Games Like Wednesdays

A fateful meeting sets off a chain reaction, upending Mark's life. People disappear and memories prove unreliable. Uncover a hidden truth with Mark and his friends in this narrative adventure and race to unravel the mystery before it's too late.

Why similar: Emotional 21.3%, Visual Novel 19.4%, Psychological 18.8%, Interactive Fiction 18.7%, Story Rich 8.3%

Why You'll Like It: It offers an emotional, story-rich experience that balances the mundane with profound, life-altering narrative beats.

If Found... is a game about going home, coming out and erasing everything.

Why similar: Visual Novel 30.8%, Interactive Fiction 23.7%, Emotional 18.9%, Story Rich 11.2%, Casual 7.4%

Why You'll Like It: This game shares a beautiful, hand-drawn aesthetic and a deeply personal, emotional narrative centered on identity and memory.

Beacon Pines is a cute and creepy adventure set within a mysterious book. Sneak out late, make new friends, uncover hidden truths, and collect words that will change the course of fate!

Why similar: Emotional 20%, Visual Novel 19.8%, Interactive Fiction 19.6%, Hand-drawn 11.4%, Narration 10.5%

Why You'll Like It: It features a charming, hand-drawn art style paired with a story-rich, choice-based system that explores darker themes under a cozy exterior.

Bury me, my Love tells the story of Syrian refugee Nour and her husband Majd, as Nour undertakes a perilous journey to safety in Europe.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 38%, Visual Novel 25.9%, Narration 21.2%, Story Rich 12.9%, Indie 2%

Why You'll Like It: Like the seed game, this title uses a text-based, interactive format to explore heavy, real-world social issues with profound emotional depth.

Goodbye Volcano High is a cinematic narrative adventure about love, change, and the end of the world. Guide Fang through their final year of high school as they try to make things right before time is up.

Why similar: Comic Book 18.5%, Interactive Fiction 15.1%, Hand-drawn 13.6%, Visual Novel 13.1%, Emotional 12.6%

Why You'll Like It: This title excels at delivering a cinematic, choice-driven narrative that explores complex emotional growth and social dynamics.

Florence Yeoh feels a little... stuck. Her life is an endless routine of work, sleep, and spending too much time on social media. Then one day, she meets a cello player named Krish who changes everything about how she sees the world and herself.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 32.9%, Visual Novel 24.3%, Story Rich 17.1%, Casual 9.7%, Colorful 5.8%

Why You'll Like It: It captures the emotional weight of life's transitions through a short, visually evocative, and highly intimate interactive story.

Travel across landscapes devastated by a catastrophic climate meltdown, following a small family in search of somewhere habitable. With limited supplies and facing potential death at every turn, your choices will decide their fate. Will they manage to settle down?

Why similar: Comic Book 17%, Visual Novel 14.3%, Hand-drawn 14.3%, Psychological 13.1%, Interactive Fiction 11%

Why You'll Like It: A hand-drawn, choice-driven narrative that explores the emotional impact of societal collapse on a family unit.

NIGHT IN THE WOODS is an adventure game focused on exploration, story, and character, featuring dozens of characters to meet and lots to do across a lush, vibrant world.

Why similar: Hand-drawn 25.3%, Conversation 23.1%, Visual Novel 22.2%, Story Rich 14.9%, Stylized 6.3%

Why You'll Like It: This game is a masterclass in character-driven storytelling, focusing on the emotional struggles of young adulthood and social isolation.

‘We. The Refugees: Ticket to Europe’ is a socially engaged, text-based RPG about a journalist looking for his big break by uncovering the plights of refugees travelling from Africa to Europe. It is a story inspired by true events.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 20.7%, Text-Based 19.2%, Emotional 17.8%, Hand-drawn 13.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 8.5%

Why You'll Like It: A text-based, interactive fiction game that tackles the intense, real-world social issue of the refugee crisis.

A short interactive story about love, depression and the corporation.

Why similar: Visual Novel 51.8%, Story Rich 35.4%, Singleplayer 6.7%, Indie 6.1%

Why You'll Like It: This is a deeply heavy, psychological, and text-based experience that tackles mental health and life's hardships with raw honesty.

Set out on a cross-country journey to win back the love of your life and endure the hardship of making story-defining choices that affect your life and the lives of those around you.

Why similar: Story Rich 43.3%, Pixel Graphics 17%, Choices Matter 12.1%, Visual Novel 9.9%, Casual 8.8%

Why You'll Like It: It focuses on the difficult, often messy choices of everyday life and the social consequences that follow.

“A Lozenge” is a short interactive story about a mother-daughter road trip and motion sickness, dedicated to children of divorce.

Why similar: Emotional 18.2%, Interactive Fiction 15.9%, Psychological 14.5%, Visual Novel 12.9%, Text-Based 12.2%

Why You'll Like It: This title offers a short, emotional, and story-rich interactive experience that resonates with the tone of the seed game.

Spiritfarer® is a cozy management game about dying. As ferrymaster to the deceased, build a boat to explore the world, care for your spirit friends, and release them into the afterlife. The Spiritfarer Farewell Edition includes the heartwarming base game and three major content updates.

Why similar: Emotional 48.4%, Hand-drawn 31.3%, Story Rich 19.4%, Indie 0.9%

Why You'll Like It: While mechanically different, it shares the hope-filled, deeply emotional approach to processing grief and difficult life transitions.

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 15.7%, Interactive Fiction 14.6%, Hand-drawn 13.1%, Narration 11.3%, Visual Novel 10.6%

Why You'll Like It: A beautiful, hand-drawn, choice-driven narrative that explores the emotional journey of an outcast seeking belonging.

Gris is a hopeful young girl lost in her own world, dealing with a painful experience in her life. Her journey through sorrow is manifested in her dress, which grants new abilities to better navigate her faded reality.

Why similar: Hand-drawn 55.3%, Story Rich 20%, Colorful 12%, Singleplayer 4.3%, Casual 4%

Why You'll Like It: This game uses stunning, hand-drawn art to tell a metaphorical and emotional story about processing trauma.

It's not what you say, it's how you say it. We should talk is a short-form narrative game that will make you think carefully about the words you choose. Can your relationship survive the night?

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 22.5%, Text-Based 22.3%, Emotional 18.8%, Visual Novel 18.8%, Story Rich 9.2%

Why You'll Like It: This game focuses on the nuances of communication and the emotional weight of choices within a relationship.

7Days Origins is a single-player story game where the storyline changes based on the player's choices. For 7 days, you will meet various characters in the world of the dead. You may become allies and embark on adventures together or become enemies and fight.

Why similar: Comic Book 21.8%, Psychological 19%, Interactive Fiction 15.6%, Visual Novel 12.7%, Hand-drawn 11.8%

Why You'll Like It: A choice-driven visual novel that balances intense, high-stakes narrative moments with character-focused development.

Being a bumbling supervillain's henchman is a thankless job. The spandex chafes, there's tons of late nights, and your boss rarely remembers your name. But in this narrative adventure you'll soon discover that - sometimes - even the choices of the lowliest henchman can change everything.

Why similar: Comic Book 26.2%, Interactive Fiction 16.9%, Visual Novel 14.4%, Conversation 12.7%, Hand-drawn 9.6%

Why You'll Like It: It uses a comic-book art style and a visual novel format to tell a story that is both funny and surprisingly grounded.

Coffee Talk is a coffee brewing and heart-to-heart talking simulator about listening to fantasy-inspired modern peoples’ problems, and helping them by serving up a warm drink or two.

Why similar: Conversation 21.7%, Interactive Fiction 20.9%, Visual Novel 20%, Emotional 16.2%, Story Rich 8.8%

Why You'll Like It: It provides a cozy, conversational space to explore the personal struggles and social issues of a diverse cast of characters.

Episode 1 now FREE! Life is Strange is an award-winning and critically acclaimed episodic adventure game that allows the player to rewind time and affect the past, present and future.

Why similar: Story Rich 67.7%, Choices Matter 22.2%, Singleplayer 6.2%, Casual 3.2%, Indie 0.6%

Why You'll Like It: A quintessential choice-driven narrative that explores the emotional complexities of youth, friendship, and social challenges.

Unpacking is a zen puzzle game about the familiar experience of pulling possessions out of boxes and fitting them into a new home. Part block-fitting puzzle, part home decoration, you are invited to create a satisfying living space while learning clues about the life you’re unpacking.

Why similar: Story Rich 35%, Pixel Graphics 20.8%, Casual 17.2%, Colorful 16.6%, Singleplayer 6.6%

Why You'll Like It: It uses environmental storytelling to convey a powerful, emotional narrative about life changes and personal growth.

It's 1986 - Meredith Weiss takes a break from her career in the big city to deliver mail in her hometown. How will she experience two weeks in beautiful Providence Oaks, with its iconic lake and quirky community? And what will she do next? It's up to you.

Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 42.1%, Story Rich 40.1%, Choices Matter 13.4%, Singleplayer 4.4%

Why You'll Like It: A calm, narrative-driven experience that focuses on the emotional value of slowing down and connecting with others.

An emotional and immersive game about a man named Will and the people close to him. Experience his life through a story about love, memories and hope.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 25.8%, Visual Novel 22.7%, Emotional 18.6%, Narration 15.2%, Story Rich 10.4%

Why You'll Like It: This title offers a deeply moving, character-focused narrative that explores the impact of loss on those left behind.

When humans get too lonely, they turn into monsters… Set sail across a beautiful and evolving world of darkness and light, and discover what it means to be human.

Why similar: Emotional 85.5%, Stylized 7.8%, Singleplayer 6.8%

Why You'll Like It: A psychological and emotional journey that uses metaphorical monsters to represent the internal struggles of the protagonist.

What Remains of Edith Finch is a collection of strange tales about a family in Washington state. As Edith, you’ll explore the colossal Finch house, searching for stories as she explores her family history and tries to figure out why she's the last one in her family left alive.

Why similar: Story Rich 42.7%, Narration 26.8%, Visual Novel 13.9%, Emotional 12.6%, Singleplayer 3.2%

Why You'll Like It: This game delivers a series of short, emotionally resonant, and highly artistic vignettes about life and legacy.

Depression Quest is an interactive fiction game where you play as someone living with depression. You are given a series of everyday life events and have to attempt to manage your illness, relationships, job, and possible treatment.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 36.7%, Psychological 16.5%, Visual Novel 12.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.7%, Text-Based 10%

Why You'll Like It: A seminal text-based, interactive fiction game that provides a raw, honest look at the experience of living with depression.

June 7th, 1995. 1:15 AM. You arrive home after a year abroad. You expect your family to greet you, but the house is empty. Something's not right. Where is everyone? And what's happened here? Unravel the mystery for yourself in Gone Home, a story exploration game from The Fullbright Company.

Why similar: Story Rich 37.1%, Interactive Fiction 26.2%, Emotional 19%, Narration 11.6%, Singleplayer 3.5%

Why You'll Like It: An intimate, story-rich exploration game that uncovers a deeply personal and emotional family narrative.

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: Comic Book 21.4%, Psychological 13.1%, Interactive Fiction 12.1%, Visual Novel 11.2%, Hand-drawn 11.1%

A narrative puzzle-thriller that blurs the lines between games and books, reality and fiction, puzzles and storytelling.

Why similar: Comic Book 21%, Hand-drawn 14.6%, Interactive Fiction 14.6%, Text-Based 13.4%, Visual Novel 10.9%

Man I Just Wanna Go Home is an "MSPaint-noir" visual novel with 13 endings, a unique visual style and a killer 80s inspired soundtrack. The story revolves around a delivery person stranded in an unfamiliar part of the city under the devastating rain. All he wants is to get home. Help him!

Why similar: Comic Book 30.6%, Interactive Fiction 22.8%, Visual Novel 17.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11%, Story Rich 6.2%

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: Interactive Fiction 15.7%, Text-Based 14.5%, Narration 13.1%, Emotional 13%, Visual Novel 12.8%

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: Psychological 23.6%, Hand-drawn 17.7%, Emotional 17.6%, Visual Novel 17.2%, Text-Based 9.2%

Graphic Novel meets Visual Novel in this story-rich, choice-driven thriller. Experience Blake’s journey as he encounters a clandestine nemesis, sparking a series of events that force him to choose between losing his sanity or rising to the challenge. Make the right decisions and save New Stone.

Why similar: Comic Book 23.7%, Interactive Fiction 16.5%, Visual Novel 12.7%, Conversation 11.5%, Psychological 9.7%

An emo-inspired narrative rhythm game exploring growing pains, addiction, romance and music. Scream with Ash as he makes the transition from baby bat to elder emo, guide him through his crash outs and help him navigate his (teenage) dirtbag life through music.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 24.8%, Hand-drawn 20.1%, Visual Novel 20%, Emotional 16.2%, Story Rich 8.2%

Sanctuaries. Secrets. Serious consequences. A solo-developed psychological horror/drama visual novel.

Why similar: Psychological 24.5%, Visual Novel 16.9%, Emotional 16.9%, Text-Based 12.1%, Narration 10.7%

A psychological interactive novel about a floppy disk with a mysterious program. Help Elliot cope with his mental issues and uncover the secret of the floppy disk.

Why similar: Psychological 23.9%, Text-Based 18.4%, Interactive Fiction 16.7%, Visual Novel 13.4%, Emotional 11.5%

A short meta story about the struggles of procrastination, and never finishing the things you start. Help motivate me, and give me the confidence I need to finish something.

Why similar: Visual Novel 22.7%, Psychological 19.3%, Emotional 18.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.9%, Text-Based 11%

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: Psychological 20.8%, Text-Based 18.8%, Interactive Fiction 17.4%, Emotional 15.1%, Visual Novel 14%

Fears are not always just rustles in the dark. And death is not always a bad ending.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 26.4%, Visual Novel 20.3%, Hand-drawn 16.5%, Text-Based 16.1%, Emotional 10.2%

A visual novel adapted from a real story.To tell the most authentic Chinese story in the most simple words

Why similar: Visual Novel 40.1%, Interactive Fiction 30.6%, Story Rich 19.3%, Casual 4.9%, Singleplayer 2.8%

This is a dramatic deep social point&click adventure about tough childhood and self-sacrifice.

Why similar: Hand-drawn 36.8%, Narration 30%, Choose Your Own Adventure 20.5%, Emotional 7.6%, Singleplayer 2.6%

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: Psychological 19.5%, Interactive Fiction 18.1%, Emotional 16.4%, Visual Novel 15.4%, Text-Based 12.9%

a hand-drawn mental-health-focused game!

Why similar: Emotional 38.2%, Conversation 19%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.6%, Colorful 8.4%, Casual 6.8%

Pink Noise is a nonlinear visual novel in the psychological horror genre, immersing you in the retro atmosphere of the '90s. It tells the tale of a group of teenagers who unknowingly set off a chain of terrifying events. What secrets lie within the mysterious VHS tape they should’ve never played?

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 28.6%, Visual Novel 25%, Hand-drawn 21.5%, Story Rich 11.9%, Colorful 6.9%

Social Moth is a charmingly beautiful narrative platformer where you play as Aletris, a socially anxious moth trying to find their place in a daunting world. Navigate conversations, solve creative puzzles, and enjoy satisfying platforming as you help Aletris contend with their social anxiety!

Why similar: Emotional 33.2%, Conversation 25.3%, Hand-drawn 17.2%, Story Rich 7.2%, Colorful 7.1%

"Life sometimes feels like it’s going in circles." Little Girl On Earth Asking Why She Asking Why is a short pixel art Visual Novel about a girl who tell herself this, forever. Maybe you can try to help her ?

Why similar: Visual Novel 29.3%, Interactive Fiction 24.9%, Text-Based 22.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.5%, Pixel Graphics 6.4%

Tails Noir Preludes is a post-noir narrative adventure with branching choices. It is an intertwined series of vignettes about change, circumstance, and consequence. Guide four characters through formative moments in their lives in a dystopian Vancouver inhabited by anthropomorphic animals.

Why similar: Visual Novel 22.9%, Conversation 22.3%, Interactive Fiction 20.1%, Emotional 18.2%, Story Rich 7.6%

Blue Wednesday is a relaxing and lovely adventure game focused on story, music, and characters. Explore the city, meet various characters, and have conversations. Listen to their stories, play mini-games, collect music albums, and play music.

Why similar: Hand-drawn 27.9%, Interactive Fiction 26.6%, Colorful 15.5%, Story Rich 13.3%, Stylized 6.6%

At Di Yingling High, rumors of missing girls run rampant. Exchange student Meng Jiangnan uncovers the school’s hidden darkness. The Remake heightens the suspense with black-and-white comic visuals and upgraded systems. Will you face the truth?

Why similar: Comic Book 21.9%, Interactive Fiction 16.1%, Hand-drawn 14.9%, Text-Based 14.4%, Visual Novel 12.2%

be you 2 is an interactive visual novel. In this sequel to "be you", you must raise a child by making story choices. There are multiple routes and endings based on your offspring's personality.

Why similar: Comic Book 26.8%, Interactive Fiction 18.4%, Text-Based 17.2%, Visual Novel 15.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.2%

Leila is a heartfelt, hand-animated narrative game about the small yet significant struggles we all face. Solve story-driven puzzles, relive fragile memories, and discover a deeply personal journey that may feel more familiar than you expect.

Why similar: Psychological 25.6%, Hand-drawn 21.4%, Emotional 18.7%, Visual Novel 15.9%, Story Rich 8.7%

Ascend to the Heavens and find out if you're pure enough to be reborn on the Earth.

Why similar: Visual Novel 22.4%, Psychological 21.7%, Emotional 14.7%, Narration 11.3%, Text-Based 10.2%

This year's Desire Hierarchy has begun. The stakes are now deadly. Hop into The Specter's Desire, a Visual Novel in which you play against the city's top talents to save your parents. Includes puzzling gameplay that has you tearing down arguments, hatching schemes, and revealing the truth!

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 23.9%, Text-Based 20.8%, Visual Novel 18.7%, Narration 12.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.6%

Late Bird is a short interactive story about birds, movies, suicidal thoughts and not growing up in time.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 33.5%, Visual Novel 22.5%, Hand-drawn 20%, Text-Based 15.6%, Casual 5.8%

A deceptively difficult deduction game about one very unfortunate family. Revisit their worst moments, form your own conclusions, and solve this silly yet challenging mystery.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 46.3%, Hand-drawn 25.6%, Story Rich 16.8%, Colorful 7.3%, Casual 3.1%

Perseverance is a horror/drama visual novel about survival and redemption. In Part 1 you play as Jack, a father who is struggling to keep his family together and finds himself in the middle of horrific events.

Why similar: Comic Book 34.4%, Visual Novel 25.9%, Story Rich 10.8%, Narration 9.8%, Conversation 9.5%

Mothmen 1966 is a 'Pixel Pulp' - a visual novel fusing exceptional writing and stunning illustration, inspired by mid-20th century pulp fiction and 80s home computer graphics - set amongst the strange occurrences of the Leonid meteor shower of 1966.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 26.7%, Visual Novel 20.1%, Conversation 19.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13%, Story Rich 9.7%

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 15.9%, Text-Based 15.3%, Psychological 13%, Visual Novel 12.7%, Narration 10.7%