- #1 the 9th day:第九日
97% matchVery Positive92% of 317 reviews2017
Dev: Lingtan Studio
Windows
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 14.0 hrs≥1hr: 95%
The story of The 9th Day, that started with the autumn fire incident, begins here…
Why similar: Visual Novel 44.7%, Adventure 19.8%, Anime 18.1%, Indie 17.4%
Why You'll Like It: A strong indie visual novel that captures the same melancholic and narrative-focused atmosphere.
- #2 神明的一天世界(God's One Day World)
96% matchVery Positive85% of 728 reviews2016
Dev: 灰烬天国
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 8.4 hrs≥1hr: 95%
an Visual Novel & Puzzle Game
Why similar: Visual Novel 47.2%, Adventure 25.4%, Anime 14.3%, Casual 7.6%, Indie 5.5%
Why You'll Like It: This game features a similar indie anime aesthetic and a focus on character-driven storytelling.
- #3 An Octave Higher
96% matchVery Positive83% of 298 reviews2015
Dev: KidalangPub: PLAYISM
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Fall into the magically complicated world of Overture as the three main characters embark on an adventure that will shake their lives and the world around them. Will they fan the flames of the growing revolution, or will they be the key to extinguishing it?
Why similar: Visual Novel 56%, Anime 14.6%, Adventure 13%, Indie 11%, Casual 5.4%
Why You'll Like It: Set in a world of magic and social stratification, this game mirrors the thematic depth of the seed game.
- #4 fault - milestone one
95% matchVery Positive92% of 3,231 reviews2014
Dev: ALICE IN DISSONANCE
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 29.1 hrs≥1hr: 92%
fault is a series of Science Fantasy Cinematic Novels using a unique 3D Camera system for a visually immersive reading experience. Follow Selphine, the bubbly Princess and her sharp-witted Royal Guardian, Ritona, on their journey of a lifetime back to their homeland of Rughzenhaide.
Why similar: Visual Novel 66.8%, Anime 23.3%, Adventure 5.6%, Indie 2.9%, Casual 1.4%
Why You'll Like It: This title shares the high-fantasy world-building and cinematic visual novel presentation found in Cryste.
- #5 Adabana Odd Tales
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 1,033 reviews2020
Dev: Liar-softPub: ANIPLEX.EXE
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 52.9 hrs≥1hr: 85%
"This is a tale of 'flowers' that never bloom." Shirohime, a girl who has lost her memory, and Kurofude, a mysterious boy, traverse through classic Japanese fairy tales within the land of Adabana, a realm of illustrated books. What awaits them after they mend the distorted tales?
Why similar: Visual Novel 43.3%, Adventure 24.7%, Casual 24.6%, Anime 7.4%
Why You'll Like It: This game offers a beautifully illustrated narrative experience with a strong focus on folklore and fantasy.
- #6 Flamel's miracle（弗拉梅尔的奇迹）
94% matchMixed68% of 155 reviews2017
Dev: Weixi Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 36.7 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 47.7%, Adventure 21.7%, Indie 16.8%, Anime 13.8%
Why You'll Like It: An indie visual novel that explores mystical themes through a similar narrative-heavy lens.
- #7 祈風 Inorikaze
93% matchVery Positive100% of 403 reviews2019
Dev: Twilight -日月之境-Pub: 觀象草圖 Astrolabe Draft
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 11.1 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Inorikaze is a Touhou doujin game focus with the theme of pursuing the faith and bond. The main story is about Moriya family when they left Suwa and moved into Gensokyo, the Fantasy Village, and overcome the war between them and Tengus.
Why similar: Visual Novel 47.6%, Casual 14.9%, Adventure 14.4%, Indie 11.7%, Anime 11.4%
Why You'll Like It: Shares the focus on faith and fate-driven storytelling within an indie visual novel framework.
- #8 Oblivious Garden ~Carmina Burana
92% matchVery Positive89% of 548 reviews2014
Dev: CorypheeSoftPub: DigitalEZ
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 17.9 hrs≥1hr: 92%
This is a sumptuous palace built for the seven princesses. It is a "birdcage" glorified with the name "garden"… Irell Reis was once a famous general leading thousands of soldiers. However, the defeat three years ago cost him everything. Now, he is summoned by the Emperor of Celantu again...
Why similar: Visual Novel 48.3%, Anime 21.1%, Indie 11.7%, Casual 11.2%, Adventure 7.6%
Why You'll Like It: Features a distinct anime art style and fantasy elements that align well with the seed game's visual identity.
- #9 Everlasting Summer
91% matchVery Positive95% of 77,204 reviews2014
Dev: Soviet Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 57.7 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Visual novel loved by many – Everlasting Summer – now on Steam!
Why similar: Visual Novel 70.4%, Anime 20.5%, Adventure 4.6%, Indie 2.4%, Casual 2.1%
Why You'll Like It: A staple of the indie visual novel genre that excels in atmospheric storytelling and branching paths.
- #10 Memory Oblivion Box
91% matchVery Positive93% of 1,107 reviews2016
Dev: DreaMoryPub: NVLMaker
Windows
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 12.3 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 41.9%, Casual 22.4%, Adventure 18.2%, Indie 17.5%
Why You'll Like It: A short, impactful indie visual novel that mirrors the pacing and tone of the seed game.
- #11 A Light in the Dark
90% matchVery Positive93% of 1,722 reviews2018
Dev: CreSpiritPub: Sekai Project
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 8.1 hrs≥1hr: 91%
──We cannot choose in this unfair world.The rich boy stuck in his never changing daily life...The fierce girl struggling for survival...Two people in totally opposite positions in life.In the face of confusion and the choices before them, what will they find...?
Why similar: Visual Novel 56.2%, Casual 15.8%, Indie 14.7%, Anime 13.3%
Why You'll Like It: A high-quality indie visual novel that emphasizes emotional stakes and character development.
- #12 Lucy -The Eternity She Wished For-
89% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 8,175 reviews2016
Dev: Modern Visual Arts Laboratory
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 38.0 hrs≥1hr: 88%
If there was a robot that could laugh, cry and smile. ...Does it have a soul?
Why similar: Visual Novel 69.3%, Anime 21.6%, Casual 3.4%, Indie 2.9%, Adventure 2.8%
Why You'll Like It: An emotionally resonant visual novel that focuses on deep character connections in a unique setting.
- #13 Season of 12 Colors
89% 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 47.6%, Casual 14.7%, Adventure 13.4%, Indie 13%, Anime 11.3%
Why You'll Like It: This title provides a similar casual, story-rich experience with a distinct anime aesthetic.
- #14 True Love ～Confide to the Maple～
87% 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 57.5%, Casual 11.5%, Anime 11.1%, Adventure 10.3%, Indie 9.6%
Why You'll Like It: Provides a classic visual novel experience with a focus on romance and character interaction.
- #15 Tokyo Babel
88% matchVery Positive91% of 93 reviews2016
Dev: propellerPub: MangaGamer
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 82%
And so begins a grand epic of intertwining destinies; a tale of God, of angels, demons and humans living amongst the walls of the floating purgatory, Tokyo Babel -- a soaring bastion erected in the image of Tokyo, one of the largest cities of a world succumbed to the apocalypse.
Why similar: Visual Novel 59.6%, Anime 23.2%, Adventure 17.2%
Why You'll Like It: Offers a grander scale of fantasy and world-building while maintaining the core visual novel format.
- #16 Your Smile Beyond Twilight:黄昏下的月台上
86% 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 50.4%, Adventure 17.2%, Indie 16.6%, Anime 15.8%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on intimate, character-driven storytelling within an indie anime visual novel style.
- #17 不落城-Unconquered Castle
86% matchVery Positive81% of 150 reviews2018
Dev: 灰烬天国
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 9.3 hrs≥1hr: 84%
A Visual Novel Game. The story which happens thousand years after that "God's one day world". It's a story telling two brave girls who saved their city.
Why similar: Visual Novel 40.1%, Casual 27.3%, Indie 20.7%, Anime 11.9%
Why You'll Like It: A strategy-infused visual novel that explores themes of conflict and kingdom management.
- #18 六阶谜题 six-step mystery
85% matchVery Positive88% of 655 reviews2020
Dev: 章鱼罐头制作组
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 14.5 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: Visual Novel 30.1%, Casual 25.3%, Adventure 24.9%, Indie 19.7%
Why You'll Like It: Offers a compelling narrative-driven mystery that keeps players engaged through its story-rich format.
- #19 Soulslayer～灭魂·误佳期～
84% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 703 reviews2017
Dev: 开水工作室Pub: NVLMaker
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 90%
An exciting adventure in a story of ancient Chinese setting.Visual Novel with multiple endings to explore.
Why similar: Visual Novel 47.7%, Adventure 18.9%, Casual 18.1%, Indie 15.3%
Why You'll Like It: An indie title that blends mystery and narrative depth, similar to the investigative aspects of the seed game.
- #20 One Small Fire At A Time
84% 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 43.5%, Casual 20.9%, Adventure 19.3%, Indie 16.3%
Why You'll Like It: Shares the indie spirit and casual visual novel gameplay style of the seed game.
- #21 旧手表 - Old Watch
82% matchVery Positive85% of 676 reviews2017
Dev: 灰烬天国
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 10.1 hrs≥1hr: 90%
This is an Visual Novel game. It's a story about time leap.
Why similar: Visual Novel 43.2%, Casual 31.5%, Indie 25.3%
Why You'll Like It: A short, poignant indie visual novel that captures a similar sense of nostalgia.
- #22 KAMIMAHOU 神之国的魔法使
79% matchVery Positive82% of 405 reviews2023
Dev: NEKONEKO-SOFTPub: LoveStoryProject
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 13.5 hrs≥1hr: 46%
跨越国家、时代和疆域的争论，英雄用传记、人民用历史堆叠论据。尽头，什么在等待着我们呢？ ——为纪念猫猫社20周年，由片冈智首部完全独立执笔，中日创作者共同制作的的“历史穿越系”长篇连载全篇，凝聚于此。
Why similar: Visual Novel 40.8%, Casual 21.9%, Adventure 19.6%, Anime 12.6%, Indie 5%
Why You'll Like It: A fantasy-themed visual novel that incorporates light RPG elements for a more interactive experience.
- #23 WORLD END ECONOMiCA episode.01
82% matchVery Positive84% of 715 reviews2014
Dev: Spicy TailsPub: Sekai Project
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 90%
From the author of Spice and Wolf, Isuna Hasekura, comes WORLD END ECONOMiCA. This is the first episode out of three part sci-fi/economic thriller visual novel set on the moon.
Why similar: Visual Novel 76.7%, Anime 18.2%, Indie 5.1%
Why You'll Like It: A highly regarded indie visual novel that excels in building a unique, immersive world.
- #24 妄想破绽 Broken Delusion
81% matchMixed60% of 4,043 reviews2019
Pub: bilibili
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 32.5 hrs≥1hr: 70%
《妄想破绽》是一款文字冒险（AVG）游戏，数十万字精彩原创剧情，将带给大家一段近未来架空科技都市的幻想冒险体验。游戏中，玩家将扮演普通高中生与顶级黑客的双重身份。有一天“我”抱着玩笑心理在网络上虚构了一个不存在的假人，不料却因此带来了惊天巨变……
Why similar: Visual Novel 42.2%, Adventure 24.4%, Indie 20.8%, Anime 12.6%
Why You'll Like It: A dystopian-themed visual novel that provides a more complex narrative structure for fans of the genre.
- #25 The Disguiser Of Fate
80% matchVery Positive91% of 67 reviews2019
Dev: Windward_BirdsPub: XNZONE
Windows
This is a world at the brink of destruction, but he comes from a destroyed world. Bearing the burden of changing the fate of this world and facing everything before him, especially the eminent destruction, what can he do, and what price will he pay?
Why similar: Anime 31.4%, Casual 25%, Adventure 24.7%, Indie 18.9%
Why You'll Like It: Explores themes of destiny and choice, mirroring the core narrative premise of the seed game.
- #26 长明火计划 Project: Eternal Flame
78% matchVery Positive91% of 104 reviews2022
Dev: 唐扬Studio
Windows · Mac
科幻末日AVG+另类卡牌闯关游戏。军校学生雨人和他的伙伴们，在暑假里遭遇了一系列异常之事，由此挖掘出七年前那重重迷雾之下的真相。他们行动起来，奔走在国与国战争的夹缝中，只为追寻自己认可的信念……他们能否成功？又会付出怎样的代价？
Why similar: Visual Novel 68.3%, Anime 16%, Adventure 15.6%
Why You'll Like It: Features a unique blend of card-game mechanics and visual novel storytelling in a sci-fi fantasy world.
- #27 Death Live
78% matchVery Positive86% of 691 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 28.5%, Adventure 26.1%, Visual Novel 23.2%, Indie 22.2%
Why You'll Like It: A narrative-heavy indie visual novel that explores dark themes through an anime-inspired lens.
- #28 This World Unknown
79% matchMostly Positive74% of 58 reviews2016
Dev: ebi-hime
Windows · Linux
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 92.6 hrs≥1hr: 95%
A medieval fantasy visual novel with an otome twist. Rhea works as a nurse in a village hospital and lives a peaceful life - until one of her patients contracts a mysterious illness. Go on an exciting adventure, meet a varied cast, and see if true love conquers all!
Why similar: Visual Novel 38.4%, Casual 21.7%, Adventure 20.9%, Indie 19%
Why You'll Like It: An indie visual novel that focuses on world-building and character relationships in a fantasy setting.
- #29 Short Stories Collection of Class Tangerine
76% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 969 reviews2017
Dev: 橘子班Pub: NVLMaker
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 10.9 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Short Stories Collection of Class Tangerine is a collection of five Visual Novels by indie-game team "Class Tangerine".
Why similar: Visual Novel 41.8%, Casual 19.9%, Adventure 17.5%, Indie 14.9%, Anime 5.8%
- #30 A Clockwork Ley-Line: The Borderline of Dusk
77% matchVery Positive92% of 83 reviews2017
Dev: Unison Shift: BlossomPub: Sekai Project
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 11.7 hrs≥1hr: 85%
In a mysterious school where day and night are two separate worlds, a mismatched trio work to resolve magic-related incidents. A world of magic, intrigue, mystery and the occult awaits you!
Why similar: Visual Novel 55.4%, Anime 28.5%, Adventure 16%
- #31 Cho Dengeki Stryker All Ages Version
77% matchVery Positive95% of 133 reviews2014
Dev: OVERDRIVEPub: MangaGamer
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 8.1 hrs≥1hr: 86%
A boy, helpless to protect that which he cherished... A girl, hopeless in the face of a promise unkept... A man, desperate to escape his finite destiny... A child, forgetting what must not be forgotten... OVERDRIVE presents a brand new super hero epic!
Why similar: Visual Novel 65.2%, Anime 20.6%, Adventure 14.2%
- #32 Abyss Of Fire
74% matchVery Positive85% of 83 reviews2023
Dev: FireFlyPub: ChungKang College of Cultural Industries
Windows
A peaceful kingdom is frozen by the curse of the ice witch Kione. The mysterious girl "Laila" who appeared from somewhere and the mysterious spirit "Flara" who appeared from somewhere head to the kingdom to solve the curse of the kingdom together!
Why similar: Adventure 52.5%, Anime 31.9%, Indie 15.6%
- #33 Crimson Imprint plus -Nonexistent Christmas-
74% matchVery Positive92% of 2,137 reviews2017
Dev: Hollowings
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 54.8 hrs≥1hr: 92%
This is a story about her and him. This is also a story about meeting and parting. Perhaps it is a very simple story. It may be a very complicated story. A simple FAREWELL ...... And not a grand farewell. If you can feel the joy and sorrow we pour in, it is a great encouragement to us.
Why similar: Visual Novel 53.5%, Anime 15.1%, Casual 12.2%, Indie 10.3%, Adventure 8.9%
- #34 Gazing from beyond
76% 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 64.1%, Indie 13.4%, Adventure 13.2%, Anime 9.3%
- #35 赫炎的印加诺克 Fullvoice ReBORN
75% matchVery Positive85% of 187 reviews2019
Dev: Liar-softPub: Nekoday
Windows
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 8.4 hrs≥1hr: 88%
10年前的“复活”彻底孤立了“完全环境都市”印加诺克。恐怖的幻想生物接连出没，象征富裕的蒸汽机械文明发生了变异，不时化为异形袭击人类。蛰伏上层的贵族幸免于难，寄居下层的百万流民奇病肆虐。歪曲的灰色天空中生出无限的迷雾，理应唯一的太阳，如今却悬挂双日。这里是孤立都市，也是异形都市。
Why similar: Visual Novel 51.9%, Adventure 34%, Anime 14%
- #36 East 73: Magenta Fairytale
73% matchVery Positive94% of 144 reviews2017
Dev: Magenta Factory
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 18 minMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 36%
Stunning visuals and a fantastical daily Nanjing story unfold. Xiao Su, who sees into others' hearts, joins a new school's art class. He encounters familiar and new faces, exploring their inner worlds and confronting his own hidden depths.
Why similar: Casual 25.2%, Visual Novel 25.1%, Adventure 23.5%, Indie 19%, Anime 7.2%
- #37 East Tower - Akio (East Tower Series Vol. 1)
75% matchMostly Positive70% of 77 reviews2015
Dev: ROSEVERTE
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Welcome to the Dream World! You've been granted a chance to try the newest virtual attraction, the East Tower. Will you be able to save the princess at the top of the tower?
Why similar: Visual Novel 52.3%, Casual 17.3%, Adventure 16.1%, Indie 14.3%
- #38 苍空的彼端
68% matchVery Positive93% of 231 reviews2024
Dev: PygmaGame
Windows
"The Other Side of the Sky" is a short text adventure game with an alternate fantasy setting in a single-line ending narrative mode.
Why similar: Visual Novel 56%, Anime 19.9%, Adventure 16.9%, Casual 7.1%
- #39 泡沫冬景
69% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 4,476 reviews2020
Dev: KorakuPub: Nekoneko Soft
Windows
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 40.6 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: Visual Novel 29.4%, Adventure 24.4%, Casual 21.7%, Indie 16.8%, Anime 7.6%
- #40 叙事曲2：星空下的诺言 / Ballade2: the Celestial Promise
72% matchVery Positive95% of 92 reviews2019
Dev: 286studio
Windows · Mac
让爱与勇气改变世界。
Why similar: Adventure 43.5%, Indie 34.6%, Visual Novel 21.9%
- #41 MYTH - Steam Edition
73% matchVery Positive89% of 169 reviews2016
Dev: CircletempoPub: MangaGamer
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 8.6 hrs≥1hr: 78%
A world of shadows. A world of light. In the world of light where no shadows exist lived a boy - Meito Tanabe. One day, he met a girl who possessed a shadow - Shimon. She brings him to her world - a place filled with shadows.
Why similar: Visual Novel 63.3%, Adventure 13.3%, Indie 12.6%, Anime 10.9%
- #42 Lingering Fragrance
71% 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 44.2%, Casual 16.4%, Anime 15.4%, Adventure 12.2%, Indie 11.8%
- #43 A Flicker of Light
70% matchVery Positive84% of 137 reviews2022
Dev: 饺子社
Windows
In this visual novel, experience the story of Ethan Syfran, who by an accident got him and his family caught in a whirlpool of crime in a catastrophe-swept world. How would he struggle to get out and save everything he cherished... or carry up all the sins he'd done and keep going?
Why similar: Visual Novel 54.2%, Anime 20.8%, Adventure 16.5%, Indie 8.6%
- #44 The Rainy Port Keelung 雨港基隆
72% matchVery Positive86% of 425 reviews2015
Dev: Erotes Studio
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 36.1 hrs≥1hr: 92%
The story will develop into the year of 1947, where the players would face one of the most traumatic historical events in the history of Taiwan.Sorry,now there are only English interface, English subtitles are still being processed,we hope to complete as soon as possible.
Why similar: Visual Novel 54.1%, Adventure 16.9%, Anime 15.8%, Indie 13.2%
- #45 The Ethereal Dream
67% matchMostly Positive77% of 285 reviews2025
Dev: 鸭子与葱制作组Pub: NVLMaker
Windows
乙女向多结局AVG——在蓝色的月夜里，邂逅那些已逝之人的灵魂吧。
Why similar: Visual Novel 32.6%, Anime 31.4%, Adventure 26.5%, Indie 9.5%
- #46 Summer Memory of Bell
70% matchVery Positive94% of 207 reviews2018
Dev: 忆夏之铃制作组
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 79%
This is a Galgame about pure love which takes place in the summer, produced by Galgame Department of Jinan University's unnamed cartoon club in 2015 and re-optimized three years later.
Why similar: Visual Novel 40.7%, Casual 17.2%, Adventure 16.6%, Indie 13.4%, Anime 12%
- #47 篱笆庄秘闻 / Mysteries of Fence
70% matchVery Positive90% of 292 reviews2017
Dev: 橙光游戏
Windows
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 2.6 hrs≥1hr: 69%
This game records the unknown pain and struggles in the far eastern country, we hope our descendants won't forget these tragedies happened before.
Why similar: Visual Novel 50.9%, Casual 19.8%, Adventure 16.2%, Indie 13.1%
- #48 The Orchard of Stray Sheep
73% matchMixed70% of 53 reviews2016
Dev: NamaagePub: Sekai Project
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Happiness is an obligation. But then, what gives one the right to be happy? A small, garden-like Academy stands alone on a secluded island. Ichirou Yamada has been transferred there to work as a teacher. He is put in charge of Casserole, a beautiful, young girl who entered the school at the same time.
Why similar: Visual Novel 59.1%, Indie 12.4%, Casual 11.2%, Adventure 10.4%, Anime 6.9%
- #49 Lighter
71% matchVery Positive84% of 61 reviews2019
Dev: Yuki游戏制作组Pub: GameDiary
Windows · Mac
《Lighter》是由YUKI制作组制作 ，二次元手帐发行的一款都市奇幻类AVG文字冒险游戏，其中作为女主和一只猫 ，受到了七天必死的诅咒，而能解救他们的在三个少女之中 ，围绕少女们的接触和过往的挖掘展开的有趣故事~ 希望能大家能玩得开心~目前是抢先体验版，还有很多问题正在修订中 ，后续会不断完善~
Why similar: Visual Novel 43%, Casual 20.3%, Adventure 20.3%, Indie 16.4%
- #50 The Princess, the Stray Cat, and Matters of the Heart
69% matchVery Positive91% of 365 reviews2019
Dev: TOKYOTOON
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 88.2 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Once upon a time, after his mother passed away, a boy called Nora felt all alone in the world. He spent every day with his unique and kind hearted friends until one fateful day, he had a chance encounter with a princess from the Netherworld.
Why similar: Visual Novel 59.3%, Anime 24.3%, Adventure 16.5%
- #51 Dream Ending
67% 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 37.9%, Casual 19.3%, Adventure 16.7%, Indie 15%, Anime 11.1%
- #52 Magical Eyes - Red is for Anguish
71% matchVery Positive81% of 69 reviews2016
Dev: Pomera StudiosPub: Fruitbat Factory
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Magical Eyes - Red is for Anguish is a thrilling mystery story revolving around a series of unfathomable incidents in a town.
Why similar: Visual Novel 51%, Anime 18.7%, Adventure 16.9%, Indie 13.4%
- #53 Change
68% matchVery Positive92% of 384 reviews2017
Dev: Adventurer's Tavern
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 12.0 hrs≥1hr: 80%
你有没有一段时间，无论如何都提不起精神来，总以为离开这里会变好，换了个环境却没有任何改变。 觉得自己做的事情毫无意义，只想做“自己想做的事情”，却连什么是“自己想做的事情”都不知道。 害怕自己的人生就这么平淡的结束，但却一直没有找到改变的契机……
Why similar: Casual 37.2%, Indie 31.7%, Visual Novel 31%
- #54 符文女孩/Rune Girl
69% matchMixed69% of 1,630 reviews2019
Dev: AFOGPub: DSGame
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 33.1 hrs≥1hr: 75%
This is a "leisure" game with a fine style and a mysterious world following the plot. In this world, there will be a variety of girls, cute cats who have lost their way, and docile maids who have done something wrong. Slavery your evil little witch, what choices should you make in the face of their challenges?
Why similar: Casual 27.6%, Anime 27%, Adventure 24.4%, Indie 21%
- #55 Together We Live
68% matchVery Positive97% of 194 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 53%, Adventure 26%, Indie 21%
- #56 寂寞神明的心愿手记
66% matchMostly Positive78% of 360 reviews2021
Dev: 妖妖灵制作组
Windows · Mac
What kind of courage and change can the connection between people bring? The story takes place in the ancient eastern country, where a foreign girl from Silazi kingdom got involved with various humans, spirits and even gods. Here, she heard voices unknown to others and met people unknown to others.
Why similar: Visual Novel 62.3%, Adventure 28.7%, Indie 9%
- #57 彗星战团
63% matchVery Positive88% of 206 reviews2023
Dev: 星火工造
Windows · Mac
在黑暗的时代，乘上独一无二的机动装甲，反抗统治太阳系的军工巨企。《彗星战团》是一款以科幻战争为主题的国产机战视觉小说，致力于营造独特的影视化观感。——你将成为点燃整个时代的星火！
Why similar: Visual Novel 60.8%, Anime 20.4%, Adventure 11.2%, Indie 7.6%
- #58 Lighthouse of Guiding Flames
67% matchVery Positive88% of 68 reviews2019
Dev: TomoToroPub: NARRATIVE NINE LTD
Windows
Ethani lost her way and ended up at the Lighthouse. Where did she come from and where should she go? Explore this fantasy Visual Novel to reveal her past and set sail once more...
Why similar: Visual Novel 47.2%, Anime 15.9%, Adventure 14.5%, Casual 11.2%, Indie 11.2%
