- #1 A Near Dawn
97% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Far-off Daydream Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Be consumed by darkness and light in this humorous psychological thriller adventure!
Why similar: Thriller 30.2%, Adventure 27.9%, Indie 21.6%, Visual Novel 20.4%
- #2 妄想破绽 Broken Delusion
96% 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: Adventure 33.4%, Indie 27.2%, Visual Novel 23.3%, Anime 16.2%
- #3 Re Angel
96% matchVery Positive99% of 141 reviews2018
Dev: Studio GU
Windows
Re Angel is a 2nd visual novel created by Studio GU, an indy game developer from Thailand.
Why similar: Adventure 31.2%, Visual Novel 27.2%, Indie 24.9%, Anime 16.7%
- #4 the 9th day:第九日
95% 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: Adventure 27.7%, Visual Novel 25.2%, Anime 23.8%, Indie 23.3%
- #5 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: Adventure 31%, Visual Novel 27.5%, Indie 22.9%, Anime 18.6%
- #6 Your Smile Beyond Twilight:黄昏下的月台上
94% 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 29.8%, Adventure 25.2%, Indie 23.3%, Anime 21.7%
- #7 Campus Notes - forget me not.
93% matchVery Positive88% of 72 reviews2016
Dev: 4th clusterPub: Dogenzaka Lab
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 94%
A novel game set in the University of Tsukuba. Play as Yuta Kiriha and join the group "Bertha's Knights" to solve a mysterious case of being forgotten every day.
Why similar: Visual Novel 30.1%, Adventure 26.6%, Anime 21.7%, Indie 21.6%
- #8 Peace of Evil
92% matchMostly Negative38% of 24 reviews2019
Dev: Tamaya KagiyaPub: MangaGamer
Windows · Mac · Linux
Bishoujo romance packed with beautiful CGs, music, and Fox girls! Meet and build a relationship with different Kemonomimi characters!
Why similar: Adventure 37.1%, Indie 29.4%, Visual Novel 17.2%, Anime 16.3%
- #9 Magical Eyes - Red is for Anguish
91% 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 24.8%, Anime 21.2%, Adventure 20.4%, Mystery 18.2%, Indie 15.4%
- #10 The Rainy Port Keelung 雨港基隆
91% 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 33%, Adventure 25.5%, Anime 22.5%, Indie 19%
- #11 Vision of Aurora Borealis
90% matchMostly Positive75% of 40 reviews2016
Dev: Purin Productions
Windows · Mac · Linux
A scenic visual novel about a young photographer who comes across a mysterious girl who changes his outlook on life and aspirations.
Why similar: Visual Novel 34.1%, Adventure 24.5%, Anime 21.5%, Indie 19.9%
- #12 Miniature Garden
89% matchMostly Positive78% of 95 reviews2017
Dev: MuzintouPub: Fruitbat Factory
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 165.7 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Miniature Garden is a Japanese mystery visual novel with multiple endings and art by Korie Riko (Lump of Sugar).
Why similar: Visual Novel 26.8%, Anime 22.5%, Mystery 18.7%, Adventure 17.8%, Indie 14.3%
- #13 Kansei
88% matchPositive94% of 16 reviews2018
Dev: sakevisual
Windows · Mac · Linux
A murder mystery visual novel. Use your psychic powers to uncover secrets and hunt down a murderer.
Why similar: Adventure 42.9%, Indie 33.2%, Visual Novel 23.9%
- #14 山:临界幸存者
84% matchVery Positive92% of 625 reviews2022
Dev: 迩来工作室Pub: WindField Games
Windows
Median: 6.3 hrsMean: 8.9 hrs≥1hr: 86%
偏远的山村中,正举行着古老的祭祀『仙姑宴』。少女吟诵着,舞动着,一场漫长而恐怖的杀戮剧正在悄然上演……
Why similar: Visual Novel 29.7%, Adventure 21.8%, Anime 21.7%, Mystery 19.2%, Indie 7.6%
- #15 Miko Gakkou Monogatari: Kaede Episode
89% matchPositive94% of 16 reviews2015
Dev: xinoro
Windows
In a world where humans and youkai coexist, uppity second year shrine maiden student Kaede Yamabuki finds herself in a pinch as the winter recess starts. A pair of strange glasses found in the woods leads her to her toughest challenge yet: falling in love.
Why similar: Adventure 42.5%, Indie 32.9%, Anime 24.6%
- #16 雪色废都 Abandoned Snowy Castle
87% match6 user reviews83% of 6 reviews2019
Dev: Amethyst Atelier
Windows
You are traveling to England with your little sister during the summer holiday. But what comes is...
Why similar: Adventure 41%, Indie 31.7%, Visual Novel 27.2%
- #17 Jisei
86% matchPositive88% of 25 reviews2018
Dev: sakevisual
Windows · Mac · Linux
A murder mystery visual novel. Use your psychic powers to track down a killer and prove your innocence!
Why similar: Adventure 39.5%, Indie 31.8%, Visual Novel 28.7%
- #18 ココロトーカーズ
79% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Cbeats
Windows
舞台は廃校。記憶喪失の少年と、「モノ」を自身に宿すことができる「モノマネ」の力を持つ少女。 校舎内のあらゆる「モノ」と会話してモノだけが知っている情報を聞き出し、失われた記憶を取り戻そう!
Why similar: Adventure 30.3%, Visual Novel 24.8%, Mystery 19.6%, Anime 17.8%, Indie 7.5%
- #19 The Leopard Catgirl in Miaoli
82% matchVery Positive95% of 192 reviews2019
Dev: Erotes Studio
Windows
The protagonist Wang Cheng-En returns to his hometown due to the rivalry between different countries. Along the way, he encounters a girl with animal ears by accident.How will this relationship develop when he lives together with this unusual girl?
Why similar: Adventure 46.5%, Indie 33.8%, Visual Novel 19.7%
- #20 Once10
83% matchVery Positive82% of 104 reviews2019
Dev: JingtuStudio
Windows · Mac
This is a visual novel about 60 minutes in length, telling a story of memories.he visual novel "Once10" is a story which will recall the experience of many individuals.
Why similar: Adventure 40.5%, Indie 30%, Visual Novel 29.5%
- #21 Serafina's Crown
84% matchMostly Positive74% of 54 reviews2016
Dev: Woodsy StudioPub: Thesis Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 98%
Serafina’s Crown is a visual novel with elements of fantasy, adventure and romance. You play as Odell Perin, the newly-appointed regent of Darzia as she tries to solve the murder of the queen and a host of other domestic and international crises.
Why similar: Adventure 45.3%, Indie 35%, Visual Novel 19.7%
- #22 Yuldigard's Fate
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Shining Lizards
Windows · Mac
The capital of his native Yuldigard Alzia is torn apart by a civil war, in order to avoid death, the prince has to flee the city, pretending to be a wanderer. He has to find refuge in the provincial town of Torchbergen, but this visit is destined to drag on for a long time ...
Why similar: Adventure 46.1%, Indie 35.7%, Thriller 10.9%, Visual Novel 7.3%
- #23 Ubel
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Regularjax
Windows
A visual novel where eight participants are forced to play a death game where they have to vote every two hours. Who will survive? Who will betray? Who are the masterminds behind it all?
Why similar: Thriller 26.8%, Visual Novel 21.9%, Anime 18.4%, Mystery 17.1%, Adventure 10.9%
- #24 Forgotten Trace: Thanatos in Nostalgia
80% matchMixed53% of 15 reviews2020
Dev: AlmazPub: Fruitbat Factory
Windows
Forgotten Trace: Thanatos in Nostalgia is an enchanting all-ages dramatic mystery visual novel by developer Almaz.
Why similar: Adventure 29.8%, Visual Novel 24.9%, Indie 23.6%, Anime 21.6%
- #25 Regeria Hope Episode 1
81% matchVery Positive82% of 375 reviews2016
Dev: Golden Game Barn
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 54 minMean: 17.0 hrs≥1hr: 46%
As Regeria Hope, clear your clients of their crimes, or watch them hang and amass power and wealth. It's up to you.
Why similar: Adventure 27.5%, Visual Novel 26.9%, Indie 24.1%, Anime 21.5%
- #26 ENIGMA:
81% matchVery Positive95% of 144 reviews2016
Dev: UzumeyaPub: Fruitbat Factory
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Enigma is an atmospheric, full-length visual novel where you discover the secrets of Enigma, a worldwide epidemic, and a forest on a lonely island that bears its name.
Why similar: Visual Novel 26.7%, Adventure 23.3%, Anime 19.2%, Indie 17.1%, Mystery 13.7%
- #27 Emily: Displaced
82% match8 user reviews100% of 8 reviews2016
Dev: Bossa StudiosPub: War Child Gaming
Windows · Mac
A choice-based visual novel about a child affected by war
Why similar: Adventure 45.5%, Indie 35.2%, Visual Novel 19.2%
- #28 神明的一天世界(God's One Day World)
79% 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: Adventure 40.1%, Visual Novel 30.1%, Anime 21.4%, Indie 8.4%
- #29 Together We Live
78% 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: Adventure 38.5%, Visual Novel 31.7%, Indie 29.8%
- #30 Banter Schooldays!!三〇一室无一人
75% matchVery Positive90% of 745 reviews2019
Dev: Lingtan Studio
Windows
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 16.3 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Banter Schooldays!! is a visual novel legal drama adventure game developed by the independent team Lingtan Studio.
Why similar: Adventure 36.8%, Indie 28.4%, Visual Novel 17.9%, Anime 16.9%
- #31 She is Mermaid
77% matchVery Positive83% of 72 reviews2018
Dev: COSEN
Windows
Tired of your normal city life? Maybe it's instinct, maybe it's science, but nature is calling Hiroto back to his rural hometown! Little does he know that his childhood friend has somehow gotten herself turned into a... mermaid!?
Why similar: Indie 40.3%, Adventure 32.5%, Visual Novel 27.2%
- #32 fault - milestone two side: below
66% matchNo user reviews
Dev: ALICE IN DISSONANCEPub: Phoenixx Inc.
Windows
The cinematic adventure novel series "Fault" has sold over 500,000 copies worldwide, and the latest title in the series is now available after six years!
Why similar: Visual Novel 32.2%, Adventure 27.1%, Anime 24.5%, Indie 16.3%
- #33 IVAN POE
70% match8 user reviews75% of 8 reviews2023
Dev: REACTOR PROJECTS LTD
Windows · Mac
Ivan Poe is a third person find-your-way puzzle adventure following this cuboid character as they keep truckin' on through the Cosmic Soup.
Why similar: Adventure 44.7%, Indie 34.6%, Mystery 20.8%
- #34 泡沫冬景
72% 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: Adventure 41%, Indie 27.1%, Visual Novel 20%, Anime 12%
- #35 Lunar Manor
65% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Starr DustPub: StellaPolaris Creative Labs
Windows
An illness strikes Hollow Falls, and only the best witches can save the town from it. Lunar Manor is the story of a young witch named Scarlet, a girl doing her best to become independent and reliable. Join her in this journey across beautiful scenery as she grows in friendship, love, family, and magic.
Why similar: Adventure 43.5%, Indie 33.7%, Visual Novel 22.8%
- #36 Rising Angels: Hope
76% matchPositive83% of 23 reviews2016
Dev: IDHAS StudiosPub: Sekai Project
Windows · Mac · Linux
Rising Angels: Hope is the visual novel of Faye Moonfallow, her squad of somewhat loveable misfits, and their dreams of joining the Katajion Space Force.
Why similar: Adventure 34.2%, Indie 24.9%, Visual Novel 21%, Anime 19.9%
- #37 Speak Lies
63% matchNo user reviews
Dev: The Silent Clowns
Windows · Mac
Life is perfect in Vistine Academy, a high tech boarding school for talented young ladies. Perfect, as long as the 10 rules are never broken. Speak Lies is a mystery adventure game. Unravel secrets and solve murders in this text message simulation.
Why similar: Adventure 32.1%, Indie 24.8%, Visual Novel 14.9%, Anime 14.1%, Mystery 14%
- #38 Season of 12 Colors
73% 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 34.5%, Adventure 24.1%, Indie 22.4%, Anime 19%
- #39 Vein Hotel
74% matchMostly Positive75% of 12 reviews2018
Dev: 阿屁
Windows
"Vein Hotel" 3D horror game, let's feel the fear! Travelling is fun. One night, when I woke up, I found myself in a strange place, it was a very different hotel, and I began to explore where I was and escaped. Why I am here? It must has some reasons .
Why similar: Adventure 39.5%, Thriller 30.8%, Indie 29.6%
- #40 Wooden Floor 2 - Resurrection
76% matchMixed51% of 72 reviews2016
Dev: pheenix93
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 90%
The sequel to "Wooden Floor". Reveal the truth hiding in the dark, haunted mansion of Blackdust Field. A mysterious and horrific adventure game by Pheenix93.
Why similar: Adventure 42.2%, Indie 31.3%, Mystery 26.5%
- #41 克莉丝的炎之信仰 Cryste: the Faith of Fire Vol.1
73% matchVery Positive89% of 296 reviews2017
Dev: SalvationPub: JingtuStudio
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 93%
In another distant world, there is a kingdom of fire. They who live under the red sky. People with different social classes. Birth with different but changeless fate. Those of nobility bring fortune and power to men, and bring hope.
Why similar: Visual Novel 37%, Adventure 25.5%, Indie 21.3%, Anime 16.2%
- #42 Электричка
71% matchPositive81% of 43 reviews2020
Dev: NiaR
Windows
Короткая кинетическая новелла, рассказывающая о поездке Максима на утренней заснеженной электричке.
Why similar: Adventure 34.4%, Indie 28.4%, Visual Novel 19.2%, Anime 18.1%
- #43 Ant Detective
62% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 2Bit Studios
Windows
Kowalski is fresh out of ant rehab and ready to tackle the colony's dirty criminal underbelly. Journey with him into the twisted maze of the Anti-Royalist agenda as he solves crime with a hangover, in a classic noir setting. Was it murder? Could it be something worse?
Why similar: Adventure 41.2%, Indie 31.9%, Thriller 17%, Mystery 9.8%
- #44 Return to Shironagasu Island
68% matchVery Positive94% of 3,990 reviews2020
Dev: HYOGO ONIMUSHIPub: TABINOMICHI
Windows
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 14.2 hrs≥1hr: 92%
A mystery adventure game and visual novel set on solitary Shironagasu Island. Discover its secrets, solve its mysteries, and escape from the ominous island!
Why similar: Visual Novel 26%, Adventure 24.8%, Mystery 20.5%, Anime 13.1%, Thriller 12.3%
- #45 Chuusotsu! 1.5th Graduation: The Moving Castle
70% matchPositive96% of 23 reviews2020
Dev: Studio BeastPub: Fruitbat Factory
Windows
Join Arue and her merry Chuusotsu band on her first visit to a certain doujin event in the Big Site, and share in her struggles as an aspiring manga creator!
Why similar: Adventure 32%, Indie 25.3%, Visual Novel 24.1%, Anime 18.6%
- #46 There Is a Way
70% matchMostly Positive72% of 18 reviews2020
Dev: Bauble
Windows · Mac · Linux
There Is a Way is a cyclic maze adventure game in which you create the story of your character and solve the main puzzle of the game. You play as an unknown person, whose story is formed depending on the puzzles you solve and the path you choose, leading them to the exit.
Why similar: Adventure 45.7%, Indie 34.3%, Mystery 20%
- #47 Hermina Lumen is Only Human
61% matchNo user reviews
Dev: bad chalk
Windows · Mac
A really miserable story-driven adventure game about small-town 80's witches and a fairly disastrous funeral.
Why similar: Adventure 55.6%, Indie 44.4%
- #48 Supipara - Chapter 1 Spring Has Come!
71% matchVery Positive99% of 272 reviews2016
Dev: minoriPub: MangaGamer
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 173.7 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Spring has come, and our protagonist, Yukinari, returns home after 7 years. Between his second cousin Sakura, who meets him outside in a full maid outfit, Hotaru, a half-Japanese beauty with a sharp tongue, and the lazy scheming witch Alice - life just got way more interesting!
Why similar: Adventure 35%, Visual Novel 32.5%, Anime 32.5%
- #49 Escape: The Brother's Saloon
69% matchVery Positive80% of 112 reviews2020
Dev: Woodcrest Games, LLC
Windows
Trapped by your brother Joseph in a mysterious room, filled with the faint ticking of a clock and the crackles of a fire...it's up to you to explore, find clues, and solve the puzzles. Will you escape The Brother's Saloon?
Why similar: Adventure 50.9%, Indie 39.4%, Mystery 9.7%
- #50 Once in Yaissor 2
72% matchMixed54% of 80 reviews2017
Dev: Valera Entertainment
Windows
Median: 24 minMean: 9.2 hrs≥1hr: 33%
Страх и горечь окутала Яиссор, больше нет надежды на светлое будущее... Хотя и до этого особо не был виден свет дальнейшего беззаботного жития. В любом случае Володе предстоит пройти нелёгкий путь по устранению своих внутренних врагов.
Why similar: Adventure 41.5%, Indie 32.1%, Visual Novel 26.3%
- #51 Drifted Tales - Ancestor's Isle
60% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Course Interactive
Windows
An exploration driven adventure with survival and crafting mechanics but no fighting. Explore a uniquely designed islands in a point and click fashion, gather resources, craft tools and build much needed shelter. Uncover long lost places with a distinct background story and finally manage to escape the island.
Why similar: Adventure 55.6%, Indie 44.4%
- #52 Hotel Spring
71% match3 user reviews67% of 3 reviews2018
Dev: Chief Fenrir Entertainment
Windows
A first-person puzzle mystery game with 3D controls and a focus on atmosphere and immersion
Why similar: Adventure 45.5%, Indie 35.2%, Mystery 19.3%
- #53 Bermuda
73% matchMixed53% of 223 reviews2015
Dev: InvertMouse
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Trapped in an alien submarine, Edward's faith will be tested in a tale of trust and deceit. Bermuda is a visual novel mixed with open ended stealth puzzles.
Why similar: Visual Novel 30.2%, Indie 26.2%, Anime 22.9%, Adventure 20.8%
- #54 School of Talent: SUZU-ROUTE
69% matchVery Positive88% of 112 reviews2017
Dev: MyDearest
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 10.1 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Bishōjo Visual Novel advised by Japanese charismatic editor of young-adult fiction, Kazuma Miki. Welcome to Mikage Academy, they accept only students with Talents – special powers that border on magic, granted by the divine, said to only occur in one in every ten thousand people by the time they reach adolescence.
Why similar: Visual Novel 29.7%, Adventure 26.2%, Anime 23.8%, Indie 20.3%
- #55 The Shattering
66% matchVery Positive86% of 327 reviews2020
Dev: Super Sexy SoftwarePub: Deck13
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 75%
The Shattering is a first-person, story-driven, psychological thriller. Its defining features are the dynamic environments, beautiful aesthetic and intriguing story. The gameplay is meant to submerge you in the mind of John, as you take each step forward into the twisted mystery of what happened.
Why similar: Adventure 39.8%, Thriller 30.1%, Indie 30.1%
- #56 Jaw Breakers & The Confection Connection
67% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2020
Dev: CatCombPub: Reef Entertainment
Windows
A comedy mystery visual novel about a group of kids on Summer vacation with way too much free time on their hands. Spending a summer in a small, quiet and peaceful suburb like Lemon Grove should be a piece of cake, right?
Why similar: Adventure 49.9%, Indie 38.6%, Visual Novel 11.4%