- #1 Lighthouse of Guiding Flames
97% matchVery Positive89% of 71 reviews2019
Dev: TomoToroPub: NARRATIVE NINE LTD
Windows
Ethani lost her way and ended up at the Lighthouse. Where did she come from and where should she go? Explore this fantasy Visual Novel to reveal her past and set sail once more...
Why similar: Visual Novel 37.2%, Anime 25.5%, Story Rich 15.3%, Adventure 12.6%, Indie 5.6%
- #2 A Light in the Dark
96% matchVery Positive93% of 1,729 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 53.4%, Anime 25.9%, Story Rich 11.7%, Indie 9%
- #3 Notes of my silence
96% matchVery Positive97% of 69 reviews2023
Dev: Kostrum Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Plunge into the silence with Stephan, young musician that lost his hearing and, at the same time, the meaning of life.
Why similar: Drama 37.7%, Visual Novel 31.6%, Anime 18.8%, Adventure 8.1%, Indie 2%
- #4 Fallstreak: Requiem for my Homeland
95% matchVery Positive98% of 51 reviews2020
Dev: Centicerise Productions
Windows · Mac · Linux
A death march to the end of the world. Can humanity's lost future be reclaimed?
Why similar: Visual Novel 36.8%, Anime 29.6%, Story Rich 18.8%, Adventure 11.4%, Singleplayer 3.4%
- #5 fault - StP - LIGHTKRAVTE
94% matchVery Positive88% of 387 reviews2022
Dev: ALICE IN DISSONANCEPub: Phoenixx Inc.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 89%
fault - StP - LIGHTKRAVTE is the latest entry in the fault series, which has shipped over 500,000 copies worldwide. LIGHTKRAVTE presents its story through the eyes of Khaji Oberg, an ordinary and unremarkable teenaged boy who finds himself reaching for a dream that slips ever further away from him.
Why similar: Visual Novel 39.8%, Anime 28.8%, Story Rich 15.2%, Adventure 11.6%, Indie 2.7%
- #6 Everglow
94% matchVery Positive93% of 104 reviews2022
Dev: 7CoreLoops
Windows · Mac · Linux
Experience the story of Glow, a young and naive furry heroine caught between two empires' interplanetary ambitions, forged in tragedy and conspiracy.
Why similar: Visual Novel 54.2%, Story Rich 23.8%, Adventure 15.3%, Indie 3.6%, Singleplayer 3.1%
- #7 妄想破绽 Broken Delusion
93% matchMixed60% of 4,043 reviews2019
Pub: bilibili
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 32.5 hrs≥1hr: 70%
《妄想破绽》是一款文字冒险(AVG)游戏,数十万字精彩原创剧情,将带给大家一段近未来架空科技都市的幻想冒险体验。游戏中,玩家将扮演普通高中生与顶级黑客的双重身份。有一天“我”抱着玩笑心理在网络上虚构了一个不存在的假人,不料却因此带来了惊天巨变……
Why similar: Visual Novel 38.8%, Adventure 25%, Anime 23.9%, Indie 12.3%
- #8 The Disguiser Of Fate
91% matchVery Positive91% of 67 reviews2019
Dev: Windward_BirdsPub: XNZONE
Windows
This is a world at the brink of destruction, but he comes from a destroyed world. Bearing the burden of changing the fate of this world and facing everything before him, especially the eminent destruction, what can he do, and what price will he pay?
Why similar: Anime 33.1%, Visual Novel 24.4%, Story Rich 18.1%, Adventure 14.1%, Indie 6.2%
- #9 Gleamlight
92% matchMostly Negative39% of 136 reviews2020
Dev: DICOPub: D3PUBLISHER
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 95%
This is a story of light - of Gleam, in a world of glass stained in darkness.
Why similar: Adventure 65.5%, Indie 31%, Singleplayer 3.5%
- #10 Insects Awaken
89% matchVery Positive90% of 462 reviews2025
Dev: HelloMeow
Windows · Mac
Insects Awaken is a puzzle visual novel set in the 1940s. It follows the story of Chen Shan, a young man entangled in espionage while defending his family and homeland. He embarks on a journey between the isolated cities of Chongqing and Shanghai, braving the chaos of war with his passion and youth.
Why similar: Drama 41.9%, Visual Novel 24.6%, Story Rich 15.5%, Adventure 10.3%, Indie 5%
- #11 Diving Disorder-下潜症
90% matchVery Positive93% of 143 reviews2021
Dev: Lingtan Studio
Windows
Diving Disorder is an AVG on wasteland theme. Players will play the role of a refugee who are struggling to survive after a global disaster, together with a white-haired girl suffering from narcolepsy, exploring the truth of the doomsday and the old world in memory.
Why similar: Drama 51.6%, Anime 25.7%, Adventure 16.2%, Indie 3.9%, Singleplayer 2.6%
- #12 An Octave Higher
91% matchVery Positive82% of 298 reviews2015
Dev: KidalangPub: PLAYISM
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 94%
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 45%, Anime 24.2%, Adventure 11.6%, Story Rich 10.5%, Indie 5.7%
- #13 Lightracer: For Judge
87% matchVery Positive93% of 488 reviews2025
Dev: Smartmelon Games
Windows
In a dystopian future, as The Judge with immense power, you journey through space to find hope in a divided society. This sci-fi adventure explores hope amidst adversity.
Why similar: Visual Novel 48%, Dystopian 33.7%, Adventure 14.8%, Singleplayer 3.5%
- #14 Stillwater
88% matchVery Positive95% of 234 reviews2022
Dev: Studio Clump
Windows · Mac · Linux
A short visual novel where a private investigator gets reeled into a murky mystery, entangled in lies, secrets, and a family curse.
Why similar: Drama 32.4%, Visual Novel 28.8%, Anime 17.6%, Story Rich 10.3%, Adventure 4.5%
- #15 Aeon on Mosaic: Anemone 时间碎片:奇迹
89% matchVery Positive93% of 87 reviews2020
Dev: Fantasia Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Five stories, a life. In an accident, the man named "Miracle" met the girl he hit, and the trajectory of his life has changed since then. Ten years, in the scattered fragments of time, witness together his precious memories.
Why similar: Visual Novel 32.2%, Drama 31.2%, Anime 19.4%, Adventure 13.4%, Indie 2.2%
- #16 Cycle of Struggle: Ardengrad
86% matchVery Positive98% of 50 reviews2026
Dev: Visionary Impact
Windows
Cycle of Struggle: Ardengrad is a visual novel about politics, love, and the cost of historical choices in an alternate world. You are a student drawn into events that will soon erupt into civil war. Here, ideologies are not just words—they define people’s fates. Every decision leaves a mark.
Why similar: Visual Novel 47.7%, Anime 27.1%, Story Rich 19%, Adventure 5.5%, Singleplayer 0.7%
- #17 Hira Hira Hihiru
84% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 932 reviews2023
Dev: BA-KUPub: ANIPLEX.EXE
Windows
Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 11.8 hrs≥1hr: 68%
"Hira Hira Hihiru" is a visual novel set in a fictional Taishō Era. It tells the story of its two protagonists' struggle against Aerodema, a terrifying disease which brings the dead back to life.
Why similar: Visual Novel 35.8%, Drama 32.7%, Adventure 13.7%, Anime 9.8%, Story Rich 5.4%
- #18 ASH OF WAR™
86% matchMixed63% of 67 reviews2018
Dev: Two-Way Ltd.
Windows · Mac
The story about an uneasy journey of one man. You will experience certain situations, those, that could have happened with our parents, children or even a neighbours on just any other war. Through the eyes of our hero you will see his struggle in a modern war, struggle with oneself.
Why similar: Adventure 43.5%, Story Rich 36.9%, Indie 19.5%
- #19 End of Lines
84% matchVery Positive93% of 70 reviews2023
Dev: Nova-box
Windows · Mac · Linux
Travel across landscapes devastated by a catastrophic climate meltdown, following a small family in search of somewhere habitable. With limited supplies and facing potential death at every turn, your choices will decide their fate. Will they manage to settle down?
Why similar: Visual Novel 39.8%, Dystopian 27.1%, Story Rich 19.7%, Adventure 5.6%, Singleplayer 4.8%
- #20 Forsaker:DingDing&Blade
82% matchVery Positive80% of 248 reviews2025
Dev: 圣剑提灯制作组 [BladeLanternStudios]Pub: Infini Fun
Windows · Mac
A visual novel/roguelike hybrid where a simple mission spirals into a cannibalistic odyssey. You'll struggle as a fragile human, blood-soaked knight, or flesh-devouring Forsaker. Devour or be devoured—yet your fate dangles by unseen strings. Choose: cling to this broken world... or forsake it.
Why similar: Visual Novel 38.3%, Anime 30.4%, Story Rich 17.5%, Adventure 11.8%, Singleplayer 2.1%
- #21 Entropic Float: This World Will Decay And Disappear
83% matchPositive92% of 50 reviews2022
Dev: Nico HPub: Starfield Gaming
Windows · Mac
A free drama-mystery visual novel with a modern fantasy setting. Reach out to the fourteen people trapped inside to find the truth through eighteen endings, influenced by but not exclusively bound to your own system time.
Why similar: Visual Novel 42.5%, Drama 22.9%, Story Rich 15.7%, Anime 14.5%, Indie 2.6%
- #22 Lights and Shadow
81% matchVery Positive80% of 265 reviews2025
Dev: Jiahe Studio 茄盒互动
Windows
The player will take on the role of Shen Hao, experiencing a journey from being a bullied student to dropping out and starting a live streaming career. The surge in digital currencies makes you an overnight millionaire. How will you choose your path and carve out a unique life story?
Why similar: Drama 78.5%, Story Rich 14.7%, Adventure 5.8%, Singleplayer 1%
- #23 Perseverance: Part 1
82% matchVery Positive85% of 168 reviews2018
Dev: Titanite NovelsPub: Feardemic
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 41%
Perseverance is a horror/drama visual novel about survival and redemption. In Part 1 you play as Jack, a father who is struggling to keep his family together and finds himself in the middle of horrific events.
Why similar: Visual Novel 41.3%, Story Rich 17.9%, Anime 16.3%, Adventure 16.1%, Indie 6.6%
- #24 Retention
85% matchMostly Negative35% of 708 reviews2015
Dev: Sometimes You
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 80%
This game is about a person who kept running through his life, never looking back at the past. Once during a trip, he gets into trouble. Now he's lying on the cold ground, buried beneath his bicycle. Slides of various moments fly through his head.
Why similar: Visual Novel 61%, Adventure 20.7%, Indie 10%, Singleplayer 8.3%
- #25 Flicker of Hope
81% matchVery Positive93% of 1,052 reviews2020
Dev: Studio Whip
Windows · Mac
Flicker of Hope is a suspense thriller where you play as a small candle in the ruins of a dark cathedral. Though the halls are littered with victims of a mysterious plague, you are not the only soul left. Use the properties of a candle, and a trusty douter to prevent yourself from being discovered.
Why similar: Adventure 36.7%, Multiplayer 24.9%, Indie 24.2%, Singleplayer 14.2%
- #26 Nobody Nowhere
79% matchVery Positive94% of 189 reviews2025
Dev: 深渊标记 Tag:hadal
Windows
a side-scrolling, story-driven text adventure game in pixel art. The story is set in 2079, when a Replicant awakens in a lab facility amidst a life-or-death situation. The replicant aid agency tries to rescue him but fails. In the process they stumble on the real secret of the Replicant project...
Why similar: Visual Novel 33.8%, Anime 32.8%, Story Rich 20.3%, Adventure 13%
- #27 ROAD59 A Yakuza’s Last Stand
79% matchMostly Positive73% of 63 reviews2025
Dev: 株式会社ロケットスタジオPub: Bushiroad Inc.
Windows
Born as the heir to a crime syndicate, yet longing for an ordinary and peaceful life, the kind-hearted protagonist fights desperately to protect their loved ones. Set against a backdrop of towering skyscrapers, this visual novel weaves together the lives of 23 characters in a modern-day legend.
Why similar: Visual Novel 44.7%, Anime 36.7%, Story Rich 18.6%
- #28 ALLBLACK Phase 1
80% matchMostly Positive77% of 103 reviews2020
Dev: NSAID
Windows · Mac · Linux
ALLBLACK Phase 1 is a visual novel adapted from light novel with the same title. Follow the journey of the amnesiac and seemingly abnormal "Theodore Quentin" as he uncovers his identity while escaping from the people who wants him at all cost...
Why similar: Visual Novel 37.2%, Anime 30%, Story Rich 16.5%, Adventure 8.4%, Indie 4.2%
- #29 Deluge: Threnody of Crashing Waves
78% matchVery Positive86% of 259 reviews2022
Dev: leavesPub: socah
Windows · Mac · Linux
In the not so distant past, the Isle of Abbot underwent a mysterious evacuation event. Delve into the secrets of this unsettling place and elicit the girls' tragic fate. An interactive visual novel with psychological and lovecraftian undertones.
Why similar: Visual Novel 46.8%, Anime 38.3%, Story Rich 14.9%
- #30 Knell of St. Godhrkar
76% matchVery Positive93% of 1,565 reviews2021
Dev: -二律背反-
Windows · Mac
In this game, you can watch as 7 protagonists come to a crossroad, facing their own destiny. You will witness their own choices and the blood-splattering consequence they have on one another. There is no way out except to plunge them into the abyss...
Why similar: Visual Novel 41.9%, Story Rich 21.2%, Anime 16.4%, Adventure 13.6%, Indie 3.9%
- #31 The Bunker Notes - Horror/Drama Visual Novel
76% matchMostly Positive78% of 55 reviews2026
Dev: Synthetic Domain
Windows
"The Bunker Notes" is a visual novel about a concrete trap where the past whispers through the cracks of rusted doors. In this world, survival is everything; meeting another person might be your last mistake.
Why similar: Visual Novel 30.1%, Dystopian 25%, Anime 22.5%, Story Rich 12%, Adventure 10.5%
- #32 A Song Of Sunlight
74% matchVery Positive99% of 134 reviews2026
Dev: RageForDragons
Windows
An RPG set in a distant, lonely future. Follow Arem, a young man lured from his small island community to explore the desolate megastructure beneath it: “The Well.” With the simple goal of finding the exit, Arem will burden himself with something more terrible than he ever thought possible.
Why similar: Visual Novel 59.6%, Anime 40.4%
- #33 逆光迷途 Lost in Darklight
78% matchMixed52% of 83 reviews2023
Dev: Beijing Changyou Chuangxiang Software Technology Co., Ltd.Pub: Changyou.com HK Limited
Windows
Themed on urban suspense, Lost in Darklight is a live action interactive game. A retired ace soldier, four girls, a hidden chamber at home, genetic cloning tech... Experience interactive VR panoramic evidence searching with this game and decide your own ending. Every choice you make is crucial!
Why similar: Story Rich 67.6%, Adventure 32.4%
- #34 Snowfall's Mystery
75% matchVery Positive86% of 119 reviews2025
Dev: Sempiternal Rain
Windows
A psychological interactive novel about a floppy disk with a mysterious program. Help Elliot cope with his mental issues and uncover the secret of the floppy disk.
Why similar: Visual Novel 61.3%, Story Rich 27.6%, Indie 11.2%
- #35 Archaica: The Path of Light
77% matchVery Positive93% of 267 reviews2017
Dev: Two Mammoths
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Archaica is an atmospheric puzzler with lasers and mirrors, that introduces a mystical and ancient world, full of challenging puzzles. In this game, we become the Light Bearer who is sent on a quest to walk the legendary Path of Light and save the world from impending disaster.
Why similar: Adventure 42.2%, Indie 23.3%, Story Rich 22%, Singleplayer 12.5%
- #36 VIRTUAL GIRL @ WORLD’S END
74% matchVery Positive95% of 87 reviews2025
Dev: 株式会社ヘッドロックPub: Bushiroad Inc.
Windows
The story is set in future Tokyo, where human’s endless desires have consumed finite resources. In this world that is gradually approaching its end, the streamer girls continue to sing, while embracing dreams and despair in their hearts...
Why similar: Drama 29.2%, Visual Novel 23.5%, Dystopian 15.9%, Anime 12.8%, Adventure 8.6%
- #37 Tiny Light
75% matchMostly Positive74% of 76 reviews2021
Dev: 青丘游戏Pub: 方块游戏(CubeGame)
Windows
《荧火微光》是一款文字冒险(AVG)游戏,游戏将通过多人视角讲述一个成长故事,在游戏中,每一个选择都至关重要,众人的结局将由你来决定。
Why similar: Visual Novel 48.9%, Drama 44.6%, Indie 3.9%, Singleplayer 2.6%
- #38 WILL: Follow The Light
71% matchMostly Positive74% of 469 reviews2026
Dev: TomorrowHead Studio
Windows
Dive into a realistic, single-player, first-person journey through the harsh northern latitudes as you sail endless waters, searching for a way back to your loved ones. Will you follow the light?
Why similar: Story Rich 47.2%, Adventure 32.9%, Singleplayer 11.1%, Indie 8.7%
- #39 Bermuda
77% matchMixed53% of 223 reviews2015
Dev: InvertMouse
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Trapped in an alien submarine, Edward's faith will be tested in a tale of trust and deceit. Bermuda is a visual novel mixed with open ended stealth puzzles.
Why similar: Visual Novel 45.2%, Anime 30.2%, Adventure 14%, Indie 10.6%
- #40 Avian Enigma
73% matchVery Positive86% of 76 reviews2024
Dev: Aako Inc
Windows · Mac · Linux
Avian Enigma is a sci-fi visual novel game featuring in a world where birds have become extinct. The story begins with a young man working in a factory accidentally saves a bird. Soon, a girl who has a mysterious relationship with birds appears in front of him. A romance with a tiny twist begins.
Why similar: Visual Novel 46.9%, Anime 32.1%, Story Rich 21%
- #41 Until Then
67% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 17,815 reviews2024
Dev: Polychroma GamesPub: Maximum Entertainment
Windows · Linux
Median: 7.0 hrsMean: 11.0 hrs≥1hr: 76%
A fateful meeting sets off a chain reaction, upending Mark's life. People disappear and memories prove unreliable. Uncover a hidden truth with Mark and his friends in this narrative adventure and race to unravel the mystery before it's too late.
Why similar: Visual Novel 60.2%, Story Rich 26.7%, Adventure 9.2%, Singleplayer 2.3%, Indie 1.6%
- #42 Perennial Dusk -Kinsenka-
70% matchVery Positive85% of 173 reviews2025
Dev: FrontwingPub: Frontwing USA
Windows
“Perennial Dusk -Kinsenka-” is a kinetic novel about how the human heart endures relentless violence and limitless cruelty, telling the story of a group of exorcists-in-training as they gather the pieces needed to mend their wounded souls.
Why similar: Drama 36.1%, Visual Novel 29.7%, Anime 23.3%, Adventure 9.8%, Singleplayer 1%
- #43 Guilty Parade
72% matchVery Positive92% of 292 reviews2021
Dev: Nozori Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.5 hrsMean: 10.8 hrs≥1hr: 93%
One war. Two sides of a military conflict. Which side will you choose if you take a look at the world from both sides of the conflict? Whom will you support and whom will you destroy if some are fighting for an uncertain future, while others are for a peaceful present?
Why similar: Visual Novel 44.4%, Anime 25.8%, Story Rich 17%, Adventure 7.2%, Singleplayer 3.5%
- #44 One's Own Exile
68% matchVery Positive100% of 467 reviews2025
Dev: Updog Software
Windows
Follow Sybil in her pursuit for survival, having to sacrifice everything - her culture, her identity, her values - to achieve a single objective: escape from a place that is constantly trying to kill her. A short game about persecution and identity.
Why similar: Visual Novel 36.9%, Story Rich 22.9%, Dystopian 22.1%, Adventure 15.9%, Singleplayer 1.1%
- #45 The Outcast Lovers
73% matchMixed66% of 86 reviews2020
Dev: ChardPub: Far Few Giants
Windows · Mac
Driving home late one night you encounter a refugee in distress. They are looking for salvation. Do you hand them over to violent authorities? Or risk sheltering them yourself?
Why similar: Visual Novel 60.5%, Story Rich 27%, Indie 6.3%, Singleplayer 6.2%
- #46 Booth: A Dystopian Adventure
71% matchVery Positive90% of 393 reviews2020
Dev: Guanpeng Chen
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 88%
The year is 2036. In this famine-riddled world, food-centric sovereignty has been established. Living alone inside a food-inspection booth, you are striving to find truth and peace beyond the borderline.
Why similar: Dystopian 38.2%, Visual Novel 30%, Story Rich 21.9%, Adventure 7.5%, Singleplayer 2.4%
- #47 Rose Guns Days -Season 1-
69% matchVery Positive94% of 62 reviews2026
Dev: 07th ExpansionPub: MangaGamer
Windows · Mac · Linux
In 1944, unprecedented disaster struck Japan, forcing it to accept an unconditional ceasefire from its enemy nations in World War 2. As a result, the Japanese have become a people without a nation, but they still come together and do whatever it takes to live without giving up...
Why similar: Drama 36.1%, Visual Novel 29.3%, Anime 18.1%, Adventure 7.6%, Story Rich 7%
- #48 The Raintime
73% matchMixed69% of 55 reviews2020
Dev: socah developmentPub: socah
Windows · Mac · Linux
Delve into a troubled student's mind as his grip on reality unravels . . .
Why similar: Adventure 67.4%, Indie 32.6%
- #49 Snowdome
71% matchVery Positive92% of 275 reviews2020
Dev: Lunatic Works
Windows · Mac
For Tan Yan, there is little hope his life will change. It's like his whole life is trapped inside a snowdome, unable to escape. But, what if, one day, he's given the chance to make a change?
Why similar: Visual Novel 36.5%, Anime 29.6%, Story Rich 18.2%, Adventure 9.4%, Indie 3.8%
- #50 The Falconers: Moonlight
72% matchVery Positive90% of 77 reviews2017
Dev: Bionic PenguinPub: Sekai Project
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 92%
The Falconers: Moonlight is a supernatural thriller visual novel set in the 19th Century West Coast of New Zealand. Falconer, Cassandra Winter, is on her first solo mission. Can she save the people of Moonlight from their plight? Or will she disappear into the mist like so many others before her?
Why similar: Visual Novel 59%, Adventure 19.6%, Story Rich 12.5%, Indie 8.9%
- #51 Black & White Lite
69% matchVery Positive83% of 126 reviews2024
Dev: 零创游戏(ZerocreationGame)
Windows
"Black & White•plot exclusive version" is a dystopian visual novel game: black and white, sensibility and reason, freedom and order: follow your beliefs and join your camp.
Why similar: Visual Novel 31.1%, Anime 21.5%, Adventure 17.1%, Dystopian 16.7%, Story Rich 7.9%
- #52 Pandemic Love
69% matchVery Positive93% of 233 reviews2021
Dev: Red Skald
Windows
A short visual novel about isolation. You try to search for comfort in the lonesome people around you. Keeping the darkness at bay with small embers of light. Will you let the fear change you?
Why similar: Visual Novel 51.3%, Anime 37.8%, Story Rich 10.2%, Singleplayer 0.8%
- #53 神明的一天世界(God's One Day World)
70% matchVery Positive85% of 728 reviews2016
Dev: 灰烬天国
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 8.3 hrs≥1hr: 95%
an Visual Novel & Puzzle Game
Why similar: Visual Novel 43.5%, Anime 27.2%, Adventure 26%, Indie 3.3%
- #54 Vlare
66% matchVery Positive96% of 70 reviews2026
Dev: Meyley
Windows
A supernova, a broken telescope, Lum, and a night full of strange encounters and painful memories. Join Eli on a short, emotional point-and-click journey through the city.
Why similar: Drama 44.1%, Anime 28.6%, Adventure 22.4%, Indie 3%, Singleplayer 1.9%
- #55 Light of Reversing Destiny
68% matchMostly Positive79% of 69 reviews2025
Dev: HKBOI
Windows
"Light of Reversing Destiny" is a live - action interactive movie game, skillfully blending role - playing and plot choices. Players follow the protagonist's perspective throughout, immerse in the ups - and - downs of the story, with interspersed mini - games bringing a new interactive feel.
Why similar: Visual Novel 86.8%, Singleplayer 13.2%
- #56 长明火计划 Project: Eternal Flame
67% matchVery Positive90% of 105 reviews2022
Dev: 唐扬Studio
Windows · Mac
科幻末日AVG+另类卡牌闯关游戏。军校学生雨人和他的伙伴们,在暑假里遭遇了一系列异常之事,由此挖掘出七年前那重重迷雾之下的真相。他们行动起来,奔走在国与国战争的夹缝中,只为追寻自己认可的信念……他们能否成功?又会付出怎样的代价?
Why similar: Visual Novel 33.9%, Dystopian 24.8%, Anime 16.4%, Story Rich 16.3%, Adventure 8.6%
- #57 KAMITSUBAKI CITY REGENERATE
63% matchVery Positive95% of 521 reviews2025
Dev: KAMITSUBAKI STUDIO
Windows
Answer the summons to the parallel world of "Kamitsubaki City" and meet a cast of colorful characters as you set out on a quest to save this city from the brink of destruction in this dark-fantasy sci-fi visual novel!
Why similar: Visual Novel 53.6%, Anime 21.6%, Adventure 18.8%, Singleplayer 6%
- #58 LumineNight
64% matchVery Positive89% of 534 reviews2024
Dev: Spickasoft
Windows
LumineNight is a story-driven detective adventure. Play as Detective Foster and his daughter to solve a series of murders spanning a decade. Interrogate suspects, infiltrate locations, solve puzzles, and gather evidence from crime scenes. Uncover the dark truth behind these killings.
Why similar: Visual Novel 35%, Anime 28%, Story Rich 20.6%, Adventure 13%, Indie 1.8%
- #59 Together We Live
67% matchVery Positive96% of 213 reviews2017
Dev: Water PhoenixPub: KEMCO
Windows
This is a visual novel game without player selections. To atone for the sins of humanity, the girl continues to die.
Why similar: Visual Novel 55.6%, Adventure 30.2%, Indie 14.2%