds appears in front of him. A romance with a tiny twist begins.
Why similar: Visual Novel 19%, Hand-drawn 17.6%, RPG 17.3%, Romance 12.4%, Colorful 9.7%
- #36 Fallen Bride Mege
76% matchMixed63% of 243 reviews2023
Dev: Wolf holidayPub: OTAKU Plan
Windows
Mege is the childhood sweetheart of the protagonist. Lucky enough, he is able to marry Mege with everyone's blessing and lives a happy life. But the sudden news of layoffs broke his peaceful days.
Why similar: RPG 25.5%, Visual Novel 25%, Romance 20.1%, Story Rich 13.9%, 2D 11.1%
- #37 Ouroboros
76% matchVery Positive94% of 154 reviews2018
Dev: Sierra Lee
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Ouroboros presents a bright, cheerful world in which something is horrifyingly wrong. The hero has a princess to save and a quest set before him, but there are unsettling signs that all this has happened before.
Why similar: RPG 24.8%, Puzzle 18.2%, Story Rich 15.9%, Adventure 11.5%, Retro 10.7%
- #38 Death of Marionette
74% matchVery Positive92% of 53 reviews2024
Dev: Gustav
Windows
Strange things start to happen at a ruined factory where Sawyer and her friends arrive to prepare an event. Can they leave the place safely?
Why similar: Mystery 31.1%, Puzzle 24.6%, Romance 20.2%, Adventure 16.3%, 2D 7.3%
- #39 A Void Hope
74% matchVery Positive92% of 78 reviews2024
Dev: Elden Pixels
Windows · Mac · Linux
A Void Hope takes you on an atmospheric narrative adventure to find a cure for a collapsed city. Follow the story of a tormented couple as they try to decipher reality from nightmares and evade the shadowy threats lurking in the dark.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 30.3%, Retro 23.2%, Adventure 14.6%, Mystery 13.5%, Puzzle 12.2%
- #40 Deathless Death
73% matchMostly Positive72% of 878 reviews2024
Dev: Dream Delivery CenterPub: GCORES PUBLISHING
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 2.8 hrs≥1hr: 63%
In the quiet of conscience and shadows of sin, four souls find themselves entwined in crimes involving a woman. In this narrative puzzle game, you don the sacred robe of a priest, hear the confessions of sinners, uncover secrets, seek the truth behind their crimes and deliver the final judgment.
Why similar: Mystery 21.6%, Hand-drawn 20%, Visual Novel 18.6%, Puzzle 12.5%, Romance 10.1%
- #41 Creepy Tale
72% matchVery Positive86% of 2,970 reviews2020
Dev: Creepy Brothers
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Creepy quest with the atmosphere of the Brothers Grimm fairy tales. Go through a dangerous adventure filled with puzzles and challenges! Perhaps it is you who will be able to solve all the secrets of forest and save the peaceful creatures?
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 36.1%, Hand-drawn 26.9%, Puzzle 16.6%, Adventure 10.1%, 2D 8.2%
- #42 WhiteLily 2:梦醒少女
72% matchVery Positive98% of 196 reviews2020
Dev: 游学者狐狸
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 9.4 hrs≥1hr: 82%
This is a story-based stealth puzzle game: During the summer, Marie helped her friend Emma manage the store. One day, when a customer left the store, she accidentally left a red book. And behind this red book, there is a distant story and a huge conspiracy...
Why similar: RPG 23.2%, Puzzle 19.9%, Visual Novel 19.9%, Story Rich 15.2%, Colorful 11.8%
- #43 Oscuro Blossom's Glow
70% matchVery Positive95% of 74 reviews2025
Dev: Hongoneon
Windows
Join Selene in a charming platforming and puzzle adventure, where her ability to absorb and emit light from various flowers is key to activating mechanisms, overcoming obstacles, and navigating through environments that adjust depending on how you wield the light.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 24.1%, Hand-drawn 17.6%, Mystery 17.5%, Puzzle 12.4%, Colorful 9.7%
- #44 EXS2~EthnologySister2:Structuralism of kinship system
71% matchVery Positive96% of 77 reviews2023
Dev: 周农卿
Windows
一位总是能露出温柔笑容的金发修女,将众人联系。白发女子总是无言。[想 知 道 你 父 母 的 下 落 吗 ?准 备 好 ]浅冰背后,为何会有寒意深藏?战斗,悬疑,治愈,推理,剧情持续反转,不断的匿名威胁,绑架,真相到底是……
Why similar: Mystery 21.5%, Visual Novel 16.3%, Detective 16.3%, Puzzle 11%, RPG 10.9%
- #45 Path of the Midnight Sun
71% matchVery Positive85% of 261 reviews2023
Dev: Studio Daimon
Windows
Protect a noblewoman reckoning with unholy powers as she wards off the soul of the Demon King sealed inside her. Doubt your own companions, survive against unforgiving hordes of monsters. But beware; every choice has consequences in this epic JRPG adventure of betrayal, romance & self-acceptance.
Why similar: Visual Novel 21.9%, Hand-drawn 21.3%, Colorful 13.4%, RPG 13%, Story Rich 11.9%
- #46 Even20: The Interference of Parallels
69% matchVery Positive94% of 51 reviews2025
Dev: SilverEyesPub: Wisdom Games Publishing
Windows · Mac
Two souls are drawn into a mysterious otherworld—and torn apart. In a realm filled with danger and restless spirits, each searches for the other while uncovering hidden truths. A suspenseful multi-ending adventure where every choice shapes their fate.
Why similar: Mystery 33.2%, RPG 25.1%, Puzzle 16.8%, Story Rich 12.1%, Adventure 12%
- #47 月华辉映之刻
66% matchVery Positive89% of 4,698 reviews2025
Dev: 侠客狗工作室
Windows
Median: 9.0 hrsMean: 18.0 hrs≥1hr: 85%
——这是由阴阳两面的夹缝中,诞生的深刻羁绊。世人只言开封繁华,歌舞升平,却难以看到那,被隐藏起来的黑暗背面。粉饰的美好,残酷的真相。生者的思念,亡者的祝福。所以,你要止步当前,还是深究一切?
Why similar: Mystery 19.4%, Visual Novel 16.8%, RPG 14.9%, Emotional 11.1%, Romance 8.9%
- #48 阎罗索命
67% matchVery Positive91% of 143 reviews2026
Dev: Reptilian Brain Studio
Windows
古风悬疑探案文字冒险游戏——北宋天圣年间,科举省试方毕,汴京国子监突发连环命案,遇害者死状惊悚离奇,如遭阎罗审判。玩家将化身为被卷入权斗暗流的新科进士文彦博,通过勘验尸体、搜寻线索、推演谜局,找出案件背后的骇人真相……
Why similar: Mystery 22.3%, Visual Novel 21.7%, Detective 13.8%, Adventure 12.7%, RPG 8.4%
- #49 Helen's Mysterious Castle
71% matchVery Positive93% of 956 reviews2016
Dev: SatsuPub: PLAYISM
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 24.2 hrs≥1hr: 91%
A young girl with a hidden past sets off on an epic and mysterious journey in hope of learning more about her own origins in this beautifully rendered, classic-style RPG adventure.
Why similar: RPG 44%, Retro 17.1%, Fantasy 13.8%, 2D 12.4%, Story Rich 10.6%
- #50 Save Your Mother
73% matchMixed68% of 56 reviews2015
Dev: Tuomo LainePub: Tuomo's games
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 98%
Alice Andersson, a world-renowned scholar, faces a dilemma of grand proportions when her mother falls gravely ill. No traditional cures have been able to save her; not even the most unconventional methods have worked! Join her as she discovers the legend about the Elohim Cube, a mystical artifact that might be their only hope.
Why similar: RPG 28.6%, Hand-drawn 26.4%, Colorful 15.5%, Story Rich 15%, 2D 13.5%
- #51 Mask of the Rose
70% matchMostly Positive76% of 401 reviews2023
Dev: Failbetter Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
A marvellous romance with a hint of murder, where every playthrough is different! Seek love, friendship, or more... intimate encounters. Help a murdered man find justice. And watch out for the bats.
Why similar: Detective 23.9%, Visual Novel 22.2%, Hand-drawn 21.3%, Romance 14.6%, RPG 12.8%
- #52 Escape Lala 2 - Retro Point and Click Adventure
70% matchVery Positive99% of 155 reviews2019
Dev: DuckbearLab
Windows · Mac · Linux
Our beloved princess is missing… What happened? Discover the world of Escape Lala 2, solve mysteries, uncover secrets and bring back peace and order to the world.
Why similar: Mystery 20.7%, Adventure 19.6%, Retro 17.8%, Puzzle 16.4%, Story Rich 9.1%
- #53 Monospaced Lovers
68% matchVery Positive94% of 54 reviews2024
Dev: Scarlet String Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Monospaced Lovers is an exploration-driven platformer about closeness and distance. Journey through a metafictional, fantasy-filled land and find the truth of your fragile world before it disintegrates.
Why similar: Puzzle Platformer 24.2%, Hand-drawn 18.2%, Romance 11.6%, Mystery 11.2%, Emotional 9.3%
- #54 The Diary
69% matchMixed68% of 208 reviews2025
Dev: HuCang StudioPub: IndieArk
Windows · Mac
Several diaries gradually reveal the thrilling story of a missing case; after multiple deductions, are the answers in the past or present? With frequent plot twists, you never know which is the truth and which is the unexpected; in a dense fog, time buries the past, but the marks remain.
Why similar: Mystery 19.1%, Visual Novel 18.8%, Romance 16.2%, Puzzle 13.8%, Story Rich 12.9%
- #55 我打不过漂亮的她们
65% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 1,336 reviews2025
Dev: 想象颗粒
Windows
Shi Lei once ruled the underground world and retired at his peak. Years later, unsettling truths emerge, disrupting his peace. Will he resolve old issues or break free from fate to uncover the secrets behind these truths? This time, he won't face it alone; she will help him.
Why similar: RPG 26.4%, Mystery 24.2%, Story Rich 14.8%, Visual Novel 14%, Romance 10.3%
- #56 Break Wolf
66% matchVery Positive99% of 174 reviews2025
Dev: RE Atelier
Windows
"Have we all been acting waywardly?" An Adventure RPG that deals with the life and death of wayward humans, striving to escape a syndicate that creates monsters.
Why similar: Story Rich 29.2%, RPG 27%, 2D 19.2%, Adventure 16.2%, Romance 7.8%
- #57 Dark Notes
68% matchMostly Positive76% of 131 reviews2024
Dev: HeartBeat Plus
Windows
Dark Notes is a dark suspense puzzle game . You will play as the two protagonists, traveling through time and space to explore the secrets hidden in Happiness Mall!a secret concerning both protagonists surfaces... ...Anything can be a perfect fairytale as long as you believe it.
Why similar: Mystery 30.9%, Puzzle 19.5%, RPG 16.1%, Visual Novel 10.8%, Story Rich 9.9%
- #58 女儿国的诅咒 The Curse of Womanland
64% matchVery Positive95% of 484 reviews2026
Dev: 符离游戏(FuliGames)
Windows
A romance-adventure text-based game themed around the Land of Women. You will travel to the Land of Women, meet the mysterious young lady Jian Ling, and gradually uncover the bloody and dark secrets behind this realm. Death, resistance, or degeneration? Everything depends on your choices.
Why similar: Visual Novel 27.3%, RPG 19.4%, Mystery 13.3%, Adventure 13.1%, Story Rich 12.6%
- #59 她杀 - The Suspected Murder
67% matchVery Positive84% of 68 reviews2025
Dev: 麻辣工作室 Spicy GamesPub: INDIECN
Windows
Deep night, famous suspense novelist fell from the balcony, leaving his young wife an enormous heritage. Accident, or calculated murder?Novelist's nephew secretly began investigation.He found a hidden manuscript, which contains a creep story, as well as the key clues concerning its author's death.
Why similar: Detective 16.9%, Visual Novel 15.3%, Mystery 14.7%, Puzzle 11.9%, RPG 11.9%