- #1 The Afterlife Cafe
97% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Guava Pixel Studios
Windows · Linux
Travel to the world of the dead, whose stories encourage reflection on life. Chat with spirits, brew drinks to suit your mood, and bond with the people who run the afterlife cafes. In this urban sci-fi fantasy visual novel, your choices impact the living, the departed, and your own path forward.
Why similar: Conversation 14.3%, Supernatural 13.4%, Visual Novel 12.4%, Interactive Fiction 12%, LGBTQ+ 11.6%
- #2 Harmony: The Fall of Reverie
96% matchMostly Positive73% of 269 reviews2023
Dev: DON'T NOD
Windows
The fate of humanity is at stake. Use your gift of clairvoyance to see into the future and stop an apocalypse that threatens the balance between your world and the deities'.
Why similar: Soundtrack 19.1% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.5%, LGBTQ+ 10.6%, Interactive Fiction 10.2%, Visual Novel 9.9%
- #3 Lone Bird in the Tree
96% matchPositive100% of 10 reviews2026
Dev: Aosolagame
Windows · Mac
“Lone Bird in the Tree” is an ADV with male and female versions of each of the four characters. The story alternates between the “future” of the main character, who is deeply traumatized by the grief of his/her best friend, and the “story leading up to the loss of his/her best friend”.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 16.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.9%, Psychological Horror 11.7%, Hand-drawn 11.6%, Interactive Fiction 10.2%
- #4 Lady of bones, a mother's legacy
95% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2024
Dev: Emperor
Windows · Mac · Linux
It always rains, they call it The Haze. Ghosts haunt every alley, every gray corner of the city. Lady of Bones is a visual novel that explores the darkest depths of existence where Maya will discover the horrible secrets of her mother's legacy.
Why similar: Supernatural 17.9%, Interactive Fiction 13.9%, Visual Novel 12.8%, Psychological Horror 12.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.4%
- #5 Morningtide Motel
94% match9 user reviews100% of 9 reviews2024
Dev: Slandercast Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Your motel is busy for the first time in years. Antsy city-folk and dispossessed teens flood your rooms, and you can barely keep up. Now, after a week of all-nighters spent managing reservations, room service requests, and Yup! reviews, you begin to wonder… could you even fall asleep if you tried?
Why similar: Conversation 12.7%, Hand-drawn 12.4%, Psychological Horror 11.7%, Choices Matter 10.1%, Visual Novel 9.6%
- #6 Fearbonding
94% matchVery Positive97% of 135 reviews2025
Dev: Night Asobu
Windows · Mac · Linux
Fearbonding is a Yandere x Demon BL Horror Visual Novel. Play as Hinata, a demon, and try to tame the deranged Kosuke. Will you get to satisfy your hunger for fear through your new hunting dog or will you be the one to get devoured?
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 15.8%, Supernatural 14%, Psychological Horror 13.4%, Visual Novel 12%, Conversation 7.7%
- #7 Beek: Familiar Spirit - Remastered
93% matchPositive84% of 31 reviews2025
Dev: Studio Klondike AustraliaPub: Studio Klondike
Windows · Mac
A call for help within a mysterious messaging app. Someone lost and wandering through a forest in a faraway place. And their destiny in your hands.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 16.3%, Interactive Fiction 14.3%, Choices Matter 11.2%, Hand-drawn 10.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.6%
- #8 The Ripe Blood Anthology: This World Is Just for the Two of Us
92% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Роман Ветер-Пурпурный
Windows · Linux
A visual novel where your choices matter. Derek has a job, a beloved boyfriend, friends, and… “piranha thoughts.” Everything was perfect until his younger sister Rina returned to town.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 17.2%, Interactive Fiction 15.9%, Visual Novel 13.5%, Choices Matter 11.7%, Hand-drawn 9.4%
- #9 Coffee Talk Tokyo
91% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Chorus Worldwide Games
Windows
Coffee Talk Tokyo is the newest entry in the beloved series, set in a late-night café in Tokyo. Brew drinks, meet humans and yōkai, and experience heartfelt stories in a cozy, story-rich world.
Why similar: Cozy 20.9%, Conversation 11.9%, Interactive Fiction 11.8%, Visual Novel 11.3%, LGBTQ+ 10%
- #10 Tavern Talk - A Cozy Visual Novel
91% matchVery Positive89% of 1,682 reviews2024
Dev: Gentle Troll Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 69%
A cozy visual novel about running a tavern in a D&D-inspired fantasy! Gather rumors, serve magical drinks, and meet adventurers on a life-changing quest.
Why similar: Cozy 17.3%, LGBTQ+ 12.7%, Conversation 9.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.3%, Visual Novel 9.1%
- #11 Stay Alive For Me
89% match8 user reviews78% of 9 reviews2025
Dev: OneRoomFilms
Windows
Survive a gripping psychological thriller in this visual novel. Make critical decisions, face a disturbed captor, and experience multiple chilling endings.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 16.4%, Visual Novel 15.1%, Psychological Horror 13.8%, Thriller 11.2%, Choices Matter 11%
- #12 AN IOU
90% matchPositive100% of 27 reviews2022
Dev: Red Room Games
Windows · Mac
AN IOU is the debut visual novel by Davey Cadaver. The music, backgrounds, & characters work together to create a world that is the stage of a novel for the user to read. The user takes the POV of the protagonist to experience a memorable story with an incredible soundtrack and multiple endings.
Why similar: Soundtrack 21.2% ★, Interactive Fiction 12%, Visual Novel 11.8%, Conversation 11.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.4%
- #13 CAFE 0 ~The Sleeping Beast~ REMASTERED
89% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2023
Dev: ROSEVERTE MYSTERYPub: ROSEVERTE
Windows · Mac · Linux
The supernatural mystery visual novel, "CAFE 0 ~The Sleeping Beast~" returns as a remastered version. Will the maid, Corliss, find out why she died within the 7 days time limit?
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 14.6%, Interactive Fiction 13.1%, Visual Novel 13.1%, Hand-drawn 11.7%, Psychological Horror 10.8%
- #14 Streams Upon Memories : Dawn of the Fractured Mind
87% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Kashi Maadsen
Windows · Mac · Linux
Awaken in a world plunged into uncertainty. You must navigate hidden truths and make crucial choices. Will you uncover the secrets of your existence? Your path will determine your fate in this journey.
Why similar: Visual Novel 18.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.3%, Psychological Horror 16.3%, Interactive Fiction 15.1%, Choices Matter 11.5%
- #15 CamGirls: Sophie X Rias
88% matchPositive88% of 24 reviews2021
Dev: Dharker Studios
Windows
Follow Sophie as she embarks on her latest adventure in making money, working alongside the enigmatic Rias as they put on a special yuri/lesbian camgirl show for their viewers.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 19.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.5%, Interactive Fiction 13.8%, Visual Novel 13.4%, Conversation 10.4%
- #16 Best Served Cold
85% matchVery Positive89% of 596 reviews2025
Dev: Rogueside
Windows · Mac
Can you mix a cocktail while eye-to-eye with a criminal? Find out in Best Served Cold, a murder mystery set in a bustling speakeasy where you serve customers, make friends and enemies, and solve crimes. At the Nightcap bar, prohibition is a killer… and so are some of your customers!
Why similar: Cozy 19.4%, Conversation 13.7%, Visual Novel 12.9%, Choices Matter 10.9%, Interactive Fiction 10.5%
- #17 One Night Stand
86% matchVery Positive90% of 762 reviews2016
Dev: Kinmoku
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 90%
After a night of fun, passion, and one too many drinks, you wake up the next morning to find a complete stranger lying naked beside you in bed. What do you do?
Why similar: Soundtrack 17.4% ★, Visual Novel 14.3%, Choices Matter 12.7%, Interactive Fiction 12.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.9%
- #18 Witchlight Woods
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Delphin Casado
Windows
Blending fairy tale fright with psychological horror, this narrative game challenges you to survive a weird journey through the woods while being hunted by the witch you were tasked with imprisoning. Sometimes charming, sometimes frightening, she’ll force you to make hard choices.
Why similar: Visual Novel 17.7%, Psychological Horror 15.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.3%, Choices Matter 14.7%, Hand-drawn 11.1%
- #19 Hearth & Holmes
83% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Abigail CorfmanPub: Open Sorcery Games
Windows · Mac
Did you ever have a virtual pet? Was your virtual pet responsible for solving mysteries in the cruel streets of Victorian London? Did your virtual pet forget to eat? Did he stay up to 3AM doing chemistry experiments? Your virtual pet is named Sherlock Holmes. Try to keep him alive.
Why similar: Cozy 17.1%, LGBTQ+ 12.9%, Conversation 12.6%, Visual Novel 10.4%, Interactive Fiction 10.2%
- #20 Death by Begonia
84% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2022
Dev: Talia JettPub: Paper Moon Studios
Windows
Death by Begonia is a surreal LGBTQ+ Southern gothic murder mystery. Follow Riley's attempts to reconnect with old childhood friends in a town haunted by annual serial murders. Will you fall in love and unlock the mysteries hidden in your friends' hearts? Or will you die trying?
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 15.6%, Interactive Fiction 11.5%, Psychological Horror 11.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.8%, Visual Novel 10.7%
- #21 Remnants of Dawn
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Fiendish Fiction
Windows · Mac · Linux
A string of campus killings. A newly-turned vampire struggling to adjust. A monster hunter seeking answers. Worlds collide as Dante Jones and Nick Torres, both in danger of being accused of the crimes, team up to reveal the true culprit in this chilling supernatural horror visual novel.
Why similar: Thriller 11.5%, Visual Novel 10.6%, Psychological Horror 10.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.4%, Interactive Fiction 10.1%
- #22 氷点下30度の絶望
80% matchVery Positive97% of 285 reviews2025
Dev: Mitsudomoe Koubou
Windows
可愛い後輩と2人っきり……冷凍庫の中で。 低体温症、矛盾脱衣、幻覚などの苦痛を乗り越えた先にあるのは、「真相」と「死」のみ。
Why similar: Conversation 17.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.2%, Psychological Horror 14.2%, Visual Novel 12.6%, Hand-drawn 9.7%
- #23 Shadows of Betrayal
81% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: JayzonBHPub: JayzonBH Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Recent high school graduates gather at a remote cabin for a celebration. What begins as a night of laughter spirals into a tense mystery full of secrets, twists, and chilling choices. Who will survive? Navigate friendships, and uncover the multi-layered mystery in Shadows of Betrayal.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 20.4%, Visual Novel 19.7%, Interactive Fiction 17.8%, Choices Matter 12.5%, Thriller 12.2%
- #24 A YEAR OF SPRINGS
81% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 925 reviews2021
Dev: npckc
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Experience the stories of Haru, Erika, and Manami, a trio of friends navigating their feelings of love, connection, and just wanting to belong.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 18%, Soundtrack 15.1% ★, Visual Novel 13.5%, Interactive Fiction 12%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9%
- #25 CAFE 0 ~The Sleeping Beast~
82% matchVery Positive83% of 53 reviews2016
Dev: ROSEVERTE MYSTERYPub: ROSEVERTE
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 95%
A supernatural mystery visual novel. What kind of fate will the heroine face after she relives the last seven days before her death?
Why similar: Soundtrack 17.4% ★, Interactive Fiction 14.9%, Visual Novel 14.1%, Psychological Horror 12.1%, Choices Matter 10.1%
- #26 All (Too) Good Things
79% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: YOWPY games
Windows
Your job is to make humanity happy. Observe the people living in your assigned district and make the best choices to ensure everyone's happiness.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 20.7%, Interactive Fiction 17.1%, Visual Novel 14.2%, Conversation 12.3%, Multiple Endings 8.2%
- #27 Am I Nima
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: HO! Games
Windows · Mac
Am I Nima is a psychological-horror game where you must convince your mom that you really are her daughter. Combine words together in your brain and use them to talk. Get her to trust you.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 14.8%, Psychological Horror 13.9%, Interactive Fiction 13.5%, Hand-drawn 12.7%, Visual Novel 11.8%
- #28 Holy Shift
78% matchPositive81% of 42 reviews2024
Dev: Kitten Purradise Studios
Windows
This game is a psychological test in which you will face dilemmas that reveal your personality. At the end of it, you will know your psychotype.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 13.5%, Conversation 12.2%, Visual Novel 11.5%, Psychological Horror 11.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.5%
- #29 Blackthorn Witch
78% match9 user reviews100% of 9 reviews2024
Dev: BDOneArt
Windows · Mac · Linux
A psychological horror story set in the town of Blackthorn; a place that lives in constant fear of a witch. The two main suspects? Levi’s mom and sister! His only lifelines to the outside world. Can they live a peaceful life? Or will they be dragged down by the dying town?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 15.5%, Visual Novel 14.2%, Psychological Horror 13.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.6%, Choices Matter 11%
- #30 There Is No Next Stop
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: HANPAGE
Windows
After the announcement "There is no next stop," you are trapped in an endless subway. But you’re not alone—the "GUESTS" are hunting you. Trust the "GUIDES" to survive. Or don't.
Why similar: Visual Novel 15.3%, Psychological Horror 14.3%, Choices Matter 13.2%, Conversation 12.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.9%
- #31 Skin Tailor
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Night Asobu
Windows · Mac · Linux
Skin Tailor is a medieval horror dress up game and visual novel hybrid. Skin your supernatural enemies, create disguises and infiltrate vampire owned blood farms to rescue your comrades.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 20.4%, Interactive Fiction 17%, Visual Novel 14.2%, LGBTQ+ 13.4%, Psychological Horror 9.3%
- #32 Wildwake
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Moonhaze Games
Windows
Stranded after a plane crash in a freezing wilderness, you must manage body temperature, injury, and sanity as every decision shapes your survival.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 14.3%, Visual Novel 14.2%, Choices Matter 14.1%, Interactive Fiction 14.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.3%
- #33 Sonata Theory
76% matchVery Positive93% of 74 reviews2021
Dev: Mayj Studios
Windows
2D/3D story-adventure game
Why similar: Soundtrack 32.9% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.9%, Hand-drawn 14.9%, Interactive Fiction 14.6%, Choices Matter 8.9%
- #34 Onigashima
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: azureXtwilightPub: Night Asobu
Windows · Mac · Linux
ONIGASHIMA is a psychological horror visual novel with romantic tragedy, supernatural loop mechanics, and dual-layered narration. Play as a nameable protagonist and uncover the truth behind the Red Moon and the devouring of your villagers.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 15.4%, Interactive Fiction 14.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.2%, Visual Novel 12%, LGBTQ+ 10.1%
- #35 Ashen Reverie
74% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: Tidalspire
Windows
You’ve ignored the hallucinations for years. But after visiting a shrine in search of answers, a stranger claims she sees them too. Ashen Reverie is a visual novel about the consequences of chasing a myth too far.
Why similar: Supernatural 17.2%, Visual Novel 12.8%, Psychological Horror 12.4%, Choices Matter 11.5%, Interactive Fiction 11.5%
- #36 Whispers of Gold
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Falling Raven
Windows
In pursuit of coin, hired dagger Arthur finds himself embroiled in conspiracy involving the daughter of a noble House. Who is really pulling the strings behind the scenes?
Why similar: Visual Novel 15.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.6%, Hand-drawn 13.9%, Choices Matter 13%, Interactive Fiction 11.6%
- #37 Vacation Terminal
73% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2026
Dev: GelppyPub: GelppyDev
Windows
Vacation Terminal is a short 2D Psychological thriller, horror and survival based visual novel with evading based puzzle elements. Following the story of two strangers.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 17.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.5%, Visual Novel 15.2%, Hand-drawn 11.6%, Psychological Horror 8.1%
- #38 Let's MEAT Adam
75% match5 user reviews60% of 5 reviews2022
Dev: SoulsofteaPub: Soulsoft
Windows · Mac · Linux
Let's MEAT Adam is a Bara, BxB visual novel set in a neon NIGHTMARE of an escape-room-turned-death-game. Muscles, Blood, Escape, Trust, Betray, MEAT.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 18.7%, Thriller 14.1%, Visual Novel 13.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.6%, Psychological Horror 12.5%
- #39 Darkly Glass
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: BioSignosis
Windows · Linux
Trade your soul for digital fame in this psychological visual novel. As fallen tech mogul Doran White, navigate a treacherous social media landscape. Your choices shape his fate in this hand-drawn, neuroscience-inspired reimagining of Oscar Wilde's classic.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 20.6%, Conversation 17.5%, Visual Novel 16.1%, Hand-drawn 12.9%, Choices Matter 12%
- #40 Enelia: Dawn of Madness
72% matchVery Positive95% of 127 reviews2024
Dev: Indra Studio
Windows
Immerse yourself in the enigmatic world of Nauris, where enchanting landscapes hide terrifying secrets: the strange behavior of elders, sinister rituals of priests, and the disappearance of citizens. Madness lurks everywhere – will you master it or become its victim? The choice is yours.
Why similar: Visual Novel 14.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.8%, Interactive Fiction 13.7%, Choices Matter 10.2%, Psychological Horror 10.2%
- #41 Knock On The Occult Door
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: OblivionEdge Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Bind spirits. Weigh their pain. Each client arrives by appointment haunted, broken, or dangerous. In this gothic occult visual novel, you use protective accessories, read signs, and choose bindings that alter fate. Some seek redemption. Others hide darker truths. Your rituals may awaken the dead.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 16.9%, Visual Novel 14%, Supernatural 13%, Psychological Horror 9.5%, Thriller 8.6%
- #42 Witch Hunter: Our Secret
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: artbakeries
Windows
Play as Erwin, a witch hunter navigating a fantasy world of magic and suspicion. Your decisions in this visual novel affect friendships, trust, and multiple story outcomes. Choose wisely—the fate of your journey rests with you.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 23.1%, Interactive Fiction 19.2%, Visual Novel 16%, Choices Matter 10.6%, Hand-drawn 9.8%
- #43 Girl Werewolf Hamlet Saves Christmas
71% matchNo user reviews2025
Dev: Stegaloaurus Game Development
Windows · Linux
Guide Hamlet (now a Girl *and* a Werewolf) as she deals with a murder mystery, a usurped throne, and a cursed sledding competition. Her emotions are your stats, so.... emote wisely. Or impulsively. Or with shame. It’s her kingdom. Everyone else is just tolerated in it.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 16.8%, Visual Novel 16.6%, LGBTQ+ 13.9%, Choices Matter 13.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.5%
- #44 Truer than You
70% match9 user reviews100% of 9 reviews2025
Dev: Transcenders Media AB
Windows · Mac · Linux
Overcome your past and become someone new in Truer than You. A choice-driven narrative adventure about love, loss and being lost in life. You're hired as a gig-working actor to play roles in real-life situations. Have conversations, get a good rating and follow the rules. All good?
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 17.7%, Conversation 13.8%, Choices Matter 13%, Visual Novel 12.8%, Hand-drawn 11.4%
- #45 Reigns: The Witcher
69% matchMostly Positive79% of 140 reviews2026
Dev: NerialPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac
Median: 48 minMean: 2.3 hrs≥1hr: 45%
Adventure as Geralt through the ballads of Dandelion. Swipe right, swipe left, seek glory, find death! Will you hunt monsters, upset the locals, or run a hot bath? Compose an inspiring epic to claim immortality.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.6%, Visual Novel 14%, Choices Matter 13.6%, Hand-drawn 7.9%
- #46 Pet
71% matchPositive95% of 21 reviews2023
Dev: beepsoft industries
Windows
A horror visual novel about trying to get home to feed your cat.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 17.4%, Psychological Horror 15.4%, Visual Novel 13.5%, Choices Matter 13.3%, Multiple Endings 8.4%
- #47 A Week Before Autumn
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Paper
Windows
Pine Hill is a quiet Midwestern college town. Quiet enough that nobody seemed to hear Ginny Nicholson die. Alone with the thoughts in your head, now you just want to know one thing: why?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 16.2%, Visual Novel 13.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.5%, Conversation 12.4%, LGBTQ+ 11.8%
- #48 Change the World
72% matchMostly Positive77% of 13 reviews2020
Dev: Tea Leaf Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Human belief has the power to change reality. For millennia, alien races have been visiting Earth, gaining supernatural abilities and fantastic wealth by exploiting this remarkable power. But humans are advancing, and many aliens now find themselves leaving Earth with nothing but debts and regrets.
Why similar: Visual Novel 20.3%, Interactive Fiction 15.5%, Hand-drawn 12.8%, Multiple Endings 11.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.9%
- #49 CHILDREN OF HELL
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Stanwixbuster
Windows
Team Z.A.C.K. are immortal, and the government tells them to kill demons. A visual novel where everything hinges on when, or even if, you make a choice.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 12.2%, Interactive Fiction 12.1%, Supernatural 11.8%, Thriller 11.5%, Visual Novel 11%
- #50 The Wolf of Derevnya
69% matchPositive95% of 38 reviews2023
Dev: Nightwell Games
Windows · Linux
When the villagers of Derevnya begin turning up maimed, suspicion falls on you. Track down the beast to clear your name and save the village—but to unravel the mystery, you will need to confront your own past. A survival-horror choose your own adventure set in Kievan Rus'.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 15.2%, Interactive Fiction 13.9%, Visual Novel 11.6%, Choices Matter 11.4%, Psychological Horror 11.1%
- #51 Dissecting Love
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Disco:very StudioPub: TBD
Windows · Mac
An autopsy of a queer relationship.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 19.4%, LGBTQ+ 19.3%, Visual Novel 16.1%, Choices Matter 10.6%, Hand-drawn 8.9%
- #52 Echoes of Pinebridge
68% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Koalu Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
After a transfer student enters his life, college senior Kent begins suffering fainting spells and hearing voices. Navigate friendships, secrets, and a growing supernatural mystery in this choice-driven visual novel.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 17%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17%, Visual Novel 16.9%, Supernatural 14.1%, Choices Matter 11.7%
- #53 Campus Confidential
68% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Ertal Games
Windows
Campus Confidential is an LGBTQ slice-of-life dating sim with a supernatural subplot. Enjoy your campus experience, choose your subjects, study hard (or not), meet potential love interests of different genders... and try to uncover the mysteries shrouding the campus!
Why similar: Supernatural 22.1%, LGBTQ+ 21.2%, Visual Novel 13.2%, Hand-drawn 11%, Choices Matter 8.9%
- #54 Too Small To Matter
67% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2025
Dev: André AntunesPub: GameDev Técnico
Windows
Journey of animals trying to survive a War. An emotional tale where you'll decide the fate of all who embark on this journey.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 17.5%, Interactive Fiction 15.7%, Visual Novel 13.8%, Choices Matter 11.7%, Hand-drawn 10.3%
- #55 Surreality Check
66% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2026
Dev: Absurdity Interactive
Windows
An absurdist, psychological choose your own adventure, Surreality check has the player helping Rowan Roach discover the meaning of his life through therapy sessions with the Universe personified. The Universe being a massive tool doesn't help matters.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 16.8%, Visual Novel 15.1%, Supernatural 15%, Conversation 10.4%, Choices Matter 8.4%
- #56 Travelling Light
67% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Studio IDUNPub: Yotsuba Interactive
Windows · Mac
Travelling Light is a narrative game about four friends, Lars, Leah, Samson, and Ivy, caught in the turbulence of their early thirties. Inspired by real events, this experience lets you step into each perspective as love, friendship, and heartbreak collide.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 19.1%, Interactive Fiction 16.3%, Visual Novel 13.9%, LGBTQ+ 13.8%, Hand-drawn 13.5%
- #57 This Party Is Killer
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: SweetTooth Tiger
Windows
On your one day off, you decide to take your partner Iris and their camera to a planning party for your friend Erik’s future thesis film. But the footage Erik wants to capture is more than you or Iris bargained for. Will you be able to protect your partner from what lies before you?
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 15.1%, Thriller 13.8%, Psychological Horror 13.2%, Visual Novel 13.2%, Hand-drawn 13%
- #58 The Game of Fourtune
67% matchPositive97% of 35 reviews2023
Dev: BlackLock Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
How far will you go to get your deepest wish granted? In The Game of Fourtune, help guide Clyde & Devon through this cruel game of life and death. Only one participant will get their wish granted. Four rounds and four deaths each round, are you ready to see if fortune is on your side?
Why similar: Supernatural 12.3%, Thriller 11.9%, Visual Novel 11.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.4%, Interactive Fiction 11.4%