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Can you save magic before the clock strikes midnight on New Year’s Eve? Life After Magic is a queer, retro visual novel that follows jaded ex-magical girls as they reconnect, deal with young adulthood, and face off against one last threat before Y2K hits.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 41%, Visual Novel 23.8%, Female Protagonist 15.6%, Story Rich 11.7%, Pixel Graphics 3.9%

A quiet town awaits death. Two young women fall in love.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 30.7%, Visual Novel 20.9%, Emotional 13.8%, Female Protagonist 11.4%, Story Rich 9.2%

If she leaves now you will never see her again. Would you have enough courage to take a step, or would you stay quiet and regret it? Experience this story about love and loss.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 28.9%, Emotional 22.8%, Visual Novel 22.6%, Female Protagonist 10.4%, Story Rich 10.1%

memories is a sapphic visual novel dress-up game where clothes are linked to painful memories of a failed relationship.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 33.1%, Emotional 21.4%, Visual Novel 21.1%, Female Protagonist 11.7%, Story Rich 7.6%

Road Trip to the End of the World is a visual novel about the death of a friendship. When Andy and her imaginary friend Fishy set off on a road trip to crash their ex-best friend’s wedding, will they know when to hit the brakes?

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 30.1%, Visual Novel 20.8%, Emotional 20.3%, Female Protagonist 13.3%, Story Rich 9.4%

The world ends in 1 hour. It can't be saved. Wanna chat?

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 37.9%, Emotional 26.1%, Visual Novel 19.6%, Dark 12.1%, 2D 2.4%

有关恋爱的故事往往在两人开始交往后便戛然而止，在那之后的重重障碍总是无人言说。 在盛夏被一场不期而至的暴雨宣告终结之时，两人看到的，究竟是朦胧的雨雾中对方逐渐消失的身影，还是下一个晴天，地上水洼倒映出的湛蓝

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 32.1%, Drama 20.9%, Visual Novel 20.1%, Female Protagonist 13.5%, Emotional 7.2%

When your loved one hurts you, what do you do? A classic love story about letting go.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 43.3%, Visual Novel 20.9%, Emotional 20.1%, Female Protagonist 10.2%, Indie 2.8%

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: LGBTQ+ 27.8%, Visual Novel 17.9%, Drama 17.2%, Emotional 17%, Female Protagonist 11.6%

If Found... is a game about going home, coming out and erasing everything.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 41.5%, Visual Novel 19.2%, Emotional 11%, Female Protagonist 9.6%, Story Rich 6.7%

Graveyard Girls is a halloween-themed yuri visual novel about complicated grief and overcoming hardships. Collect Elle’s “scribbles” to learn about her struggles, befriend a mysterious girl, and have a conversation about death.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 25%, Emotional 21.4%, Visual Novel 21.3%, Female Protagonist 10.9%, Dark 9.7%

Alone as two, together as one - A fantasy/yuri visual novel telling the story of two girls traversing a snow covered forest and growing closer.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 31.9%, Visual Novel 30.2%, Emotional 22.9%, Female Protagonist 6.7%, 2D 4%

A short visual novel about queer love and art. Follow Maya, a once-celebrated painter now paralyzed, as she struggles to accept her new reality and its effects on her relationship. Argue with your Prefrontal Cortex, insult an art critic, befriend the elderly.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 29.2%, Emotional 19.8%, Visual Novel 18.5%, Female Protagonist 12.3%, Story Rich 7.3%

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: LGBTQ+ 29.7%, Visual Novel 21.8%, Female Protagonist 14.2%, Emotional 11.5%, Abstract 10.1%

Two girls must travel to the Moon's core after it has been thrown out of orbit. A PC98 inspired visual novel about fear of the unknown and people in love.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 34.6%, Emotional 22.6%, Visual Novel 22.3%, Story Rich 8.3%, Pixel Graphics 5.7%

If the world was ending, how would you spend your final days? Explore a narrative management game set shortly before the end of the world, about enjoying the time you have left. Play music, take calls, and help the town face the challenges of saying goodbye to those closest to them.

Why similar: Emotional 39.3%, Female Protagonist 27.6%, Story Rich 25%, Linear 4.2%, Casual 2.9%

Ascension is a visual novel following three lost souls as they venture into The Zone - a dangerous and alien world. Follow the abrasive Doctor, the shy Scholar and sardonic Escort on their journey - though none of them will come out unscathed.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 28.6%, Emotional 19.4%, Visual Novel 17.3%, Post-apocalyptic 14.9%, Female Protagonist 11.4%

"non-binary" is a video game that mixes text choices and bullet hell to tell the story of two non-binary people's journey of self-discovery. Make your choices. Dodge words. Go through things that hurt without breaking down. If you can.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 37.1%, Visual Novel 21.7%, Emotional 20.4%, Abstract 8.3%, Story Rich 7.2%

‘goth gf’s iPhone’ airdrops you - accept or decline? A love/horror story about life, death, & memes.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 34.2%, Visual Novel 25.9%, Emotional 19.8%, Female Protagonist 11.2%, Story Rich 5.2%

He Fucked The Girl Out Of Me is a semi-autobiographical narrative visual novel about trauma and sex work made for the gameboy. The author explains how sex work impacted her life and changed her perception of the world. The game takes approximately 40 minutes to play from start to finish.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 36.4%, Emotional 21.2%, Visual Novel 16.8%, Female Protagonist 8.5%, Story Rich 7.7%

This is a story about Iris, a nobody who didn't have a Happy Ending and now suffers the consequences of their own (lack of) actions all alone in the most northern city in the world. A depressing story and a melancholic lesson teached in life's hard way awaits you.

Why similar: Drama 23.9%, Visual Novel 22%, LGBTQ+ 20.7%, Emotional 20.2%, Stylized 3.9%

Follow Sybil in her pursuit for survival, having to sacrifice everything - her culture, her identity, her values - to achieve a single objective: escape from a place that is constantly trying to kill her. A short game about persecution and identity.

Why similar: Emotional 28.4%, Visual Novel 22.5%, Dark 13%, Story Rich 12.7%, Female Protagonist 8.6%

When the world is coming to an end, who would you want to speak to one last time? Schrödinger’s Call is a visual novel that lets you experience the pain and salvation of human connection, as if you were turning the pages of a picture book.

Why similar: Emotional 33.6%, Visual Novel 27%, Female Protagonist 19%, Story Rich 13.5%, 2D 3.5%

Wheel of Innocence is a lesbian visual novel where you peer into the life of a disabled high schooler named Reina.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 30.6%, Visual Novel 25.4%, Female Protagonist 16%, Drama 10%, Story Rich 4.5%

Some memories aren't meant to stay. We are our memories and our experiences. What happens if you delete some of them? If you change your past and, thus, your future?

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 29.2%, Visual Novel 28.3%, Story Rich 13.4%, Female Protagonist 12.8%, Dark 8.8%

A short lesbian / yuri visual novel set in England. Our heroine, Toma Andrews, meets a ghost girl wearing an old-fashioned nightgown in a graveyard who calls herself Emmeline. Just who is she, and how did she die?

Why similar: Visual Novel 26.4%, LGBTQ+ 26.1%, Female Protagonist 15%, Emotional 14.8%, Story Rich 6.7%

A free drama-mystery visual novel with a modern fantasy setting. Reach out to the fourteen people trapped inside to find the truth through eighteen endings, influenced by but not exclusively bound to your own system time.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 32.5%, Visual Novel 32.4%, Drama 12%, Story Rich 10.9%, Dark 8.6%

── In the summer of the world that has ended, the girl travels aimlessly. "natsuno-kanata - beyond the summer" is a text adventure game that depicts girls traveling in apocalypse. Through talking to the girls, we get to know them and approach the mysteries of the world ──

Why similar: Visual Novel 39.3%, Post-apocalyptic 25%, Female Protagonist 17.4%, Story Rich 11.3%, 2D 4.1%

《茜色》是一款百合视觉小说，讲述了青梅竹马的两人从相识到相恋，以及之后在一起生活的点滴。通过游玩这款游戏，玩家能欣赏到甜蜜的百合爱恋与多分支的丰富剧情。

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 28.5%, Visual Novel 20.6%, Drama 15%, Emotional 12.1%, Female Protagonist 8.5%

On the snowy mountain, in the wooden hut, we are tied together by the world. She and "I" can only love each other, we cannot be separated. Is this free affection, or manipulated love? A short visual novel with multiple endings, "Tiny Snow", a story with two girls, and you who know what love is.

Why similar: Visual Novel 53.4%, Drama 37.2%, Casual 6%, Indie 3.4%

Become the noble of a country on the brink of war.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 39.2%, Visual Novel 28%, Female Protagonist 12.6%, Casual 8.2%, Story Rich 8.2%

"The day I put that uniform on, I saw myself in the mirror for the first time. And I dared to think, maybe, just maybe..." A free VN about standing up to the world to be yourself. Part of the NOISZ series, and prequel to NOISZ STΔRLIVHT.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 29.1%, Visual Novel 19.4%, Drama 13.6%, Female Protagonist 12.9%, Emotional 10.9%

Perhaps it was the curse of a black lily that bloomed too early in the winter...Before graduation, a girl falls in love with another girl... But her pure feelings are torn apart by a "loop of tragedy."By [interrupting choices] and [typing in words], you will weave her feelings into the story.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 37.4%, Visual Novel 24.3%, Female Protagonist 15.7%, Emotional 13.6%, Story Rich 8.2%

The gods have blessed New Canaan for four hundred years, and everyone - including Sister Ginsetsu - thought it would go on forever, until the day Ginsetsu met the gods of New Canaan. Since then, the story between the maiden who calls herself a god, and the maiden who will become a god has begun.

Why similar: Visual Novel 25.6%, Emotional 21.4%, Post-apocalyptic 15.3%, Female Protagonist 14.4%, Story Rich 9.3%

Goodbye Volcano High is a cinematic narrative adventure about love, change, and the end of the world. Guide Fang through their final year of high school as they try to make things right before time is up.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 39.2%, Visual Novel 23.9%, Emotional 21.5%, Story Rich 11.7%, 2D 2.6%

A yandere yuri visual novel with a fairytale theme. Can you escape from your mysterious pursuer?

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 40.9%, Visual Novel 26.3%, Female Protagonist 16.4%, Dark 8.6%, Story Rich 3.3%

An atmospheric lesbian / yuri VN set in an abandoned theme park, focused on a rekindled relationship between a pair of estranged childhood friends.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 33%, Visual Novel 21.2%, Emotional 12.2%, Female Protagonist 11.5%, Story Rich 5%

An experimental narrative game set at a radio station at the end of the world. Host your last show as the sun turns red and the world burns down.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 53.7%, Story Rich 21%, Post-apocalyptic 19.5%, Stylized 5.2%, Singleplayer 0.6%

Is what is recorded in a photograph necessarily true? I don't think so. "But I think that even if it's a fake photo, the emotions of its creator are real after all." She said. So, your memories, then, must be real? Visual novel "Frozen Memories" gives you a fictionalised version of a real memory.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 26.4%, Drama 17.1%, Visual Novel 16.4%, Casual 14.1%, Female Protagonist 10.4%

Journey across a dying world. Manage your resources. Build relationships with anthropomorphic characters. Find a new home or become a fuel drinking madman.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 35.3%, Visual Novel 22.6%, Post-apocalyptic 21.2%, Story Rich 12.3%, Dark 8.1%

Experience the stories of Haru, Erika, and Manami, a trio of friends navigating their feelings of love, connection, and just wanting to belong.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 33.6%, Visual Novel 21.6%, Emotional 19.4%, Female Protagonist 11.7%, Story Rich 9.1%

A metafictional yuri visual novel about a traveller who runs across two cute nuns in an abandoned church.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 47.2%, Visual Novel 39.1%, Casual 9.4%, Indie 4.2%

Love Curse is a GL visual novel. You’ve fallen under a curse, and the only way to break it is to find your soulmate! The clock is ticking… Will you find true love? And what secrets will you uncover along the way?

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 48%, Visual Novel 21.5%, Female Protagonist 19.8%, Emotional 8.5%, 2D 1.3%

A short non-linear narrative game about negative experiences after coming out as transgender.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 36.6%, Emotional 20.1%, Visual Novel 19.6%, Female Protagonist 11.8%, Story Rich 7.5%

《溢爱~fragile love》是XUWULE游戏工作室制作的一款百合题材视觉小说，讲述一个少女暗恋另一个少女的故事...

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 33.9%, Visual Novel 25.1%, Female Protagonist 14%, Drama 11.2%, Story Rich 8.4%

A short visual novel about isolation. You try to search for comfort in the lonesome people around you. Keeping the darkness at bay with small embers of light. Will you let the fear change you?

Why similar: Visual Novel 40.6%, Emotional 32.4%, Dark 14.4%, Story Rich 7.3%, 2D 5.1%

──終わってしまった世界の夏、少女はあてのない旅をする。通話を介して終わってしまった世界を共に生きるアドベンチャーゲーム。

Why similar: Visual Novel 43.8%, Post-apocalyptic 26.1%, Female Protagonist 15.1%, Story Rich 9.2%, 2D 5%

A 5 minutes game about love and hesitation. Use Backspace to play. Hope you will never experience this hesitation.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 42.2%, Emotional 19%, Female Protagonist 18.1%, Story Rich 9.8%, Minimalist 9.5%

You who are unqualified to drink Meng Po's soup, you have been chosen for the game of life. A horror yuri visual novel following a series of death games in the afterlife.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 37.9%, Visual Novel 32.5%, Dark 13.9%, Female Protagonist 8.4%, 2D 4.2%

The Archipelago is a visual novel about brewing tea. The teas you choose determine who you encounter in the midst of a vibrant and changing world.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 33.7%, Visual Novel 21.4%, Emotional 18.7%, Post-apocalyptic 8.5%, Story Rich 6.7%

No Longer Home is a game about letting go of the life you've built due to circumstances beyond your control. Immerse yourself in the lives of Bo and Ao and learn about their dreams, frustrations and fears. Welcome the magic of the everyday and somewhat extraordinary.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 33.1%, Emotional 21.3%, Visual Novel 16.5%, Story Rich 9.6%, Minimalist 8.1%

A ritual. A festering, unrequited love. Sink into a humid and visceral Southeast Asian horror about the pursuit of a doomed lesbian love. Is a bad ending better than no ending at all?

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 42.9%, Visual Novel 27.7%, Female Protagonist 14%, Story Rich 9.2%, Casual 3.9%

A comfy yuri VN about the foxgirl Miho and her quest to find the person who's most important to her. This emotional visual novel features two different heroines to choose from, and a story that will make you both laugh and cry!

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 35.1%, Visual Novel 21.5%, Emotional 19.9%, Female Protagonist 13.4%, Story Rich 8.3%

Haru is invited by her old friend Manami to spend a night at the hot springs. All Haru wants to do is enjoy the hot springs like everyone else, but she doesn't want to cause any trouble...

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 34.5%, Visual Novel 20.8%, Emotional 16%, Female Protagonist 14%, Story Rich 7.9%

"Cain x Nica" is a post-apocalyptic story of love, sacrifice and the unbreakable human spirit. In the world of eternal winter, Cain and his little sister Nica do their best to fight the poverty and find happiness. And they'll get there, no matter what it takes. Game length - 8-10 hours.

Why similar: Visual Novel 69.3%, Casual 12.2%, Story Rich 8.6%, Stylized 4.9%, 2D 4.2%

After hearing about a number of student couples forming at her school, Himeka Uchida decides to look for a girlfriend of her own. As she gets wrapped up in the daily lives of her friends and classmates at Solana Academy, will she find the romance she seeks?

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 37.8%, Visual Novel 21.3%, Emotional 20.8%, Female Protagonist 15.5%, Casual 1.9%

A visual novel about what it means to be human. A story about loneliness, self-identification, and the meaning of existence.

Why similar: Emotional 39.1%, Visual Novel 35.3%, Female Protagonist 16.3%, Minimalist 4.9%, 2D 4.4%

A short visual novel about finding your name and a girl in the fog.

Why similar: Visual Novel 28.3%, Abstract 26.1%, Post-apocalyptic 11.8%, Story Rich 10.6%, Minimalist 8.9%

a love story between time and space

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 50.8%, Visual Novel 30.7%, Female Protagonist 11%, Story Rich 7%, Singleplayer 0.4%

Solstice is a dystopian mystery visual novel about small personal disasters that turn into great catastrophes.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 35.4%, Visual Novel 26.2%, Female Protagonist 14.9%, Story Rich 11.5%, Dark 9%