60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Visual Novel, Singleplayer, Adventure, Dark.
A short 10 minute visual novel about being a fragment in the universe and trying to find a way out of the ****.
Unroaded
Unroaded is a short free visual novel about the living dead man who instead of inaction has chosen the road.
Inversed
A short, interactive visual novel set in the mid-19th Century, in which a poet fights against time as she's writing the most important work of her life. Poetry is the answer, but what is the question?
Unroaded is a short free visual novel about the living dead man who instead of inaction has chosen the road.
Why similar: Philosophical 57.5%, Dark 25.1%, Choices Matter 14.2%, Adventure 3.2%
A short, interactive visual novel set in the mid-19th Century, in which a poet fights against time as she's writing the most important work of her life. Poetry is the answer, but what is the question?
Why similar: Psychological 23.4%, Emotional 20.1%, Surreal 15.7%, Dark 14.2%, Mystery 10.9%
A short point & click narrative adventure inspired by the real life experience of a struggling solo indie game developer. A story about everything and hence nothing at all. Discover what truly matters to you.
Why similar: Philosophical 25.6%, Psychological 22.8%, Surreal 20.1%, Dark 14.6%, Stylized 9.1%
Go about your normal every day life and meet new friends in this short visual novel!
Why similar: Dark 51%, Text-Based 44.6%, Adventure 3.4%, Singleplayer 1.1%
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: Emotional 28.1%, Dark 21.8%, Multiple Endings 13.1%, Stylized 11.1%, Choices Matter 8.7%
A haiku platformer. It's short and vague.
Why similar: Surreal 27.9%, Psychological 26.3%, Emotional 21%, Mystery 11.3%, Atmospheric 7.5%
A short story point-and-click visual novel about the afterlife.
Why similar: Philosophical 25.7%, Dark 18.7%, Emotional 18.6%, Stylized 14.7%, Atmospheric 9.3%
A short visual novel about finding your name and a girl in the fog.
Why similar: Psychological 42.3%, Text-Based 40.4%, Story Rich 17.1%, Singleplayer 0.2%
TOMORROW DON'T COME is a contextual puzzle game about depression and how it feels to be stuck.
Why similar: Psychological 21.2%, Surreal 21.1%, Dark 14.2%, Mystery 10.9%, Text-Based 9.1%
A short atmospheric adventure game about finding meaning in a meaningless world.
Why similar: Philosophical 80.2%, Atmospheric 15.5%, Adventure 3.8%, Singleplayer 0.5%
Journey through a distorted theatre held together by the fragile mind of a grieving puppet master. With only a needle and thread, traverse through this world and evade twisted and terrifying creations. Shatter the delusion and unravel the truth behind it all.
Why similar: Surreal 24.7%, Psychological 20.6%, Emotional 18.1%, Dark 12.6%, Atmospheric 7.1%
There are things that often fail on nothing but themselves. Is there even a way out? Playing Kafka is a narrative adventure full of impenetrable schemes, insidious plot twists and conversations that slip out of hand. Based on Kafka’s life and his work, developed with Kafka experts.
Why similar: Surreal 23.6%, Philosophical 22.1%, Psychological 17%, Emotional 9.9%, Stylized 6.9%
Hitchhiker is a mystery game set along lost highways, where your goal is to solve the puzzle of your own backstory.
Why similar: Philosophical 24.8%, Surreal 13.2%, Psychological 12.5%, Dark 12.3%, Mystery 10.9%
Sci-Fi Mystery Visual Novel. Nine people are trapped in an underground research facility, forced to play a game of life and death. Check your log to find the truth that connects those apparent strangers - if you even want to, that is.
Why similar: Philosophical 31.4%, Psychological 25.8%, Emotional 15.7%, Mystery 13.9%, Dark 7.4%
To get to heaven, you must climb the Nine Circles of Hell. But you might never make it to the depths.
Why similar: Surreal 44.1%, Text-Based 19.5%, Choices Matter 14.9%, Multiple Endings 13.8%, Atmospheric 7.4%
A mad and romantic ADV. Unravel a strange world of science and philosophy with a mecha girl, zombie girl, or beastfolk. Some paths may disturb you... or thrill you.
Why similar: Philosophical 24.9%, Surreal 22.6%, Emotional 19%, Mystery 11.9%, Multiple Endings 6%
Can you collect all the fragments to reach your happy ending? Or will your attempts only end in tragedy? Find out in this psychological otome game as you sort your way through the secrets & lies.
Why similar: Psychological 53.9%, Choices Matter 18%, Mystery 11.9%, Story Rich 10%, Fantasy 5.6%
The world ends in 1 hour. It can't be saved. Wanna chat?
Why similar: Philosophical 23.2%, Emotional 17.6%, Dark 13.7%, Psychological 12.4%, Supernatural 12.1%
This short psychedelic visual novel takes place in a strange world inhabited by harrowing creatures shunned by the light. You’ll meet someone who has made this world their own, and in doing so, learn the reason why you shouldn't be there.
Why similar: Philosophical 24%, Emotional 16.3%, Psychological 15.2%, Surreal 14.9%, Dark 11.4%
A free 5-minute visual novel. A security concern demands your attention.
Why similar: Psychological 57%, Choices Matter 30.8%, Atmospheric 7.9%, Adventure 3.5%, Singleplayer 0.8%
The Space Between is a surreal short narrative experience in three acts about the walls we build for us.
Why similar: Surreal 26.3%, Emotional 16.6%, Psychological 15.6%, Dark 15.4%, Mystery 12.5%
Atmospheric first person adventure game focusing on immersion and exploration. Meet strange characters, discover secrets and try to unfold the mystery of the Fragmentation.
Why similar: Mystery 25.6%, Stylized 20.2%, Atmospheric 16.5%, Choices Matter 16.1%, Multiple Endings 13.9%
Kaigrad - is a non-linear visual novel in the genre of dark fantasy. The action takes place in a world where Light comes only from people, animals and all living things. The darkness is near. You have to find out what happened here, who is to blame for this and try to fix it!
Why similar: Philosophical 39.5%, Dark 17.8%, Choices Matter 11.4%, Mystery 11.3%, Atmospheric 8.3%
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: Surreal 21%, Philosophical 16.7%, Emotional 12.8%, Psychological 10.3%, Dark 9.2%
Your end is my beginning. A short psychological visual novel with exploration and puzzle elements... it already lays shattered.
Why similar: Psychological 48.2%, Dark 23.3%, Atmospheric 16.4%, Story Rich 11.6%, Singleplayer 0.4%
Experience a 10 minute dive into the unknown depths of the multiverse!
Why similar: Surreal 53%, Mystery 16.8%, Stylized 14.6%, Atmospheric 11.5%, Adventure 3.6%
A story-driven psychological experience where memory fades, silence deepens, and something waits in the dark.
Why similar: Surreal 44.5%, Dark 23.3%, Supernatural 17.2%, Stylized 7.2%, Story Rich 5.4%
A dark/sad/weird/funny first person exploration game. You play a man on his last night alive as he obsesses over a mysterious painting. More of a story game in that it emphasizes mood and character over gameplay. Takes ten minutes to play and has "next-gen" features like a shrimp tank.
Why similar: Dark 62.7%, Surreal 26.1%, Atmospheric 7.4%, Adventure 3%, Singleplayer 0.8%
A bite-sized psychological horror game about a wayward soul who seeks transformation through a sinister ritual.
Why similar: Psychological 35.5%, Dark 19.2%, Choices Matter 17.5%, Mystery 16.1%, Story Rich 7.8%
The Missing Parts of Maria Gwozdek is a dark fantasy visual novel about fulfilling your aspirations by sacrificing parts of yourself. Literally.
Why similar: Supernatural 26.1%, Emotional 19.7%, Mystery 13.2%, Multiple Endings 12.2%, Choices Matter 10.1%
Take the role of a painter struggling to finish his masterpiece in this short Gothic horror visual novel about art, pain and love.
Why similar: Supernatural 23.9%, Emotional 23%, Dark 21.6%, Atmospheric 10.6%, Multiple Endings 7.8%
UNFORGOTTEN – a story-driven, non-linear visual novel, where you can immerse in the ethnic ambience of Northern myths and horrors. Can you solve the riddles of the past - without ever losing yourself in the present? Your fate is in your hands!
Why similar: Dark 25.5%, Mystery 20.2%, Choices Matter 16.4%, Atmospheric 14.2%, Multiple Endings 12%
The Flayed Man is a short narrative-driven point and click horror game. Awaking without memories (or skin), you must uncover the sins of the past, pass judgement, and decide your fate in this macabre adventure.
Why similar: Dark 37.2%, Multiple Endings 19.4%, Choices Matter 13.8%, Atmospheric 13.5%, Story Rich 8.8%
"Hello my World! Lily." is a visual novel about a programmer who finds an unusual way to cope with loneliness and routine. But after a while, his imagination and actions go too far, and the line between reality and fantasy begins to melt rapidly.
Why similar: Emotional 24.2%, Dark 22.8%, Stylized 18.4%, Mystery 15.5%, Text-Based 8.4%
A linear visual novel about five short stories, unrelated at first glance. Be prepared for mysticism, gloomy atmosphere and light psychological horror. Not recommended to play if you are experiencing depression or severe psychological state.
Why similar: Supernatural 33.5%, Dark 28%, Mystery 13.4%, Atmospheric 10.8%, Story Rich 7.2%
A short first-person horror game where you wander through an eerie forest using the dials of a microwave.
Why similar: Surreal 36%, Dark 21.7%, Psychological 21.7%, Stylized 11.8%, Atmospheric 7.5%
REALITY is a FREE short First-Person horror game, it uses a graphical style to represent the present mood of the game. It gives the player the ability to choose and get slightly different results. The game has many mysteries you might want to uncover.
Why similar: Adventure 100%
Mystical puzzle quest game in a gloomy minimalism style will tell you a story of a person who's got himself into a camera, and from which there is no way out it seems. Experimental gameplay diluted with a pinch of a philosophy, that's what SORE is.
Why similar: Atmospheric 86.2%, Adventure 10%, Singleplayer 3.9%
A short, twisted tale about a smuggler and a late night encounter in the English Channel. Control the camera and make tough choices, will you escape with your life?
Why similar: Philosophical 42.3%, Choices Matter 13.2%, Text-Based 10.4%, Multiple Endings 9.7%, Stylized 9.4%
A short narrative and exploration game about Zach, June, and a strange phenomenon. You're Zach and, stuck in your home, you will do everything to keep hearing June's voice messages. What is happening out there?
Break the puzzling spell of your eccentric host! Dinner with an Owl: A short surreal point and click adventure.
Why similar: Surreal 59.6%, Mystery 23.7%, Atmospheric 14.6%, Adventure 2.1%
Interacting with the unidentified life form “Kuon”, we move forward with the pain. A surreal, mysterious fancy adventure.
Why similar: Surreal 70%, Atmospheric 26.3%, Adventure 2.8%, Singleplayer 0.9%
A psychological interactive novel about a floppy disk with a mysterious program. Help Elliot cope with his mental issues and uncover the secret of the floppy disk.
Why similar: Philosophical 29.9%, Psychological 21.4%, Emotional 11.4%, Text-Based 8.9%, Choices Matter 8%
Derealized is a choice based game inspired by games such as The Stanley Parable and Undertale. This experience offers 10 different endings for you to explore! How many will you find?
Why similar: Psychological 21.1%, Surreal 19.2%, Dark 16.7%, Text-Based 13.3%, Mystery 10.8%
URLate is a short and free point & click adventure that immerses you in a hand-drawn world filled with puzzles and mysteries to solve.
Why similar: Dark 45.6%, Atmospheric 22.2%, Story Rich 21%, Adventure 9.7%, Singleplayer 1.5%
Your Future Self is a 1-2 hour long story-driven experimental text adventure with unique conversational mechanics, time loop based gameplay, and an emotionally gripping time travel mystery set against the backdrop of a darkly realistic vision of our world ravaged by climate change.
Why similar: Text-Based 32.6%, Mystery 29.9%, Atmospheric 16.5%, Story Rich 12.6%, Adventure 7.6%
A short story about what sort of challenges everyday little things can be. Help the girl buy milk, be the first not to disappoint her.
Why similar: Psychological 32.8%, Philosophical 27.5%, Emotional 14.2%, Text-Based 12.3%, Surreal 5.3%
An algorithm decided to show you this. What now?
Why similar: Philosophical 54.8%, Mystery 17.5%, Dark 16%, Atmospheric 9.9%, Adventure 1.4%
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: Surreal 25.4%, Emotional 16.5%, Dark 15.7%, Psychological 15%, Choices Matter 9.1%
A Short Handcrafted Pixel Art Platformer that follows Sheepy, an abandoned plushy brought to life. Sheepy: A Short Adventure is the first short game from MrSuicideSheep.
Why similar: Surreal 40.5%, Mystery 28.3%, Atmospheric 17.7%, Multiple Endings 9.2%, Adventure 3.4%
A surrealist text-based RPG. You will explore an island, solve puzzles, and fight enemies, all in your attempt to get the Dark Egg.
Why similar: Surreal 38%, Text-Based 16.8%, Mystery 14.8%, Choices Matter 13.8%, Atmospheric 8.3%
Enter a world that’s utterly surreal and eerily familiar. Escape the mundanity of your existence in an experience that will stay with you. Mosaic is a narrative-driven modern adventure game with a story that lasts about 2-3 hours.
Why similar: Dark 49.2%, Atmospheric 33.1%, Adventure 17.7%
Traum is a short, story-driven adventure about a man with a dream. Can even the best of plans be shattered by unexpected news?
Explore a quiet house. Destroy any furniture that seems... off. This is just a bit of decluttering. Probably.
Why similar: Surreal 40.1%, Psychological 36.4%, Emotional 13%, Stylized 5.6%, Story Rich 3.4%
Use "game" as a medium to showcase the world of "you/girl". Explore the truth of "you/girl/world" through the form of a "visual novel".
Why similar: Psychological 32.3%, Surreal 26.7%, Multiple Endings 16.5%, Stylized 8.5%, Story Rich 8%
Without a Dawn is a dark, psychological, and philosophical visual horror novel featuring hauntingly beautiful pseudo-ASCII art.
Why similar: Philosophical 33.6%, Emotional 15.6%, Psychological 13%, Dark 10.5%, Mystery 9.1%
"海子 UMIKO" is a psychological horror visual novel. Engage in conversations with Umiko, complete various mini-games, solve puzzles, and gradually piece together the dark truths she tries to hide about herself and her dimension from fragmented narratives. Preserve your fragile friendship for a week!
Why similar: Surreal 55.5%, Choices Matter 17.7%, Multiple Endings 17.3%, Story Rich 9.4%
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: Psychological 39.8%, Emotional 18.8%, Dark 13.9%, Text-Based 13%, Multiple Endings 7.7%
A short interactive story about love, depression and the corporation.
Why similar: Dark 78.3%, Story Rich 13.1%, Adventure 7.6%, Singleplayer 1%
A short story about a parasitic sunflower and her loyal son. Eat everything you can. Enjoy the sunshine. Do whatever it takes to make her happy. This is a prequel to Siren's Call: Escape Velocity.
Why similar: Philosophical 26.5%, Psychological 19.2%, Surreal 15.2%, Emotional 14%, Dark 9.2%
