- #1 CLANNAD
97% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 10,460 reviews2015
Dev: VisualArts/KeyPub: Sekai Project
Windows
Median: 7.3 hrsMean: 105.4 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 28.3%, Anime 13.8%, Romance 13.6%, Dating Sim 13.6%, Drama 12.5%
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 399 reviews2024
Dev: VISUAL ARTS/KeyPub: VISUAL ARTS
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 20.8 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 15.2%, Visual Novel 13.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10%, Text-Based 7.9%, 2D Platformer 7.4%
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 Positive88% of 989 reviews2025
Dev: VISUAL ARTS/KeyPub: VISUAL ARTS
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 118.0 hrs≥1hr: 62%
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 18.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.4%, Dating Sim 13.3%, Emotional 10.6%, Anime 8.1%
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 1,092 reviews2017
Dev: VisualArts/KeyPub: VisualArts
Windows
Median: 8.6 hrsMean: 42.5 hrs≥1hr: 84%
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 29.6%, Anime 11.9%, Dating Sim 11.4%, Simulation 9.2%, Drama 8.3%
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 22,459 reviews2020
Dev: FrontwingPub: ANIPLEX.EXE
Windows
Median: 7.0 hrsMean: 106.2 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 26.4%, Dating Sim 18.5%, Romance 12.6%, Anime 11.2%, Cute 7.8%
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 669 reviews2021
Dev: VisualArts/KeyPub: Sekai Project
Windows
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 60.5 hrs≥1hr: 78%
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 18%, Dating Sim 16.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15%, Anime 10.4%, Drama 8%
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 777 reviews2016
Dev: VisualArts/KeyPub: VisualArts
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 89.6 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 20.8%, Simulation 16.6%, Adventure 12.1%, Casual 11.1%
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
91% matchVery Positive95% of 77,204 reviews2014
Dev: Soviet Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 57.7 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 6,383 reviews2019
Dev: spritePub: NekoNyan Ltd.
Windows
Median: 9.1 hrsMean: 136.1 hrs≥1hr: 88%
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 35.1%, Dating Sim 20.1%, Anime 16.5%, 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 4,609 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 14.5%, 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 Positive87% of 230 reviews2022
Dev: Barista LabPub: HIKARI FIELD
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 17.3 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 28.1%, Visual Novel 25.2%, Anime 11.5%, Drama 7.9%, 2D Platformer 7.7%
Why You'll Like It: It emphasizes the emotional connection between characters against a backdrop of summer-themed discovery.
- #12 Memories Off -Innocent Fille-
89% matchVery Positive90% of 1,082 reviews2020
Dev: MAGES. Inc.Pub: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 5.9 hrsMean: 117.2 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 26.8%, Visual Novel 20.2%, Anime 11.8%, Emotional 11.2%
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 9-nine-:NewEpisode
87% matchVery Positive94% of 713 reviews2022
Dev: PALETTEPub: Sekai Project
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 184.7 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 19.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.4%, Anime 8.8%, Casual 7.3%
Why You'll Like It: This title offers a compelling supernatural mystery wrapped in a high-quality visual novel format.
- #14 Bokuten - Why I Became an Angel
88% matchVery Positive86% of 149 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 14.1%, Dating Sim 12.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.4%, Drama 11%, Romance 9.5%
Why You'll Like It: The supernatural premise involving angels provides a direct thematic link to the central mystery of AIR.
- #15 WHITE ALBUM: Memories like Falling Snow
86% matchVery Positive94% of 854 reviews2023
Dev: AQUAPLUSPub: DMM GAMES
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 36.9 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 21.9%, Visual Novel 18.3%, Romance 12.8%, Anime 9.2%, Cute 6.2%
Why You'll Like It: A classic drama-heavy romance that explores the emotional turbulence of its characters with great care.
- #16 Hatsuyuki Sakura
85% matchVery Positive95% of 878 reviews2024
Dev: SAGA PLANETSPub: HIKARI FIELD
Windows
Median: 13.1 hrsMean: 42.3 hrs≥1hr: 86%
"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 20.6%, Visual Novel 19.2%, Anime 8.7%, Drama 8.2%, 2D Platformer 7.7%
Why You'll Like It: It blends romance with supernatural elements in a nostalgic, seasonal setting that mirrors the tone of AIR.
- #17 Fate/hollow ataraxia REMASTERED
84% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 913 reviews2025
Dev: TYPE-MOONPub: Aniplex Inc.
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 53.9 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Relive the four days of destiny...
Why similar: Visual Novel 18.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.1%, 2D Platformer 12.6%, Drama 9.4%, Anime 9.3%
Why You'll Like It: It features a similar blend of slice-of-life character interactions and supernatural mystery set in a repeating timeframe.
- #18 Da Capo 3 R
86% matchVery Positive97% of 150 reviews2017
Dev: CircusPub: MangaGamer
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 156.6 hrs≥1hr: 77%
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
84% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 5,225 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 58.8%, Anime 24%, Drama 7.1%, Emotional 5.8%, Casual 2.1%
Why You'll Like It: A quintessential emotional kinetic novel that focuses on the beauty and tragedy of life's final moments.
- #20 Voice Love on Air
82% matchVery Positive87% of 523 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 24.7%, Visual Novel 14.1%, Drama 13%, Romance 12.2%, Anime 8.4%
Why You'll Like It: It explores the intersection of romance and creative passion, offering a character-driven experience.
- #21 OneRoom ―Yui Hanasaka Memorial―
81% matchVery Positive92% of 410 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 14.6%, Anime 13.6%, Cute 8.6%
Why You'll Like It: This title focuses on intimate, character-driven storytelling that emphasizes the player's connection to the heroine.
- #22 A Sky Full of Stars 仰望夜空的星辰
82% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 983 reviews2017
Dev: MoeNovel
Windows
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 31.8 hrs≥1hr: 91%
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.
- #23 7 summer days: Youth sky
83% 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 15.1%, Adventure 8.8%
Why You'll Like It: The title and setting directly evoke the specific aesthetic and thematic focus on summer that fans of AIR enjoy.
- #24 Summer Pockets
80% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 4,789 reviews2020
Dev: VisualArts/KeyPub: VisualArts
Windows
Median: 10.3 hrsMean: 137.8 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 29.2%, Dating Sim 14.6%, Emotional 12.5%, Anime 10.9%, Adventure 9.4%
- #25 NUKITASHI
79% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 3,440 reviews2023
Dev: QruppoPub: Shiravune
Windows
Median: 9.8 hrsMean: 43.4 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 25.4%, Romance 14.2%, Anime 13.8%, Emotional 10%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.5%
- #26 CHAOS;HEAD NOAH
79% matchVery Positive89% of 1,696 reviews2022
Dev: MAGES. Inc.Pub: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 52.6 hrs≥1hr: 82%
CHAOS;HEAD NOAH is now available on Steam!
Why similar: Visual Novel 59.3%, Anime 23.9%, Adventure 10.7%, Violent 2.9%, 2D 1.3%
- #27 Aokana - Four Rhythms Across the Blue - EXTRA2
77% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 2,017 reviews2022
Dev: spritePub: NekoNyan Ltd.
Windows
Median: 6.7 hrsMean: 94.6 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Aokana - EXTRA2 is the official Misaki after story for Aokana.
Why similar: Visual Novel 26.5%, Romance 18.3%, Emotional 15.4%, Anime 14%, Cute 10.9%
- #28 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 20.6%, Visual Novel 16.9%, Anime 10.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.3%, Drama 9%
Why You'll Like It: It explores the fleeting, poignant nature of summer romance, fitting the thematic profile of the seed game.
- #29 Muv-Luv
78% matchVery Positive94% of 1,935 reviews2018
Dev: aNCHOR Inc.
Windows
Median: 8.6 hrsMean: 20.9 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 19.6%, Romance 18.4%, Anime 15.3%, Cute 8.9%
- #30 ef - the first tale. (All Ages)
78% 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: Visual Novel 17%, Drama 13.2%, Romance 11.7%, Emotional 11.2%, Anime 7.6%
- #31 Tamayura Mirai
76% matchVery Positive94% of 200 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 19.1%, Visual Novel 15.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.4%, Romance 10.3%, Anime 9.2%
- #32 NUKITASHI 2
74% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 2,547 reviews2024
Dev: QruppoPub: Shiravune
Windows
Median: 14.8 hrsMean: 51.7 hrs≥1hr: 76%
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%, Emotional 9%
- #33 Wonderful Everyday Down the Rabbit-Hole
77% matchVery Positive93% of 2,444 reviews2017
Dev: KeroQPub: Frontwing USA
Windows
Median: 9.4 hrsMean: 168.3 hrs≥1hr: 90%
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 43.2%, Anime 14.9%, Romance 13.9%, Cute 6.6%, Adventure 5.2%
- #34 GINKA
74% matchVery Positive91% of 2,764 reviews2023
Dev: FrontwingPub: Frontwing USA
Windows
Median: 7.9 hrsMean: 41.5 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 22.8%, Dating Sim 14.2%, Emotional 11.7%, Anime 11.4%, Romance 11.1%
- #35 Aokana - Four Rhythms Across the Blue - EXTRA1
75% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 1,660 reviews2020
Dev: spritePub: NekoNyan Ltd.
Windows
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 72.9 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 9.3%
- #36 planetarian HD
76% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 3,260 reviews2017
Dev: VisualArts/KeyPub: VisualArts
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 65.2 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 36%, Anime 20.5%, Drama 12.5%, Casual 6.8%, Simulation 6.5%
- #37 DRACU-RIOT!
71% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 867 reviews2026
Dev: YUZUSOFTPub: NekoNyan Ltd.
Windows
Median: 7.8 hrsMean: 27.2 hrs≥1hr: 79%
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 25.3%, Romance 17.4%, Anime 15.1%, Drama 13.1%, Emotional 10.1%
- #38 planetarian: Snow Globe
72% matchVery Positive95% of 267 reviews2025
Dev: VISUAL ARTS/KeyPub: VISUAL ARTS
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 8.9 hrs≥1hr: 51%
"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 22.5%, Drama 14.5%, Simulation 13.7%, Anime 12.6%, Emotional 10.1%
- #39 Memories Off
73% 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: Dating Sim 22.8%, Visual Novel 17.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.3%, Drama 12%, Emotional 8.5%
- #40 Trinoline All Ages Version
75% matchVery Positive89% of 153 reviews2019
Dev: minoriPub: MangaGamer
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 26.8 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 14.1%, Dating Sim 13.9%, Drama 10.4%, Text-Based 9.1%, Romance 9%
- #41 Sickly Days and Summer Traces
69% matchVery Positive95% of 1,890 reviews2025
Dev: Sister PositionPub: HIKARI SPARK
Windows
Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 23.8 hrs≥1hr: 86%
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 11.3%, Dating Sim 10.6%, Emotional 10.3%
- #42 Flowers -Le volume sur ete-
73% 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 29.7%, Romance 20.9%, Anime 13.1%, Cute 9.8%, Dating Sim 8.5%
- #43 The Future Radio and the Artificial Pigeons
72% matchVery Positive91% of 300 reviews2023
Dev: LaplacianPub: NekoNyan Ltd.
Windows
Median: 7.2 hrsMean: 33.9 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 22.1%, Romance 14.8%, Drama 12.9%, Emotional 11.2%, Anime 9.2%
- #44 9-nine-:Episode 2
71% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 1,889 reviews2019
Dev: PALETTEPub: Sekai Project
Windows
Median: 7.6 hrsMean: 184.3 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 38.4%, Anime 17.1%, Cute 10.3%, Simulation 6.9%, Multiple Endings 6.5%
- #45 Tomoyo After ~It's a Wonderful Life~ English Edition
73% matchVery Positive91% of 705 reviews2016
Dev: VisualArts/KeyPub: VisualArts
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 56.8 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 19.8%, Romance 12.7%, Adventure 8.4%, Casual 7.4%
- #46 DATE A LIVE: Ren Dystopia
69% matchVery Positive96% of 394 reviews2024
Dev: Idea FactoryPub: Idea Factory International
Windows
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 43.2 hrs≥1hr: 86%
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 24.6%, Visual Novel 18.8%, Romance 13.5%, Drama 12.9%, Anime 11.1%
- #47 Kono Aozora ni Yakusoku o Refine
69% matchVery Positive86% of 197 reviews2025
Dev: GIGAPub: HIKARI PULSE
Windows
Median: 11.8 hrsMean: 21.9 hrs≥1hr: 91%
《青空下的约定― Refine》国际中文版是由日本美少女游戏老牌厂商 GIGA / Entergram（戏画社） 推出的经典恋爱冒险游戏重制版。原作并曾改编为电视动画。在首届“美少女游戏大赏”荣获年度大奖，并同时获得剧本奖、主题曲奖、纯爱游戏奖及玩家支持奖，堪称当年的现象级作品。
Why similar: Dating Sim 21.7%, Visual Novel 15.6%, 2D Platformer 9.5%, Casual 8.6%, Adventure 8.4%
- #48 Clover Day's Plus
68% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 882 reviews2023
Dev: ALcotPub: HIKARI FIELD
Windows
Median: 10.6 hrsMean: 68.1 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 19.1%, Visual Novel 15.1%, Romance 11.3%, Drama 10.8%, Emotional 8.9%
- #49 Symphonic Rain
70% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 1,136 reviews2017
Dev: KOGADO STUDIOPub: KOMODO
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 33.1 hrs≥1hr: 89%
The reborn HD edition, Remastered by Siro! Set in Piova, the city of music and endless rain. Guide Chris Vertin on the path to become a master musician in a harmonious fusion of Visual Novel and Music-based gameplay.
Why similar: Visual Novel 18.3%, Dating Sim 15.7%, Romance 12%, Anime 11%, Drama 10.3%
- #50 The Witch's Love Diary
71% matchVery Positive94% of 112 reviews2019
Dev: QoobrandPub: Sekai Project
Windows
Median: 5.9 hrsMean: 136.6 hrs≥1hr: 85%
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 37.6%, Anime 20.8%, Romance 9.2%, Casual 8.2%, Cute 6.5%
- #51 Alia's Carnival! Flowering Sky
68% matchVery Positive94% of 192 reviews2023
Dev: NanaWindPub: HIKARI FIELD
Windows
Median: 7.6 hrsMean: 49.8 hrs≥1hr: 93%
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 17.5%, 2D Platformer 14.6%, Visual Novel 12.5%, Anime 11.6%, Drama 9.2%
- #52 CROSS†CHANNEL: Steam Edition
70% matchVery Positive90% of 430 reviews2018
Dev: MoeNovel
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 20.6 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 16.9%, Adventure 10.8%, Casual 10.7%
- #53 Select Oblige
68% matchMostly Positive75% of 742 reviews2024
Dev: MadosoftPub: HIKARI FIELD
Windows
Median: 11.6 hrsMean: 75.2 hrs≥1hr: 86%
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 23.4%, Visual Novel 16.6%, 2D Platformer 9.1%, Anime 8%, Drama 7.2%
- #54 Your Diary +
70% matchVery Positive85% of 335 reviews2018
Dev: CubePub: Hyper'sthene
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 59.6 hrs≥1hr: 59%
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 22.9%, Visual Novel 21.9%, Romance 14.3%, Anime 12.6%, Cute 9.1%
- #55 Tsuki ni Yorisou Otome no Sahou 2
65% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 522 reviews2025
Dev: NavelPub: HIKARI FIELD
Windows
Median: 10.7 hrsMean: 27.0 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 22.1%, Visual Novel 15.8%, 2D Platformer 11.9%, Drama 8.5%, Anime 8.2%
- #56 STEINS;GATE 0
67% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 7,939 reviews2018
Dev: MAGES. Inc.Pub: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 124.0 hrs≥1hr: 88%
If you can't save the one you love… How can you save humanity? Sequel to the visual novel cult classic. Experience an alternate worldline of STEINS;GATE.
Why similar: Visual Novel 49.4%, Anime 23.8%, Multiple Endings 9.1%, Adventure 7.5%, Romance 6.1%
- #57 Cyanotype Daydream -The Girl Who Dreamed the World-
67% matchVery Positive88% of 761 reviews2022
Dev: Laplacian
Windows
Median: 17.0 hrsMean: 54.2 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Kaito wakes to find himself in a strange room, with no memories, and a taciturn girl named Yonagi by his side. Upon learning of his role, he immerses himself into three wondrous dream worlds with her. When all three stories meet a bitter end, Kaito recovers his memories, and the true story unfolds.
Why similar: Visual Novel 20%, Romance 15.5%, Emotional 13.6%, Dating Sim 12.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 8.1%
- #58 My Sweet Summer
65% 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 34.6%, Simulation 29.2%, Text-Based 13.6%, Anime 12.4%, 2D 5.7%
- #59 Café Stella and the Reaper's Butterflies
64% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 6,560 reviews2022
Dev: YUZUSOFTPub: NekoNyan Ltd.
Windows
Median: 19.1 hrsMean: 175.5 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Takamine Kousei was living a carefree college life until, one day, he tragically died in an accident. But then, the bizarre happened: Takamine Kousei opened his eyes again. And what's more, when he woke up, it was the morning of the very day, he had died.
Why similar: Visual Novel 32.3%, Romance 20.8%, Anime 10.1%, Cute 7.6%, Multiple Endings 7.4%
