- #1 The Elevator: Beyond the Doors
97% 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 26.8%, Text-Based 23.1%, Visual Novel 20.8%, Multiple Endings 14.8%, Story Rich 4%
- #2 Into the Waves
96% matchVery Positive92% of 88 reviews2021
Dev: Flying Whale
Windows · Mac · Linux
Morin is a barkeeper with an unusual curse. All people look like shadows to him, except for one mysterious stranger... Solve the mystery of the curse, fight true darkness and mix the most unusual cocktails in the atmospheric visual novel — Into the Waves!
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 20.5%, Visual Novel 18%, Multiple Endings 15.2%, Text-Based 12%, Story Rich 8.2%
- #3 The Tiny World
96% matchPositive95% of 21 reviews2025
Dev: Remus
Windows
The Tiny World is a drama visual novel. A New Year's story about a long separation from home, family, friends, and tears freezing in the cold.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 24.9%, Visual Novel 18.9%, Text-Based 10.2%, Drama 8.8%, Anime 8.4%
- #4 The Scorchfarer
95% matchVery Positive97% of 61 reviews2022
Dev: Michiyuki Project
Windows
A scarred kingdom, a mourning god and an unfulfilled promise made with the past. Uzu and Zuhaar, two continents ravaged by a cosmic event are the setting of The Scorchfarer. The story follows Mikaela and Yukiharu, a Terramagi team tasked with healing their world and unraveling its secrets.
Why similar: Visual Novel 18.3%, Text-Based 17.6%, Linear 16.1%, Interactive Fiction 15.6%, Anime 10.9%
- #5 Missing Stars
94% matchPositive96% of 47 reviews2023
Dev: Somnova Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Missing Stars is a visual novel that aims to depict mental disorders and the people who live with them in a realistic, but sensitive and respectful light.
Why similar: Visual Novel 23.5%, Text-Based 17%, Interactive Fiction 13.9%, Anime 10.2%, Story Rich 9%
- #6 Fallstreak 2: Traum
94% matchPositive88% of 16 reviews2025
Dev: Centicerise Productions
Windows · Mac · Linux
Humanity and the fae. This is a story of those who make kindling of their home to reach for the stars and the curses of those left behind.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 18.4%, Visual Novel 17.4%, Text-Based 13.7%, Anime 10.6%, Dark Fantasy 7.8%
- #7 Mass of Consumption
93% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2025
Dev: Wayward Woyrm Games
Windows
The church is impatient. The church is hungry. The church is willing to do anything to get you back.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 26.3%, Horror 18.2%, Visual Novel 17.4%, Text-Based 13.3%, Multiple Endings 10.9%
- #8 Twisted: A Dark Fairytale
92% matchPositive91% of 11 reviews2020
Dev: Fablesoft Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
A dark fairy tale about the woods outside a small village and the monster that roams within them. Become Sage and play through to uncover the mystery when they're tossed away from everything they've ever known.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 16%, Visual Novel 15.1%, Dark Fantasy 13.4%, Text-Based 13%, Multiple Endings 12.6%
- #9 The Trials of Ozymandias
91% matchNo user reviews2024
Dev: Golden Axolotl Studios
Windows · Mac
The Trials of Ozymandias is a visual novel set in the high fantasy world of the kingdom of Johrotos. In the capitol city, Dassi, resides the most famous adventurer's guild in all the land: Talleh-Hoy. This is where your story begins.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 23.8%, Text-Based 20.4%, Visual Novel 17.6%, Anime 8.9%, Drama 6.1%
- #10 A Great Hunger
91% 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 22.1%, Visual Novel 16.3%, Dark Fantasy 13.8%, Multiple Endings 11.7%, Drama 7.8%
- #11 120 Yen Stories
90% matchVery Positive98% of 83 reviews2022
Dev: NekoNeko SoftPub: iMoe Games
Windows
In 120 Yen series, each season has a unique heroine. By using the four seasons of Japan to tell the story of two people meeting and getting along through the keyword "120 yen".
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 27.2%, Visual Novel 19.9%, Story Rich 11.7%, Text-Based 8.7%, Emotional 8%
- #12 The Dagger of Hisei
89% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Sword of Dew Studio
Windows
After the revolution, Kikoku is plunged into chaos. Takekosen joins the secret organization Hiseido, facing her final trial. She must abandon her name, wear the mask, and forge her path through fate. A fantasy visual novel set in an ancient Eastern world.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 29.8%, Visual Novel 24.4%, Anime 10.6%, Story Rich 9.9%, Fantasy 7.4%
- #13 只是一座楼
89% matchPositive100% of 12 reviews2021
Dev: 虾狐乱动画
Windows
世界上的所有人都住在同一栋楼里,用数字代号作为名字,一周有八天...这是众所周知的事实,在此之前,我从来就没有产生过任何疑问。在这个视觉小说当中,扮演主人公2169,享受高中生酸酸甜甜的校园生活(暂时性地),尝试着去发现事情的真相,或者尽力把这份甜蜜的生活维护下去。
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 30.3%, Visual Novel 20.1%, Text-Based 12.3%, Linear 9.7%, Multiple Endings 7.9%
- #14 The Darkest Emptiness
88% matchNo user reviews
Dev: bathos.games
Windows
The Darkest Emptiness will fill the lungs with leaden weight.
Why similar: Visual Novel 19.3%, Text-Based 17.7%, Interactive Fiction 14.4%, Horror 12.6%, Multiple Endings 11.7%
- #15 Forgive My Sins & Desires, Father - Boys Love (BL) Visual Novel
86% matchVery Positive85% of 94 reviews2022
Dev: ChaniMK
Windows · Mac · Linux
Samael suffers from delusions. He feels lost until he encounters a priest one day. The priest is the only person in the world who makes him feel at peace. This, however, slowly turns into an obsession. Will Samael learn how to love properly or will he fall into a path of darkness? You decide.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 23%, Text-Based 17.4%, Visual Novel 16.6%, Anime 9.3%, Horror 8.7%
- #16 Eternal Pain: Epiphany
87% matchMostly Positive73% of 11 reviews2020
Dev: GDOAD EIS D
Windows
Mental pain will never disappear, it will forever torment the soul of the protagonist. Who is he? How did he end up here? Why do dead people appear before him? Who is this girl with bandaged eyes? Eternal Pain: Epiphany is the story of the insight of a person who finds himself in purgatory.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 28.4%, Visual Novel 21.7%, Horror 14.2%, Text-Based 13.1%, Anime 8.6%
- #17 For Mother Matron
86% matchVery Positive91% of 163 reviews2022
Dev: Velvetique GamesPub: Neoclassic Games
Windows · Mac
A story about a girl named Lizzy living in a miserable world and her journey to its darkest depths. A free atmospheric horror visual novel where you navigate life-or-death situations. SEEK PARADISE OR DIE TRYING
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 23.7%, Visual Novel 18.3%, Multiple Endings 14.2%, Horror 12%, Dark Fantasy 9.6%
- #18 线缘交织-世道-
84% match5 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2025
Dev: J.Zero
Windows
A fantasy Galgame. Play as Kashus, join former knight Candide to defeat the Demon King. Encounter the innocent Holiness in a coastal city. This journey weaves a tale of fantasy, fierce battles, and triumph—an experience that truly feels like playing an RPG!
Why similar: Visual Novel 25.2%, Text-Based 15.1%, Anime 12.9%, Drama 10.6%, Multiple Endings 9.7%
- #19 Parallels: Year One
85% 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 33.8%, Visual Novel 21.3%, Text-Based 14%, Multiple Endings 11.5%, 2D 6.4%
- #20 雪凤山 Secret Opera
84% matchVery Positive80% of 167 reviews2024
Dev: GOCORE
Windows
In the Spring Festival of 2005, the blizzard in Xuefeng mountain trapped the drama troupe performing in the village. At the same time, there was a homicide during the performance. Unlike the nervous members of the drama troupe, the villagers were afraid of a more terrible existence than the homicide
Why similar: Visual Novel 23.5%, Interactive Fiction 19.8%, Multiple Endings 15.4%, Text-Based 12.4%, Drama 8.7%
- #21 Before They Catch Us
82% matchPositive90% of 20 reviews2025
Dev: ANTertainment
Windows · Linux
A dark text-based RPG set in a world gripped by a restless race for survival against a merciless mushroom Forest. As a prophet’s apprentice, guide your clan along the knife-edge between life and oblivion. Decipher misty visions, make critical decisions, and do whatever it takes to survive.
Why similar: Text-Based 18%, Interactive Fiction 15.9%, Visual Novel 14.9%, Multiple Endings 12.1%, Dark Fantasy 10.9%
- #22 When The Rumors Become Real
83% matchPositive100% of 17 reviews2024
Dev: 菠蘿Pub: orange pineapple tea
Windows · Mac
Matt, a 14-year-old student, is forced to visit a ghost house for having "hide and seek with oneself" challenge . He invites his friend Esther to visit together and pretends to do the challenge. However something wrong happened during the challenge.
Why similar: Visual Novel 23.5%, Text-Based 22.8%, Horror 11.6%, Dark Fantasy 10.5%, 2D 7.3%
- #23 Coffee, Snow, and You
82% matchPositive95% of 40 reviews2024
Dev: Alkinoy
Windows · Mac · Linux
A warm New Year’s story about a lonely person spending December 31st at work. A short visual novel about finding joy and meaning on the eve of the most magical night of the year.
Why similar: Text-Based 19.4%, Visual Novel 17.5%, Interactive Fiction 15.8%, Anime 12.5%, Emotional 8.6%
- #24 Backspace Backspace Backspace
81% matchVery Positive97% of 60 reviews2024
Dev: Blue Tango Street
Windows · Mac
In an AI-powered age where original authors have become largely redundant, play as a dejected writer on the brink of losing their creative drive forever.
Why similar: Text-Based 20.5%, Interactive Fiction 19.3%, Visual Novel 19.1%, Horror 13.5%, Story Rich 7.1%
- #25 이상의 용사(Hero of Ideal)
80% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: DHK
Windows
A story of Ideal that saves Perfection.
Why similar: Visual Novel 29.7%, Text-Based 26.8%, Anime 12.6%, Story Rich 11.6%, 2D 9%
- #26 A Philosophical Discussion of Worms
79% matchNo user reviews
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 25.4%, Text-Based 20%, Visual Novel 17.1%, Linear 13%, Story Rich 7%
- #27 Rebels - Under the Spell of Magic (Chapter 1)
81% matchPositive100% of 10 reviews2021
Dev: BrotherWood Games
Windows · Mac
This is the first linear chapter of a longer visual novel game about adventure, fantasy, magic and friendship. There are only a few choices that can be made, and some paths to chose from. The decisions do not have an impact on the ending, instead they provide slightly different content.
Why similar: Text-Based 22.9%, Visual Novel 19.5%, Interactive Fiction 15.5%, Linear 14.4%, Anime 11.7%
- #28 Saint Maker - Horror Visual Novel
79% matchVery Positive86% of 252 reviews2023
Dev: Yangyang MobilePub: Neon Doctrine
Windows · Mac
A haunted convent. Statues that move on their own. A buried past. Welcome to Saint Idelora’s convent, where becoming a saint comes with a price.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 22.3%, Visual Novel 20.3%, Horror 15.1%, Story Rich 8.5%, Anime 8.2%
- #29 Next Please
78% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: Feeling Potion
Windows · Mac
Your mom left you alone at the checkout. With a full cart. It's your turn. What do you do? A short psychological game about everyday anxiety.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 22.5%, Visual Novel 18.5%, Text-Based 15.1%, Horror 13.9%, Multiple Endings 12.3%
- #30 We Carry the Fire
78% match8 user reviews100% of 9 reviews2023
Dev: Myna Games Ltd.
Windows · Mac · Linux
We Carry the Fire is a fantasy-adventure visual novel about four people embarking on a dangerous quest to save a small village from an apocalyptic curse.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 31.6%, Visual Novel 21.1%, Drama 10.1%, Multiple Endings 9.2%, Emotional 6.9%
- #31 Stillwater
77% matchVery Positive95% of 217 reviews2022
Dev: Studio Clump
Windows · Mac · Linux
A short visual novel where a private investigator gets reeled into a murky mystery, entangled in lies, secrets, and a family curse.
Why similar: Text-Based 20.6%, Visual Novel 20%, Linear 13.8%, Anime 9.2%, Multiple Endings 7%
- #32 hallucination - 幻觉
77% matchVery Positive88% of 207 reviews2021
Dev: 灰烬天国
Windows · Mac
Sequel of Old Watch
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 19.6%, Visual Novel 16.8%, Text-Based 14.7%, Linear 14.6%, Anime 9.8%
- #33 My Summer Adventure: Memories of Another Life — Day 1
76% 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 18.7%, Interactive Fiction 18.3%, Visual Novel 16.7%, Multiple Endings 10.6%, Anime 10%
- #34 Dream Spectra
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Ozone Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Dream Spectra is a visual novel about trying to hang out with your crush and escape your migraines, styled with surreal 90s 3D rendered environments.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 22.2%, Text-Based 17.2%, Visual Novel 16.3%, Horror 10.3%, Linear 10%
- #35 Tomorrow Will Be Dying
75% 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 32.9%, Visual Novel 22.4%, Anime 11.7%, Text-Based 11%, Multiple Endings 9.6%
- #36 Under Heaven Or Hell
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Moonlust Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Under Heaven Or Hell is a Dark Romance Visual Novel where love, danger, and temptation intertwine. Step into Hell, and navigate a world of deadly intrigues, alluring devils and a mysterious angel. Each decision carries weight, shaping your fate, desire and the hearts bound to it.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 22%, Visual Novel 17.3%, Text-Based 10.5%, Multiple Endings 9.6%, Dark Fantasy 9.3%
- #37 Blackthorn Witch
74% 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 24.7%, Visual Novel 18.1%, Multiple Endings 14.1%, Horror 13.5%, Anime 8.7%
- #38 Dawn of Gray
75% matchNo user reviews2024
Dev: Wistfulware
Windows
Dawn of Gray is a single-player visual novel with a distinctive style, in which you play the role of a young man discovering himself and his feelings.
Why similar: Visual Novel 24.8%, Interactive Fiction 18.1%, Linear 16.9%, Anime 13.7%, Text-Based 13.6%
- #39 FUSHA2 Nocturnal Fishing
72% matchPositive94% of 17 reviews2025
Dev: 1号观测员Pub: 世界观测站
Windows
: A text-based horror adventure. Make choices during a fateful night of fishing. With over 20 endings, any decision can trigger unspeakable terror. Can you evade danger and break the deadly curse?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 23.1%, Visual Novel 21.4%, Multiple Endings 15.6%, Horror 15%, Text-Based 9.1%
- #40 Pet
73% 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 27%, Visual Novel 16.9%, Text-Based 15.2%, Multiple Endings 13.6%, Story Rich 6.6%
- #41 Livber: Smoke and Mirrors
71% matchPositive97% of 38 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: Interactive Fiction 16.6%, Visual Novel 16%, Text-Based 14.6%, Horror 11.6%, Multiple Endings 11.3%
- #42 Double bisociation
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 礼堂王
Windows
Ancient science fiction theme text adventure game - and you will play a scholar who can't get fame because of the abolition of the imperial examination in the world's highest town, and meet two small town scholars who can't get the imperial examination to explore the secrets of the town.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 33.3%, Visual Novel 20.9%, Multiple Endings 15.8%, Text-Based 14.6%, Story Rich 8.3%
- #43 Project Vostok: Episode 1
73% matchVery Positive83% of 117 reviews2022
Dev: Natrix
Windows · Mac · Linux
"Project Vostok" is a non-linear horror visual novel about a group of airplane crash survivors finding a mysterious Soviet-era bunker in Altai mountains. Uncover the story full of drama, horrors and decide the fate a of various cast of heroes in this free visual novel.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 18.5%, Visual Novel 17.4%, Horror 13.2%, Multiple Endings 10.9%, Anime 9.9%
- #44 They Sold Me a Perfect Mother, But She's Not What She Seems
72% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2025
Dev: furryweeb69uwu
Windows · Linux
On a rainy night marked by loneliness, a man adrift from society discovers an AI product promising companionship: the AI Mother. Drawn in by the hope of escaping isolation, he purchases one... Only to uncover a chilling truth behind her perfect facade.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 27.5%, Visual Novel 18.7%, Text-Based 11.7%, Horror 10.5%, Linear 9.4%
- #45 Vida
71% match4 user reviews50% of 4 reviews2025
Dev: YEON 연
Windows · Linux
In a future where memories are the last connection to a lost humanity, you are an advanced AI exploring fragments of past lives. Understand emotions, traumas, and choices in a journey to uncover what it means to be alive.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 31.5%, Text-Based 23.4%, Visual Novel 19.9%, Multiple Endings 9.5%, Story Rich 8%
- #46 Class Reunion Chat Room
71% matchMostly Positive78% of 186 reviews2023
Dev: RocRac
Windows
Amy receives an invitation to a group chat set up by some of her former classmates. Its purpose is to reconnect after all these years. But soon more and more disturbing facts about Amy's classmates are revealed, and Amy begins to fear that the people she's texting with may not be what they seem.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 23.4%, Text-Based 20%, Visual Novel 17.2%, Horror 14.5%, Drama 8.2%
- #47 中国式地雷女
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 钟夏游戏(ZHONGXIA GAMES)
Windows
At Domi Network, I somehow discovered that three completely different "JIRAI Girls" were hiding right under my nose: YUNA, XIUHUA, AIKA With nearly 370,000 words of rich narrative and three emotionally intense "Subculture Girls," come experience the most authentic Chinese-style "dating minefield" !
Why similar: Visual Novel 23.7%, Interactive Fiction 21.7%, Multiple Endings 16.8%, Anime 13.3%, Emotional 9.3%
- #48 Windy Meadow - A Roadwarden Tale
70% matchVery Positive87% of 101 reviews2023
Dev: Moral Anxiety StudioPub: Assemble Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Windy Meadow – A Roadwarden Tale is an interactive slice-of-life visual novel about choosing your own path. Help three protagonists make the most important choices of their lives. Featuring a multitude of hand-crafted characters and a richly detailed village set in the Roadwarden story world.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 26%, Visual Novel 18.5%, Dark Fantasy 14%, Text-Based 7.5%, Linear 6.8%
- #49 Firelore: Short Tales
69% matchPositive100% of 13 reviews2025
Dev: Lucas Molina
Windows · Mac
3 short stories set in a mystical fantasy universe. You are a newborn Face of God. Hear tales of human suffering and triumph. Decide which Face of God you are. Pick a different fate for each main character. A short, linear experience that is introspective, emotional and spiritual.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 24.9%, Text-Based 18.3%, Dark Fantasy 15.7%, Visual Novel 15.6%, Drama 6.4%
- #50 Elevenses
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: REDRAYPub: PsychoFlux Entertainment
Windows
일레븐지스는 미스터리·로맨스 장르를 표방하는 비주얼 노벨 게임입니다. 악마 '메피'는 화자인 '이지원'을 위해 여러 가지 시련을 준비했습니다. 악마를 이기기 위해선 잔머리가 아닌 굳센 의지와 날카로운 직감이 필요합니다. 위대한 대적자, '메피'와 그녀가 준비한 장기말들을 직접 목도하세요.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 23.2%, Text-Based 20.5%, Visual Novel 17.1%, Multiple Endings 11.8%, Anime 7.5%
- #51 Shadows Of Memory ll
68% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: Pixelyarn
Windows
Go home, Alice. The past awaits you. This is the second chapter in the horror visual novel trilogy.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 29.1%, Visual Novel 22.5%, Horror 15.3%, Linear 13.1%, Anime 7.7%
- #52 Moonbriar
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Oldblood
Windows · Mac · Linux
Delve into a dark fantasy visual novel where evil isn't always as it seems. Make your choices and grow your skills to help determine who survives the Great Culling. Featuring the voice talents of Ralph Ineson, Simon Callow, Savannah Steyn, and more.
Why similar: Text-Based 20.7%, Interactive Fiction 20.1%, Dark Fantasy 14.1%, Visual Novel 14.1%, Multiple Endings 10.3%
- #53 The Mermaid of Zennor
70% 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 19.2%, Text-Based 15.8%, Interactive Fiction 14.9%, Multiple Endings 10.7%, Anime 10.5%
- #54 Caustic Murmurs
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: pachipoi
Windows
Caustic Murmurs is a Yuri Visual Novel featuring themes of loss, loneliness, and deep love. Witness a growing bond an uncover unexpected secrets
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 26%, Visual Novel 18.2%, Text-Based 14.3%, Anime 9.3%, Dark Fantasy 8.6%
- #55 Under the Heavens: Warring States Saga
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: April May
Windows
A choice-driven narrative RPG set in China’s Warring States period. Rise from a nameless soldier to a legendary general through decisions with permanent consequences. Death is final. History remembers only the survivors.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 29%, Text-Based 23.2%, Visual Novel 17.7%, Story Rich 8.5%, Drama 8.4%
- #56 Whispers From The Rift
66% match5 user reviews80% of 5 reviews2025
Dev: Interdimensional Games Inc
Windows
A choose-your-own-adventure novel. Enter the mind of a black-ops team leader heading an impossible mission in a parallel universe. Choices are remembered, story events reflect past decisions, and freely rewind time to try different paths.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 29.5%, Text-Based 22.4%, Visual Novel 19.9%, Horror 16.1%, Story Rich 8.5%
- #57 No Recollection
67% matchMixed67% of 30 reviews2024
Dev: Jake Platt
Windows · Mac · Linux
A mystery visual novel following a boy who awoke in a strange building, with no recollection of where he is, how he arrived, why he’s here, or how to leave. Discover the answers to these mysteries as you search for a way out. Meet a small but colorful cast in your journey, and escape together!
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 24.4%, Visual Novel 19.4%, Multiple Endings 13.4%, Horror 12.3%, Anime 10.1%
- #58 Of Moons and Mania
67% matchPositive95% of 40 reviews2022
Dev: Absurd Walls
Windows · Mac
Of Moons and Mania is an interactive psychotic break, based on lived experience. It uses elements of its design to explain the struggles of psychosis, and tells a personal story about mental illness.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 29.5%, Text-Based 18.4%, Linear 13.8%, Emotional 12.8%, Story Rich 11.1%
- #59 Monsters of Little Haven
68% matchVery Positive88% of 436 reviews2019
Dev: Nikita Igorevich Studio
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 65%
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 20.8%, Text-Based 18.4%, Visual Novel 15.4%, Horror 13%, Multiple Endings 11.4%
- #60 Ballshit
64% matchVery Positive96% of 336 reviews2025
Dev: 疯兔游戏(FUNTOO Studio)
Windows
The first live-action visual novel with an anime flair! Gamer 'Eggy' turns into a girl. Join bro Monkey and his gf to uncover why the school belle hides a tough guy soul. Seek a cure or embrace your new life. Your choice drives this adventure!
Why similar: Text-Based 17.6%, Interactive Fiction 17.1%, Visual Novel 14.7%, Linear 10.9%, Multiple Endings 8.2%