- #1 Escape to Moscow
97% matchVery Positive86% of 484 reviews2020
Dev: Fish Run Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
A story about a guy, a girl he met, and their adventure. Freelance IT specialist Semyon meet a girl from Dagestan on the Internet. However, their relationship quickly grow over the regular chatting - he decides to help her run away from home. That is how their amazing adventure begins.
Why similar: Visual Novel 28.7%, Anime 14.4%, Drama 11.5%, Modern 11.5%, Casual 10.3%
Why You'll Like It: This is the direct prequel to the seed game and is essential for understanding the narrative context.
- #2 Love, Money, Rock'n'Roll
96% matchMostly Positive79% of 7,107 reviews2022
Dev: Soviet Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 11.4 hrsMean: 32.9 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Love, Money, Rock'n'Roll: the romanticism of the Eighties, mystery and intrigues, betrayal and sacrifice, hatred and passion — all this and more in the new game from the creators of the legendary visual novel Everlasting Summer!
Why similar: Visual Novel 17.4%, Interactive Fiction 16.3%, Investigation 13.7%, Anime 12.6%, Drama 11.6%
Why You'll Like It: A high-production visual novel developed in a similar cultural context with a focus on drama and branching paths.
- #3 Survive In Russia
96% matchMixed65% of 57 reviews2020
Dev: Alexander Sablin
Windows · Mac
Survive in Russia is a survival quest in Russia. You will be available a selection of characters. Each of them presents survival mode and story mode. Only on your choice will depend on the life of the character.
Why similar: Visual Novel 35.7%, Drama 26.6%, Atmospheric 12.9%, Adventure 11.9%, Casual 9.3%
Why You'll Like It: Features similar choice-based mechanics and a narrative centered on navigating life in a Russian setting.
- #4 Russian Train Trip 2
95% matchMostly Negative33% of 55 reviews2023
Dev: Stop-TussiN
Windows
Journey on a passenger train in Russia. You play as a first-person character, you have to travel by train for 7 days to Vladivostok. Look out the window, listen to the radio, and move around the carriage.
Why similar: First-Person 26%, Atmospheric 22.1%, Adventure 21.2%, Visual Novel 21.2%, Linear 7.4%
Why You'll Like It: Provides an atmospheric, journey-based adventure that captures a similar sense of place and exploration.
- #5 7 summer days: Youth sky
94% matchMostly Positive79% of 126 reviews2020
Dev: Sanati Tales
Windows · Linux
A visual novel that takes place in the same universe as "7 summer days".
Why similar: Visual Novel 30.9%, Romance 28.4%, Adventure 13.1%, Casual 11.8%, Atmospheric 8.6%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on slice-of-life drama and anime aesthetics, mirroring the casual and emotional feel of the seed game.
- #6 The Picture of Café au lait
94% matchVery Positive92% of 78 reviews2023
Dev: AstralSeal
Windows
The picture of café au lait is a visual novel game that makes the players feel immersed in story and character. They will experience the story in the game through the first-person perspective of the main character in the story named "Takagi".
Why similar: Visual Novel 26.2%, Interactive Fiction 16.7%, Anime 16.3%, Romance 13.7%, Casual 10.2%
Why You'll Like It: A casual, cute, and narrative-driven experience that focuses on romance and character interaction.
- #7 Everlasting Summer
93% matchVery Positive95% of 77,204 reviews2014
Dev: Soviet Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 57.7 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Visual novel loved by many – Everlasting Summer – now on Steam!
Why similar: Visual Novel 48.4%, Anime 28.3%, Romance 17%, Adventure 3.8%, Casual 1.6%
Why You'll Like It: A classic, atmospheric visual novel set in a post-Soviet environment that shares the same nostalgic and dramatic tone.
- #8 Emily is Away
91% matchVery Positive89% of 32,165 reviews2015
Dev: Kyle Seeley
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 54 minMean: 19.8 hrs≥1hr: 42%
Emily is Away is an interactive story. Create a screenname and choose your path through the branching narrative.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 43.7%, Visual Novel 21.6%, Romance 15.3%, Casual 8.8%, Text-Based 4.5%
Why You'll Like It: A minimalist interactive fiction game that relies heavily on dialogue choices to drive the story forward.
- #9 Princess Evangile All Ages Version
92% matchVery Positive90% of 234 reviews2015
Dev: MOONSTONEPub: MangaGamer
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 65.7 hrs≥1hr: 94%
This romantic visual novel has you joining a financially struggling all-girls' private school as one student's example case for gender integration. The two of you try to prove that going co-ed could save the school, while the story explores themes of traditions, change, family, and relationships.
Why similar: Visual Novel 17.5%, Anime 15.3%, Romance 15.2%, Interactive Fiction 13.3%, Drama 10.6%
Why You'll Like It: A quintessential romance-focused visual novel with high-quality anime art and deep character development.
- #10 My Summer Adventure: Memories of Another Life
91% matchVery Positive91% of 132 reviews2023
Dev: AlkinoyPub: 101XP
Windows · Mac · Linux
A strange incident turns the life of an ordinary young man upside down when, having fallen asleep on a regular train commute, he wakes up in another country... in a body of a Japanese student! An unforgettable summer adventure awaits, promising many fateful meetings and momentous occasions.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 18.4%, Visual Novel 15.6%, Anime 12.5%, Drama 12.4%, Romance 11.7%
Why You'll Like It: An emotional, anime-style visual novel that emphasizes character relationships and narrative choices.
- #11 Find Love or Die Trying: Til Death Do Us Part
90% matchMixed69% of 162 reviews2025
Dev: Sunseeker Games
Windows · Linux
The afterstory to Find Love or Die Trying is here! Continue your romance with your chosen partner in the world beyond the killer dating show. Will your love survive, when the world turns against you?
Why similar: Visual Novel 28.7%, Anime 20.3%, Romance 20.2%, Emotional 11.5%, Casual 9.7%
Why You'll Like It: A dating sim that blends humor with high-stakes choices, similar to the interactive nature of the seed game.
- #12 Project Vostok: Episode 1
89% matchVery Positive83% of 117 reviews2022
Dev: Natrix
Windows · Mac · Linux
"Project Vostok" is a non-linear horror visual novel about a group of airplane crash survivors finding a mysterious Soviet-era bunker in Altai mountains. Uncover the story full of drama, horrors and decide the fate a of various cast of heroes in this free visual novel.
Why similar: Visual Novel 22.7%, Interactive Fiction 22.4%, Anime 16.7%, Drama 11.8%, Cute 8.9%
Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric visual novel with psychological elements that shares a similar indie-developed, narrative-heavy structure.
- #13 Rail of Möbius
89% matchVery Positive95% of 485 reviews2021
Dev: PHOSEPO
Windows
It is an adventure game with multiple endings. An original script written by a well-known light novelist with a total of 400,000 words. With reasoning, suspense, love, and science fiction elements, it allows players to embark on a highly immersive journey of salvation on the submarine train.
Why similar: Visual Novel 21.2%, Investigation 18%, Drama 15.2%, Romance 14.3%, Anime 14.3%
Why You'll Like It: A story-rich visual novel that incorporates mystery and time-travel elements to keep the narrative engaging.
- #14 Frosty Kiss
88% matchVery Positive90% of 1,556 reviews2016
Dev: 2Chance Projects
Windows · Linux
Median: 36 minMean: 108.9 hrs≥1hr: 30%
It's been a year since Semyon returned from "Sovyonok" and met the girls from the camp in the real world. But it's New Year at hand! And it needs to be celebrated!
Why similar: Visual Novel 47.8%, Anime 35.5%, Adventure 8.1%, Casual 7.4%, Indie 0.9%
Why You'll Like It: A free-to-play visual novel that offers a straightforward, anime-styled romantic drama.
- #15 Yurikago
87% matchVery Positive93% of 84 reviews2021
Dev: 喘葉の森
Windows
This is a game where you can escape if you do something "Yuri."
Why similar: Visual Novel 29.6%, Investigation 25.8%, Casual 16.3%, Adventure 10.7%, Romance 8.8%
Why You'll Like It: A casual adventure visual novel that emphasizes exploration and branching narrative paths.
- #16 NAIRI: Rising Tide
86% matchVery Positive100% of 63 reviews2024
Dev: HomeBearStudioPub: Hound Picked Games
Windows
Explore a lively oasis city filled with charming characters, forgotten ruins and ominous conspiracies in the second chapter of NAIRI, a narrative puzzle adventure about Nairi's perilous quest to save her family.
Why similar: Visual Novel 29.4%, Anime 15.5%, Cute 14.8%, Emotional 13.2%, First-Person 9.7%
Why You'll Like It: A cute, point-and-click adventure visual novel that shares the charming aesthetic of the seed game.
- #17 Friendsim 2
86% matchVery Positive88% of 102 reviews2022
Dev: Studio June
Windows · Mac
In this episodic visual novel, follow the adventures of MSPA Reader as they return to Alternia once more to save their friends... and realize that nothing is as it seems.
Why similar: Visual Novel 47.8%, Drama 26.2%, Adventure 15.1%, Casual 9.8%, Singleplayer 1.2%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on character-driven interactions and multiple endings, mirroring the interactive fiction style of the seed.
- #18 Summer Pockets
84% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 4,789 reviews2020
Dev: VisualArts/KeyPub: VisualArts
Windows
Median: 10.3 hrsMean: 137.8 hrs≥1hr: 86%
From the creators of Angel Beats! and CLANNAD, Key, comes their latest emotional, award-winning journey. Follow protagonist Takahara Hairi as he travels to the secluded island Torishirojima, where he rediscovers what it means to enjoy summer vacation.
Why similar: Visual Novel 36.5%, Anime 17.5%, Adventure 12.6%, Casual 12.2%, Emotional 11.5%
Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric and deeply emotional visual novel that excels at building a sense of place and character connection.
- #19 If My Heart Had Wings
85% matchVery Positive92% of 4,609 reviews2014
Dev: MoeNovel
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 46.1 hrs≥1hr: 89%
An animated visual novel of a lovely and bittersweet tale of youth, you play as Aoi Minase in this romantic-comedy as he meets various young girls in his hometown and works together with them to revive their school’s glider-flying “Soaring Club” in order to realize their shared dream of flight.
Why similar: Visual Novel 27.1%, Romance 20.5%, Anime 19.7%, Cute 13.7%, Casual 8.2%
Why You'll Like It: Features a heartwarming and emotional story with beautiful anime art that aligns with the 'cute' and 'drama' tags.
- #20 CLANNAD
84% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 10,460 reviews2015
Dev: VisualArts/KeyPub: Sekai Project
Windows
Median: 7.3 hrsMean: 105.4 hrs≥1hr: 83%
From the world renowned visual novel studio Key, the highly rated story of CLANNAD is now available on Steam! Improved visuals, achievement integration, and Dangopedia make this the best version of CLANNAD to date.
Why similar: Visual Novel 33.1%, Anime 20.9%, Romance 15.8%, Drama 14.8%, Cute 5.1%
Why You'll Like It: Widely considered the gold standard for emotional drama in visual novels, perfect for fans of the genre.
- #21 Doki Doki Literature Club!
82% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 219,150 reviews2017
Dev: Team Salvato
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 38.2 hrs≥1hr: 74%
The Literature Club is full of cute girls! Will you write the way into their heart? This game is not suitable for children or those who are easily disturbed.
Why similar: Visual Novel 34.5%, Anime 27.7%, Romance 14.4%, Cute 14.3%, First-Person 4.4%
Why You'll Like It: Subverts visual novel tropes with a strong narrative impact that keeps players engaged through its unique storytelling.
- #22 Aokana - Four Rhythms Across the Blue
82% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 6,383 reviews2019
Dev: spritePub: NekoNyan Ltd.
Windows
Median: 9.1 hrsMean: 136.1 hrs≥1hr: 88%
In a world where flying through the sky is as simple as riding a bicycle, the sport "Flying Circus" is all the rage. Following the discovery of anti-gravitons, special shoes that allow an individual to fly, Anti-Graviton Shoes, took the world by storm.
Why similar: Visual Novel 40.6%, Anime 24.7%, Romance 15.8%, Casual 8.5%, Adventure 7%
Why You'll Like It: A high-quality anime visual novel with engaging characters and a compelling, sport-infused narrative.
- #23 Seduce Me the Otome
83% matchVery Positive87% of 2,179 reviews2015
Dev: Michaela Laws
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 16.1 hrs≥1hr: 64%
A romantic comedy visual novel centered around a girl named Mika Anderson, who gets entangled in the affairs of incubi.
Why similar: Visual Novel 39.5%, Anime 27.8%, Romance 26.5%, Casual 5.4%, Singleplayer 0.5%
Why You'll Like It: A narrative-focused dating sim with branching paths and character-driven drama.
- #24 STEINS;GATE
81% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 25,378 reviews2016
Dev: MAGES. Inc.Pub: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 6.5 hrsMean: 66.2 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Developed by 5pb. and Nitroplus, STEINS;GATE was awarded Famitsu magazine's coveted annual Game of Excellence award and was voted one of the most emotionally charged “tear-inducing games” ever made, in a Famitsu poll. It is a gripping and moving Visual Novel, which has already spawned manga and anime adaptations.
Why similar: Visual Novel 49%, Anime 29.8%, Romance 9.8%, Atmospheric 5.2%, Adventure 4.5%
Why You'll Like It: A masterpiece of narrative fiction that offers deep character development and a complex, branching plot.
- #25 Coffee Talk
79% matchVery Positive95% of 12,156 reviews2020
Dev: Toge Productions
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 10.3 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Coffee Talk is a coffee brewing and heart-to-heart talking simulator about listening to fantasy-inspired modern peoples’ problems, and helping them by serving up a warm drink or two.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 29.2%, Visual Novel 28%, Anime 14.7%, Atmospheric 10.1%, Emotional 9.7%
Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric, casual, and dialogue-heavy game that focuses on listening to stories and making subtle choices.
- #26 G-senjou no Maou - The Devil on G-String
81% matchVery Positive92% of 744 reviews2015
Dev: AKABEiSOFT2Pub: Sekai Project
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 33.7 hrs≥1hr: 90%
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.
Why similar: Visual Novel 49.8%, Anime 24.6%, Romance 13%, Adventure 7.3%, Casual 5.3%
Why You'll Like It: An intense, choice-heavy visual novel with a gripping plot that rewards careful decision-making.
- #27 VA-11 Hall-A: Cyberpunk Bartender Action
79% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 37,969 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 41.3%, Anime 24.2%, Cute 14.7%, Casual 10.4%, Adventure 9.4%
Why You'll Like It: Provides an atmospheric, narrative-driven experience where your interactions with characters shape the story.
- #28 Fresh Story 2
78% matchVery Positive85% of 185 reviews2024
Dev: WetMelonPlay
Windows · Mac · Linux
Continuation of the exciting visual novel about a girl who decides to start a new life in the big city. In the role of a waitress in a Made cafe or an assistant in an office, she tries to stay afloat, finds friends and enemies, faces intrigues and unexpected romances.
Why similar: Visual Novel 44.6%, Romance 25.5%, Casual 10.8%, Cute 7.7%, Adventure 5.6%
- #29 花奴令 Huanu Poems
77% matchVery Positive93% of 139 reviews2025
Dev: FishfarmsPub: FISHFARMS
Windows
Huanu Poems is a multi-ending love adventure game. As a photographer, carrying the secret of being a bloodline inheritor of HuaNu Town, you will take lovely Peach to run a B&B, encounter gentle Cloudia. Your choices will affect the direction of the story.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 19.9%, Visual Novel 19.4%, Drama 14.2%, Romance 9.6%, Cute 9.2%
- #30 WORLD END ECONOMiCA episode.01
80% matchVery Positive84% of 715 reviews2014
Dev: Spicy TailsPub: Sekai Project
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 90%
From the author of Spice and Wolf, Isuna Hasekura, comes WORLD END ECONOMiCA. This is the first episode out of three part sci-fi/economic thriller visual novel set on the moon.
Why similar: Visual Novel 66.2%, Anime 31.6%, Linear 1.4%, Indie 0.6%, Singleplayer 0.2%
Why You'll Like It: An engaging, story-rich visual novel that focuses on character growth and personal ambition.
- #31 不被忘记的你
77% matchVery Positive97% of 259 reviews2023
Dev: 箱崎奈绪(Hakozaki Nao)
Windows
免费美少女小说游戏，玩家将以男主角的视角，体验与女主角CnGal看板娘相遇后，共同重建CnGal资料站的故事。
Why similar: Visual Novel 24.8%, Drama 19.6%, Anime 15.9%, First-Person 11.4%, Emotional 11%
- #32 The Fruit of Grisaia
78% matchVery Positive93% of 1,095 reviews2015
Dev: FrontwingPub: Frontwing USA
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 127.7 hrs≥1hr: 86%
SIX FRUITS BARE THEIR FANGS AT THE WORLD. --The academy was their orchard. In this place of learning, protected by high walls from the outside world, there arrived a single young man who'd lost his purpose in life. He'd lost sight of what he wanted to protect.
Why similar: Visual Novel 40.9%, Anime 28.4%, Romance 14.7%, Cute 6.7%, Adventure 4.6%
Why You'll Like It: A deep, character-driven story with intense drama and high-quality production values.
- #33 Emily is Away Too
76% matchVery Positive93% of 6,144 reviews2017
Dev: Kyle Seeley
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 15.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Emily is Away Too is a brand new story featuring new characters and multiple different endings. Message your friends, surf the web and choose your path through this branching narrative.
Why similar: Visual Novel 40.1%, Casual 19%, Text-Based 13.1%, Romance 10%, Adventure 9.7%
- #34 Memories Off Sousou ~Not always true~
75% matchMostly Positive73% of 114 reviews2025
Dev: MAGES. Inc.Pub: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Windows
かけがえのない想いを見つけた、その先に――
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 28.9%, Visual Novel 22.9%, Adventure 13.3%, Anime 12.6%, Drama 9.5%
- #35 BUSTAFELLOWS season2
74% matchVery Positive89% of 53 reviews2025
Dev: NIPPON CULTURAL BROADCASTING EXTEND INC.Pub: PQube
Windows
The hit series BUSTAFELLOWS continues with an all-new season! Fight for love and fight against crime, in this romantic, mystery, visual novel!
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 19.2%, Visual Novel 18.8%, Romance 13.6%, Anime 12.9%, Investigation 10%
- #36 *NEW* SCUFFED EPIC VISUAL NOVEL
76% matchVery Positive86% of 64 reviews2021
Dev: Chris ShanazPub: shanaz game studios
Windows · Mac
This is *NEW* SCUFFED EPIC VISUAL NOVEL, which is a story set in the world of *NEW* SCUFFED EPIC BHOP SIMULATOR (#4 Best Selling free game of Steam November 2020), play as a character of your choice, as you run into some new, and familiar faces along the way.
Why similar: Visual Novel 49%, Casual 22.9%, Adventure 15.4%, Text-Based 11.7%, Singleplayer 1%
- #37 Aliya's Awakening: DOGE 2042
75% matchMixed56% of 98 reviews2025
Dev: Digital Strategies
Windows · Mac
Aliya's Awakening: DOGE 2042 is a narrative-driven interactive cyberpunk adventure game with secrets, survival, and justice. Experience a deep, and personal story of Aliya, and with her point of view, explore the dystopian cyberpunk world through fun and immersive gameplay.
Why similar: Casual 48.8%, Adventure 47.2%, Indie 4%
- #38 A Taste of the Past
72% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 1,768 reviews2022
Dev: Sondering Studio
Windows
What do you do when you lose someone you love? A Taste of the Past is an emotional sidescroller about reconnecting with your Chinese culture while navigating a train to the afterlife. Featuring a wholesome story, cooking minigames, and hope.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 23%, Visual Novel 17.6%, Anime 12.9%, Drama 11.6%, Third Person 10%
- #39 The Bright Star Of Seraph-Katis-
73% matchVery Positive87% of 61 reviews2024
Dev: STARxSTAR
Windows
《The Bright Star Of Seraph-Katis-》is a short text adventure game. This game combines a visual novel and an "adventure mode".
Why similar: Visual Novel 33.4%, Anime 21.9%, Romance 17.4%, Adventure 15.1%, Casual 10.8%
- #40 My Furry Protogen 2 🐾
71% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 528 reviews2024
Dev: Dirty Fox Games
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 16.1 hrs≥1hr: 84%
After every night comes a new dawn, filled with hope and light. As the adventure of our heroes continues, let’s discover what lies ahead!
Why similar: Visual Novel 33.2%, Romance 15.4%, Drama 12.4%, Adventure 11.9%, Cute 11.8%
- #41 project canvas 〜ヰ世界情緒育成計画〜
70% matchVery Positive100% of 467 reviews2024
Dev: ENTERGRAM,INC.Pub: KAMITSUBAKI STUDIO
Windows
アイドルプロデューサーとしてヰ世界情緒を育成する、アイドル育成ADVです。
Why similar: Visual Novel 24.6%, Anime 15.3%, Drama 13.4%, Cute 10.8%, Modern 10.5%
- #42 Flowering Nightshade
74% matchVery Positive85% of 62 reviews2021
Dev: Nightshade
Windows · Mac · Linux
The continuation of the lighthearted romance stories from Blooming Nightshade. Now living in Akiramine, Himeka must adjust to her adult life and responsibilities while supporting her friends. Continue from the romantic endings of the previous game or see a collection of new stories!
Why similar: Romance 23.3%, Anime 23.3%, Visual Novel 16.6%, Cute 13.8%, Emotional 13.4%
- #43 //TODO: today
72% matchVery Positive93% of 426 reviews2021
Dev: Boys Laugh +
Windows · Mac · Linux
A visual novel about figuring out life with the help of an AI. //TODO: today is a pastel colored slice-of-life story that let's you freely choose your pronouns and romantic preferences!
Why similar: Visual Novel 43.1%, Cute 17.4%, Casual 14.4%, Adventure 13.6%, Anime 10%
- #44 looK INside - Chapter 2
73% matchMostly Positive73% of 100 reviews2022
Dev: UnexpectedPub: PID Games
Windows
Manon has found a new notebook that goes deeper in the life of her family. Discover this new chapter of looK INside and enjoy the memories of a French family from 1960 to nowadays through unique puzzles based on empathy and aesthetic sense.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 34.3%, Visual Novel 24.9%, Investigation 18.7%, Casual 8.7%, Atmospheric 8%
- #45 Love is All Around 2
68% matchVery Positive83% of 4,202 reviews2025
Dev: intiny
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 8.6 hrs≥1hr: 82%
原班人马古装惊艳回归！继承前作心动体验，喜剧元素与深度权谋悬疑剧情交错。“情感线”与“悬疑线”双轨并行——专注情缘可能错失真相，执着探秘或与真爱无缘。你的选择决定命运走向，多重结局待你探索。即刻再续完蛋宇宙的感动与心跳，再一次让你心动！
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 32.5%, Visual Novel 23.7%, Drama 18.9%, First-Person 12.5%, Casual 6%
- #46 Project Homecoming Haven
69% matchVery Positive90% of 143 reviews2026
Dev: Toge Productions
Windows
Embark on a heartwarming journey as a home cleaning specialist.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 28.1%, Visual Novel 20.5%, Emotional 15.4%, Casual 10.4%, Atmospheric 10.3%
- #47 Package
71% matchVery Positive86% of 76 reviews2023
Dev: Indi Drakosha
Windows
This fan game is based on the lore of the character 'Anna Amur Tiger'. In this game you have to deliver a package to Anna! Find out where the tiger is hiding! Deliver the package and don't stop until you succeed. Remember, nothing is what it seems...
Why similar: Visual Novel 27.8%, Interactive Fiction 27%, Investigation 17.7%, Anime 9.3%, Adventure 6.2%
- #48 再来点百合吧 More☆Love Yuri
68% matchVery Positive97% of 124 reviews2026
Dev: 琉璃花糖制作组
Windows · Mac
Voice actress Lu Xi and writer Shu Yu continue their life together. After the incident, they became a fan-favored “official CP,” forced to act close at events. Sweet days flow on, small ripples appear, and their bond deepens—until the rejected Twin Souls ending unfolds in reality.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 18.2%, Visual Novel 17%, Romance 12.9%, Anime 12.3%, Emotional 8.8%
- #49 Emi - Long Road Home
69% matchVery Positive84% of 62 reviews2025
Dev: CellStudios
Windows · Mac
The story of Emi continues as she takes the Long Road Home back to The Cabin, where she'll face the consequences of New Beginnings. What will the road hold? Only time will tell.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 33.4%, Visual Novel 23%, Adventure 10.6%, Casual 10.2%, Cute 9%
- #50 Tsuki ni Yorisou Otome no Sahou 2
67% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 522 reviews2025
Dev: NavelPub: HIKARI FIELD
Windows
Median: 10.7 hrsMean: 27.0 hrs≥1hr: 85%
《近月少女的礼仪2》是由日本美少女游戏资深大厂 Navel 制作的超人气女装系列作品的第三部。国际中文版除收录游戏本篇中的内容外，也将包括Limited Edition追加的『樱小路露娜接后日谈的后日谈《对好答案后是美妙的问候》以及『堂兄妹理论及其中心』两个特别篇内容以及全角色语音内容。
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 24.8%, Visual Novel 18.5%, Anime 12.4%, Drama 10.1%, Cute 7.8%
- #51 Aliya: Timelink
65% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 8,841 reviews2024
Dev: TDGame StudioPub: Anotherindie
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 23.9 hrs≥1hr: 73%
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.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 47.9%, Visual Novel 34.9%, Emotional 9.5%, Text-Based 7.2%, Singleplayer 0.2%
- #52 The Island: Into The Mist
73% matchMixed66% of 225 reviews2019
Dev: BADA Games
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 86%
'The Island: In To The Mist' is an adventure game. It includes basic features of adventure genre and add some new systems to interest you. You have been given a chance to experience a group of university students, who confined in the island. There is a terrific but interesting story you will see.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 27.8%, Anime 25.9%, Visual Novel 25.3%, Atmospheric 7.7%, Casual 7%
- #53 Sky in your eyes
71% matchMostly Positive72% of 61 reviews2022
Dev: Aleksey Izimov
Windows · Mac · Linux
Visual novel about the life in the post-soviet country. Cute artstyle, 10 animated CGs, 5 BGs and 5 chibi CGs in 4k, English voice-over for each heroine, animated live2d sprites, original OSTs and a dramatic story!
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 28%, Visual Novel 22.4%, Anime 15.6%, Drama 10%, Cute 9.7%
- #54 Find someone else
70% matchVery Positive92% of 130 reviews2018
Dev: Red Skald
Windows
A visual novel about the ever-changing nature of relationships and the hardships of dealing with loss.
Why similar: Visual Novel 66.4%, Adventure 30.7%, Indie 2.9%
- #55 ペンギンウォーズ
66% matchVery Positive100% of 51 reviews2026
Dev: しゃちクマず
Windows
This is an adventure novel game. Movement and object selection are possible using only keyboard input and mouse clicks on a PC. Experience the story of a girl strolling through the night town, enhanced by captivating movies and music.
Why similar: Visual Novel 44.4%, Atmospheric 15.6%, Emotional 13.3%, Adventure 12.9%, Casual 12.4%
- #56 A Traveler to unknown Thule
68% matchVery Positive90% of 63 reviews2023
Dev: komasukePub: Nostia
Windows · Mac
Adventure Game Traveling around Iceland
Why similar: Anime 22%, Visual Novel 21.5%, Drama 11.6%, Adventure 10.7%, Cute 8.4%
- #57 Monologue: Winter melancholy
67% matchVery Positive83% of 76 reviews2023
Dev: ProjectKukuevo
Windows · Mac · Linux
In this short but profound story, you will discover that the New Year is not only fun, but also a time for self-reflection. Immerse yourself in an emotional journey that will leave you thoughtful and perhaps with a new perspective on the meaning of this holiday.
Why similar: Visual Novel 38.1%, Adventure 12.7%, Atmospheric 12.3%, Drama 12%, Modern 10.9%
- #58 Sand Castle
67% matchVery Positive94% of 99 reviews2022
Dev: Alice NowakPub: Unusual Meaning
Windows · Mac · Linux
A date on the beach, small talk, a little bit of nostalgia and an important decision. All of that taking place to the accompaniment of the summer breeze.
Why similar: Visual Novel 14.4%, Interactive Fiction 13.8%, Drama 11.5%, Anime 11.4%, Romance 10.7%
- #59 白晓
67% matchVery Positive95% of 98 reviews2022
Dev: 创软Creating Software
Windows
A visual novel about friendship and promise. A high school girl encounters a mysterious white-haired girl, and the story begins...
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 26.8%, Visual Novel 26.1%, Anime 12.9%, Modern 10.9%, Third Person 9%
- #60 История бомжа 2: полицейский беспредел
69% matchMixed66% of 50 reviews2021
Dev: Quarlellle
Windows
Homeless Story 2: Police Mayhem is a third person adventure. This is a sequel to the legendary game Story of a Homeless. Find out how the story of our beloved homeless Artyom ended. Feel all the hardships of a homeless person's life.
Why similar: Adventure 52.5%, Third Person 42.5%, Indie 5.1%
