- #1 ISLAND
97% matchVery Positive95% of 1,753 reviews2018
Dev: FrontwingPub: Frontwing USA
Windows
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 154.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Sanzenkai Setsuna awakens on the shore of isolated island Urashima with no memories of his past. Befriending three local girls, Rinne, Karen, and Sara, Setsuna's quest to discover the secrets of Urashima and how they tie into his own past - and future - begins.
Why similar: Visual Novel 28.3%, Romance 16.2%, Story Rich 13.8%, Sci-fi 10.8%, Sexual Content 10.3%
- #2 Trinoline All Ages Version
96% matchVery Positive89% of 156 reviews2019
Dev: minoriPub: MangaGamer
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 26.6 hrs≥1hr: 83%
When tragedy sparks the advancement of science, a sentient android is created. Now, in this heart-wrenching, romantic, and beautiful visual novel, you will explore whether or not it's possible for man and machine to truly love each other.
Why similar: Emotional 19.5%, Romance 18.5%, Visual Novel 16.2%, Story Rich 10%, Sci-fi 8.5%
- #3 ef - the first tale. (All Ages)
96% matchVery Positive95% of 191 reviews2019
Dev: minoriPub: MangaGamer
Windows
Median: 5.8 hrsMean: 279.5 hrs≥1hr: 69%
What starts with a conversation between two long lost friends spills out into a captivating visual novel about four youths struggling to pursue their dreams and find their place in the world as love complicates everything.
Why similar: Emotional 21.3%, Romance 20.9%, Visual Novel 17.2%, Story Rich 9.4%, Cinematic 7.7%
- #4 Dreamin' Her - 僕は、彼女の夢を見る。-
95% matchVery Positive98% of 232 reviews2022
Dev: LIFE0
Windows
From the creators of Seven Days and LOST:SMILE, LIFE0 presents their third game: 「Dreamin' Her」. In his dreams, the ideal girlfriend appears taking the form of his childhood friend. Is she really just a dream, or is she something more?
Why similar: Visual Novel 21.4%, Emotional 16.2%, Romance 13.4%, Dating Sim 12.3%, Sexual Content 8.9%
- #5 ATRI -My Dear Moments-
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 22,666 reviews2020
Dev: FrontwingPub: ANIPLEX.EXE
Windows
Median: 6.9 hrsMean: 107.8 hrs≥1hr: 83%
"As the world sank, I found you." In the near future, a sudden and unexplained sea rise has left much of human civilization underwater. In a little town slowly being enveloped by the ocean, an unforgettable summer is about to begin for a boy and a mysterious robot girl...
Why similar: Visual Novel 26.3%, Romance 22.1%, Emotional 12.8%, Story Rich 10.9%, Dating Sim 9.5%
- #6 KANADE
94% matchVery Positive84% of 352 reviews2025
Dev: FrontwingPub: Frontwing USA
Windows
A visual novel about becoming lovers with Kanade—a half-human, half-alien girl. Enjoy a tender relationship with Kanade and witness how love blossoms into a song that saves the world.
Why similar: Visual Novel 27.2%, Emotional 22.8%, Sci-fi 19%, Cute 8.6%, Adventure 6.6%
- #7 Wonderful Everyday Down the Rabbit-Hole
93% matchVery Positive92% of 2,538 reviews2017
Dev: KeroQPub: Frontwing USA
Windows
Median: 9.6 hrsMean: 173.0 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Wonderful Everyday is a visual novel with multiple routes which develops a story based on a few concepts: "the sky and the world", "the beginning and the end", "literature and science", "savior and hero", "brother and sister".
Why similar: Visual Novel 35.3%, Romance 19.7%, Sexual Content 18.8%, Story Rich 15.8%, Cute 4.5%
- #8 Sisters: Last Day of Summer
92% matchVery Positive85% of 416 reviews2024
Dev: JellyfishPub: JAST
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 17.6 hrs≥1hr: 93%
A fully-animated visual novel about a boy who wakes up in an unknown house with two beautiful sisters, their mother, and an unspoken truth.
Why similar: Romance 21.7%, Emotional 17.5%, Visual Novel 16.6%, Dating Sim 10.4%, Story Rich 10.1%
- #9 Irotoridori No Sekai HD - The Colorful World
91% matchVery Positive97% of 260 reviews2024
Dev: FAVORITEPub: NekoNyan Ltd.
Windows
Median: 9.0 hrsMean: 129.1 hrs≥1hr: 70%
When he was a child, Yuuma received a special power from the “translucent magician”, Shinku. Just by touching someone with his hand, he is able to cure all of their wounds in return for some of his memories.
Why similar: Romance 27.4%, Emotional 24.8%, Visual Novel 21%, Story Rich 11.9%, Cute 7.4%
- #10 Dreamlike Love with Seira
91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 1,584 reviews2024
Dev: るび様崇める会Pub: JAST
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 55.6 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Enjoy the memories with a beautiful maid in your dreams and heal your fatigue in reality.
Why similar: Visual Novel 30.3%, Romance 25.6%, Sexual Content 23.9%, Immersive Sim 11%, 2D 5%
- #11 PARQUET
90% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 2,383 reviews2021
Dev: YUZUSOFTSOURPub: NekoNyan Ltd.
Windows
Median: 6.4 hrsMean: 92.9 hrs≥1hr: 84%
In the near future, a technology called Brain-Machine Interface connects the brain and machines. This technology brings about a new paradigm and opens the gates to the digitization of human memory itself. From these new discoveries, "he" is born.
Why similar: Romance 29.7%, Visual Novel 26%, Story Rich 12.6%, Cute 6.6%, Futuristic 5.4%
- #12 Summer Pockets REFLECTION BLUE
89% matchVery Positive89% of 1,069 reviews2025
Dev: VISUAL ARTS/KeyPub: VISUAL ARTS
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 125.1 hrs≥1hr: 64%
No matter how much times passes... I remember that blue, blue summer. Summer Pockets, the midsummer story brought to you by Key, has been powered-up with even more to play, including new heroines and routes, in Summer Pockets REFLECTION BLUE, now available on Steam!
Why similar: Emotional 24.8%, Visual Novel 22%, Story Rich 12%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.7%, Dating Sim 8.3%
- #13 Tamayura Mirai
89% matchVery Positive94% of 206 reviews2023
Dev: AzuritePub: Shiravune
Windows
Median: 7.6 hrsMean: 43.1 hrs≥1hr: 72%
There is a girl, searching for something she lost... Tamayura Mirai is a midsummer fantasy visual novel of humans, spirits, and sorcerers that's won several industry awards in Japan.
Why similar: Romance 20.7%, Emotional 19.1%, Visual Novel 17.1%, Dating Sim 11.1%, Story Rich 9.6%
- #14 蔚蓝月下的回忆~SAPPHIRE MOON-FOREVER MEMORIES
88% matchVery Positive82% of 331 reviews2022
Dev: 星愿游戏制作组
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 11.4 hrs≥1hr: 48%
The story will be accompanied by three heroines, and everyone will find their own love in this real and imaginary world. Is it the dark-skinned school girl who is available, the cold and mysterious girl, or the afterimage that I have been unable to reach in my memory?
Why similar: Visual Novel 29.3%, Emotional 25.7%, Dating Sim 21.7%, 2D Platformer 9.9%, Story Rich 7.5%
- #15 Adabana Odd Tales
87% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 1,043 reviews2020
Dev: Liar-softPub: ANIPLEX.EXE
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 52.2 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 42.3%, Story Rich 27.1%, Adventure 19.5%, Casual 11.1%
- #16 花落冬陽 Snowdreams -lost in winter-
86% matchVery Positive97% of 262 reviews2022
Dev: 觀象草圖 Astrolabe DraftPub: 觀象草圖 Astrolabe Draft
Windows
《花落冬陽》是一款以「夢想」與「思念」為主題的文字冒險遊戲。故事講述主角謝子臣在追尋作家之夢的過程中遭遇的困境,以及與夏芊帆、雪見兩名少女的戀愛故事。豐富的劇情、精緻的插畫、悠揚的音樂、搭配全中文語音,帶你體驗一段動人的台北冬季戀曲。
Why similar: Emotional 21.7%, Visual Novel 21.1%, Romance 19.6%, Dating Sim 13.4%, Story Rich 12.4%
- #17 HARMONIC REFLECTIONS
85% matchVery Positive91% of 64 reviews2025
Dev: Laplacian
Windows
A boy who can no longer hear the piano, living in the shadow of his gifted younger brother; a karate girl who is more than a friend but not yet a lover; and a girl with future memories. As past and future entwine, where will this triangle lead in this fleeting, bittersweet summer love story?
Why similar: Visual Novel 20.2%, Emotional 19.6%, Romance 13.5%, Story Rich 10.2%, Cinematic 5.9%
- #18 Himawari - The Sunflower -
86% matchVery Positive91% of 207 reviews2016
Dev: blank-note & FrontwingPub: MangaGamer
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 85.6 hrs≥1hr: 86%
What begins as a slice-of-life romantic comedy will prove to be a sci-fi tale full of character drama, mysteries, and tragedy. This coming-of-age visual novel is a story about life, mistakes, pursuing your dreams, and finding your place in the universe.
Why similar: Visual Novel 24.9%, Sci-fi 18.5%, Story Rich 15.8%, Romance 10%, Dating Sim 9.2%
- #19 9-nine-:NewEpisode
84% matchVery Positive94% of 728 reviews2022
Dev: PALETTEPub: Sekai Project
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 190.3 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Enjoy short after stories for the heroines of the 9-nine- series in 9-nine-:NewEpisode!
Why similar: Visual Novel 21.5%, Romance 13.7%, Dating Sim 13%, Emotional 12.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 7.8%
- #20 LUNARiA -Virtualized Moonchild-
84% matchVery Positive95% of 178 reviews2024
Dev: VISUAL ARTS/KeyPub: VISUAL ARTS
Windows
Genius gamer T-Bit rakes in the prize money in VR races day after day. One day, after experiencing a network error mid-race, he ends up in Lunar World, a moon-based server. There, he meets an AI avatar by the name of Lunar-Q. A love story spanning the 384,400 km between the Earth and moon begins!
Why similar: Visual Novel 20.5%, Romance 18.7%, Dating Sim 13.4%, Sci-fi 12.9%, Emotional 9.2%
- #21 Black Lily's Tale
83% matchVery Positive88% of 485 reviews2023
Dev: 1000-REKA
Windows
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: Visual Novel 30.7%, Emotional 20.1%, Story Rich 14.3%, Immersive Sim 11.2%, Romance 6.9%
- #22 The Future Radio and the Artificial Pigeons
82% matchVery Positive91% of 304 reviews2023
Dev: LaplacianPub: NekoNyan Ltd.
Windows
Median: 7.2 hrsMean: 33.6 hrs≥1hr: 95%
2061, Japan. Mankind has lost the sky, and with it, its connections. All of it was taken away by birds... ...By countless artificial pigeons flying through the sky.
Why similar: Romance 20%, Visual Novel 16.8%, Emotional 16.2%, Story Rich 10.4%, Futuristic 7.3%
- #23 VIRTUAL GIRL @ WORLD’S END
81% matchVery Positive95% of 86 reviews2025
Dev: 株式会社ヘッドロックPub: Bushiroad Inc.
Windows
The story is set in future Tokyo, where human’s endless desires have consumed finite resources. In this world that is gradually approaching its end, the streamer girls continue to sing, while embracing dreams and despair in their hearts...
Why similar: Emotional 23.4%, Visual Novel 20.6%, Futuristic 11.5%, Dating Sim 10.6%, Story Rich 9.2%
- #24 Yunashi no Yume
81% matchVery Positive88% of 60 reviews2025
Dev: The Yunashi Archive
Windows
A fractured dream of a girl who tried to make something beautiful, and was silenced before she could finish it. Now, her voice resurfaces. A quiet story of memory, loss, and reclaimed authorship—told through fragmented exploration and stark, fragile spaces.
Why similar: Sci-fi 52.7%, Story Rich 42.1%, Singleplayer 5.2%
- #25 Sona-Nyl of the Violet Shadows Refrain
80% matchVery Positive100% of 62 reviews2023
Dev: Liar-softPub: MangaGamer
Windows · Mac · Linux
Explore the meaning of memories in this mysterious fairytale where fantasy and reality intertwine. The story unfolds from the perspectives of two women: one who travels in the ruins of Engine City New York, and one who finds herself in an underground world with an eldritch, violet sky.
Why similar: Emotional 23.3%, Romance 21.8%, Visual Novel 18.2%, Story Rich 11.4%, Text-Based 7.6%
- #26 Your Diary +
82% matchVery Positive85% of 345 reviews2018
Dev: CubePub: Hyper'sthene
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 58.6 hrs≥1hr: 57%
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: Romance 25.1%, Visual Novel 21.6%, Sexual Content 14.8%, Story Rich 12.3%, Dating Sim 11.8%
- #27 Fantastic Dream
79% matchVery Positive94% of 81 reviews2023
Dev: Ercheng
Windows
I dreamed of a girl. From then on, I saw her every day in my dreams. I don't know why it happened. I can only keep telling myself that it is all false, all illusion. But on the other hand, I fell in love with it.
Why similar: Visual Novel 33.2%, Emotional 32.4%, Text-Based 13%, Story Rich 10.7%, Casual 4.1%
- #28 Yumeutsutsu Re:Master
79% matchVery Positive89% of 358 reviews2019
Dev: KOGADO STUDIOPub: KOMODO
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 24.4 hrs≥1hr: 62%
Yumeutsutsu Re:Master is a girls-love adventure game set in a small game studio.
Why similar: Visual Novel 32.8%, Romance 20.9%, Sexual Content 16.2%, Dating Sim 11.3%, Adventure 7%
- #29 Amazing Grace -What color is your attribute?-
77% matchVery Positive94% of 147 reviews2024
Dev: Cabbage SoftPub: Shiravune
Windows
Median: 10.3 hrsMean: 56.8 hrs≥1hr: 76%
“A holy night with no dawn, my dear...” You awaken in a strange town full of art, blanketed in snow, and enclosed by a massive wall. On Christmas, it all burns down—and the girl who loves it most rewinds time to the start of Advent. Find the truth in the loop and paint it on this canvas of a town!
Why similar: Emotional 31.7%, Visual Novel 25.2%, Story Rich 16.1%, Cute 9.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 8.5%
- #30 Moonless Moon
76% matchVery Positive92% of 306 reviews2024
Dev: Kazuhide OkaPub: KAMITSUBAKI STUDIO
Windows · Mac
When night falls, she wanders into another world... Moonless Moon is a text-based adventure game following a girl as she travels through a variety of different worlds.
Why similar: Visual Novel 25.1%, Emotional 21.5%, Story Rich 15%, Text-Based 14.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.2%
- #31 さよならナイト・キャップ
77% matchVery Positive92% of 60 reviews2023
Dev: PIGORIS
Windows
目が覚めると、見知らぬゲームセンターにいました。 あなたを知る謎の女の子と行動を共にし、不思議な世界を探検しましょう。
Why similar: Visual Novel 40.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19.9%, Sci-fi 17.5%, Adventure 10.2%, 2D 6.1%
- #32 Café Stella and the Reaper's Butterflies
75% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 6,655 reviews2022
Dev: YUZUSOFTPub: NekoNyan Ltd.
Windows
Median: 19.1 hrsMean: 179.4 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Takamine Kousei was living a carefree college life until, one day, he tragically died in an accident. But then, the bizarre happened: Takamine Kousei opened his eyes again. And what's more, when he woke up, it was the morning of the very day, he had died.
Why similar: Romance 28.7%, Visual Novel 25%, Sexual Content 18.2%, Story Rich 11.6%, Emotional 6.5%
- #33 My New Memories
78% matchVery Positive82% of 462 reviews2021
Dev: Killer7
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 18.0 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Memories...One of the most important things in our lives. But what happens if you forget who you are? If you don't remember anything? Then you can only hope that the people that do know who you are help you out...This is your journey...On your way to finding new memories...
Why similar: Romance 28.3%, Visual Novel 22%, Sexual Content 18.6%, Story Rich 14.1%, Dating Sim 10.6%
- #34 Clover Day's Plus
74% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 910 reviews2023
Dev: ALcotPub: HIKARI FIELD
Windows
Median: 10.8 hrsMean: 69.9 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Bottled-up emotions... An everlasting oath... Heartfelt desires... An enduring regret... And a childhood promise. Yuuto was abandoned by his parents and raised in an orphanage in Britain before a trading merchant by the name of Takakura Yoshiomi adopted him and brought him to Japan.
Why similar: Romance 23.4%, Emotional 19.6%, Visual Novel 17.6%, Dating Sim 11.4%, Story Rich 10.4%
- #35 Hello Lady! - Complete Edition
76% matchVery Positive86% of 419 reviews2022
Dev: AKATSUKI-WORKSPub: NekoNyan Ltd.
Windows
Median: 7.2 hrsMean: 38.3 hrs≥1hr: 90%
It's the Dawn of a New Age- The 21st century has brought about its own slew of problems for society at large. Asa result, the most promising youths from around the world have been gathered and enrolled in Amakawa Noble Academy.
Why similar: Romance 30.3%, Visual Novel 29.6%, Story Rich 17.4%, Sexual Content 7%, Dating Sim 5.4%
- #36 RGB GlitchGazer
73% matchVery Positive98% of 94 reviews2026
Dev: 群星闪耀时Pub: 群星闪耀时
Windows
A mad and romantic ADV. Unravel a strange world of science and philosophy with a mecha girl, zombie girl, or beastfolk. Some paths may disturb you... or thrill you.
Why similar: Emotional 26%, Visual Novel 23.1%, Sci-fi 14%, Futuristic 12.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 8.9%
- #37 Memory Girl +
73% matchVery Positive97% of 67 reviews2025
Dev: cream△Pub: Champloo Games
Windows
A tragic love story following Memori and her search for the missing "him."
Why similar: Visual Novel 22.7%, Romance 22.2%, Emotional 17.7%, Story Rich 12.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 8.6%
- #38 Amairo Chocolate
73% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 1,022 reviews2020
Dev: Cabbage SoftPub: Sekai Project
Windows
Median: 6.2 hrsMean: 87.9 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Autumn. With the leaves just starting to change color, a boy arrives at Yunagi Village. The first person he meets is a girl handing out flyers -- a cute, cat-eared waitress.
Why similar: Romance 26.7%, Visual Novel 24.3%, Sexual Content 21%, Cute 10.4%, Story Rich 7.4%
- #39 Kakenuke★Forward to Our Sparking Youth!
71% matchVery Positive95% of 471 reviews2024
Dev: SAGA PLANETSPub: NekoNyan Ltd.
Windows
Median: 13.3 hrsMean: 67.5 hrs≥1hr: 94%
What does "youth" mean to you? Is it a time in your life meant for having fun? For devoting yourself to a cause? For Yuu Tono, it's meant earning money and studying to build a brighter future for him and his family. But maybe the new (or maybe old?) friend who's come into his life will change that.
Why similar: Romance 28.1%, Visual Novel 24.7%, Emotional 13.8%, Story Rich 12.5%, Sexual Content 8.2%
- #40 AMNESIA
75% matchMixed67% of 1,064 reviews2022
Dev: Super Alex
Windows
Median: 6.6 hrsMean: 12.2 hrs≥1hr: 77%
After a series of events now shrouded in mystery, our protagonist - a young man - fell into a coma, losing all recollection of the person he used to be. He is given a clean slate. All that’s left to do now is to carefully and thoroughly investigate every facet of your former self.
Why similar: Sexual Content 30%, Visual Novel 22.9%, Romance 18.9%, Story Rich 10.3%, Cinematic 8.8%
- #41 AIR
70% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 659 reviews2025
Dev: VISUAL ARTS/KeyPub: VISUAL ARTS
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 56.3 hrs≥1hr: 64%
Summer stretches on endlessly. Beneath the vast blue sky. Beneath the air in which she awaits— AIR, the second game released by visual novel studio Key, is now available on Steam! Now featuring the side story novel, "First Sky Chapter" and full voice support!
Why similar: Visual Novel 20.1%, Romance 15.6%, Emotional 13.5%, Dating Sim 12.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 8.1%
- #42 Sickly Days and Summer Traces
69% matchVery Positive95% of 1,964 reviews2025
Dev: Sister PositionPub: HIKARI SPARK
Windows
Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 24.5 hrs≥1hr: 85%
A devoted brother and his fragile sister share a quiet, dreamlike summer. As her gentle companion, speak with her, care for her, and gather the fleeting, precious fragments of a love that blooms softly in the stillness of everyday life.
Why similar: Sexual Content 40.6%, Visual Novel 22.5%, Emotional 16.1%, Cute 7.7%, Dating Sim 4.5%
- #43 Dreamy Planet
74% matchMostly Positive76% of 74 reviews2022
Dev: ebi-hime
Windows · Mac · Linux
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: Romance 25.3%, Visual Novel 21.3%, Emotional 14.4%, Sexual Content 10.1%, Cute 7.3%
- #44 The city of eyes and the girl in dreamland
71% matchVery Positive90% of 122 reviews2024
Dev: UVKenPub: Playmeow
Windows
In the thriving industrial, city of Cyclops, the quacksalver "Etsu" had earned a great reputation for his superb medical skills. However, behind his talent and achievements were two unknown secrets: one was eyes with a special power endowed by an existence mysterious to Etsu; the other was a girl who suffered from illnesses,...
Why similar: Sexual Content 37.8%, Dating Sim 22.9%, Cinematic 17.1%, Visual Novel 12.8%, Cute 5.5%
- #45 Little Green Girl
70% matchVery Positive95% of 385 reviews2023
Dev: Ufo-teamPub: Moonworks
Windows · Mac · Linux
One day the protagonist meets an alien girl and the story turns...
Why similar: Romance 46.8%, Emotional 40.5%, Visual Novel 9.3%, Sci-fi 2.2%, Adventure 1.2%
- #46 Robot girl's dream -RobotBattleChampionship-
69% matchVery Positive97% of 188 reviews2025
Dev: DeskClub Games
Windows
This game is an RPG game that follows the growth of a robot girl who has lost her memories. Players can aim for victory in the robot battle tournament, the main objective, and also enjoy interactions with both humans and robots.
Why similar: Visual Novel 45.9%, Adventure 17.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.3%, Cute 11.6%, 2D 6.1%
- #47 The Cloud Dream of the Nine
72% matchVery Positive85% of 65 reviews2021
Dev: Sesisoft
Windows
The vast love story of one female character with nine male characters Your choice changes his fate and creates a new ending.
Why similar: Romance 28.1%, Visual Novel 21.2%, Dating Sim 14.3%, Text-Based 7.6%, Immersive Sim 7.6%
- #48 GINKA
67% matchVery Positive91% of 2,788 reviews2023
Dev: FrontwingPub: Frontwing USA
Windows
Median: 7.9 hrsMean: 41.3 hrs≥1hr: 92%
"Return to that summer with you..." Ryusei returns to the small island of his younger years, where time flows by gently, to spend a fairy-tale summer vacation with his childhood friend who was spirited away.
Why similar: Visual Novel 24.4%, Emotional 23.8%, Romance 21%, Story Rich 10%, Dating Sim 7.8%
- #49 The Ethereal Dream
69% 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: Dating Sim 36.9%, Visual Novel 20.1%, Story Rich 14.9%, Adventure 13.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13%
- #50 The Grey Dream - Season 1
68% matchMostly Positive72% of 501 reviews2025
Dev: The Greys
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 83%
The Grey Dream is an adult Visual Novel about a man who got offered a job in an international trading company right after graduation. As soon as you accept it, the consequences of the past start to manifest. Who knows? Maybe you can get rid of your past or spice up your future with it.
Why similar: Romance 19.9%, Emotional 19.2%, Visual Novel 15.4%, Sexual Content 12.9%, Dating Sim 10.2%
- #51 Corona Blossom Vol.1 Gift From the Galaxy
70% matchVery Positive95% of 307 reviews2016
Dev: FrontwingPub: Frontwing USA
Windows
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 30.3 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Meet R-ne, a metallic organism from space in the form of a young girl. She’s taken in by Keiji and the people of Hanma town, but the maid uniform-clad, cat-eared space pirate Lily and her crew are looking to sell the valuable metal that’s R-ne. Caught up in the turmoil, can she make it back home?
Why similar: Visual Novel 19.5%, Romance 17.7%, Emotional 15%, Sexual Content 10.2%, Sci-fi 9.7%
- #52 YU-NO: A girl who chants love at the bound of this world
71% matchMostly Positive79% of 373 reviews2019
Dev: MAGES. Inc.Pub: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 24.4 hrs≥1hr: 59%
Takuya Arima receives a package from his supposedly deceased father. It contains the mysterious Reflector Device which allows the user to travel between parallel worlds. Takuya must unearth the mystery of his father's legacy to prevent a calamity threatening to envelop reality itself.
Why similar: Visual Novel 39%, Sexual Content 21.2%, Story Rich 17.1%, Sci-fi 14.2%, Adventure 8.5%
- #53 Avian Enigma
68% matchVery Positive86% of 76 reviews2024
Dev: Aako Inc
Windows · Mac · Linux
Avian Enigma is a sci-fi visual novel game featuring in a world where birds have become extinct. The story begins with a young man working in a factory accidentally saves a bird. Soon, a girl who has a mysterious relationship with birds appears in front of him. A romance with a tiny twist begins.
Why similar: Romance 30.7%, Visual Novel 24.9%, Story Rich 14%, Text-Based 13.4%, Emotional 11.9%
- #54 Baldr Sky
68% matchVery Positive94% of 1,573 reviews2019
Dev: Sekai Project
Windows
Median: 11.5 hrsMean: 68.2 hrs≥1hr: 72%
Kou Kadokura, a cyber officer, seeks to uncover the truth behind the tragedy that ended his once peaceful life. A war looms, and the answers he’s looking for are locked away in him... So why can't he remember anything? Unravel the mysteries hidden in his lost memories through this fast-paced mech action game!
Why similar: Visual Novel 29.8%, Sci-fi 20.6%, Dating Sim 16.6%, Futuristic 13.3%, Story Rich 13.3%
- #55 Dream Catcher
72% matchMixed56% of 102 reviews2020
Dev: TW PotatoPub: Mature Games
Windows
A lonely guy meets a lot of strange girls in his dream. Let's solve the puzzle to see the girls more clearly.
Why similar: Visual Novel 28.3%, Sexual Content 27.6%, Dating Sim 19.2%, Cute 11.7%, 2D 6%
- #56 AMANATSU ~Perfect Edition~
65% matchVery Positive95% of 426 reviews2024
Dev: AZARASHI SOFTWAREPub: Shiravune
Windows
Median: 5.9 hrsMean: 26.2 hrs≥1hr: 67%
Japanese coming-of-age VN from hit developer AZARASHI SOFTWARE. After moving to a sleepy seaside town, Haruto befriends three unforgettable heroines, each with unique traits—and a surprise confession. Navigate your own summer of love on this sugar-sweet journey of romance and discovery.
Why similar: Romance 23.7%, Visual Novel 18.2%, Emotional 18%, Story Rich 9.9%, Dating Sim 8.9%
- #57 MAOUISHO:~ La Dolce Vita with Another World's Demon Lord~
66% matchVery Positive95% of 105 reviews2024
Dev: ボウサバGPub: 072 Project
Windows
One day, you encounter a wounded woman, unable to communicate verbally and emitting an aura of suspicion. Despite the mysterious circumstances, you decide to welcome her into your life.
Why similar: Romance 19.8%, Emotional 18.5%, Visual Novel 14.1%, Sexual Content 11.9%, Dating Sim 10.4%
- #58 百禾梦境漫游 Wandering Dreams of Yuri
66% matchVery Positive92% of 73 reviews2025
Dev: 琉璃花糖制作组Pub: u-secret studio
Windows
She becomes Alice of the fairy tale world and joins forces with the mysterious Zixuan to explore the twisted world of fantasy: name-grabbing factions, invisible witches ...... In their light-hearted adventures, they gradually uncover the truth and endeavour to return to reality.
Why similar: Visual Novel 24.4%, Dating Sim 18.7%, Emotional 15%, Romance 9.9%, 2D Platformer 8.7%
- #59 Denpa Nightmares
64% matchVery Positive94% of 141 reviews2025
Dev: 不重要Pub: 千鳥豚工作室
Windows
No matter how long you’re gone, there will always be a girl waiting for you in the same place. This is a story about forgetting, and about waiting. After countless restarts and countless memories lost… how long will you stay with her this time?
Why similar: 2D Platformer 76.3%, 2D 17.1%, Singleplayer 6.5%