60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Story Rich, Singleplayer, Indie, Interactive Fiction.
A game about loneliness in adulthood. Withdrawn is a hand-drawn point-and-click interactive fiction where you're following the main character's routine, thoughts, memories and his constant fear of living.
End of Lines
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?
Mama
An emotional narrative point-and-click about a daughter caring for her mother as dementia reshapes their bond. Explore heartfelt conversations, fragmented memories, and simple story-driven puzzles on a journey of caregiving and learning to let go.
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 13.9%, Hand-drawn 13.3%, Visual Novel 12.4%, Choices Matter 11.8%, Psychological 11.7%
An emotional narrative point-and-click about a daughter caring for her mother as dementia reshapes their bond. Explore heartfelt conversations, fragmented memories, and simple story-driven puzzles on a journey of caregiving and learning to let go.
Why similar: Narrative 24.6% ★, Psychological 14.5%, Emotional 12.8%, Hand-drawn 11.2%, Interactive Fiction 10%
When demons leave your head and fill the whole world, all you can do is close your eyes and go forward. Immerse yourself in the atmospheric and moving adventure of white crow Ankou — one of pain, loneliness, and salvation that no one asked for.
Why similar: Narrative 17.7% ★, Psychological 12.8%, Emotional 8.7%, Hand-drawn 8.5%, Point & Click 8.4%
Marginalia is an atmospheric narrative anthology. Seven stories, one for each deadly sin. Enter the library. Choose your tale. Your choices will not save you. But they will define you.
Why similar: Narrative 26.2% ★, Interactive Fiction 18.4%, Psychological 12.9%, Choices Matter 11.8%, Multiple Endings 10.2%
"The hardest part is not to speak up. It’s being heard." Part video game, part graphic novel, Wednesdays seeks to raise awareness about child sexual abuse through a surprisingly hope-filled story.
Why similar: Comic Book 19.1%, Psychological 16.8%, Interactive Fiction 15.1%, Hand-drawn 12.4%, Emotional 12.2%
Through a narrative based on Red Ribbon’s new album “Planet X”, experience a broken-heart girl’s journey through thoughts, daydreams and music.
Why similar: Comic Book 16.2%, Interactive Fiction 15.6%, Visual Novel 11.1%, Point & Click 10.4%, Emotional 10.2%
Guide a Vampire Autistic Magic Princess through a 2D narrative adventure where everyday situations are the real dangers. Avoid sensory overload, offer emotional support, and make meaningful choices as you help your VAMP girlfriend return to her castle and strengthen your relationship.
Why similar: Narrative 24.9% ★, Wholesome 24.4% ★, Psychological 12.4%, Emotional 11.8%, Choices Matter 9.7%
A short, hand-drawn narrative about memory, loss, and final conversations. Explore the quiet streets of the past and decide what you're ready to let go.
Why similar: Visual Novel 14.4%, Hand-drawn 14.3%, Emotional 14.2%, Point & Click 10.1%, Psychological 8.4%
A collection of surreal tales, each connected to a stored-away object from childhood. Pick one to follow the moon, feed a hungry lizard or build a peculiar cabinet.
Why similar: Narrative 15.6% ★, Psychological 13.1%, Interactive Fiction 12.6%, Hand-drawn 10.9%, Emotional 10.4%
This is an interactive omnibus animation based on interviews with my friends about their memories around the age of five, based on their personal sensory memories and episodes.
Why similar: Wholesome 27.7% ★, Interactive Fiction 14.8%, Psychological 14.8%, Hand-drawn 12.2%, Point & Click 10.7%
Piece by piece, you pour your soul into the monster. This is your burden and you bear it willingly. Your friends think that this is unhealthy.
Why similar: Narrative 19.4% ★, Interactive Fiction 17%, Emotional 13%, Hand-drawn 10.8%, Visual Novel 10.6%
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: Comic Book 15%, Psychological 13.4%, Interactive Fiction 12.7%, Emotional 12%, Visual Novel 10.3%
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 16.6%, Narrative 14.4% ★, Interactive Fiction 14.1%, Hand-drawn 13.6%, Visual Novel 9.6%
Save the monster girls! Talk through their issues and face their challenges. Convince them to leave their crumbling fantasy game before it all falls apart! You may yet come to understand them—or even yourself!—in this wholesome mix of playful conversation and minigames.
Why similar: Wholesome 28.5% ★, Interactive Fiction 15.1%, Psychological 11.1%, Emotional 9%, Choices Matter 8.7%
🚗 Take part in a roller coaster of emotions with Louise embarking on a road trip of a lifetime through the late 1960s USA, trying to show her son Mitch how to navigate the often cruel modern world. Your choices matter! ✅
Why similar: Wholesome 22.2% ★, Emotional 17%, Narrative 16.1% ★, Interactive Fiction 9.6%, Point & Click 8.3%
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: Emotional 15.6%, Comic Book 13.5%, Interactive Fiction 13.4%, Hand-drawn 12.6%, Visual Novel 11.5%
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 20.7%, Psychological 13.9%, Interactive Fiction 13.7%, Hand-drawn 12.3%, Visual Novel 11.6%
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: Narrative 20.8% ★, Psychological 14.9%, Hand-drawn 12.9%, Emotional 11.2%, Point & Click 9.7%
An image created by AI — is it yours? An AI art tool is placed before a nameless illustrator. To accept, or to refuse. A visual novel that tells the same story in different forms. Your choices shape the ending - there is no right answer.
Why similar: Narrative 24.2% ★, Visual Novel 14.4%, Interactive Fiction 12.5%, Choices Matter 11.5%, Multiple Endings 11%
A story-rich interactive fiction about two people who find comfort in each other, and the quiet things they never say out loud.
Why similar: Psychological 17.8%, Narrative 14.2% ★, Emotional 13%, Choices Matter 10.9%, Point & Click 9%
A visual interactive story about Blue, who is expected to be successful at work, be a good boyfriend, and at the same time... be happy.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 15.4%, Psychological 15.1%, Emotional 14.3%, Visual Novel 12.9%, Hand-drawn 11.2%
Mind Scraper is a story-driven graphic adventure. Play as Robert and dive into dying minds—built from unresolved regrets—to explore memories and learn why those choices were made.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 15.2%, Hand-drawn 14.6%, Point & Click 14.2%, Psychological 14.2%, Visual Novel 13%
Firebird is a narrative road trip that takes place in Slavic folklore, in an adventure that ressembles a traditional tale. Aboard your truck, travel to the far north, meet colorful characters, and face the creatures inhabiting these sacred lands.
Why similar: Narrative 20.8% ★, Comic Book 15%, Interactive Fiction 11.1%, Hand-drawn 10.4%, Choices Matter 8.7%
Rue Valley is a narrative adventure about a man trapped in a time loop, surrounded by a colorful cast with complex emotional stories, each hiding unexpected secrets. Dealing with mental challenges, the main character must delve into the anomaly to uncover its enigmatic origins.
Why similar: Narrative 19.7% ★, Psychological 14.7%, Interactive Fiction 12%, Emotional 10.8%, Point & Click 8.9%
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: Narrative 21.1% ★, Psychological 14.8%, Interactive Fiction 13.1%, Emotional 12.3%, Visual Novel 10.2%
"Between something and someone." U-chronia is a mysterious world constantly changing like a book whose pages are flipped out of order. You will wear the shoes of OU, the protagonist, to live through this game-shaped experience—without knowing what it really is.
Why similar: Psychological 17.9%, Hand-drawn 15.4%, Emotional 15%, Interactive Fiction 11.6%, Multiple Endings 10.3%
The Doll Shop is a hand-drawn narrative game – part romance, part horror – set in the Japanese countryside. Play as a young dollmaker who reunites with his childhood friend in an eerie snowbound village. Will you dare confess your secret?
Why similar: Emotional 15.1%, Hand-drawn 14.8%, Narrative 13.3% ★, Multiple Endings 10.5%, Choices Matter 9.2%
You know the feeling of struggling to get out of bed? In A Heavy Morning, you will play as a young girl battling with her own mind. Your only objective? Get out of bed and get to work on time.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 15.1%, Visual Novel 10.9%, Point & Click 10.1%, Narrative 10% ★, Psychological 9.7%
Fishbowl Kid is an uplifting interactive story about coping with depression.
Why similar: Comic Book 25.5%, Interactive Fiction 24.7%, Visual Novel 15.1%, Psychological 12.2%, Emotional 10.3%
Enter the world of Playcardia. A short visual novel based on a Jester, who is keen to unleash havoc in the name of entertainment. Just don't upset the royals! Find items, discover pranks and play them on unsuspecting victims... Who knows what will happen next?
Why similar: Narrative 24.7% ★, Comic Book 16.6%, Interactive Fiction 13.9%, Visual Novel 11.3%, Point & Click 10.7%
An apprentice. A healer. A warrior. Breathe, pull, and choose your way through their stories in this dark yet comforting narrative game about healing the worlds inside us.
Why similar: Narrative 23.9% ★, Interactive Fiction 19.9%, Emotional 15.2%, Visual Novel 12.5%, Stylized 6.8%
brief introductionNicotine vs. Furong Wangyuan "is a brain pumping game that takes place in a fantasy world called" Litang County ". Players will play as" Ding Zhen ", defeat Furong Wangyuan, and gradually uncover the truth about their ability to manipulate the level of Sharp Cut 5
Why similar: Abstract 21%, Comic Book 17.8%, Interactive Fiction 17.4%, Hand-drawn 10.6%, Visual Novel 10.3%
In this 3D visual novel, follow failed screenwriter Junon as she attempts to make it through the most pivotal day in her life. Relive the past, alter the present, and embrace the future, or without your help, Junon’s story might end in a wreck.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 13.4%, Choices Matter 13.3%, Psychological 11.8%, Emotional 10.9%, Visual Novel 10.1%
Embark on an emotional first-person narrative adventure where you control the story—and affect its outcomes—with your real-life blinks. With this innovative technique you will fully immerse yourself in a world of memories, both joyous and heartbreaking, as your whole life flashes before your eyes.
Why similar: Narrative 33.9% ★, Emotional 19.9%, Interactive Fiction 11.2%, Psychological 9.1%, Story Rich 8.8%
A psychological horror visual novel about healing, where saving your brother means facing your own demons. Elham’s search forces her to confront haunting visions, buried family secrets, and dark entities. Will you help her embrace the light, or let her fall into the darkness?
Why similar: Emotional 15.5%, Visual Novel 13.9%, Choices Matter 12.4%, Psychological 12.3%, Hand-drawn 11.4%
The Door Has Doubts is a very short and absurd narrative game about manipulation, dialogue, and the existential crisis of room furnitures. You are stuck in a room, there is a door. Your only way out: Convince the door to open. Choose your words carefully, as you try to escape the room.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21.5%, Narrative 20.9% ★, Psychological 16.4%, Choices Matter 13.2%, Multiple Endings 12.9%
A psychological adventure through a dreamy landscape. Face unanswerable questions to reach the ultimate enigmas: Who are you? Who am I?
Why similar: Narrative 18.1% ★, Interactive Fiction 14%, Psychological 13.2%, Emotional 10.8%, Visual Novel 8.9%
A romantic loop 3D visual novel about a girl who forgets you every night. It’s always your first date. She resets. You don’t. Try to win her heart, or choose to let go. Another strange post from the town of Akabako.
Why similar: Psychological 19.3%, Visual Novel 15.9%, Interactive Fiction 13.4%, Emotional 12.7%, Story Rich 9.1%
Award-winning cinematic narrative adventure set in a hand-drawn world of living forgotten objects. Lead Fig and the crew of the Volare through a story of identity, unity, and survival—where diplomacy, difficult choices, and moments of action shape the fate of five divided tribes.
Why similar: Emotional 15%, Hand-drawn 13.9%, Interactive Fiction 13.3%, Choices Matter 11.3%, Multiple Endings 10.5%
This is an interactive visual novel game featuring plot-driven dialogues and point-and-click interactions. One day, you receive a magical book—and inside it, you meet a mysterious friend. As you interact with each other, you gradually step into the depths of one another’s inner worlds.
Why similar: Wholesome 33.9% ★, Interactive Fiction 19.6%, Psychological 14.6%, Hand-drawn 13.3%, Emotional 10.6%
A visual novel about depression and self-love. Play as Amatista, a young woman trapped in isolation, as she begins a journey she never asked for. Every choice shapes the story. Fully accessible for blind players.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 18.4%, Visual Novel 14.5%, Psychological 13.8%, Emotional 11.3%, Choices Matter 11.1%
After witnessing a murder, 16-year-old skater Azar Warren seeks refuge with her estranged grandfather on his rural compound, only to suspect he may be more dangerous than her pursuers. Ashes blends graphic novel panels with interactive puzzles in a story of murder and unease.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21.3%, Visual Novel 16%, Narrative 13.7% ★, Story Rich 12.2%, Emotional 10.8%
Simple visual novel in which you play as a young upperclass woman preparing for her debut before the Queen and her royal relatives. All of your decisions lead to one of four very different endings. Who will you become? The jewel of the season or the outcast, never again mentioned by your family?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 15.9%, Hand-drawn 14.1%, Visual Novel 12.5%, Psychological 11.9%, Choices Matter 11.8%
Growing older has nothing to do with feeling grown up. Face the challenges of adulthood with Liv, Albert and Finja in this interactive visual novel by exploring their everyday lives through point-and-click interactions as well as mini games and figure out the secrets of how to be an adult!
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 18.6%, Comic Book 14.8%, Visual Novel 13.4%, Psychological 11.9%, Hand-drawn 11.8%
Human belief has the power to change reality. For millennia, alien races have been visiting Earth, gaining supernatural abilities and fantastic wealth by exploiting this remarkable power. But humans are advancing, and many aliens now find themselves leaving Earth with nothing but debts and regrets.
Why similar: Visual Novel 18.4%, Interactive Fiction 17.9%, Multiple Endings 16%, Hand-drawn 12.9%, Story Rich 9.3%
Do you ever feel like life is slipping away, with too many dreams left unfulfilled? Like you're trapped in wanting to do so much, but never quite getting to any of it? Doesn't that thought scare you—looking back on a life that accomplished nothing, fading without leaving a mark? It scares me too.
Why similar: Psychological 21.8%, Emotional 18.4%, Multiple Endings 13.7%, Visual Novel 12.3%, Choices Matter 10.9%
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 15%, Psychological 14.4%, Interactive Fiction 12.6%, Hand-drawn 9.3%, Visual Novel 9.3%
A ~1 hour short narrative game about a friendship that spans two lifetimes. Serious, funny, weird, maybe heartbreaking.
Why similar: Comic Book 15.3%, Emotional 14.7%, Hand-drawn 13.3%, Interactive Fiction 12.3%, Visual Novel 12.3%
A Week in Paradise is a narrative mystery where you find yourself in a bar called Paradise. Have a drink each night with its mysterious regular and discover how deeply your stories connect. Hunt down clues in your dreams to find out why you end up here every day, and what keeps you coming back.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 16.4%, Narrative 13.3% ★, Visual Novel 10.9%, Psychological 10.6%, Hand-drawn 10.2%
This narrative adventure tells stories of children from Sarajevo and Ukraine based on local’s testimonies. See contemporary war from an overlooked perspective, highlighting resilience and imagination of kids whose future was taken from them.
Why similar: Narrative 20.5% ★, Interactive Fiction 18.1%, Emotional 15.1%, Point & Click 10.8%, Psychological 9.3%
Have a psychotic episode in your bathtub. Argue with a rubber duck, flood your bathroom and drown Jesus. Find your very own ending – or all of them.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 12.6%, Hand-drawn 12.4%, Psychological 11.5%, Emotional 9.5%, Multiple Endings 9.2%
"My Life with You" is a STORY DRIVEN experience that follows the journey of a young SINGLE MOM who must BALANCE life's challenges while raising her child. An emotional journey focused on the BOND BETWEEN MOTHER AND CHILD, marked by obstacles, growth, and love.
Why similar: Narrative 30% ★, Emotional 12.7%, Interactive Fiction 12.4%, Point & Click 10.3%, Hand-drawn 9.6%
Immerse yourself in a unique narrative experience and explore the thousand summer colors of Dordogne as you revisit your childhood to uncover lost family secrets in this touching formative journey.
Why similar: Wholesome 29.5% ★, Narrative 26.4% ★, Emotional 12.5%, Hand-drawn 9.3%, Story Rich 5.7%
AN IOU is the debut visual novel by Davey Cadaver. The music, backgrounds, & characters work together to create a world that is the stage of a novel for the user to read. The user takes the POV of the protagonist to experience a memorable story with an incredible soundtrack and multiple endings.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 15.3%, Emotional 14.4%, Psychological 12.3%, Visual Novel 11.7%, Choices Matter 10.1%
A psychological thriller visual novel where your choices deeply affect an 18-year-old woman's mental state, leading to multiple endings.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 18.5%, Comic Book 16.2%, Hand-drawn 13.3%, Visual Novel 13.2%, Emotional 10.1%
Anxiety Arcade is a short, surreal narrative game about living with anxiety — and how it feels when your own thoughts turn into puzzles.
Why similar: Wholesome 40.6% ★, Narrative 30.5% ★, Emotional 15%, Exploration 5.9%, 2D 2.8%
A mysterious origami letter pulls Helen from her routine, sparking a journey of self-discovery. As a violinist content creator balancing a day job, Helen faces life’s challenges while reflecting through journaling. Explore the town, meet others, and find gratitude in this cozy narrative adventure.
Why similar: Wholesome 22.4% ★, Narrative 16.6% ★, Interactive Fiction 15.2%, Visual Novel 10.5%, Point & Click 10.3%
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: Wholesome 19.9% ★, Comic Book 12.6%, Interactive Fiction 12.1%, Hand-drawn 10.6%, Emotional 9.7%
During the 2020 lockdown, Dorothy spends her days caring for jars of sourdough starters. By sharing them with others, she builds unexpected connections and discovers small acts of kindness that bring warmth in difficult times.
Why similar: Comic Book 15.8%, Interactive Fiction 14.1%, Psychological 12.6%, Visual Novel 11.2%, Choices Matter 9.2%
