Games like One Small Fire At A Time

80%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, character development

80% User Score Based on 207 reviews

Fall into the magically complicated world of Overture as the three main characters embark on an adventure that will shake their lives and the world around them. Will they fan the flames of the growing revolution, or will they be the key to extinguishing it? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to An Octave Higher.

93%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding

96% User Score Based on 2,588 reviews

Critic Score 80%Based on 1 reviews

How far would you go to bring someone back from the dead? Discover the depths that some will go to in this horror-adventure game. Set in Honjo, Tokyo's Sumida ward during the Showa period (1926-89), this is the unsettling tale of those with the power to curse, derived from the gruesome real world urban legends: "The Seven Mysteries of Honjo." Follow the cursed seven as they embark on a supernatu… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to PARANORMASIGHT: The Seven Mysteries of Honjo.

91%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding

91% User Score Based on 594 reviews

A mystery-adventure game set in the solitary "Shironagasu Island". Become detective “Sen Ikeda” and explore the secrets of “Shironagasu Island” with your assistant “Neneko Izumozaki”. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Return to Shironagasu Island.

90%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:character development, gameplay

90% User Score Based on 353 reviews

You play as Azai Kyousuke, the son of an infamous gangster. Kyousuke knows what he likes and lets nothing stand in his way in getting what he wants. Referred to as God by his classmates, he often enjoys listening to Bach and "working" part time for his stepfather. But when a beautiful girl named Usami Haru appears in town along with an international criminal known as "Maou," they bring with them… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Devil on G-String.

89%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization, grinding

97% User Score Based on 550 reviews

Critic Score 78%Based on 8 reviews

Brok is an innovative adventure mixed with beat 'em up and RPG elements. In a grim world where animals have replaced mankind, what kind of detective will you be? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to BROK the InvestiGator.

93%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, gameplay

93% User Score Based on 340 reviews

Play as Aria and romance the two sultry demon girls, Lyria and Scherza, or your best friend Melody in this yuri (girl x girl) visual novel where your choices will ultimately decide the fate of this spellbound girl. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Starlight Vega.

90%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding

95% User Score Based on 465 reviews

Critic Score 79%Based on 4 reviews

When a young alchemist apprentice is unwillingly bound to an illegal spirit, they suddenly find themselves tied up in a war between humanity and magic, and must join a group of unlikely heroes to escape their own doom, hopefully saving the world along the way. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Arcadia Fallen.

87%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding

89% User Score Based on 404 reviews

Critic Score 80%Based on 1 reviews

A Light in the Dark is a new, suspense-filled visual novel on PC. A collaboration between CreSpirit, developers of Rabi-Ribi, and the tag team duo of Storia and Narrator, developers focused on visual novels and RPGs. Having worked with CreSpirit on Rabi-Ribi and Narrator on Companion, Sekai Project is teaming up with this dream team of developers to bring their new game project to the West! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to A Light in the Dark.

91%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding

93% User Score Based on 14,754 reviews

Critic Score 81%Based on 1 reviews

Life is Strange: Before the Storm is a new three part standalone story adventure set three years before the events of the first game. This time play as Chloe Price, a rebel who forms an unlikely friendship with Rachel Amber in dramatic new story in the BAFTA award winning franchise. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Life is Strange: Before the Storm.

90%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding

93% User Score Based on 1,407 reviews

Critic Score 82%Based on 4 reviews

Eliza is a visual novel about an AI counseling program, the people who develop it, and the people who use it. Follow Evelyn Ishino-Aubrey as she reconnects with people from her past, gets to know the people of Seattle who use Eliza for counseling, and decides the course of her future. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Eliza.

96%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability

96% User Score Based on 888 reviews

Senren＊Banka is a Japanese-style visual novel produced by Yuzusoft, a Japanese developer of romance VNs. This game commemorated Yuzusoft's 10th anniversary. It won numerous awards on the year of its release in Japan for its art, music, and characters. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Senren＊Banka.

93%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding

93% User Score Based on 387 reviews

An indie graphic adventure / visual novel game in the style of PC-98 titles. Players take on the role of a ship's security officer in deep space near Jupiter as a deadly mystery threatens the entire crew. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Stories from Sol part 1: The Gun-Dog.

95%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability

98% User Score Based on 5,789 reviews

Critic Score 80%Based on 1 reviews

A story-driven adventure spanning a lifetime. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Finding Paradise.

90%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding

90% User Score Based on 1,757 reviews

This short visual novel follows Jack as he makes desperate plans to save the girl dearest to him, and as he remembers how Anna tore through his life. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Kill or Love.

96%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability

96% User Score Based on 1,152 reviews

Hoshina Shuuji has a secret: He has a mysterious power that allows him to perceive the emotions of others. However, he is soon to find out that he is not the only one who has something he doesn't want others to find out about as Ayachi Nene, a classmate, likewise has a secret. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Sabbat of the Witch.

91%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding

92% User Score Based on 886 reviews

Critic Score 90%Based on 1 reviews

Lucid9 is a visual novel focused on a web of intricate mysteries set in the fictional 2018 metropolis of Isamu. Lucid9: Inciting Incident is the first part of the story, focused on a string of disappearances that occur at a prestigious, uppity boarding academy. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Lucid9: Inciting Incident.

97%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:character development, grinding

97% User Score Based on 608 reviews

John is a young man suffering from severe depression. As he loses his sense of purpose in life, he begins to see the world in unfocused gray. Just when he begins to lose all hope, John meets a girl... a very special girl. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Crimson Gray.

96%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding

96% User Score Based on 705 reviews

A fantasy yuri visual novel filled with magic, fairies, and a ghost girl. When Maddie and her best friend, Tara, journey to a remote forest village to investigate rumors of the supernatural, they find a whole lot more than they bargained for. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Heart of the Woods.

75%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability

77% User Score Based on 550 reviews

Critic Score 72%Based on 13 reviews

A dying reality, a universe that’s fading away. A merciless world that gets sick and vanishes. No past, no present, no future; only the impending moment of “dead synchronicity” ahead. Will you be able to stop it? Because, otherwise... what will you do when Time dissolves itself? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dead Synchronicity: Tomorrow Comes Today.

90%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization

90% User Score Based on 294 reviews

Embark on a swashbuckling adventure in The Pirate's Fate, a visual novel experience with a unique twist: the story, the crew, and who you are transform based on your choices. Seek treasure, find love, and choose your fate. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Pirate's Fate.

90%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, humor

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

92% User Score Based on 4,673 reviews

Critic Score 80%Based on 1 reviews

Play as detective Kaname Date on the case of an elusive serial killer in this thrilling, sci-fi murder mystery. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to AI: THE SOMNIUM FILES.

84%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization

90% User Score Based on 434 reviews

Critic Score 74%Based on 6 reviews

After a night of fun, passion, and one too many drinks, you awake to discover a complete stranger lying naked beside you in bed. With only hazy memories of what happened last night, explore a stranger's bedroom in search of clues and try and piece together the truth. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to One Night Stand.

90%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding

92% User Score Based on 718 reviews

Critic Score 80%Based on 1 reviews

Muv-Luv is a Japanese visual novel originally released as an adult game and the first game in the Muv-Luv franchise. Subsequent releases of the games were with the adult content removed. The game consists of two parts: Muv-Luv Extra and Muv-Luv Unlimited, which is unlocked after completing the two main heroine routes in Extra. The gameplay in Muv-Luv follows a linear plot line, which offers pre-de… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Muv-Luv.

94%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, replayability

94% User Score Based on 2,097 reviews

This is a story of disease and suffering; of medication and adverse effects; of thoracotomy scars and cellular poisons; of the living who cannot help but to die and of the dying who cannot help but to live; of a resting place other than "on 7F" or "at home". If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Narcissu 1st & 2nd.

86%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, atmosphere

86% User Score Based on 196 reviews

Unhack is a visual novel x puzzle game that explores the nature of greed. Destroy the 5K Worm alongside fully voiced AI companions! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Unhack.

84%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding

83% User Score Based on 409 reviews

Critic Score 87%Based on 3 reviews

Along the Edge is a visual novel set in the European countryside, where your choices impact the main character's personality and appearance. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Along the Edge.

90%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:character development, replayability

90% User Score Based on 813 reviews

Lorelai, a brand new emotional horror ride from the maker of The Cat Lady and Downfall, tells a coming of age story of a young girl trying to escape the hell of her toxic family home. But adulthood is like waking up from a long dream. There will be times you will wish you were asleep again... But you can never go back to the same dream. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Lorelai.

95%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding

95% User Score Based on 424 reviews

Take the stage in Shining Song Starnova! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Shining Song Starnova.

92%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, replayability

92% User Score Based on 452 reviews

You are a private eye in Free City. Your latest client has found himself dead. As for how, many suspect suicide, though you're smarter than that. But poking around may get you in some hot water, but then again why would you be a private eye if you couldn't take the heat? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Depraved Awakening.

93%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding

93% User Score Based on 413 reviews

Survive the mystery that awaits the JFS Gun-Dog in deep space in this retro visual novel / graphic adventure. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Stories from Sol: The Gun-Dog.

87%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability

92% User Score Based on 2,335 reviews

Critic Score 82%Based on 14 reviews

A Detective Is Born If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Kathy Rain.

93%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, gameplay

93% User Score Based on 294 reviews

Brilliant Shadows is a visual novel that follows the story of Veronica Ashmar, a new graduate of the Mountain and a necromancer. Tradition dictates that upon graduation, necromancers and paladins are to perform the pairing ritual. Binding together one of each type of mage, entwining their lives and powers with another and sealing their fates together with a matching mark upon their primary hands. … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Brilliant Shadows: Part One of the Book of Gray Magic.

95%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:atmosphere, optimization

98% User Score Based on 471 reviews

Critic Score 80%Based on 1 reviews

Perfect Gold: The Alchemy of Happiness is a short, coming-of-age yuri visual novel about two former friends who escape detention in order to celebrate the Sunflower Festival. Set in the magical city of Castlecoast, readers get to know Audrey Clary, an alchemy student and heiress who secretly dreams of a different life, and Marion LaRue, a rebellious elemental magic student in search of someone she… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Perfect Gold - Yuri Visual Novel.

91%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding

91% User Score Based on 1,381 reviews

Fault is a Science Fantasy Kinetic Novel about Selphine, a bubbly, happy-go-lucky Princess and her sharp-witted but slightly misanthropic Royal Guard Ritona. Follow them on their journey of a lifetime as they try to make it back home to the Kingdom of Rughzenhaide. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Fault Milestone One.

94%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, replayability

94% User Score Based on 448 reviews

3 centuries have passed after sleeping for one night!? On a rainy night filled with thunderstorms, a young chef Raylan encountered a mysterious girl who resembled Sleeping Beauty in a huge tree hole, but everything suddenly went black before he could find out what happened... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Vampires' Melody.

95%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding

95% User Score Based on 2,594 reviews

When the truth is buried, go underground. Step into this new take on text-based adventure from the award-winning team behind Thomas Was Alone and Volume. A short story that hands you the fate of the world above, as a detective looking for answers on the Subsurface Circular. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Subsurface Circular.

89%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

95% User Score Based on 15,259 reviews

Critic Score 83%Based on 28 reviews

Night In The Woods is an adventure game about a college dropout who comes home to the friends and the town they left behind. Break stuff, play bass, hang out, go places and discover things that aren't meant for you. Come home to Possum Springs. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Night in the Woods.

95%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, atmosphere

95% User Score Based on 414 reviews

An off-grid cabin. A tech-savvy loner. One ray of sunshine in a bleak, ruined world. Cabin Fever is a sweet, funny, slice-of-life romantic visual novel with meaningful player choices, multiple endings to explore, and a story that will touch your heart. Experience a budding friendship - and a blossoming romance - as you open up, make choices, and explore multiple endings. The world may seem bitter … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Cabin Fever.

92%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding

92% User Score Based on 230 reviews

SoulSet is a Mystery/Romance Visual Novel, in which you can try to avoid death and pursue a relationship with both male and female characters. You play as Mariko, who finds herself trapped in an eerie mansion with 5 other people who claim to have no recollection of their past. Who will you trust? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to SoulSet.

88%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, atmosphere

88% User Score Based on 193 reviews

Critic Score 88%Based on 3 reviews

Follow Asuka Osachi; a ditzy girl training to become a nurse at "Teito Nursing School". Experience the story of her and her classmates, as they discover love, medicine, and adulthood. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Nurse Love Addiction.

97%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, replayability

97% User Score Based on 954 reviews

Fault Milestone Two Side: Above is a Cinematic Visual Novel that takes place right after the events of milestone one. Please note that this novel is a direct sequel to fault - milestone one and contains massive spoilers of the first story. Play through of the first title is highly advised. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Fault Milestone Two Side: Above.

91%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability

96% User Score Based on 5,798 reviews

Critic Score 86%Based on 9 reviews

Steins;Gate is a Japanese visual novel developed by 5pb. and Nitroplus. It is the second game in the Science Adventure series following Chaos;Head. The game is described by the development team as a "hypothetical science ADV" and explores time and time travel in 2010 Akihabara. The gameplay follows non-linear plot lines which offer branching scenarios with courses of interaction. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to STEINS;GATE.

90%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability

95% User Score Based on 3,560 reviews

Critic Score 82%Based on 6 reviews

A bonkers time-loop tragicomedy murder mystery thriller featuring multiple casualties and a suspicious cat, from the creator of To the Moon. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Impostor Factory.

95%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, humor

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding

95% User Score Based on 1,107 reviews

A choice-driven, fantasy adventure visual novel featuring full voice-over and an intricate romance system! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Crystalline.

94%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding

94% User Score Based on 2,773 reviews

In the near future, androids have become the way of the norm. Emotionless husks of metal have become a part of human society, much to the dismay of the boy. The robot he found at the dumpsite though, this one was different. It laughed, it cried, it smiled, it has dreams, just like a human… Lucy The eternity she wished for is a Visual Novel, about a boy and an android. You play as the boy, who fac… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Lucy: The Eternity She Wished For.

95%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding

95% User Score Based on 624 reviews

Why Am I Dead At Sea is an adventure game where you solve the mystery of your own murder. As a ghost, you will have to possess people and use them to investigate your surroundings. But in this place no one is who they seem...and everyone has a secret. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Why Am I Dead At Sea.

89%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, character development

89% User Score Based on 211 reviews

Madeleine Valois is a prince's companion. Her job is to guide and advise him, to make him look good so that he can land a royal bride. It is her responsibility to keep him out of trouble - not to let him walk blindly into a political minefield, not to let him get arrested for a crime he didn't commit, and definitely not to let him fall in love with her. Unfortunately, events are not going accordi… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Confines Of The Crown.

90%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:music, stability

95% User Score Based on 1,880 reviews

Critic Score 65%Based on 1 reviews

A pig farmer decides he no longer wants to dispose of bodies for the mob. What follows is a discussion between him and his would-be killer. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Adios.

79%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability

83% User Score Based on 924 reviews

Critic Score 74%Based on 18 reviews

A mystery adventure that merges puzzles with visual novel elements. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Evan's Remains.