- #1 Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair
93% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 29,852 reviews2016
Dev: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 11.0 hrsMean: 33.3 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Jabberwock Island—You and your classmates were ready for fun in the sun until Monokuma returned to restart his murderous game! Trapped in a kill-or-be-killed situation, your only hope rests in solving the island’s mysteries.
Why similar: Detective 27.7%, Great Soundtrack 18.3%, Anime 17.6%, Visual Novel 16.6%, Mystery 11.2%
- #2 Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc
93% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 35,311 reviews2016
Dev: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.9 hrsMean: 22.8 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Investigate murders, search for clues and talk to your classmates to prepare for trial. There, you'll engage in deadly wordplay, going back and forth with suspects. Dissect their statements and fire their words back at them to expose their lies! There's only one way to survive—pull the trigger.
Why similar: Detective 25.4%, Great Soundtrack 18.6%, Visual Novel 18%, Anime 17.3%, Mystery 12.4%
- #3 Mhakna Gramura and Fairy Bell
90% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 651 reviews2018
Dev: ALICE IN DISSONANCE
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 8.2 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Written in the style of a children’s book, Mhakna Gramura and Fairy Bell is a Cinematic Novel about two children named Mhakna and Sebiarno that escape the wretched Mullbear Orphanage with the help of a Fairy named Bell, who promises eternal happiness as long as they agree to never grow up.
Why similar: Great Soundtrack 21.8%, Visual Novel 21.7%, Anime 17.4%, Casual 12.4%, Indie 10.9%
- #4 Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony
89% matchVery Positive83% of 21,686 reviews2017
Dev: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 9.2 hrsMean: 30.7 hrs≥1hr: 91%
A new cast of 16 characters find themselves kidnapped and imprisoned in a school. Inside, some will kill, some will die, and some will be punished. Reimagine what you thought high-stakes, fast-paced investigation was as you investigate twisted murder cases and condemn your new friends to death.
Why similar: Detective 27.5%, Visual Novel 18.6%, Great Soundtrack 18.1%, Anime 15.7%, Mystery 11.4%
- #5 Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy
83% 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: Detective 27.5%, Great Soundtrack 18.9%, Visual Novel 16.3%, Anime 11.4%, Mystery 10.4%
- #6 AI: The Somnium Files
83% matchVery Positive92% of 9,091 reviews2019
Dev: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 15.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Play as detective Kaname Date on the case of an elusive serial killer in this thrilling, sci-fi murder mystery.
Why similar: Detective 25.2%, Visual Novel 20%, Anime 16.7%, Mystery 12.8%, Great Soundtrack 8.9%
- #7 Oblivious Garden ~Carmina Burana
84% 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: Anime 32.5%, Visual Novel 31.5%, Indie 11.4%, Casual 9.7%, Great Soundtrack 8.8%
- #8 Season of 12 Colors
83% 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 35.8%, Anime 20%, Casual 14.7%, Indie 14.6%, Adventure 12.4%
- #9 Return to Shironagasu Island
81% 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 26.7%, Detective 17.8%, Mystery 16.9%, Anime 13.4%, Adventure 12.6%
- #10 An Octave Higher
83% matchVery Positive83% of 298 reviews2015
Dev: KidalangPub: PLAYISM
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 93%
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?
Why similar: Visual Novel 31.8%, Anime 19.6%, Great Soundtrack 11.8%, Indie 9.3%, Adventure 9.1%
- #11 The Adventures of Fei Duanmu 端木斐异闻录
81% matchVery Positive90% of 1,760 reviews2017
Dev: 致意
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Play as college student who majors in criminal investigation and solve the weird cases happened right beside him! A visual novel involves puzzle solving, reasoning, humor and of course adventures! English version is available now.
Why similar: Detective 37.1%, Visual Novel 25.2%, Indie 14.7%, Adventure 12.3%, Anime 10.7%
- #12 Root Letter Last Answer
80% matchVery Positive84% of 176 reviews2019
Dev: DRAGAMI GAMES, LTD.
Windows
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 9.9 hrs≥1hr: 92%
A mystery adventure which is solved by using two visual features: Live Action and Illustrations.
Why similar: Detective 29.7%, Visual Novel 20.7%, Adventure 19.8%, Anime 16.1%, Mystery 13.8%
- #13 Narcissu 10th Anniversary Anthology Project
80% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 735 reviews2016
Dev: stage-nanaPub: Sekai Project
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 9.4 hrs≥1hr: 92%
"Life is like a waiting room, except people don't leave in the order they enter." Narcissu is a thought provoking visual novel series about terminal illness, living, dying, and the relationship between those leaving and those left behind. There are no miracles, no heroes, no villains in this story.
Why similar: Visual Novel 37.8%, Anime 17.8%, Great Soundtrack 16.3%, Indie 10.1%, Casual 9.6%
- #14 Harmonia
78% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 777 reviews2016
Dev: VisualArts/KeyPub: VisualArts
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 89.5 hrs≥1hr: 88%
From renowned visual novel studio Key, which brought you the highly rated visual novel “planetarian~the reverie of a little planet~”, this is “Harmonia”, the latest kinetic novel in the series.
Why similar: Visual Novel 28.9%, Anime 24.4%, Great Soundtrack 18.5%, Casual 11.3%, Adventure 10.3%
- #15 Umineko When They Cry - Question Arcs
75% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 2,626 reviews2016
Dev: 07th ExpansionPub: MangaGamer
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 14.3 hrsMean: 40.1 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Umineko When They Cry is the 2nd series of Sound Novel released by 07th Expansion. The steam version features renewed character sprites which is swappable from the classic art.
Why similar: Great Soundtrack 31.9%, Visual Novel 20.1%, Mystery 15%, Detective 12.6%, Anime 9.8%
- #16 Japanese School Life
74% matchVery Positive84% of 325 reviews2016
Dev: code:jpPub: Sekai Project
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Welcomed by the fluttering of cherry blossom, the main character, Brian, starts a new high school life in Japan. Brian soon starts to get along with two girls in the same class after they start to talk to him. With their help, Brian gradually learns Japanese culture and customs.
Why similar: Visual Novel 37%, Anime 32%, Casual 14.3%, Indie 11.2%, Cute 5.5%
- #17 Your Smile Beyond Twilight:黄昏下的月台上
73% 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 37.7%, Anime 27.9%, Indie 18.5%, Adventure 15.8%
- #18 Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Ch.4 Himatsubushi
72% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 862 reviews2016
Dev: 07th ExpansionPub: MangaGamer
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 20.9 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Higurashi When They Cry is a sound novel. The music, backgrounds and characters work together to create a world that is the stage of a novel for the user to read. They laugh and cry and get angry. The user takes the point of view of the protagonist to experience the story.
Why similar: Visual Novel 23%, Great Soundtrack 20.8%, Anime 17.5%, Mystery 13.2%, Story Rich 5.7%
- #19 Campus Notes - forget me not.
72% matchVery Positive88% of 72 reviews2016
Dev: 4th clusterPub: Dogenzaka Lab
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 94%
A novel game set in the University of Tsukuba. Play as Yuta Kiriha and join the group "Bertha's Knights" to solve a mysterious case of being forgotten every day.
Why similar: Visual Novel 38.1%, Anime 27.9%, Indie 17.2%, Adventure 16.7%
- #20 Tokyo Dark
71% matchVery Positive84% of 1,336 reviews2017
Dev: CherrymochiPub: Square Enix
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Legend tells of a door deep below Tokyo's sewers. All who enter are lost forever. Detective Ito's partner is missing. Explore Tokyo & uncover the darkness that lays beneath the streets in this Point & Click - meets Visual Novel - narrative adventure that questions the very core of Ito's sanity.
Why similar: Detective 28.9%, Anime 21.4%, Visual Novel 20.4%, Mystery 11.6%, Great Soundtrack 6.3%
- #21 Fluffy Store
68% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 3,736 reviews2019
Dev: AsicxArtPub: SakuraGame
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 33.7 hrs≥1hr: 91%
A string of mysterious wind chimes brought three lovely and uninvited kemonomimi girls to this small convenience store. At such a summer night full of surprises and excitement, what lies ahead on their road of adventure?
Why similar: Visual Novel 39.7%, Anime 25.2%, Indie 10.5%, Casual 9.9%, Adventure 9.5%
- #22 Fox Hime
69% matchVery Positive85% of 4,041 reviews2017
Dev: AsicxArtPub: SakuraGame
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 66.9 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Yan is a college student with a special guardian girl named Mori at his side. "If my girlfriend is as beautiful as Mori, then my life must be blessed by the gods..." Unknowingly, another girl is entering his life...
Why similar: Anime 42.4%, Visual Novel 35.4%, Casual 7.6%, Indie 5.3%, Adventure 5.1%
- #23 Analogue: A Hate Story
70% matchVery Positive93% of 2,291 reviews2012
Dev: Love Conquers All Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 57%
A dark visual mystery novel featuring transhumanism, traditional marriage, loneliness, and cosplay. Two pursuable characters. Five endings. Welcome to the future.
Why similar: Visual Novel 46.6%, Anime 20.4%, Sci-fi 10.3%, Great Soundtrack 7.5%, Indie 7.3%
- #24 Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Ch.1 Onikakushi
68% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 6,197 reviews2015
Dev: 07th ExpansionPub: MangaGamer
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 21.9 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Higurashi When They Cry is a sound novel. The music, backgrounds and characters work together to create a world that is the stage of a novel for the user to read. They laugh and cry and get angry. The user takes the point of view of the protagonist to experience the story.
Why similar: Visual Novel 29.2%, Anime 19.9%, Mystery 16.5%, Great Soundtrack 11.7%, Episodic 7.6% ★
- #25 Flamel's miracle(弗拉梅尔的奇迹)
71% matchMixed68% of 154 reviews2017
Dev: Weixi Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 36.7 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Assistant and I headed to a newly discovered Plane world for new resouces. Unfortunately, we ran into worm hole, due to which our spacecraft were forced to make emergency landing onto an unknown world. In order to fix the spacecraft, we started our adventure and got involved into various accidents and incidents, voluntarily or not...
Why similar: Visual Novel 36.2%, Anime 24.7%, Adventure 20.2%, Indie 18.9%
- #26 Save Me, Sakuya-san!
66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 908 reviews2021
Dev: Sigyaad Team
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 9.7 hrs≥1hr: 71%
She's here to help! Let Sakuya Izayoi from the Touhou Project comfort you after encountering some hardships in this beautiful visual novel that aims to heal your troubles away!
Why similar: Anime 32%, Visual Novel 31.2%, Casual 12.5%, Story Rich 7.4%, Colorful 5.5%
- #27 Unhack 2
69% matchVery Positive93% of 86 reviews2017
Dev: InvertMouse
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Return as the unhacker to take on Program X and her clone army!
Why similar: Visual Novel 36.6%, Anime 31.4%, Indie 23.5%, Story Rich 8.4%
- #28 Alicemare
67% matchVery Positive89% of 1,189 reviews2016
Dev: △○□× (Miwashiba)Pub: PLAYISM
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Alicemare is a somehow familiar yet totally unique adventure game infused with subtle hints of horror, created by △○□× (Miwashiba) using the WOLF RPG Editor.
Why similar: RPGMaker 23.2% ★, Anime 21%, Great Soundtrack 19.5%, Indie 9%, Adventure 8.2%
- #29 Fox Hime Zero
65% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 5,913 reviews2018
Dev: AsicxArtPub: SakuraGame
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 44.8 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Yan, a student of natural history, encounters a cute and mysterious girl with fox ears while conducting routine scientific research at a remote observation cabin. This might be a "blessing" for the intrepid in the golden age of geographical discovery...
Why similar: Visual Novel 37.5%, Anime 32.6%, Indie 6.7%, Casual 6.3%, Great Soundtrack 5.1%
- #30 Cursed Sight
68% matchVery Positive82% of 216 reviews2015
Dev: InvertMouse
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Being able to control fate would be a blessing for many. To Miyon, it is her greatest curse.
Why similar: Visual Novel 43.7%, Anime 29.9%, Indie 19.6%, Story Rich 6.8%
- #31 Tyrion Cuthbert: Attorney of the Arcane
61% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 1,570 reviews2023
Dev: Diamondhenge Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Median: 12.5 hrsMean: 13.7 hrs≥1hr: 78%
In Tyrion Cuthbert: Attorney of the Arcane, you play as a defense attorney who practices law in a world of fantasy and wizards. You must defend clients accused of various crimes committed using magic and use the rules of magic to prove them innocent.
Why similar: Visual Novel 25.3%, Anime 21%, Mystery 15.3%, Detective 12.6%, Indie 6.4%
- #32 Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Ch. 5 Meakashi
65% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 1,002 reviews2017
Dev: 07th ExpansionPub: MangaGamer
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 22.0 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Higurashi When They Cry is a sound novel. The music, backgrounds and characters work together to create a world that is the stage of a novel for the user to read. They laugh and cry and get angry. The user takes the point of view of the protagonist to experience the story.
Why similar: Great Soundtrack 27.7%, Visual Novel 23.1%, Anime 20.2%, Mystery 14.2%, Adventure 7.8%
- #33 NEEDY STREAMER OVERLOAD
61% 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 32.9%, Anime 32.5%, Conversation 9.2%, Cute 5.9%, Story Rich 5.2%
- #34 The Agency: Chapter 2
67% matchMixed58% of 19 reviews2018
Dev: Sapphire Dragon Productions
Windows · Mac
After experiencing engine problems on board Commodore Ashemont’s flagship “The Orion”, our team of cunning detectives have been forced to land near the affluent town of Pera, a playground for the Empire’s nobility.
Why similar: Detective 23.6%, Great Soundtrack 20.9%, Visual Novel 16.8%, Mystery 11.2%, Anime 9.6%
- #35 Trajectory of summer flower
66% matchMostly Positive77% of 336 reviews2017
Dev: SoraPrayer
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 16.8 hrs≥1hr: 95%
"let's make a promise... When I grow up, I'll find you." By complete chance, these two childhood friends meet again after 10 years apart, but this time, will he be able to hold on to her? Or, will he lose here again forever? A love story about a summer trip in the countryside.
Why similar: Visual Novel 40.5%, Anime 27.5%, Casual 18.2%, Adventure 13.8%
- #36 Type-NOISE: Shonen Shojo
59% matchVery Positive80% of 133 reviews2025
Dev: DankHeartsPub: WhisperGames
Windows
Type-NOISE: Shonen Shojo is a multi-ending mystery adventure game. A group of boys and girls who have lost their memories gather in a “Tokyo” that is both familiar and unfamiliar. They must trace their lost memories to escape the bizarre labyrinths. Are they prepared to confront their “true selves”?
Why similar: Detective 20.8%, Visual Novel 15.9%, Anime 14.3%, Conversation 11.7%, Sci-fi 8.1%
- #37 Without Within 2
66% matchVery Positive89% of 254 reviews2015
Dev: InvertMouse
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 13.7 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Vinty is off to Melbourne to meet her idol, Excelia! Will Vinty learn the star's secrets and finally blossom into a celebrity? (hint: no)
Why similar: Visual Novel 40.4%, Anime 31.2%, Indie 20%, Story Rich 8.4%
- #38 LiEat
63% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 4,598 reviews2016
Dev: △○□× (Miwashiba)Pub: PLAYISM
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 12.0 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Welcome to a world in which dragons are born from the desires of mankind. Each dragon is bestowed with unique powers in accordance with the specific desires of their human familiar. One mysterious stranger travels the land, accompanied by a young dragon graced with the power of eating lies.
Why similar: RPGMaker 32% ★, Anime 24%, Indie 11.8%, Story Rich 11.6%, 2D 8.4%
- #39 Milk outside a bag of milk outside a bag of milk
59% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 21,224 reviews2021
Dev: Nikita Kryukov
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 79%
A sequel to Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk. Dive into demented and bizarre world once again and help the girl become a little happier.
Why similar: Visual Novel 44.6%, Great Soundtrack 18.8%, Anime 11.6%, Story Rich 8%, Indie 7%
- #40 WORLD END ECONOMiCA episode.03
64% matchVery Positive94% of 238 reviews2016
Dev: Spicy TailsPub: Sekai Project
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 97%
The conclusive episode in this visual novel trilogy is set in the far future on the moon. Will Hal's dream be realized? It's been 8 years since the events of episode.01. With the economics of lunar city going out of control what is going to happen next?
Why similar: Episodic 18.7% ★, Visual Novel 17.2%, Great Soundtrack 17%, Casual 13%, Anime 11.9%
- #41 ENIGMA:
63% matchVery Positive95% of 144 reviews2016
Dev: UzumeyaPub: Fruitbat Factory
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Enigma is an atmospheric, full-length visual novel where you discover the secrets of Enigma, a worldwide epidemic, and a forest on a lonely island that bears its name.
Why similar: Visual Novel 25.6%, Great Soundtrack 21.8%, Anime 18.6%, Adventure 11%, Mystery 10.6%
- #42 Muse Dash
60% matchVery Positive91% of 120,154 reviews2019
Dev: peroperoPub: hasuhasu
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 34.3 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Paradise of parkour & rhythm game ★★★ — Muse Dash!!
Why similar: Anime 35.8%, Great Soundtrack 31%, Casual 8.4%, Cute 7.4%, Colorful 5.7%
- #43 Tales of the Black Forest
59% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 15,064 reviews2019
Dev: 拾英工作室Pub: SakuraGame
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 22.9 hrs≥1hr: 84%
In a world filled with yōkai, a surging dark power has overshadowed a Japanese town. A group of 2 developers have produced a Japanese pixel adventure game to tell a tale that dates back to the Heisei era...In the name of dreams and passion.
Why similar: RPGMaker 34.1% ★, Anime 17.4%, Visual Novel 15.5%, Indie 10.5%, Adventure 10.3%
- #44 Kyoto Colorful Days
63% matchVery Positive85% of 175 reviews2016
Dev: InterOne Inc.Pub: Dogenzaka Lab
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 7.0 hrs≥1hr: 93%
"Kyoto Colorful Days" is a Visual Novel, set in the sightseeing hotspot of Kyoto.This visual novel is populated by various different characters and the story can be enjoyed like a TV drama. Fully voiced in Japanese (the Kyoto dialect)
Why similar: Visual Novel 46%, Anime 32.2%, Adventure 16.3%, Cute 5.5%
- #45 Detective Instinct: Farewell, My Beloved
53% matchVery Positive95% of 382 reviews2025
Dev: Armonica LLC
Windows
A woman vanishes without a trace on a cross-country train. The catch? Nobody on board remembers her ever existing in the first place - nobody, except for you. Uncover the story in this mystery adventure game!
Why similar: Detective 33.1%, Visual Novel 20.4%, Mystery 13.6%, Adventure 11%, Anime 11%
- #46 MUSYNX
60% matchVery Positive89% of 6,564 reviews2018
Dev: I-InfernoPub: Wave Game
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 19.8 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Indie rhythm game MUSYNX now on STEAM! Real "KEY" Sound System, Classic Gameplay, Unique Visual Themes and Constant Music Updates! MUSYNX is waiting for you!
Why similar: Anime 47.8%, Casual 16.7%, Indie 16.2%, Great Soundtrack 13.6%, Singleplayer 5.7%
- #47 Malus Code
64% matchMostly Positive72% of 103 reviews2016
Dev: M2 Co.,LTDPub: Dogenzaka Lab
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Malus Code is the story of a graduate student studying abroad at a Japanese university, and the three people he meets in the laboratory there. In this unfamiliar environment, can you earn their friendship? For those who don't want a lonely, sad life.
Why similar: Visual Novel 40.6%, Anime 40.4%, Adventure 15.5%, Cute 3.4%
- #48 Zero Escape: The Nonary Games
60% matchVery Positive93% of 6,944 reviews2017
Dev: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 6.5 hrsMean: 21.7 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Kidnapped and taken to an unfamiliar location, nine people find themselves forced to participate in a diabolical Nonary Game by an enigmatic mastermind called Zero. Why were they there? Why were they chosen to put their lives on the line? And more importantly, who can be trusted?
Why similar: Visual Novel 26.8%, Mystery 16.3%, Great Soundtrack 15%, Anime 13.6%, Detective 9%
- #49 The Real Face of a VTuber
52% matchVery Positive93% of 273 reviews2026
Dev: 莉莉恩工作室Pub: WhisperGames
Windows
A narrative courtroom adventure all about VTubers! Players will take the role of prosecutor Justin Truth and investigate a murder at a VTuber agency, doing their best to uncover the identity of both the killer and VTuber's real face.
Why similar: Detective 25.3%, Visual Novel 16%, Conversation 13.8%, Anime 11.4%, Mystery 11.2%
- #50 The Last Birdling
61% matchVery Positive96% of 75 reviews2017
Dev: InvertMouse
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 84%
The Last Birdling explores Bimonia and Tayo's struggle to remain friends against all odds.
Why similar: Visual Novel 41.3%, Anime 29.7%, Indie 20.4%, Story Rich 8.7%
- #51 Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Ch.6 Tsumihoroboshi
60% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 868 reviews2018
Dev: 07th ExpansionPub: MangaGamer
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.1 hrsMean: 40.3 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Higurashi When They Cry is a sound novel. The music, backgrounds and characters work together to create a world that is the stage of a novel for the user to read. They laugh and cry and get angry. The user takes the point of view of the protagonist to experience the story.
Why similar: Visual Novel 31.2%, Anime 23.4%, Mystery 17%, Great Soundtrack 11.1%, Adventure 8.7%
- #52 The Occult Detective
54% matchMostly Positive71% of 316 reviews2025
Dev: Battlecry Studio
Windows
A narrative detective game blended with supernatural elements. Play as a rookie investigator, discover vital clues in every case, dive into unscripted interrogations and uncover truths that break minds. But with each revelation, the world feels... less human.
Why similar: Detective 27.8%, Visual Novel 21%, Anime 18.4%, Mystery 11.2%, Story Rich 7.5%
- #53 Mad Father
60% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 6,390 reviews2016
Dev: senPub: PLAYISM
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Witness the tale of a most foolish family. A remake of the classic horror exploration game makes its way to Steam.
Why similar: RPGMaker 38.3% ★, Anime 30.1%, Adventure 6.9%, Story Rich 6.8%, Indie 6.4%
- #54 428: Shibuya Scramble
59% matchVery Positive95% of 3,556 reviews2018
Dev: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 11.9 hrs≥1hr: 83%
A kidnapping on the streets of Shibuya brings together a hot-blooded detective, hard-hitting journalist, former gang leader, the head researcher of a big pharma manufacturer and a part-timer stuck in cat costume for a series of events each more unexpected and outrageous than the last.
Why similar: Visual Novel 35.2%, Mystery 18.3%, Great Soundtrack 15%, Detective 14.7%, Adventure 9.6%
- #55 MiSide
51% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 136,753 reviews2024
Dev: AIHASTOPub: IndieArk
Windows
Median: 5.8 hrsMean: 21.0 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Let's imagine that you have a game in which you care for a character. But could you imagine one day getting into that game yourself?
Why similar: Anime 26.6%, Conversation 25.4%, Story Rich 16%, Cute 12.9%, Adventure 9.2%
- #56 Sumire
58% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 923 reviews2021
Dev: GameTomo TeamPub: GameTomo Co., Ltd.
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 90%
One Day, One Life. Sumire is a magical narrative adventure about choices made, and dreams lost and found. Embark on a mysterious journey to help Sumire achieve her deepest wishes, before the day ends and the sky turns to twilight.
Why similar: Visual Novel 28.4%, Anime 23.1%, Casual 9.9%, Indie 9.1%, Colorful 8.7%
- #57 PSYCHO-PASS: Mandatory Happiness
62% matchMostly Positive79% of 177 reviews2017
Dev: MAGES. Inc.Pub: NIS America, Inc.
Windows
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 7.9 hrs≥1hr: 87%
In a world where psychological states can be quantified, every choice has consequences, victims can become criminals, and the very nature of truth can warp and shift. Can detectives Nadeshiko Kugatachi and Takuma Tsurugi remain on the path of justice as they face the ugly truths of humanity?
Why similar: Visual Novel 33.3%, Anime 32.7%, Detective 16.5%, Adventure 11.8%, Sci-fi 4.6%
- #58 CBT With Yuuka Kazami
57% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 1,440 reviews2020
Dev: Sigyaad Team
Windows
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 63%
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, also known as CBT, is the use of evidence based strategies to help manage symptoms of poor mental health problems such as stress, anxiety and depression. Yuuka Kazami from the Touhou Project invites you to some mostly peaceful lessons where you grasp the basics of CBT!
Why similar: Visual Novel 33.5%, Anime 26.7%, Casual 17.6%, Colorful 8%, 2D 7.2%