Visual novels like 东北往事

If 东北往事 left you wanting something story-driven and cinematic, you have options. These visual novels could fill that gap nicely.

Rebooted Fate
You are Qi Nian, broke after graduation, handed a strange manual that turns life into choice panels and meters. What follows is a live-action dating story with six romance routes, affection and desire to balance, first-person fights, and many endings to chase. Pick it for charming actresses and generous fan service.
Story-driven, Cinematic, Emotional
94% of 1,851 Steam reviews are positive$14.99
Vanity Fair: The Pursuit
You become Lu Yuan, a would-be film director who signs a high-stakes bet to chase his dream, then spends 2004 to 2024 tangled in fame, money, and loyalty tests. Every choice branches the story toward more than a dozen endings, from quiet domestic life to public downfall. A live-action, choice-driven story for visual novel readers who like romance, betrayal, and what-if lives.
Story-driven, Cinematic, Emotional
87% of 4,036 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 16$6.99
Mandate Of Heaven
As the Second Prince of Xuan, you must decide whether to fight for the north or settle for comfort in the south. This live-action interactive drama plays out across 8 chapters and hundreds of choices, with dozens of endings shaped by loyalty, rivalry and sacrifice. A long, acted court epic for visual novel readers who want their decisions to write history.
Story-driven, Cinematic, Emotional
90% of 5,547 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 16$14.99
PatriotMemoirs
Shangchuan, 1939, Japanese-occupied. By day a bowing traitor, by night a ghost, in Demon's Lair, No. 86. All wear masks: pretend, kill, survive. When sacrificing a friend is the only way, when betrayed, when only isolated cities remain - fight to the end, live a coward, or take an unimagined path?
Story-driven, Cinematic, Emotional
83% of 547 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 1$15.58
Far Away
Far Away is a 500,000-word visual novel with no romance, only trouble. You play Krosa, a docker with mechanical arms in the port city of Bedjan, picking from 300+ choices across 9 storylines and 16 endings. Gangs, cops, reporters and conspiracies pull her in different directions, with dark humor and full Cantonese voice acting throughout.
Story-driven, Cinematic, Emotional
94% of 7,612 Steam reviews are positive$12.99
THE VIG
You'll be "Xie En", infiltrating the traitor's money empire. This urban hunt is a revenge saga where wit is your spear. Return as "Wu Wei," using rules as your shield in a world of grey. Will you choose love or vengeance? This lethal game of cash, betrayal and redemption awaits your move.
Story-driven, Cinematic, Emotional
89% of 495 Steam reviews are positive$17.99
The Narcotic Operation
Step into the role of a shadowed undercover police officer in Dark Eyes, brave an area dominated by vice and crime, where allies and enemies blur. Every smirk, tear, and lie tightens the web of deceit—will you destroy the empire or lose yourself in its shadows?
Story-driven, Cinematic, Emotional
87% of 362 Steam reviews are positive$7.19
好久不见 - Long Time No See
The story centers around a frustrated middle-aged man named Yu Kaijie. Along with his friend Ma Zhigao, they participated in a class reunion and used the chance to rob the safe of their rich classmate. But against all expectations, the tranquil villa turned into a closed-off crime scene...
Story-driven, Cinematic, Emotional
76% of 227 Steam reviews are positive$4.99
神都不良探 Underdog Detective
A live-action mystery set in Luoyang under Empress Wu Zetian, where you play a quick-talking slum dweller turned detective. You gather clues, work traps and secret rooms, and talk your way through a conspiracy between killers and the imperial guard. Funny, tense, and full of twists, it plays like a short series you get to steer.
Story-driven, Cinematic, Emotional
73% of 2,722 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 1$7.99
天呐！找不到真爱就扑街！
First-person perspective through role-playing When getting along with the "Destined Heroine", they constantly make choices to deepen mutual understanding, and strive to exchange sincerity for true love. These choices determine the final emotional outcome. In the end, who will Huang Di's true love be
Story-driven, Cinematic, Emotional
78% of 410 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 1$6.99
我打不过漂亮的她们
A retired boxing champion gets pulled back into old debts and new romances in this live-action visual novel. With over 600 minutes of filmed story across three timelines, 19 chapters and 20 endings, your picks decide whether Shi Lei chases revenge, walks away from the ring, or starts over — always with one of six women at his side.
Story-driven, Cinematic, Emotional
95% of 1,115 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 5$8.79
Road to Empress I
You enter the palace as Wu Yuanzhao, a low-ranked consort with no allies and a short life expectancy. This full live-action palace drama plays like a TV series where you pick her moves, and most wrong picks end in death. Read subtitles, weigh every smile, and survive long enough to start her rise toward empress.
Story-driven, Cinematic, Emotional
86% of 12,077 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 112$8.49

Cheaper than 东北往事

Vanity Fair: The Pursuit

You become Lu Yuan, a would-be film director who signs a high-stakes bet to chase his dream, then spends 2004 to 2024 tangled in fame, money, and…

$6.99

The Narcotic Operation

Step into the role of a shadowed undercover police officer in Dark Eyes, brave an area dominated by vice and crime, where allies and enemies blur.

$7.19

好久不见 - Long Time No See

The story centers around a frustrated middle-aged man named Yu Kaijie.

$4.99

神都不良探 Underdog Detective

A live-action mystery set in Luoyang under Empress Wu Zetian, where you play a quick-talking slum dweller turned detective.

$7.99

天呐！找不到真爱就扑街！

First-person perspective through role-playing When getting along with the "Destined Heroine", they constantly make choices to deepen mutual…

$6.99

我打不过漂亮的她们

A retired boxing champion gets pulled back into old debts and new romances in this live-action visual novel.

$8.79

Road to Empress I

You enter the palace as Wu Yuanzhao, a low-ranked consort with no allies and a short life expectancy.

$8.49

The Heroes Around Me

The Heroes Around Me tells a story of a family of 3: the hard-working and quiet father – Nan, his daughter Lili, and their pet dog Sesame.

$4.19

Sorry! I surrounded beauty!

You embody Chen Mo, embark on a romantic journey through a first-person perspective.

$5.99

我只是想让她们都幸福

A live-action romance where you juggle six girlfriends at once and cheat death by rewinding time.

$9.99

The Dawning Letters -Sunrise-

In 1927, Lu Yanhe, a daughter of a royal family of the Qing dynasty decided, to run away from home.

$6.99

Insects Awaken

Insects Awaken is a puzzle visual novel set in the 1940s. It follows the story of Chen Shan, a young man entangled in espionage while defending his…

$6.29

Hidden gems like 东北往事

主角

Campus mystery hides conditioning. All act with scripts. Smiles, tears, hugs are props and hints. Surveillance and rules bind. Stay true, break free.

$7.99

Long Knives

Role-play as an ancient Chinese constable. Solving cases and bringing criminals to justice is only part of your duty.

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The Fame Game II: L.A. Heartbreaker

A live-action visual novel shot in Los Angeles where you play He Shuhan, a broke international student posing as a wealthy heir.

$11.99

我只是想让她们都幸福

A live-action romance where you juggle six girlfriends at once and cheat death by rewinding time.

$9.99

Rebooted Fate

You are Qi Nian, broke after graduation, handed a strange manual that turns life into choice panels and meters.

$14.99

我打不过漂亮的她们

A retired boxing champion gets pulled back into old debts and new romances in this live-action visual novel.

$8.79

Such a guy

Join two close friends in building a cozy seaside B&B. Every choice affects the story and your relationships.

$12.99

Blood Money: Lethal Eden

Lured by an online lover, you wake up trapped in Eden, a scam compound where kindness can get you killed.

$8.99

The Three Kingdoms: Rebirth

You are Liu Xiaoshan, an ordinary modern man dropped into a parallel Three Kingdoms.

$13.99

THE VIG

You'll be "Xie En", infiltrating the traitor's money empire. This urban hunt is a revenge saga where wit is your spear.

$17.99

Conquer the world

A live-action historical visual novel where you travel back to the fall of the Ming and fight invaders.

$12.99

Inner Scales 1:Choice

《Inner Scales 1:Choice》is a first-person FMV. Set in a sealed cage. It pushes survival, humanity, emotion and moral dilemmas to the extreme.

$6.99

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