- #1 Whispering Memories
97% match5 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2026
Dev: Stellar Forge
Windows · Mac · Linux
Return to a hometown that hasn’t changed the way it should have. A psychological visual novel focused on atmosphere, relationships, and a reality that slowly refuses to stay still. Can you uncover the truth before it consumes you?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 14.7%, Text-Based 13.5%, Visual Novel 12.3%, Incremental 11.4%, Dialogue Heavy 10.6%
- #2 Love Mystery Club
96% matchMostly Positive80% of 119 reviews2020
Dev: GMatrix
Windows · Mac · Linux
This game is based on the theme of love & light reasoning. Even if you choose the wrong option, it will not lead to game over. It is very suitable for casual players who like love reasoning but don't want to waste their brain cells.
Why similar: Investigation 23.5%, Interactive Fiction 19.7%, Visual Novel 16.3%, Text-Based 15.5%, Dialogue Heavy 12.7%
- #3 No Case Should Remain Unsolved
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 10,592 reviews2024
Dev: Somi
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 2.7 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Twelve years after Senior Inspector Jeon Gyeong's retirement, she is visited by a young police officer: a woman who pleads with her to reexamine Seowon's case. But with each uncovered memory, only one thing becomes clear: everyone in Seowon's vicinity was lying.
Why similar: Investigation 18%, Interactive Fiction 15.4%, Text-Based 14.6%, Visual Novel 12.8%, Point & Click 12.2%
- #4 Missing Stars
95% matchPositive92% of 49 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 20.4%, Text-Based 17.4%, Anime 11.8%, Interactive Fiction 10.2%, Emotional 10.2%
- #5 Guilt Free
94% matchVery Positive85% of 295 reviews2020
Dev: Lateral Games
Windows · Mac
Guilt Free is a visual novel crossed with a point and click made to offer perspective on mental health and eating disorders. Navigate a couple's rocky relationship and encounter "flaws" or "quirks" that may actually be symptomatic behaviors.
Why similar: Text-Based 16.4%, Dialogue Heavy 16.2%, Interactive Fiction 13.9%, Visual Novel 12.5%, Emotional 9.4%
- #6 UNBIASED
94% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: The Otherworld Dev
Windows · Mac · Linux
Salvation or Damnation? Measure the worth of human souls in this psychological anime & FMV visual novel about moral dilemma! Will you allow your prejudices to call the shots? Or can you remain unbiased?
Why similar: Investigation 19.7%, Visual Novel 15.1%, Anime 13.6%, Point & Click 12.6%, Text-Based 10.5%
- #7 The Cold Cases: Remembering Jory
93% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: JasperMarie
Windows
The Cold Cases: Remembering Jory is a story rich, investigative mystery game where your only tools are your contacts and the people you can find and get to talk to you. Read through old internet archives, pick out what is important, and solve the mystery of the 10 year old cold case.
Why similar: Investigation 16.1%, Text-Based 13.7%, Interactive Fiction 13.5%, Dialogue Heavy 9.6%, Visual Novel 9.1%
- #8 LifeSimOS
92% 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 18.9%, Visual Novel 17.8%, Text-Based 16.9%, Dialogue Heavy 13.3%, Choices Matter 10%
- #9 The Caffeine Chronicles
91% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Pegasus136GamesPub: Pegasus136games
Windows · Mac · Linux
A philosophical interactive visual novel about everyday interactions
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 19.8%, Visual Novel 15.7%, Investigation 12.5%, Anime 9.6%, Emotional 8.9%
- #10 Disney Villains Cursed Café
91% matchMostly Positive79% of 53 reviews2025
Dev: Bloom Digital MediaPub: Disney
Windows
Stir up a fresh take on iconic Disney Villains in this rich visual novel.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 23.3%, Point & Click 21.2%, Text-Based 16.4%, Visual Novel 11.1%, Choices Matter 9.3%
- #11 Artificial Nexus
90% match9 user reviews100% of 9 reviews2025
Dev: Too Many Teeth Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Susan has woken up in a strange, coffin-like device, with no memory of who or where she is. Uncover the answers in this visual novel as you solve puzzles to escape in a stunning sci-fi mystery investigation!
Why similar: Point & Click 13.4%, Investigation 12.8%, Visual Novel 12.6%, Interactive Fiction 12.5%, Dialogue Heavy 10.4%
- #12 The Elevator: Beyond the Doors
89% 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: Text-Based 26.3%, Interactive Fiction 22%, Visual Novel 20.1%, Choices Matter 12.1%, Multiple Endings 8.9%
- #13 L'Agence - The Hearts of Paris
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 1888 Studio
Windows
Paris, 1888. In this detective visual novel inspired by Ace Attorney and Golden Idol, play as a matchmaker-detective striving to keep her marriage agency open. Meet colourful characters, uncover their secrets, and spread love throughout the city!
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 13.7%, Dialogue Heavy 13.6%, Investigation 13.3%, Visual Novel 12.8%, Point & Click 12.3%
- #14 summer story
88% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: karol_thegame
Windows · Linux
Summer Story: An adventure game where you investigate and make choices that shape the story.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 18.4%, Visual Novel 15.2%, Text-Based 14.8%, Investigation 11.4%, Anime 8%
- #15 A Brown Rabbit's Story
87% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: TenaciousTibbar Games
Windows
A Brown Rabbit's Story is an interactive storybook, a text-driven adventure where your choices lead to branching paths and multiple endings. In a quiet orphanage, a boy wishes his toy rabbit to life… and together, they must face the world’s cruelties and find hope.
Why similar: Text-Based 26.3%, Interactive Fiction 24.1%, Emotional 14.8%, Incremental 9.5%, Choices Matter 8.1%
- #16 Into the Waves
86% matchVery Positive92% of 91 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: Visual Novel 17.3%, Interactive Fiction 16.7%, Point & Click 13.6%, Text-Based 13.5%, Multiple Endings 9.1%
- #17 Wanderlust: The Magnificent Journey
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Shamrock Creations LLC.
Windows
Join in a magnificent journey around the globe with a group of friends as they attempt to see as much of the world as they can before a mysterious illness claims the sight of one of their own.
Why similar: Text-Based 20%, Visual Novel 14.8%, Point & Click 13%, Interactive Fiction 12.8%, Anime 11.7%
- #18 Yuika My Bestie
85% matchNo user reviews2025
Dev: Feeling Potion
Windows · Mac
Experience a pastel-toned emotional journey in Yuika My Bestie, a short visual novel you can complete in under 15 minutes per playthrough. With 5 unique endings and heartfelt choices, it takes just 30–40 minutes to explore every path of this soft, late-night cry.
Why similar: Visual Novel 13.2%, Dialogue Heavy 12.8%, Interactive Fiction 12.5%, Text-Based 11.7%, Emotional 11.6%
- #19 Ventreville: A Cure for Sorrow
84% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Spicy Bread Productions LLC
Windows · Mac
Interrogate your own player characters in this six-chapter murder mystery! Your decisions determine how many clues are uncovered for the final player character, the detective. Explore each stage of grief: Chapter 1 stars Orven as he navigates the shocking deaths of his dream and his hero.
Why similar: Text-Based 15.4%, Interactive Fiction 14.6%, Point & Click 12.5%, Visual Novel 12%, Investigation 10.7%
- #20 Room 502 : School Mystery Game
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: LOTS
Windows · Mac
A cynical high schooler, Hae-eun's mundane life takes a colorful turn as she and her dorm roommates in Room 502 unravel mysterious incidents on campus. This game blends academy life, mystery, and youth in a captivating detective adventure.
Why similar: Investigation 19.4%, Text-Based 18.1%, Visual Novel 14.9%, Point & Click 14.3%, Choices Matter 8.4%
- #21 The Mermaid of Zennor
83% 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 18.1%, Text-Based 17.4%, Anime 13.2%, Emotional 12.1%, Interactive Fiction 11.8%
- #22 Lastone: Behind the Choice
82% matchPositive92% of 12 reviews2022
Dev: Great Conspiracy Theory
Windows
A point & click visual novel puzzle game where players fight against other characters in a game. Discover and progress stories of playable characters from varied backgrounds by winning, and decide their fate after knowing their stories.
Why similar: Text-Based 17.5%, Visual Novel 15.2%, Point & Click 14%, Dialogue Heavy 11.2%, Choices Matter 8.1%
- #23 Feast Manor
82% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2023
Dev: CupCupMug
Windows · Mac
After being cursed to never leave, Ember must eat all of the food she can in order to find the one that will break the curse!
Why similar: Text-Based 14.8%, Investigation 14.3%, Visual Novel 12.3%, Point & Click 12.2%, Interactive Fiction 12%
- #24 Shinjuku Hearts
81% matchPositive97% of 32 reviews2023
Dev: Koi Spirit
Windows
Skateboard into the bustling city of Shinjuku in this beautiful, hand drawn, adult visual novel. Follow the misadventures of Guy as he humorously pursues the affection of sexy ladies and discovers their heartfelt stories. Which girl will you choose?
Why similar: Text-Based 20.3%, Interactive Fiction 17.1%, Visual Novel 15%, Choices Matter 8.8%, Anime 8.6%
- #25 Suhoshin
81% matchVery Positive90% of 175 reviews2022
Dev: No More 500
Windows
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 98%
Suhoshin is a 2D Visual Novel set in the medieval Joseon period of Korea. While investigating a series of mysterious murders, you will have to make choices that will lead you down different paths toward different endings.
Why similar: Visual Novel 15.6%, Text-Based 15.1%, Interactive Fiction 12.2%, Anime 11.6%, Investigation 11%
- #26 REM
80% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Tomris Games
Windows
What remains after you lose the one you love? REM is an atmospheric, choice-driven 2D point & click experience exploring a grieving man’s bond with the AI he created, and this consciousness's questioning of reality.
Why similar: Visual Novel 18.3%, Point & Click 15.3%, Text-Based 13.7%, Choices Matter 12.2%, Multiple Endings 8.9%
- #27 Chains of Judgment
79% match2 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2024
Dev: ChaniMK
Windows · Mac · Linux
Homicide detective Ralph is distraught when his trusted, reliable partner goes missing around the same time strange killings begin to take place. While solving the case, Ralph is paired up with an impish rookie he can't get along with.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 17.7%, Text-Based 17.3%, Point & Click 14.8%, Visual Novel 13.2%, Investigation 12.2%
- #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: Text-Based 18.1%, Interactive Fiction 17.6%, Visual Novel 16.8%, Dialogue Heavy 9%, Choices Matter 8.4%
- #29 Parallels: Year One
78% 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 26.3%, Visual Novel 19.6%, Text-Based 15.1%, Choices Matter 9.1%, Multiple Endings 6.6%
- #30 Flavor Favor
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Studio Malosi
Windows
Flavor Favor is a soft sci-fi visual novel where you take on the role of a captive fumer, a form of advanced AI humanoid, on the remote island of Tuinu. Your captors insist on having liberated you, but as you gradually recover your memories, a more complex story starts to unfold.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 17.7%, Visual Novel 14.5%, Point & Click 12.6%, Incremental 12.6%, Emotional 10.1%
- #31 My Murder
77% 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 21.1%, Visual Novel 20.8%, Anime 10.6%, Emotional 9.9%, Text-Based 7.9%
- #32 ELEGIES: Aya
76% matchPositive100% of 15 reviews2023
Dev: Dream Squircle
Windows · Mac · Linux
After losing his parents and barely escaping his burning home, Zach wakes up in the hospital where he meets Aya, the ghost of a girl. Who is she, and why can only Zach see her? Together they try to investigate Aya's past, which quickly awakens new dangers.
Why similar: Text-Based 17.5%, Visual Novel 14.4%, Interactive Fiction 14.3%, Anime 10.5%, Emotional 9.3%
- #33 This Fallen Lizard Still Dreams of Flame
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: DoriDreams
Windows
For five years, Licht lived as a mid-tier mercenary. Now he must not only escape from a dungeon teeming with giant insects and ancient secrets, but also decide whether to accept his ancestors' legacy or reject it once and for all.
Why similar: Visual Novel 21.2%, Text-Based 16.3%, Anime 13.7%, Interactive Fiction 12%, Investigation 9.4%
- #34 Still Joking
75% matchVery Positive92% of 53 reviews2024
Dev: Purple Brick Games
Windows · Mac
What do mirror reflections do once they have no one to repeat after anymore? Play as Iris, quite a sarcastic reflection torn between the urge to unravel the mystery of death of her “prototype” and the need to find her place in a mirrored world.
Why similar: Text-Based 16.8%, Investigation 14.5%, Interactive Fiction 14.2%, Visual Novel 12.5%, Dialogue Heavy 10.5%
- #35 Reconnect
77% match3 user reviews67% of 3 reviews2021
Dev: HFOTA
Windows
在21世纪30年代的世界,任何新鲜事物都不足为奇,城市里每天都喧闹非凡。“我”和妹妹则是离开了那热闹的中心,搬到了这偏僻的乡下地带,和在这里认识的朋友们每天生活在愉快的日常里。不过这平静的日常又能持续多久呢?
Why similar: Visual Novel 21.1%, Text-Based 15.2%, Anime 14.9%, Emotional 13%, Choices Matter 9.6%
- #36 Kamilia
73% match7 user reviews88% of 7 reviews2026
Dev: RQ play
Windows · Mac
Kamilia is a story-driven, choices-matter detective mystery. Follow a talented painter who finds himself wrapped up in an unsolved case, as he tries to unveil a hidden truth that has been buried for years.
Why similar: Visual Novel 15.6%, Investigation 15%, Interactive Fiction 12.7%, Emotional 11.6%, Dialogue Heavy 11.4%
- #37 欢迎加入奇趣社
74% matchMostly Positive80% of 150 reviews2023
Dev: Dream CrackerPub: 2P Games
Windows
Tired of a suffocating college routine? Yearning for something more? Join the Qiqu Club! We promise unforgettable experiences beyond your wildest dreams. But beware, our club is extremely exclusive. Only those daring enough to seek adventure will be admitted...
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 14.1%, Visual Novel 13.8%, Dialogue Heavy 11.5%, Emotional 11.3%, Incremental 10.5%
- #38 FRACTURED RED
74% 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: Text-Based 21%, Interactive Fiction 18.3%, Visual Novel 15.9%, Anime 9.8%, Choices Matter 8.8%
- #39 Take a Hint
72% matchVery Positive97% of 170 reviews2026
Dev: FloramisuPub: Skull Queens Games
Windows
Take a Hint! is a comic-style visual novel where you control Delfina and must convince your best friend Ailén that her boyfriend is not good for her. It won't be easy, and no one will leave until the truth comes out.
Why similar: Visual Novel 17.5%, Dialogue Heavy 15.5%, Interactive Fiction 12.4%, Point & Click 11%, Text-Based 10.3%
- #40 Ecos de Luaré
73% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2026
Dev: Treelight Atelier
Windows
A supernatural mystery visual novel where your choices shape relationships and determine the fate of a coastal town. Explore ancient secrets, unravel supernatural enigmas, and make decisions that lead to three distinct endings based on your choices across four intense days.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 24.2%, Visual Novel 19%, Text-Based 18.3%, Incremental 15.7%, Casual 5.2%
- #41 Harbor of Vows
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Leyakibou
Windows · Mac · Linux
A comforting and heartfelt Visual Novel about a young musician struggling to write a simple song. Roki Olsen seems to want nothing more than singing on stage…truly, when he looks at Elly Hammington, we think he might be lying.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 22.5%, Point & Click 18%, Visual Novel 16.8%, Anime 11.2%, Text-Based 7.3%
- #42 Hakuba School ! Hunting Prey
75% matchNo user reviews2024
Dev: Kenbu
Windows
Welcome to Hakuba school! Live a student life in Hakuba and solve the mysteries surrounding the school and your past...
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 18%, Visual Novel 16.7%, Point & Click 14.9%, Text-Based 14.8%, Anime 13.4%
- #43 Chronicles of Humanity
72% 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: Text-Based 19.8%, Visual Novel 18.6%, Interactive Fiction 16.3%, Dialogue Heavy 13%, Choices Matter 11.2%
- #44 Whispers of the village
71% matchPositive87% of 30 reviews2025
Dev: Whispers of the VillagePub: Rubika Supinfogame
Windows
You arrive in a small village as a fortune-teller who reads the future in tea leaves. But an apocalyptic vision leads you to question its tranquillity. What if you had a part to play in this? Ready your cups and tea leaves, as the future of this village will be shaped by four unusual visitors.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 17.4%, Text-Based 15.6%, Visual Novel 14%, Dialogue Heavy 13%, Investigation 12.3%
- #45 Crisálida
70% 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: Text-Based 17.6%, Interactive Fiction 17%, Dialogue Heavy 15.4%, Emotional 14.5%, Point & Click 11.6%
- #46 Dreamsink
71% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: AuroraMend Studio
Windows
Awakening in a frigid room with an empty pill bottle, she’s forgotten something vital. Trapped between a monochrome bedroom and distorted dreams, she must face anxiety and depression... Break mental shackles and find the light in this psychological puzzle adventure!
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 17.7%, Text-Based 15.4%, Visual Novel 14.5%, Point & Click 14.1%, Emotional 10.8%
- #47 Coffee, Snow, and You
71% 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 21.6%, Visual Novel 16.5%, Anime 15.7%, Emotional 15.6%, Interactive Fiction 12.6%
- #48 Koko's Cafe
69% matchPositive100% of 16 reviews2026
Dev: PluviiArt
Windows
Serve coffee and befriend customers as you learn their story in this coming-of-age visual novel.
Why similar: Visual Novel 18.1%, Dialogue Heavy 16.3%, Interactive Fiction 14.3%, Anime 13.1%, Choices Matter 9.5%
- #49 Don't Let Me Fade
68% matchVery Positive99% of 137 reviews2025
Dev: AinkOink
Windows
Don't Let Me Fade is an interactive adventure about memory, identity, and loss. Piece together fragments of a life - even if a simple teddy bear is the last symbol of connection to oneself in a world without time.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 25.1%, Point & Click 19.8%, Visual Novel 17.8%, Text-Based 13.9%, Emotional 10.6%
- #50 Graveyard Girls
70% matchVery Positive98% of 166 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 16.2%, Visual Novel 15.1%, Text-Based 14.9%, Emotional 12%, Anime 10%
- #51 BLACKMIND: Psychic Social Simulator
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Too Many Teeth Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Use your psychic powers to read minds and catch an elusive serial killer!
Why similar: Visual Novel 19%, Interactive Fiction 18.8%, Investigation 13.5%, Choices Matter 10.6%, Text-Based 8.8%
- #52 Package
69% matchVery Positive86% of 76 reviews2023
Dev: Indi Drakosha
Windows
This fan game is based on the lore of the character 'Anna Amur Tiger'. In this game you have to deliver a package to Anna! Find out where the tiger is hiding! Deliver the package and don't stop until you succeed. Remember, nothing is what it seems...
Why similar: Visual Novel 20.7%, Interactive Fiction 18.3%, Point & Click 16.6%, Investigation 16.5%, Anime 7.1%
- #53 Billie Beetleneck -A detective tale-
67% match9 user reviews89% of 9 reviews2025
Dev: Retroactive Fort
Windows
Every story ever written has an alternate world that coexists with ours. When a large number of parallel universes are suddenly destroyed, Billie Beetleneck sets off on his hardest case yet in this interactive visual novel.
Why similar: Investigation 19.9%, Text-Based 17.3%, Interactive Fiction 16.9%, Visual Novel 15.9%, Anime 11.6%
- #54 Fixer's Tale
68% matchPositive90% of 20 reviews2024
Dev: Emblem Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
A humorous sci-fi text-driven adventure where you play a support engineer sent to fix system failures in a secret research complex. Explore strange labs, investigate bizarre incidents, solve absurd problems, talk to depressed robots, and make choices that lead to multiple endings.
Why similar: Text-Based 20.9%, Visual Novel 14.7%, Interactive Fiction 14.7%, Investigation 13.7%, Choices Matter 10.6%
- #55 The Dagger of Hisei
68% 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 17.4%, Visual Novel 17.2%, Text-Based 16.3%, Emotional 11.3%, Choices Matter 10.9%
- #56 Death off the Cuff
69% match8 user reviews88% of 8 reviews2021
Dev: Simon ChristiansenPub: SiChris Productions
Windows
No criminal has ever been a match for you, and everybody is looking forward to a description of your brilliant deductions. There is just one small problem. One tiny detail that makes it different this time. A mere trifle, really. This time you have no idea who did it.
Why similar: Text-Based 21.8%, Interactive Fiction 17.8%, Investigation 16.8%, Visual Novel 13.2%, Dialogue Heavy 11.8%
- #57 The Tenth Minute
66% 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 23.5%, Text-Based 22.8%, Visual Novel 17.7%, Emotional 9.5%, Story Rich 7.3%
- #58 A Date With Yuika
67% matchNo user reviews2025
Dev: Feeling Potion
Windows · Mac
You meet with Yuika to talk about your relationship. Where is this conversation headed towards?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 18.4%, Visual Novel 14.2%, Emotional 13.1%, Anime 10.2%, Dialogue Heavy 10.2%
- #59 My Summer Adventure: Memories of Another Life — Day 1
67% 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 21.3%, Visual Novel 16.2%, Interactive Fiction 15%, Anime 12.9%, Emotional 11.9%
- #60 In Search of the Ice Pop
66% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Guanpeng Chen
Windows · Mac
A short, nostalgic slice-of-life visual novel with a coming-of-age story about a forgotten ice pop and the girl who once felt like a big sister to you.
Why similar: Text-Based 16.3%, Visual Novel 15.1%, Interactive Fiction 13.4%, Emotional 12.4%, Anime 10.4%