- #1 Poisoned Path
97% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Inspiration Overload Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Poisoned Path is a deep visual novel set in a mysterious atmosphere, where your choices determine the story's fate. Uncover dark secrets and chart your own course.
Why similar: Hand-drawn 24.4%, Visual Novel 20.2%, Multiple Endings 13.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.5%, Drama 9.3%
- #2 Everglow
96% 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 30.4%, Female Protagonist 20.2%, Hand-drawn 17.1%, Mystery 14.1%, Story Rich 13.7%
- #3 The Sun Shines Over Us
96% matchPositive100% of 20 reviews2024
Dev: Eternal DreamPub: Soft Source Pte. Ltd.
Windows
An award-winning visual novel that dives into the lives and minds of high school students. While focusing on the stories of victims of bullying, The Sun Shines Over Us also explores the social, mental and emotional issues facing modern teenagers.
Why similar: Visual Novel 30.6%, Female Protagonist 21.6%, Multiple Endings 16.6%, Story Rich 12.3%, Drama 11.4%
- #4 ストレイ・メモリア
95% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2024
Dev: ルピナスパレット
Windows
A contemporary juvenile mystery about young boys and girls who grow up confused and troubled, and adults who harbor secrets.
Why similar: Visual Novel 32.5%, Multiple Endings 20.7%, Mystery 19.8%, Story Rich 12.7%, Female Protagonist 12.3%
- #5 谁偷了我的女朋友
94% matchVery Positive95% of 107 reviews2024
Dev: 86岁按时吃饭
Windows
----------------------快跑!!!
Why similar: Visual Novel 33.7%, Hand-drawn 33.1%, Mystery 20.5%, Multiple Endings 10.6%, Singleplayer 2%
- #6 只要你幸福就好
94% matchPositive91% of 47 reviews2025
Dev: happiness临时制作组Pub: 灵虚之幽
Windows
On a winter afternoon, she sees that familiar face again. But what does it matter? He was never hers to keep...
Why similar: Visual Novel 29%, Hand-drawn 27%, Drama 18%, Female Protagonist 14%, Casual 9.7%
- #7 Sweet Girl Gurumelo
93% matchPositive91% of 23 reviews2023
Dev: Hamokalt
Windows
Amanita is feeling down lately. She lost her best friend and she can't do anything about it. Could you listen to her story, and maybe help her out?
Why similar: Visual Novel 26.8%, Multiple Endings 19.8%, Female Protagonist 18%, Drama 17.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.6%
- #8 Whispers of Gold
92% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Falling Raven
Windows
In pursuit of coin, hired dagger Arthur finds himself embroiled in conspiracy involving the daughter of a noble House. Who is really pulling the strings behind the scenes?
Why similar: Visual Novel 22.5%, Hand-drawn 20%, Multiple Endings 15.6%, Mystery 14.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.5%
- #9 JAS: Job App Sux!
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Yoruneko Studio
Windows · Mac
JAS: Job App Sux! Is a coming-of-RAGE story about Rose, an aspiring art professional fighting to pave her path in the industry.
Why similar: Visual Novel 26.2%, Hand-drawn 25.2%, Female Protagonist 17.3%, Multiple Endings 14.8%, Story Rich 10.8%
- #10 原灵·深海遗梦 Medusa the Origin ~ Lost Dream of the Deep
91% matchVery Positive95% of 116 reviews2022
Dev: 原灵·深海遗梦制作组
Windows
The story begins in Zhijiang in June 2022.The idol group A-SOUL. This work has designed more than 20 different scenes and 10 special events with CG, and created scripts with more than 80000 Chinese characters.
Why similar: Visual Novel 27.3%, Female Protagonist 19.1%, Drama 16.9%, Multiple Endings 15.6%, Hand-drawn 10%
- #11 The Lattice Grimoire
90% match6 user reviews100% of 6 reviews2019
Dev: Sat-Yuga Studios
Windows · Mac
The curse wove your fates together. Now their thoughts and feelings influence you and your actions determine their fates. Will you be able to break the curse? Or will their dark pasts drag you into an inescapable despair? And can a fresh start really erase the past?
Why similar: Visual Novel 19.9%, Hand-drawn 16.2%, Female Protagonist 15.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.1%, Story Rich 9.8%
- #12 CAFE 0 ~The Sleeping Beast~ REMASTERED
89% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2023
Dev: ROSEVERTE MYSTERYPub: ROSEVERTE
Windows · Mac · Linux
The supernatural mystery visual novel, "CAFE 0 ~The Sleeping Beast~" returns as a remastered version. Will the maid, Corliss, find out why she died within the 7 days time limit?
Why similar: Visual Novel 20.3%, Hand-drawn 18.1%, Mystery 13.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.4%, Female Protagonist 11.3%
- #13 Guilt Trip
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Made With Squares
Windows
A crime-solving mystery game from the perspective of the culprit. You know everything they don't, and the only way to make it back home is to Guilt Trip.
Why similar: Visual Novel 26.8%, Multiple Endings 18.9%, Hand-drawn 16.1%, Mystery 14.5%, Story Rich 10.3%
- #14 Flowers -Le volume sur printemps-
88% matchVery Positive93% of 1,846 reviews2016
Dev: Innocent GreyPub: JAST
Windows
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 133.1 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Suoh Shirahane, a shy girl with a mysterious past, will begin her first year of high school at Saint Angraecum Academy, where she hopes to find a new beginning. She will navigate friendships and mysteries at her new school, and discovers that love can come in many forms.
Why similar: Visual Novel 21.5%, Female Protagonist 19.4%, Hand-drawn 13.7%, Drama 11.7%, Multiple Endings 11.3%
- #15 Ending the Happy Route
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Water Phoenix
Windows
A visual novel depicting a protagonist who desperately struggles to change their fate of despair.
Why similar: Visual Novel 22.5%, Mystery 15.4%, Multiple Endings 14.2%, Hand-drawn 13%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.8%
- #16 Change the World
87% matchMostly Positive77% of 13 reviews2020
Dev: Tea Leaf Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Human belief has the power to change reality. For millennia, alien races have been visiting Earth, gaining supernatural abilities and fantastic wealth by exploiting this remarkable power. But humans are advancing, and many aliens now find themselves leaving Earth with nothing but debts and regrets.
Why similar: Visual Novel 30.4%, Multiple Endings 21%, Hand-drawn 19.2%, Story Rich 12.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.7%
- #17 Yakuza Cats
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Bivium GamesPub: Bivium Games
Windows
Yakuza Cats is a graphic adventure set in a 100% feline Tokyo. This original world mixes Ukiyo-e art with Gen Z aesthetics. It is a coming of age story that puts the player through different ethical choices while tackling themes such as identity and prejudice.
Why similar: Visual Novel 28.6%, Hand-drawn 26.8%, Drama 13.7%, Mystery 10.3%, Story Rich 10.2%
- #18 屌丝变美女:夺命轮回
85% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 豆包工作室
Windows
外卖骑手刘诞过着标准的社畜生活,每天早出晚归努力工作,偶尔与好友撸个串儿、开个黑、刷刷小视频就是他的全部日常。然而,一天夜里刚刚送完单准备收工,突然被一辆电动车撞倒……白开水一般平淡的生活彷佛被倒入滚烫的油锅,奇怪的事情就此展开……
Why similar: Visual Novel 22.5%, Female Protagonist 16.7%, Mystery 13.8%, Hand-drawn 13.2%, Drama 11.5%
- #19 Jessica's Choices - Forced [Episode 1]
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: DoAdventures
Windows · Mac · Linux
Your story continues right where Origins left off. Whether Jessica finds herself wandering the streets alone, caught in George’s web of deceit, or trapped in the unsettling confines of Margaret Thatuals under Professor Trounch’s watchful gaze and the orderlies, every choice matters.
Why similar: Visual Novel 27.7%, Female Protagonist 19.8%, Multiple Endings 17.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.7%, Drama 9.6%
- #20 Return to Ash
82% matchVery Positive98% of 115 reviews2025
Dev: Serenity Forge
Windows · Mac · Linux
“The hospital was empty. Quiet, and brighter than usual... like waking up on a snow day. But I didn't feel cold. I didn't feel much of anything.”
Why similar: Visual Novel 27.9%, Hand-drawn 21%, Multiple Endings 16.5%, Female Protagonist 10.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.7%
- #21 Hello Lady! - Complete Edition
84% matchVery Positive86% of 416 reviews2022
Dev: AKATSUKI-WORKSPub: NekoNyan Ltd.
Windows
Median: 7.4 hrsMean: 38.4 hrs≥1hr: 89%
It's the Dawn of a New Age- The 21st century has brought about its own slew of problems for society at large. Asa result, the most promising youths from around the world have been gathered and enrolled in Amakawa Noble Academy.
Why similar: Visual Novel 30.9%, Drama 17.5%, Mystery 17.3%, Story Rich 14.8%, Multiple Endings 14.1%
- #22 Saraab: Beyond The Veil
83% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Rooted Elevation
Windows · Mac · Linux
A psychological horror visual novel about healing and destiny. When her brother disappears, Elham's desperate search plunges her into a world of haunting visions, buried truths, and battles against dark forces. Will she find her true calling and embrace the light? or will she succumb to darkness
Why similar: Visual Novel 23.1%, Hand-drawn 17.2%, Multiple Endings 14.1%, Female Protagonist 13.2%, Story Rich 11.7%
- #23 Dark Reflections - Shiori no Kotoha
82% matchMixed60% of 10 reviews2022
Dev: CyberStep, Inc.
Windows
A series of murders and bizarre incidents occur in a private library that has become inescapable. Eventually, the food runs out and the library becomes filled with madness... This work is a visual novel of the survival suspense genre, set in a private library.
Why similar: Visual Novel 25.3%, Hand-drawn 16.6%, Mystery 15.3%, Multiple Endings 14.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.6%
- #24 Dreamy Golden Snow
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 可食用蓝墨水
Windows · Mac · Linux
Dreamy Golden Snow is a fantasy mystery-themed visual novel that tells a story among high school girls. The story appears in an ordinary high school. After the incident, the protagonist is also affected, and players will guide her through numerous choices to uncover the truth.
Why similar: Visual Novel 27.9%, Female Protagonist 19.6%, Mystery 16.3%, Drama 13.5%, Story Rich 11.6%
- #25 The Far Rings: A Space Opera Visual Novella
81% matchVery Positive84% of 80 reviews2019
Dev: TFR Team - Heiden, aMira, Debbie, and morePub: The Far Rings Team
Windows · Mac · Linux
Play as Doctor Athena, a passionate young woman with mixed alien heritage—and the sole survivor of refugee camp ITOH. Three days remain on the trip 'home'—with only the ship's unsettlingly polite Captain Odysseus and the cryptic alien war criminal Chiron for company. But is everything really as it seems?
Why similar: Visual Novel 38.9%, Drama 19.7%, Mystery 15.9%, Story Rich 14.3%, Casual 8.2%
- #26 Lythe The Forgetful Witch: A Visual Novel
79% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Siren Sigil Studios
Windows
Guide Lythe, a naïve witch on a journey through the spooky world of Samhain, as she seeks the High Witch and rediscovers her magic. This visual novel features spell crafting, rune seeking, and magic casting, all while unraveling the desires of her monstrous friends!
Why similar: Visual Novel 23.4%, Female Protagonist 17.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.1%, Hand-drawn 16.8%, Multiple Endings 15.1%
- #27 Flowers -Le volume sur ete-
80% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 1,290 reviews2018
Dev: Innocent GreyPub: JAST
Windows
Median: 7.5 hrsMean: 178.9 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Summer has arrived early to Saint Angraecum Academy, and with it comes change. Follow the story of Erika in the second game in the Flowers series.
Why similar: Visual Novel 24%, Female Protagonist 18.2%, Hand-drawn 16.5%, Multiple Endings 14%, Mystery 14%
- #28 The Traded Groom
78% matchPositive100% of 20 reviews2025
Dev: maneki-mushiPub: Ya & Que Entertainment
Windows · Mac
A short adult otome about an arranged marriage and the many forms your new relationship can take.
Why similar: Visual Novel 32.4%, Female Protagonist 20.8%, Multiple Endings 18.8%, Hand-drawn 14.6%, Story Rich 8.7%
- #29 POPULARITY CONTEST
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: ScrythaDev
Windows · Mac
Elena and 7 familiar faces are trapped in a room, and the only way out is to choose one person to die. Navigate social relationships and gain trust to steer the spotlight away from you, or else they just might decide you should be the one on the chopping block.
Why similar: Visual Novel 24%, Mystery 18.1%, Multiple Endings 17.8%, Female Protagonist 16.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.3%
- #30 Heart of a Bird in a Cage
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: SnowyYANGPub: 逐夏
Windows
warmth, bitterness, longing, compromise.
Why similar: Visual Novel 30.2%, Hand-drawn 29%, Female Protagonist 19.5%, Story Rich 15%, Casual 3.8%
- #31 Murder in Crayontopia
76% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2025
Dev: Purple Basil Games
Windows · Linux
Grab your crayons and delve into the world of Crayontopia in this murder mystery visual novel. Become an adept or inept detective as you gather evidence, get to know your fellow crayon-lovers, and seek to uncover the colorful secrets behind the murders that plague this seemingly perfect world.
Why similar: Visual Novel 19.7%, Hand-drawn 17.3%, Multiple Endings 13.7%, Drama 13.6%, Mystery 13.4%
- #32 小学生はませている。
77% matchMostly Positive75% of 12 reviews2024
Dev: NOLAS project
Windows
いじめの犯人探しに抜擢された主人公。 彼が描く推理、その結末は必ずしも正しいとは限らない。 あなたが選んだ結末次第で、 誰かを苦しめるのかもしれない……
Why similar: Visual Novel 23.4%, Hand-drawn 21.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.1%, Drama 14.8%, Mystery 12.3%
- #33 Gothic Murder: Adventure That Changes Destiny
77% matchVery Positive97% of 65 reviews2020
Dev: orange
Windows · Mac
A housemaid takes on a terrifying murder plan in order to protect her lord, whose life is in danger! A romantic mystery that takes place at an earl's manor in 20th-century England. Depending on the selection, the story will branch into different endings.
Why similar: Visual Novel 28.7%, Mystery 22.3%, Multiple Endings 22.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.1%, Female Protagonist 8.4%
- #34 Remembering Emily - Mystery visual novel
75% matchPositive84% of 19 reviews2025
Dev: Tortita Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Relive Thomas’s memories in this mystery-filled visual novel. What really happened to Emily? Make choices, explore different versions of events, and uncover two complementary endings that reveal the full truth.
Why similar: Visual Novel 24.5%, Drama 15.6%, Mystery 15.3%, Multiple Endings 13.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.6%
- #35 Aurans
76% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2024
Dev: Pixelsplosion Studios
Windows
Aurans is a kinetic visual novel about coming of age, learning to believe in yourself, and finding out what really matters to you. Everything is fully hand drawn, and is the first visual novel project of Pixelsplosion Studios.
Why similar: Visual Novel 31%, Female Protagonist 20.2%, Hand-drawn 17.1%, Story Rich 12.8%, Drama 11.7%
- #36 The Devil's Whisper
74% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2024
Dev: Madness Way GamesPub: Mangotronics
Windows · Mac · Linux
The Devil's Whisper is a psychological horror Visual Novel with a full voice cast. Immerse yourself in a haunting mystery filled with dark drama and a touch of romance. Multiple thrilling alternate endings to play through! Choose who lives and who dies!
Why similar: Visual Novel 18.3%, Hand-drawn 17%, Drama 13.7%, Mystery 12.3%, Multiple Endings 10.1%
- #37 視靈
75% match6 user reviews67% of 6 reviews2023
Dev: 巧娃工坊
Windows
An accident at birth gave the protagonist the ability to see the soul. He always thought it was a useless ability when he was growing up. After helping his childhood sweetheart who is a policewomen solve a case, he discovered the correct way to use this ability.
Why similar: Hand-drawn 25%, Visual Novel 21.8%, Multiple Endings 18%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12%, Drama 11.5%
- #38 After the Stream Went Dark
73% match9 user reviews100% of 9 reviews2026
Dev: Joe Kerman
Windows · Mac · Linux
Step into the world of Nyx, a VTuber whose online persona begins to blur with something far more unsettling. After the Stream Went Dark is a short psychological horror visual novel exploring identity, self-perception, and the fragile boundary between performance and reality.
Why similar: Visual Novel 27.5%, Hand-drawn 23.6%, Drama 14.7%, Mystery 11.3%, Female Protagonist 9.1%
- #39 Demonophobia Company
73% matchPositive90% of 29 reviews2024
Dev: MILKYPub: MILKY FACTORY
Windows · Mac
'Angel of glory, Gloria' joined the 'Demonophobia Company' with disguising herself as 'Demon of vanity, Burbary.' Could Burbary finish her mission and go back to her home?
Why similar: Visual Novel 30.2%, Multiple Endings 20.1%, Female Protagonist 18.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.4%, Story Rich 9.8%
- #40 Too Real
71% match7 user reviews100% of 7 reviews2026
Dev: partingZSSII
Windows
A short, hand-drawn narrative about memory, loss, and final conversations. Explore the quiet streets of the past and decide what you're ready to let go.
Why similar: Visual Novel 28.6%, Hand-drawn 25.7%, Story Rich 13.7%, Multiple Endings 10.6%, Drama 8.9%
- #41 After the Wane
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Nova-box
Windows · Mac · Linux
Retracing the footsteps of a mother she never knew, Lena's trying to make it as a dancer in the city. Caught in a quarrel between dance companies, dealing with love and heartbreak and the challenges of young adulthood, she must also cope with the voice in her head commenting on everything she does.
Why similar: Visual Novel 20.7%, Hand-drawn 17.8%, Female Protagonist 14.3%, Multiple Endings 13.6%, Drama 11.2%
- #42 Sophistry - Love & Despair
74% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2021
Dev: 2 Cubs Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
How far will you go to fulfil Cherryl's dream before this one turns into a nightmare? All the choices you make will matter and carry over across the various episodes.
Why similar: Visual Novel 20.1%, Hand-drawn 19.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.8%, Female Protagonist 12.9%, Multiple Endings 12.7%
- #43 Memories Off
71% matchVery Positive92% of 238 reviews2024
Dev: MAGES. Inc.Pub: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 11.7 hrs≥1hr: 64%
*This game is only available in Japanese, Traditional Chinese, and Simplified Chinese. 「メモリーズオフ」シリーズ1作目 1999年に登場した恋愛アドベンチャーゲーム「メモリーズオフ」をフルHD移植。
Why similar: Visual Novel 26.9%, Drama 17.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.5%, Hand-drawn 15.7%, Multiple Endings 13.5%
- #44 Flowers -Le volume sur automne-
72% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 756 reviews2020
Dev: Innocent GreyPub: JAST
Windows
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 105.1 hrs≥1hr: 92%
As the summer heat fades, Suoh Shirahane is just one step away from unraveling the mystery of why her beloved Amitie partner left in the spring.
Why similar: Visual Novel 30.9%, Female Protagonist 20.7%, Mystery 13.3%, Multiple Endings 11.3%, Hand-drawn 10.7%
- #45 Satan is an Astronaut
71% match3 user reviews67% of 3 reviews2025
Dev: Demeru Makes Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
A woman who suffers from severe delusions wakes in the center of a forest aboard “The BUB,” a proto-generation ship from the mysterious Faust Corporation to a vision of a spirit she grew up with, she quickly learns that not everything is as it seems, and this waking cycle is anything but ordinary.
Why similar: Visual Novel 21.8%, Female Protagonist 16.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.2%, Hand-drawn 14.4%, Multiple Endings 11.4%
- #46 Rewrite - DYH
72% matchPositive100% of 25 reviews2020
Dev: DYHPub: WinCode
Windows · Linux
Rewrite - DYH - A game that changes every time you play!
Why similar: Visual Novel 23.2%, Hand-drawn 19.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.8%, Drama 13.8%, Mystery 8%
- #47 Memories Off Sorekara
70% matchVery Positive93% of 174 reviews2024
Dev: MAGES. Inc.Pub: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 8.0 hrsMean: 18.8 hrs≥1hr: 75%
*This game is only available in Japanese, Traditional Chinese, and Simplified Chinese. 浜咲学園に通う高校3年生「鷺沢一蹴」 彼には同学年の彼女、「陵いのり」がいた。 何もかも順調だった。 しかし、それは唐突に訪れる……。 卒業も間近に控えた雨の日のバレンタインデー……。 いのりからデートに誘われた一蹴は、いのりから告白された想い出の場所に連れて行く。 そこで渡されるチョコレートと一緒に渡されたのは…… いのりからの一方的な別れ話。 果たして別れの訳は……一蹴といのりの関係は……!?
Why similar: Visual Novel 27.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19.9%, Drama 14.2%, Hand-drawn 13.5%, Multiple Endings 12.6%
- #48 Weeping Amber Prologue
70% matchPositive100% of 13 reviews2024
Dev: Splintercat Studio
Windows
Among the willow branches, a city of mushrooms passes another quiet night. Something is ending, something else beginning.
Why similar: Visual Novel 32.6%, Hand-drawn 30.9%, Mystery 18.7%, Female Protagonist 10.5%, Story Rich 6.4%
- #49 Cemetery Mary
70% matchVery Positive97% of 375 reviews2021
Dev: arcadekitten
Windows · Mac · Linux
A visual novel about a girl who loves the cemetery. When her parents go missing, she receives a mysterious text that has the potential to completely ruin her life...or fix it?
Why similar: Visual Novel 26%, Female Protagonist 19%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.5%, Multiple Endings 14.5%, Story Rich 9%
- #50 VOID RED
69% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: チーム引きこもり
Windows · Mac
An interactive card game that stirs memories and emotions. In silence, the cards speak, touching the depths of the heart. Philosophical space and tension quietly envelop the players.
Why similar: Visual Novel 24.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.5%, Multiple Endings 14.6%, Mystery 13.7%, Hand-drawn 12.5%
- #51 Omoide Ni Kawaru Kimi Memories Off
69% matchMostly Positive79% of 86 reviews2024
Dev: MAGES. Inc.Pub: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Windows
*This game is only available in Japanese, Traditional Chinese, and Simplified Chinese. なんとなく大学生になった主人公、「加賀正午」。 それなりに一人暮らしの大学生活を楽しんでいる一方で、彼は漠然とした憂鬱さを感じていた。 その原因は数年前、理由も告げず突然消えた恋人、「黒須カナタ」だった。 カナタとの唐突な別れは彼の心に大きな傷をつけていたのだ……。 それから数年後── 偶然にもカフェで再会するカナタと正午。 失ったと思っていたカナタとの再会で彼の心は乱れてしまう。
Why similar: Visual Novel 26.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 20.1%, Drama 14.6%, Hand-drawn 13.9%, Multiple Endings 12.4%
- #52 Witch City Stories
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Banensoft
Windows
Witch City Stories, a game where comedy and cringe are guaranteed.
Why similar: Visual Novel 21.7%, Hand-drawn 20.8%, Multiple Endings 16.9%, Female Protagonist 12.4%, Mystery 11.6%
- #53 Memories Off6 T-wave
67% matchVery Positive97% of 156 reviews2024
Dev: MAGES. Inc.Pub: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 12.8 hrs≥1hr: 65%
*This game is only available in Japanese, Traditional Chinese, and Simplified Chinese. 神奈川県澄空市────。 秋は深まり、枯葉が道を彩っている。 「塚本志雄」は、幼なじみの「遠峯りりす」と歩く通学路でしみじみと思い起こしていた。 後から付いてくる感じだった幼い頃のりりす。 しかし、数年の間を経て再会したりりすは随分と我侭になっていた。 そして、志雄はいつしか下僕のような扱いに……。 その日、同級生の「箱崎智紗」をりりすに紹介される。 地味だった智紗は、大胆にイメージチェンジをしていた。
Why similar: Visual Novel 28.3%, Drama 17.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.2%, Hand-drawn 13.8%, Multiple Endings 12.4%
- #54 memOriedit
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: いちか鉢
Windows · Mac
An adventure exploring two distinct types of information: conversation and memory. A district two stations away from the city, a night district who exude a atmosphere of alluring “Just listen to their desires, then do whatever you like.” —Told ya?
Why similar: Visual Novel 27.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 22.1%, Female Protagonist 20%, Multiple Endings 17.1%, Story Rich 9.4%
- #55 Myriad Hotel
68% match9 user reviews100% of 10 reviews2023
Dev: Artchokers
Windows · Mac · Linux
A silly hotel-management visual novel. Impress clients, earn money, and resolve issues for your staff to keep the hotel from going under.
Why similar: Visual Novel 36.4%, Hand-drawn 27.3%, Story Rich 16%, Drama 11.3%, Casual 8%
- #56 Syrup and the Ultimate Sweet
65% matchVery Positive97% of 64 reviews2025
Dev: NomnomNami
Windows · Mac · Linux
A candy alchemist finds a candy golem in her basement workshop...
Why similar: Visual Novel 26.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19.7%, Female Protagonist 18.5%, Multiple Endings 17.5%, Hand-drawn 10.5%
- #57 少女首領の推理領域 -黄金島の密約-
68% matchPositive87% of 15 reviews2021
Dev: orange
Windows · Mac
マフィアが支配する島で、少女の危険な謎解きが始まる――舞台は2002年、大西洋に浮かぶグイムル諸島。マフィアのボスである父を殺された主人公は事件の真相に迫るため、その跡を継ぐ。グイムルには4つのマフィアの縄張りがあり、そこを調べるためには各ボスと交渉して、協力を求めなければならないといった事情があるからだ。時に証拠を武器にマフィア達と渡り合い、時にボスとして守られながら行く先に待ち受けるものは、さらなる事件と島に隠された宝?選択によって、いくつものエンディングに分岐します。
Why similar: Visual Novel 29%, Mystery 27.2%, Female Protagonist 24.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18%, Singleplayer 1.3%
- #58 選べ!メロス!~選択肢をミスるとセリヌンティウスが処刑~
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Dotoe
Windows
Comical visual novel: Run as Melos to save your friend from execution! Solve mysteries, reminisce, and conquer dance, puzzle, and rock-paper-scissors mini-games with smart choices.
Why similar: Hand-drawn 31.5%, Visual Novel 22.8%, Multiple Endings 20.7%, Story Rich 13.1%, Drama 11.9%
- #59 Flowers -Le volume sur hiver-
67% matchVery Positive81% of 715 reviews2022
Dev: Innocent GreyPub: JAST
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 34.7 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Suoh finally uncovers the the truth behind Saint Angraecum Academy in this emotional conclusion to the Flowers visual novel series.
Why similar: Visual Novel 28.5%, Female Protagonist 17.7%, Hand-drawn 17.1%, Drama 13%, Mystery 10%
- #60 夜の名前
66% matchNo user reviews
Dev: ヨアケラボ
Windows
We were completely different, but back then we were both obsessed with the same thing in the same place... “The Name of the Night” is a text-based adventure game that explores the arcade music game culture of 2000 through the story of two girls' delicate emotions.
Why similar: Visual Novel 29.1%, Hand-drawn 29.1%, Drama 19.8%, Female Protagonist 12.7%, Story Rich 7.4%