- #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 12.3%, Choices Matter 12%, Text-Based 10.5%, Female Protagonist 10.1%
- #2 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 17.7%, Choices Matter 11.7%, Historical 11.5%, Multiple Endings 9.4%
- #3 Forgotten Fables: Wolves on the Westwind
96% 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 10.1%, Choices Matter 9.7%, Hand-drawn 9.6%
- #4 Saraab: Beyond The Veil
95% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Rooted Elevation
Windows · Mac · Linux
A psychological horror visual novel about healing, where saving your brother means facing your own demons. Elham’s search forces her to confront haunting visions, buried family secrets, and dark entities. Will you help her embrace the light, or let her fall into the darkness?
Why similar: Visual Novel 14.9%, Choices Matter 12.4%, Hand-drawn 11.4%, Emotional 11.2%, Female Protagonist 10.1%
- #5 Parallels: Year One
94% 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 23.3%, Visual Novel 17.2%, Female Protagonist 15.4%, Text-Based 10.6%, Choices Matter 10.4%
- #6 请在正确答案处咬下
94% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: 别的工作室 Autre Studio
Windows · Mac
A visual novel set in a Chinese high school. Mostly realistic, with a werewolf twist. Your choices determine the heroine's fate—caught between envy and longing, will she claim her place in the system, or burn it all down for a dream no one values?
Why similar: Visual Novel 17.8%, Hand-drawn 17.6%, Female Protagonist 14%, Choices Matter 11.8%, Multiple Endings 9%
- #7 JAS: Job App Sux!
93% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Yoruneko Studio
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 18.2%, Hand-drawn 18%, Female Protagonist 14.3%, Interactive Fiction 11.5%, Multiple Endings 11.4%
- #8 Not It: Spookiest Edition
92% matchPositive80% of 30 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 14%, Visual Novel 13.4%, Female Protagonist 11.6%, Choices Matter 10.3%
- #9 The Elevator: Beyond the Doors
91% 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 20%, Visual Novel 19%, Choices Matter 14.8%, Multiple Endings 13.6%
- #10 Et le grain mourut
91% 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 18.5%, Interactive Fiction 17.5%, Visual Novel 14.1%, Multiple Endings 10.4%, Emotional 9.5%
- #11 The Mermaid of Zennor
90% matchVery Positive99% of 75 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 16.6%, Female Protagonist 14.2%, Text-Based 12.9%, Interactive Fiction 11%, Emotional 10.7%
- #12 Monsters of Little Haven
89% matchVery Positive88% of 437 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 14.5%, Visual Novel 12.8%, Hand-drawn 10.6%, Choices Matter 10.5%
- #13 Ukraine War Stories
88% matchVery Positive87% of 1,080 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 14.6%, Text-Based 13.1%, Visual Novel 12.4%, Choices Matter 9.7%
- #14 To Be With You
89% 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 12.1%, Psychological 10.6%, Emotional 9.9%, Female Protagonist 9.8%
- #15 The Quiet After
87% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Grigsby's World Productions, LLC
Windows
The threat is on the road ahead and deep beneath her skin. A psychological visual novel about memory, trauma, and the cost of every choice.
Why similar: Visual Novel 15.6%, Psychological 13.5%, Text-Based 12.9%, Choices Matter 12.1%, Emotional 10.5%
- #16 Alex's Hope & Alex's Solitude
86% matchVery Positive91% of 65 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 15.2%, Visual Novel 14.7%, Psychological 12.5%, Emotional 10.8%, Text-Based 7.4%
- #17 Tar and Feather
86% 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 16.5%, Emotional 12.1%, Interactive Fiction 11.7%, Text-Based 10.4%, Story Rich 8.4%
- #18 Peter's Journey
85% matchMixed52% of 42 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 16.3%, Interactive Fiction 13.5%, Text-Based 13.5%, Hand-drawn 12.5%, Visual Novel 12.2%
- #19 穿越日记
84% 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 13.4%, Female Protagonist 11.8%, Multiple Endings 10.8%, Historical 10.8%
- #20 Forest of Death Masks
83% match6 user reviews100% of 6 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 19.6%, Visual Novel 17.5%, Hand-drawn 13.2%, Psychological 8.8%, Emotional 7%
- #21 与衾 With Quilt
82% matchMixed56% of 15 reviews2025
Dev: CrabellePub: Redifine Studio
Windows
Can you fall in love with quilts?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 22.1%, Female Protagonist 16.2%, Hand-drawn 12.8%, Emotional 12.7%, Text-Based 12.6%
- #22 Open Spaces SE
84% 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 12.6%, Visual Novel 12.1%, Choices Matter 11.6%, Emotional 8.7%
- #23 After the Wane
82% matchNo user reviews
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 16%, Visual Novel 14.5%, Hand-drawn 12.8%, Choices Matter 12.6%, Female Protagonist 11.9%
- #24 Lost Connections
81% matchVery Positive96% of 77 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 16.4%, Multiple Endings 13.3%, Choices Matter 12.6%, Emotional 12.6%, Interactive Fiction 10.6%
- #25 The Dreamwalkers
81% matchPositive93% of 29 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%, Hand-drawn 14%, Choices Matter 12.2%, Text-Based 12.1%, Multiple Endings 12%
- #26 Dreaming After You
79% matchPositive91% of 32 reviews2024
Dev: MangoPower
Windows
Play as a Duskweaver in this short "choices matter" story about self-sacrifice.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 18.4%, Choices Matter 17.2%, Text-Based 17%, Multiple Endings 14.5%, Emotional 9.5%
- #27 Still Heroes
80% matchVery Positive90% of 103 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 14.5%, Interactive Fiction 14.5%, Hand-drawn 14.4%, Female Protagonist 11%, Psychological 10.4%
- #28 Where Control Ends
79% 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 16.8%, Visual Novel 15.9%, Text-Based 13.9%, Choices Matter 10.4%, Hand-drawn 9.5%
- #29 LifeSimOS
77% 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 18.4%, Text-Based 14%, Choices Matter 13.4%, Multiple Endings 9.9%
- #30 Jessica's Choices - Forced [Episode 1]
78% 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 19.6%, Female Protagonist 16.7%, Multiple Endings 14%, Interactive Fiction 12.9%, Choices Matter 10.5%
- #31 Cheerleaders
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Lounatick Creations
Windows · Mac · Linux
Cheerleaders, sisterhood, sex, and competition. Follow the cheerleading team of an elite university for the rich and privileged as they aim for victory at the national championship, led by their ambitious captain, Elena.
Why similar: Visual Novel 16.3%, Interactive Fiction 15.5%, Female Protagonist 14.9%, Choices Matter 14.2%, Multiple Endings 12.7%
- #32 Wednesdays
76% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 1,921 reviews2025
Dev: Pierre CorbinaisPub: ARTE France
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 23.6 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%, Text-Based 13.7%, Psychological 13.7%
- #33 The Tenth Minute
77% matchNo user 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 22.3%, Text-Based 17.2%, Visual Novel 16.6%, Psychological 11.2%, Story Rich 8.8%
- #34 Tomorrow Will Be Dying
76% 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 24.6%, Visual Novel 19.6%, Hand-drawn 14.9%, Female Protagonist 9.9%, Text-Based 9.1%
- #35 The Queen of Phalli
74% matchPositive91% of 47 reviews2025
Dev: Labor of LovePub: Satyr Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Step into a FUTA world where power is forged through passion. Guide Elifael El'Naar through the dangers of the Baptism, that she may prove herself to Goddess and Matron. Will she win over the affection and respect of her kin, or fall into disgrace and ruin? Your choices shape her fate.
Why similar: Text-Based 16.7%, Hand-drawn 15.5%, Visual Novel 14.7%, Interactive Fiction 13.9%, Female Protagonist 12.8%
- #36 Your Very Last Words
74% matchPositive97% of 30 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 18.2%, Text-Based 16.9%, Psychological 11.7%, Hand-drawn 10.3%
- #37 My Summer Adventure: Memories of Another Life — Day 1
75% 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 16.2%, Visual Novel 15.3%, Interactive Fiction 14.4%, Emotional 10.8%, Choices Matter 10.5%
- #38 Quiet Classroom
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: MothLight Games
Windows
Interactive anime adventure in visual novel format!
Why similar: Visual Novel 16.5%, Hand-drawn 16.3%, Text-Based 12.9%, Emotional 10.2%, Psychological 10.1%
- #39 Livber: Smoke and Mirrors
72% matchPositive98% of 40 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 14.5%, Interactive Fiction 12.9%, Text-Based 12.5%, Psychological 11%, Choices Matter 10.4%
- #40 Mr. Mueller's Grand Experiment
73% 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 18.2%, Visual Novel 15.2%, Text-Based 13.1%, Choices Matter 9.5%
- #41 The Widow's Boutique
73% matchPositive92% of 13 reviews2023
Dev: Tidvis Games
Windows · Mac
Step into a small town society of the 1820s in this historically accurate visual novel, filled with drama, dresses and danger.
Why similar: Historical 20.6%, Visual Novel 16.1%, Female Protagonist 14.2%, Choices Matter 13.4%, Multiple Endings 11.4%
- #42 Penrose
72% matchPositive88% of 32 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 18.9%, Visual Novel 12.5%, Emotional 9.8%, Psychological 9.6%
- #43 Anxiety Puppy
69% matchVery Positive97% of 239 reviews2025
Dev: 小狗工作室Pub: Erabit
Windows
Anxiety Puppy is a 2D interactive narrative game that focuses on anxiety. In the game, anxiety is personified as a little puppy. Players will explore its story and try to coexist with it. Go find its traces and give it a hug.
Why similar: Text-Based 18.1%, Interactive Fiction 16.4%, Visual Novel 14.4%, Psychological 13.1%, Female Protagonist 12.1%
- #44 I Can Never Love Another
71% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Love Every Soul Studio
Windows · Mac
A realistic visual novel based on a true story. As a lawyer trying to save a rock singer from her toxic family, you uncover the suffocating truth of "Codependency." Will you leave, sink into the abyss, or g◼︎ai◻︎n the c#our%ag◼︎e to f◼︎ac◻︎e the p#ai%n? Your choices decide.
Why similar: Visual Novel 18.4%, Female Protagonist 13.7%, Hand-drawn 13.1%, Choices Matter 10.2%, Multiple Endings 8.7%
- #45 The Wanderer: Frankenstein’s Creature
73% matchVery Positive83% of 349 reviews2019
Dev: La Belle GamesPub: ARTE France
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 59%
Experience the Myth of Frankenstein through the innocent eyes of his creature. Make decisions and change people's view that you will meet on your way. Now, the myth is in your hands, so how are you going to end it?
Why similar: Text-Based 15.4%, Interactive Fiction 14.1%, Hand-drawn 13.6%, Choices Matter 11.3%, Visual Novel 11%
- #46 Stiff Neck
68% matchVery Positive84% of 943 reviews2026
Dev: 伤官制作组 Team UranianPub: Tailtone Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
A story about the self—and about others. A toy factory, several cursed dolls, and a horror novel… This quiet seaside town throws Noele's love life into chaos and dredges up the old wounds she has tried for years to forget.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 12.7%, Text-Based 12.2%, Visual Novel 11.8%, Female Protagonist 10.9%, Hand-drawn 10.1%
- #47 The Final Fragment
70% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: mahousparkle
Windows
A GxG coming-of-age visual novel. Nina sucks at choosing. But when a mysterious incident happens at the arts academy, will she muster the courage to choose–or will she let someone else decide on her behalf?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 16.4%, Visual Novel 14.1%, Female Protagonist 12%, Text-Based 10.2%, Emotional 9.7%
- #48 Вторая степень покоя
69% matchPositive100% of 15 reviews2025
Dev: Marina Buttenko
Windows
Read words and make choices as you immerse yourself in the adventures inside the protagonist's head. This dark visual novel tells the story of a lost man among corpses in a northern Russian town. Will you help the hero find a good ending? I don't know what to do with him anymore.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21%, Visual Novel 18.8%, Hand-drawn 18.2%, Psychological 10.9%, Multiple Endings 6.1%
- #49 슬픈 가족사 - 산장으로부터의 탈출
71% match8 user reviews88% of 8 reviews2022
Dev: C's earth
Windows
우리 아빠는 유명한 과학자입니다.
Why similar: Text-Based 19.4%, Visual Novel 15.8%, Female Protagonist 14.1%, Choices Matter 13.4%, Multiple Endings 12%
- #50 The Quiet Days of Dorothy
70% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: A Warm Kitchen
Windows · Mac
During the 2020 lockdown, Dorothy spends her days caring for jars of sourdough starters. By sharing them with others, she builds unexpected connections and discovers small acts of kindness that bring warmth in difficult times.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 14.1%, Visual Novel 13.3%, Female Protagonist 11.3%, Choices Matter 10.2%, Hand-drawn 9.8%
- #51 Zugzwang
70% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Malice Studios LLC
Windows
Chess. Love. Destiny. All the same things, really.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21.6%, Hand-drawn 18.1%, Visual Novel 13.5%, Choices Matter 10.8%, Multiple Endings 8.7%
- #52 Lady in Mystery
71% matchVery Positive94% of 163 reviews2021
Dev: nolsoft
Windows
Welcome to a small detective agency in old Seoul. Lady in Mystery is a Yuri mystery visual novel set in 18th-century Joseon. Choose one of four women to grow closest to Heesoo, the disguised detective. Your choices may lead to love, revenge, or darker paths than you imagined.
Why similar: Historical 16.6%, Visual Novel 14.2%, Text-Based 13.2%, Female Protagonist 12.8%, Multiple Endings 10.1%
- #53 the Death of the Video Star
68% matchPositive100% of 11 reviews2025
Dev: K Van Martin
Windows · Mac
The Death of the Video Star is a visual novel about dealing with the aftermath of killing God, and maybe having to kill Her again.
Why similar: Visual Novel 14.9%, Female Protagonist 12.9%, Text-Based 11.7%, Choices Matter 10.1%, Hand-drawn 10%
- #54 Graveyard Girls
69% matchVery Positive98% of 163 reviews2022
Dev: Delphinium Interactive
Windows
Graveyard Girls is a halloween-themed yuri visual novel about complicated grief and overcoming hardships. Collect Elle’s “scribbles” to learn about her struggles, befriend a mysterious girl, and have a conversation about death.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 16%, Visual Novel 14.6%, Text-Based 11.6%, Psychological 11.5%, Emotional 11.2%
- #55 Mama
68% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Pat-o-Logic Studio
Windows · Mac
An emotional narrative point-and-click about a daughter caring for her mother as dementia reshapes their bond. Explore heartfelt conversations, fragmented memories, and simple story-driven puzzles on a journey of caregiving and learning to let go.
Why similar: Hand-drawn 15.9%, Emotional 13.1%, Psychological 13.1%, Interactive Fiction 12.7%, Choices Matter 11.6%
- #56 Return to Ash
66% matchVery Positive98% of 130 reviews2025
Dev: Serenity Forge
Windows · Mac · Linux
“The hospital was empty. Quiet, and brighter than usual... like waking up on a snow day. But I didn't feel cold. I didn't feel much of anything.”
Why similar: Visual Novel 20.9%, Hand-drawn 16.1%, Emotional 14.3%, Multiple Endings 13.6%, Choices Matter 11.7%
- #57 A Philosophical Discussion of Worms
67% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Errantimarum
Windows · Mac · Linux
A Philosophical Discussion of Worms is a Kinetic Visual Novel that explores two characters, Vynder and Ophiel, as they navigate cohabitation in a strange, unfamiliar house when they don't speak the same language.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 19.9%, Text-Based 17.3%, Visual Novel 15.6%, Hand-drawn 13.4%, Linear 8.9%
- #58 The Shame of a Daydreamer
65% matchPositive83% of 12 reviews2026
Dev: Micki
Windows
Shame & choices = possible apocalypse. You need to figure out what’s causing the apocalypse to happen, so that you can prevent it. 2 playable characters with different relations to shame → 2 unique perspectives of the same story. Complicated families, branching choices and unforgiving consequences.
Why similar: Psychological 13.4%, Choices Matter 13.2%, Text-Based 12.6%, Interactive Fiction 11.6%, Visual Novel 10.2%
- #59 The Wreck
67% matchVery Positive89% of 279 reviews2023
Dev: The Pixel Hunt
Windows · Mac
In this 3D visual novel, follow failed screenwriter Junon as she attempts to make it through the most pivotal day in her life. Relive the past, alter the present, and embrace the future, or without your help, Junon’s story might end in a wreck.
Why similar: Choices Matter 15.7%, Interactive Fiction 14.1%, Visual Novel 12.7%, Multiple Endings 11%, Female Protagonist 10%
- #60 A Great Hunger
67% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2024
Dev: GoldieClaws
Windows · Mac · Linux
A short Visual Novel where a demon offers a woman a terrifying proposal: to kill the man she once loved.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 19.2%, Visual Novel 16.5%, Female Protagonist 14.8%, Multiple Endings 11.9%, Choices Matter 11.9%