60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Visual Novel, Emotional, Romance, Story Rich.
A short visual novel about a warrior with a dark past and a radiant goddess who are confronted with a shocking challenge that will change their lives forever, forcing them to reconsider their views on such a complex and contradictory feeling as love.
ef - the first tale. (All Ages)
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.
Ending the Happy Route
A visual novel depicting a protagonist who desperately struggles to change their fate of despair.
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: Romance 18.3%, Emotional 17.8%, Visual Novel 16.9%, Cinematic 13.8%, Anime 8.4%
A visual novel depicting a protagonist who desperately struggles to change their fate of despair.
Why similar: Romance 18.5%, Emotional 16.3%, Visual Novel 15.9%, Cinematic 10.9%, Mystery 9.5%
"Bride of Ryujin Another Story: The Tale of the Sacred Bell" is an ADV that blends Japanese-style fantasy with fairytale storytelling. The game tells the story of a nameless deity and a wandering shrine maiden. Players will join them as they uncover stories buried deep in Mt. Kirigakure.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 25.4%, Romance 20.7%, Emotional 17.1%, Anime 13.6%, Atmospheric 9.4%
Is one life worth the price of another? A bittersweet visual novel about life and death, trust and bonds, and promises made. Brought to you by popular Japanese bishojo game developer SWEET&TEA. Winner of the Moe Game Awards 2016's "New Brand Award"!
Why similar: Emotional 17.5%, Romance 17.1%, Visual Novel 16.9%, Interactive Fiction 11.9%, Anime 11.3%
Following the loss of a baby, a breakup, and a surprise heritage, Daphné decides to leave everything behind to start a new life in the French countryside. There, she discovers she's the last descendant of a line of witches. Will she embrace the family tradition?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 15.5%, Romance 13.9%, Visual Novel 13.8%, Emotional 13.8%, Hand-drawn 9.8%
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: Interactive Fiction 16.2%, Emotional 14.2%, Visual Novel 13.7%, Romance 11.8%, Hand-drawn 10.1%
A date on the beach, small talk, a little bit of nostalgia and an important decision. All of that taking place to the accompaniment of the summer breeze.
Why similar: Romance 16%, Emotional 14.1%, Visual Novel 13.5%, Interactive Fiction 12.3%, Hand-drawn 10.3%
曾经的小镇学霸，在事业不如意之时踏上了归乡之旅。一辆充满“怀旧”气氛的绿皮火车上，麻烦事接二连三地扑面而来——但却是，一段回味悠长的花舞之旅。
Why similar: Romance 26%, Visual Novel 24.8%, Emotional 18.3%, Anime 13.8%, Multiple Endings 9.7%
Award-winning cinematic narrative adventure set in a hand-drawn world of living forgotten objects. Lead Fig and the crew of the Volare through a story of identity, unity, and survival—where diplomacy, difficult choices, and moments of action shape the fate of five divided tribes.
Why similar: Emotional 16.3%, Cinematic 16.2%, Interactive Fiction 14%, Hand-drawn 12.1%, Visual Novel 10.4%
An adventure visual novel with a pixel art style. About ghosts, past love, and a world of the unconscious.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 24.2%, Visual Novel 18.4%, Hand-drawn 13.4%, Emotional 11.4%, Romance 10.3%
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 19.5%, Visual Novel 16.3%, Anime 13.1%, Interactive Fiction 12.9%, Romance 12.9%
A short, nostalgic slice-of-life visual novel with a coming-of-age story about a forgotten ice pop and the girl who once felt like a big sister to you.
Why similar: Emotional 15.5%, Visual Novel 14.8%, Interactive Fiction 13.7%, Romance 12.8%, Anime 8.6%
A Field of Flowers and Stars is a simple mouse or keyboard-based visual novel.
Why similar: Romance 21.4%, Visual Novel 20.5%, Interactive Fiction 19.4%, Anime 12.7%, Hand-drawn 9.6%
"Start your dream-seeking journey in the future city!" - In the game, players will play the role of "Park Bo-myeong", the deputy director of the AI Inspection Bureau, and travel through the summer night of the future city "Golden City" with their assistant robot "Dill".
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 18.9%, Visual Novel 16.6%, Romance 14.3%, Emotional 13.9%, Anime 11.4%
《井底》是一款2024年3月立项的文字类galgame，题材是“超能力悬疑推理故事”，画风是日系校园风格的 故事主要讲述了游戏女主王语韴作为一个业余“侦探”，遇到各种疑难问题，并在侦探事务所所长天翔及其妹妹天音的帮助下，解决案件的故事。 游戏主要使用鼠标点击来推进剧情
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 23.7%, Visual Novel 18%, Emotional 14.3%, Romance 13.3%, Anime 11.8%
Your life is changed forever when a mysterious package arrives at your front door. Go on many different outings with your new android companion as you both form unforgettable memories in this beautiful visual novel.
Why similar: Emotional 27.5%, Romance 23%, Anime 15.4%, Visual Novel 15%, Story Rich 8.9%
It is late December in Taipei. The pavement glows like silver under the winter rain. That's when we met for the first time. The warmth between us has a certain comfort that I’ve never felt before.
Why similar: Emotional 24.9%, Visual Novel 23.6%, Romance 22.9%, Anime 14.7%, Story Rich 9.8%
Silver blue is a BL visual novel 15+ with anime style, containing adventure fantasy content.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 18.6%, Emotional 14.8%, Romance 14.1%, Anime 9.9%, Visual Novel 9%
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: Emotional 17.3%, Romance 17.1%, Visual Novel 16.9%, Anime 11.5%, Interactive Fiction 7.5%
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 24.7%, Romance 23.1%, Emotional 16.2%, Anime 14.8%, Story Rich 10.8%
Five stories, a life. In an accident, the man named "Miracle" met the girl he hit, and the trajectory of his life has changed since then. Ten years, in the scattered fragments of time, witness together his precious memories.
Why similar: Visual Novel 23.6%, Romance 23.6%, Anime 12.1%, Emotional 11.4%, Mystery 10.7%
A strange incident turns the life of an ordinary young man upside down when, having fallen asleep on a regular train commute, he wakes up in another country... in a body of a Japanese student! An unforgettable summer adventure awaits, promising many fateful meetings and momentous occasions.
Why similar: Romance 18.5%, Visual Novel 16.2%, Interactive Fiction 15.6%, Emotional 15.1%, Anime 11%
Alone as two, together as one - A fantasy/yuri visual novel telling the story of two girls traversing a snow covered forest and growing closer.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 19.7%, Visual Novel 16.1%, Cinematic 15.5%, Emotional 12.3%, Anime 10.7%
"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 23%, Romance 21.6%, Emotional 18.3%, Anime 13.4%, Story Rich 9.5%
Dullpain is a side-scrolling, interaction, and storytelling game. Playing as Jingwen, a young boss of a long-established repair shop, you need to repair not only everyday items, also memories. You can enjoy dull-pain and breathtaking stories in different time and space and redefine the end of story.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 18.1%, Emotional 17.3%, Romance 15.8%, Visual Novel 13.5%, Anime 8.9%
A comforting and heartfelt Visual Novel about a young musician struggling to write a simple song. Roki Olsen seems to want nothing more than singing on stage…truly, when he looks at Elly Hammington, we think he might be lying.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 24.1%, Visual Novel 17.3%, Cinematic 14.4%, Anime 9.7%, Hand-drawn 9.6%
A romantic visual novel about connection, choices, and the colors of the heart. Features an animated Live2D love interest, multiple endings, English and Spanish support, Steam achievements, and hidden secrets to uncover.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 27.8%, Visual Novel 26.2%, Romance 24.3%, Multiple Endings 9.4%, Anime 8.9%
A fully-animated visual novel about a boy who wakes up in an unknown house with two beautiful sisters, their mother, and an unspoken truth.
Why similar: Romance 17%, Visual Novel 14.6%, Emotional 13.1%, Interactive Fiction 12.8%, Anime 10.2%
A short tale, a long journey. With a beautiful watercolor touch, it depicts the life of a woman. In her ordinary and modest life...experience her joys, her sorrows, her growth. Witness the story she spins in a life woven by those around her.
Why similar: Cinematic 19.2%, Visual Novel 18.5%, Romance 14.1%, Emotional 12%, Atmospheric 11.1%
This game is a bishoujo game developed and published by Kawayi Play.
Why similar: Emotional 19.7%, Visual Novel 18.2%, Interactive Fiction 14.6%, Multiple Endings 11.8%, Anime 11.1%
Death by Begonia is a surreal LGBTQ+ Southern gothic murder mystery. Follow Riley's attempts to reconnect with old childhood friends in a town haunted by annual serial murders. Will you fall in love and unlock the mysteries hidden in your friends' hearts? Or will you die trying?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 15.8%, Romance 15.6%, Visual Novel 13.4%, Emotional 10.4%, Hand-drawn 8.6%
When he was a child, Yuuma received a special power from the “translucent magician”, Shinku. Just by touching someone with his hand, he is able to cure all of their wounds in return for some of his memories.
Why similar: Romance 23%, Emotional 19.9%, Visual Novel 19.8%, Anime 9.5%, Multiple Endings 8.4%
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: Romance 19.1%, Visual Novel 18.1%, Emotional 14.8%, Mystery 12%, Anime 8.4%
"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: Interactive Fiction 20.8%, Visual Novel 20.5%, Emotional 11.4%, Romance 11.1%, Anime 10.5%
A young adult SF visual novel combining school life with science fiction. The main characters live normal, peaceful lives, savoring their youth. But one day, an illness starts spreading through their school, and with it, a secret that could change the world…
Why similar: Romance 21.9%, Visual Novel 18.4%, Interactive Fiction 17.1%, Emotional 16.7%, Anime 11.7%
Chihiro Himukai can't hold down a job... A sweet visual novel about two people finding each other after slipping apart.
Why similar: Romance 20.3%, Visual Novel 16.9%, Emotional 15.9%, Interactive Fiction 12.4%, Anime 12.1%
In this saucy 2D visual novel, you find yourself in a strange new town in which all of its residents are promiscuous and eager to get to know the newcomer! The story will depend entirely on your own choices. Will you give in to passion and accept the locals' blatant advances?
Why similar: Romance 13.7%, Cinematic 13.5%, Interactive Fiction 13.5%, Visual Novel 13.4%, Emotional 12.1%
你将扮演一个被AI淘汰的程序员，回到那个停滞的小县城，与那个等了你十二年的女孩一起去寻找，从所有人记忆里消失的发小和尘封的往事，你们追查的不仅仅是真相，还是被AI一起困住的那个夏天、那座小城、那段永远不会结束的等待。
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 28.2%, Visual Novel 21.2%, Emotional 19.9%, Mystery 11.8%, Adventure 6.8%
Where Control Ends is a psychological visual novel about Astra, a young girl trying to hold herself together after a night she cannot fully remember.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 19.6%, Visual Novel 18%, Romance 16.8%, Emotional 8.6%, Hand-drawn 7.4%
Jump in heart first into the exciting and seductive world of Shinjuku. A romantic visual novel brimming with touching moments and titillating scenarios.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 19.1%, Romance 16.9%, Visual Novel 16.3%, Emotional 12.9%, Hand-drawn 10.3%
架空都市题材的视觉小说文字冒险游戏，玩家扮演社畜阿诚为失忆“女鬼”找回记忆。
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 22.4%, Romance 21.2%, Visual Novel 20.1%, Mystery 9.1%, Emotional 8.7%
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: Interactive Fiction 19.7%, Visual Novel 17.3%, Hand-drawn 15.5%, Romance 13.8%, Emotional 10.8%
A Visual Novel game about adventure, fantasy, magic and friendship. This is a continuation of Chapter 3. There are only a few choices that can be made, and some paths to choose from. The decisions do not have an impact on the ending, instead they provide slightly different content.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 19.5%, Visual Novel 17.2%, Romance 16.2%, Anime 11.9%, Hand-drawn 9.3%
This is a interactive story game. Players will take on the role of a legendary character in a near-realistic sci-fi-set world, unlocking the great mysteries hidden about the world, and the character himself, through dialogue with others, psychological analysis, environmental exploration and combat.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 16.4%, Cinematic 16.1%, Visual Novel 14.9%, Romance 13.1%, Anime 10.8%
In the near future, a technology called Brain-Machine Interface connects the brain and machines. This technology brings about a new paradigm and opens the gates to the digitization of human memory itself. From these new discoveries, "he" is born.
Why similar: Romance 25.7%, Visual Novel 25.2%, Anime 15.4%, Story Rich 8.8%, Multiple Endings 6.4%
本作是一款多世界观叙事冒险游戏。你将从西幻风格的梦境大厅苏醒，触碰记忆泡沫，坠入不同的异界。当前开放第一世界【终霰傩玉录】：你将跌落至古老的东方傩村，在绝望的民俗仪式与诡谲的人性试炼中，亲历一场关于饥荒、祭祀与人性崩坏的绝望轮回。
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 18.2%, Cinematic 16.8%, Emotional 16.4%, Visual Novel 13.4%, Hand-drawn 10%
A fateful meeting sets off a chain reaction, upending Mark's life. People disappear and memories prove unreliable. Uncover a hidden truth with Mark and his friends in this narrative adventure and race to unravel the mystery before it's too late.
Why similar: Emotional 23.2%, Visual Novel 22%, Interactive Fiction 19.2%, Romance 13.3%, Story Rich 8.8%
A visual novel where your choices matter. Derek has a job, a beloved boyfriend, friends, and… “piranha thoughts.” Everything was perfect until his younger sister Rina returned to town.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 22.6%, Romance 17.7%, Visual Novel 17.5%, Hand-drawn 9.6%, Story Rich 7.9%
Naoki was really excited about spending Christmas with his beloved. But those plans weren't meant to be - Naoki saw her hugging another guy. Christmas seems ruined but just one random encounter can change everything. This is a Japanese-style kinetic visual novel about Christmas.
Why similar: Romance 19.5%, Emotional 19.3%, Visual Novel 18.3%, Anime 12.6%, Hand-drawn 11.1%
You are a censor in a nameless war, blacking out the letters of two lovers who have never met. Their whole romance lives on paper — so every word you strike is struck from the love itself. Then the letters begin, impossibly, to answer your pen. A melancholy epistolary romance. Six endings.
Why similar: Romance 20.8%, Visual Novel 18.7%, Interactive Fiction 16.5%, Emotional 11.7%, Mystery 9.3%
Winter 1999. Kicked out of your house after being outed by your closest friend, you plan to leave your hometown. Your girlfriend, Mika, wants to see you one more time. Decide whether or not you'll stay together.
Why similar: Romance 18.7%, Visual Novel 15.8%, Interactive Fiction 14.9%, Emotional 10.4%, Anime 8.8%
Set in 1972 (Showa 47), this story follows a high school student on his yearly summer visit to his grandparents’ rural home. Spending quiet, nostalgic days with his sister and the villagers, he begins to believe this peaceful summer might last… until an encounter in the mountains changes everything.
Why similar: Romance 17.2%, Visual Novel 14.8%, Emotional 14.8%, Anime 10.3%, Interactive Fiction 10.2%
Interactive anime adventure in visual novel format!
Why similar: Visual Novel 18.1%, Romance 15.7%, Emotional 14.8%, Hand-drawn 13.5%, Anime 12.3%
The prologue arc to the "Garden of Roses" story. A visual novel set in a world where monster girls walk among us. Take the role of Will Getz, a young man with a score to settle after 15 long years of being away from home.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 14.7%, Romance 14.4%, Emotional 12.7%, Visual Novel 12.6%, Hand-drawn 9.1%
A boy who hates the night meets a vampire girl who loves it. As they steal blood packs and help those in need under the cover of darkness, the two gradually fall in love. A multi-ending visual novel that gently illuminates the lives of those lost in the night and offers comfort to the lonely.
Why similar: Emotional 17.1%, Visual Novel 16.8%, Romance 15.9%, Cinematic 9.3%, Hand-drawn 8.3%
She was made to serve. Never to feel. A narrative adventure about a being created to preserve the world's balance — who begins, for the first time, to question everything she was made for. Form bonds, make choices, and discover the price of becoming something you were never meant to be.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 16.4%, Emotional 14.5%, Cinematic 11.5%, Anime 10.4%, Hand-drawn 9.5%
"Hey, wanna try becoming a god?" After saving an angel, introvert Yuki gets pulled into divine training, and the Archangel moves in as his “little sister” to guide him. A warm supernatural romance VN where your choices lead to 4 endings.
Why similar: Romance 17%, Visual Novel 16.3%, Emotional 13.8%, Anime 11.3%, Interactive Fiction 9%
Cracks is a single player side-scrolling platformer following the couple Lana and Liam, as they navigate the highs, lows and struggles of their relationship. Their relationship is part of the game, where their level of cooperation depends on how connected they are.
Why similar: Romance 23.1%, Interactive Fiction 21.7%, Hand-drawn 16.6%, Story Rich 10.2%, Visual Novel 9.3%
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: Romance 18.8%, Visual Novel 16.2%, Interactive Fiction 14.7%, Emotional 11.6%, Anime 11%
