- #1 Roses in The Flames™
97% matchNo user reviews
Dev: CringleDragons
Windows
In a bizarre twist of fate, you are magically transported into a world where you become embroiled in a war between Dragons and the Exterminators. As the player, you get to choose your own path, and you find friendship and maybe something more along the way.
Why similar: Dragons 27.5% ★, Dating Sim 12.8%, Visual Novel 9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 8.3%, Investigation 6.5%
- #2 Poison Noir: Desire, Time & Gangsters
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Team Brunomir
Windows
A breathtaking visual novel that will make you live through two eras filled with love, terrifying mysteries, and bullets. Follow Jake as he travels back and forth between the 90s and the Prohibition era of the 20s, and make choices that will determine his fate.
Why similar: Time Travel 25.4% ★, Dating Sim 13.7%, Visual Novel 10.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 8.4%, Multiple Endings 7.7%
- #3 Parallel Convergence
96% match6 user reviews83% of 6 reviews2025
Dev: NYEKO Studio
Windows
A time travel project. A group of students. A cat that eats too much. Can you rewrite fate without losing what matters most?
Why similar: Time Travel 33.3% ★, Visual Novel 15.4%, Sci-fi 9.6%, Anime 9.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 8.1%
- #4 Tempest In A Teapot
95% matchNo user reviews2025
Dev: StrandGames
Windows
A choice-based, visual novel with time travelling teapots!
Why similar: Time Travel 18.1% ★, Dialogue Heavy 13.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.9%, Visual Novel 12.5%, Interactive Fiction 12.5%
- #5 Angels with Scaly Wings™ / 鱗羽の天使
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 1,736 reviews2017
Dev: Radical Phi
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.5 hrsMean: 28.3 hrs≥1hr: 88%
You, the player, are an ambassador for Earth sent through a mysterious portal into the world of dragons. Explore a town full of secrets and the people who keep them in this compelling sci-fi visual novel with slice of life and dating sim elements.
Why similar: Dragons 47.4% ★, Dating Sim 14.4%, Visual Novel 12.9%, Choices Matter 7.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 5.9%
- #6 Time Tenshi
94% match9 user reviews30% of 10 reviews2020
Dev: Silver Cow Studio
Windows
Join the Time Tenshi on their thrilling adventures through time! Make key decisions to influence the story's outcome... and maybe even go on a date!
Why similar: Time Travel 23.8% ★, Visual Novel 13.9%, Dating Sim 10.7%, Choices Matter 10.4%, Multiple Endings 9.6%
- #7 All (Too) Good Things
93% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: YOWPY games
Windows
Your job is to make humanity happy. Observe the people living in your assigned district and make the best choices to ensure everyone's happiness.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 17.6%, Text-Based 14.2%, Dialogue Heavy 14%, Interactive Fiction 13%, Visual Novel 12.9%
- #8 Shanghai Summer
92% matchVery Positive90% of 450 reviews2024
Dev: FUTU StudioPub: Astrolabe Games
Windows
Shanghai Summer is an adventure game set in the millennium. Our protagonist, Baichuan, goes through a series of "anomalies" over the length of twelve days. In his pursuit of the truth, he found that his hopes and regrets from the past finally seem to converge. Will he be able to "fix" it for good?
Why similar: Time Travel 25.1% ★, Dating Sim 13.5%, Investigation 10.7%, Visual Novel 9.9%, Multiple Endings 9.5%
- #9 Only you
91% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: worthless_ink
Windows
A school romance adventure where you foster unforgettable bonds with unique heroines. Every "Choice" you make shapes their futures, coloring their fates with joy or heartache. What truth awaits at the end of your chosen path? Are you prepared to witness it all until the final curtain?
Why similar: Dating Sim 19.4%, Visual Novel 13.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.7%, Dialogue Heavy 10.3%, Multiple Endings 9.9%
- #10 The Thief, the Witch, the Toad, and the Mushroom.
91% matchVery Positive100% of 193 reviews2024
Dev: Jack McNameePub: Ashtown Games
Windows
A fable from your childhood. Don't you remember it?
Why similar: Dating Sim 15.9%, Dialogue Heavy 13%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.8%, Text-Based 12.1%, Visual Novel 11.1%
- #11 Dullpain
89% matchVery Positive85% of 92 reviews2023
Dev: 埋月山枯Pub: East2West Games
Windows
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: Time Travel 25.7% ★, Dating Sim 11.8%, Interactive Fiction 11%, Visual Novel 10.7%, Choices Matter 10.5%
- #12 Border of her Heart
90% matchMixed67% of 73 reviews2018
Dev: Tuomo LainePub: Tuomo's games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 48 minMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 43%
Border of her Heart is a VN about Border control.
Why similar: Dating Sim 15.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.8%, Dialogue Heavy 12.7%, Text-Based 10.9%, Visual Novel 10.8%
- #13 Tale of android after the Apocalypse
89% matchPositive84% of 19 reviews2025
Dev: Team Moko App.
Windows
Niluas, an android who suddenly activated 276 years after the extinction of humanity. With her AI, Naive, she seeks lost memories, her activation's mystery, and humanity's extinction's cause. Facing enigmatic foes and hostile androids, she quests for truth about her existence and the desolate world.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 13%, Interactive Fiction 11.5%, Visual Novel 11.1%, Choices Matter 10%, Multiple Endings 9.5%
- #14 DESOPE
88% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Celephais Seeker Division
Windows · Mac · Linux
Mechanical ghosts hide in the fog and the summer sky prays to collapse. Like a broken tape, do you still remember your name?
Why similar: Time Travel 32.4% ★, Investigation 16.5%, Text-Based 10.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.8%, Visual Novel 9.3%
- #15 Over The Phone
87% matchVery Positive83% of 95 reviews2021
Dev: Ramify Games
Windows · Mac
A short talking sim with choices. Get to know Harper over a handful of voice-acted calls and text chats.
Why similar: Dating Sim 21.4%, Dialogue Heavy 19.9%, Visual Novel 13.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.9%, Interactive Fiction 12.8%
- #16 Guilt Free
86% matchVery Positive86% of 293 reviews2020
Dev: Lateral Games
Windows · Mac
Guilt Free is a visual novel crossed with a point and click made to offer perspective on mental health and eating disorders. Navigate a couple's rocky relationship and encounter "flaws" or "quirks" that may actually be symptomatic behaviors.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 23%, Text-Based 12.1%, Visual Novel 11.4%, Choices Matter 10.8%, Interactive Fiction 10%
- #17 The Meridian
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: PlayBook
Windows
Step into the high-stakes world of journalism in this Playbook! As a reporter at the "The Meridian" newsroom, YOU are the hero. Chase a massive investigative scoop, navigate ruthless office politics, and build deep relationships. Will you break the story, or will the deadline break you?
Why similar: Dating Sim 18.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.2%, Visual Novel 13%, Interactive Fiction 13%, Choices Matter 9%
- #18 IIT Quest
85% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: IQHQ Pub: IQHQ
Windows
Is it okay to kill 6 billion people to avenge the deaths of 2 billion? In this epic sci-fi visual novel, make tough choices to solve "impossible" problems, unlock branching paths and achieve multiple endings.
Why similar: Time Travel 23.3% ★, Visual Novel 16.1%, Interactive Fiction 13.3%, Choices Matter 11.6%, Multiple Endings 10.6%
- #19 Paradox Factor
84% match7 user reviews57% of 7 reviews2022
Dev: Hosted Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Alter your past and future in this thought-provoking and edgy time travel game. Are you willing to live with the effects that your changes may cause?
Why similar: Time Travel 46.6% ★, Text-Based 15.4%, Choices Matter 13.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.1%, Interactive Fiction 8.3%
- #20 THE DAY THAT WASN'T
84% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: MAD Tribe Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Relive the same day without remembering it. Your choices feed four inner alter egos (Shadow, Mad, Alex, and Bully) — shaping reality, glitches, and one of 16 possible endings. The day repeats. Your mind doesn’t. Or does it?
Why similar: Visual Novel 15.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.1%, Interactive Fiction 12.6%, Dialogue Heavy 11.5%, Choices Matter 11.1%
- #21 Echo Tokyo: Reaper
83% match5 user reviews60% of 5 reviews2024
Dev: Dharker Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Join Keiji as a private investigator in a cyberpunk city. Follow his story as he aims to uncover the truth. Meet a variety of women along the way whilst enjoying several adult animated scenes.
Why similar: Dating Sim 15.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13%, Visual Novel 11.1%, Interactive Fiction 10.5%, Post-apocalyptic 9.8%
- #22 Pasajeros
82% matchPositive86% of 21 reviews2022
Dev: GameLoop
Windows
Pasajeros is developed through a collection of urban and surreal stories collected in a taxi in Bogotá . It’s a four-night adventure packed with micro-stories of vampires, mariachis, and thugs. In addition to the opportunity to find love or madness in the night magic of a city.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 16.8%, Noir 16%, Visual Novel 11.9%, Interactive Fiction 11%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.4%
- #23 Fixer's Tale
81% matchPositive95% of 19 reviews2024
Dev: Emblem Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
A humorous sci-fi text-driven adventure where you play a support engineer sent to fix system failures in a secret research complex. Explore strange labs, investigate bizarre incidents, solve absurd problems, talk to depressed robots, and make choices that lead to multiple endings.
Why similar: Text-Based 13.5%, Visual Novel 11.9%, Dialogue Heavy 11.7%, Choices Matter 11.2%, Investigation 10.6%
- #24 Monster F****r II: Dragon
81% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2025
Dev: Lascivity
Windows
Set out to lay a fearsome dragon in this short, text-based, erotic interactive fiction.
Why similar: Dragons 23% ★, Text-Based 16.2%, Interactive Fiction 14.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.1%, Dating Sim 12.7%
- #25 Furries & Scalies: Super Scary Halloween Spooky Times
82% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2020
Dev: Stegalosaurus Game Development
Windows · Linux
Manage a Halloween store. Don't kill your co-workers. Don't sell out to corporate. Don't lose your sanity. November is just around the corner.
Why similar: Dragons 24.3% ★, Dating Sim 15.3%, Dialogue Heavy 12.6%, Visual Novel 11.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.4%
- #26 Chaotic Love and Sex
80% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Grumpy Carrot Gaming
Windows · Mac
Chaotic Love and Sex is an 18+ romantic visual novel where your choices shape who you grow close to—and how your story ends. Flirt, explore, and make tough decisions as you uncover the hidden sides of Aiko, Amanda, and Hina in a story full of passion, drama, consequence, and sex.
Why similar: Dating Sim 19.8%, Visual Novel 13%, Text-Based 12.9%, Choices Matter 11.5%, Multiple Endings 10.9%
- #27 Alcyone: The Last City
79% matchMostly Positive79% of 19 reviews2025
Dev: Joshua Meadows
Windows · Mac · Linux
Alcyone: The Last City is an interactive sci-fi novel where your choices can lead to the salvation or destruction of the last refuge of civilisation in the universe. Immerse yourself in a branching narrative of diverse characters, intrigue, and world-altering decisions.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 13.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.2%, Text-Based 11.3%, Visual Novel 11.1%, Interactive Fiction 10.6%
- #28 STEINS;GATE
78% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 25,836 reviews2016
Dev: MAGES. Inc.Pub: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 6.5 hrsMean: 66.9 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: Time Travel 37.3% ★, Visual Novel 18.2%, Anime 9.5%, Sci-fi 8.6%, Multiple Endings 8.3%
- #29 Secret Some
77% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2026
Dev: AFTERTIME.INCPub: NBOXGAMES.INC
Windows
"Secret Some" is an authentic game It is a 'Youth Love Comedy Story' that depicts the process of creating a story of four characters and two people. Starting with graduation, there's another story about dating a character You can feel the feeling of a growing connection.
Why similar: Dating Sim 17.5%, Dialogue Heavy 15.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.7%, Visual Novel 10.8%, Multiple Endings 10.3%
- #30 Furries & Scalies & Bears OH MY! 2: Return to Kale Bay
79% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2021
Dev: Stegalosaurus Game Development
Windows · Linux
There's a whole world of weird and wild anthro animals and scaly dragons out there to discover!
Why similar: Dragons 27.4% ★, Dating Sim 16.5%, Dialogue Heavy 12.8%, Visual Novel 11.5%, Interactive Fiction 9.8%
- #31 Veils of the Past
78% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: TangoScarMike Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
A psychological mystery where every clue reshapes reality. Unravel the link between a vanished woman and your missing sister, only to discover four entirely different truths, each revealing a new world, a new enemy, and the price of remembering.
Why similar: Time Travel 16.6% ★, Dialogue Heavy 12.8%, Noir 11.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.3%, Text-Based 10.5%
- #32 Swim Meet
76% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2025
Dev: Dharker Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
There's nothing better than swimming with a variety of women. Work hard and play hard with these beautiful swimmers to ensure the best of endings together as you compete for a place on the team.
Why similar: Time Travel 22.7% ★, Dating Sim 16.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.4%, Visual Novel 11.8%, Interactive Fiction 10.7%
- #33 STEINS;GATE RE:BOOT
76% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: MAGES. Inc.Pub: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Windows
STEINS;GATE returns! Rebooted for the modern era! Featuring fully updated visuals, UI, and an all-new story that breathes new life into the streets of Akihabara.
Why similar: Time Travel 28.5% ★, Visual Novel 16.7%, Dating Sim 15.8%, Multiple Endings 11.3%, Choices Matter 7.9%
- #34 LifeSimOS
75% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2026
Dev: Clayton Davis
Windows
A story-rich coming-of-age experience told through a 2004 desktop, where friendships, music, and late-night conversations shape who you become. Explore chats, drama, mini-games, and the early internet in a branching story about growing up, making mistakes, and finding your place.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 18.7%, Visual Novel 16.2%, Interactive Fiction 13.6%, Text-Based 12.3%, Choices Matter 12%
- #35 I'm Caught in a Time Loop: I Need to Find a Girl as Soon as Possible
75% match8 user reviews38% of 8 reviews2025
Dev: Myriad
Windows · Mac · Linux
The strangest things happen when you don't expect them...
Why similar: Dating Sim 21.3%, Visual Novel 16.2%, Time Travel 13.9% ★, Choices Matter 10.9%, Anime 9.4%
- #36 Furries & Scalies & Scarecrows OH MY!
77% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2022
Dev: Stegalosaurus Game Development
Windows · Linux
The residents of Roanoake Island spend their days fishing and farming. Recently, however, troubles have started. It's up to you to figure out what the future brings for the animals and dragons that live there.
Why similar: Dragons 29.1% ★, Dating Sim 18%, Visual Novel 12.7%, Interactive Fiction 9.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 8.3%
- #37 Ninki Seiyuu: How to Make a Pop Voice Actress
74% matchVery Positive92% of 225 reviews2021
Dev: MintCUBEPub: Shiravune
Windows
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 14.5 hrs≥1hr: 69%
A love comedy set in the voice acting industry, from the point of view of voice actresses, managers, and sound engineers... and it's, like, 78% accurate! Play it, and you might find out what this industry is all about!
Why similar: Dating Sim 19.3%, Dialogue Heavy 14.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.5%, Visual Novel 12.9%, Multiple Endings 12.5%
- #38 Heart of Ice by Dave Morris
73% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2025
Dev: Infinite Zone
Windows
A unique adventure, where every choice shapes your fate. A classic gamebook brought to life, with countless paths to discover.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 18.1%, Text-Based 15%, Visual Novel 13.6%, Interactive Fiction 13.6%, Choices Matter 9.3%
- #39 Drinks With Abbey
74% matchMostly Positive79% of 400 reviews2019
Dev: Ramify Games
Windows · Mac
Drinks with Abbey is a short, slice-of-life visual novel about a first date.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 32.7%, Dating Sim 17.5%, Visual Novel 10.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.7%, Interactive Fiction 10.4%
- #40 Trinoline All Ages Version
73% matchVery Positive89% of 156 reviews2019
Dev: minoriPub: MangaGamer
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 26.6 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: Dating Sim 15%, Visual Novel 14%, Text-Based 10.5%, Multiple Endings 9.8%, Choices Matter 9.8%
- #41 Watashi Suzume
72% match9 user reviews100% of 9 reviews2022
Dev: Shamrock Creations LLC.
Windows
Shamrock Creations is proud to present Watashi Suzume. A story that explores the far reaching impacts that love, friendship, and understanding have on not only our own lives, but how we view life itself. All wrapped up in a supernatural murder mystery narrative that we think everyone will enjoy.
Why similar: Text-Based 14.8%, Investigation 14.1%, Visual Novel 13.5%, Dialogue Heavy 11.7%, Interactive Fiction 11.2%
- #42 Timestamps: Lost Love
70% matchVery Positive88% of 64 reviews2025
Dev: Motkeyz Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
An exciting adult Visual Novel with a unique intriguing story featuring Sci-Fi, Time Travel, Romance, Sex, Humor, Character Development and some fun references.
Why similar: Time Travel 32.6% ★, Visual Novel 11.8%, Dialogue Heavy 11%, Sci-fi 8.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 7.6%
- #43 STEINS;GATE ELITE
72% matchVery Positive90% of 1,651 reviews2019
Dev: MAGES. Inc.Pub: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 273.2 hrs≥1hr: 66%
STEINS;GATE ELITE follows a rag-tag band of tech-savvy young students who discover the means of changing the past via e-mail using a modified microwave.
Why similar: Time Travel 42.4% ★, Visual Novel 20.6%, Anime 11.5%, Sci-fi 9.6%, Story Rich 6.5%
- #44 Where are you, Cinderella?
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: KimiNako
Windows · Linux
Where are you, Cinderella? is a visual novel about Vietnamese culture and the world of entertainment. Will you be able to find the lost shoe’s owner? Or, will you find your shoe?
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 14%, Text-Based 13.3%, Visual Novel 13.3%, Choices Matter 12%, Dating Sim 11.5%
- #45 Elisa: Seduce the Innkeeper
73% matchMostly Positive72% of 194 reviews2017
Dev: Neoclassic Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 78%
The player doesn't impersonate a simple man, but a powerful, rich and famous nobleman who seems to be able to obtain whatever he wishes for. But will this be enough this time?
Why similar: Dating Sim 18.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.3%, Visual Novel 13.3%, Interactive Fiction 12.1%, Choices Matter 10.1%
- #46 Daughters of the Dragon
70% matchMixed40% of 10 reviews2025
Dev: Lewd Raccoon GamesPub: Hyena Worm
Windows
Enter Daughters of the Dragons, where you, a humble peasant, are chosen as the first male Dragon Rider. Navigate a world of intrigue, powerful allies, and ancient magic. Make choices that shape your fate in a court filled with mystery, danger, and dragons. Will you rise to legendary status?
Why similar: Dragons 26.1% ★, Dating Sim 18.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.1%, Choices Matter 10.7%, Multiple Endings 10.1%
- #47 Future Mirror
71% matchPositive100% of 12 reviews2022
Dev: 皐月の夢Pub: LocaGames
Windows
"Ten years from now, I will be dead..." A coming-of-age fantasy adventure tale, Future Mirror is a visual novel that explores fate and the choices that affect our future, tragedy, relationships, and happiness.
Why similar: Time Travel 22.5% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.3%, Visual Novel 12.9%, Interactive Fiction 12.3%, Choices Matter 9.9%
- #48 summer story
71% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: karol_thegame
Windows · Linux
Summer Story: An adventure game where you investigate and make choices that shape the story.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 16.2%, Visual Novel 13.5%, Interactive Fiction 12.9%, Text-Based 10.6%, Investigation 9.7%
- #49 Whispering Memories
69% match5 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2026
Dev: Stellar Forge
Windows · Mac · Linux
Return to a hometown that hasn’t changed the way it should have. A psychological visual novel focused on atmosphere, relationships, and a reality that slowly refuses to stay still. Can you uncover the truth before it consumes you?
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 16.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.6%, Visual Novel 12.5%, Interactive Fiction 11.8%, Text-Based 11%
- #50 ISLAND
70% matchVery Positive95% of 1,753 reviews2018
Dev: FrontwingPub: Frontwing USA
Windows
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 154.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Sanzenkai Setsuna awakens on the shore of isolated island Urashima with no memories of his past. Befriending three local girls, Rinne, Karen, and Sara, Setsuna's quest to discover the secrets of Urashima and how they tie into his own past - and future - begins.
Why similar: Time Travel 29.9% ★, Visual Novel 18.7%, Anime 11.9%, Dating Sim 10.2%, Story Rich 7.7%
- #51 Memories Off Sousou Break out of my shell
67% matchPositive93% of 45 reviews2026
Dev: MAGES. Inc.Pub: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Windows
メモリーズオフシリーズ最新作のアフターストーリー 主人公「久寿米木一葵」と登場ヒロインたちの「その後」を楽しんでいただけます。 ビジュアルノベル形式のゲームスタイルで選択肢を選びながらストーリーが進行します。 それぞれの道を歩み始めたヒロインたち。 それぞれの未来を大切な「あなた」と一緒につかむため、 それぞれの想いが、今はじける……!
Why similar: Dating Sim 24.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.3%, Interactive Fiction 14.1%, Visual Novel 14%, Choices Matter 7.2%
- #52 The 257th Element
68% matchVery Positive95% of 56 reviews2024
Dev: REAL co.Ltd
Windows · Linux
In 2032, Tokyo scientists unveil Araraginium, the 257th element, capable of materializing matter and bringing back the deceased as Araragi Humans. Masakazu Tokimune, a Japanese high school student, grapples with daily life's blend of humor, intrigue, and love.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 16.4%, Dialogue Heavy 16.1%, Visual Novel 15.7%, Text-Based 12.8%, Dating Sim 11.6%
- #53 Re:Curse
69% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Elseth GamesPub: Papertrail Studios
Windows · Mac
A time-travel mystery visual novel about found-family, connections, and hope in dark times.
Why similar: Time Travel 36.7% ★, Visual Novel 14.9%, Interactive Fiction 12.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 8%, Anime 6.8%
- #54 The Schizophrenic Dynasty of Müller
69% matchPositive89% of 19 reviews2020
Dev: Mutkrakt
Windows
In this visual novel you're a voice in schizophrenic heads of dynasty Müller. You pass from generation to generation and you countrol your schizophrenic, talking sometimes with him. The important thing is, you shouldn't let your schizophrenic die without offspring, otherwise you'll die with him.
Why similar: Time Travel 30.4% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.2%, Visual Novel 11.4%, Noir 9.4%, Dialogue Heavy 8.4%
- #55 Defragmenting
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: pngTriads
Windows
The outside is being ravaged by a mysterious downpour of a glass, you are forced to take shelter in a seemingly innocuous rundown hotel. Yet, stuck with you are people who you wish you would never see again. What will you do to survive?
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 17.2%, Dating Sim 16.8%, Visual Novel 13%, Interactive Fiction 12.9%, Text-Based 10.7%
- #56 Last Night Last Call
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Rogueside
Windows · Mac
Can you solve a murder with nothing but your wits, your cocktail shaker, and your silver tongue? In this bartending mystery game, your customers are the key. So long as the liquor flows, so does the conversation - but who has the answers you seek, and who has blood on their hands?
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 14.1%, Dating Sim 13.6%, Investigation 10.8%, Visual Novel 10.4%, Noir 9.8%
- #57 Cryspace
67% matchMostly Positive73% of 15 reviews2024
Dev: JIMMY DIAMOND
Windows
Cryspace is a fresh visual novel with a nostalgic flavor. Talk to your friends online, meet with them in-person, and allow your friend group to grow in numbers, or fall into despair through your own decision-making and discretion. Experience the first few dates with Sam for FREE.
Why similar: Dating Sim 19.4%, Visual Novel 15%, Multiple Endings 12.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.6%, Choices Matter 12.5%
- #58 Five Biggest Accomplishments
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Assembling Chickens GamesPub: Fennonauts
Windows · Mac · Linux
Five Biggest Accomplishments is a short Visual Novel where you play as someone who has held the same job for 30 years: push a button every 8 hours or the world will end. Suddenly, you get an email asking you to list your five biggest accomplishments for the week, or risk being fired.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 20.6%, Visual Novel 15.4%, Noir 14.7%, Choices Matter 9.7%, Story Rich 9.2%
- #59 アキゾラのメモリーズ─運命の地平線─
66% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2024
Dev: GALEX SOFT
Windows
「あの頃に帰りたい─、たとえその先が暗闇だとしても─」『学園もの×SF』でお送りする青春SFビジュアルノベル。平凡な学園生活で、青春を謳歌する主人公とヒロイン。しかし、学園にはある病気と、世界を変えてしまうような秘密が潜んでおり……。
Why similar: Time Travel 30.6% ★, Visual Novel 12.6%, Text-Based 12%, Dating Sim 11.5%, Sci-fi 9.4%
- #60 10mg: Locked In
67% matchMixed62% of 13 reviews2020
Dev: de FaultPub: Far Few Giants
Windows · Mac
Locked In is a two-player visual novel simulating the breakdown of a marriage during lockdown.
Why similar: Dating Sim 23.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.2%, Visual Novel 16.5%, Interactive Fiction 14.4%, Choices Matter 10.4%