- #1 Persephone Lives
97% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: Gorse Kingdom
Windows · Mac · Linux
Help the scientist manage the routine tasks of an indoor farm in a cold, lonely world. Together, you can keep the farm running and maybe do a little bit of good for humanity. A short and atmospheric visual novel.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 34.4%, Visual Novel 26.4%, Pixel Graphics 11.2%, Atmospheric 8.8%, Story Rich 7.1%
- #2 Silicon Wasteland
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: vidboy
Windows
SILICON WASTELAND is a kinetic visual novel set during the twilight years of humanity, and follows the wandering android Silica, as she explores the beautiful and sometimes frightening wonders of the world in a small quest to discover her purpose.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 25.7%, Visual Novel 21.7%, Text-Based 15.3%, Pixel Graphics 8.5%, Story Rich 7.3%
- #3 Reconnect
96% match3 user reviews67% of 3 reviews2021
Dev: HFOTA
Windows
在21世纪30年代的世界,任何新鲜事物都不足为奇,城市里每天都喧闹非凡。“我”和妹妹则是离开了那热闹的中心,搬到了这偏僻的乡下地带,和在这里认识的朋友们每天生活在愉快的日常里。不过这平静的日常又能持续多久呢?
Why similar: Visual Novel 22.6%, Emotional 15.1%, Adventure 11.4%, Multiple Endings 10.8%, Anime 9.3%
- #4 The Deepwater Witch
95% matchNo user reviews
Dev: ChattercapPub: Chattercap LLC
Windows · Mac · Linux
In this post-apocalyptic visual novel about a twisted "fairytale" romance in a corrupted world, choose between betrayal and sacrifice. Fully animated with Live 2D-style illustrations.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 25.5%, Dystopian 16.1%, Visual Novel 15.4%, Multiple Endings 10.2%, Text-Based 8.5%
- #5 Island of Ruin
94% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2026
Dev: cretia studio
Windows
"Island of Ruin" is a puzzle novel game where you collect memory cores hidden across the island and uncover the truth behind a tragedy of the past. When the horrors that befell the boys and girls and the island’s strange phenomena are revealed, what final choice will you make?
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 18.6%, Visual Novel 18.2%, Emotional 14.2%, Multiple Endings 12.3%, Story Rich 8.5%
- #6 Martial Law
94% matchVery Positive92% of 3,854 reviews2021
Dev: FIXER
Windows · Mac · Linux
Martial Law is a game about difficulties that came with Communism in Poland. The story is shown from the perspective of a man who is abandoned because of his low social status. He tries his best to be there for his daughter despite the difficulties.
Why similar: 1980s 17.6%, Pixel Graphics 16.6%, Multiple Endings 16.3%, Visual Novel 13.5%, Story Rich 8.9%
- #7 One's Own Exile
93% matchVery Positive100% of 445 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: Emotional 18.7%, Visual Novel 17.3%, Multiple Endings 16.5%, Dystopian 12%, Story Rich 10.2%
- #8 Solar Pall
92% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Boy from the milkyway
Windows · Mac · Linux
It seems that nothing has changed in the quiet village of Vitalik's grandmother. It's time to have some fun and make new friends! But what if strange things await here at every step? Get ready to go on an adventure full of secrets and mysteries!
Why similar: 1980s 24%, Visual Novel 23.7%, Emotional 11.4%, Multiple Endings 10.4%, Anime 10.2%
- #9 廃遊園地のメメントメモリア
91% match9 user reviews89% of 9 reviews2023
Dev: アサノハ製作所
Windows
An abandoned amusement park in a broken world. It was a paradise called "Lagoon" where children were self-sufficient. A boy working as a mercenary in "Lagoon" happened to meet a silver-haired girl. The wheels of their destiny begin to move.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 33%, Visual Novel 28.1%, Text-Based 11.3%, Adventure 10.4%, Story Rich 10%
- #10 水彩画は水底に沈む
91% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Takoko
Windows
Watercolors Sink Beneath the Surface is a nostalgic pixel-art point-and-click adventure set on Narumi Island, where only an abandoned high school stands. Years later, two girls return to complete a watercolor inspired by their school memories, gathering ideas from the remnants of the past.
Why similar: Visual Novel 23.2%, Post-apocalyptic 21.3%, Adventure 10.7%, Text-Based 10.2%, Multiple Endings 9%
- #11 Coffee, Snow, and You
90% matchPositive95% of 40 reviews2024
Dev: Alkinoy
Windows · Mac · Linux
A warm New Year’s story about a lonely person spending December 31st at work. A short visual novel about finding joy and meaning on the eve of the most magical night of the year.
Why similar: Emotional 19.4%, Visual Novel 19%, Text-Based 14.1%, Anime 10.5%, Atmospheric 8.1%
- #12 Putrika 1st.cut:The Reason She Must Perish
89% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 523 reviews2024
Dev: トトメトリ
Windows
"Even though I knew this love was forbidden..." While the tragedy is being told, the girl's true love is revealed! Enjoy this crazy pure love drama with beautiful visuals and cute characters!
Why similar: Visual Novel 32.7%, Text-Based 13.5%, Anime 10.5%, Emotional 9.7%, Adventure 8.7%
- #13 Zeta Wolf: First Bite
89% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2024
Dev: AniClash Studios
Windows
Explore the budding friendship between Carly and Siona — two girls whose personalities couldn't be more different! Will their friendship blossom into something more? Or will their selfish desires drive a wedge between them? Find out in this lighthearted prequel to Zeta Wolf Chronicles!
Why similar: America 29.5% ★, Visual Novel 25.7%, Emotional 9.9%, Anime 9.8%, Story Rich 9.1%
- #14 Awaken Infinity
87% matchPositive97% of 38 reviews2025
Dev: Launch Solutions
Windows
Welcome to Awaken Infinity! Immerse yourself in a unique top-down RPG with visual novel elements. Wake up in a futuristic room with no memory, and unravel the mysteries of your past. Experience deep storytelling, meet intriguing characters, and uncover hidden secrets.
Why similar: Emotional 19%, Visual Novel 17.2%, Text-Based 15.6%, Story Rich 10.6%, Anime 9.3%
- #15 Fostering Apocalypse
88% matchVery Positive94% of 77 reviews2021
Dev: Incisor Studios
Windows · Mac
The demon summoned to embark the second apocalypse is only a child, and a woman who has lost it all resolves to save her. A half-hour long narrative game with survival gameplay elements and two endings.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 27%, Visual Novel 21.7%, Multiple Endings 11.3%, Story Rich 10.3%, Dystopian 10.3%
- #16 ホロウドライヴ
86% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: D10RAMA
Windows
In that world, simply being alive was enough to bear the weight of sin. To prevent the depletion of energy that grants supernatural powers, those who fail to prove their "worth of existence" are eliminated. …In this desolate world, I awoke with no memories, not even knowing my own name.
Why similar: Visual Novel 29.1%, Post-apocalyptic 18.3%, Story Rich 11.8%, Anime 10.8%, 2D 8.3%
- #17 q.u.q.
86% matchVery Positive95% of 1,852 reviews2023
Dev: motijanPub: Nikita Kryukov
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 8.9 hrs≥1hr: 75%
q.u.q. is a surreal visual novel about a somewhat crude girl that wanders a desert.
Why similar: Visual Novel 21.3%, Post-apocalyptic 17%, Multiple Endings 14.6%, Anime 9.3%, Dystopian 8%
- #18 花咲く君が連れ出した。夏の終わりの白い花
85% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2026
Dev: Creative Blossoms
Windows
Having lost the meaning of life, Shionagi meets Ayana, who suffers from a certain illness. “Kidnap me from this boring everyday life.” He wishes to die. A girl promised death. A bittersweet summer kidnapping drama where they confront each other's “lives.”
Why similar: Visual Novel 30.4%, Emotional 23.8%, Text-Based 18.7%, Adventure 14.7%, 2D 8.8%
- #19 Blooming Canvas
84% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Pygma山鬼工坊
Windows
This is a visual novel game themed around 'painting.' The story begins with a commission to restore a damaged painting, and as the art exhibition draws near, the secrets hidden beneath the canvas will gradually be revealed.
Why similar: Visual Novel 34.5%, Emotional 21.7%, Story Rich 14.7%, Adventure 11.8%, Anime 8.6%
- #20 The 1500 Year Old Forest Elf and My Anti-Materiel Sniper Rifle
83% matchPositive94% of 16 reviews2025
Dev: Kowloon Drop Bear
Windows
1000 years ago, an alliance of humans and elves drove back the invasion of dragons. Peace was meant to return. Instead, humanity descended into endless bloodshed and tyranny. 1000 years later, the last surviving elves must defend their forests against man-made dragons forged from far deeper cruelty.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 26%, Visual Novel 20.2%, Emotional 12.6%, Story Rich 10.7%, Anime 9.1%
- #21 Summer Pockets REFLECTION BLUE
82% matchVery Positive89% of 1,060 reviews2025
Dev: VISUAL ARTS/KeyPub: VISUAL ARTS
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 124.4 hrs≥1hr: 64%
No matter how much times passes... I remember that blue, blue summer. Summer Pockets, the midsummer story brought to you by Key, has been powered-up with even more to play, including new heroines and routes, in Summer Pockets REFLECTION BLUE, now available on Steam!
Why similar: Visual Novel 24.2%, Emotional 19.8%, Multiple Endings 17.2%, Story Rich 10%, Anime 8.3%
- #22 Red Rain
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Small Loan Studio
Windows
Survive a decimated yet beautiful post-apocalyptic landscape as Allie, a competent survivalist and mother raising her daughter against the backdrop of a broken world.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 40.3%, America 19.4% ★, Pixel Graphics 13.5%, Dystopian 13.1%, Story Rich 10%
- #23 Innocence Rewrite
81% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Charlotte's Oak
Windows
"Innocence Rewrite" captures the summer before and after the college entrance exam.As old bonds mend and distant feelings return, it's a season of healing amid chaos.No need for correction fluid — just feel, and slowly rewrite the innocence of youth.
Why similar: Visual Novel 27.5%, Emotional 18.6%, Multiple Endings 12.1%, Story Rich 12%, Anime 11%
- #24 Missing Stars
81% matchPositive94% of 47 reviews2023
Dev: Somnova Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Missing Stars is a visual novel that aims to depict mental disorders and the people who live with them in a realistic, but sensitive and respectful light.
Why similar: Visual Novel 28.1%, Emotional 15.1%, Text-Based 13.7%, Story Rich 10.7%, Anime 9.5%
- #25 CELL 0: Cyber Entertainment Leisure Lounge
79% matchPositive93% of 44 reviews2024
Dev: Någon Annan
Windows · Mac
CELL is a short non-linear visual novel in a post-apocalypse/cyberpunk setting. Kenzo is an artificially grown human who lived his entire life alone isolated with a sweet, but artificial service intelligence. He's not okay. Help him to go through the disturbing situation he's about to get into.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 27.1%, Visual Novel 19.2%, Multiple Endings 12.5%, Anime 9%, Emotional 9%
- #26 RADS The Radioactive Apocalypse Dating Simulator
80% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2024
Dev: Towering Micron
Windows
A post-apocalyptic visual novel with choices and multiple endings. After being accidentally frozen in an Ice Cream Parlour freezer, our college-party-planning hero wakes decades later in a post-apocalyptic world of mutants, robots and monsters... determined to host a party and get a date!
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 34.2%, Visual Novel 28.4%, Multiple Endings 12.5%, 2D 8%, Anime 6.3%
- #27 Heart of mobius
78% match6 user reviews100% of 6 reviews2023
Dev: gunsturn Inc.
Windows · Mac
Dive into a captivating standalone story in just an hour! Presenting the first installment of the "Handy Novel" series. Highly praised on smartphones, this acclaimed narrative is now ready for your enjoyment on Steam for PC/Mac!
Why similar: Visual Novel 25.6%, Emotional 19%, Text-Based 18.2%, Multiple Endings 12.8%, Adventure 12.3%
- #28 Alcyone: The Last City
77% matchMostly Positive79% of 19 reviews2025
Dev: Joshua Meadows
Windows · Mac · Linux
Alcyone: The Last City is an interactive sci-fi novel where your choices can lead to the salvation or destruction of the last refuge of civilisation in the universe. Immerse yourself in a branching narrative of diverse characters, intrigue, and world-altering decisions.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 21.7%, Visual Novel 16.4%, Text-Based 12%, Dystopian 11.1%, Multiple Endings 11%
- #29 Prism
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Gazpins
Windows · Mac · Linux
A visual novel about the mind, change, and being locked up.
Why similar: Visual Novel 26.6%, Multiple Endings 16.6%, Text-Based 13.4%, Story Rich 9.4%, Emotional 9.4%
- #30 Mirrorandum
76% matchPositive100% of 24 reviews2025
Dev: AinkOink
Windows
Mirrorandum is not just a visual novel...it's a journey through a world of mirrors, where every reflection challenges your perception and every choice reveals the depths of your true self.
Why similar: Visual Novel 26.6%, Emotional 20.1%, Pixel Graphics 13%, Multiple Endings 12.7%, Text-Based 10.9%
- #31 Quiet Classroom
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: MothLight Games
Windows
Interactive anime adventure in visual novel format!
Why similar: Visual Novel 21%, Emotional 14.6%, Text-Based 11.7%, Multiple Endings 9.8%, Anime 9.8%
- #32 Stella of The End
76% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 2,988 reviews2023
Dev: VisualArts/KeyPub: VisualArts
Windows
Median: 7.5 hrsMean: 25.3 hrs≥1hr: 80%
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 24.7%, Post-apocalyptic 23.6%, Emotional 19.4%, Anime 10.1%, Adventure 6.3%
- #33 Moonless Moon
75% matchVery Positive92% of 305 reviews2024
Dev: Kazuhide OkaPub: KAMITSUBAKI STUDIO
Windows · Mac
When night falls, she wanders into another world... Moonless Moon is a text-based adventure game following a girl as she travels through a variety of different worlds.
Why similar: Visual Novel 21.6%, Text-Based 17.5%, Emotional 13.4%, Story Rich 9.7%, Multiple Endings 8.9%
- #34 Absent in the Rain
75% matchVery Positive94% of 825 reviews2022
Dev: D10RAMA
Windows
A mysterious senpai. A serial murder case that has taken the world by storm. And a giant, shadowy fish swimming at my feet... What if all of them are connected and surround me like a circle? What should I do?
Why similar: Visual Novel 31.6%, Text-Based 12.4%, Emotional 11.7%, Multiple Endings 11.3%, Anime 7.6%
- #35 ブランクライト
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 白い栞
Windows
――いつの間にか、思い出せなくなった夢。 そんなものは、元から無かったようなものだろうか?「ブランクライト」は、記憶喪失になった売れない作家の青年が、夢の世界を旅しながら、失ったものを取り戻すアドベンチャーゲームです。
Why similar: Visual Novel 24.2%, Emotional 12.8%, Pixel Graphics 12.2%, Story Rich 11.3%, Multiple Endings 10%
- #36 The Crimson Call
73% matchPositive90% of 29 reviews2024
Dev: Fatih Mert
Windows · Mac
Set in a post-apocalyptic dystopian future, two young men set out on a journey to find The Great Appearance which manifests itself inside mankind's mind.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 24.3%, Visual Novel 18.6%, Dystopian 17%, Text-Based 12.6%, Pixel Graphics 8.2%
- #37 午前五時にピアノを弾く ENCORE
73% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Kazuhide OkaPub: Waku Waku Games
Windows
朝の早い時間、午前五時くらいになると、この町にはときどき濃い霧が出る──。
Why similar: Visual Novel 32.1%, Adventure 14.8%, Multiple Endings 13.6%, Anime 11.9%, 2D 8.6%
- #38 planetarian HD
74% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 3,292 reviews2017
Dev: VisualArts/KeyPub: VisualArts
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 66.0 hrs≥1hr: 87%
planetarian HD is an engaging and emotional visual novel from legendary game studio, Key. A sub-brand of VISUAL ARTS, Key are also famed for creating Kanon, AIR, CLANNAD, Little Busters!, Rewrite, Angel Beats!, and Summer Pockets.
Why similar: Visual Novel 34.3%, Post-apocalyptic 23.2%, Anime 14.9%, Emotional 8.6%, Story Rich 6.1%
- #39 The Lament of a Lifeless Star
73% matchPositive98% of 43 reviews2024
Dev: TALESSHOP Co., Ltd.
Windows
As their feet lead them on a journey... They happen upon the secret of how this world was destroyed.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 34.2%, Visual Novel 30.7%, Anime 13.4%, Casual 9%, Story Rich 9%
- #40 Waiting in the Lime forest
72% matchMostly Positive74% of 42 reviews2025
Dev: UnicaPub: BARON DU JUVÉNILE
Windows
Face your friend's twisted mind and do your best. You should stay sane until the end.
Why similar: Visual Novel 25.8%, 1980s 16.5%, Emotional 11.1%, Adventure 9.4%, Pixel Graphics 8.5%
- #41 Lust or Heaven
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: North Capital Lions
Windows
Lust o’ Heaven: is an 18+ visual novel featuring fully animated adult scenes! Your choices shape the fates of characters and outcome of the story. Uncover secrets, enjoy the stunning animation, and lose yourself in a deep, branching plot. Your Choice — Your Fate.
Why similar: Visual Novel 24.6%, Emotional 12.4%, Adventure 11.3%, Anime 9.5%, Multiple Endings 8.6%
- #42 The Mermaid of Zennor
72% matchVery Positive99% of 75 reviews2021
Dev: ebi-hime
Windows · Mac · Linux
A short, dark visual novel set in the UK about a young autistic girl's destructive obsession with her older brother.
Why similar: Visual Novel 23.3%, Emotional 16.9%, Text-Based 12.8%, Multiple Endings 12%, Anime 9.9%
- #43 ATRI -My Dear Moments-
70% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 22,638 reviews2020
Dev: FrontwingPub: ANIPLEX.EXE
Windows
Median: 6.9 hrsMean: 107.7 hrs≥1hr: 83%
"As the world sank, I found you." In the near future, a sudden and unexplained sea rise has left much of human civilization underwater. In a little town slowly being enveloped by the ocean, an unforgettable summer is about to begin for a boy and a mysterious robot girl...
Why similar: Visual Novel 33.7%, Emotional 12%, Anime 10.9%, Multiple Endings 10.8%, Story Rich 10.5%
- #44 ef - the first tale. (All Ages)
71% matchVery Positive95% of 190 reviews2019
Dev: minoriPub: MangaGamer
Windows
Median: 5.8 hrsMean: 279.5 hrs≥1hr: 69%
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: Visual Novel 22.4%, Emotional 20.3%, Multiple Endings 11.6%, Story Rich 9.4%, Text-Based 8.2%
- #45 Deadman's Wonder: Chapter 1
69% match4 user reviews75% of 4 reviews2025
Dev: Ronald S.Pub: Anime Star Productions
Windows
Journey down the rabbit hole into a Wonderland like you've never seen before~. Embark on a TwIsTeD retelling of the classic fairy tale "Alice in Wonderland".
Why similar: Visual Novel 29.5%, Post-apocalyptic 25.3%, Text-Based 13.2%, Anime 10%, 2D 7.8%
- #46 Red List Girls. -Andean Flamingo-
70% matchPositive94% of 17 reviews2023
Dev: 7th;MINTPub: DoubleChallenge Inc.
Windows
The first in a series of completely original bishojo novel games produced by a Japanese developer! Enjoy the attractive characters with beautiful illustrations and the touching story that unfolds in a unique atmosphere depicting a post-apocalyptic world.
Why similar: Visual Novel 26.7%, Dystopian 21.8%, Anime 12%, Story Rich 11.3%, Adventure 7.2%
- #47 Trinoline All Ages Version
70% matchVery Positive89% of 156 reviews2019
Dev: minoriPub: MangaGamer
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 26.6 hrs≥1hr: 83%
When tragedy sparks the advancement of science, a sentient android is created. Now, in this heart-wrenching, romantic, and beautiful visual novel, you will explore whether or not it's possible for man and machine to truly love each other.
Why similar: Visual Novel 20.9%, Emotional 18.3%, Multiple Endings 13.2%, Text-Based 11.2%, Anime 9.8%
- #48 Next of Kin: Fidelity
67% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2025
Dev: Spelkväll Games
Windows
Step into the shoes of Bjorn, a man with a troubled past. One day, he meets a woman who resembles one of Bjorn's childhood friends who disappeared, and also shares the same name - Leyla. Is she his long-lost friend or someone else?
Why similar: 1980s 20.2%, Emotional 19.6%, Visual Novel 17.7%, Pixel Graphics 11.9%, Text-Based 10.5%
- #49 The Throne of The Clock - remasterd
67% matchPositive100% of 17 reviews2024
Dev: 조규석(Cho Gyu Seok)
Windows
Enoch, sneaks into the bride's waiting room on their wedding day. He wanted to catch a glimpse of her But the she was found dead, stabbed by his sword. That sword was a gift from the Clock Witch, with the words, "You will have to pay." Enoch starts riding, towards the throne where the witch awaits.
Why similar: Emotional 28.5%, Multiple Endings 20.9%, Visual Novel 15.9%, Pixel Graphics 12.9%, Adventure 8.1%
- #50 幽霊少女室
68% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2024
Dev: MeimPub: テラサレ (Terrace and Ray Ltd.)
Windows
【A ghost girl, is here.】Terau Mare is a shy girl moves to Tokyo to go to university, and her new house, Hakusan-so, is like an abandoned. As soon as she enters the room, Mare meets a ghost girl, Furuzaki Yuika. Yuika says, "I'm going to kick you out of here soon." But...
Why similar: Visual Novel 37.5%, Text-Based 22.5%, Story Rich 14.6%, Adventure 14.5%, 2D 6.1%
- #51 You, With Me - A Kinetic Novel
71% matchMostly Negative32% of 34 reviews2017
Dev: Afterthought Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 93%
You, With Me is set mainly in Singapore of an expat couple who had the perfect plan, a perfect getaway for the holidays. However, everything is turned into dust as news come out of the main character's illness. Truly, will pretending that everything is normal give you a sense of normalcy?
Why similar: Visual Novel 24.9%, Emotional 21.8%, Text-Based 19.8%, Anime 10.5%, Story Rich 9.2%
- #52 Kiki & Ana - The Child
69% matchVery Positive95% of 127 reviews2021
Dev: Horror Shop
Windows
"Kiki & Ana - The Child" is a cute story experience. Focused on story, art, and music. Must avoid hazards which some people find difficult. Takes about an hour to complete. WARNING: flashing lights, light gore.
Why similar: Emotional 21.9%, Visual Novel 20.6%, Pixel Graphics 11.2%, Story Rich 10.7%, Anime 9.9%
- #53 Pulse of Love
68% matchMixed40% of 10 reviews2023
Dev: SweetDreams
Windows
"Pulse of Love" is a captivating visual novel set in the vibrant world of the Korean K-pop scene drama. Experience the exhilarating journey of love, passion, and self-discovery as you navigate the highs and lows of fame.
Why similar: Visual Novel 24.3%, Multiple Endings 18.9%, Emotional 12.1%, Story Rich 11.7%, 2D 7.1%
- #54 Electric Sleep
69% matchPositive93% of 14 reviews2019
Dev: Vlad Abadzhiev-JahnPub: Emotion and Soul
Windows · Mac · Linux
Electric Sleep is a pixel art interactive story. Explore a crumbling world through the perspective of different emotions.
Why similar: Visual Novel 25.9%, Text-Based 20.9%, Multiple Endings 19.5%, Pixel Graphics 12.1%, Atmospheric 8.2%
- #55 DoppelTest
65% matchPositive100% of 19 reviews2026
Dev: ぬくもりロボット工房
Windows
Kagari, a withdrawn child, and Kagami, the robot living in society as their stand-in—Only one will be recognized as the real Kagari. Your role is to gently observe their choices and decisions. Your role is to gently observe their choices and decisions.
Why similar: Visual Novel 24.9%, Emotional 14.3%, Adventure 11.2%, Multiple Endings 9.5%, Anime 8.5%
- #56 Love's Sweet Garnish 2
68% matchVery Positive96% of 147 reviews2020
Dev: Canvas+GardenPub: Sekai Project
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 106.9 hrs≥1hr: 56%
Taking place months after the reopening of the café, Milk Hall Caramella, the season now shifts to summer. The café is as busy as ever so even Ciel and Koron have come to help out. No longer unsure of what to do, Asaki is steadfast in his goal to protect Caramella.
Why similar: Visual Novel 36.4%, Text-Based 18%, Multiple Endings 14.5%, Anime 13.9%, Casual 7.1%
- #57 Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Rei
67% matchVery Positive98% of 260 reviews2022
Dev: 07th ExpansionPub: MangaGamer
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 199.2 hrs≥1hr: 74%
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 30.9%, Emotional 13.7%, 1980s 12.4%, Anime 9.4%, Adventure 9.1%
- #58 透明的她与真实的我
65% matchVery Positive90% of 187 reviews2025
Dev: 可味玩KawayiPlay
Windows
This game is a bishoujo game developed and published by Kawayi Play.
Why similar: Visual Novel 22.6%, Multiple Endings 21.8%, Emotional 20.8%, Story Rich 10.4%, Anime 9.5%