- #1 Adabana Odd Tales
88% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 1,032 reviews2020
Dev: Liar-softPub: ANIPLEX.EXE
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 53.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%
"This is a tale of 'flowers' that never bloom." Shirohime, a girl who has lost her memory, and Kurofude, a mysterious boy, traverse through classic Japanese fairy tales within the land of Adabana, a realm of illustrated books. What awaits them after they mend the distorted tales?
Why similar: Visual Novel 32.6%, Adventure 29.8%, Casual 21.9%, Multiple Endings 8.5%, Anime 7.1%
- #2 Season of 12 Colors
84% matchVery Positive94% of 2,047 reviews2016
Dev: 橘子班Pub: NVLMaker
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 17.2 hrs≥1hr: 80%
--The way it was, Just like it is now, On a bright, bright summer day. "That's a promise, right?" The girl in a white dress said. Sunny sky. A paper plane slid across it, riding on blue winds.
Why similar: Visual Novel 47.6%, Adventure 21.1%, Casual 17.1%, Anime 14.1%
- #3 泡沫冬景
81% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 4,476 reviews2020
Dev: KorakuPub: Nekoneko Soft
Windows
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 40.6 hrs≥1hr: 86%
It is the year 1988. Japan is in the midst of the bubble economy. New buildings are sprouting up everywhere, and the people are ecstatic. This is a story of people who live for one year... in such a little corner of the city.
Why similar: Adventure 37.5%, Visual Novel 28.6%, Casual 24.7%, Anime 9.2%
- #4 Marco & The Galaxy Dragon
74% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 7,520 reviews2020
Dev: TOKYOTOONPub: Shiravune
Windows
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 14.0 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Marco, an orphan with missing memories, and Arco, a dragon who rules the galaxy, were hunting for treasure in space! On one of their adventures, Marco was given a clue to the whereabouts of her mother. Their next stop, her birthplace - Earth!
Why similar: Visual Novel 50.3%, Anime 16.5%, Adventure 12.5%, Female Protagonist 11.2%, Casual 8.6%
- #5 Oblivious Garden ~Carmina Burana
76% matchVery Positive89% of 548 reviews2014
Dev: CorypheeSoftPub: DigitalEZ
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 17.9 hrs≥1hr: 92%
This is a sumptuous palace built for the seven princesses. It is a "birdcage" glorified with the name "garden"… Irell Reis was once a famous general leading thousands of soldiers. However, the defeat three years ago cost him everything. Now, he is summoned by the Emperor of Celantu again...
Why similar: Visual Novel 48.4%, Anime 26.4%, Casual 13.1%, Adventure 12.1%
- #6 Tokyo Babel
75% matchVery Positive91% of 93 reviews2016
Dev: propellerPub: MangaGamer
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 82%
And so begins a grand epic of intertwining destinies; a tale of God, of angels, demons and humans living amongst the walls of the floating purgatory, Tokyo Babel -- a soaring bastion erected in the image of Tokyo, one of the largest cities of a world succumbed to the apocalypse.
Why similar: Visual Novel 50.3%, Anime 24.4%, Adventure 23%, Singleplayer 2.3%
- #7 Memory Oblivion Box
73% matchVery Positive93% of 1,107 reviews2016
Dev: DreaMoryPub: NVLMaker
Windows
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 12.3 hrs≥1hr: 92%
一份工作,让秦幽羽的父亲从此失踪,紧接着又是母亲的突然离去。虽然从未放弃过寻找,可是事情却毫无进展,直到那天……
Why similar: Visual Novel 43.3%, Adventure 29.6%, Casual 27.1%
- #8 Touhou Mystia's Izakaya
70% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 31,190 reviews2021
Dev: 二色幽紫蝶
Windows · Mac
Median: 8.0 hrsMean: 34.2 hrs≥1hr: 83%
A brand new pixel art restaurant simulator based on the Touhou Project! Play as Mystia, the owner of a small izakaya. Collect ingredients by day, cater to the customers by night, learn recipes from familiar characters, and become the best izakaya owner in all of Gensokyo!
Why similar: Anime 39.7%, Casual 37.1%, Female Protagonist 23.2%
- #9 The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth
71% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 385,622 reviews2014
Dev: Nicalis, Inc.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 43.4 hrsMean: 182.3 hrs≥1hr: 92%
The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth is a randomly generated action RPG shooter with heavy Rogue-like elements. Following Isaac on his journey players will find bizarre treasures that change Isaac’s form giving him super human abilities and enabling him to fight off droves of mysterious creatures, discover secrets and fight his way to safety.
Why similar: Singleplayer 100%
- #10 Far Away
70% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 7,918 reviews2021
Dev: Gratesca
Windows
Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 11.9 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Far Away is a visual novel full of dark humor depicting immersive storylines rather than romantic drama. You will play as Krosa, a typical girl who experiences gang conflicts, crimes, conspiracies, and family grudges in the port city of Bedjan.
Why similar: Visual Novel 30.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 21.8%, Anime 13%, Multiple Endings 11.1%, Female Protagonist 10.9%
- #11 Tiny Pasture
68% matchVery Positive93% of 8,138 reviews2025
Dev: CaveLiquidPub: Gamersky Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 26.4 hrsMean: 60.1 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Meet your new little desk buddies! They’ll snooze, scratch, and scamper around while you work or study (don’t worry, they’ve been trained not to invade your workspace). If you’re good at animal management, they will occupy the bottom of your screen with different kinds and colors!
Why similar: Casual 91.8%, Singleplayer 8.2%
- #12 夢游仙境ロマネスク: Chronicles of Refugia
70% matchPositive88% of 26 reviews2022
Dev: MediumPub: YOX-Project
Windows
In the aftermath of catastrophic global warming, humans live in conflict with their new, not-so-human neighbors... and three "Alices" must fight against humanity to ensure the survival of their race.
Why similar: Visual Novel 29%, Adventure 22.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19.8%, Casual 15.5%, Anime 12%
- #13 神明的一天世界(God's One Day World)
71% matchVery Positive85% of 728 reviews2016
Dev: 灰烬天国
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 8.4 hrs≥1hr: 95%
an Visual Novel & Puzzle Game
Why similar: Visual Novel 37.8%, Adventure 32%, Anime 14.4%, Puzzle 8.7%, Casual 7.1%
- #14 ENDER LILIES: Quietus of the Knights
68% matchVery Positive94% of 43,767 reviews2021
Dev: Live WirePub: Binary Haze Interactive
Windows
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 18.2 hrs≥1hr: 86%
ENDER LILIES is a dark fantasy 2D action RPG about unraveling the mysteries of a destroyed kingdom. On this sorrowful journey, encounter horrific enemies against whom a moment of inattention could be fatal. Overcome these hardships and seek the truth with the help of fallen knights.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 46.8%, Multiple Endings 28.3%, Anime 18.8%, Singleplayer 6.1%
- #15 Sankaku Renai: Love Triangle Trouble
69% matchVery Positive94% of 256 reviews2019
Dev: ASa ProjectPub: NekoNyan Ltd.
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 27.6 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Meet Sousuke. He's just your average student, living in a rural town. Ever since his father remarried when he was young, he's been living together with his little sister Nanaru. Together with his childhood friend Maho and their other friends, they have fun geeking out in the Otaku Club.
Why similar: Visual Novel 53.4%, Anime 23%, Adventure 13%, Casual 10.6%
- #16 Your Smile Beyond Twilight:黄昏下的月台上
69% matchVery Positive94% of 599 reviews2017
Dev: Lingtan Studio
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 33.9 hrs≥1hr: 91%
A story about forced smiles, coming to terms with the past, and love—but most of all, redemption.
Why similar: Visual Novel 51.8%, Adventure 27.9%, Anime 20.3%
- #17 Himegimi Detective
69% match9 user reviews89% of 9 reviews2021
Dev: YOX-Project
Windows
Sayla Limehult, First Princess to the Kingdom of Ratania, shall set off for the far-away land of Japan to learn about the wider world and her role within it. As both a princess, and a world-class detective!
Why similar: Visual Novel 35.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 24%, Adventure 18.7%, Multiple Endings 14.6%, Casual 5.9%
- #18 The House in Fata Morgana
68% matchVery Positive95% of 6,015 reviews2016
Dev: NOVECTPub: MangaGamer
Windows
Median: 6.5 hrsMean: 27.3 hrs≥1hr: 84%
A gothic suspense tale set in a cursed mansion. "The House in Fata Morgana" is a full-length visual novel spanning nearly a millennium that deals in tragedy, human nature, and insanity.
Why similar: Visual Novel 35.1%, Psychological Horror 17.2%, Anime 13.1%, Multiple Endings 12.6%, Adventure 11.3%
- #19 Start a Startup with a Legendary Japanese Warlord
67% match6 user reviews100% of 6 reviews2024
Dev: CapGames
Windows
A short visual novel with quizzes to help you dip your toes into the world of startups.
Why similar: Visual Novel 26.9%, Adventure 22.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19.9%, Casual 15.4%, Historical 14.5%
- #20 Robinson Alchemy
66% matchMostly Positive79% of 19 reviews2025
Dev: Error 300
Windows · Mac · Linux
Robinson Alchemy is an alchemy game set on a deserted island where the objects you connect are the ones you first need to find and harvest.
Why similar: Visual Novel 26.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 20.7%, Puzzle 16.8%, Adventure 13.6%, Casual 11.3%
- #21 Raging Loop
67% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 9,624 reviews2017
Dev: KEMCO
Windows
Median: 24.0 hrsMean: 58.6 hrs≥1hr: 84%
The feast has begun, can you escape the village alive?
Why similar: Visual Novel 51%, Psychological Horror 19.5%, Adventure 17.3%, Anime 7.3%, Multiple Endings 3.7%
- #22 Firework
65% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 43,798 reviews2021
Dev: Shiying StudioPub: Gamirror Games
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 85%
An accidental fire at a funeral forces the police to re-investigate a closed case of massacre. Lin Lixun participates the re-investigation by chances. As the investigation goes deeper, the past of the victims gradually emerges. However, the case becomes more bewildering.
Why similar: Puzzle 38.8%, Visual Novel 34.4%, Psychological Horror 24.1%, Singleplayer 2.8%
- #23 Cyber Manhunt
66% matchVery Positive93% of 15,395 reviews2021
Dev: Aluba Van+
Windows · Mac
Median: 7.8 hrsMean: 11.5 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Cyber Manhunt is a story-oriented puzzle game focusing on big data, hacking, citizen privacy, and social workers. It focuses on social issues such as cyber violence and privacy breaches.
Why similar: Puzzle 80%, Psychological Horror 8.6%, Casual 7.1%, Singleplayer 4.3%
- #24 Chill Pulse
64% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 4,699 reviews2024
Dev: Catos Game
Windows · Mac
Median: 20.7 hrsMean: 86.4 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Chill Pulse combines productivity tools with serene environments. Use a Pomodoro timer and to-do lists to boost focus, while ambient sounds in settings from cyberpunk cities to ancient landscapes enhance relaxation.
Why similar: Visual Novel 43.2%, Anime 21.4%, Casual 19.4%, Female Protagonist 16%
- #25 Dream Ending
66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 3,194 reviews2019
Dev: #workshopPub: NVLMaker
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 32.3 hrs≥1hr: 85%
This is a small tale from the end. The leftovers of mankind are destined to perish as the Arks break orbit. Suddenly, however, she's making me ask her out, an invitation to face the apocalypse together... a short but exquisite visual novel, "Dream Ending" is humanity's last love story.
Why similar: Visual Novel 37.6%, Adventure 26.3%, Casual 22.3%, Anime 13.8%
- #26 Volcano Princess
64% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 47,275 reviews2023
Dev: 养蛋人 Egg Hatcher
Windows
Median: 7.7 hrsMean: 20.4 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Prepare the next monarch by finding her hobbies, training her for battle, and befriending the citizens she'll one day protect. Dive into an all-new parenting-simulator-RPG adventure, where every decision you make will not only affect the future of your daughter but that of an entire empire!
Why similar: Visual Novel 34.8%, Multiple Endings 28.3%, Anime 19.1%, Female Protagonist 15.7%, Singleplayer 2%
- #27 the 9th day:第九日
67% matchVery Positive92% of 317 reviews2017
Dev: Lingtan Studio
Windows
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 14.0 hrs≥1hr: 95%
The story of The 9th Day, that started with the autumn fire incident, begins here…
Why similar: Visual Novel 45.3%, Adventure 31.7%, Anime 23%
- #28 VA-11 Hall-A: Cyberpunk Bartender Action
65% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 37,935 reviews2016
Dev: Sukeban GamesPub: Ysbryd Games
Windows · Linux
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 31.1 hrs≥1hr: 87%
VA-11 HALL-A: Cyberpunk Bartender Action is a booze em' up about waifus, technology, and post-dystopia life.
Why similar: Visual Novel 43.9%, Anime 16%, Female Protagonist 15.7%, Adventure 13.1%, Casual 11.3%
- #29 Tiny Snow
65% matchVery Positive94% of 4,167 reviews2019
Dev: #workshopPub: NVLMaker
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 57.5 hrs≥1hr: 83%
On the snowy mountain, in the wooden hut, we are tied together by the world. She and "I" can only love each other, we cannot be separated. Is this free affection, or manipulated love? A short visual novel with multiple endings, "Tiny Snow", a story with two girls, and you who know what love is.
Why similar: Visual Novel 49.1%, Anime 15.3%, Multiple Endings 13.5%, Adventure 11.8%, Casual 10.3%
- #30 ENDER MAGNOLIA: Bloom in the Mist
62% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 17,397 reviews2025
Dev: AdglobePub: Binary Haze Interactive
Windows
Median: 18.2 hrsMean: 18.2 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Decades after the events of ENDER LILIES, Homunculi — sorrowful, artificial life forms — roam the land. In this dark fantasy Metroidvania, face formidable enemies and explore a bewitching post-apocalyptic world. Humans and Homunculi — what awaits at the end of the quest for their salvation?
Why similar: Female Protagonist 57.6%, Anime 32.2%, Singleplayer 10.2%
- #31 TrymenT ―献给渴望改变的你― AlphA篇
66% matchVery Positive90% of 681 reviews2020
Dev: TrymenTPub: HIKARI FIELD
Windows
Median: 9.8 hrsMean: 87.0 hrs≥1hr: 91%
《TrymenT—献给渴望改变的你—》是由2016年被誉为业界年度黑马,并荣获了萌系游戏大赏剧本金奖的作品《Re;LieF~致亲爱的你~》的原班人马所打造的共享世界观与游戏角色,并以群像剧视角重新演绎的全新作品。本作拥有令人一见倾心的顶级场景绘画,以及拥有余音绕梁般魔力的优秀配乐。
Why similar: Visual Novel 43.5%, Adventure 23%, Casual 18.4%, Anime 15.1%
- #32 LOVEPICAL-POPPY!
62% matchVery Positive96% of 313 reviews2025
Dev: SMEEPub: Kagami Games
Windows
Median: 6.4 hrsMean: 27.0 hrs≥1hr: 85%
From renowned Japanese visual novel brand SMEE, LOVEPICAL-POPPY!, the ultimate moege, arrives on Steam! Made for SMEE’s 15th anniversary and celebrating 150k+ sales, it keeps the brand’s signature sweetness while adding life-sim gameplay and a unique story progression system.
Why similar: Visual Novel 31.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 20.8%, Adventure 16.7%, Anime 12.7%, Casual 10.3%
- #33 Draw & Guess
65% matchVery Positive84% of 34,760 reviews2021
Dev: Acureus
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.3 hrsMean: 21.1 hrs≥1hr: 92%
An online party game of drawing and guessing for up to 16 players with a variety of modes. Bring out the best (or worst) of your drawing and guessing skills!
Why similar: Puzzle 53.8%, Casual 39.4%, Singleplayer 6.8%
- #34 LOOPERS
64% matchVery Positive87% of 1,016 reviews2023
Dev: VisualArts/KeyPub: VisualArts
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 11.4 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Tyler is a high schooler on a mission. He's going to use every minute of summer vacation to go on as many GPS-assisted scavenger hunts as possible. After running into some old friends during one of these hunts, strange things start happening: The day resets and today plays out exactly like yesterday
Why similar: Visual Novel 34.4%, Adventure 21.8%, Casual 15.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15%, Anime 12.4%
- #35 WILL: A Wonderful World / WILL:美好世界
65% matchVery Positive93% of 5,446 reviews2017
Dev: WMY Studio
Windows · Mac
Median: 6.2 hrsMean: 12.7 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Become a god and help change the fate of people, even the world! In WILL: A Wonderful World, you will receive letters written by characters living in urban cities. By rearranging the order and combinations of sentences in these letters, you are going to alter the destiny of whomever that wrote them.
Why similar: Visual Novel 20.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.9%, Puzzle 14.5%, Adventure 11.1%, Exploration 10.3%
- #36 Magical Girl Witch Trials
60% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 29,369 reviews2025
Dev: AcaciaPub: Re,AER
Windows · Mac
Median: 15.7 hrsMean: 27.4 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Thirteen girls awaken, only to find themselves in a prison. What awaits them: a Witch Trial. Help them prepare for the trial by exploring the prison in order to find the witch hidden amongst them. Find the witch, learn what kind of magic she holds, dispel the lies, and prepare for the execution.
Why similar: Visual Novel 50%, Female Protagonist 18.1%, Anime 10.3%, Multiple Endings 8.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 6%
- #37 The story of Bill Bear
66% matchMixed59% of 34 reviews2022
Dev: DnovelPub: My Way Games
Windows
Help the little bear to find the way home. What dangers can be hidden in the night streets of a quiet suburb? Who is waiting for him at home, and who is waiting in the dark around the corner?
Why similar: Visual Novel 37.1%, Adventure 22.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 22%, Puzzle 17.5%, Singleplayer 1.2%
- #38 道渡しのオーレリア
66% matchNo user reviews
Dev: ExSize
Windows
道が失われてしまった世界、『道渡し』のオーレリアが街と心を繋げていく。パネルを置いてスタートからゴールまでを繋げるパズルアドベンチャーゲーム。
Why similar: Visual Novel 23%, Adventure 17.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.9%, Puzzle 14.4%, Casual 12.7%
- #39 Unheard - Voices of Crime
63% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 32,797 reviews2019
Dev: NEXT Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 78%
What if you could hear every word spoken at the scene of a crime? “Acoustic Detectives” wanted for testing our new device! Return aurally to crime scenes and use the voices you hear to identify potential suspects and solve the mysteries. What is it that’s connecting these seemingly unrelated cases?
Why similar: Puzzle 96%, Singleplayer 4%
- #40 Murders on the Yangtze River
61% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 20,334 reviews2024
Dev: OMEGAMES STUDIO
Windows · Mac
Median: 11.4 hrsMean: 14.0 hrs≥1hr: 87%
"Murders on Yangtze River" is an Ace Attorney-like detective game that takes you on a journey through early 20th century China as you solve a series of intriguing cases. Use your logical reasoning and deduction skills to uncover clues, interrogate suspects, and solve the mysteries.
Why similar: Puzzle 32.9%, Adventure 25.5%, Historical 24%, Exploration 16.4%, Singleplayer 1.2%
- #41 怪異ジャッジ・ドリーミー
62% match7 user reviews100% of 7 reviews2025
Dev: リコペマGAMES
Windows
とびきりファンシーな怪異調査ノベルゲーム短編集! メカクレ青年ハマメが、夢のような不思議な世界へ!
Why similar: Visual Novel 28.6%, Adventure 23%, Choose Your Own Adventure 21.3%, Casual 16.1%, Psychological Horror 9.9%
- #42 クラブ・スーサイド
62% matchVery Positive97% of 161 reviews2023
Dev: MORPATHPub: Celtia
Windows · Mac
私は、自殺を考えている。クラブ・スーサイドへようこそ。自殺を考える少年達に寄り添う、奇妙な一週間。命を思考するノベルアドベンチャー。
Why similar: Visual Novel 30.5%, Adventure 18%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.9%, Psychological Horror 12.5%, Anime 10.9%
- #43 Fire from the sky: Cagliari 1943 VR
62% match6 user reviews83% of 6 reviews2025
Dev: Ottava Arte
Windows
Fire from the Sky: Cagliari 1943 VR is an immersive experience that transports you to the dramatic days of the Allied bombings over Cagliari during World War II.
Why similar: Visual Novel 29.3%, Adventure 22.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 21.8%, Historical 18.1%, Female Protagonist 7.1%
- #44 Spirit City: Lofi Sessions
60% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 15,696 reviews2024
Dev: Mooncube Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 19.1 hrsMean: 109.0 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Spirit City: Lofi Sessions is a gamified focus tool, set to a soothing lofi soundtrack. Discover and collect Spirits, customize your cozy virtual space, and facilitate your real-life tasks with a collection of handy features designed to improve concentration and ease stress.
Why similar: Anime 47.4%, Casual 45.5%, Singleplayer 7.1%
- #45 Stretch
65% matchNo user reviews2025
Dev: Shoichi Kirishima
Windows
"For those of you who don't have a single novel you want to read." A novel game from "those days" that nobody knows about, presented with full CG (800 images generated by KlingAI) + ambient(300 materials).
Why similar: Visual Novel 32.4%, Adventure 27%, Casual 18.8%, Exploration 12.8%, Female Protagonist 7.8%
- #46 Feed the Cups
62% matchMostly Positive72% of 6,044 reviews2024
Dev: Vambear GamesPub: IndieArk
Windows · Mac
Median: 10.0 hrsMean: 39.1 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Feed the Cups is a Roguelite multiplayer online cooperative game. Run a Drink Shop, stocking up, preparing ingredients, taking orders, crafting drinks, cleaning up, and checking equipment. Join your friends together!
Why similar: Singleplayer 100%
- #47 Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy
61% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 42,566 reviews2019
Dev: CAPCOM Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 8.8 hrsMean: 26.5 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Become Phoenix Wright and experience the thrill of battle as you fight to save your innocent clients in a court of law. Play all 14 episodes, spanning the first three games, in one gorgeous collection.
Why similar: Visual Novel 49.3%, Anime 18.3%, Puzzle 15.9%, Adventure 12.2%, Casual 2.2%
- #48 Return to Shironagasu Island
61% matchVery Positive94% of 3,983 reviews2020
Dev: HYOGO ONIMUSHIPub: TABINOMICHI
Windows
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 14.2 hrs≥1hr: 92%
A mystery adventure game and visual novel set on solitary Shironagasu Island. Discover its secrets, solve its mysteries, and escape from the ominous island!
Why similar: Visual Novel 44.9%, Adventure 27.3%, Anime 12%, Psychological Horror 11.7%, Casual 3%
- #49 GNOSIA
60% matchVery Positive94% of 4,705 reviews2022
Dev: Petit DepottoPub: PLAYISM
Windows
Median: 7.2 hrsMean: 15.4 hrs≥1hr: 90%
The Gnosia lie. Pretending to be human, they’ll get in close, trick and deceive, and then eliminate one victim at a time...
Why similar: Visual Novel 42.1%, Psychological Horror 20.5%, Anime 19.5%, Adventure 15.3%, Singleplayer 2.7%
- #50 NEEDY STREAMER OVERLOAD
59% matchVery Positive95% of 53,087 reviews2022
Dev: WSS playground
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 17.9 hrs≥1hr: 82%
NEEDY STREAMER OVERLOAD is a “multi-ending ADV” depicting daily life with “OMGkawaiiAngel”, a young girl with a rather extreme need for approval attempting to become the #1 “Internet Angel” (streamer).
Why similar: Visual Novel 31.5%, Psychological Horror 24.6%, Anime 16.4%, Multiple Endings 12.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.4%
- #51 因果律 Inside The Memory
61% match9 user reviews100% of 9 reviews2024
Dev: Garnet Bloom
Windows
[Using Live2D, almost full voice] (Voice is only in Japanese)A mystery that begins with a single invitation received from your uncle.A ``mystery'' that happens to someone who was supposed to be an invited guest. Please try to solve it by yourself.
Why similar: Visual Novel 31.2%, Adventure 23.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 23.3%, Exploration 11.4%, Multiple Endings 9.4%
- #52 My Vow to My Liege
61% matchVery Positive92% of 4,072 reviews2020
Dev: YETU GAMEPub: 方块游戏(CubeGame)
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 9.5 hrs≥1hr: 85%
《My Vow to My Liege》is a visual novel dating game. Players get to play as a girl disguised as the King of Ng, a man. The 4 dateable characters are: the guide, the enemy, the minister and the guard.Will they choose the man over the country? Love over hate? Who will they finally end up with?
Why similar: Visual Novel 49.7%, Female Protagonist 24.8%, Anime 12.7%, Casual 11%, Singleplayer 1.8%
- #53 Cube Escape Collection
60% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 7,427 reviews2020
Dev: Rusty Lake
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 88%
In this classic point-and-click adventure anthology you follow the path of Dale and Laura and other famous Rusty lake characters such as Mr. Crow and Mr. Owl. The series will be updated, preserved and bundled to survive the end of the Flash Games era.
Why similar: Puzzle 52.9%, Psychological Horror 27.7%, Adventure 12.9%, Multiple Endings 4.1%, Singleplayer 2.4%
- #54 Shape of Dreams
58% matchVery Positive90% of 17,993 reviews2025
Dev: Lizard SmoothiePub: NEOWIZ
Windows
Median: 14.2 hrsMean: 21.8 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Shape of Dreams delivers fast-paced, dreamlike action in a vivid roguelite world. Dive into ever-changing realms with tight controls, fluid combat, and high-stakes battles. Whether playing solo or with up to three friends, each run is a thrilling test of reflexes and strategy.
Why similar: Singleplayer 100%
- #55 Angels of Death
61% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 5,261 reviews2016
Dev: Vaka Game Magazine
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 54.0 hrs≥1hr: 83%
"Please... kill me." "Help me get outta here, and I'll kill you." ~ Angels of Death is a psychological horror-adventure game, consisting of four episodes.
Why similar: Puzzle 25.1%, Psychological Horror 23.5%, Anime 18.8%, Female Protagonist 15.3%, Adventure 14.9%
- #56 Noonna The Rock
60% match3 user reviews33% of 3 reviews2024
Dev: KXMstudio
Windows
Embark on a music-driven adventure across dimensions in this choice-based death metal visual novel. Lead your band between the human and demon realms, experience romance, and make destiny-altering decisions. Stunning graphics and an death metal soundtrack will amplify your thrilling journey.
Why similar: Visual Novel 33.1%, Adventure 19.6%, Psychological Horror 14.8%, Casual 14.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.1%
- #57 Sanfu
59% matchVery Positive83% of 17,503 reviews2023
Dev: Shiying StudioPub: Gamirror Games
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 91%
2000年,山城市新闻频道的电视画面莫名跳出一则旧广告,而广告的代言人是已经去世的特异功能少年——三眼神童。有传闻三眼神童的亡魂劫持了电视信号。 调查局受命展开调查。随着调查的深入,一个藏在黑暗处的犯罪团伙逐渐浮出水面。
Why similar: Visual Novel 44.6%, Puzzle 31.4%, Adventure 24%
- #58 fault - milestone one
62% matchVery Positive92% of 3,230 reviews2014
Dev: ALICE IN DISSONANCE
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 29.0 hrs≥1hr: 92%
fault is a series of Science Fantasy Cinematic Novels using a unique 3D Camera system for a visually immersive reading experience. Follow Selphine, the bubbly Princess and her sharp-witted Royal Guardian, Ritona, on their journey of a lifetime back to their homeland of Rughzenhaide.
Why similar: Visual Novel 54%, Anime 23.5%, Female Protagonist 12.3%, Adventure 7.1%, Singleplayer 1.7%