- #1 トガネヨビ
97% matchPositive100% of 17 reviews2026
Dev: JamsanpoidPub: VampireK.K.
Windows
Toganeyobi, a horror escape puzzle game by Jamsanpoid (From Madness with Love).Protagonist Hachisuka Yuki lured by a high-paying shady gig,"connect to 11 numbers on the old public communicator at 2:00 AM." Whether you ■■■■ them or ■■■■ them is up to you.
Why similar: Visual Novel 35.6%, Multiple Endings 20.8%, Adventure 16.9%, Dark 13.4%, 2D 9.9%
- #2 深夜1時の交換手
96% matchPositive90% of 20 reviews2025
Dev: ツノウサギの家
Windows
Have you heard the rumor? If you call a certain number at 1am, you will be connected to a person called the 1am operator. This person is said to be able to connect you to the past.
Why similar: Visual Novel 33.7%, Adventure 29.2%, Dark 21.5%, 2D 9%, Indie 4.5%
- #3 Kakureza Library
96% matchPositive81% of 27 reviews2022
Dev: NorabakoPub: BOCSTE, Ltd.
Windows
This is a librarian adventure game. As a new employee of the library, you will lend at the counter. The story branches by selecting the book that the user wants from all 260 books. Multi-ending with multiple bad ends.
Why similar: Visual Novel 35%, Multiple Endings 25.6%, Adventure 21.3%, 2D 12.4%, Singleplayer 3.2%
- #4 You Broke My Sunshine
95% matchNo user reviews
Dev: YMs_studio
Windows
"You Broke My Sunshine".Haruharu is a cheerful girl loved by everyone. As you spend your school days together, your choices slowly change her heart. Will you save her, or leave behind only her smile? A psychological visual novel with multiple endings.
Why similar: Visual Novel 31.8%, Adventure 26.5%, Dark 17.1%, Multiple Endings 12%, 2D 9.4%
- #5 Reminiscence in the Rain
94% match4 user reviews75% of 4 reviews2024
Dev: 『縋想』プロジェクト
Windows · Mac
The world's most "sentimental" tale. "Let's go away together." Those were Yuika Aoi's last words. It was the winter of my first year of college. She disappeared, without a trace. Where had she gone? - only the flower knows.
Why similar: Visual Novel 42.1%, Adventure 26.3%, Multiple Endings 14.8%, 2D 11.3%, Singleplayer 3.1%
- #6 VARIANTBIRTH
94% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2025
Dev: abalonekissPub: PRODUCTION PENCIL
Windows
Check the physical condition of your Valiant Order with a calendar app-like screen called the Valiant Checker! The girls' bodies are very delicate and their condition changes every day, so the intense battle unfolds accordingly!
Why similar: Visual Novel 30.9%, Adventure 25.5%, Dark 19.6%, Multiple Endings 14.3%, 2D 8.1%
- #7 Everything Will Be Fine!
92% matchVery Positive85% of 138 reviews2026
Dev: nanohanaPub: room6
Windows
A dark conversation with a girl during a nightly car trip. A short multi-ending novel game where you try to understand this girl and her pain.
Why similar: Visual Novel 29.7%, Adventure 24%, Multiple Endings 21.9%, Dark 14.3%, 2D 7.6%
- #8 Tokyo Hosto
93% matchMixed49% of 67 reviews2015
Dev: Baller IndustriesPub: Baller industries
Windows · Mac
Median: 30 minMean: 7.0 hrs≥1hr: 30%
Your name is Jayson Traish, and you have just graduated from high school. You failed your exams horribly and you face a life of menial work. Your only recourse is to try get a job at a host bar, where your duties include, hitting on women, drinking copious amounts of alcohol and cleaning the toilets.
Why similar: Adventure 53.9%, Visual Novel 46.1%
- #9 ストレイ・メモリア
91% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2024
Dev: ルピナスパレット
Windows
A contemporary juvenile mystery about young boys and girls who grow up confused and troubled, and adults who harbor secrets.
Why similar: Visual Novel 40.8%, Multiple Endings 25.1%, Adventure 23.1%, 2D 6.8%, Indie 2.3%
- #10 午前五時にピアノを弾く ENCORE
91% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Kazuhide OkaPub: Waku Waku Games
Windows
朝の早い時間、午前五時くらいになると、この町にはときどき濃い霧が出る──。
Why similar: Visual Novel 38.7%, Adventure 31.5%, Multiple Endings 15.7%, 2D 10.3%, Indie 2.3%
- #11 Together We Live
90% matchVery Positive96% of 219 reviews2017
Dev: Water PhoenixPub: KEMCO
Windows
This is a visual novel game without player selections. To atone for the sins of humanity, the girl continues to die.
Why similar: Visual Novel 48.3%, Adventure 41.6%, Indie 10%
- #12 Himegimi Detective
89% match9 user reviews89% of 9 reviews2021
Dev: YOX-Project
Windows
Sayla Limehult, First Princess to the Kingdom of Ratania, shall set off for the far-away land of Japan to learn about the wider world and her role within it. As both a princess, and a world-class detective!
Why similar: Visual Novel 42.2%, Multiple Endings 25.2%, Adventure 24.9%, Indie 4.9%, Singleplayer 2.8%
- #13 Quantum Conscience
89% matchMostly Positive72% of 57 reviews2015
Dev: Woodsy Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 98%
In this unconventional visual novel, the player controls the story by choosing whether to use the main character's ability to read people's minds. As an agent of an intergalactic society of freedom fighters, Blaire's telepathic skills can be used in the name of freedom, or to manipulate others for power.
Why similar: Adventure 60.4%, Visual Novel 39.6%
- #14 喰人記
88% match9 user reviews100% of 9 reviews2021
Dev: SukoyakaMeteor
Windows
A man-eating monster wakes up, in a snowy night. He meets a mysterious girl willing to die. This omnibus novel game tells the story of the strange interaction between them.
Why similar: Visual Novel 36.3%, Multiple Endings 24.3%, Adventure 20.6%, Dark 15%, Indie 2.1%
- #15 Once10
87% matchVery Positive82% of 105 reviews2019
Dev: JingtuStudio
Windows · Mac
This is a visual novel about 60 minutes in length, telling a story of memories.he visual novel "Once10" is a story which will recall the experience of many individuals.
Why similar: Visual Novel 45.5%, Adventure 44.3%, Indie 10.2%
- #16 The Interview - Chapter One
86% matchMixed56% of 36 reviews2023
Dev: AnimArtsPub: Gonzogames
Windows
A very sexy story with plenty of lewd scenes and animations.
Why similar: Visual Novel 43.2%, Dark 33.6%, Adventure 23.2%
- #17 Still Life Inside
86% matchNo user reviews100% of 1 reviews2026
Dev: DIM Games
Windows
Descend 7 floors of a decaying building in this psychological horror visual novel. Confront fears through unique mini-games, collect memory fragments, and question the voice in your head. Will you face the chilling truth or remain trapped in a self-made nightmare?
Why similar: Visual Novel 37.4%, Adventure 32.1%, Multiple Endings 16%, 2D 10.1%, Indie 2.4%
- #18 The Fifth Name
84% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Tiny Hammer Games
Windows
A claustrophobic psychological mystery visual novel. On their high school graduation day, an anonymous message draws five friends back to their empty middle school. The doors won't open, and their memories refuse to agree. A complete 1-2 hour story with three endings, built to be read twice.
Why similar: Visual Novel 32.5%, Adventure 26.5%, Dark 17.9%, Multiple Endings 10.5%, 2D 9.7%
- #19 V恋
84% matchNo user reviews2023
Dev: miX-V-Games
Windows
A real-life VTuber in a game! A multi-ending romance simulation game developed by a group of individual Vtubers.
Why similar: Visual Novel 41.6%, Adventure 28%, Multiple Endings 16.4%, 2D 9.6%, Indie 2.4%
- #20 Sisters x Lovers
82% match3 user reviews33% of 3 reviews2026
Dev: POISONPub: PRODUCTION PENCIL
Windows
This is a visual novel in which the protagonist gradually transforms a sexually frustrated married woman into a lewd woman. Enjoy the process of gradually getting them interested.
Why similar: Visual Novel 35.9%, Adventure 31.5%, Multiple Endings 20.8%, 2D 9.6%, Singleplayer 2.2%
- #21 Jisei
83% matchPositive88% of 25 reviews2018
Dev: sakevisual
Windows · Mac · Linux
A murder mystery visual novel. Use your psychic powers to track down a killer and prove your innocence!
Why similar: Visual Novel 45%, Adventure 44%, Indie 11%
- #22 Angel in Inferno
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: ひとりサークル「匙投げ部」Pub: Waku Waku Games
Windows
A visual novel that depicts the trials of four young girls who committed crimes during their lifetimes and have since passed away.
Why similar: Visual Novel 36.2%, Adventure 23.8%, Dark 17.2%, Multiple Endings 11.1%, 2D 8.7%
- #23 朝凪高校生徒会 - 決断の記録
81% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: ELISTA×STUDIO
Windows
As the student council president of Asanagi High School, you must decide how to respond to opinion forms submitted to the suggestion box in this school-themed choice-based adventure game. Your choices change how events unfold and lead to multiple endings.
Why similar: Visual Novel 35%, Adventure 29.7%, Multiple Endings 22.9%, 2D 6.3%, Indie 4.2%
- #24 雪色废都 Abandoned Snowy Castle
81% match6 user reviews83% of 6 reviews2019
Dev: Amethyst Atelier
Windows
You are traveling to England with your little sister during the summer holiday. But what comes is...
Why similar: Adventure 46%, Visual Novel 43%, Indie 11.1%
- #25 You Stay
80% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Stillroom
Windows
A short psychological visual novel about a town you can’t leave. Observe. Wait. Repeat. The longer you stay, the more the town notices.
Why similar: Visual Novel 32.2%, Adventure 25.5%, Dark 17.4%, Multiple Endings 11.6%, 2D 9%
- #26 Soul Gambler
79% matchVery Positive87% of 2,727 reviews2014
Dev: Ilex GamesPub: Gamestorming
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Soul Gambler puts YOU in the role of Faust, an ordinary young man living in the present day whose DESTINY is about to be change forever.
Why similar: Visual Novel 55.2%, Adventure 21.3%, Multiple Endings 16.8%, Indie 4.5%, Singleplayer 2.3%
- #27 Patent9 - Goddess of Trust
79% matchMixed69% of 87 reviews2018
Dev: Killer Bees Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 69%
A pulp noir visual novel. A tale of introspection, trust, betrayal, hate, and love. All set in a neon-lit, rain-soaked, deco cityscape.
Why similar: Visual Novel 43%, Adventure 33.8%, Dark 23.1%
- #28 Kansei
78% matchPositive94% of 16 reviews2018
Dev: sakevisual
Windows · Mac · Linux
A murder mystery visual novel. Use your psychic powers to uncover secrets and hunt down a murderer.
Why similar: Adventure 49.4%, Visual Novel 38.8%, Indie 11.9%
- #29 Midnight School Walk 真夜中学園さんぽ
78% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2022
Dev: Hautecouture Inc.
Windows
In the summer of third year of high school, the movie club which he belongs in crisis of survival! Have make movie until Cultural festival, if don’t make impress the audience, movie club will be forced to abolish. The cast of the movie is what a girl! Will he be able to keep the movie club alive ?
Why similar: Visual Novel 39%, Adventure 32.7%, Multiple Endings 15.8%, 2D 10.6%, Singleplayer 1.9%
- #30 Styxton
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: BUZDOV KAPLAN
Windows · Mac
"Styxton" is a nonlinear horror visual novel. Sometimes, salvation is the worst curse. You are alive. Now find out who needed it.
Why similar: Visual Novel 37%, Dark 24.6%, Adventure 15.8%, Multiple Endings 12.8%, 2D 6.6%
- #31 ぼくの葬式にようこそ -happy rebirthday-
77% match4 user reviews75% of 4 reviews2025
Dev: ひとりサークル「匙投げ部」Pub: Waku Waku Games
Windows
死後、白黒の世界に迷い込んだ「ぼく」は生前の記憶を取り戻す"旅"に出る。主人公の葬式から始まる、切なくて温かい成長譚。
Why similar: Visual Novel 33.7%, Adventure 27.8%, Dark 15.6%, Multiple Endings 10.5%, 2D 9.2%
- #32 Yousei
76% matchPositive87% of 15 reviews2018
Dev: sakevisual
Windows · Mac · Linux
A murder mystery visual novel. Dig into your history as you chase down a murderer.
Why similar: Adventure 47.3%, Visual Novel 40.4%, Indie 12.4%
- #33 MINN ~Min inn~
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Min inn ☾
Windows
An otome game that isn't quite otome — or simply, a visual novel. About dreams, writing, and death."You" are discharged from the hospital, with a plan: who to seek, who to deceive, every moment mapped out. But so does everyone else. Please be sure to read the content guide and notes.
Why similar: Visual Novel 73.7%, Adventure 12.7%, Dark 10.6%, Indie 3.1%
- #34 Control Over
75% matchMixed58% of 38 reviews2020
Dev: Ashcraft
Windows
Control Over is a story that begins when a player who loses his memory and falls down in a basement wakes up. And you have to control the player and decide how to solve this story.
Why similar: Visual Novel 27.7%, Adventure 26.7%, Dark 15.4%, Multiple Endings 12.9%, 2D 10%
- #35 Cyber City 2157: The Visual Novel
76% matchMixed53% of 222 reviews2016
Dev: HarotobiraPub: Sometimes You
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 8.7 hrs≥1hr: 98%
Feel the mysterious world of Molds and the City where the sun never sets. Look for clues, make decisions and follow your own path in the Cyber City 2157.
Why similar: Adventure 37.9%, Visual Novel 32.1%, Dark 16%, 2D 7.5%, Indie 4.3%
- #36 Neko No Sentouki: The Greatest Fighter
74% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2025
Dev: skredjun
Windows · Mac
An Adventure Visual Novel where you can choose your protagonist – Play as Aiko or Hikaru as they try to uncover the secrets that lurk all around them in this character-driven story. Every choice you make will have an impact on the story.
Why similar: Visual Novel 38.1%, Adventure 32.6%, Multiple Endings 27.1%, Singleplayer 2.2%
- #37 Knight Vows
73% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Tigerems Studio
Windows
KNIGHT VOWS is a dark medieval visual novel set in the 13th century. You are a newly initiated knight of the Order of Saint Féran, a religious order that spreads its faith through iron and blood. Will you remain faithful to your vow... or to your humanity? Your choices will speak for you.
Why similar: Visual Novel 33.1%, Dark 23.3%, Multiple Endings 22.4%, Adventure 11%, 2D 6.3%
- #38 Information conveyed Information received
72% match6 user reviews71% of 6 reviews2026
Dev: ほんわかふわふわ
Windows
You are an AD intern at a TV studio aiming to secure a job offer. During a live talk show, you must give directions using cue cards. Convey information based on the situation to keep things running smoothly, boost audience favorability toward the guest, and earn your offer through your performance.
Why similar: Visual Novel 37.6%, Adventure 31.6%, Multiple Endings 16.7%, 2D 10.2%, Indie 2.3%
- #39 Re Angel
73% matchVery Positive99% of 143 reviews2018
Dev: Studio GU
Windows
Re Angel is a 2nd visual novel created by Studio GU, an indy game developer from Thailand.
Why similar: Visual Novel 49.6%, Adventure 40.4%, Indie 10%
- #40 The Quintessential Quintuplets - Memories of a Quintessential Summer
71% matchVery Positive90% of 224 reviews2024
Dev: MAGES. Inc.Pub: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Windows
A thrilling island getaway with the Nakano quintuplets!
Why similar: Visual Novel 41.7%, Adventure 29.4%, Multiple Endings 26.1%, Singleplayer 2.8%
- #41 Thorner
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Snoring Dog Games
Windows
Thorner is a horror visual novel with multiple endings. You attempt to escape your past by fleeing to the wilderness, but spilled blood can never be forgiven. The land knows what you did. The land judges. Thorner awaits.
Why similar: Visual Novel 34.6%, Dark 25.1%, Multiple Endings 21.7%, Adventure 11.3%, 2D 4.7%
- #42 Gothic Murder: Adventure That Changes Destiny
72% matchVery Positive96% of 69 reviews2020
Dev: orange
Windows · Mac
A housemaid takes on a terrifying murder plan in order to protect her lord, whose life is in danger! A romantic mystery that takes place at an earl's manor in 20th-century England. Depending on the selection, the story will branch into different endings.
Why similar: Visual Novel 34.2%, Adventure 30.7%, Multiple Endings 25.7%, 2D 7.2%, Singleplayer 2.2%
- #43 Before Arriving at the Terminal
71% matchVery Positive88% of 84 reviews2019
Dev: 人工くらげ
Windows
A horror visual novel set in a suburban city.
Why similar: Visual Novel 56.5%, Adventure 32.9%, Indie 10.6%
- #44 The Leopard Catgirl in Miaoli
70% matchVery Positive95% of 193 reviews2019
Dev: Erotes Studio
Windows
The protagonist Wang Cheng-En returns to his hometown due to the rivalry between different countries. Along the way, he encounters a girl with animal ears by accident.How will this relationship develop when he lives together with this unusual girl?
Why similar: Adventure 54.9%, Visual Novel 32.7%, Indie 12.4%
- #45 Flamel's miracle(弗拉梅尔的奇迹)
71% matchMixed68% of 156 reviews2017
Dev: Weixi Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 36.1 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Assistant and I headed to a newly discovered Plane world for new resouces. Unfortunately, we ran into worm hole, due to which our spacecraft were forced to make emergency landing onto an unknown world. In order to fix the spacecraft, we started our adventure and got involved into various accidents and incidents, voluntarily or not...
Why similar: Visual Novel 50.4%, Adventure 40.3%, Indie 9.3%
- #46 神明的一天世界(God's One Day World)
70% matchVery Positive85% of 728 reviews2016
Dev: 灰烬天国
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 8.3 hrs≥1hr: 95%
an Visual Novel & Puzzle Game
Why similar: Visual Novel 49.8%, Adventure 47.1%, Indie 3.1%
- #47 Crypto Girl The Visual Novel
70% matchMostly Negative34% of 41 reviews2018
Dev: Nikita "Ghost_RUS"Pub: Ghost_RUS Games
Windows
Learn the story of an ordinary girl Dokkaebi who decided to become a miner and farm the crypto currency
Why similar: Visual Novel 67.3%, Adventure 25.7%, Indie 7.1%
- #48 Xmas Surprise
68% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2025
Dev: Yume Creations
Windows · Linux
Xmas Surprise is a cute Mini Visual Novel about a homeless guy named Richard finding an unexpected surprise on Christmas.
Why similar: Visual Novel 41.7%, Multiple Endings 23.1%, Adventure 19.4%, 2D 11.6%, Indie 2.3%
- #49 BAPTISM
69% matchPositive89% of 27 reviews2017
Dev: Samantha Arehart
Windows
BAPTISM is a short kinetic novel about a madman, a child, and a lake.
Why similar: Visual Novel 53.2%, Dark 33.7%, Indie 13%
- #50 My Maid Girlfriend
69% matchPositive86% of 37 reviews2018
Dev: Genius inc.
Windows · Mac
You are the protagonist! You take on the role of the protagonist and experience romancing with adorable maids!
Why similar: Visual Novel 66.3%, Adventure 33.7%
- #51 Final Frame
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Zeiva Inc
Windows
Inspired by Danganronpa and Ace Attorney series, Final Frame is a murder mystery Visual Novel set in modern Japan.
Why similar: Visual Novel 40.6%, Adventure 30.7%, Dark 10.5%, Multiple Endings 9.6%, Indie 7.3%
- #52 Serafina's Crown
69% matchMostly Positive74% of 54 reviews2016
Dev: Woodsy StudioPub: Thesis Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 98%
Serafina’s Crown is a visual novel with elements of fantasy, adventure and romance. You play as Odell Perin, the newly-appointed regent of Darzia as she tries to solve the murder of the queen and a host of other domestic and international crises.
Why similar: Adventure 53.9%, Visual Novel 33.1%, Indie 13%
- #53 Home Teacher Sister's
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: POISON MOTIONPub: PRODUCTION PENCIL
Windows
The protagonist, given the chance to revisit the past. Their goal is to manipulate the sisters who tormented them since childhood at will and settle old scores.
Why similar: Visual Novel 37.8%, Adventure 32.4%, Multiple Endings 17.7%, 2D 10.2%, Singleplayer 2%
- #54 UR CHIMERIC SAI
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: StarGazer
Windows
A taboo romance of obsessive love with a non-human student. A young man with shattered dreams becomes the tutor to a "Chimera"—an artificially created girl. Upon uncovering a shocking truth about her at the "Center," he is forced to make a life-altering decision.
Why similar: Visual Novel 33.3%, Multiple Endings 21.9%, Dark 21.1%, Adventure 15%, 2D 4.7%
- #55 Once in Yaissor 2
68% matchMixed54% of 84 reviews2017
Dev: Valera Entertainment
Windows
Median: 24 minMean: 9.0 hrs≥1hr: 33%
Страх и горечь окутала Яиссор, больше нет надежды на светлое будущее... Хотя и до этого особо не был виден свет дальнейшего беззаботного жития. В любом случае Володе предстоит пройти нелёгкий путь по устранению своих внутренних врагов.
Why similar: Adventure 46.9%, Visual Novel 41.9%, Indie 11.3%
- #56 因果律 Inside The Memory
66% match9 user reviews100% of 9 reviews2024
Dev: Garnet Bloom
Windows
[Using Live2D, almost full voice] (Voice is only in Japanese)A mystery that begins with a single invitation received from your uncle.A ``mystery'' that happens to someone who was supposed to be an invited guest. Please try to solve it by yourself.
Why similar: Visual Novel 37.9%, Adventure 32.1%, Multiple Endings 16.5%, 2D 9.3%, Indie 2.4%
- #57 Red Experience
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Clusion Games
Windows · Mac
Red Experience is a multi-ending 2D Adventure Death Game where choices dictate fate. Amnesiac 'Sooyeon Hong' must participate in a brutal game. Uncover the mystery behind the death game to find the truth. Only your decisions can save her and reveal the full reality. Choose wisely!
Why similar: Visual Novel 34.6%, Adventure 27.6%, Multiple Endings 13.4%, Dark 10.8%, 2D 10.3%
- #58 つばめの世代
66% matchPositive88% of 17 reviews2024
Dev: PECOLIEN
Windows
A young man, rational and cold-blooded because he has lived on the battlefield since childhood, is attacked and injured by bandits. Injured, he takes refuge in a nearby abandoned shelter. There he meets someone. She is an android girl who was manufactured in the olden days as a babysitter.
Why similar: Visual Novel 45%, Adventure 38.8%, 2D 12.8%, Singleplayer 3.4%