- #1 Memory of "Wishes"
96% match2 user reviews0% of 2 reviews2025
Dev: hoshimi
Windows
A psychological suspense/puzzle adventure game where a protagonist with lost memories manipulates a computer file management tool to retrace their past. The intended completion time is approximately 20-30 minutes.
Why similar: Visual Novel 35.7%, Casual 22.1%, Adventure 16.8%, Pixel Graphics 12.6%, 2D 9.2%
- #2 DUSK INDEX: GION(ダスクインデックスギオン)
94% match8 user reviews88% of 8 reviews2026
Dev: mebius.Pub: Bushiroad Inc.
Windows
When the past awakens, the future bleeds. A full length cinematic sci-fi mystery visual novel where augmented reality, history, AI technology and murder collide in the heart of Kyoto.
Why similar: Visual Novel 36.8%, Text-Based 29.8%, Adventure 23%, 2D 8.2%, Singleplayer 2.2%
- #3 The Pack
97% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2019
Dev: ZAKHARCHENKO SERGEY ALEXANDROVICH
Windows
The story of two people who have dedicated their lives to law enforcement. One, a former police officer, instructs less experienced comrades and makes a feasible contribution to the fight against crime, although he doesn't always keep up with the law.
Why similar: Visual Novel 36.9%, Adventure 31.6%, Casual 31.5%
- #4 One Small Fire At A Time
96% matchVery Positive94% of 65 reviews2016
Dev: KidalangPub: Culture Select
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 98%
13-year-old Janis has "Magic Deficiency Disorder," a madness where one can't use magic in a very magic-oriented world. For her protection, she lives in a madhouse: a place where those with mental disorders can be safe from an unforgiving society.
Why similar: Visual Novel 35.4%, Casual 29.9%, Adventure 27.5%, Indie 7.2%
- #5 Koropokkur in Love ~A Little Fairy’s Tale~
95% matchPositive81% of 32 reviews2018
Dev: MangaGamer
Windows · Mac · Linux
Koropokkur in Love is a tale of a young woman who, after venturing out of her isolated village, experiences love and a vast, brand-new world for the very first time.
Why similar: Casual 33.3%, Visual Novel 30.2%, Adventure 29.1%, Indie 7.3%
- #6 Winter's Symphonies
94% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2018
Dev: Cascade of Leaves
Windows
After shutting the door to a life many would envy, the protagonist of the story, Sophie, returns to her one and only hometown. The town is just as she remembers it. She, however, is not. She can't help seeing herself as empty―as empty as the barren trees around her.
Why similar: Casual 31.3%, Visual Novel 31.1%, Adventure 30%, Indie 7.6%
- #7 My Maid Girlfriend
93% 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 49.2%, Casual 25.9%, Adventure 24.9%
- #8 泡沫冬景
90% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 4,499 reviews2020
Dev: KorakuPub: Nekoneko Soft
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 40.1 hrs≥1hr: 86%
It is the year 1988. Japan is in the midst of the bubble economy. New buildings are sprouting up everywhere, and the people are ecstatic. This is a story of people who live for one year... in such a little corner of the city.
Why similar: Adventure 34%, Casual 30.5%, Visual Novel 23.5%, Indie 7.3%, Retro 4.6%
- #9 Memory Oblivion Box
91% matchVery Positive93% of 1,112 reviews2016
Dev: DreaMoryPub: NVLMaker
Windows
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 12.4 hrs≥1hr: 92%
一份工作,让秦幽羽的父亲从此失踪,紧接着又是母亲的突然离去。虽然从未放弃过寻找,可是事情却毫无进展,直到那天……
Why similar: Visual Novel 34.2%, Casual 32.2%, Adventure 25.9%, Indie 7.8%
- #10 Beneath The Cherry Trees
92% matchMixed67% of 138 reviews2016
Dev: Katsudou MangayaPub: Henteko Doujin
Windows
"There are bodies buried beneath the cherry trees!" A Japanese poetic literature "Beneath The Cherry Trees(1928)" by Motojirō Kajii starts from a shocking sentence. We made a short Visual Novel based on this story with Illustrator Kotori's watercolor works, beautiful photographs, and imposing musics.
Why similar: Visual Novel 35.9%, Casual 29.7%, Adventure 26.8%, Indie 7.6%
- #11 Wish -tale of the sixteenth night of lunar month-
91% matchMostly Positive73% of 30 reviews2016
Dev: MigihaPub: Culture Select
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 95%
An Eastern approach to storytelling, a visual novel with strong battle, human, and supernatural elements to create a compelling and original story straight from the doujin community of Japan!
Why similar: Casual 31.8%, Adventure 30.4%, Visual Novel 30.1%, Indie 7.7%
- #12 Punchline!!
89% matchVery Positive91% of 53 reviews2019
Dev: idk?Pub: idk?
Windows
Punchline!! is a slice-of-life comedy visual novel. Enter the not-so-sane daily life of an eccentric, good-for-nothing bum with an unhealthy interest in peculiar conspiracies and a snarky, cynical part-time drunk as they navigate the weird and wacky city of Noo Yawk.
Why similar: Casual 33.3%, Adventure 30.8%, Visual Novel 19.3%, Pixel Graphics 8.5%, Indie 8.1%
- #13 시간탐정 김탐정
82% matchMixed69% of 13 reviews2025
Dev: Indion
Windows
"Detective K" is a light and casual story adventure game. Players take on the role of Detective K, a time traveler from the future encounters a variety of incidents. Explore stages, investigate objects, and talk to key characters. Find clues that lead to the truth and solve the cases!
Why similar: Visual Novel 27.7%, Adventure 25%, Casual 23.7%, Pixel Graphics 12.3%, 2D 8.2%
- #14 幽霊少女室
83% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2024
Dev: MeimPub: テラサレ (Terrace and Ray Ltd.)
Windows
【A ghost girl, is here.】Terau Mare is a shy girl moves to Tokyo to go to university, and her new house, Hakusan-so, is like an abandoned. As soon as she enters the room, Mare meets a ghost girl, Furuzaki Yuika. Yuika says, "I'm going to kick you out of here soon." But...
Why similar: Visual Novel 37.7%, Text-Based 26.2%, Adventure 25.4%, 2D 6.1%, Singleplayer 2.3%
- #15 Japocaliptyca/ Япокалиптика
89% match6 user reviews17% of 6 reviews2019
Dev: azimut team
Windows · Mac · Linux
Catsu is a student at Tokyo University. That day he was just going to prepare for exams, but suddenly ...
Why similar: Casual 32.7%, Adventure 31.4%, Visual Novel 28%, Indie 7.9%
- #16 Lie In My Heart
86% matchVery Positive93% of 73 reviews2019
Dev: Expressive GamestudioPub: Cogaming Rising
Windows · Mac
How would you react to your child's mother ending her own life? Would you make the same choices I made? Would you feel the same regret? How would you support your child through this painful moment of life?
Why similar: Casual 32.5%, Adventure 31.2%, Visual Novel 27.9%, Indie 8.4%
- #17 Stretch
84% matchNo user reviews2025
Dev: Shoichi Kirishima
Windows
"For those of you who don't have a single novel you want to read." A novel game from "those days" that nobody knows about, presented with full CG (800 images generated by KlingAI) + ambient(300 materials).
Why similar: Visual Novel 31.4%, Adventure 29%, Casual 27.4%, 2D 8.3%, Indie 2.3%
- #18 Equivoque
87% matchPositive88% of 25 reviews2017
Dev: Jenny Bee Presents
Windows · Mac · Linux
A story-forward visual novelette about a young apprentice who is thrust into a conflict between two magicians; one a famous escape artist, and one a fraudulent medium.
Why similar: Casual 34.4%, Adventure 31.6%, Visual Novel 26.1%, Indie 8%
- #19 Selenon Rising
88% matchMostly Positive76% of 21 reviews2016
Dev: Fastermind Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
An all-powerful alien race has conquered the Earth, and you work for them. As Violet, a psychic agent who can read emotions, you must solve crimes in order to discover the truth that could potentially save, or destroy, the human race.
Why similar: Adventure 31.2%, Casual 31.1%, Visual Novel 29.4%, Indie 8.3%
- #20 Melon Journey: Bittersweet Memories
79% matchVery Positive90% of 282 reviews2023
Dev: Froach ClubPub: Poppy Works
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Melon Journey: Bittersweet Memories is a story-exploration game about getting caught up in the outlandish happenings of a small town where melons are illegal. Silly and cute on the surface, but are things really as peaceful as they seem?
Why similar: Adventure 40.3%, Casual 38.6%, Pixel Graphics 11.2%, Retro 9.8%
- #21 Электричка
84% matchPositive81% of 43 reviews2020
Dev: NiaR
Windows
Короткая кинетическая новелла, рассказывающая о поездке Максима на утренней заснеженной электричке.
Why similar: Casual 32.9%, Adventure 29.5%, Visual Novel 23.4%, Indie 7.9%, 2D 6.3%
- #22 花咲く君が連れ出した。夏の終わりの白い花
75% match1 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2026
Dev: Creative Blossoms
Windows
Having lost the meaning of life, Shionagi meets Ayana, who suffers from a certain illness. “Kidnap me from this boring everyday life.” He wishes to die. A girl promised death. A bittersweet summer kidnapping drama where they confront each other's “lives.”
Why similar: Visual Novel 33.7%, Adventure 28.6%, Text-Based 23.9%, 2D 9.7%, Indie 2.3%
- #23 Spirits: Ciel Bleu
86% match4 user reviews75% of 4 reviews2017
Dev: Lucascubestudios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Willard Rouse is an ordinary 17-year high school student who is often by himself. By accident, he discovered that he is a spirit bearer, one who could summon and use the power of spirits. After getting kicked out of Rainvalley Academy, he transferred to Ficaso Academy.
Why similar: Casual 32.9%, Adventure 32.4%, Visual Novel 26.5%, Indie 8.2%
- #24 D.C. Re:tune
75% matchMixed62% of 38 reviews2025
Dev: CIRCUSPub: Bushiroad Inc.
Windows
The pinnacle of school romance adventures, "D.C.~Da Capo~" returns with a complete remake! "On a spring day where cherry blossoms gently dance, a ticklish love story begins, begins—"
Why similar: Visual Novel 38.2%, Adventure 30.2%, Casual 28.9%, Singleplayer 2.8%
- #25 トガネヨビ
72% matchPositive100% of 15 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 36.7%, Casual 21.5%, Adventure 17.3%, Pixel Graphics 10.8%, 2D 10.2%
- #26 Do As I Say - Obedience to the Village Leader
73% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2026
Dev: Girl's SoftwarePub: Denpasoft
Windows
The final title in the Do As I Say series from the developers of the Kuri Kuri Click! series! Suzune is overjoyed to once again see her childhood friend again. But what she doesn't know is the 300 year old ritual she is about to take part in...
Why similar: Visual Novel 27.8%, Adventure 25.3%, Casual 23.9%, Text-Based 21.6%, Singleplayer 1.5%
- #27 Midnight Feast
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Slap Happy Larry
Windows · Mac · Linux
From the creators of The Artifacts and Hilda Bewildered, Midnight Feast is an interactive picture book of 44 pages created especially for the screen.
Why similar: Casual 32.2%, Adventure 30.9%, Visual Novel 29.1%, Indie 7.8%
- #28 克莉丝的炎之信仰 Cryste: the Faith of Fire Vol.1
81% matchVery Positive89% of 296 reviews2017
Dev: SalvationPub: JingtuStudio
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 93%
In another distant world, there is a kingdom of fire. They who live under the red sky. People with different social classes. Birth with different but changeless fate. Those of nobility bring fortune and power to men, and bring hope.
Why similar: Visual Novel 46.2%, Casual 25.3%, Adventure 22.4%, Indie 6.1%
- #29 Crypto Girl The Visual Novel
85% matchMostly Negative31% of 39 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 52%, Casual 22.5%, Adventure 19.7%, Indie 5.7%
- #30 Reconnect
79% match3 user reviews67% of 3 reviews2021
Dev: HFOTA
Windows
在21世纪30年代的世界,任何新鲜事物都不足为奇,城市里每天都喧闹非凡。“我”和妹妹则是离开了那热闹的中心,搬到了这偏僻的乡下地带,和在这里认识的朋友们每天生活在愉快的日常里。不过这平静的日常又能持续多久呢?
Why similar: Visual Novel 27.8%, Adventure 24.5%, Casual 23.3%, Text-Based 13.1%, 2D 8.2%
- #31 The Francy Droo & Friends Collection
82% match5 user reviews80% of 5 reviews2017
Dev: Oh, a Rock! Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Five tiny indie games for the price of one slightly bigger indie game!
Why similar: Visual Novel 35.4%, Casual 29.4%, Adventure 28.1%, Indie 7.1%
- #32 怪獣綺譚 朧十夜 空狐万華鏡
81% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2019
Dev: ときてっと
Windows
■優しくも切ない物語をグラフィックとムービーで演出! 天地明宵、四つの幻獣に護られたイタル国を舞台とした「怪獣綺譚」シリーズ。
Why similar: Visual Novel 33%, Adventure 26.2%, Casual 26.1%, 2D 8.3%, Indie 6.3%
- #33 AQK
68% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2025
Dev: Asroni Inc
Windows
"AQK" is a job interview simulation game where you, a job seeker, face off against a series of eccentric interviewers in pursuit of that coveted job offer.
Why similar: Visual Novel 38.1%, Text-Based 31.7%, Casual 25.4%, Indie 2.4%, Singleplayer 2.3%
- #34 Putrika 1st.cut:The Reason She Must Perish
65% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 570 reviews2024
Dev: トトメトリ
Windows
"Even though I knew this love was forbidden..." While the tragedy is being told, the girl's true love is revealed! Enjoy this crazy pure love drama with beautiful visuals and cute characters!
Why similar: Visual Novel 39.4%, Text-Based 18.3%, Adventure 17.8%, Casual 17%, 2D 4.5%
- #35 BRG's The Stonecutter
80% match4 user reviews25% of 4 reviews2019
Dev: Brave Rock Games
Windows
A poor stonecutter notices the lifestyles of those higher in the social hierarchy and wishes to become them. A spirit hears his plea and grants his wish. Decide The Stonecutter's fate by choosing what he should wish for!
Why similar: Casual 32.5%, Visual Novel 32.3%, Adventure 31.1%, Indie 4.1%
- #36 みすずの国
65% matchPositive100% of 23 reviews2025
Dev: StudioHommage
Windows
Misuzu no Kuni is a kinetic visual novel with no choices or branching paths.Set in a late 20th-century Japan, it tells a traditional-style fantasy school drama.In this world, a special autonomous territory known as the Land of the Tengu exists within Japan.Supported language: Japanese only.
Why similar: Visual Novel 25.6%, Adventure 22.1%, Text-Based 21.2%, Casual 21.1%, 2D 7.6%
- #37 Death Live
76% matchVery Positive86% of 696 reviews2019
Dev: 橘子班Pub: NVLMaker
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 11.3 hrs≥1hr: 52%
有的人活着他已经死了,有的人死了他还活着。还有的人……早就麻木,忘了自己到底是死是活——死亡直播间Plus!橘子班灰色短篇视觉小说合集,由《死亡直播间》《假期第三天》等作品组成。
Why similar: Casual 38.2%, Adventure 34.9%, Visual Novel 17.7%, Indie 9.2%
- #38 Pursuing My Uncle
63% matchVery Positive90% of 98 reviews2025
Dev: ふわふわ電子研究所
Windows · Mac
Spend a week at your uncle’s house in this short visual novel.From time to time, a special “Pursue” button will appear, guiding the story toward one of two endings.Approx. 30 minutes playtimeTwo possible endingsRated R12[Features]The “Pursue” button cannot be skipped.
Why similar: Visual Novel 32.5%, Adventure 26.9%, Text-Based 18.6%, Casual 9.2%, 2D 8.8%
- #39 Your Future Self
77% matchVery Positive81% of 96 reviews2019
Dev: Contortionist Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Your Future Self is a 1-2 hour long story-driven experimental text adventure with unique conversational mechanics, time loop based gameplay, and an emotionally gripping time travel mystery set against the backdrop of a darkly realistic vision of our world ravaged by climate change.
Why similar: Casual 22.5%, Adventure 20.2%, Text-Based 18.1%, Visual Novel 13.3%, Retro 8.1%
- #40 BRG's Red Riding Hood
78% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2019
Dev: Brave Rock Games
Windows
Meet Maisie, a child who is loved by all. Maisie decides to visit her sick grandmother. She dons her favorite red coat and becomes Red Riding Hood. Journey with her to experience dazzling visuals and an immersive audio experience. Make a life-changing decision that will affect the story.
Why similar: Casual 32.6%, Visual Novel 32.4%, Adventure 31.3%, Indie 3.8%
- #41 Follow the Black Kitten
72% matchVery Positive84% of 68 reviews2022
Dev: Total
Windows
You buy a laptop with your hands. You find an interactive collection of short stories on your laptop and something else. Or someone? What will all this lead to?
Why similar: Visual Novel 24.2%, Adventure 20.8%, Casual 20%, Text-Based 16%, Pixel Graphics 9.6%
- #42 Elezion
65% matchNo user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: HO Lab+StudioPub: HFOTA
Windows · Mac · Linux
Elezion is a visual novel about memory, war, and human connection, told across several intertwined timelines. Retro pixel art and original music frame a story where every choice explores what it means to exist.
Why similar: Visual Novel 32.5%, Adventure 24.4%, Casual 22.9%, 2D 9.3%, Pixel Graphics 6.3%
- #43 Life Inside
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: A better tomorrow Games
Windows · Mac
Will you be able to escape from this planet?
Why similar: Visual Novel 29.3%, Adventure 26.4%, Casual 25%, Pixel Graphics 9.6%, 2D 6.4%
- #44 Hilda Bewildered
77% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2019
Dev: Slap Happy Larry
Windows · Mac · Linux
From the creators of The Artifacts and Midnight Feast, Hilda Bewildered is an illustrated short story for deep-thinking adolescent readers and above.
Why similar: Casual 31.3%, Visual Novel 31.1%, Adventure 30%, Indie 7.6%
- #45 TrymenT ―献给渴望改变的你― AlphA篇
71% matchVery Positive90% of 683 reviews2020
Dev: TrymenTPub: HIKARI FIELD
Windows
Median: 9.5 hrsMean: 86.9 hrs≥1hr: 91%
《TrymenT—献给渴望改变的你—》是由2016年被誉为业界年度黑马,并荣获了萌系游戏大赏剧本金奖的作品《Re;LieF~致亲爱的你~》的原班人马所打造的共享世界观与游戏角色,并以群像剧视角重新演绎的全新作品。本作拥有令人一见倾心的顶级场景绘画,以及拥有余音绕梁般魔力的优秀配乐。
Why similar: Visual Novel 45%, Casual 28.7%, Adventure 26.3%
- #46 Perceptions of the Dead
74% matchVery Positive92% of 335 reviews2017
Dev: Ithaqua Labs
Windows · Linux
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 8.1 hrs≥1hr: 70%
Follow three stories set in a world where the dead linger, and things far worse wait beyond the veil.
Why similar: Visual Novel 48.7%, Adventure 23.8%, Casual 21.4%, Indie 6.2%
- #47 The Artifacts
76% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2019
Dev: Slap Happy Larry
Windows
The Artifacts is an interactive storybook. Take a Journey with Asaf, as he explores his world and you might just find he's not so different from yourself. While it is aimed at middle grade, parents should also get lots of enjoyment from the story and interactivity.
Why similar: Casual 32.2%, Visual Novel 30.5%, Adventure 29.5%, Indie 7.8%
- #48 AMANATSU+
59% matchVery Positive99% of 67 reviews2026
Dev: AZARASHI SOFTWAREPub: Shiravune
Windows
A story of adventure and young love by fan-favorite developers AZARASHI SOFTWARE. The protagonist returns to his nostalgic yet somewhat unfamiliar hometown, reuniting with past friends, stirring old feelings, and even finding love over the course of this fleeting summer's dream.
Why similar: Visual Novel 35.1%, Adventure 32.4%, Casual 30.5%, Singleplayer 2.1%
- #49 Wanna Get Lucky?
62% match3 user reviews33% of 3 reviews2025
Dev: Kwon Jin Ha
Windows
A mystery adventure - uncover the truth behind a series of deaths by collecting clues hidden across internet. news articles, and wikipedias—creating an immersive experience that feels like real. Information is visually organized into a mind map, gradually open as the investigation progresses.
Why similar: Visual Novel 35%, Adventure 29.8%, Text-Based 20.6%, 2D 10.3%, Indie 2.5%
- #50 六阶谜题 six-step mystery
70% matchVery Positive87% of 659 reviews2020
Dev: 章鱼罐头制作组
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 14.4 hrs≥1hr: 90%
失意青年刘在机缘巧合下得到了一份离奇的工作,在命运齿轮的推动下,结识了几名性格各异的少女。忽然有一天祸从天降,他卷入了一起绑架案,并被迫参与一场事关生死的游戏。在求生的同时,他不得不重新审视过去生活寻求蛛丝马迹,那看似平静的生活实则早已暗流涌动……
Why similar: Casual 34.5%, Adventure 33.8%, Visual Novel 23.4%, Indie 8.3%
- #51 NEKO-NIN exHeart SPIN!
60% matchVery Positive98% of 57 reviews2024
Dev: WhirlpoolPub: Sekai Project
Windows
Kikumaru's life was fairly normal until a gun wielding catgirl appears during his grandfather's funeral. Even his little sister suddenly sprouts tanuki-ears! A beautiful woman (with cat ears as well) comes to his rescue. The curtain rises on the latest chapter in the NEKO-NIN exHeart series. Nin!
Why similar: Visual Novel 35.4%, Text-Based 26.4%, Casual 21.1%, Adventure 15.6%, Singleplayer 1.5%
- #52 Magic Potion Stories
67% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2023
Dev: ARTIFACTS
Windows
魔法の薬とそれにまつわる人々、そして『魔女』が織り成す50の物語。
Why similar: Visual Novel 34.4%, Adventure 22.2%, Text-Based 18.4%, 2D 7.8%, Retro 6.5%
- #53 Mysterious insects
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Conversations Games
Windows
Gloria Horn, a middle-aged woman who never left the town where she was born and grew up, due to a sudden hearing loss, is forced to go to an operation in New York - America's largest megalopolis.
Why similar: Visual Novel 32.9%, Casual 30.3%, Adventure 29.1%, Indie 7.7%
- #54 Something Strange
67% matchPositive91% of 66 reviews2022
Dev: Ethan ZimmerlePub: Mr. Hand
Windows
Go about your normal every day life and meet new friends in this short visual novel!
Why similar: Visual Novel 36%, Text-Based 23.3%, Casual 18.5%, 2D 10%, Adventure 8.5%
- #55 Forgotten Trace: Thanatos in Nostalgia
73% matchMixed53% of 15 reviews2020
Dev: AlmazPub: Fruitbat Factory
Windows
Forgotten Trace: Thanatos in Nostalgia is an enchanting all-ages dramatic mystery visual novel by developer Almaz.
Why similar: Visual Novel 34%, Casual 29.9%, Adventure 28.7%, Indie 7.4%
- #56 i feel very lonely and i don't remember myself
61% matchVery Positive94% of 142 reviews2023
Dev: Ricardo Cancela
Windows
A short sci-fi visual novel about four scientists trapped in an underground lab. Explore their chat records to uncover the mysteries of Inturg Technologies. How can they escape their doom?
Why similar: Visual Novel 32.5%, Pixel Graphics 13.2%, Text-Based 12.7%, Adventure 11.7%, Casual 11.5%
- #57 Red Bow: Strange Dream
58% matchPositive96% of 24 reviews2025
Dev: Stranga GamesPub: GrabTheGames
Windows
Embark on an immersive adventure alongside Roh as she tries to break free from her strange dream.
Why similar: Visual Novel 23.9%, Adventure 22.2%, Casual 21.4%, Text-Based 15.6%, Pixel Graphics 9.1%
- #58 Ko ima ni ari
58% matchPositive100% of 10 reviews2025
Dev: 314isme
Windows · Mac · Linux
Ko ima ni ari is an interactive story-driven game about the past, present and future of someone loosing slowly their sight.
Why similar: Casual 26%, Pixel Graphics 20.8%, Visual Novel 20.1%, Text-Based 14.2%, 2D 10.8%
- #59 retrospect
67% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: pankuzufactory
Windows · Mac
"retrospect" is a linear, full-length visual novel. Trace the memories of the ghosts and learn about them. That is the only mourning you can do.
Why similar: Visual Novel 29.6%, Adventure 24.2%, Text-Based 22.6%, Pixel Graphics 13.5%, 2D 5.7%
- #60 Hira Hira Hihiru
58% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 932 reviews2023
Dev: BA-KUPub: ANIPLEX.EXE
Windows
Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 11.8 hrs≥1hr: 68%
"Hira Hira Hihiru" is a visual novel set in a fictional Taishō Era. It tells the story of its two protagonists' struggle against Aerodema, a terrifying disease which brings the dead back to life.
Why similar: Visual Novel 35.3%, Adventure 21.2%, Casual 21.1%, Text-Based 16.5%, 2D 4.1%