- #1 Hate Plus
97% matchVery Positive84% of 589 reviews2013
Dev: Love Conquers All Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 9.2 hrs≥1hr: 54%
Let's spend the next three real-time days together uncovering the mystery of what went horribly wrong on a derelict generation ship, with the help of a spunky/more-than-slightly-traumatized AI sidekick! A sequel to Analogue: A Hate Story that tells a whole new hate story of its own.
Why similar: Visual Novel 62.4%, Anime 11.7%, Sci-fi 10.2%, Indie 3.1%, LGBTQ+ 2.9%
Why You'll Like It: As the direct sequel to the seed game, it continues the exploration of the ship's history and the consequences of the previous game's choices.
- #2 Ladykiller in a Bind
96% matchVery Positive92% of 343 reviews2017
Dev: Love Conquers All Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 67%
An erotic romantic comedy about social manipulation, crossdressing, and girls tying up other girls. Will the hapless lesbian ladykiller Beast succeed at pretending to be her ruthless twin? By the creators of Analogue: A Hate Story, featuring choice-driven mechanics... and lots of sex.
Why similar: Visual Novel 59.8%, LGBTQ+ 18.9%, Anime 7.2%, Story Rich 4.2%, Indie 3.7%
Why You'll Like It: Another Christine Love title that masterfully explores complex social dynamics, power, and identity within a visual novel framework.
- #3 The House in Fata Morgana
96% matchVery Positive95% of 6,643 reviews2016
Dev: NOVECTPub: MangaGamer
Windows
Median: 6.4 hrsMean: 27.2 hrs≥1hr: 83%
A gothic suspense tale set in a cursed mansion. "The House in Fata Morgana" is a full-length visual novel spanning nearly a millennium that deals in tragedy, human nature, and insanity.
Why similar: Visual Novel 46.4%, Anime 13.5%, LGBTQ+ 10.9%, Great Soundtrack 7.1%, Story Rich 6.4%
Why You'll Like It: A masterpiece of gothic mystery that, like the seed game, uses a fragmented narrative to explore deep, tragic human histories.
- #4 Heaven Will Be Mine
95% matchVery Positive92% of 797 reviews2018
Dev: Pillow Fight
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 10.2 hrs≥1hr: 54%
Heaven Will Be Mine is a visual novel about making terrible life decisions in the midst of a hot-blooded battle between giant robots. Select one of three terribly behaved girls to fight and/or make out with each other in their struggle for the fate of space.
Why similar: Visual Novel 33.4%, Sci-fi 15.5%, LGBTQ+ 12.5%, Interactive Fiction 11.2%, Anime 10.6%
Why You'll Like It: This sci-fi visual novel shares the same creator and focuses on LGBTQ themes, giant mechs, and introspective character relationships.
- #5 AI: The Somnium Files
94% matchVery Positive92% of 9,378 reviews2019
Dev: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 15.2 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Play as detective Kaname Date on the case of an elusive serial killer in this thrilling, sci-fi murder mystery.
Why similar: Visual Novel 53.2%, Anime 18.7%, Sci-fi 9.4%, Story Rich 6.8%, Great Soundtrack 3.4%
Why You'll Like It: A detective-focused visual novel that blends sci-fi technology with a dark, character-driven mystery.
- #6 VA-11 Hall-A: Cyberpunk Bartender Action
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 38,654 reviews2016
Dev: Sukeban GamesPub: Ysbryd Games
Windows · Linux
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 31.3 hrs≥1hr: 86%
VA-11 HALL-A: Cyberpunk Bartender Action is a booze em' up about waifus, technology, and post-dystopia life.
Why similar: Visual Novel 49.8%, Anime 14.4%, LGBTQ+ 13%, Sci-fi 11.4%, Story Rich 6.9%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a similarly intimate look at life in a dystopian future through the eyes of someone listening to the stories of others.
- #7 SeaBed
93% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 1,087 reviews2017
Dev: PaleontologyPub: Fruitbat Factory
Windows
Median: 5.7 hrsMean: 73.9 hrs≥1hr: 91%
SeaBed is a yuri-themed psychological mystery visual novel told through the perspectives of three separate characters: Sachiko, Takako and Narasaki.
Why similar: Visual Novel 56.3%, LGBTQ+ 15.9%, Anime 13.1%, Indie 4.6%, Female Protagonist 3.5%
Why You'll Like It: A slow-burn, atmospheric mystery that explores themes of memory, loss, and LGBTQ relationships.
- #8 Citizen Sleeper
92% matchVery Positive92% of 10,481 reviews2022
Dev: Jump Over The AgePub: Fellow Traveller
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 7.3 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Roleplaying in the ruins of interplanetary capitalism. Live the life of an escaped worker, washed-up on a lawless station at the edge of an interstellar society. Inspired by the flexibility and freedom of TTRPGs, explore the station, choose your friends, escape your past and change your future.
Why similar: Sci-fi 37.9%, Interactive Fiction 26.4%, Story Rich 16.6%, Indie 9.4%, Multiple Endings 8.7%
Why You'll Like It: This game captures the feeling of loneliness and transhumanist struggle in a cold, corporate-dominated space environment.
- #9 BAD END THEATER
91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 10,015 reviews2021
Dev: NomnomNami
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 71%
select your protagonist and explore a variety of terrible fates!
Why similar: Visual Novel 55.3%, LGBTQ+ 17.8%, Anime 9.3%, Story Rich 8.1%, Multiple Endings 5.4%
Why You'll Like It: A meta-narrative game that rewards you for exploring every tragic outcome, much like the log-reading process in the seed game.
- #10 Zero Escape: The Nonary Games
91% matchVery Positive93% of 7,340 reviews2017
Dev: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 6.5 hrsMean: 21.7 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Kidnapped and taken to an unfamiliar location, nine people find themselves forced to participate in a diabolical Nonary Game by an enigmatic mastermind called Zero. Why were they there? Why were they chosen to put their lives on the line? And more importantly, who can be trusted?
Why similar: Visual Novel 58.9%, Anime 12.6%, Sci-fi 8.3%, Story Rich 7.9%, Great Soundtrack 4.7%
Why You'll Like It: A high-stakes sci-fi mystery that relies on multiple endings and complex logic puzzles to uncover the truth.
- #11 GNOSIA
90% matchVery Positive94% of 5,092 reviews2022
Dev: Petit DepottoPub: PLAYISM
Windows
Median: 7.3 hrsMean: 15.3 hrs≥1hr: 91%
The Gnosia lie. Pretending to be human, they’ll get in close, trick and deceive, and then eliminate one victim at a time...
Why similar: Visual Novel 46%, Anime 16.8%, Sci-fi 14.5%, LGBTQ+ 10.7%, Story Rich 6.4%
Why You'll Like It: A brilliant sci-fi mystery that uses a time-loop mechanic to force you to learn the secrets of your crewmates through deduction.
- #12 Narcissu 1st & 2nd
89% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 5,421 reviews2015
Dev: stage-nanaPub: Sekai Project
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 48 minMean: 19.4 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 70.9%, Anime 18.6%, Great Soundtrack 4.1%, Story Rich 3.2%, Indie 2.5%
Why You'll Like It: A classic indie visual novel that focuses on emotional depth and the quiet, somber moments of life.
- #13 Synergia
89% matchVery Positive87% of 819 reviews2020
Dev: Radi ArtPub: Top Hat Studios, Inc.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Synergia is a yuri thriller visual novel that takes place in a cyberpunk future, wrapped up in a beautifully unique, vibrant neon aesthetic. At the end of the world, sometimes love is the ultimate crime.
Why similar: Visual Novel 45.7%, Anime 14.2%, Sci-fi 12.8%, LGBTQ+ 10%, Great Soundtrack 4.6%
Why You'll Like It: A cyberpunk visual novel that focuses on the relationship between an android and a human, echoing themes of transhumanism.
- #14 Tokyo Dark
88% matchVery Positive84% of 1,344 reviews2017
Dev: CherrymochiPub: Square Enix
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Legend tells of a door deep below Tokyo's sewers. All who enter are lost forever. Detective Ito's partner is missing. Explore Tokyo & uncover the darkness that lays beneath the streets in this Point & Click - meets Visual Novel - narrative adventure that questions the very core of Ito's sanity.
Why similar: Visual Novel 56.7%, Anime 25.3%, Story Rich 4.9%, Female Protagonist 3.5%, Great Soundtrack 2.5%
Why You'll Like It: A detective story that uses a branching path system to explore the psychological toll of your choices.
- #15 fault - milestone two side:above
87% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,568 reviews2015
Dev: ALICE IN DISSONANCE
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 33.1 hrs≥1hr: 94%
fault - milestone two side:above is a Cinematic Visual Novel that takes place right after the events of milestone one. Please note that this novel is a direct sequel to fault - milestone one and contains massive spoilers of the first story. Play through of the first title is highly advised.
Why similar: Visual Novel 61.3%, Anime 20.2%, Story Rich 6.3%, Great Soundtrack 4.7%, Indie 4%
Why You'll Like It: A high-quality sci-fi visual novel that emphasizes world-building and character development.
- #16 If On A Winter's Night, Four Travelers
85% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,822 reviews2021
Dev: Dead Idle Games
Windows · Linux
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 76%
If On A Winter's Night, Four Travelers is a narrative-driven point-and-click adventure with horror elements that explores the stories of four characters in a masked ball taking place aboard a train in the late 1920s.
Why similar: Story Rich 47.5%, LGBTQ+ 22%, Mystery 13.2%, Dark 9%, Singleplayer 5.6%
Why You'll Like It: A short, atmospheric narrative game that excels at telling dark, interconnected stories.
- #17 An Octave Higher
86% matchVery Positive82% of 300 reviews2015
Dev: KidalangPub: PLAYISM
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Fall into the magically complicated world of Overture as the three main characters embark on an adventure that will shake their lives and the world around them. Will they fan the flames of the growing revolution, or will they be the key to extinguishing it?
Why similar: Visual Novel 65.5%, Anime 17.1%, Indie 5.4%, Story Rich 4.4%, Great Soundtrack 3.5%
Why You'll Like It: A steampunk-inspired visual novel that explores social class and political tension through a narrative-heavy lens.
- #18 Quantum Suicide
86% matchMostly Positive78% of 118 reviews2020
Dev: Cotton Candy Cyanide
Windows · Mac · Linux
Quantum Suicide is a game of betrayal, deception and romance in the cold depths of space.
Why similar: Visual Novel 46.3%, Anime 16.2%, Sci-fi 9.1%, Story Rich 6.8%, Interactive Fiction 4.9%
Why You'll Like It: A sci-fi thriller that forces you to make difficult choices that determine who lives and who dies.
- #19 STEINS;GATE
83% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 26,830 reviews2016
Dev: MAGES. Inc.Pub: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 6.5 hrsMean: 67.2 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Developed by 5pb. and Nitroplus, STEINS;GATE was awarded Famitsu magazine's coveted annual Game of Excellence award and was voted one of the most emotionally charged “tear-inducing games” ever made, in a Famitsu poll. It is a gripping and moving Visual Novel, which has already spawned manga and anime adaptations.
Why similar: Visual Novel 53.9%, Anime 16.3%, Sci-fi 11.9%, Story Rich 6.5%, Great Soundtrack 5.9%
Why You'll Like It: A definitive sci-fi visual novel that deals with the consequences of technology and time-manipulation on personal relationships.
- #20 The Silver Case
84% matchVery Positive89% of 1,192 reviews2016
Dev: GRASSHOPPER MANUFACTURE INC.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 8.5 hrs≥1hr: 84%
The Silver Case – the debut title from world-renowned developer SUDA51 has been fully remastered and localized to English for the first time ever!
Why similar: Visual Novel 62.6%, Anime 21.1%, Story Rich 8.9%, Mystery 3.7%, Singleplayer 1.6%
Why You'll Like It: A surreal, experimental sci-fi mystery from Suda51 that shares the intellectual, text-heavy approach to storytelling.
- #21 Solstice
84% matchMostly Positive76% of 191 reviews2016
Dev: MoaCube
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Solstice is a dystopian mystery visual novel about small personal disasters that turn into great catastrophes.
Why similar: Visual Novel 52%, LGBTQ+ 14.3%, Story Rich 7.2%, Interactive Fiction 6.7%, Multiple Endings 4.3%
Why You'll Like It: A game centered on choices and multiple endings that requires careful investigation to reach the true conclusion.
- #22 Amnesia™: Memories
82% matchVery Positive93% of 4,464 reviews2015
Dev: Idea FactoryPub: Idea Factory International
Windows
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 9.3 hrs≥1hr: 94%
You awaken to find your memories gone. To learn the truth behind your amnesia, you’ll choose from five romantic paths, each its own world. With 20+ endings, can you write the lasting love story you deserve, or will your love and life come to an end?
Why similar: Visual Novel 61.9%, Anime 16.2%, Dating Sim 4.2%, Female Protagonist 3.6%, Romance 3.3%
Why You'll Like It: A mystery-focused visual novel where you must piece together your own identity through different branching paths.
- #23 Coffee Talk
81% matchVery Positive95% of 12,534 reviews2020
Dev: Toge Productions
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 10.3 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Coffee Talk is a coffee brewing and heart-to-heart talking simulator about listening to fantasy-inspired modern peoples’ problems, and helping them by serving up a warm drink or two.
Why similar: Visual Novel 50%, Anime 12.8%, LGBTQ+ 12.4%, Interactive Fiction 10.7%, Story Rich 6.6%
Why You'll Like It: A character-driven narrative game that focuses on listening to the problems of others in a sci-fi/fantasy setting.
- #24 Doki Doki Literature Club!
80% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 226,656 reviews2017
Dev: Team Salvato
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 38.3 hrs≥1hr: 74%
The Literature Club is full of cute girls! Will you write the way into their heart? This game is not suitable for children or those who are easily disturbed.
Why similar: Visual Novel 56.6%, Anime 22.6%, Great Soundtrack 5.3%, Story Rich 4.8%, Dating Sim 4.2%
Why You'll Like It: A psychological visual novel that uses meta-narrative elements to subvert player expectations.
- #25 Arcade Spirits
82% matchVery Positive91% of 631 reviews2019
Dev: Fiction Factory GamesPub: PQube
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Arcade Spirits is a romantic visual novel that follows an alternative timeline where the 1983 video game crash never occurred. It's 20XX and you've just started a new job at the Funplex game arcade. Who will you meet along the way? Will you find the romance you're seeking?
Why similar: Visual Novel 57.6%, LGBTQ+ 19.2%, Story Rich 8.4%, Dating Sim 5.8%, Romance 4.2%
Why You'll Like It: A lighthearted but character-focused visual novel that emphasizes LGBTQ romance and personal growth.
- #26 Long Live The Queen
81% matchVery Positive95% of 7,162 reviews2013
Dev: Hanako Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Rule the world or die trying!Being a Princess is not an easy job. Being a Queen is even harder. Especially when you're only fourteen years old, and the reason you've inherited the throne is that your royal mother has just met an untimely end.Now power is up for grabs.
Why similar: Visual Novel 64.2%, Anime 24.5%, Indie 3.4%, Female Protagonist 3.1%, Multiple Endings 1.8%
Why You'll Like It: A challenging simulation-visual novel that requires careful planning and multiple playthroughs to survive.
- #27 eden*
78% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 5,232 reviews2015
Dev: minoriPub: MangaGamer
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 60.4 hrs≥1hr: 89%
A tale of the planet's final love story told using the full force of minori's critically acclaimed illustrative style, engaging musical compositions, and the highly talented staff that has led fans coming back for more every single time!
Why similar: Visual Novel 60.9%, Anime 23.8%, Story Rich 4.6%, Great Soundtrack 4.2%, Sci-fi 2.7%
- #28 HARDCODED
76% matchVery Positive92% of 342 reviews2024
Dev: Ghost Hug Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
HARDCODED - A non-linear delve through the lives and beds of the people of a cyberpunk city.
Why similar: Visual Novel 50.4%, LGBTQ+ 21.3%, Sci-fi 12.6%, Story Rich 4.8%, Dating Sim 4.6%
- #29 PARQUET
76% matchVery Positive95% of 2,403 reviews2021
Dev: YUZUSOFTSOURPub: NekoNyan Ltd.
Windows
Median: 6.3 hrsMean: 94.8 hrs≥1hr: 84%
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: Visual Novel 58.4%, Anime 20.4%, Story Rich 6.6%, Sci-fi 5.5%, Romance 3.6%
- #30 Asphyxia
79% matchMostly Positive78% of 283 reviews2015
Dev: ebi-hime
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 95%
A gloomy lesbian / yuri visual novel featuring characters based on famous Romantic poets such as Coleridge, Wordsworth, and Byron. Can you help Samantha Coleridge repair her fractured relationship with Lillian Wordsworth?
Why similar: Visual Novel 44.6%, Anime 15.5%, LGBTQ+ 12.4%, Interactive Fiction 6.4%, Story Rich 5%
- #31 The NOexistenceN of you AND me
72% matchVery Positive93% of 21,931 reviews2024
Dev: 0x0Real StudioPub: Nino Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 18.2 hrs≥1hr: 70%
Use "game" as a medium to showcase the world of "you/girl". Explore the truth of "you/girl/world" through the form of a "visual novel".
Why similar: Visual Novel 59.2%, Anime 16.4%, Interactive Fiction 9%, Story Rich 5.8%, Multiple Endings 3.8%
- #32 Major\Minor
78% matchMostly Positive77% of 591 reviews2016
Dev: Klace
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 9.3 hrs≥1hr: 85%
A highly engaging visual novel, with memorable characters and multiple endings. Traverse worlds, solve a murder mystery -- and partake in political revolution. Inspired by greats such as Steins;Gate, Tales of Symphonia, Persona 4 and Future Diary. An unforgettable science-fiction/fantasy adventure!
Why similar: Visual Novel 77.8%, Story Rich 6.2%, Anime 5%, Indie 4.9%, Dating Sim 2.3%
- #33 OMNIMUS
77% matchVery Positive87% of 55 reviews2019
Dev: Angry gamesPub: Total
Windows · Mac · Linux
Omnimus. Welcome to the future! A visual novel about a daring experiment.
Why similar: Visual Novel 41.8%, Anime 14.3%, Sci-fi 12.6%, Indie 10.5%, Interactive Fiction 10.5%
- #34 X-note
79% matchMixed51% of 253 reviews2015
Dev: Zeiva Inc
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 97%
X-note is a blend between Visual Novel and Dating Sim. Follow the story of Essi as she pursues the truth of her mother's death.
Why similar: Visual Novel 64.9%, Anime 17.2%, Indie 3.9%, Interactive Fiction 3.2%, Female Protagonist 2.8%
- #35 Entropic Float: This World Will Decay And Disappear
75% matchPositive92% of 50 reviews2022
Dev: Nico HPub: Starfield Gaming
Windows · Mac
A free drama-mystery visual novel with a modern fantasy setting. Reach out to the fourteen people trapped inside to find the truth through eighteen endings, influenced by but not exclusively bound to your own system time.
Why similar: Visual Novel 53.5%, Interactive Fiction 11.7%, LGBTQ+ 10.9%, Anime 8.9%, Story Rich 5.7%
- #36 Andromeda Six
71% matchVery Positive97% of 93 reviews2025
Dev: Wanderlust Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Andromeda Six is a sci-fi inspired visual novel, with romance elements and an immersive, choice based story. Take on the role of a lost Traveler and uncover the truth of your past. Fight for a future for both yourself, and those you grow close to throughout your journey.
Why similar: Visual Novel 75%, Story Rich 7.2%, LGBTQ+ 5.4%, Romance 5%, Multiple Endings 4.6%
- #37 Lucy -The Eternity She Wished For-
73% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 8,245 reviews2016
Dev: Modern Visual Arts Laboratory
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 37.4 hrs≥1hr: 88%
If there was a robot that could laugh, cry and smile. ...Does it have a soul?
Why similar: Visual Novel 61.1%, Anime 19.1%, Story Rich 4.8%, Sci-fi 3.9%, Dating Sim 3%
- #38 ATRI -My Dear Moments-
71% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 23,248 reviews2020
Dev: FrontwingPub: ANIPLEX.EXE
Windows
Median: 6.8 hrsMean: 109.8 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 61%, Anime 16.4%, Story Rich 5.8%, Great Soundtrack 3.9%, Sci-fi 3.7%
- #39 Bionic Heart 2
77% matchMixed57% of 54 reviews2014
Dev: Winter Wolves
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 72%
Sequel to the sci-fi visual novel Bionic Heart. The game is told from four different points of view: each character choice will change the outcome of the story.
Why similar: Visual Novel 44.8%, Anime 17.5%, Sci-fi 15.7%, Interactive Fiction 6.9%, Indie 4.6%
- #40 Synthetic Lover
73% matchVery Positive86% of 106 reviews2022
Dev: HeartCoreDev
Windows
In the future a biot working as a companion and without free will, encounters a device that makes him feel human. Self-discovery, hardships, and romance may follow. A BL/Yaoi visual novel.
Why similar: Visual Novel 38.6%, LGBTQ+ 14.3%, Anime 13.8%, Sci-fi 11.9%, Interactive Fiction 8.3%
- #41 Date Warp
74% matchVery Positive89% of 179 reviews2014
Dev: Hanako Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Five days ago, Janet left her dorm to go on a date - and never came back. Was she kidnapped? Murdered? The truth may be even stranger. Solve puzzles to connect together pieces of the story in a science-fiction adventure with eleven possible endings!
Why similar: Visual Novel 44.8%, Sci-fi 13.9%, Anime 12.9%, LGBTQ+ 7%, Story Rich 4.2%
- #42 Sword of Asumi
75% matchMostly Positive72% of 379 reviews2015
Dev: Dharker Studios
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Take on the role of Asumi, a new warrior for the people of Edo. As Asumi you must root out a rebel from within a prestigious samurai academy. Now the assassin must walk in the light for all to see.
Why similar: Visual Novel 64.8%, Anime 23.2%, Indie 5.2%, Female Protagonist 3.7%, Dating Sim 1.2%
- #43 My So-called Future Girlfriend
73% matchVery Positive93% of 321 reviews2018
Dev: TALESSHOP Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 95%
This game is a male-oriented visual novel that features text, illustration, and voice.
Why similar: Visual Novel 58.6%, Anime 22%, Indie 5.8%, Dating Sim 5.2%, Romance 3.8%
- #44 vivid/stasis
67% matchVery Positive94% of 3,903 reviews2025
Dev: Team VividstasisPub: Hajimeli
Windows
Rhythm-mystery hybrid game about uncovering the history of a mysterious system. The stage is set. Will you step up and play your role?
Why similar: Visual Novel 59.5%, Anime 15.5%, LGBTQ+ 15.3%, Story Rich 3.5%, Female Protagonist 2.8%
- #45 The Red Strings Club
70% matchVery Positive93% of 14,255 reviews2018
Dev: DeconstructeamPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 85%
The Red Strings Club is a cyberpunk narrative experience about fate and happiness featuring the extensive use of pottery, bartending and impersonating people on the phone to take down a corporate conspiracy.
Why similar: Visual Novel 36.2%, LGBTQ+ 15.2%, Story Rich 14.1%, Great Soundtrack 13.9%, Sci-fi 12.9%
- #46 1 to 1 humanoid edible toys
68% matchVery Positive93% of 2,475 reviews2024
Dev: 汉谟拉比炒面Pub: 无
Windows · Mac
A story about Ambiguous Affection, Appetite, and Tantalizing Desires.
Why similar: Visual Novel 53.8%, LGBTQ+ 13.4%, Anime 10.6%, Interactive Fiction 7.7%, Dating Sim 3.9%
- #47 NIGHT/SHADE: You're The Drug
71% matchVery Positive95% of 96 reviews2022
Dev: Thrill Switch Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
An adult LGBTQ+ visual novel about love, drugs, murder and crime. We follow this intense thriller through the eyes of our main protagonist, Sasha, while he maneuvers through dangerous drug deals, formidable kingpins, and silent assassins.
Why similar: Visual Novel 50.4%, Anime 15.9%, LGBTQ+ 14.4%, Interactive Fiction 7.5%, Story Rich 6.3%
- #48 HuniePop
70% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 31,684 reviews2015
Dev: HuniePot
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 56.4 hrs≥1hr: 86%
HuniePop is a unique sim experience for PC, Mac and Linux. It's a gameplay first approach that's part dating sim, part puzzle game, with light RPG elements, a visual novel style of presentation, an abrasive western writing style and plenty of "plot".
Why similar: Anime 67.4%, Dating Sim 14.9%, Romance 4.4%, Story Rich 4.1%, Great Soundtrack 4%
- #49 Heart Cage
67% matchVery Positive97% of 379 reviews2025
Dev: RiceLoveCoffee
Windows · Mac · Linux
Yandere x Otome x Mystery A mystery Otome game with all yandere love interest, play as a detective and find out the truth!
Why similar: Visual Novel 57.2%, Anime 15%, Story Rich 6.6%, Dating Sim 5.6%, Female Protagonist 4.6%
- #50 Melancholy Love
70% matchVery Positive95% of 76 reviews2021
Dev: White Dew GamesPub: Kikai Digital
Windows · Mac
Melancholy Love is a Yuri Visual Novel between an elite and a misfit in an All-Girls' High School. How will sparks flare between the two?
Why similar: Visual Novel 45%, Anime 15.1%, LGBTQ+ 14.2%, Interactive Fiction 6.5%, Story Rich 5.2%
- #51 Rising Angels: Reborn
72% matchVery Positive81% of 588 reviews2014
Dev: IDHAS StudiosPub: Sekai Project
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 17.6 hrs≥1hr: 51%
Despite determination and skill, Natalie Puccile, a Special Investigations and Tactics officer, has spent her career watching over a listening post in the middle of deep space. After the orders that she has always dreamed of arrive, she finds herself in charge of a small destroyer and tasked with discovering the fate of a missing...
Why similar: Visual Novel 66.4%, Anime 21.1%, Sci-fi 6%, Indie 3.4%, Female Protagonist 2%
- #52 ANONYMOUS;CODE
69% matchMostly Positive80% of 554 reviews2023
Dev: MAGES. Inc.Pub: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 6.1 hrsMean: 12.5 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Hack Into God
Why similar: Visual Novel 55.9%, Anime 19%, Hacking 17.7% ★, Story Rich 5.6%, Adventure 1%
- #53 It gets so lonely here
66% matchVery Positive94% of 2,296 reviews2023
Dev: ebi-hime
Windows · Mac · Linux
A yandere yuri visual novel with a fairytale theme. Can you escape from your mysterious pursuer?
Why similar: Visual Novel 53.1%, LGBTQ+ 16.7%, Anime 14.4%, Female Protagonist 3.3%, Romance 2.4%
- #54 Hatoful Boyfriend
68% matchVery Positive94% of 7,577 reviews2014
Dev: MediatonicPub: Epic Games
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Congratulations! You’ve been accepted as the only human student at the prestigious St. PigeoNation’s Institute, a school for talented birds! Roam the halls and find love in between classes as a sophomore student at the world’s greatest pigeon high school.
Why similar: Visual Novel 57.4%, Anime 19.9%, Story Rich 5.1%, Dating Sim 5%, Female Protagonist 3.1%
- #55 RGB GlitchGazer
65% matchVery Positive97% of 97 reviews2026
Dev: 群星闪耀时Pub: 群星闪耀时
Windows
A mad and romantic ADV. Unravel a strange world of science and philosophy with a mecha girl, zombie girl, or beastfolk. Some paths may disturb you... or thrill you.
Why similar: Visual Novel 55%, Anime 21%, Sci-fi 15.3%, Multiple Endings 3%, Mystery 2.8%
- #56 Starlight Vega
69% matchVery Positive93% of 267 reviews2016
Dev: Razzart Visual
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Play as Aria and romance the two sultry demon girls, Lyria and Scherza, or your best friend Melody in this yuri (girl x girl) visual novel where your choices will ultimately decide the fate of this spellbound girl.
Why similar: Visual Novel 52.4%, Anime 17.3%, LGBTQ+ 11.3%, Female Protagonist 4%, Indie 3.4%
- #57 DRAMAtical Murder
66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 4,946 reviews2021
Dev: Nitro+CHiRALPub: JAST
Windows
Median: 6.7 hrsMean: 12.4 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Aoba's vibrant cyberpunk world is one of contrasts: high-tech virtual reality battles versus street gang turf wars, ultra-exclusive luxury resorts and tiny junk shops. The choices you make will shape the path of Aoba's journey into the dark secrets lurking beneath the glossy sheen of the city.
Why similar: Visual Novel 50%, LGBTQ+ 23.6%, Anime 15.4%, Story Rich 3.8%, Romance 2.9%
- #58 ENIGMA:
69% matchVery Positive94% of 147 reviews2016
Dev: UzumeyaPub: Fruitbat Factory
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Enigma is an atmospheric, full-length visual novel where you discover the secrets of Enigma, a worldwide epidemic, and a forest on a lonely island that bears its name.
Why similar: Visual Novel 53.3%, Anime 17.6%, LGBTQ+ 8.9%, Great Soundtrack 7.6%, Indie 5.9%
- #59 Yumeutsutsu Re:After
68% matchVery Positive88% of 106 reviews2020
Dev: KOGADO STUDIOPub: KOMODO
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 18.6 hrs≥1hr: 63%
What happens "After?" Five stories to continue the possible endings of Yumeutsutsu Re:master.
Why similar: Visual Novel 58.8%, Anime 11.9%, LGBTQ+ 11.3%, Great Soundtrack 4.4%, Story Rich 3.7%
