Visual novels like Thaw

Looking for that same story-driven and atmospheric spark as Thaw? These visual novels keep things close enough to feel familiar.

Cheaper than Thaw

Winter Novel

Winter Novel

Snow, dullness, depression. Constant dissatisfaction with work and superiors and feeling like there is no escape. Is this what life will always be?

82% of 459 Steam reviews are positive$4.99
A HERO AND A GARDEN

A HERO AND A GARDEN

Play as a fairytale hero and help him garden, since saving the princess didn't go that well. A fantasy gardening visual novel and clicker game.

94% of 71 Steam reviews are positive$4.99
Gluck

Gluck

A short 2D excavation adventure game set in a mining company.

80% of 10 Steam reviews are positive$6.99
The Warmth Between Us

The Warmth Between Us

It is late December in Taipei. The pavement glows like silver under the winter rain. That's when we met for the first time.

95% of 148 Steam reviews are positive$6.99
SnowNight

SnowNight

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…

91% of 350 Steam reviews are positive$1.99
A Winter's Daydream

A Winter's Daydream

A boy returns to his countryside home after spending half a year in the city, only to discover the unimaginable — his elderly grandmother has…

100% of 37 Steam reviews are positive$5.99
Flower in the Snow - Resurrection

Flower in the Snow - Resurrection

What is going to be acted before you is——Blossom in the shackles, but deep down in your bone, suspension and romantic.

82% of 78 Steam reviews are positive$3.99
ペンギンウォーズ

ペンギンウォーズ

This is an adventure novel game. Movement and object selection are possible using only keyboard input and mouse clicks on a PC.

98% of 111 Steam reviews are positive$5.99
The Frosty Leaves 寒叶下的薄冰

The Frosty Leaves 寒叶下的薄冰

This is a tragedy cause by illegal plant collecting. The main character, Leng Xiaobing, was a normal shop keeper form a grocery store, but ever…

85% of 61 Steam reviews are positive$0.99
Midvinter

Midvinter

Midvinter is a cozy little point-and-click game, which invites you to explore Swedish folklore using puzzles and riddles as well as compelling music…

89% of 61 Steam reviews are positive$2.99
The Barbarian and the Subterranean Caves

The Barbarian and the Subterranean Caves

The Barbarian and the Subterranean Caves is an adventure visual novel about the heroic feats of the intrepid warrior Ragnar.

75% of 57 Steam reviews are positive$4.99
Tales of Klodan

Tales of Klodan

Some kingdoms welcome guests. Klodan judges them. Beneath its frozen peaks, diplomacy is fragile, ancient secrets refuse to stay buried, and every…

100% of 16 Steam reviews are positive$2.99

Hidden gems like Thaw

This Winter of Ours

This Winter of Ours

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.

98% of 200 Steam reviews are positiveFree
ペンギンウォーズ

ペンギンウォーズ

This is an adventure novel game. Movement and object selection are possible using only keyboard input and mouse clicks on a PC.

98% of 111 Steam reviews are positive$5.99
The Succession of Changing Kings

The Succession of Changing Kings

Turn-based kingdom management simulator focused on decision-making. Will you survive and lead the kingdom to prosperity, or die in agony?

85% of 495 Steam reviews are positive$9.99
I Wanna Be A Game Dev!

I Wanna Be A Game Dev!

Live out your school days as you navigate the rocky world of game development! Can you make an amazing game, or will something get in the way?

95% of 237 Steam reviews are positiveFree
It gets so lonely here

It gets so lonely here

A yandere yuri visual novel about a girl running through a dark forest from someone who loves her to death.

94% of 2,410 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 6Free
Her World

Her World

We invite you to experience this chillingly sweet romance.

96% of 467 Steam reviews are positive$14.99
SEASON: A letter to the future

SEASON: A letter to the future

Leave home on a bicycle to record a world before a cataclysm ends the season.

93% of 1,850 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 2$24.99
Sisters: Last Day of Summer

Sisters: Last Day of Summer

A fully-animated visual novel about a boy who wakes up in an unknown house with two beautiful sisters, their mother, and an unspoken truth.

84% of 415 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 2$24.99
The Princess of the Tower Wants a Hero

The Princess of the Tower Wants a Hero

A sweet winter themed Otome Visual Novel about a princess of a tower who just wants a hero.

94% of 149 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 1Free
Purrgatory

Purrgatory

You wake up in Purrgatory with no memory and a cat for company.

98% of 5,074 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 3Free
Slay the Princess — The Pristine Cut

Slay the Princess — The Pristine Cut

A cabin in the woods, a princess in the basement, and one instruction: slay her.

96% of 33,415 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 474$17.99

Newest visual novels like Thaw

The Last Winter Knight

The Last Winter Knight

Haunt a suit of armour. Explore an abandoned castle. Recover your memories... and bring the ghosts of the past to rest in this melancholy visual…

98% of 85 Steam reviews are positive$14.99
Tales of Klodan

Tales of Klodan

Some kingdoms welcome guests. Klodan judges them. Beneath its frozen peaks, diplomacy is fragile, ancient secrets refuse to stay buried, and every…

100% of 16 Steam reviews are positive$2.99
The Succession of Changing Kings

The Succession of Changing Kings

Turn-based kingdom management simulator focused on decision-making. Will you survive and lead the kingdom to prosperity, or die in agony?

85% of 495 Steam reviews are positive$9.99
VVINTERCORE

VVINTERCORE

A visual psychological horror novel set in a winter setting.

85% of 34 Steam reviews are positiveFree
ペンギンウォーズ

ペンギンウォーズ

This is an adventure novel game. Movement and object selection are possible using only keyboard input and mouse clicks on a PC.

98% of 111 Steam reviews are positive$5.99
This Winter of Ours

This Winter of Ours

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.

98% of 200 Steam reviews are positiveFree
The Land of Rest 1

The Land of Rest 1

《The Lands of Rest1》 : Part 1 is a story-driven game that narrates the life of Bipara in the Underground Realm.

100% of 19 Steam reviews are positive$8.99
Throne of Monsters 怪物的王座

Throne of Monsters 怪物的王座

"Throne of Monsters" is a fantasy visual novel with map exploration and card-based combat.Trapped in a mist-covered city, you must slay the false…

91% of 142 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 2$14.99
Cure for Death

Cure for Death

A place where warmth is but a memory. The night echoes with strange sounds, and uncanny neighbors stir a lingering unease, all steeped in a stale…

93% of 28 Steam reviews are positive$1.99
I Wanna Be A Game Dev!

I Wanna Be A Game Dev!

Live out your school days as you navigate the rocky world of game development! Can you make an amazing game, or will something get in the way?

95% of 237 Steam reviews are positiveFree
Cain × Nica

Cain × Nica

"Cain x Nica" is a post-apocalyptic story of love, sacrifice and the unbreakable human spirit.

80% of 46 Steam reviews are positive$7.99