60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Visual Novel, LGBTQ+, Multiple Endings, Story Rich.
Mysterious deaths. Dreams that are reality, and reality that is a dream. Will Noah be able to move forward and solve the mystery—or will he give in to the demons of his past? A story-rich BL mystery visual novel.
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A BL/yaoi mystery visual novel that follows a man named Sebastian as he’s forced into a game of life-or-death, alongside three strangers. Who put him there, and more importantly… who can he trust?
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Aoba's vibrant cyberpunk world is one of contrasts: high-tech virtual reality battles versus street gang turf wars, ultra-exclusive luxury resorts and tiny junk shops. The choices you make will shape the path of Aoba's journey into the dark secrets lurking beneath the glossy sheen of the city.
A BL/yaoi mystery visual novel that follows a man named Sebastian as he’s forced into a game of life-or-death, alongside three strangers. Who put him there, and more importantly… who can he trust?
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 20.3%, Visual Novel 12%, Romance 12%, Drama 11.8%, Mystery 10.6%
Aoba's vibrant cyberpunk world is one of contrasts: high-tech virtual reality battles versus street gang turf wars, ultra-exclusive luxury resorts and tiny junk shops. The choices you make will shape the path of Aoba's journey into the dark secrets lurking beneath the glossy sheen of the city.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 37%, Visual Novel 14.7%, Romance 13.5%, Anime 8.6%, Drama 7.4%
NO, THANK YOU!!! is a dark, dramatic mystery hidden behind a comic veneer as all of the men in this yaoi visual novel harbor their own secrets. Uncover the mystery behind the protagonist and this bar disguising a detective agency while flirting with the guys and growing intimate with them.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 19.4%, Drama 12.3%, Visual Novel 11.5%, Psychological 11.2%, Mystery 10.1%
A story-rich tale of breaking the bonds of fate... and meeting some cute guys along the way!
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 23.6%, Visual Novel 12.1%, Romance 12.1%, Drama 11%, Dating Sim 9%
A murder mystery visual novel with a romantic twist. The killer is randomly chosen at the start of each playthrough, and you may unknowingly fall in love with them. How will your story come to its end? Will you bring the killer to justice, fall in love with them, or die at their hands?
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 22.1%, Visual Novel 14.8%, Romance 12.8%, Mystery 11.8%, Dating Sim 11.3%
The first sequel to the Boys Love visual novel Paradise. Play through the continuation of the original game's good endings, and unlock flashbacks to the first Paradise from new perspectives. Contains new CGs, characters, and lots of romance!
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 20.3%, Visual Novel 11%, Romance 10.6%, Drama 10.4%, Mystery 9.8%
Discover 'Departed Away,' a captivating visual novel where friendship intertwines with mystery. Uncover secrets, engage in verbal duels, and make choices that shape your story. Delve into emotional depth and intricate connections in this unique story.
Why similar: Visual Novel 18.1%, Romance 16%, Psychological 14.9%, Mystery 14.3%, Dating Sim 13.8%
A mysterious bracelet, familiar dreams, and Zhi An, a male college student who just got a girlfriend, now faces a sudden appearance of a lover (male) from his past life. How should he choose? What is the hidden abnormality beneath the surface of everyday life?
Why similar: Visual Novel 22.4%, Drama 21.1%, Mystery 17.7%, Romance 14.8%, Emotional 14.4%
A dark fantasy tale where death is not the end but the path to the truth. Two magi trapped in a collapsing tower must unravel a deadly mystery. Each death reveals another piece of the puzzle that is their shared past and forbidden love. For fans of House in Fata Morgana and literary dark fantasy.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 16%, Emotional 10.8%, Visual Novel 10.8%, Romance 10%, Mystery 9.9%
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: Drama 16.7%, Emotional 14.1%, Visual Novel 13.8%, Mystery 11.7%, Surreal 9.8%
Fearbonding is a Yandere x Demon BL Horror Visual Novel. Play as Hinata, a demon, and try to tame the deranged Kosuke. Will you get to satisfy your hunger for fear through your new hunting dog or will you be the one to get devoured?
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 23.6%, Romance 15.2%, Visual Novel 14.5%, Mystery 8.6%, Dark 8.2%
Crimes across the times. Are you able to solve them all?
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 20.3%, Visual Novel 13.6%, Drama 12.9%, Point & Click 9.5%, Mystery 9%
MAMIYA is a captivating, dark mystery visual novel in which a group of young men struggle against existential dread before the end of the world.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 22.3%, Visual Novel 14.3%, Drama 10.9%, Emotional 10.3%, Mystery 8.5%
A fateful meeting sets off a chain reaction, upending Mark's life. People disappear and memories prove unreliable. Uncover a hidden truth with Mark and his friends in this narrative adventure and race to unravel the mystery before it's too late.
Why similar: Emotional 18%, Visual Novel 16.3%, Drama 14.4%, Psychological 12.7%, LGBTQ+ 11.1%
A dark, psychological romance VN about a British ghost who has haunted you since childhood. When you get close to a new boy at college, he starts to get possessive, and the mind games begin!
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 18.8%, Psychological 12.9%, Visual Novel 11.1%, Dating Sim 9.8%, Romance 8.9%
You wake up as a jester next to the king's lifeless body. You are trapped in a cursed kingdom with three love interests. Will you seek the truth, help the others, or try to escape?
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 19.1%, Romance 12.1%, Visual Novel 10.8%, Drama 10.5%, Mystery 10.2%
Love Curse is a GL visual novel. You’ve fallen under a curse, and the only way to break it is to find your soulmate! The clock is ticking… Will you find true love? And what secrets will you uncover along the way?
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 39%, Visual Novel 16%, Dating Sim 12.4%, Romance 11%, Emotional 5.8%
Laki is an outcast: many beastmen have disappeared because of him. To break this curse, Laki travels to the Dead Forest, a place from which almost no one has ever returned. But what will be the key to the secrets of his fate and the mysteries of the forest?
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 18.2%, Drama 12.5%, Romance 12.4%, Visual Novel 11.5%, Mystery 9%
A slice-of-life visual novel with darker twists hiding within! Haru Amari wasn't looking for love, just a new beginning far from his past. Instead he finds himself in complicated relationships where he must decide between his needs and those of the men around him.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 32.7%, Romance 14.1%, Visual Novel 13.8%, Dating Sim 11.1%, Anime 8.9%
An exploration/horror/adventure game about the codependent, love-hate relationship between two men.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 37.2%, Visual Novel 22.5%, Anime 9.3%, Dark 7.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 6.1%
Bokuten is a dramatic, emotional visual novel where you must play cupid and decide if the relationships you witness are worth rekindling, or if letting them fall apart would result in greater happiness. The decisions you make will echo into the course of your own love life.
Why similar: Drama 12.5%, Emotional 11.7%, Visual Novel 10.8%, LGBTQ+ 10.8%, Romance 10.7%
Melancholy Love is a Yuri Visual Novel between an elite and a misfit in an All-Girls' High School. How will sparks flare between the two?
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 20.9%, Romance 13.4%, Emotional 12.6%, Visual Novel 12.5%, Drama 11.9%
Roadtrip across the country. Confront a tyrant. The revolution will be messy—but the relationships will be messier.
Why similar: Romance 14.3%, LGBTQ+ 12.8%, Drama 11.7%, Mystery 11.7%, Emotional 9.3%
Lead The Rebellion, build your army, and shape the world with your choices. A story-heavy adventure game with multiple endings, romance options, and non-linear storytelling. A vast fantasy world waiting to be explored. Inspired by Dragon Age, and Mass Effect. Fully voice acted by a stellar cast!
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 24.1%, Visual Novel 14.7%, Romance 14.6%, Point & Click 7.9%, Choices Matter 7.6%
Play as Sam or Farah as they attempt to navigate the neon thrills of their cyberpunk city Love Shore, solve murders, fight gods and maybe fall in love.
Why similar: Choices Matter 26.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 21.7%, LGBTQ+ 20.5%, Mystery 17.7%, Dating Sim 7.3%
Can you collect all the fragments to reach your happy ending? Or will your attempts only end in tragedy? Find out in this psychological otome game as you sort your way through the secrets & lies.
Why similar: Visual Novel 16.9%, Psychological 16.5%, Romance 15.3%, LGBTQ+ 15.1%, Dating Sim 9%
Play as the young witch Shar, as she moves in with a famous witch who keeps demonic prisoners in her basement. Will you find romance or doom?
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 20.1%, Romance 13.9%, Visual Novel 13.7%, Drama 13.4%, Dating Sim 10.4%
《恋爱绮谭 不存在的回忆》是国产悬疑恋爱AVG《恋爱绮谭》系列第三部作品，也是系列的解谜篇。在前作《不存在的夏天》与《不存在的真相》中留下的诸多谜团，将在《恋爱绮谭 不存在的回忆》中解答，系列的故事还在继续。
Why similar: Visual Novel 19.4%, Mystery 15.2%, Dating Sim 14.5%, Drama 11.5%, Emotional 11.2%
Dive into the mysterious world of the "Last Resort", a non-linear visual novel where past and future are woven together. His life’s breaking under the weight of life problems. Unable to fight any further, He decides to take his final journey. Will it change anything? Or will it lead Him to the end?
Why similar: Visual Novel 28.7%, Anime 17.8%, Dating Sim 17.2%, Drama 15.3%, Romance 13.6%
Graveyard Girls is a halloween-themed yuri visual novel about complicated grief and overcoming hardships. Collect Elle’s “scribbles” to learn about her struggles, befriend a mysterious girl, and have a conversation about death.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 15.6%, Emotional 13.1%, Psychological 12.5%, Visual Novel 12.2%, Dating Sim 9.4%
Follow the protagonist's pursuit to uncover the death of his friends during the Taisho era of Japan. An highly-acclaimed, psychedelic BL murder-mystery visual novel from indie developer ADELTA!
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 56.2%, Visual Novel 22.8%, Anime 7.2%, Story Rich 7%, Multiple Endings 3.8%
Rhythm-mystery hybrid game about uncovering the history of a mysterious system. The stage is set. Will you step up and play your role?
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 33.7%, Visual Novel 24.1%, Surreal 15.7%, Anime 12%, Choose Your Own Adventure 5.9%
Upon finding a mysterious social media account, Alex sets out to find the origins of the photos and meets three urban explorers, each of them unearthing something new and unfamiliar in her heart.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 20.6%, Romance 14.3%, Visual Novel 13.8%, Dating Sim 10.8%, Mystery 10.5%
An adult LGBTQ+ visual novel about love, drugs, murder and crime. We follow this intense thriller through the eyes of our main protagonist, Sasha, while he maneuvers through dangerous drug deals, formidable kingpins, and silent assassins.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 31.2%, Visual Novel 20.5%, Anime 12.1%, Choices Matter 9.8%, Story Rich 9.5%
Solstice is a dystopian mystery visual novel about small personal disasters that turn into great catastrophes.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 21%, Visual Novel 14.4%, Romance 13.1%, Mystery 10.3%, Choices Matter 8.8%
You and several others have passed away. You have three options: either take the trials to earn your place in Heaven, live it up in Hell, or remain lost in Limbo for the rest of eternity. Repurpose is an LGBT+ positive dating sim about death, love, and finding your purpose.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 20.7%, Visual Novel 17.7%, Drama 17.4%, Dating Sim 14.9%, Anime 12.8%
A marvellous romance with a hint of murder, where every playthrough is different! Seek love, friendship, or more... intimate encounters. Help a murdered man find justice. And watch out for the bats.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 26.7%, Romance 17.6%, Visual Novel 17.1%, Dating Sim 13.4%, Lore-Rich 10.5%
A Boys Love visual novel with branching plotlines and two love interests. Features beautiful CGs and sprites, and top-notch voice acting throughout the game.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 29.2%, Visual Novel 16.7%, Drama 12.4%, Anime 8.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 8.3%
Explore the inner demons of three childhood friends on a summer retreat. Unearth secrets, fears and obsessions as you help them reconnect and rediscover themselves. A mature and treacherous visual novel from the creator of Milky Way Prince – The Vampire Star.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 21.4%, Visual Novel 12.3%, Romance 12.1%, Surreal 9.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 7.9%
A mysterious senpai. A serial murder case that has taken the world by storm. And a giant, shadowy fish swimming at my feet... What if all of them are connected and surround me like a circle? What should I do?
Why similar: Visual Novel 26%, Romance 19.2%, Surreal 12.3%, Emotional 12.3%, Anime 9.8%
A gloomy lesbian / yuri visual novel featuring characters based on famous Romantic poets such as Coleridge, Wordsworth, and Byron. Can you help Samantha Coleridge repair her fractured relationship with Lillian Wordsworth?
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 19.2%, Visual Novel 13%, Romance 11.8%, Drama 10.3%, Anime 8.4%
Andromeda Six is a sci-fi inspired visual novel, with romance elements and an immersive, choice based story. Take on the role of a lost Traveler and uncover the truth of your past. Fight for a future for both yourself, and those you grow close to throughout your journey.
Why similar: Romance 23.4%, Visual Novel 22.7%, Choices Matter 10.9%, Emotional 9%, LGBTQ+ 8.5%
Use "game" as a medium to showcase the world of "you/girl". Explore the truth of "you/girl/world" through the form of a "visual novel".
Why similar: Visual Novel 23.6%, Psychological 15.8%, Anime 12.3%, Drama 10.9%, Story Rich 8.8%
Trapped in a game of dreams, where the price of failing to escape is eternal slumber. Across shifting worlds, you meet 'him.' Is he merely a kindred spirit born of crisis, or a forgotten soul from your distant memories? A heart-pounding romance adventure across the dreamscape—begins now!
Why similar: Romance 16.5%, Visual Novel 15.9%, Dating Sim 15.4%, Drama 12.3%, Mystery 10.7%
A psychological interactive novel about a floppy disk with a mysterious program. Help Elliot cope with his mental issues and uncover the secret of the floppy disk.
Why similar: Psychological 20.4%, Romance 14.5%, Visual Novel 14.1%, Emotional 12.2%, Lore-Rich 10.2%
Step into a world where dreams and reality mix. You find yourself in a dream-like world, and explore a different traumatic experience each day. Your choice determines if the boy accepts these moments and moves on, or stays in the past.
Why similar: Emotional 17.8%, Surreal 16%, Psychological 14.3%, Dark 12.3%, Choices Matter 10.9%
Rainswept takes you on an emotional adventure in a small town shaken by a double shooting. Join Detective Stone and unravel a tangled web of love, relationships, and unresolved trauma in this character-driven murder mystery game.
Why similar: Visual Novel 18.6%, Surreal 14.7%, Drama 14.5%, Emotional 13.4%, Psychological 13.1%
SoulSet is a mystery/romance visual novel, in which you can try to avoid death and pursue a relationship with both male and female characters. You play as Mariko, who finds herself trapped in an eerie mansion with five other people who claim to have no recollection of their past. Who will you trust?
Why similar: Visual Novel 24.8%, Romance 14%, Mystery 11.7%, LGBTQ+ 11.5%, Dating Sim 9.7%
When The Night Comes is a queer, narrative-driven, supernatural visual novel.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 32.2%, Romance 18.9%, Visual Novel 17.3%, Dating Sim 13.9%, Choices Matter 6.9%
A visual novel about an abusive relationship, idealization, and intimacy. Live a summer of dysfunctional love through branching storylines, twists, sudden changes, and an innovative mechanic where you choose which senses to use with your boyfriend.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 26.3%, Visual Novel 16.5%, Romance 12.8%, Anime 10.3%, Dating Sim 10.1%
Join forces with the psychic Director of the Urban Myth Dissolution Center and solve a variety of cases involving cursed relics, rental properties with shady histories, and dimensional anomalies. Monstrous oddities and otherworldly planes abound in this occult mystery adventure game!
Why similar: Visual Novel 24.1%, Drama 20.9%, Mystery 18.8%, Story Rich 10.2%, Point & Click 8.2%
Samael suffers from delusions. He feels lost until he encounters a priest one day. The priest is the only person in the world who makes him feel at peace. This, however, slowly turns into an obsession. Will Samael learn how to love properly or will he fall into a path of darkness? You decide.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 18.6%, Visual Novel 14%, Drama 13.2%, Emotional 12%, Psychological 10.2%
Interrogate suspects, search for clues, & uncover a dastardly plot, as you solve a string of mystifying murders to help reluctant detective Ilmarinen escape the foreboding Fafnir Hotel.
Why similar: Visual Novel 23.4%, Mystery 21.4%, Surreal 15.5%, Anime 15%, Romance 11.7%
A short visual novel where a private investigator gets reeled into a murky mystery, entangled in lies, secrets, and a family curse.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 20.2%, Visual Novel 19.1%, Mystery 17%, Drama 14.7%, Anime 10.6%
Join Noah in his first year of university as he decides to overcome his heartache, pursuing either a tomboy classmate, gorgeous doctor, or junior-year goth!
Why similar: Romance 16.7%, Visual Novel 14.2%, Drama 13.8%, Anime 10.2%, Dating Sim 10%
Unravel a mystery: A game you can read, a book you can play.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 27.6%, Mystery 24.4%, Visual Novel 16.3%, Point & Click 12.2%, Story Rich 10.2%
Play as detective Kaname Date on the case of an elusive serial killer in this thrilling, sci-fi murder mystery.
Why similar: Visual Novel 25.6%, Mystery 21.1%, Anime 16.9%, Story Rich 12.2%, Choices Matter 6.9%
A mysterious plot about a film student who finds herself lost in the world of the dead, the Posthumous Lands. Alongside a purple-haired woman, Coralina must decipher Human Alchemy in this retro adventure with cinematic touches!
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 16.9%, Drama 13.5%, Visual Novel 13.4%, Emotional 13.3%, Romance 11.5%
A lesbian / yuri romance story with mild horror elements set in the rainy English seaside town of Scarborough. Our heroine, Aspen, meets the mysterious, beautiful Althea in the dead of night, but who is Althea really...?
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 24.3%, Romance 15.1%, Visual Novel 13.6%, Anime 9.3%, Drama 8.6%
