Nodal

Games Like Winter Novel

60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Visual Novel, Indie, Casual, Anime.

Winter Novel header art

Snow, dullness, depression. Constant dissatisfaction with work and superiors and feeling like there is no escape. Is this what life will always be? Perhaps… but I can always hope for change to be just around the corner!…

Reviews: Very Positive — 84% — of 606 reviews
Released: 2016-08-10
Developer: DeXP
Genres: Casual, Indie, Simulation
Platforms: Windows, Linux
Median playtime: 2.7 hrs
Mean playtime: 17.3 hrs
Players ≥ 1 hr: 86%

Similar Games

View all 60 recommendations
  1. #1 Snowdome
    97% matchVery Positive92% of 274 reviews2020
    Dev: Lunatic Works
    Windows · Mac

    For Tan Yan, there is little hope his life will change. It's like his whole life is trapped inside a snowdome, unable to escape. But, what if, one day, he's given the chance to make a change?

    Why similar: Visual Novel 28.5%, Anime 23.3%, Linear 13.8%, Indie 12.4%, Story Rich 8.8%

  2. #2 HOPE: Winter Tale
    96% matchVery Positive99% of 79 reviews2024
    Dev: PanelkaGamesPub: 7DOTS
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Every New Year is similar to the previous one. No friends, no family, no magic. But what if a fairy tale exists? And everything can change? HOPE: Winter Tale is a story about a man who has lost his all taste for life. But one winter night, everything changed.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 29.9%, Anime 23.2%, Romance 20.7%, Emotional 14%, Adventure 8.2%

  3. #3 Room of Depression
    96% matchMostly Positive75% of 800 reviews2023
    Dev: FirePillar2Pub: IndieArk
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 1.3 hrs≥1hr: 69%

    "Same encounter, different world." Moon is a young woman who lives an ordinary city life as an office worker. However, because she suffers from depression, she reacts and deals with things in a way that is very different from regular city folk.

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21.8%, Emotional 21.3%, Visual Novel 16%, Romance 10.5%, Casual 7.5%

  4. #4 Snowfall's Mystery
    95% matchVery Positive86% of 102 reviews2025
    Dev: Sempiternal Rain
    Windows

    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: Text-Based 17.2%, Visual Novel 13.8%, Interactive Fiction 13.8%, Romance 11.3%, Indie 10.5%

  5. #5 This Winter of Ours
    94% matchVery Positive99% of 132 reviews2025
    Dev: VARIA
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Alone as two, together as one - A fantasy/yuri visual novel telling the story of two girls traversing a snow covered forest and growing closer.

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 18.7%, Visual Novel 18.1%, Text-Based 16.6%, Anime 14.2%, Emotional 10.6%

  6. #6 Monologue: Winter melancholy
    94% matchVery Positive83% of 76 reviews2023
    Dev: ProjectKukuevo
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    In this short but profound story, you will discover that the New Year is not only fun, but also a time for self-reflection. Immerse yourself in an emotional journey that will leave you thoughtful and perhaps with a new perspective on the meaning of this holiday.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 39.2%, Text-Based 31.5%, Adventure 9.3%, Emotional 8.9%, 2D 5.9%

  7. #7 My Therapy
    92% matchVery Positive96% of 332 reviews2022
    Dev: Suvorov Mikhail
    Windows · Linux

    A visual novel about cute melancholic girls!

    Why similar: Visual Novel 25.8%, Anime 16.8%, Interactive Fiction 13.8%, Romance 8.4%, Casual 7.3%

  8. #8 Actual Sunlight
    93% matchMostly Positive74% of 611 reviews2014
    Dev: WZOGI
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 89%

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

    Why similar: Indie 53.7%, Visual Novel 18.8%, Adventure 15.2%, Story Rich 8.4%, Singleplayer 3.9%

  9. #9 First Snow
    91% matchVery Positive89% of 121 reviews2022
    Dev: Studio LyPub: PsychoFlux Entertainment
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    첫눈이 내리던 날, 나는 그녀에게 첫눈에 반해 첫사랑에 빠졌다. 첫눈이 내리는 나날들, 나와 그녀는 점점 가까워지는데... 스무 살 주인공의 첫사랑에 관한 풀보이스 비주얼노벨.

    Why similar: Snow 23.2%, Visual Novel 15.3%, Romance 12.6%, Text-Based 11.8%, Anime 9.4%

  10. #10 HOPE LEFT ME
    90% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 818 reviews2023
    Dev: AstrophysicsPub: .orphans
    Windows · Linux
    Median: 42 minMean: 1.8 hrs≥1hr: 27%

    You wake up in a mysterious place, alone and freezing to death, the only person around seems to be a weird girl with a long sleeve soviet jersey.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 35.6%, Text-Based 20%, Anime 16.2%, Indie 11%, Casual 8.3%

  11. #11 Without Romance
    91% matchMostly Positive79% of 202 reviews2020
    Dev: Moonlit Works
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Fairy tale wish of a loveless girl

    Why similar: Visual Novel 24.4%, Anime 16.8%, Text-Based 13.6%, Romance 12.3%, Indie 10.3%

  12. #12 Change
    89% matchVery Positive92% of 384 reviews2017
    Dev: Adventurer's Tavern
    Windows
    Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 12.0 hrs≥1hr: 80%

    你有没有一段时间,无论如何都提不起精神来,总以为离开这里会变好,换了个环境却没有任何改变。 觉得自己做的事情毫无意义,只想做“自己想做的事情”,却连什么是“自己想做的事情”都不知道。 害怕自己的人生就这么平淡的结束,但却一直没有找到改变的契机……

    Why similar: Indie 56.2%, Casual 23.3%, Visual Novel 20.6%

  13. #13 Pandemic Love
    89% matchVery Positive93% of 232 reviews2021
    Dev: Red Skald
    Windows

    A short visual novel about isolation. You try to search for comfort in the lonesome people around you. Keeping the darkness at bay with small embers of light. Will you let the fear change you?

    Why similar: Visual Novel 26.8%, Anime 20%, Emotional 16.6%, Romance 12.4%, 2D 7.8%

  14. #14 To Make a Game
    88% matchVery Positive91% of 77 reviews2022
    Dev: TheBluePenguin
    Windows · Linux

    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 28.2%, Emotional 16.7%, Pixel Graphics 14.4%, Text-Based 12.3%, Casual 12.2%

  15. #15 Tiny Snow
    86% matchVery Positive94% of 4,167 reviews2019
    Dev: #workshopPub: NVLMaker
    Windows
    Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 57.7 hrs≥1hr: 83%

    On the snowy mountain, in the wooden hut, we are tied together by the world. She and "I" can only love each other, we cannot be separated. Is this free affection, or manipulated love? A short visual novel with multiple endings, "Tiny Snow", a story with two girls, and you who know what love is.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 39.6%, Anime 20.5%, Indie 18.1%, Romance 9.9%, Casual 6.7%

  16. #16 One Last Chance
    87% matchMixed68% of 87 reviews2016
    Dev: Last Lotus
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 90%

    Do you remember that high school crush you never confessed your love to? Do you ever wonder what could have been if things had gone different back then? This short Visual Novel/Dating Sim explores those questions that we constantly ask ourselves.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 31.7%, Indie 30.6%, Anime 16.7%, Casual 9.3%, Simulation 6%

  17. #17 i feel very lonely and i don't remember myself
    84% matchVery Positive95% of 136 reviews2023
    Dev: Ricardo Cancela
    Windows

    A short sci-fi visual novel about four scientists trapped in an underground lab. Explore their chat records to uncover the mysteries of Inturg Technologies. How can they escape their doom?

    Why similar: Visual Novel 27.4%, Interactive Fiction 19.2%, Pixel Graphics 12.7%, Text-Based 12.7%, Indie 7.3%

  18. #18 Snow Clearing Driving Simulator
    86% matchMixed58% of 53 reviews2019
    Dev: A NostruPub: My Way Games
    Windows

    Winter is on its peak. Snow is falling and making mess everywhere. Especially on hill peaks temperature is negative. Everything has gone frozen. Movement is difficult in such extreme weather conditions. People are stuck in their homes and shelters. Traffic is jam on highway and swinging hilly roads.

    Why similar: Indie 49.2%, Casual 32.8%, Simulation 17.9%

  19. #19 From Head to Toe
    85% matchMostly Positive79% of 105 reviews2019
    Dev: Party for Introverts
    Windows · Mac

    "From Head to Toe" is a short interactive story about winter, existential guilt and your ex-classmates.

    Why similar: Indie 25.6%, Interactive Fiction 15.8%, Visual Novel 15.2%, Emotional 13.2%, Casual 11.5%

  20. #20 Lonely in the Winter
    84% matchVery Positive92% of 58 reviews2018
    Dev: SoyeRPub: Araplay
    Windows

    Embark on the journey of Robbery Cold, a former soldier of the Kingdom of Thaltas, now living as a mercenary since a terrible tragedy struck his life, with his wife dying due to an incurable disease.

    Why similar: Indie 25.9%, Anime 21.7%, Pixel Graphics 16.4%, Casual 10.2%, Adventure 9.7%

  21. #21 花落冬陽 Snowdreams -lost in winter-
    82% matchVery Positive97% of 262 reviews2022
    Dev: 觀象草圖 Astrolabe DraftPub: 觀象草圖 Astrolabe Draft
    Windows

    《花落冬陽》是一款以「夢想」與「思念」為主題的文字冒險遊戲。故事講述主角謝子臣在追尋作家之夢的過程中遭遇的困境,以及與夏芊帆、雪見兩名少女的戀愛故事。豐富的劇情、精緻的插畫、悠揚的音樂、搭配全中文語音,帶你體驗一段動人的台北冬季戀曲。

    Why similar: Visual Novel 24.4%, Emotional 16.5%, Anime 15.7%, Romance 15%, Indie 8.5%

  22. #22 Six Days of Snow
    83% matchMostly Positive77% of 459 reviews2017
    Dev: ebi-hime
    Windows · Linux
    Median: 48 minMean: 18.5 hrs≥1hr: 46%

    In a small inn located in the snowy Japanese mountains, an unlikely relationship blossoms between a once-popular poet and the daughter of the inn's proprietress.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 22.8%, Anime 18.8%, Romance 12.4%, Indie 10.9%, Emotional 8.3%

  23. #23 Winter ~Life in the Countryside~
    81% matchVery Positive88% of 213 reviews2025
    Dev: Dieselmine
    Windows

    It's your winter vacation. You once again took a trip to the countryside to visit your cousin, Hazuki. Things must have changed a lot since you met her last summer. How has she been doing? Your thoughts wander as you get ready for another trip to the contryside.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 21.8%, Pixel Graphics 18.9%, Anime 16%, Text-Based 12.2%, Adventure 7.8%

  24. #24 Cabin Fever
    81% matchVery Positive96% of 480 reviews2021
    Dev: Steamy Buns GamesPub: Sad Panda Studios
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 72%

    An off-grid cabin. A tech-savvy loner. One ray of sunshine in a bleak, ruined world. Cabin Fever is a slice-of-life visual novel with meaningful player choices, multiple endings to explore, and a story that will touch your heart.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 24.3%, Romance 20.7%, Interactive Fiction 17.4%, Anime 8.7%, Linear 6.9%

  25. #25 SnowNight
    82% matchVery Positive92% of 394 reviews2018
    Dev: Hollowings
    Windows

    This is a small, warm story that happened in the winter. Two people who met by chance, because of each other's existence, and then felt more past that had not been deliberately remembered - After telling the story, I finally ushered in the day when the first snow fell.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 27.5%, Indie 19.9%, Anime 19.5%, Romance 15.9%, Casual 9.4%

  26. #26 Press Any Button
    79% matchVery Positive90% of 3,766 reviews2021
    Dev: Eugene Zubko
    Windows

    This video game realized how boring it had been and now is trying its best to fix that.

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 22.6%, Emotional 20.6%, Romance 13.9%, Pixel Graphics 11.9%, Cartoon 10.1%

  27. #27 WHITE ALBUM: Memories like Falling Snow
    78% matchVery Positive94% of 854 reviews2023
    Dev: AQUAPLUSPub: DMM GAMES
    Windows
    Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 36.9 hrs≥1hr: 63%

    The classic visual novel from AQUAPLUS that launched one of Japan's most beloved franchises, WHITE ALBUM is a story of love in many forms. Will a couple cling together, or drift apart on the cold wind? The album of their relationship will be as white as snow, and as poignant.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 26.1%, Romance 21.6%, Anime 17.6%, Interactive Fiction 11.2%, Emotional 8.8%

  28. #28 Sepia Tears
    80% matchVery Positive88% of 991 reviews2016
    Dev: Scarlet String Studios
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 30 minMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 32%

    A visual novel about a memory that a boy named Mark tries very hard to forget, and a girl named Myra who unearths it.

    Why similar: Snow 24.6%, Visual Novel 15.3%, Text-Based 14.9%, Romance 13.5%, Emotional 12.8%

  29. #29 Last Resort
    79% matchVery Positive80% of 51 reviews2023
    Dev: Aleksey Izimov
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Dive into the mysterious world of the "Last Resort", a non-linear visual novel where past and future are woven together. His life’s breaking under the weight of life problems. Unable to fight any further, He decides to take his final journey. Will it change anything? Or will it lead Him to the end?

    Why similar: Visual Novel 30.5%, Anime 21.1%, Text-Based 11.8%, Romance 11.5%, Simulation 8.5%

  30. #30 氷点下30度の絶望
    75% matchVery Positive97% of 285 reviews2025
    Dev: Mitsudomoe Koubou
    Windows

    可愛い後輩と2人っきり……冷凍庫の中で。 低体温症、矛盾脱衣、幻覚などの苦痛を乗り越えた先にあるのは、「真相」と「死」のみ。

    Why similar: Visual Novel 37.5%, Pixel Graphics 23.9%, Text-Based 13.4%, Story Rich 10.3%, 2D 9.5%

  31. #31 Frozen Memories
    78% matchVery Positive97% of 112 reviews2022
    Dev: SKT STUDIO
    Windows

    Is what is recorded in a photograph necessarily true? I don't think so. "But I think that even if it's a fake photo, the emotions of its creator are real after all." She said. So, your memories, then, must be real? Visual novel "Frozen Memories" gives you a fictionalised version of a real memory.

    Why similar: Indie 30.2%, Casual 13.4%, Adventure 11.7%, Simulation 10.8%, Visual Novel 10.3%

  32. #32 The Princess of the Tower Wants a Hero
    77% matchVery Positive94% of 144 reviews2022
    Dev: AntaPub: Neoclassic Games
    Windows · Mac

    A sweet winter themed Otome Visual Novel about a princess of a tower who just wants a hero. … Except she ends up with a tone-deaf bard for a roommate, a sassy demon for a butler and no hero. Still stuck in a tower though.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 25.2%, Interactive Fiction 24.1%, Romance 18.8%, Anime 16.5%, Story Rich 5.5%

  33. #33 Tiny Shadows Interwoven Hearts
    73% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 2,978 reviews2025
    Dev: 土豆花制作组
    Windows

    Programmer Lin Mo is tired of his monotonous life. One day, he meets a mysterious girl at a café who hides many secrets. As lies and true feelings intertwine, can this chance encounter save him from his numb existence? A visual novel filled with "love and hope".

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 26.4%, Visual Novel 21.9%, Anime 14.3%, Emotional 10.9%, Romance 9%

  34. #34 First Snow
    76% matchVery Positive95% of 668 reviews2020
    Dev: Salty Salty StudiosPub: Studio Élan
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Having moved away from her friends and family to attend community college, Allison Merlo is a fresh student struggling with the day to day challenges of life.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 26.6%, Romance 21%, Anime 19.6%, Indie 16.3%, Casual 7.5%

  35. #35 Snowman Story
    75% matchVery Positive94% of 140 reviews2023
    Dev: Odencat
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Bundle up and get cozy with this warm winter tale about one snowman's journey to the North Pole. Can he make it there before spring arrives?

    Why similar: Emotional 21.1%, Indie 18.6%, Pixel Graphics 15.9%, Casual 9.5%, 2D 8.7%

  36. #36 The Warmth Between Us
    76% matchVery Positive97% of 173 reviews2020
    Dev: Connection
    Windows

    It is late December in Taipei. The pavement glows like silver under the winter rain. That's when we met for the first time. The warmth between us has a certain comfort that I’ve never felt before.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 21.9%, Emotional 17.8%, Anime 16.2%, Romance 15.8%, Indie 11.3%

  37. #37 The Neverending Summer
    72% matchVery Positive99% of 77 reviews2025
    Dev: LSAusa
    Windows

    Summer comes again and again, and changes come quietly.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 29%, Anime 17.5%, Indie 11.3%, Emotional 9.2%, Romance 9.1%

  38. #38 Pine: A Story of Loss
    72% matchMostly Positive80% of 209 reviews2024
    Dev: Made Up GamesPub: Fellow Traveller
    Windows · Mac

    Alone in the forest glade he shared with his wife, a woodworker struggles to accept her passing. Help him hold on to cherished memories of their life together as he struggles to care for himself and his now empty home. Pine is a single-serving game focused on telling a beautiful, emotional tale.

    Why similar: Emotional 16.1%, Interactive Fiction 14.4%, Romance 14.1%, Visual Novel 13.5%, Cartoon 12.2%

  39. #39 Chionophile
    74% matchVery Positive86% of 206 reviews2020
    Dev: Tonguç Bodur
    Windows

    Chionophile is a very short experience about the mood of winter in the woods.

    Why similar: Snow 64.9%, Indie 30.4%, Singleplayer 4.7%

  40. #40 SMOKY WHITE
    71% matchVery Positive96% of 96 reviews2024
    Dev: たにからきぬまで
    Windows

    雪の降る冬の屋上で、 不思議な雰囲気の先輩と出会って別れる短編ノベルゲームです。 会話中の選択によって結末が分岐します。

    Why similar: Visual Novel 37.2%, Romance 21.4%, Indie 13.8%, Story Rich 9.6%, Adventure 8.3%

  41. #41 Retention
    77% matchMostly Negative35% of 702 reviews2015
    Dev: Sometimes You
    Windows
    Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 80%

    This game is about a person who kept running through his life, never looking back at the past. Once during a trip, he gets into trouble. Now he's lying on the cold ground, buried beneath his bicycle. Slides of various moments fly through his head.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 25.7%, Interactive Fiction 25.5%, Indie 17.6%, Casual 7.8%, 2D 7%

  42. #42 A Detective's Novel
    74% matchMixed68% of 890 reviews2016
    Dev: Amaterasu Software
    Windows
    Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 7.9 hrs≥1hr: 96%

    On a cold November night in a desolate estate deep in the mountains an innocent life has prematurely perished and its up to the player to find out who did it.

    Why similar: Indie 68.3%, Visual Novel 22%, Adventure 9.7%

  43. #43 他人世界末 On-looker
    71% matchVery Positive93% of 2,953 reviews2020
    Dev: 8A studioPub: 昆布科技
    Windows
    Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 12.0 hrs≥1hr: 79%

    这是属于不怎么开朗的我们,充满逃避、畏缩、胆怯、不切实际的单恋故事。 属于你的故事结局将会如何,由你的选择而定。

    Why similar: Visual Novel 23.9%, Text-Based 22.4%, Anime 16.4%, Indie 10.4%, Romance 9.1%

  44. #44 Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk
    69% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 32,921 reviews2020
    Dev: Nikita KryukovPub: Nikita Igorevich Studio
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 24 minMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 11%

    A short story about what sort of challenges everyday little things can be. Help the girl buy milk, be the first not to disappoint her.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 28.7%, Text-Based 17.8%, Interactive Fiction 16.5%, Anime 11.5%, Emotional 8.1%

  45. #45 Absent in the Rain
    70% matchVery Positive94% of 797 reviews2022
    Dev: D10RAMA
    Windows

    A mysterious senpai. A serial murder case that has taken the world by storm. And a giant, shadowy fish swimming at my feet... What if all of them are connected and surround me like a circle? What should I do?

    Why similar: Visual Novel 27.4%, Romance 16.1%, Text-Based 14.8%, Anime 11.5%, Emotional 9.3%

  46. #46 Depression The Game
    73% matchMixed69% of 310 reviews2018
    Dev: DeepWorks Studios
    Windows

    Depression The Game is an interactive game simulating major depression. You are joining a young man on one of his really bad days trying to handle his thoughts and survive that day... Will he?

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 31.4%, Visual Novel 27.7%, Emotional 21.7%, Story Rich 9.1%, Simulation 6.2%

  47. #47 冬日树下的回忆
    68% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 1,172 reviews2023
    Dev: 午后零时Pub: 黎羽科技LICOGAME
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    《冬日树下的回忆》是由制作人xwu创立的社团「午后零时」推出的首部免费原创视觉小说,并由其旗下小组『MagicaLuv』运营。 我的梦想是成为一名教师或者医生,在学业结束后我收到了来自医院的第一份工作实习邮件。在这所医院里我将担任实习治疗师(sensei)的工作,而我负责的是一位叫“言叶”的女孩……

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21.9%, Visual Novel 21.2%, Romance 14.4%, Anime 10.1%, Linear 7.5%

  48. #48 bygone snow
    68% matchVery Positive99% of 74 reviews2025
    Dev: Creatalsoftware Games
    Windows

    When the world ends, who will you spend your final hours with? A visual novel for the GBA.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 33.3%, Emotional 24.2%, Pixel Graphics 8.5%, Story Rich 8.4%, Indie 8.1%

  49. #49 Yukiiro Sign
    70% matchVery Positive88% of 74 reviews2023
    Dev: Wonder FoolPub: Shiravune
    Windows

    A story of three girls and one season in the snowy town of Minamiouse.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 34.2%, Emotional 26.6%, Romance 7.9%, Anime 7.3%, Story Rich 7.1%

  50. #50 No Time To Live
    73% matchMostly Positive71% of 175 reviews2015
    Dev: Snail-Ninja Studio
    Windows
    Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 87%

    This is a story about an office clerk who tries to leave monotonous routine of life and do a book. And if he could find the time for his dream it depends on you.

    Why similar: Indie 45.8%, Casual 19%, Adventure 16.6%, Simulation 14.4%, Singleplayer 4.2%

  51. #51 Yukikoi Melt
    71% matchVery Positive92% of 83 reviews2020
    Dev: FrontwingPub: Frontwing USA
    Windows

    "Yukikoi Melt" is a visual novel about a young man's life in the Winter Country. Miharu, a winter hater, and the girls of the Winter Club find their lives intertwined when he moves to snowy Yubane. Can their warmth melt his heart?

    Why similar: Visual Novel 26.9%, Anime 20.9%, Romance 20.9%, Snow 15.4%, Casual 5.7%

  52. #52 Why do you love me?
    68% matchVery Positive98% of 214 reviews2024
    Dev: Alkinoy
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    A short romantic novel about modern relationships. We took some situations from life and tried to answer the question "why do people love each other?".

    Why similar: Music 17.6%, Romance 12.6%, Visual Novel 11.9%, Interactive Fiction 10.9%, Emotional 10.6%

  53. #53 VIRTUAL GIRL @ WORLD’S END
    67% matchVery Positive95% of 85 reviews2025
    Dev: 株式会社ヘッドロックPub: Bushiroad Inc.
    Windows

    The story is set in future Tokyo, where human’s endless desires have consumed finite resources. In this world that is gradually approaching its end, the streamer girls continue to sing, while embracing dreams and despair in their hearts...

    Why similar: Visual Novel 25.7%, Emotional 19.1%, Text-Based 16.2%, Anime 14.1%, Adventure 7.2%

  54. #54 Winter Memories
    65% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 10,262 reviews2024
    Dev: Dojin OtomePub: Kagura Games
    Windows
    Median: 5.8 hrsMean: 27.8 hrs≥1hr: 83%

    After the unforgettable summer memories you’ve made half a year ago, Yui, Rio, and Miyuki are back. With the change of seasons and the cold falling snow, a new page to your story is about to begin.

    Why similar: Pixel Graphics 38.3%, Anime 25.5%, Visual Novel 14.4%, Simulation 6.4%, Casual 6.1%

  55. #55 Bottle
    69% matchVery Positive84% of 75 reviews2023
    Dev: Tonguç Bodur
    Windows

    Bottle is a very short game in which you play as an alcoholic man of solitude.

    Why similar: Snow 45.9%, Emotional 19.4%, Linear 16.7%, Indie 9.9%, Adventure 6.5%

  56. #56 Late Bird
    69% matchVery Positive95% of 120 reviews2022
    Dev: Vladimir SlavPub: Coldwild Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux

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

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 28.2%, Visual Novel 23.6%, Text-Based 14.8%, Casual 8.7%, Indie 8.1%

  57. #57 TOMORROW DON'T COME - Puzzling Depression
    70% matchVery Positive82% of 192 reviews2018
    Dev: Peace & Love Games
    Windows
    Median: 36 minMean: 13.8 hrs≥1hr: 34%

    TOMORROW DON'T COME is a contextual puzzle game about depression and how it feels to be stuck.

    Why similar: Text-Based 21.7%, Interactive Fiction 19.7%, Indie 18.2%, Visual Novel 16.9%, Casual 8%

  58. #58 The Last Summer 那年夏末
    66% matchVery Positive92% of 108 reviews2024
    Dev: Seven Tales StudioPub: WindField Games
    Windows

    这是一个关于遗憾与成长的故事。男生的思绪不断回到17岁的夏天,在一次次回忆与抉择中徘徊,是去尝试弥补遗憾?还是在释然间体会成长的意义?回忆中的她会在那等我吗?

    Why similar: Visual Novel 22.5%, Emotional 21%, Interactive Fiction 19.1%, Anime 12.4%, Indie 7.8%

  59. #59 Snow Daze: The Music of Winter Special Edition
    67% matchVery Positive92% of 1,366 reviews2018
    Dev: Outbreak GamesPub: Critical Bliss
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 13.5 hrs≥1hr: 90%

    Play in this expertly voiced interactive visual novel as you choose the path forward during the period of a snowed in week. In addition to the main five day story the game includes individual extended endings, character side stories, and blooper reels as well as multiple endings! Your choices tell the story.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 47%, Anime 11.4%, Indie 11%, Simulation 8.9%, Story Rich 7.5%

  60. #60 Everything Will Be Fine!
    64% matchVery Positive88% of 69 reviews2026
    Dev: nanohanaPub: room6
    Windows

    A dark conversation with a girl during a nightly car trip. A short multi-ending novel game where you try to understand this girl and her pain.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 31.1%, Text-Based 23.4%, Adventure 12.2%, Pixel Graphics 11.5%, Indie 8.8%

Winter Novel cover art

Games Like Winter Novel

Based on tag similarity + player behavior
Loading graph...