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60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Visual Novel, Story Rich, 2D, Choices Matter.

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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?

Reviews: Very Positive — 94% — of 825 reviews
Released: 2022-10-13
Developer: D10RAMA
Genres: Adventure, Indie, Free To Play
Platforms: Windows

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    Why similar: Visual Novel 26.3%, Romance 19.4%, Surreal 12.4%, Emotional 12%, Anime 9.8%

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    Why similar: Visual Novel 45.4%, Anime 19.5%, Story Rich 9.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 7.9%, Adventure 7.2%

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    Morin is a barkeeper with an unusual curse. All people look like shadows to him, except for one mysterious stranger... Solve the mystery of the curse, fight true darkness and mix the most unusual cocktails in the atmospheric visual novel — Into the Waves!

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    Hero meets a mysterious girl in the park. Who is that girl? What is a mystery surrounding her? And what about the world they met in? There's definitely something wrong with it. So many questions! So the hero has to deal with all of it to find his love.

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    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 80%

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    Why similar: Visual Novel 36.8%, Surreal 27.6%, Emotional 11.3%, Story Rich 7.8%, 2D 7.5%

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    91% matchMostly Positive70% of 54 reviews2020
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    Windows · Mac · Linux

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    Why similar: Adventure 67.4%, Indie 32.6%

  12. #12 Aimi
    90% matchVery Positive81% of 121 reviews2020
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    Memories swirl all around you...Or are these memories? Familiar faces and places you think you remember but somehow now seem so different. Why are you here? Where is here?

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    Windows · Mac · Linux

    A murder mystery visual novel with a romantic twist. The killer is randomly chosen at the start of each playthrough, and you may unknowingly fall in love with them. How will your story come to its end? Will you bring the killer to justice, fall in love with them, or die at their hands?

    Why similar: Visual Novel 34.7%, Romance 23.2%, Text-Based 10.8%, Anime 9.9%, Multiple Endings 8.7%

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    89% matchMixed62% of 450 reviews2022
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    Windows
    Median: 36 minMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 28%

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    Dev: Two and a Half Studios
    Windows · Mac · Linux

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    78% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 672 reviews2019
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    Windows · Mac · Linux

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    76% matchVery Positive89% of 156 reviews2019
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    Windows
    Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 26.6 hrs≥1hr: 83%

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    72% matchVery Positive94% of 631 reviews2024
    Dev: house.opposite
    Windows · Mac · Linux

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    Why similar: Visual Novel 30.3%, Text-Based 18.9%, Emotional 15.5%, Anime 9.4%, Multiple Endings 7%

  38. #38 It Was Raining That Night
    73% matchVery Positive84% of 127 reviews2024
    Dev: VeronicaPervPub: Deafperv
    Windows · Mac · Linux

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    Windows
    Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 2.5 hrs≥1hr: 79%

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    74% matchVery Positive87% of 288 reviews2021
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    Windows · Mac · Linux

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    Windows

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    70% matchVery Positive99% of 121 reviews2025
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    Windows · Mac · Linux

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    Dev: Orca LayoutPub: 昆布科技
    Windows

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    71% matchVery Positive88% of 645 reviews2021
    Dev: RumR Design
    Windows

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    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 36 minMean: 3.0 hrs≥1hr: 18%

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    Windows · Mac · Linux

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    Windows

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    Windows

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