- #1 Hate Plus
97% matchVery Positive84% of 589 reviews2013
Dev: Love Conquers All Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 9.4 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 11.6%, Sci-fi 10.3%, Indie 3.2%, LGBTQ+ 2.9%
Why You'll Like It: This is the direct sequel to the seed game, continuing the exploration of the ship's history and the aftermath of your previous choices.
- #2 The House in Fata Morgana
96% matchVery Positive95% of 6,235 reviews2016
Dev: NOVECTPub: MangaGamer
Windows
Median: 6.5 hrsMean: 27.3 hrs≥1hr: 84%
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 46.3%, Anime 13.6%, LGBTQ+ 10.8%, Great Soundtrack 6.9%, Story Rich 6.4%
Why You'll Like It: Like the seed game, this title features a deeply tragic, multi-layered narrative that requires the player to piece together the truth across different time periods.
- #3 VA-11 Hall-A: Cyberpunk Bartender Action
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 38,192 reviews2016
Dev: Sukeban GamesPub: Ysbryd Games
Windows · Linux
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 31.1 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+ 12.9%, Sci-fi 11.5%, Story Rich 7%
Why You'll Like It: It shares the seed game's cyberpunk aesthetic and focus on intimate, character-driven conversations amidst a dystopian backdrop.
- #4 Heaven Will Be Mine
95% matchVery Positive92% of 766 reviews2018
Dev: Pillow Fight
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 10.5 hrs≥1hr: 56%
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 47.4%, LGBTQ+ 17.5%, Sci-fi 10.9%, Indie 5.3%, Anime 4.5%
Why You'll Like It: This game focuses on queer identity and complex interpersonal relationships within a sci-fi setting, mirroring the thematic core of the seed game.
- #5 Synergia
94% matchVery Positive87% of 805 reviews2020
Dev: Radi ArtPub: Top Hat Studios, Inc.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.7 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 45.9%, Anime 14.2%, Sci-fi 12.9%, LGBTQ+ 9.8%, Great Soundtrack 4.4%
Why You'll Like It: A dystopian sci-fi visual novel that explores themes of artificial intelligence and queer romance with a similar atmospheric weight.
- #6 AI: The Somnium Files
94% matchVery Positive92% of 9,207 reviews2019
Dev: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 15.0 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 53.3%, Anime 18.8%, Sci-fi 9.5%, Story Rich 6.9%, Great Soundtrack 3.3%
Why You'll Like It: A complex detective mystery that blends futuristic technology with deep, character-focused storytelling and multiple branching paths.
- #7 The Red Strings Club
93% matchVery Positive94% of 13,919 reviews2018
Dev: DeconstructeamPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 84%
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 36.3%, LGBTQ+ 14.7%, Story Rich 14.4%, Great Soundtrack 13.8%, Sci-fi 13%
Why You'll Like It: This cyberpunk narrative game explores philosophical questions about humanity and control, much like the transhumanist themes in the seed game.
- #8 Citizen Sleeper
92% matchVery Positive93% of 10,020 reviews2022
Dev: Jump Over The AgePub: Fellow Traveller
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 7.4 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 37.8%, Interactive Fiction 26.8%, Story Rich 16.2%, Indie 9.6%, Multiple Endings 8.6%
Why You'll Like It: This game masterfully explores themes of isolation, systemic oppression, and survival in a sci-fi setting through deep, text-heavy narrative choices.
- #9 SIGNALIS
91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 32,665 reviews2022
Dev: rose-enginePub: Balor Games
Windows
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 9.1 hrs≥1hr: 80%
A classic survival horror experience set in a dystopian future where humanity has uncovered a dark secret. Unravel a cosmic mystery, escape terrifying creatures, and scavenge an off-world government facility as Elster, a technician Replika searching for her lost dreams.
Why similar: Sci-fi 45.1%, LGBTQ+ 33.5%, Female Protagonist 9.4%, Mystery 5.4%, Dark 3%
Why You'll Like It: It captures the same sense of existential dread, cosmic loneliness, and queer-coded narrative depth found in the seed game's best moments.
- #10 SeaBed
91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 997 reviews2017
Dev: PaleontologyPub: Fruitbat Factory
Windows
Median: 6.0 hrsMean: 93.4 hrs≥1hr: 89%
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 57.1%, LGBTQ+ 15%, Anime 13.1%, Indie 4.7%, Female Protagonist 3.5%
Why You'll Like It: An introspective and slow-burn visual novel that explores queer themes and memory with a similar emotional resonance.
- #11 Ladykiller in a Bind
90% matchVery Positive92% of 340 reviews2017
Dev: Love Conquers All Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 6.7 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 59.9%, LGBTQ+ 18.8%, Anime 7.1%, Story Rich 4.2%, Indie 3.7%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on complex social dynamics and queer identity, utilizing a branching narrative structure that rewards careful observation.
- #12 Narcissu 1st & 2nd
89% 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 71%, Anime 18.5%, Great Soundtrack 4%, Story Rich 3.2%, Indie 2.5%
Why You'll Like It: A poignant, indie visual novel that explores themes of mortality and companionship with a minimalist, emotional style.
- #13 Scarlet Hollow
88% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 4,749 reviews2021
Dev: Black Tabby Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 8.4 hrsMean: 13.8 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Your aunt’s dead, your cousin hates you, and you’re stuck in the dead-end town of Scarlet Hollow. Choose your path through a branching narrative so dense that you'll see less than 1/5 of the game on a single playthrough. You won't be able to save everyone. Good luck, and welcome home.
Why similar: Visual Novel 64.9%, Interactive Fiction 12.9%, Story Rich 9%, Dating Sim 5.3%, Multiple Endings 4.8%
Why You'll Like It: A branching narrative mystery that excels at building a dark, atmospheric world where every choice significantly impacts the story's outcome.
- #14 Tokyo Dark
89% matchVery Positive84% of 1,341 reviews2017
Dev: CherrymochiPub: Square Enix
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 5.5 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 25.2%, Story Rich 4.9%, Female Protagonist 3.5%, Mystery 2.5%
Why You'll Like It: A dark, detective-focused visual novel that emphasizes the consequences of player choices in a mysterious, urban setting.
- #15 Umineko When They Cry - Question Arcs
87% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 2,708 reviews2016
Dev: 07th ExpansionPub: MangaGamer
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 13.3 hrsMean: 42.9 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Umineko When They Cry is the 2nd series of Sound Novel released by 07th Expansion. The steam version features renewed character sprites which is swappable from the classic art.
Why similar: Visual Novel 60.4%, Great Soundtrack 13.3%, Anime 12.2%, Story Rich 8%, Mystery 3.4%
Why You'll Like It: An incredibly deep mystery that demands the player analyze every piece of information to solve the overarching puzzle, similar to the seed game's log-reading.
- #16 An Octave Higher
86% matchVery Positive82% of 298 reviews2015
Dev: KidalangPub: PLAYISM
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 93%
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 65.6%, Anime 17%, Indie 5.5%, Story Rich 4.5%, Great Soundtrack 3.4%
Why You'll Like It: An indie visual novel set in a fantasy-industrial world that explores social stratification and personal growth.
- #17 fault - milestone two side:above
85% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,565 reviews2015
Dev: ALICE IN DISSONANCE
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 33.2 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 61.4%, Anime 20.2%, Story Rich 6.3%, Great Soundtrack 4.6%, Indie 4%
Why You'll Like It: A sci-fi visual novel that features high-quality world-building and a strong focus on the relationship between its female protagonists.
- #18 ENIGMA:
86% matchVery Positive95% of 144 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 58.5%, Anime 17.9%, Great Soundtrack 7%, LGBTQ+ 6.9%, Indie 6.7%
Why You'll Like It: A mysterious, atmospheric visual novel that focuses on isolation and the strange, supernatural elements of its world.
- #19 If On A Winter's Night, Four Travelers
84% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,742 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 48%, LGBTQ+ 21.2%, Mystery 13.2%, Dark 9.1%, Singleplayer 5.8%
Why You'll Like It: A beautifully written, atmospheric anthology that focuses on character-driven tragedy and mystery.
- #20 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+ 14.1%, Story Rich 7.3%, Interactive Fiction 6.7%, Multiple Endings 4.4%
Why You'll Like It: A visual novel that prioritizes player agency and multiple endings, requiring careful navigation of choices to reach the truth.
- #21 Arcade Spirits
82% matchVery Positive91% of 627 reviews2019
Dev: Fiction Factory GamesPub: PQube
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 7.2 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 57.8%, LGBTQ+ 19.1%, Story Rich 8.4%, Dating Sim 5.6%, Romance 4.2%
Why You'll Like It: Offers a character-focused narrative with strong LGBTQ representation and a focus on building relationships through dialogue.
- #22 Quantum Suicide
83% 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 16.1%, Sci-fi 9.1%, Story Rich 6.8%, Interactive Fiction 5%
Why You'll Like It: Combines a sci-fi mystery setting with high-stakes choices and multiple endings that reflect the player's investigative path.
- #23 eden*
82% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 5,086 reviews2015
Dev: minoriPub: MangaGamer
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 59.9 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 61%, Anime 23.8%, Story Rich 4.6%, Great Soundtrack 4.1%, Sci-fi 2.7%
Why You'll Like It: A classic visual novel that focuses on a poignant, character-driven journey through a dying world.
- #24 Coffee Talk
81% matchVery Positive95% of 12,298 reviews2020
Dev: Toge Productions
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 10.2 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 49.8%, Anime 12.9%, LGBTQ+ 12.2%, Interactive Fiction 11%, Story Rich 6.6%
Why You'll Like It: Provides a grounded, character-driven experience where listening to the stories of others is the primary mechanic, mirroring the seed game's focus on dialogue.
- #25 Andromeda Six
79% matchVery Positive97% of 74 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 75.1%, Story Rich 7.3%, LGBTQ+ 5.3%, Romance 5%, Multiple Endings 4.6%
Why You'll Like It: A sci-fi visual novel that emphasizes character relationships and narrative choices within a sprawling, immersive universe.
- #26 Neo Cab
79% matchMostly Positive79% of 2,815 reviews2019
Dev: Chance AgencyPub: Fellow Traveller
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 7.3 hrs≥1hr: 66%
A visual novel about emotional survival in an automated world. Play as Lina, the last human cab driver. It’s your first night driving the lonely streets of Los Ojos, and your best friend has just disappeared. Stay on the road. Stay on the search. Stay human.
Why similar: Visual Novel 55.7%, Sci-fi 15.6%, Interactive Fiction 14.5%, Story Rich 7.9%, Multiple Endings 4.7%
Why You'll Like It: A narrative-driven game about human connection and emotional labor in a dystopian, tech-heavy future.
- #27 Date Warp
80% matchVery Positive89% of 178 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%
Why You'll Like It: A sci-fi mystery that features a female protagonist navigating a time-bending narrative with multiple potential outcomes.
- #28 The NOexistenceN of you AND me
74% matchVery Positive93% of 20,460 reviews2024
Dev: 0x0Real StudioPub: Nino Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 16.7 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 59.1%, Anime 16%, Interactive Fiction 9.4%, Story Rich 5.9%, Multiple Endings 3.9%
- #29 Bionic Heart 2
81% 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 17.4%, Sci-fi 15.7%, Interactive Fiction 6.9%, Indie 4.6%
Why You'll Like It: A sci-fi visual novel that incorporates mystery and branching paths, allowing for significant narrative customization.
- #30 HARDCODED
76% matchVery Positive92% of 332 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 50.6%, LGBTQ+ 21%, Sci-fi 12.8%, Story Rich 4.8%, Dating Sim 4.5%
- #31 Asphyxia
78% matchMostly Positive77% of 277 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 44.7%, Anime 15.4%, LGBTQ+ 12.3%, Interactive Fiction 6.4%, Story Rich 5.1%
- #32 BAD END THEATER
73% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 9,656 reviews2021
Dev: NomnomNami
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 71%
select your protagonist and explore a variety of terrible fates!
Why similar: Visual Novel 55.4%, LGBTQ+ 17.6%, Anime 9.3%, Story Rich 8.2%, Multiple Endings 5.5%
- #33 Lucy -The Eternity She Wished For-
75% matchVery Positive95% of 8,195 reviews2016
Dev: Modern Visual Arts Laboratory
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 37.6 hrs≥1hr: 88%
If there was a robot that could laugh, cry and smile. ...Does it have a soul?
Why similar: Visual Novel 61.2%, Anime 19%, Story Rich 4.8%, Sci-fi 3.9%, Dating Sim 3%
- #34 Major\Minor
77% matchMostly Positive77% of 591 reviews2016
Dev: Klace
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 9.2 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%, Indie 5%, Anime 4.9%, Dating Sim 2.2%
- #35 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 41.7%, Anime 14.2%, Sci-fi 12.6%, Indie 10.6%, Interactive Fiction 10.6%
- #36 PARQUET
73% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 2,383 reviews2021
Dev: YUZUSOFTSOURPub: NekoNyan Ltd.
Windows
Median: 6.4 hrsMean: 92.9 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 58.6%, Anime 20.3%, Story Rich 6.6%, Sci-fi 5.4%, Romance 3.6%
- #37 1 to 1 humanoid edible toys
71% matchVery Positive93% of 2,383 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 53.9%, LGBTQ+ 13.3%, Anime 10.5%, Interactive Fiction 7.8%, Dating Sim 3.8%
- #38 X-note
78% 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%
- #39 Sword of Asumi
76% matchMostly Positive72% of 377 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 64.9%, Anime 23.1%, Indie 5.2%, Female Protagonist 3.7%, Dating Sim 1.2%
- #40 My So-called Future Girlfriend
74% matchVery Positive93% of 314 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 58.7%, Anime 22%, Indie 5.9%, Dating Sim 5.1%, Romance 3.8%
- #41 NIGHT/SHADE: You're The Drug
73% 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+ 14.2%, Interactive Fiction 7.6%, Story Rich 6.3%
- #42 ATRI -My Dear Moments-
71% 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 61%, Anime 16.4%, Story Rich 5.8%, Great Soundtrack 3.8%, Sci-fi 3.7%
- #43 vivid/stasis
68% matchVery Positive94% of 3,589 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 15.6%, LGBTQ+ 15.3%, Story Rich 3.4%, Female Protagonist 2.8%
- #44 Synthetic Lover
72% 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+ 13.9%, Anime 13.8%, Sci-fi 12%, Interactive Fiction 8.5%
- #45 Heart Cage
67% matchVery Positive97% of 327 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 57.3%, Anime 15%, Story Rich 6.6%, Dating Sim 5.5%, Female Protagonist 4.6%
- #46 ANONYMOUS;CODE
70% matchMostly Positive79% of 525 reviews2023
Dev: MAGES. Inc.Pub: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 6.2 hrsMean: 13.0 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Hack Into God
Why similar: Visual Novel 55.9%, Anime 18.9%, Hacking 18% ★, Story Rich 5.4%, Adventure 1%
- #47 Starlight Vega
72% matchVery Positive94% of 266 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 52.5%, Anime 17.3%, LGBTQ+ 11.2%, Female Protagonist 4%, Indie 3.5%
- #48 HuniePop
70% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 31,634 reviews2015
Dev: HuniePot
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 55.0 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 67.6%, Dating Sim 14.6%, Romance 4.4%, Story Rich 4.1%, Great Soundtrack 3.9%
- #49 Melancholy Love
70% matchVery Positive95% of 75 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 45.1%, Anime 15%, LGBTQ+ 14%, Interactive Fiction 6.6%, Story Rich 5.2%
- #50 Hatoful Boyfriend
69% matchVery Positive94% of 7,560 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 57.6%, Anime 19.9%, Story Rich 5.1%, Dating Sim 4.8%, Female Protagonist 3.1%
- #51 Rising Angels: Reborn
71% matchVery Positive81% of 588 reviews2014
Dev: IDHAS StudiosPub: Sekai Project
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 17.7 hrs≥1hr: 52%
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%, Sci-fi 6%, Indie 3.4%, Female Protagonist 2%
- #52 It gets so lonely here
67% matchVery Positive94% of 2,141 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 52.9%, LGBTQ+ 16.5%, Anime 14.7%, Female Protagonist 3.3%, Romance 2.4%
- #53 RGB GlitchGazer
65% matchVery Positive98% of 94 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 20.8%, Sci-fi 15.3%, Multiple Endings 3.1%, Mystery 2.8%
- #54 Yumeutsutsu Re:After
69% matchVery Positive88% of 106 reviews2020
Dev: KOGADO STUDIOPub: KOMODO
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 18.6 hrs≥1hr: 63%
What happens "After?" Five stories to continue the possible endings of Yumeutsutsu Re:master.
Why similar: Visual Novel 59%, Anime 11.9%, LGBTQ+ 11.2%, Great Soundtrack 4.3%, Story Rich 3.7%
- #55 DRAMAtical Murder
66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 4,676 reviews2021
Dev: Nitro+CHiRALPub: JAST
Windows
Median: 6.7 hrsMean: 12.3 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 50.1%, LGBTQ+ 23.2%, Anime 15.5%, Story Rich 3.9%, Romance 2.9%
- #56 A Field of Flowers and Stars
68% matchVery Positive90% of 72 reviews2021
Dev: Watercress
Windows · Mac · Linux
A Field of Flowers and Stars is a simple mouse or keyboard-based visual novel.
Why similar: Visual Novel 47.5%, Anime 16.7%, Interactive Fiction 10.1%, Sci-fi 8.8%, LGBTQ+ 8.5%
- #57 Hatoful Boyfriend: Holiday Star
69% matchVery Positive93% of 567 reviews2015
Dev: MediatonicPub: Epic Games
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 12.6 hrs≥1hr: 86%
The loveable birds of Hatoful Boyfriend are back in the remastered holiday-themed sequel Hatoful Boyfriend: Holiday Star!
Why similar: Visual Novel 70.4%, Anime 15.6%, Indie 6.1%, Story Rich 4.2%, Dating Sim 2.6%
- #58 VIRTUAL GIRL @ WORLD’S END
64% matchVery Positive95% of 86 reviews2025
Dev: 株式会社ヘッドロックPub: Bushiroad Inc.
Windows
The story is set in future Tokyo, where human’s endless desires have consumed finite resources. In this world that is gradually approaching its end, the streamer girls continue to sing, while embracing dreams and despair in their hearts...
Why similar: Visual Novel 67.3%, Anime 17.7%, Story Rich 7%, Dating Sim 4.7%, Singleplayer 1%
- #59 Folie Fatale
64% matchVery Positive86% of 2,531 reviews2024
Dev: Kanmidoko (神海処)Pub: 346lab Localization
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 87%
All capture targets are mentally "Jirai"(landmine)!? Meet these eccentric boys, reveal the truth beneath in this Psycho-love-horror VN!
Why similar: Visual Novel 58.6%, Anime 17.2%, Female Protagonist 4.8%, Story Rich 4.8%, Dating Sim 4.5%
