Games like The Dawn is Inevitable
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The Dawn is Inevitable is an interactive crime drama/neo-western novel inspired by classic RPG games. A mysterious stranger is forced to hide in a village called Rassvet. This place is isolated from the outside world for the whole winter and keeps many dark secrets.
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$11.99风信楼
Oct 13 · Pingfang Games
Both: Choices Matter · Interactive Fiction · Visual Novel
昏君误国,怨声载道,无数野心家暗起反心。在京城一家青楼的掩饰下,你培养手下、积攒钱财、收集情报、建立人脉,等待兵变夺权的最好时机……《风信楼》是一部拥有海量选项和丰富剧情的高自由度养成游戏——百种不同结局,尽在你的选择之中。
Multiple EndingsChoices MatterInteractive FictionVisual NovelWord GameStory RichMartial ArtsResource ManagementRomanceAlternate History👍 3,423
$2.99Aliya: Timelink
Apr 25 · TDGame Studio
Both: Interactive Fiction · Visual Novel · Word Game
The player connects to a girl in distress in space thousands of years later? How will they resolve the crisis and discover the truth? Through the mechanism of real-time synchronization, the game breaks through the dimensional wall and creates an immersive dialogue across time and space.
RPGInteractive FictionVisual NovelWord GameMultiple EndingsSpaceSci-fiText-BasedPerma Death2D👍 8,594
$2.49Love in the distance
Feb 4 · Level-Buster Studio
Both: Word Game · Interactive Fiction · Visual Novel
A word adventure game based on a long-distance relationship. On high school and college campuses, pick up memories that belong only to that time. Ideal and reality, if we can chose it again, can we not have regrets?
IndieWord GameDating SimMultiple EndingsStory RichAnimeInteractive FictionSingleplayerVisual NovelCasual👍 268
Free安堂的心理咨询室:杯中之心〈ANDOU:Pulse of cup〉
Oct 1 · 机械神狐教制作组
Both: Interactive Fiction · Visual Novel · Word Game
森林深处有着一间咨询室,在那里有一个机器人,她的任务是透过语言为迷途之人指引前行的道路,单纯且复杂。
RPGInteractive FictionVisual NovelPuzzleWord GameInvestigationJRPGAnimeFree to PlayCute
$10.99候鸟
Jan 11 · KIDFansClub
Both: Word Game · Interactive Fiction · Visual Novel
你知道候鸟吗?候鸟有夏候鸟和冬候鸟之分。夏候鸟就是「春天来北方,秋天去南方」的鸟,他们一年四季都生活在很温暖的环境里,而冬候鸟……则是春天就飞向北方,飞到又远又冷的地方生活,冬季才返回的鸟。尽管它们可能会在同一个地方各自度过一生中一半的时光——却从来没有机会在一起。
Word GameInteractive Fiction2D PlatformerDating SimAdventureStory Rich2DVisual NovelSingleplayerAnime👍 3,674
$13.99Homicipher
Nov 1 · 八名木Games
Both: Visual Novel · Choices Matter · Word Game
Homicipher is a language deciphering and exploration ADV based on the concept of "romance with horror men." The protagonist, who has wandered into another world, interacts with non-human beings to decipher their language while striving to escape.
OtomeHorrorVisual NovelFemale ProtagonistAtmosphericMultiple EndingsText-BasedChoices MatterChoose Your Own AdventureWord Game👍 7,822
$19.99Until Then
Jun 25 · Polychroma Games
Both: Visual Novel · Interactive Fiction
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.
Visual NovelEmotionalPixel GraphicsStory RichInteractive FictionPsychological2DRomanceMysteryAdventure👍 15,742
$8.997Days Origins
May 2 · Buff Studio
Both: Visual Novel · Choices Matter · Interactive Fiction
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.
Story RichHorrorVisual NovelPoint & ClickChoices MatterChoose Your Own AdventureInteractive FictionPsychologicalPsychological HorrorDark Comedy👍 313
$2.99Mandemon
Aug 1 · 致意
Both: Visual Novel · Word Game
Decaying Japanese school buildings, a series of bizarre incidents, eerie Mandemon legends. Lies and truths intertwine, love and hate entwined in the mist. What should one do? Whom should one believe? Welcome to this cruel world filled with deception and harm —
AdventureVisual NovelMysteryRPGWord GameEmotionalJRPG2DAnimeCute👍 350
$12.99Ame no Marginal -Rain Marginal-
Jul 7 · stage-nana
Both: Visual Novel · Choices Matter · Interactive Fiction
The latest visual novel by Tomo Kataoka, the author of Narcissu 1st & 2nd, has arrived! An empty world with endless rain and only one person. Here there is no hunger, sickness or even death. Just what story does this world's one occupant have?
Visual NovelAnimeIndieStory RichCasualEmotionalChoices Matter2DInteractive FictionSingleplayer👍 201
FreeAnachronism\>
May 4 · EloThere
Both: Interactive Fiction · Visual Novel · Choices Matter
It's 1999 and your friend sends you a floppy disk, titled "RemBo". It turns out to be the installer for an old BBS service, filled with both strangers and a familiar face. How are you going to use it?
Interactive FictionText-Based1990'sTypingVisual NovelChoose Your Own AdventureSingleplayerChoices MatterFemale ProtagonistSoftware
$4.99Winter Novel
Aug 10 · DeXP
Both: Visual Novel · Interactive Fiction
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!…
IndieVisual NovelCasualAnimePixel Graphics2DSingleplayerAdventureInteractive FictionCartoon👍 457
$2.99Billionaire Lovers
Jul 2 · Ayacat Games
Both: Visual Novel · Interactive Fiction
You’re a broke college graduate. Your rich, distant uncle has just shown up and given you 100 million dollars! And right at this moment, four handsome men come into your life. Could this be… the romance you’ve been waiting for!? But wait, there’s something behind their smiles that says otherwise…
Visual NovelRPGPsychological HorrorEducationAnimeEmotionalCasualStory RichInteractive Fiction2D👍 3,652
$0.99Leningrad
Jan 31 · Under Three
Both: Visual Novel · Interactive Fiction · Choices Matter
Cataclysm destroyed the sky and the earth, but it didn't destroy "Leningrad" - an autonomous underwater city-fortress. It is up to you to take on the role of the Captain of the "Leningrad". The future of the ship and its citizens depends on your actions.
Text-BasedUnderwaterPost-apocalypticVisual NovelSubmarineInteractive FictionChoices MatterAdventureMultiple EndingsRPG
$2.99十月怪谈-Insane Rules
Mar 17 · 橙光游戏
Both: Interactive Fiction · Word Game · Visual Novel
When you live alone at home, you suddenly encounter all kinds of strange things, such as hair in the water pipe, strange figures on TV, eyeballs in the refrigerator, and so on. What's the matter?
StrategyInteractive FictionAction RPGWord GameVisual NovelHand-drawnRealisticComic BookNoirAdventure
$2.99Always The Same Blue Sky...
May 21 · NeoNight
Both: Visual Novel · Interactive Fiction
A gripping seaside adventure following the connection of two young souls, each unknowingly helping the other make sense of a world that seems senseless. Complemented by breathtaking artwork and an addictive soundtrack, this charming tale will definitely suck you in and leave a lasting impression!
Choose Your Own AdventureVisual NovelInteractive FictionDating SimFemale Protagonist2DLGBTQ+RomanceLore-RichRelaxing👍 135
$9.99Analogue: A Hate Story
Apr 27 · Love Conquers All Games
Both: Visual Novel · Interactive Fiction
A dark visual mystery novel featuring transhumanism, traditional marriage, loneliness, and cosplay. Two pursuable characters. Five endings. Welcome to the future.
Visual NovelAnimeIndieSci-fiStory RichInteractive FictionLGBTQ+SingleplayerHackingGreat Soundtrack👍 1,695
$3.99A Night at the Watermill
Jan 26 · Neon Tales
Both: Visual Novel · Interactive Fiction · Exploration
You wake up in an old watermill in the middle of the night ... and can't remember anything. Examine the surroundings in this thrilling point&click adventure and find out what happened.
Point & ClickFemale ProtagonistDarkVisual NovelInteractive FictionHand-drawnAtmosphericExplorationThrillerHorror
$9.99Cabin Fever
Jul 12 · Steamy Buns Games
Both: Visual Novel · Interactive Fiction
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.
Visual NovelDating SimRomanceSingleplayerStory RichNarrativeLife SimInteractive FictionImmersive Sim2D👍 463
FreeEmily is Away
Nov 20 · Kyle Seeley
Both: Choices Matter · Interactive Fiction
Emily is Away is an interactive story. Create a screenname and choose your path through the branching narrative.
Free to PlayStory RichChoices MatterSingleplayerIndieInteractive FictionSimulationRetroCasualChoose Your Own Adventure👍 365
$10.99末日航路-The Termination
Jul 22 · 橙光游戏
Both: Interactive Fiction · Visual Novel
It's a story of deception and redemption. You receive a mysterious invitation to a seven days doomsday journey. An expectant interstellar journey has become a doomsday route to the end. There is only one word difference between "victim" and "perpetrator".
Interactive FictionVisual NovelMysteryDetectiveRPGStory RichMultiple EndingsCasualAdventurePuzzle
FreeObreno: Chapter One
Aug 3 · Out Of Time Interactive
Both: Interactive Fiction · Visual Novel
An interactive novel. In the distant future, a search for a missing brother leads to a journey through an intergalactic civilization that may have reached the limits of progress.
Interactive FictionExperimentalPhilosophicalSci-fiStory RichVisual NovelChoose Your Own AdventureTranshumanismFuturisticSpace
FreeA Date with Death
Dec 7 · Two and a Half Studios
Both: Visual Novel · Choices Matter
Fight against & romance the one hunting for your soul in A Date with Death, a romance chat simulator where you date(?) the Grim Reaper himself. Create your own character, decorate your apartment, and chat away with the charming yet dangerous Grim Reaper through text and video calls.
Dating SimVisual NovelLGBTQ+RomanceOtomeFree to PlayCharacter CustomizationMultiple EndingsChoices MatterAnime👍 447
$0.99Dere-chat
May 5 · Sleepy_Fox_Interactive
Both: Interactive Fiction · Visual Novel
An Interactive Visual Novel with 35 story branches, 150 unique lines of dialogue, unlockable skins and many wholesome vibes! Dere-chan is always kind, happy, and energetic so whatever happens she'll always be there with kindness and support!
Choose Your Own AdventureIncrementalCasualInteractive FictionVisual Novel2DCuteRelaxingDialogue HeavyText-Based
$14.99Verne: The Shape of Fantasy
Aug 14 · Gametopia
Both: Interactive Fiction · Exploration
Become Jules Verne and adventure into the dangers that hide in Hemera, a fantastic parallel world built from his own imagination. Explore, solve puzzles and unlock the most coveted secret of the mighty Atlantis.
Interactive FictionSteampunkDystopian NarrativePixel GraphicsAtmosphericAdventureExplorationPuzzleOld School👍 221
-20%$4.79xiuzhen idle
Feb 4 · 游戏养家工作室
Both: Word Game
This is a xiuzhen simulation placement game! From the refining of qi, building the foundation to the ascension of the celestial realm, crossed into the divine realm. (The game has been updated with the english mod, but you will need to select the "english" beta in the properties option to update it)
IdlerIndieWord GameCasualRPGEarly AccessSimulationIncrementalStrategyTime Management👍 2,314
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Sep 8 · Tymedust Games
Both: Visual Novel · Interactive Fiction
A short, interactive visual novel about waking up in a strange room with a mysterious man. But why are you here? Let Him be your Guide to the truth.
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$9.99Emily is Away <3
Apr 16 · Kyle Seeley
Both: Choices Matter · Visual Novel
Emily <3 is a brand new story set on an old-new social media. Customize your facenook profile, send some friend requests and determine the outcome of your senior year.
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