- #1 Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Ch.6 Tsumihoroboshi
98% 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 30.7%, Gore 15.9%, Violent 12.6%, Anime 9.2%, Adventure 8.6%
- #2 Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Ch. 5 Meakashi
98% 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: Visual Novel 24.2%, Great Soundtrack 19.2%, Gore 13.8%, Violent 11.1%, Anime 8.5%
- #3 CHAOS;CHILD
98% matchVery Positive94% of 3,792 reviews2019
Dev: MAGES. Inc.Pub: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 81.3 hrs≥1hr: 81%
From the creators of the critically acclaimed STEINS;GATE comes a sensational new visual novel: CHAOS;CHILD. Set in Shibuya in 2015, a group of high school students who survived an earthquake six years ago find themselves at the center of a new series of bizarre murders in the city.
Why similar: Visual Novel 29.5%, Gore 17.6%, Violent 14.6%, Great Soundtrack 12.1%, Story Rich 8.1%
- #4 Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Ch.7 Minagoroshi
97% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 660 reviews2019
Dev: 07th ExpansionPub: MangaGamer
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 15.7 hrsMean: 91.2 hrs≥1hr: 87%
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 26.9%, Gore 18.2%, Violent 13.8%, Adventure 12.6%, Anime 10.3%
- #5 CHAOS;HEAD NOAH
96% matchVery Positive89% of 1,676 reviews2022
Dev: MAGES. Inc.Pub: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 53.1 hrs≥1hr: 83%
CHAOS;HEAD NOAH is now available on Steam!
Why similar: Visual Novel 31.4%, Gore 23.1%, Violent 10.4%, Story Rich 9.1%, Anime 7.8%
- #6 Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Ch.2 Watanagashi
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 1,751 reviews2015
Dev: 07th ExpansionPub: MangaGamer
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 17.1 hrs≥1hr: 93%
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 35.2%, Great Soundtrack 12.1%, Gore 11.7%, Violent 9.7%, Anime 9.7%
- #7 Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Ch.4 Himatsubushi
94% 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 30.1%, Violent 18.8%, Great Soundtrack 18.1%, Story Rich 9.4%, Anime 9.2%
- #8 Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Ch.3 Tatarigoroshi
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 1,219 reviews2016
Dev: 07th ExpansionPub: MangaGamer
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 22.1 hrs≥1hr: 93%
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 30.8%, Great Soundtrack 16.8%, Violent 12%, Gore 10.5%, Anime 9.5%
- #9 Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Ch.8 Matsuribayashi
93% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 746 reviews2020
Dev: 07th ExpansionPub: MangaGamer
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 19.7 hrsMean: 77.2 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 38.8%, Great Soundtrack 17.8%, Adventure 15.3%, Psychological Horror 12.6%, Story Rich 8.2%
- #10 Raging Loop
93% 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 40.5%, Gore 13.2%, Violent 11.3%, Adventure 10.7%, Story Rich 10.3%
- #11 The House in Fata Morgana
89% 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: Gothic 29.5% ★, Visual Novel 24.1%, Great Soundtrack 16.9%, Story Rich 9.3%, Psychological Horror 7.2%
- #12 Marco & The Galaxy Dragon
86% 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 45.1%, Anime 11.2%, Story Rich 10%, Violent 9%, Adventure 8.7%
- #13 AI: The Somnium Files
85% 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: Visual Novel 31.5%, Gore 16.8%, Story Rich 11.2%, Violent 11.2%, Anime 10.5%
- #14 Dies irae ~Amantes amentes~
86% matchVery Positive87% of 681 reviews2017
Dev: lightPub: views Co., Ltd
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 25.6 hrs≥1hr: 53%
Night after night, the same dream of a guillotine. A headhunting serial killer. And the "knights" in black who follow soon after. Irrationality that defies the realm of common sense begins to assault and devour the city.
Why similar: Visual Novel 34.9%, Violent 18%, Great Soundtrack 14.2%, Anime 9.6%, Story Rich 8.7%
- #15 Narcissu 1st & 2nd
85% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 5,222 reviews2015
Dev: stage-nanaPub: Sekai Project
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 48 minMean: 19.5 hrs≥1hr: 47%
This is a story of disease and suffering; of medication and adverse effects; of thoracotomy scars and cellular poisons; of the living who cannot help but to die and of the dying who cannot help but to live; of a resting place other than "on 7F" or "at home".
Why similar: Visual Novel 60.3%, Great Soundtrack 16.2%, Anime 15%, Story Rich 7.6%, Adventure 0.9%
- #16 G-senjou no Maou - The Devil on G-String
84% matchVery Positive92% of 744 reviews2015
Dev: AKABEiSOFT2Pub: Sekai Project
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 33.9 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 42.6%, Great Soundtrack 12.5%, Story Rich 11.6%, Anime 9.9%, Violent 8.8%
- #17 Harmonia
83% 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 38.3%, Great Soundtrack 16.2%, Adventure 13.6%, Violent 13.5%, Anime 13%
- #18 Spirit Hunter: NG
82% matchVery Positive90% of 279 reviews2019
Dev: EXPERIENCEPub: Aksys Games
Windows
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 20.5 hrs≥1hr: 72%
Beware the Creeping Horror... Face nightmares you thought were merely urban legends. Uncover a dark mystery, making deadly decisions just to survive. Play this chilling companion story to the award-winning Spirit Hunter: Death Mark game and bring the terror home.
Why similar: Visual Novel 29%, Gore 28%, Violent 24.4%, Adventure 15%, Anime 3.6%
- #19 Ciconia When They Cry - Phase 1: For You, the Replaceable Ones
81% matchVery Positive93% of 540 reviews2019
Dev: 07th ExpansionPub: MangaGamer
Windows · Mac
Median: 12.2 hrsMean: 14.9 hrs≥1hr: 74%
This is the first chapter in newest entry When They Cry visual novel series produced by Ryuukishi07. It features HD graphics, more detailed animations, and newly created songs by many of the composers from Umineko, as well as several new additions.
Why similar: Visual Novel 31%, Violent 23.1%, Great Soundtrack 19.2%, Adventure 11.1%, Story Rich 8.2%
- #20 STEINS;GATE 0
81% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 7,919 reviews2018
Dev: MAGES. Inc.Pub: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 124.0 hrs≥1hr: 88%
If you can't save the one you love… How can you save humanity? Sequel to the visual novel cult classic. Experience an alternate worldline of STEINS;GATE.
Why similar: Visual Novel 38.8%, Great Soundtrack 22.1%, Story Rich 14.8%, Anime 11.4%, Adventure 6.5%
- #21 Muv-Luv photonmelodies♮
80% matchVery Positive88% of 249 reviews2020
Dev: aNCHOR Inc.
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 10.1 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Fall in Luv all over again! Familiar faces and worlds collide in three massive new adventures, including the long-awaited follow-up to Muv-Luv Alternative!
Why similar: Visual Novel 27.4%, Gore 25.3%, Violent 12.6%, Anime 10.2%, Adventure 9.2%
- #22 Little Busters! English Edition
81% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 1,086 reviews2017
Dev: VisualArts/KeyPub: VisualArts
Windows
Median: 8.6 hrsMean: 42.7 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Capturing the hearts of countless fans since 2007, Little Busters! is an emotional visual novel from Key, the minds behind Angel Beats! and CLANNAD. This special English release supports touch controls and dynamic switching between English and Japanese text, and is in HD for the first time on PC.
Why similar: Visual Novel 47.4%, Great Soundtrack 19.8%, Anime 11.6%, Adventure 10.8%, Story Rich 10.3%
- #23 The Song of Saya
80% matchVery Positive90% of 9,055 reviews2019
Dev: NitroplusPub: JAST
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 56.3 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Bear witness to a love that will change the world, in this classic horror romance visual novel from acclaimed writer Urobuchi Gen.
Why similar: Visual Novel 34.2%, Gore 29.7%, Psychological Horror 11.5%, Great Soundtrack 10.9%, Story Rich 6%
- #24 Higurashi When They Cry Hou+
77% matchVery Positive88% of 162 reviews2023
Dev: 07th ExpansionPub: MangaGamer
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 66%
The tragedy of Hinamizawa is over. Those held captive within its grip are free from the fate that bound them to June 1983. Yet the tale of Hinamizawa is not truly complete. There are many worlds not yet explored.
Why similar: Visual Novel 30.7%, Gore 18.4%, Violent 16%, Adventure 11.7%, Anime 10.8%
- #25 Silenced: The House
81% matchMostly Positive73% of 99 reviews2018
Dev: Graven Visual Novels
Windows · Mac
Median: 30 minMean: 2.8 hrs≥1hr: 39%
Any plans for the weekend? There is a great place to escape from the hustle and bustle of the city and daily routine! We promise a unique experience of horror and despair… if you stay alive, of course. Survive the night in the house from your nightmares!
Why similar: Gore 26.3%, Visual Novel 24.4%, Violent 21.9%, Great Soundtrack 12.5%, Adventure 7.9%
- #26 A Light in the Dark
79% matchVery Positive93% of 1,722 reviews2018
Dev: CreSpiritPub: Sekai Project
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 8.1 hrs≥1hr: 91%
──We cannot choose in this unfair world.The rich boy stuck in his never changing daily life...The fierce girl struggling for survival...Two people in totally opposite positions in life.In the face of confusion and the choices before them, what will they find...?
Why similar: Visual Novel 34.4%, Violent 21.2%, Gore 18%, Great Soundtrack 12.6%, Anime 7.7%
- #27 eden*
80% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 5,033 reviews2015
Dev: minoriPub: MangaGamer
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 60.0 hrs≥1hr: 89%
A tale of the planet's final love story told using the full force of minori's critically acclaimed illustrative style, engaging musical compositions, and the highly talented staff that has led fans coming back for more every single time!
Why similar: Visual Novel 48.9%, Anime 18.2%, Great Soundtrack 15.8%, Story Rich 10.3%, Adventure 6.9%
- #28 Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Ch.1 Onikakushi
79% 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 52.6%, Anime 14.4%, Great Soundtrack 14%, Story Rich 13.5%, Adventure 5.6%
- #29 Lyset Core
74% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2025
Dev: Lyset Team
Windows
A horror visual novel set in a steampunk universe. Young Lyset finds herself wandering through a mysterious world of sentient machines. In her desperate search for her long-lost brother, she must choose between death and immortality.
Why similar: Visual Novel 30.6%, Violent 19.1%, Gore 18.5%, Story Rich 11.5%, Anime 11%
- #30 STEINS;GATE
78% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 25,298 reviews2016
Dev: MAGES. Inc.Pub: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 6.5 hrsMean: 66.3 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 43.2%, Great Soundtrack 21.9%, Story Rich 14.6%, Anime 12.4%, Adventure 4.1%
- #31 Stella of The End
75% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 2,914 reviews2023
Dev: VisualArts/KeyPub: VisualArts
Windows
Median: 7.6 hrsMean: 25.8 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Jude Gray, a wandering Courier, receives a request to deliver some very special cargo. This cargo turns out to be Philia, an android girl who is unaffected by the enigmatic Singularity Machines.
Why similar: Visual Novel 32.2%, Gore 18.9%, Violent 17.1%, Anime 10.4%, Adventure 10.1%
- #32 Corpse Party: Sweet Sachiko's Hysteric Birthday Bash
79% matchVery Positive87% of 207 reviews2019
Dev: MAGES. Inc.Pub: XSEED Games
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 13.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Vengeful spirit Sachiko Shinozaki is having a birthday bash, and the lovable cast of damned souls from the Corpse Party series is invited! Join the revelers as they do their best to keep Sachiko happy and survive her twisted games in this midquel to Corpse Party and Corpse Party: Book of Shadows.
Why similar: Gore 32.4%, Violent 26.5%, Visual Novel 24%, Adventure 8.9%, Anime 8.2%
- #33 WITCH ON THE HOLY NIGHT
73% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 7,296 reviews2023
Dev: TYPE-MOONPub: Aniplex Inc.
Windows
Median: 14.1 hrsMean: 62.1 hrs≥1hr: 84%
A tale told with vivid colors and rich sound in a classic TYPE-MOON visual novel.
Why similar: Visual Novel 50.3%, Great Soundtrack 19%, Anime 11.8%, Adventure 9.7%, Story Rich 9.3%
- #34 ROBOTICS;NOTES ELITE
77% matchVery Positive90% of 649 reviews2020
Dev: MAGES. Inc.Pub: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 38.1 hrs≥1hr: 68%
Thanks to the rising popularity of the PhoneDroid—a device which features augmented reality (A.R.)—the age of advanced technology has finally reached Tanegashima. On that island, Central Tanegashima High's "Robot Research Club" is about to have their club disbanded.
Why similar: Visual Novel 40.7%, Great Soundtrack 20%, Adventure 19.7%, Story Rich 10.7%, Anime 8.9%
- #35 YOU and ME and HER: A Love Story
76% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 6,436 reviews2020
Dev: NitroplusPub: JAST
Windows
Median: 7.7 hrsMean: 128.6 hrs≥1hr: 85%
YOU and ME and HER: A Love Story is the visual novel medium in its purest form. Will Shinichi choose Miyuki, the beautiful queen bee of the school, or the endearingly awkward misfit Aoi? With art by Tsuji Santa, these beautifully rendered romances will stay with you forever.
Why similar: Visual Novel 42.9%, Psychological Horror 13.8%, Gore 11.2%, Anime 9.3%, Great Soundtrack 8.4%
- #36 Summer Pockets
76% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 4,786 reviews2020
Dev: VisualArts/KeyPub: VisualArts
Windows
Median: 10.3 hrsMean: 137.3 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 43.7%, Great Soundtrack 21.9%, Adventure 15.6%, Anime 9.9%, Story Rich 9%
- #37 Wonderful Everyday Down the Rabbit-Hole
77% matchVery Positive93% of 2,433 reviews2017
Dev: KeroQPub: Frontwing USA
Windows
Median: 9.4 hrsMean: 167.5 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Wonderful Everyday is a visual novel with multiple routes which develops a story based on a few concepts: "the sky and the world", "the beginning and the end", "literature and science", "savior and hero", "brother and sister".
Why similar: Visual Novel 33.9%, Violent 17.7%, Gore 15.9%, Psychological Horror 11%, Story Rich 10%
- #38 Muv-Luv Alternative
77% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 3,558 reviews2018
Dev: aNCHOR Inc.
Windows
Median: 9.8 hrsMean: 34.2 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Playtime's over. Time for despair. Experience the definitive version of a masterpiece in the Muv-Luv trilogy's thrilling conclusion. Note: therapy not included.
Why similar: Visual Novel 29%, Gore 21.1%, Violent 18.3%, Anime 9.2%, Story Rich 8.9%
- #39 STEINS;GATE: Linear Bounded Phenogram
76% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 1,219 reviews2019
Dev: MAGES. Inc.Pub: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 129.4 hrs≥1hr: 88%
A story for every lab member. Discover a new side of each STEINS;GATE character and get a glimpse of their inner thoughts through 10 new stories.
Why similar: Visual Novel 39.5%, Adventure 22.1%, Great Soundtrack 15.5%, Story Rich 12.3%, Anime 10.6%
- #40 Umineko When They Cry - Question Arcs
77% 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 36.5%, Visual Novel 34.6%, Story Rich 12.9%, Anime 6.8%, Psychological Horror 6%
- #41 Scp: Resonance
77% matchMixed70% of 163 reviews2019
Dev: Эмиль ШагаповPub: HEARTDREAMERS
Windows
The game takes place today, in the multifaceted universe of SCP. The main character is Galen, a simple scientist in Site 13. Recently, Galen graduated from the Faculty of Psychology and was recruited to work with SCP objects. But is everything so simple here?
Why similar: Gore 34.3%, Violent 27.4%, Visual Novel 22.1%, Adventure 10.9%, Anime 5.3%
- #42 Utawarerumono: Mask of Truth
75% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 1,454 reviews2020
Dev: AQUAPLUSPub: DMM GAMES
Windows
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 184.5 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Haku has sacrificed a lot to inherit a mask. With his natural wiles and the reputation of his departed friend, he strikes out on the path to a new future. The curtains rise on an era of strife that will shake Yamato to its very foundations.
Why similar: Visual Novel 33%, Great Soundtrack 17.2%, Adventure 11.9%, Violent 11.4%, Gore 11.2%
- #43 Midnight Caravan
75% matchMixed68% of 22 reviews2021
Dev: Gamera Interactive
Windows
Midnight Caravan, a richly illustrated choose-your-own-adventure with an unique narrative arc set in an age renowned for its shadiness, where nothing is only what it appears to be.
Why similar: Gore 23.8%, Visual Novel 23%, Violent 20.6%, Gothic 15.5% ★, Adventure 12.5%
- #44 STEINS;GATE ELITE
75% matchVery Positive90% of 1,625 reviews2019
Dev: MAGES. Inc.Pub: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 273.4 hrs≥1hr: 66%
STEINS;GATE ELITE follows a rag-tag band of tech-savvy young students who discover the means of changing the past via e-mail using a modified microwave.
Why similar: Visual Novel 41.3%, Great Soundtrack 13%, Anime 12.7%, Story Rich 9.8%, Violent 9.3%
- #45 CROSS†CHANNEL: Steam Edition
76% matchVery Positive90% of 429 reviews2018
Dev: MoeNovel
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 20.6 hrs≥1hr: 52%
"This is the Gunjo Broadcasting Club. Is there anyone left out there?” CROSS†CHANNEL is now available to the whole world for the first time ever. Eight students relive an eternally looping week as tensions rise. Can they mend their broken friendships, or are they too far gone to salvage...?
Why similar: Visual Novel 35.6%, Great Soundtrack 21.4%, Adventure 11.6%, Violent 11.5%, Anime 10.2%
- #46 Sound of Drop - fall into poison -
76% matchVery Positive85% of 536 reviews2015
Dev: aiueoKompanyPub: Sekai Project
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 8.9 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Nestled in the heart of Tokyo, the quaint little aquarium, Manten Aquarium. Numerous urban legends have arisen from here. On the night of the full moon the waters turn to blood and man faced fish lurk within.
Why similar: Visual Novel 31.4%, Gore 21%, Violent 16.5%, Anime 9.6%, Great Soundtrack 8.6%
- #47 Exogenesis ~Perils of Rebirth~
76% matchMixed69% of 13 reviews2019
Dev: KwanPub: Sekai Project
Windows
After losing his sister to a violent death, former treasure hunter Yu Sayashi learns about a mysterious relic that may bring her back. However, this mythical "Ark" may be more terrifying than he could ever imagine. Innocent lives are at stake. How far will he go to save his sister?
Why similar: Visual Novel 29.7%, Gore 23.1%, Violent 20%, Adventure 10.6%, Great Soundtrack 6.7%
- #48 Zero Escape: The Nonary Games
75% 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 35.9%, Story Rich 13.5%, Great Soundtrack 13.4%, Gore 8.6%, Psychological Horror 8.3%
- #49 Doki Doki Literature Club!
73% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 218,998 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 30.2%, Psychological Horror 13.6%, Gore 13.4%, Great Soundtrack 13%, Anime 11.5%
- #50 CLANNAD
74% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 10,448 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 47.1%, Great Soundtrack 22.7%, Anime 14%, Story Rich 13.2%, Adventure 2.4%
- #51 Raisond'etre
71% matchVery Positive93% of 75 reviews2022
Dev: C3 Games
Windows
Will you be able to uncover your raison d'être and solve the mysteries that await in this suspenseful thriller?
Why similar: Gothic 31.6% ★, Visual Novel 29%, Adventure 17.5%, Violent 14%, Story Rich 7.9%
- #52 Adabana Odd Tales
71% 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 34.9%, Adventure 24.9%, Great Soundtrack 19.5%, Story Rich 14.8%, Anime 5.8%
- #53 428: Shibuya Scramble
72% 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 48.3%, Great Soundtrack 13.7%, Adventure 13.2%, Violent 12.5%, Story Rich 12.3%
- #54 5omeday
65% matchVery Positive91% of 201 reviews2026
Dev: Indigo IngotsPub: Waku Waku Games
Windows
You have been assigned to guard a dragon girl set to be executed at the end of 5 days and have the ability to kill her instantly at any time with the push of a button in this multi-ending visual novel.
Why similar: Gothic 25.8% ★, Visual Novel 24.9%, Gore 11.8%, Story Rich 8.5%, Psychological Horror 8.3%
- #55 Root Double -Before Crime * After Days- Xtend Edition
73% matchVery Positive90% of 592 reviews2016
Dev: YetiPub: Sekai Project
Windows
Median: 8.9 hrsMean: 14.3 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Rescue squad captain Watase Kasasagi wakes up without his memories in the middle of his most critical mission yet-- a nuclear meltdown at a research facility. In an unfamiliar place and without his years of training, he must rescue the survivors and escape...
Why similar: Visual Novel 41.7%, Gore 12.3%, Violent 10.7%, Story Rich 10.6%, Anime 10.3%
- #56 The Way We All Go (2015)
74% matchVery Positive87% of 153 reviews2015
Dev: ebi-hime
Windows · Linux
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 92%
A horror/romance visual novel with numerous choices and over 20 endings. Set in Japan in the 1980s, our protagonist, Atcchan, must navigate his relationship between his two estranged childhood friends, one of whom might be a yandere. Will he live to see the end of his summer vacation?
Why similar: Visual Novel 36.7%, Gore 29.9%, Violent 25%, Anime 8.5%
- #57 【SCP】器関ノ彷徨 -The will of a single Tale-【DEMOver.】
73% matchVery Positive90% of 373 reviews2018
Dev: Stoner TomohitoPub: GESTALT-§
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 21.4 hrs≥1hr: 58%
-"Do you believe the actuality now?" When the SCP Foundation moves, you will be a witness of {Project MA-13}.
Why similar: Gore 30.6%, Violent 25.7%, Visual Novel 24.5%, Anime 9.8%, Adventure 9.5%
- #58 Muv-Luv
72% matchVery Positive94% of 1,924 reviews2018
Dev: aNCHOR Inc.
Windows
Median: 8.6 hrsMean: 20.9 hrs≥1hr: 87%
One of the most highly-acclaimed visual novel series arrives on Steam, newly revamped and officially in English! An interdimensional love story that takes high school romance on a roller-coaster ride through the depths of despair, culminating in a sci-fi grand finale of epic proportions.
Why similar: Visual Novel 42.9%, Anime 15.5%, Story Rich 15.2%, Great Soundtrack 10.1%, Adventure 8.4%
- #59 Umineko When They Cry - Answer Arcs
72% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 1,456 reviews2017
Dev: 07th ExpansionPub: MangaGamer
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 24.7 hrsMean: 46.0 hrs≥1hr: 87%
This is the 2nd half of the Umineko When They Cry sound novel series, featuring episodes 5 through 8. This steam version features multi-language options, swap-able renewed character sprites, as well as the original BGMs and un-cut content.
Why similar: Great Soundtrack 36.1%, Visual Novel 34.6%, Story Rich 12.4%, Anime 6.7%, Adventure 6.4%
- #60 fault - milestone two side:above
72% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,564 reviews2015
Dev: ALICE IN DISSONANCE
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 33.4 hrs≥1hr: 94%
fault - milestone two side:above is a Cinematic Visual Novel that takes place right after the events of milestone one. Please note that this novel is a direct sequel to fault - milestone one and contains massive spoilers of the first story. Play through of the first title is highly advised.
Why similar: Visual Novel 49%, Great Soundtrack 17.5%, Anime 15.3%, Story Rich 14%, Adventure 4.2%