- #1 Lighthouse of Guiding Flames
97% matchVery Positive88% of 68 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: Drama 28.2%, Visual Novel 26.6%, Anime 18.3%, Story Rich 11.1%, Adventure 9%
- #2 A Light in the Dark
96% 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 53.4%, Anime 25.8%, Story Rich 11.7%, Indie 9.1%
- #3 Notes of my silence
96% matchVery Positive98% of 66 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: Visual Novel 36.5%, Drama 28.1%, Anime 21.7%, Adventure 9.2%, Indie 2.4%
- #4 fault - StP - LIGHTKRAVTE
95% matchVery Positive88% of 384 reviews2022
Dev: ALICE IN DISSONANCEPub: Phoenixx Inc.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 91%
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 39.9%, Anime 28.7%, Story Rich 15.3%, Adventure 11.4%, Indie 2.7%
- #5 妄想破绽 Broken Delusion
94% 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 39%, Adventure 24.7%, Anime 23.8%, Indie 12.5%
- #6 Lightracer: For Judge
93% matchVery Positive94% of 467 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 33.1%, Drama 31.2%, Dystopian 23.3%, Adventure 10.1%, Singleplayer 2.4%
- #7 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 23.9%, Adventure 15.1%, Indie 3.6%, Singleplayer 3.2%
- #8 An Octave Higher
92% 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 45.1%, Anime 24.1%, Adventure 11.5%, Story Rich 10.6%, Indie 5.8%
- #9 Insects Awaken
90% matchVery Positive90% of 445 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 31.8%, Visual Novel 28.9%, Story Rich 18.2%, Adventure 11.9%, Indie 6%
- #10 Gleamlight
91% matchMostly Negative39% of 136 reviews2020
Dev: DICOPub: D3PUBLISHER
Windows
Median: 4.0 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 64.9%, Indie 31.5%, Singleplayer 3.5%
- #11 Diving Disorder-下潜症
89% 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 40.9%, Anime 31.4%, Adventure 19.6%, Indie 4.8%, Singleplayer 3.3%
- #12 Nobody Nowhere
87% matchVery Positive93% of 184 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: Drama 31%, Visual Novel 23.4%, Anime 22.6%, Story Rich 14.1%, Adventure 8.9%
- #13 Aeon on Mosaic: Anemone 时间碎片:奇迹
89% matchVery Positive93% of 86 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 36.3%, Drama 22.7%, Anime 21.8%, Adventure 14.9%, Indie 2.5%
- #14 Retention
91% matchMostly Negative35% of 702 reviews2015
Dev: Sometimes You
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 3.3 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 39.5%, Drama 35.2%, Adventure 13.2%, Indie 6.6%, Singleplayer 5.5%
- #15 The Disguiser Of Fate
88% 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: Drama 35.7%, Anime 28%, Story Rich 15.5%, Adventure 11.8%, Indie 5.4%
- #16 Forsaker:DingDing&Blade
85% matchVery Positive81% of 241 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 29.2%, Drama 25.7%, Anime 23%, Story Rich 13.3%, Adventure 8.8%
- #17 End of Lines
86% matchVery Positive94% of 64 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 39.7%, Dystopian 27.1%, Story Rich 19.7%, Adventure 5.5%, Singleplayer 4.9%
- #18 Hira Hira Hihiru
84% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 860 reviews2023
Dev: BA-KUPub: ANIPLEX.EXE
Windows
Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 10.7 hrs≥1hr: 69%
"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 40.6%, Drama 23.9%, Adventure 15.4%, Anime 11%, Story Rich 6.1%
- #19 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%, Story Rich 37.2%, Indie 19.8%
- #20 Lights and Shadow
83% matchVery Positive80% of 262 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 70.2%, Story Rich 20.5%, Adventure 7.9%, Singleplayer 1.4%
- #21 Perseverance: Part 1
84% matchVery Positive85% of 166 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: Drama 30%, Visual Novel 29.5%, Story Rich 12.9%, Anime 11.6%, Adventure 11.3%
- #22 Flicker of Hope
82% matchVery Positive93% of 1,026 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 36.4%, Indie 24.6%, Multiplayer 24.5%, Singleplayer 14.5%
- #23 ef - the first tale. (All Ages)
82% matchVery Positive96% of 189 reviews2019
Dev: minoriPub: MangaGamer
Windows
Median: 7.1 hrsMean: 286.2 hrs≥1hr: 71%
What starts with a conversation between two long lost friends spills out into a captivating visual novel about four youths struggling to pursue their dreams and find their place in the world as love complicates everything.
Why similar: Drama 32.6%, Visual Novel 29.8%, Anime 17.5%, Story Rich 13.2%, Adventure 4.9%
- #24 Knell of St. Godhrkar
80% matchVery Positive94% of 1,530 reviews2021
Dev: 二律背反Pub: 旅人计划
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 32.3%, Drama 23%, Story Rich 16.4%, Anime 12.6%, Adventure 10.4%
- #25 ROAD59 A Yakuza’s Last Stand
81% matchMostly Positive74% of 62 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 33.4%, Anime 27.3%, Drama 25.4%, Story Rich 13.9%
- #26 ALLBLACK Phase 1
81% matchMostly Positive76% of 99 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 29.9%, Story Rich 16.6%, Adventure 8.3%, Indie 4.2%
- #27 Stillwater
79% matchVery Positive95% of 217 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: Visual Novel 32.5%, Drama 23.6%, Anime 19.8%, Story Rich 11.7%, Adventure 5.1%
- #28 Until Then
75% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 15,382 reviews2024
Dev: Polychroma GamesPub: Maximum Entertainment
Windows · Linux
Median: 7.6 hrsMean: 11.4 hrs≥1hr: 80%
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 40.3%, Drama 33.8%, Story Rich 18.1%, Adventure 6.2%, Singleplayer 1.6%
- #29 Avian Enigma
78% matchVery Positive87% 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 38%, Anime 25.9%, Drama 19.1%, Story Rich 17%
- #30 A Song Of Sunlight
76% matchVery Positive99% of 95 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 41.1%, Drama 31.1%, Anime 27.8%
- #31 逆光迷途 Lost in Darklight
79% matchMixed51% of 82 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 68%, Adventure 32%
- #32 长明火计划 Project: Eternal Flame
77% matchVery Positive91% of 104 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 26.7%, Drama 21.3%, Dystopian 19.6%, Story Rich 12.9%, Anime 12.8%
- #33 Deluge: Threnody of Crashing Waves
77% matchVery Positive85% of 252 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 38.2%, Story Rich 15%
- #34 Snowdome
76% matchVery Positive92% of 274 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: Drama 27.3%, Visual Novel 27.3%, Anime 22%, Story Rich 13.6%, Adventure 6.9%
- #35 Snowfall's Mystery
73% matchVery Positive86% of 102 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 61.1%, Story Rich 27.6%, Indie 11.3%
- #36 Archaica: The Path of Light
75% matchVery Positive93% of 266 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 41.8%, Indie 23.7%, Story Rich 22.1%, Singleplayer 12.4%
- #37 VIRTUAL GIRL @ WORLD’S END
72% matchVery Positive95% of 85 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: Visual Novel 26.3%, Drama 21%, Dystopian 17.8%, Anime 14.2%, Adventure 9.5%
- #38 Guilty Parade
74% matchVery Positive93% of 290 reviews2021
Dev: Nozori Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.6 hrsMean: 10.7 hrs≥1hr: 92%
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 44.2%, Anime 25.8%, Story Rich 17%, Adventure 7.2%, Singleplayer 3.5%
- #39 Bermuda
78% 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 45.3%, Anime 30.1%, Adventure 13.8%, Indie 10.8%
- #40 Tiny Light
74% matchMostly Positive73% of 75 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 58%, Drama 34.2%, Indie 4.6%, Singleplayer 3.1%
- #41 Together We Live
73% matchVery Positive97% of 194 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 55.7%, Adventure 29.9%, Indie 14.4%
- #42 Waning Flowers of a World Eternal - The Rainbow Appears After Flowering Rain
68% matchVery Positive98% of 265 reviews2025
Dev: SWEET&TEAPub: Shiravune
Windows
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 26.9 hrs≥1hr: 70%
Is one life worth the price of another? A bittersweet visual novel about life and death, trust and bonds, and promises made. Brought to you by popular Japanese bishojo game developer SWEET&TEA. Winner of the Moe Game Awards 2016's "New Brand Award"!
Why similar: Visual Novel 30.6%, Drama 24%, Anime 24%, Story Rich 12.5%, Adventure 8%
- #43 Vesper: Zero Light Edition
73% matchVery Positive84% of 89 reviews2021
Dev: Cordens Interactive
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Thousands of years after the activation of the Vesper Protocol, a small android crosses a fallen world, hunted by merciless machines, to control the power of Light and decide the fate of his race.
Why similar: Story Rich 48.5%, Adventure 22.4%, Indie 18.9%, Singleplayer 10.1%
- #44 One's Own Exile
68% matchVery Positive100% of 394 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 37%, Story Rich 22.8%, Dystopian 22.4%, Adventure 15.7%, Singleplayer 1.1%
- #45 Perennial Dusk -Kinsenka-
69% matchVery Positive85% of 171 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: Visual Novel 34.2%, Drama 26.8%, Anime 26.7%, Adventure 11.1%, Singleplayer 1.2%
- #46 Booth: A Dystopian Adventure
70% matchVery Positive91% of 386 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 30.1%, Story Rich 21.9%, Adventure 7.4%, Singleplayer 2.4%
- #47 神明的一天世界(God's One Day World)
71% matchVery Positive85% of 728 reviews2016
Dev: 灰烬天国
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 8.4 hrs≥1hr: 95%
an Visual Novel & Puzzle Game
Why similar: Visual Novel 43.7%, Anime 27.2%, Adventure 25.7%, Indie 3.3%
- #48 Pandemic Love
70% matchVery Positive93% of 232 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 35.5%, Drama 31.4%, Anime 26.1%, Story Rich 7.1%
- #49 Black & White Lite
69% matchVery Positive82% of 119 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 31.2%, Anime 21.5%, Adventure 16.9%, Dystopian 16.8%, Story Rich 8%
- #50 The Raintime
72% matchMostly Positive70% of 54 reviews2020
Dev: socah developmentPub: socah
Windows · Mac · Linux
Delve into a troubled student's mind as his grip on reality unravels . . .
Why similar: Adventure 66.8%, Indie 33.2%
- #51 The Falconers: Moonlight
71% matchVery Positive89% of 76 reviews2017
Dev: Bionic PenguinPub: Sekai Project
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.7 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 59.1%, Adventure 19.3%, Story Rich 12.6%, Indie 9%
- #52 Mohism: Battle of Words
67% matchMostly Positive78% of 606 reviews2023
Dev: 玄镜工作室Pub: Yooreka Studio
Windows
Mohism: Battle of Words is a detective game set in the world of wuxia. The game follows Zhang Xiaochen, investigates unsolved cases and comes into his own as a hero. He must rely on his wits and razor-sharp tongue to best his opponents, find the culprit and ensure justice prevails!
Why similar: Visual Novel 41.5%, Anime 24.9%, Story Rich 17.9%, Adventure 9.3%, Indie 3.3%
- #53 Chasing Light
68% matchVery Positive86% of 264 reviews2020
Dev: Vittgen Inc.
Windows · Mac
'Chasing Light' is the story of the seven days of exploring the physical properties of a game and uncovering an inner world of human beings and society. Have a weird trip!
Why similar: Adventure 57%, Indie 28.1%, Story Rich 14.9%
- #54 PSYCHO-PASS: Mandatory Happiness
70% matchMostly Positive79% of 178 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 39.4%, Anime 33.5%, Dystopian 13.1%, Adventure 12.5%, Singleplayer 1.6%
- #55 The Outcast Lovers
69% matchMixed66% of 85 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: Drama 38.3%, Visual Novel 27.3%, Story Rich 18.5%, Adventure 11.4%, Singleplayer 4.5%
- #56 KAMITSUBAKI CITY REGENERATE
63% matchVery Positive94% of 509 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 53.4%, Anime 21.7%, Adventure 18.7%, Singleplayer 6.2%
- #57 Lightracer Spark
65% matchVery Positive84% of 988 reviews2023
Dev: Smartmelon Games
Windows
Lightracer Spark is a Sci-Fi Narrative game. You are an amender from a high civilization, descending to various extraterrestrial worlds. Guide living beings to prosperity, or nip a spark in the bud. Accumulate strength through choices and strategies to grasp the rise and fall of all civilizations.
Why similar: Drama 42.6%, Visual Novel 35.1%, Story Rich 15.3%, Indie 3.8%, Singleplayer 3.2%
- #58 An Adventurer's Gallantry
66% matchVery Positive90% of 79 reviews2023
Dev: Zetsubou
Windows · Mac · Linux
Disgraced knight-in-training Oren gets a second chance at life as an adventurer in this fantasy visual novel.
Why similar: Visual Novel 54%, Anime 31.6%, Story Rich 8.9%, Indie 3.2%, Singleplayer 2.3%
- #59 LumineNight
63% matchVery Positive90% of 479 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 34.9%, Anime 28%, Story Rich 20.8%, Adventure 12.9%, Indie 1.8%