- #1 Pet
97% 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 16.9%, Visual Novel 12.5%, Choices Matter 11.8%, Text-Based 10.3%, Female Protagonist 10.3%
- #2 1453: Fall of Constantinople
96% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: 3Cats Studio
Windows · Mac
Constantinople, 1453. Four witnesses — a janissary, a baker's daughter, an engineer, a noble — live the same 53 days of the siege. Choices cross between their stories, and the city remembers. An illustrated, choice-driven historical novel where every ending is someone's truth.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 16.9%, Visual Novel 13.5%, Text-Based 13.5%, Historical 13.2%, Female Protagonist 11.9%
- #3 Windrush Tales
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 3-Fold Games
Windows
Experience the triumphs and tribulations of two Caribbean immigrants in post-war Britain, in the world’s first Windrush video game, from the creators of the BAFTA nominated Before I Forget. How will you shape your story in this branching narrative interactive photo album?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21.6%, Hand-drawn 17.8%, Historical 11.6%, Choices Matter 11.5%, Multiple Endings 9.3%
- #4 Chronicles of Humanity
95% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Yun Games
Windows
Chronicles of Humanity is an expanding anthology of historical visual novels. Enter different eras, weigh conflicting testimony under political and personal pressure, and shape who is protected, what is recorded, and how each life is remembered. Complete stories are released as separate DLC.
Why similar: Historical 18.9%, Visual Novel 15.9%, Interactive Fiction 13.9%, Text-Based 13.2%, Choices Matter 12.1%
- #5 Forgotten Fables: Wolves on the Westwind
94% matchVery Positive89% of 82 reviews2022
Dev: Owned by GravityPub: Ulisses Digital
Windows
Forge your own path and embark on a perilous journey on board a ship of Thorwal raiders in this epic tale set in the award-winning world of The Dark Eye RPG.
Why similar: Historical 12.7%, Interactive Fiction 12.4%, Visual Novel 10.3%, Hand-drawn 9.7%, Choices Matter 9.5%
- #6 Et le grain mourut
94% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Fülli
Windows · Mac · Linux
A visual novel set in 1920s Paris. As summer draws near, young students are revising their end-of-year exams. Olivier is one of them.
Why similar: Historical 16.3%, Interactive Fiction 15.9%, Visual Novel 12.8%, Text-Based 10.5%, Multiple Endings 9.2%
- #7 Parallels: Year One
93% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2024
Dev: Resquita Productions
Windows
Parallels: Year One is a visual novel that will take you on a journey through one relationship in five parallel worlds. Join Ron and Jessica on a journey to see each other from a new perspective.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 23.2%, Visual Novel 17.4%, Female Protagonist 15.6%, Text-Based 10.5%, Choices Matter 10.2%
- #8 请在正确答案处咬下
92% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: 别的工作室 Autre Studio
Windows · Mac
When obedient top student Fang Zhu discovers her childhood friend Jiang Xiangyi is secretly a werewolf, she risks her own academic standing to protect him from their suffocating school environment, toxic classmates, and an unfeeling teacher.
Why similar: Visual Novel 18.1%, Hand-drawn 17.7%, Female Protagonist 14.2%, Choices Matter 11.6%, Multiple Endings 9%
- #9 The Zoo
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: R ButtonPub: Hierarch Games
Windows · Mac
You've had the same dream all week: a school field trip to a zoo you can't leave, where the lions always find you in the end. Wander the zoo exhibits, make your choices, and search for the way out. A short, hand-painted interactive story about a recurring dream, and finally resolving it.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 18%, Visual Novel 16.9%, Choices Matter 12.2%, Multiple Endings 11.1%, Hand-drawn 9.4%
- #10 After the Wane
91% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Nova-box
Windows · Mac · Linux
Retracing the footsteps of a mother she never knew, Lena's trying to make it as a dancer in the city. Caught in a quarrel between dance companies, dealing with love and heartbreak and the challenges of young adulthood, she must also cope with the voice in her head commenting on everything she does.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 14.3%, Visual Novel 12.6%, Hand-drawn 12.1%, Female Protagonist 11.1%, Choices Matter 10.9%
- #11 JAS: Job App Sux!
90% matchNo user reviews
Dev: YoNo Games LLC
Windows · Mac
JAS: Job App Sux! Is a coming-of-RAGE story about Rose, an aspiring art professional fighting to pave her path in the industry.
Why similar: Visual Novel 18.4%, Hand-drawn 18%, Female Protagonist 14.5%, Interactive Fiction 11.4%, Multiple Endings 11.3%
- #12 What Acts up
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Rebirth Studio
Windows
What Acts up is a psychological realism narrative adventure about social anxiety. Make choices, act under time pressure, and interact with shifting windows as Lin Mo’s fear and self-doubt invade the desktop. Some choices cannot be made, and some words simply refuse to come out.
Why similar: Visual Novel 14.5%, Psychological 12.9%, Interactive Fiction 12.2%, Choices Matter 10.3%, Text-Based 10.2%
- #13 The Elevator: Beyond the Doors
88% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Verse and Vision
Windows
A narrative-driven psychological visual novel where every floor of an elevator reveals a key moment from your past. Face your regrets, uncover forgotten memories, and make choices that shape your future. Will you find closure, or remain trapped in your own mind?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21%, Text-Based 19.7%, Visual Novel 19.3%, Choices Matter 14.6%, Multiple Endings 13.6%
- #14 Not It: Spookiest Edition
89% matchMostly Positive77% of 31 reviews2021
Dev: Snowhaven Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Not It: Spookiest Edition is a horror-filled visual novel full of suspense and mystery where you navigate Katie through a living nightmare. Her move-in day on Halloween throws her into a centuries-old curse. Can she make it through the night? Will her new neighbors perish? Decide their fate.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 14.9%, Text-Based 13.8%, Visual Novel 13.6%, Female Protagonist 11.8%, Choices Matter 10.1%
- #15 Meat Girl
86% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2026
Dev: ophanimkei
Windows
𓍊𓋼𓍊𓋼𓍊 Meat Girl is a lesbian visual novel about a girl searching for her mentally ill roommate in cold mountains filled with meat 𓍊𓋼𓍊𓋼𓍊
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 20%, Visual Novel 14.6%, Psychological 13.2%, Female Protagonist 9.9%, Text-Based 9.6%
- #16 The Mermaid of Zennor
87% matchVery Positive99% of 77 reviews2021
Dev: ebi-hime
Windows · Mac · Linux
A short, dark visual novel set in the UK about a young autistic girl's destructive obsession with her older brother.
Why similar: Visual Novel 16.9%, Female Protagonist 14.5%, Text-Based 12.7%, Interactive Fiction 11%, Emotional 10.7%
- #17 CORROSIVA
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: theo minute
Windows
A doctor in search of a cure to a corrosive disease finds her forgotten childhood friend among the remains of a former city. Love and obsession meet underneath acid rain in this yuri visual novel.
Why similar: Visual Novel 20.6%, Hand-drawn 18.6%, Female Protagonist 17.1%, Choices Matter 13.9%, Interactive Fiction 13.1%
- #18 Sinemorsk: oil inclusive
84% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2026
Dev: 7x7 Games
Windows · Mac
A visual novel about an environmental disaster. Coordinate volunteers, make difficult decisions, and try to survive as you try to save a coastal town dying from an oil spill.
Why similar: Visual Novel 20.2%, Female Protagonist 15.9%, Text-Based 13.3%, Multiple Endings 13.2%, Choices Matter 12.4%
- #19 Monsters of Little Haven
85% matchVery Positive88% of 446 reviews2019
Dev: Nikita Igorevich Studio
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 66%
At the heart of the action are a twelve-year-old Kenneth and his younger sister Esme, children of the Murphy family, who hit the trail of a mysterious monster following series of entangled events.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 14.9%, Text-Based 14.4%, Visual Novel 13%, Hand-drawn 10.6%, Choices Matter 10.4%
- #20 To Be With You
84% matchPositive93% of 30 reviews2021
Dev: Illus Seed Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
A semi-autobiographical horror visual novel about unhealthy relationships. Can you help Alsie save her relationship from ruin?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 14.2%, Visual Novel 12.3%, Psychological 10.5%, Female Protagonist 10%, Emotional 9.9%
- #21 Ukraine War Stories
83% matchVery Positive87% of 1,083 reviews2022
Dev: Starni Games
Windows
Ukraine War Stories is a set of visual novels about the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. Set in the early months of the war, it tells the stories of civilians trapped on Russian-occupied territory. All stories are based on real events and eyewitness accounts.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 15.6%, Historical 14.7%, Text-Based 13%, Visual Novel 12.7%, Choices Matter 9.5%
- #22 The Quiet After
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Grigsby's World Productions, LLC
Windows · Linux
Step into Greyholt as Ava, a would-be adventurer taking a chance to register with her father's guild. Will this bring the independence she craves, or something more dangerous? A psychological, choice-driven visual novel where every decision shapes the road ahead and the journey beneath her own skin.
Why similar: Visual Novel 15.8%, Psychological 13.4%, Text-Based 12.7%, Choices Matter 11.9%, Emotional 10.5%
- #23 FRACTURED RED
82% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: STORY GAMES
Windows
A science fiction visual novel. Deep beneath the surface of Mars lies a secret that will change everything. Six researchers. One rift. No one will return the same.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 16.9%, Text-Based 15.2%, Visual Novel 14.8%, Hand-drawn 11.2%, Choices Matter 10.2%
- #24 Alex's Hope & Alex's Solitude
81% matchVery Positive92% of 72 reviews2024
Dev: Violet Horizons Productions
Windows · Mac · Linux
A boy regains his hope and a girl finds herself in solitude. A kinetic novel that will take you through their darkest days and immerse you in their deepest emotions.
Why similar: Hand-drawn 15.3%, Visual Novel 15%, Psychological 12.4%, Emotional 10.7%, Text-Based 7.3%
- #25 Tar and Feather
81% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2025
Dev: Noah TilsenPub: Aeonic Menace
Windows · Mac · Linux
A short story visual novel-like game with a gently interactive narrative and some puzzling mysteries to unlock. Discover how your father got tarred and feathered. Get lost in the memory with ever-corrupting visuals and an immersive soundscape as you make your way to the emu farm.
Why similar: Visual Novel 16.7%, Emotional 12.1%, Interactive Fiction 11.7%, Text-Based 10.3%, Story Rich 8.5%
- #26 waga-mom
80% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: atominoko
Windows · Mac
――My curfew is 8 PM. Having a helicopter mom is annoying, but it's not a big deal.
Why similar: Visual Novel 20.8%, Multiple Endings 15.9%, Female Protagonist 14%, Text-Based 13.4%, Choices Matter 11%
- #27 The Countess from Moscow
79% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: RODRIK LTD
Windows
Modern-day Muscovite Anna awakens in the body of Countess Elizaveta Orlova. Explore the Northern Crown Academy, uncover the secrets of its mirrors, choose your allies, and decide Anna's fate in a visual novel about magic, trust, and two worlds.
Why similar: Visual Novel 18.6%, Choices Matter 14.7%, Female Protagonist 13.8%, Multiple Endings 13.5%, Interactive Fiction 12.9%
- #28 30 Days Another
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: The Bricks Games
Windows
「30 Days」 will change someone's life, maybe your life.
Why similar: Text-Based 14.6%, Multiple Endings 12.7%, Choices Matter 12.2%, Psychological 11.4%, Hand-drawn 11.2%
- #29 Peter's Journey
78% matchMixed53% of 43 reviews2024
Dev: Dreamer StudioPub: Start Game
Windows
Embark on a journey of this text anime quest with RPG elements! Walk through beautiful locations, overcome challenges and make Peter’s dreams come true. Every step you take matters. And don’t forget to take the diary - you’ll need it!
Why similar: Historical 16.4%, Interactive Fiction 13.5%, Text-Based 13.3%, Hand-drawn 12.6%, Visual Novel 12.4%
- #30 Crisálida
77% matchPositive100% of 22 reviews2026
Dev: Flameseed Productions
Windows
A short emotional journey through memory, grief, and healing. Help Íris piece together her fragmented memories and uncover hidden truths. A portion of the sales is donated to AbleGamers Brazil. 🧡🖤
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 15.9%, Emotional 12.9%, Text-Based 12.9%, Psychological 12.5%, Historical 12.2%
- #31 My Murder
78% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Second Heart Studio
Windows · Mac
A girl was murdered, and she is the only one still hunting for her killer. The day before her birthday, Han Xiaoxiao woke as a spirit with no memory, three days dead. Possess the living, gather clues, and uncover how you died. But some truths are harder to bear than death itself.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 20%, Visual Novel 19.9%, Female Protagonist 16.9%, Psychological 11.2%, Emotional 8.9%
- #32 穿越日记
77% match6 user reviews83% of 6 reviews2025
Dev: 娃哈哈哈 WaHa Works
Windows · Mac
《穿越日记》是一款沉浸式互动剧情游戏,玩家将扮演一名穿越入盛世皇城的现代女性,亲历宫廷风云与权谋博弈。通过选择不同剧情分支,推动故事走向多个结局,体验细腻的人物情感与复杂的人心博弈。支持单人离线游玩,适用于 Windows 和 macOS 平台,适合喜爱剧情向、宫廷题材及互动叙事体验的玩家。
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 15.6%, Visual Novel 13.6%, Female Protagonist 12%, Historical 10.8%, Multiple Endings 10.8%
- #33 Forest of Death Masks
76% match7 user reviews100% of 7 reviews2025
Dev: Remnants of mosaic
Windows
Christian Tyler is ready to investigate a new case! Uncover the mystery of the tourist town of Alkelano in our new visual novel.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 19.5%, Visual Novel 17.7%, Hand-drawn 13.3%, Psychological 8.7%, Emotional 7%
- #34 与衾 With Quilt
75% matchMixed56% of 15 reviews2025
Dev: CrabellePub: Redifine Studio
Windows
Can you fall in love with quilts?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 22%, Female Protagonist 16.4%, Hand-drawn 12.8%, Emotional 12.6%, Text-Based 12.4%
- #35 Lost Connections
75% matchVery Positive96% of 79 reviews2023
Dev: Amber Pearl
Windows
If she leaves now you will never see her again. Would you have enough courage to take a step, or would you stay quiet and regret it? Experience this story about love and loss.
Why similar: Visual Novel 16.7%, Multiple Endings 13.2%, Emotional 12.6%, Choices Matter 12.4%, Interactive Fiction 10.5%
- #36 Where Control Ends
74% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Softveil StudioPub: Softveil
Windows · Mac · Linux
Where Control Ends is a psychological visual novel about Astra, a young girl trying to hold herself together after a night she cannot fully remember.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 17.1%, Visual Novel 16.4%, Text-Based 13.9%, Choices Matter 10.4%, Multiple Endings 9.4%
- #37 Open Spaces SE
76% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2023
Dev: Queenship Game StudioPub: Queenship Game Studio, LLC
Windows · Mac · Linux
Skylar is an student with anxiety. Walter is a farmer with social anxiety and PTSD. Jessica is a programmer with anxiety and agoraphobia. Li Wei is an technologist with intense anxiety. Navigate their stories, learn how they move through the world, and about methods of treatment and recovery.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 14%, Psychological 12.5%, Visual Novel 12.3%, Choices Matter 11.4%, Female Protagonist 8.8%
- #38 Ninon the Upside-Down Mermaid
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Atelier in WonderlandPub: Transparent Games
Windows
A fairy-tale otome visual novel about a reverse mermaid princess searching for love, acceptance, and a place where she belongs. Inspired by The Little Mermaid and set in a Victorian-inspired world.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 22.5%, Visual Novel 17.9%, Emotional 8.8%, Female Protagonist 8.6%, Choices Matter 8.5%
- #39 The Dreamwalkers
73% matchPositive90% of 30 reviews2024
Dev: Nightbloomer Studio
Windows
Take control of Morgan's destiny as his world is turned upside down. Explore the world of Dreams, where mythological creatures and Nightmares are real. A story-heavy adventure game with multiple endings, romance options and a symphonic music! Inspired by Neil Gaiman and Inception.
Why similar: Visual Novel 15.2%, Hand-drawn 14.1%, Choices Matter 12%, Multiple Endings 12%, Text-Based 11.9%
- #40 呪霊が見せる夢 / Dreamscapes
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: アイエダゲームズ(Aieda Games)
Windows
Investigate six haunted properties and listen to the voices of spirits trapped in nightmares. Collect fragmented clues and discover the correct combination of names, locations, and vessels. A multi-ending horror adventure where the outcome changes depending on your choices during the ritual.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 19.9%, Visual Novel 19.3%, Text-Based 14.8%, Multiple Endings 12.6%, Choices Matter 11.9%
- #41 Willows: A Dream of Shadows
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Graveyard Shift Productions
Windows
A tale of two siblings struggling to survive their present and heal from their past. Just how long can they ignore that which haunts them? "Willows: A Dream of Shadows" is a psychological gothic horror visual novel puzzle game, featuring hand drawn assets, and a episodic branching story-line.
Why similar: Visual Novel 15.3%, Hand-drawn 13.3%, Interactive Fiction 12.7%, Choices Matter 12.5%, Multiple Endings 11.5%
- #42 LifeSimOS
71% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2026
Dev: Clayton Davis
Windows
A story-rich coming-of-age experience told through a 2004 desktop, where friendships, music, and late-night conversations shape who you become. Explore chats, drama, mini-games, and the early internet in a branching story about growing up, making mistakes, and finding your place.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 19.7%, Visual Novel 18.7%, Text-Based 13.9%, Choices Matter 13.2%, Multiple Endings 9.9%
- #43 Still Heroes
73% matchVery Positive91% of 122 reviews2022
Dev: exaheva
Windows · Mac · Linux
A digital comic about the story of Emeline. She tries to live her dream of being a superheroine after her friends decided to change their career paths. A gentle and moving story, drawn by hand.
Why similar: Visual Novel 14.7%, Hand-drawn 14.4%, Interactive Fiction 14.4%, Female Protagonist 11.2%, Psychological 10.3%
- #44 Feral Absence
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Michael Rfdshir
Windows
An existential drama in handmade clay animation. Game writer Eric is replaced by AI. He loses everything, and it's the best thing that's ever happened to him.
Why similar: Psychological 13.6%, Visual Novel 13.2%, Choices Matter 12.1%, Hand-drawn 11.8%, Interactive Fiction 11.1%
- #45 Jessica's Choices - Forced [Episode 1]
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: DoAdventures
Windows · Mac · Linux
Your story continues right where Origins left off. Whether Jessica finds herself wandering the streets alone, caught in George’s web of deceit, or trapped in the unsettling confines of Margaret Thatuals under Professor Trounch’s watchful gaze and the orderlies, every choice matters.
Why similar: Visual Novel 19.9%, Female Protagonist 17%, Multiple Endings 13.9%, Interactive Fiction 12.8%, Choices Matter 10.3%
- #46 Wednesdays
69% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,082 reviews2025
Dev: Pierre CorbinaisPub: ARTE France
Windows · Mac
Median: 54 minMean: 21.9 hrs≥1hr: 49%
"The hardest part is not to speak up. It’s being heard." Part video game, part graphic novel, Wednesdays seeks to raise awareness about child sexual abuse through a surprisingly hope-filled story.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 17.3%, Hand-drawn 15.8%, Visual Novel 15.1%, Psychological 13.6%, Text-Based 13.6%
- #47 The Tenth Minute
70% matchNo user reviews0% of 1 reviews2026
Dev: XU S.A Studio
Windows
The Tenth Minute is a short narrative game told through chat and novel-style reading. Revisit a school-day memory shaped by unspoken feelings, misaligned memories, and belated understanding between three people. A youthful story with light psychological mystery, complete in around 2 hours.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 22.2%, Text-Based 16.9%, Visual Novel 16.8%, Psychological 11.1%, Story Rich 8.9%
- #48 Dreaming After You
70% matchPositive91% of 32 reviews2024
Dev: MangoPower
Windows
Play as a Duskweaver in this short "choices matter" story about self-sacrifice.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 18.5%, Choices Matter 17%, Text-Based 16.9%, Multiple Endings 14.6%, Emotional 9.5%
- #49 Tomorrow Will Be Dying
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Team Robo
Windows · Mac
Tomorrow Will Be Dying is an atmospheric, story-driven slice-of-life visual novel with light sim elements about finding yourself through your connections with others.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 24.5%, Visual Novel 19.9%, Hand-drawn 14.9%, Female Protagonist 10.1%, Text-Based 8.9%
- #50 Along the Edge
72% matchVery Positive82% of 1,090 reviews2016
Dev: Nova-box
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 50%
Following the loss of a baby, a breakup, and a surprise heritage, Daphné decides to leave everything behind to start a new life in the French countryside. There, she discovers she's the last descendant of a line of witches. Will she embrace the family tradition?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 14.9%, Visual Novel 13.8%, Hand-drawn 12.7%, Female Protagonist 12.5%, Choices Matter 11.9%
- #51 Naomi’s End
69% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: emagnetic
Windows
Naomi wakes decades older in a house she does not recognize, and discovers that escape may cost the future.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 17.7%, Visual Novel 16%, Text-Based 12.3%, Psychological 12.1%, Female Protagonist 10.7%
- #52 Your Very Last Words
68% matchPositive94% of 32 reviews2025
Dev: Interactive Dreams
Windows · Mac
Live through the last ten minutes of Juan Fuentes, who has been given the chance to choose his very last words. Captured by Victoriano Huerta's army after the Ten Tragic Days during the Mexican Revolution, Juan will confront his life, death, family, relationships and existence.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 19%, Historical 18.3%, Text-Based 16.7%, Psychological 11.7%, Hand-drawn 10.4%
- #53 Quiet Classroom
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: MothLight Games
Windows
Interactive anime adventure in visual novel format!
Why similar: Visual Novel 16.8%, Hand-drawn 16.3%, Text-Based 12.7%, Emotional 10.2%, Psychological 10%
- #54 My Summer Adventure: Memories of Another Life — Day 1
69% matchVery Positive92% of 52 reviews2023
Dev: AlkinoyPub: 101XP
Windows · Mac · Linux
A strange incident turns the life of an ordinary young man upside down when, having fallen asleep on a regular train commute, he wakes up in another country... in a body of a Japanese student! An unforgettable summer adventure awaits, promising many fateful meetings and momentous occasions.
Why similar: Text-Based 16.1%, Visual Novel 15.6%, Interactive Fiction 14.4%, Emotional 10.9%, Choices Matter 10.3%
- #55 Livber: Smoke and Mirrors
66% matchVery Positive90% of 52 reviews2025
Dev: InEv Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
A short psychological horror interactive story. Five years after vanishing without a trace, the woman you once called your lover writes from beyond the silence: "I will give birth to our creation.” In three acts, descend into a fractured mindscape where obsession, memory, and myth intertwine.
Why similar: Visual Novel 14.8%, Interactive Fiction 12.9%, Text-Based 12.4%, Psychological 10.9%, Multiple Endings 10.3%
- #56 Misha
66% match3 user reviews67% of 3 reviews2026
Dev: Parallel PlayPub: theCoolNoob
Windows
It’s almost Christmas. Spend a quiet evening with Misha, where small choices can lead to unexpected consequences.
Why similar: Visual Novel 20%, Female Protagonist 17.4%, Choices Matter 15.1%, Multiple Endings 14%, Psychological 12.1%
- #57 Mr. Mueller's Grand Experiment
68% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2024
Dev: Scott Tipton
Windows · Mac · Linux
In an engrossing interactive novel, live as the assistant to a remarkable historical figure: George Mueller, a man who witnessed orphans dying young in the streets of 1830's England and decided he would care for them, no matter the cost.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 19.4%, Historical 18.3%, Visual Novel 15.5%, Text-Based 13%, Choices Matter 9.4%
- #58 Tayke Me With You
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Foccelized Studios
Windows · Linux
Tayke Me With You is a visual novel about high school seniors and their struggles with each other and the world around them. You play as Gene, a sheltered, socially naive human from the city as he acclimates to living in a rural town filled with dinosaurs, finding friends (and love) along the way.
Why similar: Visual Novel 20.4%, Choices Matter 16.2%, Multiple Endings 14.8%, Text-Based 14.4%, Emotional 9.4%
- #59 Penrose
67% matchPositive83% of 36 reviews2023
Dev: doublespeak games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Penrose is a non-linear interactive novella unlike anything you've played before. Scroll forwards and backwards through an ever-changing story. Manipulate the environment, explore every possibility, and unravel the mystery at the heart of everything.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 19.5%, Text-Based 18.7%, Visual Novel 12.7%, Emotional 9.8%, Psychological 9.5%
- #60 Crime and Punishment
66% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Marat Zimnurov
Windows · Mac · Linux
Dostoevsky’s complete, unabridged Russian text staged as a visual novel, with illustrated scenes and optional choices that preserve the original.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 20%, Historical 16.7%, Text-Based 15.4%, Visual Novel 15.2%, Linear 7.2%