- #1 CLANNAD
97% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 10,614 reviews2015
Dev: VisualArts/KeyPub: Sekai Project
Windows
Median: 7.3 hrsMean: 106.2 hrs≥1hr: 83%
From the world renowned visual novel studio Key, the highly rated story of CLANNAD is now available on Steam! Improved visuals, achievement integration, and Dangopedia make this the best version of CLANNAD to date.
Why similar: Visual Novel 32.5%, Anime 15.8%, Romance 15.4%, Dating Sim 15.3%, Emotional 5.7%
Why You'll Like It: As a fellow Key masterpiece, it shares the same emotional depth, character-focused storytelling, and life-changing narrative impact.
- #2 Kanon
96% matchVery Positive98% of 426 reviews2024
Dev: VISUAL ARTS/KeyPub: VISUAL ARTS
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 24.9 hrs≥1hr: 69%
A tale of small miracles in a snow-covered town— Kanon, the very first game from visual novel studio Key, is now available on Steam! Now featuring HD visuals and full voice support! (The protagonist is only voiced in certain scenes.)
Why similar: Dating Sim 16.2%, Visual Novel 14.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.6%, Text-Based 8.3%, 2D Platformer 8%
Why You'll Like It: This title serves as the spiritual predecessor to AIR, featuring similar supernatural elements and a deeply moving, winter-themed narrative.
- #3 Summer Pockets REFLECTION BLUE
96% matchVery Positive89% of 1,069 reviews2025
Dev: VISUAL ARTS/KeyPub: VISUAL ARTS
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 125.1 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 19.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.2%, Dating Sim 14%, Emotional 11.2%, Anime 8.6%
Why You'll Like It: It perfectly captures the nostalgic, sun-drenched summer atmosphere that defines the core experience of AIR.
- #4 Little Busters! English Edition
95% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 1,122 reviews2017
Dev: VisualArts/KeyPub: VisualArts
Windows
Median: 8.6 hrsMean: 42.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Capturing the hearts of countless fans since 2007, Little Busters! is an emotional visual novel from Key, the minds behind Angel Beats! and CLANNAD. This special English release supports touch controls and dynamic switching between English and Japanese text, and is in HD for the first time on PC.
Why similar: Visual Novel 32.3%, Anime 13%, Dating Sim 12.4%, Simulation 10.1%, Romance 8.2%
Why You'll Like It: This game excels at building a tight-knit group of characters whose bonds are tested through emotional and supernatural trials.
- #5 ATRI -My Dear Moments-
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 22,666 reviews2020
Dev: FrontwingPub: ANIPLEX.EXE
Windows
Median: 6.9 hrsMean: 107.8 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 28.1%, Dating Sim 19.7%, Romance 13.2%, Anime 11.8%, Cute 8.2%
Why You'll Like It: It mirrors the 'boy meets mysterious girl' trope found in AIR, delivering a touching story about connection and discovery.
- #6 Rewrite+
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 697 reviews2021
Dev: VisualArts/KeyPub: Sekai Project
Windows
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 61.1 hrs≥1hr: 79%
In this city built upon the ideal coexistence of civilization and the environment, Tennouji Kotarou spends his days with his friends, Kanbe Kotori and Yoshino Haruhiko. In this peaceful city, a tumultuous event shakes the foundations of Kazamatsuri once a year.
Why similar: Visual Novel 19.6%, Dating Sim 17.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.2%, Anime 11.3%, Romance 7.3%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a more expansive, mystery-driven narrative while maintaining the high-quality character writing and emotional stakes of the Key studio.
- #7 Harmonia
93% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 783 reviews2016
Dev: VisualArts/KeyPub: VisualArts
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 90.0 hrs≥1hr: 87%
From renowned visual novel studio Key, which brought you the highly rated visual novel “planetarian~the reverie of a little planet~”, this is “Harmonia”, the latest kinetic novel in the series.
Why similar: Visual Novel 37.5%, Anime 20.9%, Simulation 16.5%, Adventure 12.2%, Casual 11%
Why You'll Like It: A beautiful, shorter kinetic novel that explores themes of humanity and emotion through a lens similar to AIR.
- #8 Everlasting Summer
92% matchVery Positive94% of 77,532 reviews2014
Dev: Soviet Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 58.7 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Visual novel loved by many – Everlasting Summer – now on Steam!
Why similar: Visual Novel 37.1%, Anime 16.8%, Dating Sim 13.2%, Romance 13.1%, Multiple Endings 5%
Why You'll Like It: This game masterfully utilizes a summer setting to evoke a sense of mystery and nostalgia that parallels the tone of AIR.
- #9 Aokana - Four Rhythms Across the Blue
91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 6,441 reviews2019
Dev: spritePub: NekoNyan Ltd.
Windows
Median: 9.2 hrsMean: 136.4 hrs≥1hr: 89%
In a world where flying through the sky is as simple as riding a bicycle, the sport "Flying Circus" is all the rage. Following the discovery of anti-gravitons, special shoes that allow an individual to fly, Anti-Graviton Shoes, took the world by storm.
Why similar: Visual Novel 34.9%, Dating Sim 20.2%, Anime 16.6%, Romance 13.7%, Casual 6.4%
Why You'll Like It: It provides a high-quality romance narrative with a strong emotional core and a distinct, memorable visual style.
- #10 If My Heart Had Wings
90% matchVery Positive92% of 4,617 reviews2014
Dev: MoeNovel
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 46.1 hrs≥1hr: 89%
An animated visual novel of a lovely and bittersweet tale of youth, you play as Aoi Minase in this romantic-comedy as he meets various young girls in his hometown and works together with them to revive their school’s glider-flying “Soaring Club” in order to realize their shared dream of flight.
Why similar: Dating Sim 24.7%, Visual Novel 19%, Romance 14.4%, Anime 10.7%, Simulation 8.9%
Why You'll Like It: It focuses on the dreams and emotional growth of youth, capturing a similar sense of wonder and bittersweet romance.
- #11 Sora no Ao to Shiro to
89% matchVery Positive88% of 236 reviews2022
Dev: Barista LabPub: HIKARI FIELD
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 17.0 hrs≥1hr: 86%
《天空的蓝与白/如梭夏日》是由日本美少女游戏品牌Barista Lab于2022年夏天推出的一款恋爱小品作。由知名原画师SesenaYau担当人物设计与原画，由咏野万知子编写剧本，并由知名音乐制作人大川茂伸制作音乐。
Why similar: Dating Sim 30.5%, Visual Novel 27.3%, Anime 12.5%, 2D Platformer 8.4%, Romance 7.5%
Why You'll Like It: It emphasizes the emotional connection between characters against a backdrop of summer-themed discovery.
- #12 Memories Off -Innocent Fille-
88% matchVery Positive90% of 1,086 reviews2020
Dev: MAGES. Inc.Pub: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 6.1 hrsMean: 116.5 hrs≥1hr: 73%
「メモリーズオフ」シリーズ史上最もライトで最もシリアスな二面性のあるシナリオが、切なくて儚い、ただ一つの想いを選ぶ“二者択一の恋物語”(オルタナティブ・ラヴストーリー)へとプレイヤーを誘います。
Why similar: Dating Sim 28.8%, Adventure 26.9%, Visual Novel 20.2%, Anime 11.8%, Emotional 11%
Why You'll Like It: It captures the bittersweet nature of youth and the complexities of first love in a way that feels very grounded.
- #13 Bokuten - Why I Became an Angel
89% matchVery Positive86% of 153 reviews2019
Dev: OVERDRIVEPub: MangaGamer
Windows
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 20.5 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Bokuten is a dramatic, emotional visual novel where you must play cupid and decide if the relationships you witness are worth rekindling, or if letting them fall apart would result in greater happiness. The decisions you make will echo into the course of your own love life.
Why similar: Visual Novel 15.3%, Dating Sim 14%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.3%, Romance 10.3%, Emotional 9.4%
Why You'll Like It: The supernatural premise involving angels provides a direct thematic link to the central mystery of AIR.
- #14 9-nine-:NewEpisode
87% matchVery Positive94% of 728 reviews2022
Dev: PALETTEPub: Sekai Project
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 190.3 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Enjoy short after stories for the heroines of the 9-nine- series in 9-nine-:NewEpisode!
Why similar: Dating Sim 22.9%, Visual Novel 19.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.4%, Anime 8.9%, Casual 7.3%
Why You'll Like It: This title offers a compelling supernatural mystery wrapped in a high-quality visual novel format.
- #15 WHITE ALBUM: Memories like Falling Snow
86% matchVery Positive94% of 872 reviews2023
Dev: AQUAPLUSPub: DMM GAMES
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 36.8 hrs≥1hr: 63%
The classic visual novel from AQUAPLUS that launched one of Japan's most beloved franchises, WHITE ALBUM is a story of love in many forms. Will a couple cling together, or drift apart on the cold wind? The album of their relationship will be as white as snow, and as poignant.
Why similar: Dating Sim 23.4%, Visual Novel 19.5%, Romance 13.7%, Anime 9.9%, Cute 6.7%
Why You'll Like It: A classic drama-heavy romance that explores the emotional turbulence of its characters with great care.
- #16 Fate/hollow ataraxia REMASTERED
85% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 980 reviews2025
Dev: TYPE-MOONPub: Aniplex Inc.
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 62.1 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Relive the four days of destiny...
Why similar: Visual Novel 20.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.7%, 2D Platformer 13.9%, Anime 10.4%, Emotional 8.3%
Why You'll Like It: It features a similar blend of slice-of-life character interactions and supernatural mystery set in a repeating timeframe.
- #17 Hatsuyuki Sakura
84% matchVery Positive94% of 912 reviews2024
Dev: SAGA PLANETSPub: HIKARI FIELD
Windows
Median: 13.4 hrsMean: 50.2 hrs≥1hr: 87%
"Hatsuyuki Sakura" is one of the most popular works by SAGA PLANETS, a popular Japanese developer for visual novels. Experience Hatsuyuki Sakura for the first time in 1080p! This version includes the English, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, and Japanese versions.
Why similar: Dating Sim 22.4%, Visual Novel 21%, Anime 9.5%, 2D Platformer 8.5%, Casual 8.3%
Why You'll Like It: It blends romance with supernatural elements in a nostalgic, seasonal setting that mirrors the tone of AIR.
- #18 Da Capo 3 R
86% matchVery Positive97% of 153 reviews2017
Dev: CircusPub: MangaGamer
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 154.2 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Da Capo 3 R is a visual novel set in a secret magic school hidden beneath the city of London. This slice-of-life story will blossom into a tale of love, romance, and friendship as the students overcome the magic trials that await.
Why similar: Dating Sim 19%, Visual Novel 14.5%, Romance 10.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.2%, Anime 8.7%
Why You'll Like It: A classic romance visual novel that incorporates magical realism and a long-spanning narrative structure.
- #19 Narcissu 1st & 2nd
83% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 5,284 reviews2015
Dev: stage-nanaPub: Sekai Project
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 48 minMean: 19.5 hrs≥1hr: 47%
This is a story of disease and suffering; of medication and adverse effects; of thoracotomy scars and cellular poisons; of the living who cannot help but to die and of the dying who cannot help but to live; of a resting place other than "on 7F" or "at home".
Why similar: Visual Novel 63.3%, Anime 25.9%, Emotional 6.2%, Casual 2.3%, Adventure 0.9%
Why You'll Like It: A quintessential emotional kinetic novel that focuses on the beauty and tragedy of life's final moments.
- #20 OneRoom ―Yui Hanasaka Memorial―
81% matchVery Positive92% of 413 reviews2025
Dev: 株式会社さかさうま工房Pub: Laplacian
Windows
Median: 18 minMean: 18.5 hrs≥1hr: 16%
That pure love, that lovey-dovey moment again――A new, immersive animated novel game where you can experience the story of Yui Hanasaka, the main heroine of the popular short anime series OneRoom, from the protagonist’s point of view.Revisit her special moments in this innovative experience!
Why similar: Dating Sim 17.9%, Visual Novel 17.6%, Text-Based 14.5%, Anime 13.6%, Cute 8.7%
Why You'll Like It: This title focuses on intimate, character-driven storytelling that emphasizes the player's connection to the heroine.
- #21 Voice Love on Air
82% matchVery Positive87% of 529 reviews2024
Dev: SOFTSTAR ENTERTAINMENT
Windows
A BL dating sim with elements of studio management and interactions with voice actors! Follow Aki, a newbie voice director who has to complete the recordings for several BL dramas, and interact with the charming voice actors. Come give voice to the language of love!
Why similar: Dating Sim 28.5%, Visual Novel 16.2%, Romance 14%, Anime 9.7%, 2D Platformer 8.3%
Why You'll Like It: It explores the intersection of romance and creative passion, offering a character-driven experience.
- #22 7 summer days: Youth sky
84% matchMostly Positive79% of 126 reviews2020
Dev: Sanati Tales
Windows · Linux
A visual novel that takes place in the same universe as "7 summer days".
Why similar: Visual Novel 22.3%, Romance 20.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.9%, Text-Based 15%, Adventure 9%
Why You'll Like It: The title and setting directly evoke the specific aesthetic and thematic focus on summer that fans of AIR enjoy.
- #23 A Sky Full of Stars 仰望夜空的星辰
82% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 994 reviews2017
Dev: MoeNovel
Windows
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 31.6 hrs≥1hr: 92%
The starry sky spreads far and wide overhead... This story full of love, comedy, and excitement follows our protagonist and his stargazing friends as they grow together. "A Sky Full of Stars" is a coming-of-age astronomy tale by the same team who brought you "If My Heart Had Wings".
Why similar: Dating Sim 20%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.5%, Visual Novel 17%, Romance 12.3%, Anime 6.8%
Why You'll Like It: The focus on the emotional bond between characters under the night sky creates a similar sense of wonder and intimacy.
- #24 Summer Pockets
80% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 4,831 reviews2020
Dev: VisualArts/KeyPub: VisualArts
Windows
Median: 10.3 hrsMean: 138.1 hrs≥1hr: 86%
From the creators of Angel Beats! and CLANNAD, Key, comes their latest emotional, award-winning journey. Follow protagonist Takahara Hairi as he travels to the secluded island Torishirojima, where he rediscovers what it means to enjoy summer vacation.
Why similar: Visual Novel 29.4%, Dating Sim 14.6%, Emotional 12.3%, Anime 10.9%, Adventure 9.5%
- #25 CHAOS;HEAD NOAH
79% matchVery Positive88% of 1,810 reviews2022
Dev: MAGES. Inc.Pub: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 52.6 hrs≥1hr: 83%
CHAOS;HEAD NOAH is now available on Steam!
Why similar: Visual Novel 56.8%, Anime 23.6%, Adventure 10.4%, Romance 3.2%, Violent 2.8%
- #26 Aokana - Four Rhythms Across the Blue - EXTRA2
78% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 2,037 reviews2022
Dev: spritePub: NekoNyan Ltd.
Windows
Median: 6.7 hrsMean: 92.7 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Aokana - EXTRA2 is the official Misaki after story for Aokana.
Why similar: Visual Novel 26.6%, Romance 18.3%, Emotional 15.2%, Anime 14.1%, Cute 11%
- #27 Summer Meetings
81% matchVery Positive92% of 59 reviews2019
Dev: Mikołaj Spychał
Windows · Mac · Linux
We meet many people in our lives. Relationships with them are different and can be changed.
Why similar: Dating Sim 22.7%, Visual Novel 18.6%, Anime 11.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.2%, Romance 9%
Why You'll Like It: It explores the fleeting, poignant nature of summer romance, fitting the thematic profile of the seed game.
- #28 Sickly Days and Summer Traces
76% matchVery Positive95% of 1,964 reviews2025
Dev: Sister PositionPub: HIKARI SPARK
Windows
Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 24.5 hrs≥1hr: 85%
A devoted brother and his fragile sister share a quiet, dreamlike summer. As her gentle companion, speak with her, care for her, and gather the fleeting, precious fragments of a love that blooms softly in the stillness of everyday life.
Why similar: Visual Novel 27.6%, Anime 17.4%, Cute 11.4%, Dating Sim 10.6%, Emotional 10.2%
- #29 Muv-Luv
79% matchVery Positive94% of 1,987 reviews2018
Dev: aNCHOR Inc.
Windows
Median: 8.9 hrsMean: 21.1 hrs≥1hr: 87%
One of the most highly-acclaimed visual novel series arrives on Steam, newly revamped and officially in English! An interdimensional love story that takes high school romance on a roller-coaster ride through the depths of despair, culminating in a sci-fi grand finale of epic proportions.
Why similar: Visual Novel 25.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19.5%, Romance 18.3%, Anime 15.4%, Cute 8.9%
- #30 NUKITASHI
76% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 3,546 reviews2023
Dev: QruppoPub: Shiravune
Windows
Median: 10.6 hrsMean: 44.5 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Seiran Island. Even here in paradise, there are those who work in the shadows to bring it down... Confront the tyranny of a twisted system in this long-awaited visual novel adventure.
Why similar: Visual Novel 23.1%, Romance 16.5%, Anime 14.3%, Emotional 13.4%, Cute 10.1%
- #31 Aokana - Four Rhythms Across the Blue - EXTRA1
77% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 1,685 reviews2020
Dev: spritePub: NekoNyan Ltd.
Windows
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 71.7 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Aokana - EXTRA1 is the official Mashiro afterstory for Aokana.Experience even more Aokana in 1440p!
Why similar: Visual Novel 29.9%, Dating Sim 21.6%, Anime 16.9%, Cute 10.4%, Adventure 9.4%
- #32 NUKITASHI 2
75% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 2,610 reviews2024
Dev: QruppoPub: Shiravune
Windows
Median: 15.0 hrsMean: 53.3 hrs≥1hr: 78%
A new battle begins for Junnosuke—backed by the FS Big Three! “This is what it truly means for the minority to get vengeance.”
Why similar: Visual Novel 20.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 20.1%, Romance 13.5%, Anime 11.7%, Cute 8.9%
- #33 Wonderful Everyday Down the Rabbit-Hole
78% matchVery Positive92% of 2,538 reviews2017
Dev: KeroQPub: Frontwing USA
Windows
Median: 9.6 hrsMean: 173.0 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Wonderful Everyday is a visual novel with multiple routes which develops a story based on a few concepts: "the sky and the world", "the beginning and the end", "literature and science", "savior and hero", "brother and sister".
Why similar: Visual Novel 43.6%, Anime 14.9%, Romance 13.7%, Cute 6.7%, Adventure 5.1%
- #34 DRACU-RIOT!
73% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 1,077 reviews2026
Dev: YUZUSOFTPub: NekoNyan Ltd.
Windows
Median: 10.7 hrsMean: 45.1 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Welcome to the Special Administrative Region "Aqua Eden", an artificial island off the coast of Japan where casinos and more are legal.
Why similar: Visual Novel 29.3%, Romance 19.9%, Anime 17.5%, Emotional 11.2%, Multiple Endings 7.1%
- #35 DATE A LIVE: Ren Dystopia
75% matchVery Positive96% of 408 reviews2024
Dev: Idea FactoryPub: Idea Factory International
Windows
Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 42.0 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Play as Shido and unravel the secrets of the mysterious spirit Ren in the visual novel follow-up to DATE A LIVE: Rio Reincarnation, based on the acclaimed light novel and anime series.
Why similar: Dating Sim 26.3%, Visual Novel 20.2%, Romance 14.4%, Anime 11.9%, Cute 8.3%
- #36 ef - the first tale. (All Ages)
77% matchVery Positive95% of 191 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 19.8%, Romance 13.5%, Emotional 12.7%, Anime 8.8%, Dating Sim 8.7%
- #37 Flowers -Le volume sur ete-
74% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 1,300 reviews2018
Dev: Innocent GreyPub: JAST
Windows
Median: 7.6 hrsMean: 178.3 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 29.7%, Romance 20.8%, Anime 13.1%, Cute 9.9%, Dating Sim 8.5%
- #38 The Future Radio and the Artificial Pigeons
73% matchVery Positive91% of 304 reviews2023
Dev: LaplacianPub: NekoNyan Ltd.
Windows
Median: 7.2 hrsMean: 33.6 hrs≥1hr: 95%
2061, Japan. Mankind has lost the sky, and with it, its connections. All of it was taken away by birds... ...By countless artificial pigeons flying through the sky.
Why similar: Visual Novel 22.9%, Romance 15.2%, Emotional 11.4%, Dating Sim 10.1%, Anime 9.5%
- #39 9-nine-:Episode 2
72% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 1,911 reviews2019
Dev: PALETTEPub: Sekai Project
Windows
Median: 7.7 hrsMean: 187.3 hrs≥1hr: 93%
It's Sora and Kakeru's time to shine when the action heats up in 9-nine-: Episode 2. Can they take down the murderer before it's too late for them both?
Why similar: Visual Novel 38.3%, Anime 17.1%, Cute 10.4%, Simulation 6.8%, Multiple Endings 6.5%
- #40 Your Diary +
74% matchVery Positive85% of 345 reviews2018
Dev: CubePub: Hyper'sthene
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 58.6 hrs≥1hr: 57%
Your Diary + is a visual novel game that explores the seven ways humans experience happiness in the stories of its seven heroines. What does it mean to be useful to someone? To be loved? To trust someone with your heart? Rediscover the importance of these everyday joys.
Why similar: Dating Sim 22.6%, Visual Novel 21.5%, Romance 13.9%, Anime 12.5%, Cute 9%
- #41 planetarian HD
71% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 3,297 reviews2017
Dev: VisualArts/KeyPub: VisualArts
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 66.3 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 41.2%, Anime 23.2%, Casual 7.6%, Emotional 7.4%, Simulation 7.3%
- #42 GINKA
69% matchVery Positive91% of 2,788 reviews2023
Dev: FrontwingPub: Frontwing USA
Windows
Median: 7.9 hrsMean: 41.3 hrs≥1hr: 92%
"Return to that summer with you..." Ryusei returns to the small island of his younger years, where time flows by gently, to spend a fairy-tale summer vacation with his childhood friend who was spirited away.
Why similar: Visual Novel 25.7%, Dating Sim 15.9%, Emotional 12.9%, Anime 12.7%, Romance 12.4%
- #43 The Witch's Love Diary
73% matchVery Positive94% of 113 reviews2019
Dev: QoobrandPub: Sekai Project
Windows
Median: 6.1 hrsMean: 140.4 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Spring is here and love awaits, an oasis just over the horizon, a beautiful story waiting to be told. Join Takumi and Alice in a tale of fleeting cherry blossoms and forgotten first love.
Why similar: Visual Novel 37.7%, Anime 20.8%, Romance 9.1%, Casual 8.1%, Cute 6.5%
- #44 Tamayura Mirai
70% matchVery Positive94% of 206 reviews2023
Dev: AzuritePub: Shiravune
Windows
Median: 7.6 hrsMean: 43.1 hrs≥1hr: 72%
There is a girl, searching for something she lost... Tamayura Mirai is a midsummer fantasy visual novel of humans, spirits, and sorcerers that's won several industry awards in Japan.
Why similar: Dating Sim 19.2%, Visual Novel 15.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.3%, Romance 10.3%, Anime 9.2%
- #45 Select Oblige
70% matchMostly Positive75% of 751 reviews2024
Dev: MadosoftPub: HIKARI FIELD
Windows
Median: 11.9 hrsMean: 77.9 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Select Oblige is the latest title from the popular Japanese visual novel brand Madosoft. It features character design and artwork by renowned illustrator Hiyo Yuzuna, with the story crafted by Shoukei Wakaba. The main heroines are voiced by Hana Akino, Kanau, Ren Sagami, and Yuuka Nanakusa.
Why similar: Dating Sim 25.2%, Visual Novel 17.9%, 2D Platformer 9.8%, Anime 8.6%, Casual 7.4%
- #46 planetarian: Snow Globe
68% matchVery Positive95% of 293 reviews2025
Dev: VISUAL ARTS/KeyPub: VISUAL ARTS
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 8.5 hrs≥1hr: 48%
"planetarian: Snow Globe," the prequel to Key's sci-fi kinetic novel "planetarian: The Reverie of a Little Planet," is now available with binaural audio support! Enjoy the story of a companion robot and her coworkers at a planetarium, and the simple joys they find in their everyday lives.
Why similar: Visual Novel 26.4%, Simulation 15.9%, Anime 14.8%, Emotional 11.7%, Cute 11.5%
- #47 Tomoyo After ~It's a Wonderful Life~ English Edition
72% matchVery Positive91% of 721 reviews2016
Dev: VisualArts/KeyPub: VisualArts
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 56.3 hrs≥1hr: 85%
From renowned visual novel studio Key, this is the sequel to the highly acclaimed visual novel CLANNAD. Featuring a truly memorable continuation to Tomoya and Tomoyo's journey, Tomoyo After promises to draw you even further into CLANNAD's world.
Why similar: Visual Novel 47.2%, Anime 19.9%, Romance 12.6%, Adventure 8.5%, Casual 7.3%
- #48 My Sweet Summer
69% matchVery Positive89% of 70 reviews2025
Dev: W-I-WPub: Bow Studio
Windows · Mac
A romantic visual novel with interactive elements. Flirt, choose, and pour your charm into short but intense stories. Take control of the situation, meet new characters, and play through mini-games where every decision can change the course of the night.
Why similar: Visual Novel 34.8%, Simulation 29.2%, Text-Based 13.5%, Anime 12.5%, 2D 5.6%
- #49 CROSS†CHANNEL: Steam Edition
71% matchVery Positive90% of 438 reviews2018
Dev: MoeNovel
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 20.4 hrs≥1hr: 52%
"This is the Gunjo Broadcasting Club. Is there anyone left out there?” CROSS†CHANNEL is now available to the whole world for the first time ever. Eight students relive an eternally looping week as tensions rise. Can they mend their broken friendships, or are they too far gone to salvage...?
Why similar: Visual Novel 36.4%, Anime 17.2%, Simulation 16.8%, Adventure 10.8%, Casual 10.6%
- #50 Sky in your eyes
71% matchMostly Positive73% of 63 reviews2022
Dev: Aleksey Izimov
Windows · Mac · Linux
Visual novel about the life in the post-soviet country. Cute artstyle, 10 animated CGs, 5 BGs and 5 chibi CGs in 4k, English voice-over for each heroine, animated live2d sprites, original OSTs and a dramatic story!
Why similar: Dating Sim 30.9%, Visual Novel 24.2%, Simulation 14.3%, Anime 13.1%, Cute 8.9%
- #51 Tsuki ni Yorisou Otome no Sahou 2
66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 539 reviews2025
Dev: NavelPub: HIKARI FIELD
Windows
Median: 11.8 hrsMean: 35.4 hrs≥1hr: 85%
《近月少女的礼仪2》是由日本美少女游戏资深大厂 Navel 制作的超人气女装系列作品的第三部。国际中文版除收录游戏本篇中的内容外，也将包括Limited Edition追加的『樱小路露娜接后日谈的后日谈《对好答案后是美妙的问候》以及『堂兄妹理论及其中心』两个特别篇内容以及全角色语音内容。
Why similar: Dating Sim 24.1%, Visual Novel 17.3%, 2D Platformer 13.1%, Anime 9%, Emotional 6.7%
- #52 LOVEPICAL-POPPY!
65% matchVery Positive96% of 340 reviews2025
Dev: SMEEPub: Kagami Games
Windows
Median: 7.7 hrsMean: 34.0 hrs≥1hr: 88%
From renowned Japanese visual novel brand SMEE, LOVEPICAL-POPPY!, the ultimate moege, arrives on Steam! Made for SMEE’s 15th anniversary and celebrating 150k+ sales, it keeps the brand’s signature sweetness while adding life-sim gameplay and a unique story progression system.
Why similar: Visual Novel 26%, Choose Your Own Adventure 22.5%, Romance 13.8%, Anime 13.2%, Adventure 9.9%
- #53 Mashiroiro Symphony HD -Sana Edition-
66% matchVery Positive92% of 416 reviews2024
Dev: PalettePub: Shiravune
Windows
Median: 6.7 hrsMean: 28.2 hrs≥1hr: 74%
A one-route standalone expansion for the fan-favorite visual novel Mashiroiro Symphony. The main character's classmate Sana finally takes the spotlight with a new story and new CGs by artist Tsubasu Izumi!
Why similar: Visual Novel 26.1%, Anime 15.9%, Romance 12.9%, Cute 12.3%, Emotional 10.7%
- #54 Clover Day's Plus
66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 910 reviews2023
Dev: ALcotPub: HIKARI FIELD
Windows
Median: 10.8 hrsMean: 69.9 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Bottled-up emotions... An everlasting oath... Heartfelt desires... An enduring regret... And a childhood promise. Yuuto was abandoned by his parents and raised in an orphanage in Britain before a trading merchant by the name of Takakura Yoshiomi adopted him and brought him to Japan.
Why similar: Dating Sim 21.4%, Visual Novel 17%, Romance 12.7%, Emotional 9.8%, 2D Platformer 9.3%
- #55 Alia's Carnival! Flowering Sky
67% matchVery Positive94% of 195 reviews2023
Dev: NanaWindPub: HIKARI FIELD
Windows
Median: 7.5 hrsMean: 49.1 hrs≥1hr: 91%
本作是日本美少女游戏知名品牌NanaWind（七风社）制作的超能力校园恋爱题材作品，是《爱丽娅的明日盛典!》的续作。本作由业内知名女性画师七尾奈留和Mitha联合担当原画与角色设计；由超人气声优桐谷华、秋野花、阳茉莉等领衔为游戏女主角献声。
Why similar: Dating Sim 19.3%, 2D Platformer 16.2%, Visual Novel 13.8%, Anime 12.8%, Cute 8%
- #56 KamiYaba: Destiny on a Dicey Deadline
67% matchVery Positive92% of 384 reviews2022
Dev: HULOTTEPub: Shiravune
Windows
Median: 6.2 hrsMean: 61.0 hrs≥1hr: 70%
“If you don't tie the knot with the person of your dreams within the next year, you'll be in big trouble.” So forewarns Urara, the self-proclaimed Goddess of Matchmaking... kicking off a rowdy rom-com adventure!
Why similar: Dating Sim 29.6%, Visual Novel 23.1%, Emotional 10.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.4%, Cute 9.1%
- #57 Ninki Seiyuu: How to Make a Pop Voice Actress
67% matchVery Positive92% of 225 reviews2021
Dev: MintCUBEPub: Shiravune
Windows
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 14.5 hrs≥1hr: 69%
A love comedy set in the voice acting industry, from the point of view of voice actresses, managers, and sound engineers... and it's, like, 78% accurate! Play it, and you might find out what this industry is all about!
Why similar: Dating Sim 22.8%, Visual Novel 16.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.5%, Text-Based 12.7%, Emotional 9.3%
- #58 SEX Airlines 🔞✈️
68% matchMixed64% of 159 reviews2024
Dev: Play and Cum 💦
Windows
Welcome aboard SEX Airlines 🔞✈️ - an adult visual novel where you shape the story of professional pilot Arthur and people around him!
Why similar: Dating Sim 24.4%, Visual Novel 18.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.9%, Romance 12.8%, Simulation 7.8%
