- #1 Tricolour Lovestory
97% matchVery Positive81% of 28,032 reviews2017
Dev: HL-GalgamePub: SakuraGame
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 48.3 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Time flies and never comes back. But with an incredible 1-million-word script and 100+ original CGs, this game will take you back to when you were young, simple and pure. Go and get the love of your life back, start something new, or end everything in flame, that's for you to decide!
Why similar: Visual Novel 27.8%, Dating Sim 16.3%, Nudity 15.3%, Sexual Content 13.2%, Mature 11.2%
Why You'll Like It: It shares a similar focus on emotional, character-driven romance within an indie visual novel framework.
- #2 Lingering Fragrance
96% matchVery Positive92% of 596 reviews2018
Dev: BLESTWORKS
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 17.9 hrs≥1hr: 85%
We walk together, play together, and do everything together. This is our last trip, our last memory. It is a short visual novel contains three story lines, after main story the other two will be unlocked. Which one is your side of story?
Why similar: Visual Novel 31.2%, Anime 16.4%, Nudity 16.1%, Sexual Content 16.1%, Casual 8.5%
Why You'll Like It: This title mirrors the intimate and melancholic atmosphere of the seed game through its focus on personal relationships.
- #3 Your Smile Beyond Twilight:黄昏下的月台上
96% matchVery Positive94% of 599 reviews2017
Dev: Lingtan Studio
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 33.8 hrs≥1hr: 91%
A story about forced smiles, coming to terms with the past, and love—but most of all, redemption.
Why similar: Visual Novel 51.6%, Anime 24.4%, Indie 13.4%, Adventure 10.6%
Why You'll Like It: It captures the same nostalgic and romantic tone found in the seed game's narrative.
- #4 SnowNight
95% matchVery Positive92% of 394 reviews2018
Dev: Hollowings
Windows
This is a small, warm story that happened in the winter. Two people who met by chance, because of each other's existence, and then felt more past that had not been deliberately remembered - After telling the story, I finally ushered in the day when the first snow fell.
Why similar: Visual Novel 24.9%, Dating Sim 13.3%, Nudity 12.9%, Anime 12.8%, Mature 11.2%
Why You'll Like It: It provides a comparable indie visual novel experience with a strong emphasis on atmosphere and character interaction.
- #5 Tiny Snow
94% matchVery Positive94% of 4,167 reviews2019
Dev: #workshopPub: NVLMaker
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 57.7 hrs≥1hr: 83%
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 46.8%, Anime 17.6%, Sexual Content 12.5%, Romance 6.4%, Indie 6.3%
Why You'll Like It: This game delivers a similarly focused, emotional story that emphasizes the beauty of short-term connections.
- #6 Gaokao.Love.100Days
94% matchVery Positive90% of 8,191 reviews2015
Dev: 高考恋爱委员会Pub: NVLMaker
Windows
Median: 8.9 hrsMean: 35.9 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Getting a girl-friend before National College Entrance Exam, I know it's crazy, but from today, we will face everything together.
Why similar: Visual Novel 30.7%, Dating Sim 23.1%, Nudity 12.9%, Romance 8%, Anime 7.7%
Why You'll Like It: This game balances dating simulation mechanics with a grounded, relatable narrative about youth and romance.
- #7 Dream Ending
92% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 3,196 reviews2019
Dev: #workshopPub: NVLMaker
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 32.5 hrs≥1hr: 85%
This is a small tale from the end. The leftovers of mankind are destined to perish as the Arks break orbit. Suddenly, however, she's making me ask her out, an invitation to face the apocalypse together... a short but exquisite visual novel, "Dream Ending" is humanity's last love story.
Why similar: Visual Novel 31.2%, Anime 13.8%, Sexual Content 13.1%, Romance 12.3%, Casual 11.6%
Why You'll Like It: This indie visual novel provides a similar focus on romance and narrative-driven decision making.
- #8 Your Diary +
93% matchVery Positive85% of 335 reviews2018
Dev: CubePub: Hyper'sthene
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 59.6 hrs≥1hr: 59%
Your Diary + is a visual novel game that explores the seven ways humans experience happiness in the stories of its seven heroines. What does it mean to be useful to someone? To be loved? To trust someone with your heart? Rediscover the importance of these everyday joys.
Why similar: Visual Novel 21.8%, Nudity 17.3%, Sexual Content 13.5%, Anime 12.2%, Dating Sim 12.1%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a polished anime-style visual novel experience that focuses on heartwarming and slightly dramatic character arcs.
- #9 If My Heart Had Wings
91% matchVery Positive92% of 4,609 reviews2014
Dev: MoeNovel
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 46.1 hrs≥1hr: 89%
An animated visual novel of a lovely and bittersweet tale of youth, you play as Aoi Minase in this romantic-comedy as he meets various young girls in his hometown and works together with them to revive their school’s glider-flying “Soaring Club” in order to realize their shared dream of flight.
Why similar: Visual Novel 25.2%, Dating Sim 17.5%, Anime 13.8%, Romance 12.5%, Nudity 11.6%
Why You'll Like It: A classic in the genre that excels at blending high-quality art with a deeply emotional and romantic storyline.
- #10 CLANNAD
91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 10,460 reviews2015
Dev: VisualArts/KeyPub: Sekai Project
Windows
Median: 7.3 hrsMean: 105.4 hrs≥1hr: 83%
From the world renowned visual novel studio Key, the highly rated story of CLANNAD is now available on Steam! Improved visuals, achievement integration, and Dangopedia make this the best version of CLANNAD to date.
Why similar: Visual Novel 47.6%, Anime 22.5%, Romance 14.8%, Dating Sim 12.2%, Casual 1.7%
Why You'll Like It: Widely considered the gold standard for emotional visual novels, it perfectly matches the themes of meeting, parting, and personal growth.
- #11 Summer Pockets
89% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 4,789 reviews2020
Dev: VisualArts/KeyPub: VisualArts
Windows
Median: 10.3 hrsMean: 137.8 hrs≥1hr: 86%
From the creators of Angel Beats! and CLANNAD, Key, comes their latest emotional, award-winning journey. Follow protagonist Takahara Hairi as he travels to the secluded island Torishirojima, where he rediscovers what it means to enjoy summer vacation.
Why similar: Visual Novel 38.8%, Anime 14%, Dating Sim 10.3%, Casual 8.2%, Sexual Content 8%
Why You'll Like It: This title captures the bittersweet feeling of a summer romance with a strong emphasis on character development and emotional depth.
- #12 Trajectory of summer flower
90% matchMostly Positive77% of 336 reviews2017
Dev: SoraPrayer
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 16.8 hrs≥1hr: 95%
"let's make a promise... When I grow up, I'll find you." By complete chance, these two childhood friends meet again after 10 years apart, but this time, will he be able to hold on to her? Or, will he lose here again forever? A love story about a summer trip in the countryside.
Why similar: Visual Novel 46.6%, Anime 20.2%, Sexual Content 14%, Casual 11.5%, Adventure 7.7%
Why You'll Like It: It shares the casual, anime-inspired aesthetic and romantic focus of the seed game.
- #13 Aokana - Four Rhythms Across the Blue
88% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 6,383 reviews2019
Dev: spritePub: NekoNyan Ltd.
Windows
Median: 9.1 hrsMean: 136.1 hrs≥1hr: 88%
In a world where flying through the sky is as simple as riding a bicycle, the sport "Flying Circus" is all the rage. Following the discovery of anti-gravitons, special shoes that allow an individual to fly, Anti-Graviton Shoes, took the world by storm.
Why similar: Visual Novel 41.3%, Anime 18.9%, Dating Sim 12.6%, Romance 10.5%, Mature 7.6%
Why You'll Like It: It provides a high-production-value visual novel experience that combines romance with engaging character-focused drama.
- #14 Love's Sweet Garnish
89% matchVery Positive93% of 772 reviews2018
Dev: Canvas+GardenPub: Sekai Project
Windows
Median: 5.9 hrsMean: 88.9 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Amidst the falling cherry blossoms, Asaki wishes to revitalize his grandmother's beloved cafe. With the appearance of Rira and Richer, two girls who wish to work at the cafe, this is the start of a bittersweet story that will intertwine them all.
Why similar: Visual Novel 32.9%, Anime 18.4%, Sexual Content 16.6%, Nudity 16.5%, Dating Sim 8.8%
Why You'll Like It: A lighthearted and cute visual novel that serves as a good palate cleanser while maintaining the core genre appeal.
- #15 The Fruit of Grisaia
87% matchVery Positive93% of 1,095 reviews2015
Dev: FrontwingPub: Frontwing USA
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 127.7 hrs≥1hr: 86%
SIX FRUITS BARE THEIR FANGS AT THE WORLD. --The academy was their orchard. In this place of learning, protected by high walls from the outside world, there arrived a single young man who'd lost his purpose in life. He'd lost sight of what he wanted to protect.
Why similar: Visual Novel 29.1%, Nudity 20%, Anime 15.2%, Mature 10.1%, Sexual Content 8.5%
Why You'll Like It: This game offers a deeper, more complex narrative that explores the personal burdens and emotional lives of its cast.
- #16 COSPLAY LOVE! : Enchanted princess
86% matchVery Positive100% of 76 reviews2022
Dev: ConfiturePub: iMel
Windows
A lonely young lady who cosplays alone. A young, rookie designer chasing his dream. When these two meet, they open a brand new path through "cosplay"! A slightly erotic, young romance story between two people brought together by cosplay.
Why similar: Visual Novel 25.9%, Nudity 17.8%, Dating Sim 17%, Sexual Content 12.1%, Anime 10%
Why You'll Like It: This game combines dating sim mechanics with a charming and cute visual novel presentation.
- #17 Cross Princess
84% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 946 reviews2020
Dev: 双叶小组
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 9.4 hrs≥1hr: 53%
Single route visual novel. Belle is actually a boy, an accident lets him and a bright girl named Bambi begin to live together, a warm and healing friendship + love story.
Why similar: Visual Novel 25.5%, Sexual Content 18.3%, Nudity 17.9%, Dating Sim 13.4%, Casual 6.9%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a casual adventure and visual novel experience that aligns with the seed game's genre tags.
- #18 Treasure of a Blizzard
86% matchVery Positive83% of 174 reviews2016
Dev: Flaming Firefly
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 95%
"Treasure of blizzard" is a fantasy themed visual novel inspiring with beautiful arts and interesting game characters. The fate of the protagonist completely depends on your choice. Probably your character may meet his partner in life; however he may also meet the end of his life.
Why similar: Visual Novel 20.7%, Nudity 20.1%, Dating Sim 12.7%, Sexual Content 12%, Anime 10.4%
Why You'll Like It: This title blends fantasy elements with a romantic visual novel structure, offering a unique but familiar feel.
- #19 Katawa Shoujo
80% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 5,256 reviews2024
Dev: Four Leaf Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Katawa Shoujo is a romantic visual novel set in the fictional Japanese Yamaku High School for disabled children. Hisao's congenital heart defect forces him to move to a new school. Despite his difficulties, Hisao is able to find friends—and perhaps love, if he plays his cards right.
Why similar: Visual Novel 38.2%, Dating Sim 22.7%, Anime 17.7%, Romance 16.3%, Casual 5.1%
Why You'll Like It: A deeply empathetic dating sim that focuses on the personal growth and romantic connections of its diverse cast.
- #20 Gazing from beyond
85% matchMixed65% of 507 reviews2018
Dev: 七彩绘色游戏Pub: SakuraGame
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 14.7 hrs≥1hr: 92%
This is a galgame about college life, where you'll pursuit the love of your life. You'll surely experience hardship, triumph, happiness, sadness, maybe even trauma. Only time can heal all.
Why similar: Visual Novel 66.4%, Anime 14.5%, Indie 10.9%, Adventure 8.2%
Why You'll Like It: This indie visual novel provides a similar anime-inspired aesthetic with a focus on character-driven storytelling.
- #21 Narcissu 1st & 2nd
82% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 5,225 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 66.9%, Anime 26.5%, Indie 4.3%, Casual 1.7%, Adventure 0.5%
Why You'll Like It: A short, poignant, and highly emotional visual novel that focuses on the significance of the time spent with others.
- #22 Blood Code
84% matchMostly Positive73% of 2,024 reviews2015
Dev: ZiX Solutions
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 24.2 hrs≥1hr: 92%
A story about an ordinary human girl and her romantic encounters with knights and princes. These characters may be gentle, passionate, considerate, or inhospitable. There are many character styles to suit a variety of individual player tastes.
Why similar: Visual Novel 34.4%, Dating Sim 23.9%, Romance 16.7%, Anime 8.9%, Nudity 5.4%
Why You'll Like It: A romance-focused visual novel that provides a compelling narrative experience for fans of the genre.
- #23 Games&Girls
83% matchMostly Positive73% of 271 reviews2017
Dev: Yume Creations
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 145.6 hrs≥1hr: 86%
An episodic Visual Novel about a Gamer and his life with cute girls.
Why similar: Visual Novel 34.3%, Sexual Content 23.4%, Anime 19.9%, Nudity 10%, Casual 5.1%
Why You'll Like It: This title provides a straightforward visual novel experience focused on dating and character interaction.
- #24 Sakura Santa
82% matchVery Positive85% of 653 reviews2015
Dev: Winged Cloud
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 38.5 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Koji is feeling a bit down. This year is the first Christmas he's spending alone. After moving away from home to attend the University of his dreams, he found his college life to be rather lonely. Feeling distraught, he wanders to his local shrine to make an offering.
Why similar: Visual Novel 29%, Nudity 27.7%, Anime 22.3%, Mature 7.7%, Sexual Content 5.3%
Why You'll Like It: A casual, anime-style dating sim that matches the visual aesthetic and lighthearted romantic tone of the seed game.
- #25 Momoiro Closet
81% matchVery Positive90% of 62 reviews2018
Dev: FrontwingPub: Frontwing USA
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Momoiro Closet is a visual novel exploring the unlikely romance of an average joe and the student council president. Experience the otaku mecca of Akihabara firsthand as you court your anime-obsessed cosplayer schoolmate, through either a tender love story or a passionate tale of lust.
Why similar: Visual Novel 23.6%, Nudity 14.2%, Anime 13.7%, Dating Sim 12.7%, Sexual Content 12.6%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a casual and endearing visual novel experience focused on character interactions.
- #26 Hoshizora no Memoria -Wish upon a Shooting Star- HD
79% matchVery Positive94% of 382 reviews2017
Dev: FavoritePub: Sekai Project
Windows
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 21.6 hrs≥1hr: 83%
A Japanese love adventure game, as you follow the story of Kogasaka You, his hometown and a promise he made.
Why similar: Visual Novel 60.2%, Anime 21.5%, Casual 9.9%, Adventure 8.4%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a nostalgic and romantic experience that feels very much in line with the seed game's tone.
- #27 Leaflet Love Story
79% matchVery Positive91% of 823 reviews2018
Dev: G+工程团Pub: PeriScope Game
Windows
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 121.4 hrs≥1hr: 61%
A normal male engineering student who used to be successful, is now languishing at the bottom in his English classes. A pretty girl who is said to be unapproachable, and is very proud of herself. How will the romance between the two of them develop?
Why similar: Visual Novel 34.2%, Sexual Content 24.6%, Casual 12.4%, Anime 10.9%, Indie 9.1%
Why You'll Like It: A simple and effective indie visual novel that focuses on romance and character-based storytelling.
- #28 Tayutama 2-you're the only one-
78% matchVery Positive95% of 2,435 reviews2016
Dev: Lump of SugarPub: HIKARI FIELD
Windows
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 139.1 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Introduction In the mountain town far away the ashihara chou，a BRAND-NEW story about the coexistence of “humans”and “ tayutai“ is about to start. To be with you this is the only oath and my everything
Why similar: Visual Novel 21.4%, Sexual Content 18.9%, Nudity 18.8%, Anime 18%, Dating Sim 15.7%
- #29 纯爱独白：小小 Purelove Monologue: Xiaoxiao
75% matchVery Positive92% of 359 reviews2024
Dev: HollowingsPub: LoveStoryProject
Windows
宅男画师和美女程序员的甜美邂逅，不如一起做个独立游戏吧！等等，说好的纯爱呢，小三？黄毛？女装大佬？Σ(ﾟДﾟ)ｽｹﾞｪ!!
Why similar: Visual Novel 20.6%, Nudity 16.5%, Sexual Content 13.2%, Dating Sim 12.9%, Anime 12.1%
- #30 Celestial Crossing
78% matchMostly Positive74% of 127 reviews2016
Dev: Touwaku Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Would you get along with your game character? Do you think you would get along? Would you like each other? Or would you not stand the sight of each other? Find out in this visual novel!
Why similar: Nudity 31.5%, Visual Novel 18.2%, Sexual Content 17.8%, Dating Sim 13.9%, Anime 11.5%
Why You'll Like It: It rounds out the list with a focus on dating simulation mechanics and adventure-themed narrative elements.
- #31 Kamimachi Site - Dating story
77% matchMostly Positive76% of 166 reviews2019
Dev: LipplenPub: MB Game Studio
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 11.3 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Enjoy a wonderful time with a tidy and lovely Japanese girl. "I will cook and clean for you... and do other things besides, so please, 'save me'." This is an erotic story that begins with a message a girl leaves on a message board called "Kamimachi Site".
Why similar: Nudity 30.9%, Sexual Content 26.4%, Visual Novel 11.9%, Mature 11.5%, Anime 6.9%
- #32 Sounds of Her Love
76% matchVery Positive91% of 761 reviews2017
Dev: ds-sans
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 48 minMean: 13.5 hrs≥1hr: 46%
In the midst of their hearts, something is blossoming between two students. Both of whom go about their daily lives at an international school in Tokyo. Just what is flowering? Of course, it's love. Starting your new life after transferring into an international school, you find yourself dismayed when it turns out to be the same as any...
Why similar: Visual Novel 32%, Nudity 18.9%, Anime 16.8%, Romance 11.8%, Sexual Content 8.2%
- #33 Natsu no Iro no Nostalgia
74% matchVery Positive91% of 561 reviews2019
Dev: MOONSTONEPub: HIKARI FIELD
Windows
Median: 7.6 hrsMean: 85.8 hrs≥1hr: 95%
《追忆夏色年华》是由美少女游戏品牌MOONSTONE制作的一款奇幻恋爱题材作品。讲述了主人公与妹妹时隔三年一同返回故乡生活，并与曾经关系密切的三位女孩再度相见，并深入了解她们内心隐藏的爱意与黑暗的故事。本作由山风岚负责原画，吴担当剧本，solfa制作音乐，霜月遥献唱主题曲。
Why similar: Nudity 28%, Visual Novel 22.7%, Sexual Content 22.5%, Anime 11.3%, Dating Sim 7.2%
- #34 Beach Bounce
76% matchMixed67% of 354 reviews2015
Dev: Dharker Studios
Windows
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 96%
A slice of life visual novel game in three parts following Tomoyo during his summer visiting a long lost relative. A fun tongue in cheek story with multiple branches, several relationships and various alternate endings for you to enjoy.
Why similar: Nudity 32.3%, Visual Novel 24%, Anime 13.8%, Mature 13%, Sexual Content 5.8%
- #35 Violet rE:-The Final reExistence-
75% matchMostly Positive75% of 167 reviews2019
Dev: Hollowings
Windows
毫无意义的永生，轮回尽头的重逢，当生命不再是约束灵魂的容器时，请告诉我： 什么才是『永恒』。
Why similar: Visual Novel 21.6%, Nudity 20%, Mature 13.2%, Dating Sim 12.7%, Anime 11.6%
- #36 Superbunny's adventure
71% matchMostly Positive74% of 114 reviews2024
Dev: DDUCK KONG
Windows
A daily adventure with the mysterious Superbunny and Bunny Girl Usagi-san.
Why similar: Visual Novel 24.3%, Dating Sim 19.5%, Sexual Content 18.7%, Nudity 13%, Anime 12.5%
- #37 Frosty Kiss
73% matchVery Positive90% of 1,556 reviews2016
Dev: 2Chance Projects
Windows · Linux
Median: 36 minMean: 108.9 hrs≥1hr: 30%
It's been a year since Semyon returned from "Sovyonok" and met the girls from the camp in the real world. But it's New Year at hand! And it needs to be celebrated!
Why similar: Visual Novel 44.6%, Anime 24.9%, Dating Sim 9.8%, Nudity 7.6%, Indie 4.8%
- #38 Alternate Existence
71% matchVery Positive84% of 57 reviews2023
Dev: Misterknobb (MrKnobb)Pub: Misterknobb
Windows · Linux
Love & Romance. Sex & nudity. Meet lots of beautiful women and have fun with. But be beware, life isn't just sex and fun there are sinister forces trying to stop you. It's almost as if you have an alternate existence to your current life!
Why similar: Nudity 27.1%, Visual Novel 26.4%, Sexual Content 20.2%, Romance 9.3%, Casual 7.9%
- #39 7 days with Death
73% matchVery Positive92% of 65 reviews2017
Dev: Narrator
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 85%
On Christmas Eve, a strange girl breaks into your home claiming to be the bringer of death.；This unbelievable prophesy is then followed by many strange omens...he must make a choice...
Why similar: Nudity 24.7%, Sexual Content 21%, Visual Novel 19.8%, Anime 10.9%, Dating Sim 7.4%
- #40 Sakura Swim Club
72% matchVery Positive85% of 2,789 reviews2015
Dev: Winged Cloud
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 64.9 hrs≥1hr: 88%
In Sakura Swim Club, follow the story of Kaede, just your average guy. Upon transferring to a new school, he meets two beautiful girls in the swim club. Things haven't gone well for the swim club lately, but with Kaede's help, that all changes.
Why similar: Nudity 30.3%, Visual Novel 16.6%, Anime 14.7%, Sexual Content 13.4%, Mature 13%
- #41 Aozora Meikyuu
73% matchMostly Positive79% of 540 reviews2016
Dev: Yume Creations
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Aozora Meikyuu is a short Romance Visual Novel with focus on a cute girl.
Why similar: Nudity 42.6%, Visual Novel 22.9%, Anime 15.5%, Sexual Content 6.1%, Indie 3.9%
- #42 Pantsu Hunter: Back to the 90s
72% matchVery Positive81% of 279 reviews2019
Dev: Golden Wave Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Share a heart-to-heart talk, watch a movie together, take a bath, remove a computer virus, help a girl in a tough spot and—if you're lucky—find the love of your life using the color and pattern of her panties. This game tells the story about a guy looking for love renovated in a nostalgic 80s and 90s anime style.
Why similar: Visual Novel 29.3%, Anime 16.9%, Nudity 16.5%, Romance 11%, Sexual Content 7.8%
- #43 Summer Meetings
71% matchVery Positive92% of 59 reviews2019
Dev: Mikołaj Spychał
Windows · Mac · Linux
We meet many people in our lives. Relationships with them are different and can be changed.
Why similar: Visual Novel 22.1%, Nudity 18.7%, Sexual Content 15%, Dating Sim 14.4%, Anime 13%
- #44 Carpe Diem
70% matchVery Positive89% of 8,560 reviews2015
Dev: Moonlit Works
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 12 minMean: 9.1 hrs≥1hr: 13%
Seize the day
Why similar: Visual Novel 37.1%, Anime 24%, Dating Sim 12.2%, Nudity 8.9%, Sexual Content 7.7%
- #45 Some Some Convenience Store
68% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 3,104 reviews2020
Dev: TALESSHOP Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 7.0 hrs≥1hr: 87%
A game about starting a relationship while working part-time at a convenience store
Why similar: Visual Novel 20.9%, Dating Sim 20.8%, Mature 13.8%, Sexual Content 12.7%, Nudity 11.9%
- #46 Epiphyllum in Love
68% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 2,304 reviews2020
Dev: #workshopPub: NVLMaker
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 48.0 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Final chapter of the trilogy. In a world where memory can be controlled, everyone is selling their souls. "I" have left everything behind, except the girl named Yin who still remains in my mind. At the end of my life, should I die with a beautiful fantasy, or go in search of sad memories of her?
Why similar: Visual Novel 32.6%, Dating Sim 18.6%, Casual 12.1%, Anime 12.1%, Indie 9.4%
- #47 Yukikoi Melt
70% matchVery Positive92% of 83 reviews2020
Dev: FrontwingPub: Frontwing USA
Windows
"Yukikoi Melt" is a visual novel about a young man's life in the Winter Country. Miharu, a winter hater, and the girls of the Winter Club find their lives intertwined when he moves to snowy Yubane. Can their warmth melt his heart?
Why similar: Visual Novel 25.2%, Nudity 18.6%, Anime 14.3%, Sexual Content 12.4%, Mature 11.1%
- #48 Fantasy Tavern Sextet -Vol.1 New World Days-
69% matchVery Positive91% of 362 reviews2020
Dev: iMelPub: qureate
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 66.0 hrs≥1hr: 57%
It is an adventure game where you can enjoy a slapstick love harem play with laughter, tears, and a little H in a bar in a fantasy world.
Why similar: Nudity 31.5%, Sexual Content 29.9%, Visual Novel 16.3%, Anime 9.6%, Dating Sim 6.5%
- #49 NEKO-NIN exHeart
69% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 984 reviews2017
Dev: WhirlpoolPub: Sekai Project
Windows
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 99.7 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Japan. From time immemorial, there are those who possess superhuman abilities. These beings who looked like a cross between man and beast are called Demi-Humans. They acted as Ninja and served those in power.
Why similar: Visual Novel 22.9%, Nudity 21.8%, Sexual Content 19.9%, Anime 17.4%, Mature 6%
- #50 SerendipityMorningMist: Dawn, Tobacco, Your Scent
64% matchVery Positive97% of 144 reviews2026
Dev: NekoGotoStudio
Windows
Your girlfriend Chisa Tsukiyama suddenly decides to leave to study overseas. Each lingering touch, each sharp intake of breath, each faint sting left behind becomes a quiet proof that you still exist to one another. You mark each other in your room, until the countdown reaches zero.
Why similar: Nudity 25.9%, Sexual Content 19.9%, Dating Sim 13.7%, Mature 13.6%, Romance 11.2%
- #51 Fluffy Store
66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 3,738 reviews2019
Dev: AsicxArtPub: SakuraGame
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 33.7 hrs≥1hr: 92%
A string of mysterious wind chimes brought three lovely and uninvited kemonomimi girls to this small convenience store. At such a summer night full of surprises and excitement, what lies ahead on their road of adventure?
Why similar: Visual Novel 44.3%, Sexual Content 20.3%, Anime 18%, Indie 6.2%, Casual 6%
- #52 Ascendant Hearts
69% matchVery Positive88% of 122 reviews2018
Dev: Visualnoveler
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 87%
A visual novel where you wake up in a strange new world before going on a real-life RPG adventure with three wacky party members.
Why similar: Visual Novel 23.1%, Nudity 16.7%, Anime 14.9%, Sexual Content 14%, Casual 7.8%
- #53 Memories Off -Innocent Fille-
67% matchVery Positive90% of 1,082 reviews2020
Dev: MAGES. Inc.Pub: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 5.9 hrsMean: 117.2 hrs≥1hr: 73%
「メモリーズオフ」シリーズ史上最もライトで最もシリアスな二面性のあるシナリオが、切なくて儚い、ただ一つの想いを選ぶ“二者択一の恋物語”(オルタナティブ・ラヴストーリー)へとプレイヤーを誘います。
Why similar: Visual Novel 30.4%, Dating Sim 23.1%, Adventure 21.6%, Anime 17.2%, Sexual Content 7.8%
- #54 枕边少女 MOE Hypnotist - share dreams with you
67% matchVery Positive92% of 691 reviews2019
Dev: 橘子班Pub: PeriScope Game
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 26.3 hrs≥1hr: 82%
读睡前故事？唱摇篮曲？亲手喂安眠药？和陪睡达人枕边少女一起共度良宵吧！ 本游戏是由“橘子班”制作的枕边少女系列合集，今后或许不定期会有更多的枕边少女加入其中，尽请期待。
Why similar: Nudity 22.1%, Visual Novel 20.3%, Dating Sim 13.9%, Anime 11.8%, Sexual Content 10.8%
- #55 True Love ～Confide to the Maple～
68% matchVery Positive85% of 1,600 reviews2016
Dev: SP-time
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 29.0 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Guo Hengyi and Yao Fengyi are childhood sweetheart. But their relationship goes far gradually after divided into different classes and the great college entrance exam pressure. Tang Haiyin and Yao Fengxi came to his life as well. An unexpected accident had involved them together.
Why similar: Visual Novel 44.7%, Dating Sim 25.1%, Anime 13%, Casual 6.5%, Indie 5.9%
- #56 Wild Romance
70% matchMixed57% of 144 reviews2016
Dev: NornPub: Sticky Rice Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 9.8 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Unhappy with his life in Tokyo, Kazuma returns to his hometown in the Japanese countryside where he reconnects with four classmates. When the girls accidentally reveal that they are not mere humans, a journey of discovery and constant flirtation begins.
Why similar: Visual Novel 34.5%, Anime 16.3%, Sexual Content 16.2%, Nudity 14.4%, Romance 8.7%
- #57 Season of 12 Colors
66% matchVery Positive94% of 2,049 reviews2016
Dev: 橘子班Pub: NVLMaker
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 17.2 hrs≥1hr: 80%
--The way it was, Just like it is now, On a bright, bright summer day. "That's a promise, right?" The girl in a white dress said. Sunny sky. A paper plane slid across it, riding on blue winds.
Why similar: Visual Novel 50.9%, Anime 18.2%, Casual 11.4%, Indie 11%, Adventure 8.6%
