- #1 Dreambound
97% matchVery Positive95% of 94 reviews2024
Dev: Two and a Half Studios
Windows · Mac
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.
Why similar: Visual Novel 28.7%, Mystery 22.4%, Romance 18.8%, Emotional 18%, Surreal 12.1%
- #2 Entropic Float: This World Will Decay And Disappear
96% matchPositive92% of 50 reviews2022
Dev: Nico HPub: Starfield Gaming
Windows · Mac
A free drama-mystery visual novel with a modern fantasy setting. Reach out to the fourteen people trapped inside to find the truth through eighteen endings, influenced by but not exclusively bound to your own system time.
Why similar: Visual Novel 30.8%, Interactive Fiction 29.1%, Mystery 20%, Drama 14%, Text-Based 4.4%
- #3 恋爱绮谭 不存在的真相
96% matchVery Positive94% of 2,203 reviews2022
Dev: Never Knows Best
Windows
Median: 7.2 hrsMean: 46.4 hrs≥1hr: 89%
《恋爱绮谭~不存在的真相~》是一款文字冒险游戏。 初到江城的顾唯,意外成为了一起社会新闻的主人公。凶险的都市中,他需要在混乱的舆论和虚假的情报中找到唯一的真相,也需要在两名各有千秋的少女间完成自我的抉择。秋去冬来,覆盖城市的厚厚积雪下,究竟掩藏着什么样的秘密......
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 22.4%, Visual Novel 18.9%, Drama 18.7%, Romance 12%, Text-Based 10.5%
- #4 Rebooted Fate
95% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 2,062 reviews2026
Dev: Jilin miaomiao
Windows
Qin Nian, who had just graduated when the financial crisis hit and found himself unemployed at home, accidentally obtained a secret manual from an old beggar. Little did he realize that this manual would not only alter the course of his life but also lift a veil on the reality of the world.
Why similar: Drama 33.4%, Interactive Fiction 32.7%, RPG 16.2%, Visual Novel 10.1%, Romance 6.7%
- #5 Absent in the Rain
94% matchVery Positive95% of 861 reviews2022
Dev: D10RAMA
Windows
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 39%, Romance 19.6%, Surreal 15.7%, Text-Based 13.4%, Emotional 10.6%
- #6 Mystery Lover:Nonexistent Memories
93% matchVery Positive94% of 625 reviews2025
Dev: Never Knows Best
Windows
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 11.2 hrs≥1hr: 86%
《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 23.3%, Clicker 22.5% ★, Drama 17.2%, Mystery 15.7%, Emotional 8%
- #7 栖云异梦
94% matchMostly Positive75% of 93 reviews2023
Dev: 炭焱网络 Tantrum NetworkPub: East2West Games
Windows
《栖云异梦》是一款由叙事驱动的指向点击冒险解谜游戏。在一次午后,主角方哲收到了一个包裹,其中的线索竟指向失踪多年的母亲。循环的梦魇、惊悚的哨音、多年前的来信...方哲为了解开真相踏上了一段奇异的冒险。剧场中的魅影、不为人知的密室、诡异的古村,梦境与现实交错,指引他步步逼近真相......
Why similar: Drama 32.1%, Mystery 16.3%, Interactive Fiction 14.3%, Visual Novel 14.3%, Fantasy 8.5%
- #8 小松穿越记 Wanna Wake up?
92% matchVery Positive96% of 253 reviews2024
Dev: 嗑学养生Pub: 每天睡了大麦特麦工作室
Windows
一觉醒来,小松发现——自己的好兄弟变成了前男友。 为了探索两人交往也是分手的真相,在疑似同居的屋子里进行了调查。
Why similar: Visual Novel 32.6%, Romance 26.8%, Emotional 13.9%, Interactive Fiction 13.6%, RPG 13.2%
- #9 我的恋爱逃生攻略 Love to Live
91% matchVery Positive86% of 917 reviews2025
Dev: 番茄炖肉制作组Pub: Comma 49
Windows · Mac · Linux
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: Interactive Fiction 26.4%, Visual Novel 21.7%, Romance 15.6%, Mystery 12.6%, RPG 11.8%
- #10 电波奇缘~与时音相会的日子
91% matchVery Positive97% of 65 reviews2026
Dev: 黎厘星游戏工作室
Windows
架空都市题材的视觉小说文字冒险游戏,玩家扮演社畜阿诚为失忆“女鬼”找回记忆。
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 26%, Visual Novel 24.3%, Romance 16.5%, Mystery 15%, RPG 10.8%
- #11 Threads of Karma
90% matchMixed54% of 65 reviews2025
Dev: 萝卜不长毛线公司Pub: Hawthorn Games
Windows
Lin Yue'an embarks on a journey home, but unsettling events soon disrupt her ordinary life. Strange dreams, lost memories, and eerie occurrences lead her to uncover hidden truths. Can she trace everything back to its true origin and escape the net of fate that has already been woven around her?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 22.4%, Mystery 21.1%, Visual Novel 15.1%, Surreal 13.3%, Emotional 12.5%
- #12 Into the Waves
89% matchVery Positive92% of 91 reviews2021
Dev: Flying Whale
Windows · Mac · Linux
Morin is a barkeeper with an unusual curse. All people look like shadows to him, except for one mysterious stranger... Solve the mystery of the curse, fight true darkness and mix the most unusual cocktails in the atmospheric visual novel — Into the Waves!
Why similar: Visual Novel 25.9%, Interactive Fiction 25%, Drama 24.3%, Text-Based 10%, Fantasy 5.5%
- #13 Until Then
86% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 17,815 reviews2024
Dev: Polychroma GamesPub: Maximum Entertainment
Windows · Linux
Median: 7.0 hrsMean: 11.0 hrs≥1hr: 76%
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: Visual Novel 29.1%, Interactive Fiction 24.9%, Emotional 19.3%, Mystery 11.7%, Romance 11%
- #14 我非圣贤 / 我非聖賢
87% matchVery Positive90% of 70 reviews2025
Dev: 幻象Gal
Windows · Mac · Linux
Players will experience intertwined storylines of the male protagonist and three female leads. The male lead features in about half of the narrative, which is told mostly from his perspective. Through the story progression, players will witness a dramatic tale of power, emotion, and destiny.
Why similar: Visual Novel 28.9%, Romance 23.8%, Text-Based 22.9%, Emotional 19.2%, Linear 3%
- #15 start;again
88% matchVery Positive95% of 189 reviews2022
Dev: Two and a Half Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
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: Visual Novel 32.7%, Mystery 24.7%, Romance 22.5%, Text-Based 11.3%, Linear 7.3%
- #16 Love Curse: Find Your Soulmate
84% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 3,250 reviews2025
Dev: Xso
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.9 hrsMean: 9.6 hrs≥1hr: 80%
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: Visual Novel 39.3%, Romance 20.4%, Interactive Fiction 11.6%, Emotional 9.9%, Text-Based 9.3%
- #17 Driftwood The Visual Novel
89% matchMixed54% of 78 reviews2016
Dev: Wakagana
Windows · Mac · Linux
Driftwood is a visual novel following Marcus Feick and his new life on Marthas Vineyard.
Why similar: Visual Novel 92%, Indie 8%
- #18 MindMindMind
85% matchVery Positive96% of 85 reviews2024
Dev: ChattercapPub: Chattercap LLC
Windows · Mac · Linux
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: Visual Novel 42.8%, Romance 23.6%, Drama 22%, Emotional 10.8%, Singleplayer 0.8%
- #19 Second Chance
86% matchVery Positive85% of 1,128 reviews2018
Dev: COMANPub: C&E
Windows · Mac · Linux
One night, Leslie finds himself at a small town train station, completely lost in the memories of his past. As he explores his past, he makes friends, but... Who are they really? Who is lying and who is telling the truth? And is it true that everyone in our world is entitled to a second chance?
Why similar: Visual Novel 55.4%, Romance 19.7%, Mystery 11.1%, RPG 11.1%, Indie 1.6%
- #20 海与鱼Ocean and Fish
84% matchVery Positive99% of 100 reviews2025
Dev: 神经传达室
Windows
Hanhai wakes up in an unfamiliar room, his calf inexplicably cut by a sharp object. As he investigates his surroundings, he discovers an unidentified male corpse in the bathroom, a mysterious room with an evil magic circle drawn on the floor... What exactly happened here?
Why similar: RPG 29.4%, Mystery 28.8%, Drama 26.2%, Text-Based 15%, Singleplayer 0.7%
- #21 Changeling Tale
82% matchVery Positive98% of 245 reviews2023
Dev: Helmet Fox
Windows · Mac · Linux
Fantasy and reality collide in Changeling Tale, a story-rich visual novel about finding one's "true" self... and true love! Help a young man returning from war rebuild his life, kindle new romances, and reveal a secret that will forever transform the lives of those closest to him—literally!
Why similar: Visual Novel 39.7%, Romance 30.4%, RPG 15.5%, Fantasy 14.4%
- #22 Heart Fragment
83% matchVery Positive92% of 335 reviews2021
Dev: Starfield Gaming
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 9.3 hrs≥1hr: 51%
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 33.1%, RPG 21.1%, Romance 20.7%, Mystery 9.1%, Fantasy 8.9%
- #23 Fling with a Tiefling
81% matchVery Positive92% of 87 reviews2024
Dev: Kristi Jimenez
Windows · Mac · Linux
Fling with a Tiefling is a short fantasy romance visual novel that follows you, an adventurer whose journey is about to come to an end. With tonight potentially being the last night with your treasured Tiefling companion Karrus, how will you spend it with him?
Why similar: Visual Novel 27.4%, Interactive Fiction 24.5%, Romance 18.1%, Emotional 16.5%, Fantasy 11.7%
- #24 Synthetic Lover
82% matchVery Positive86% of 106 reviews2022
Dev: HeartCoreDev
Windows
In the future a biot working as a companion and without free will, encounters a device that makes him feel human. Self-discovery, hardships, and romance may follow. A BL/Yaoi visual novel.
Why similar: Visual Novel 36.5%, Interactive Fiction 34.1%, Romance 27.4%, Singleplayer 1.4%, Indie 0.7%
- #25 Sweet Home
75% matchVery Positive95% of 9,679 reviews2025
Dev: 开心茶房Pub: Tailtone Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Sweet Home is a visual novel set in a Chinese high school. Parted friendships, ambiguous romances, tangled relationships, and flawed families... Are these just the pangs of adolescence—or something heavier? Step into the shoes of Zhao Ying, shape her choices, and uncover every possible path.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 26.9%, Visual Novel 25.3%, Drama 20.8%, Emotional 12.8%, RPG 12.8%
- #26 Aeon on Mosaic: Anemone 时间碎片:奇迹
80% matchVery Positive93% of 87 reviews2020
Dev: Fantasia Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Five stories, a life. In an accident, the man named "Miracle" met the girl he hit, and the trajectory of his life has changed since then. Ten years, in the scattered fragments of time, witness together his precious memories.
Why similar: Visual Novel 29%, Drama 23.9%, Romance 18.6%, Mystery 17.9%, Emotional 8.9%
- #27 Emberfate: Tempest of Elements
78% matchVery Positive98% of 144 reviews2023
Dev: Wind Chimes Games Limited
Windows · Mac · Linux
An immersive MMORPG-simulation chatroom based romance / otome visual novel. You are the leader of a raiding guild in the world's hottest MMORPG, Emberfate. Will you lead your guild to success in the newest raid — and perhaps find love along the way among your guildmates?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 38%, Visual Novel 32.3%, Romance 16.4%, Text-Based 11.9%, Indie 0.8%
- #28 我的时光:大学日记
81% matchMostly Negative29% of 409 reviews2026
Dev: WaterWood Studio
Windows · Mac
《College Diaries》 is a simulation game set against the backdrop of college life. Players take on the role of a college freshman, shaping their college career by choosing different majors, joining various clubs, participating in campus activities.
Why similar: Drama 23.3%, Interactive Fiction 20.3%, Visual Novel 17.8%, Romance 10.8%, Emotional 10.1%
- #29 My Vow to My Liege
77% matchVery Positive92% of 4,093 reviews2020
Dev: YETU GAMEPub: 方块游戏(CubeGame)
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 9.5 hrs≥1hr: 86%
《My Vow to My Liege》is a visual novel dating game. Players get to play as a girl disguised as the King of Ng, a man. The 4 dateable characters are: the guide, the enemy, the minister and the guard.Will they choose the man over the country? Love over hate? Who will they finally end up with?
Why similar: Visual Novel 40.2%, Romance 34.8%, RPG 14.1%, Text-Based 8.2%, Indie 1.6%
- #30 恋与未歇之雨
76% matchVery Positive97% of 204 reviews2025
Dev: Mirreams
Windows
故事发生在一个“相信就是真实”的世界。失去了部分记忆的男主——阳,遇见了声称是他青梅竹马兼女友的少女——小雨。他们就此开启了一段寻回两人记忆的旅程,并在这途中还原了阳失忆的真相。
Why similar: Visual Novel 46.7%, Romance 31.6%, RPG 21.3%, Singleplayer 0.3%
- #31 Lost Connections
78% matchVery Positive96% of 78 reviews2023
Dev: Amber Pearl
Windows
If she leaves now you will never see her again. Would you have enough courage to take a step, or would you stay quiet and regret it? Experience this story about love and loss.
Why similar: Visual Novel 35.6%, Emotional 22.8%, Interactive Fiction 22.5%, Text-Based 10.1%, Romance 8.8%
- #32 Tiny Shadows Interwoven Hearts
73% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 3,394 reviews2025
Dev: 土豆花制作组
Windows
Programmer Lin Mo is tired of his monotonous life. One day, he meets a mysterious girl at a café who hides many secrets. As lies and true feelings intertwine, can this chance encounter save him from his numb existence? A visual novel filled with "love and hope".
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 34.4%, Visual Novel 25.7%, RPG 18%, Emotional 11.2%, Romance 9.6%
- #33 Love Shore
79% matchMixed70% of 76 reviews2023
Dev: Perfect Garbage
Windows · Mac · Linux
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: Interactive Fiction 42.3%, Text-Based 18.4%, RPG 17.6%, Mystery 14.5%, Visual Novel 5.6%
- #34 Chirality
77% matchVery Positive85% of 52 reviews2024
Dev: 有月工作室Pub: Playmeow
Windows
“Chirality” is a modern mysterious game about boys’ love. Jingchu Li specializes in painting “hands” as his subject.A new mysterious neighbour and a handsome music major break into Jingchu Li’s life in succession. He finds that they two have similarities with the hand model he is looking for...
Why similar: Mystery 30.1%, Interactive Fiction 29.6%, Romance 27.2%, RPG 13.1%
- #35 月华辉映之刻
72% matchVery Positive90% of 4,546 reviews2025
Dev: 侠客狗工作室
Windows
Median: 9.2 hrsMean: 18.3 hrs≥1hr: 87%
——这是由阴阳两面的夹缝中,诞生的深刻羁绊。世人只言开封繁华,歌舞升平,却难以看到那,被隐藏起来的黑暗背面。粉饰的美好,残酷的真相。生者的思念,亡者的祝福。所以,你要止步当前,还是深究一切?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 22.1%, Visual Novel 21.2%, Mystery 14.6%, Romance 12.2%, Emotional 10.2%
- #36 Last Resort
76% matchVery Positive81% of 53 reviews2023
Dev: Aleksey Izimov
Windows · Mac · Linux
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 43.8%, Drama 29%, Romance 14.3%, Text-Based 10.8%, Indie 1.5%
- #37 Lost Seed
74% matchPositive95% of 55 reviews2025
Dev: LostSeed制作组
Windows · Mac
游戏背景: 舞台是有着魔法存在的大陆——伊甸。居住在这里的人们在圣女的庇护下,过着还算是平静的生活。 在一座热闹的小镇“奥普乐”经营诊所的异国医师“诺德”,以及在历史悠久的学院中钻研魔法的优等生“莫妮卡”。 两名年轻的魔法师,因为与不可思议的少女邂逅,而开始走上了自己从未想过的道路。 可是,这一切不过是一场巨大的动荡前片刻的安宁…… 大陆历史背后的秘密,学院与王国的阴谋,以及少女的真实身份。根据你的选择,不同的命运将会在故事的最后等待着少女们。
Why similar: Visual Novel 39.9%, RPG 20.5%, Fantasy 14.6%, Romance 11.8%, Text-Based 9.3%
- #38 Zero-Sum Heart
73% matchVery Positive95% of 241 reviews2024
Dev: Citreat Studio
Windows · Mac
"I" make a deal with the witch to give up my heart, in exchange for love— from everyone. ——————————————————————————Is it worth it if losing my heart means gaining *his*? In this short visual novel, make choices and answer the question: is love a zero-sum game?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21.6%, Visual Novel 20.1%, Romance 19.5%, Emotional 17%, Surreal 14.8%
- #39 Dead Forest
75% matchVery Positive98% of 56 reviews2022
Dev: Manul Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
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: Visual Novel 35.3%, Romance 26.2%, Mystery 23.5%, Fantasy 13.9%, Indie 1.2%
- #40 Stiff Neck
71% matchVery Positive83% of 1,036 reviews2026
Dev: 伤官制作组 Team UranianPub: Tailtone Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 75%
A story about the self—and about others. A toy factory, several cursed dolls, and a horror novel… This quiet seaside town throws Noele's love life into chaos and dredges up the old wounds she has tried for years to forget.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 24.6%, Visual Novel 23.3%, Text-Based 14.7%, Mystery 13.7%, Emotional 12.3%
- #41 晴末置雨
74% matchMostly Positive72% of 361 reviews2022
Dev: 置雨制作组Pub: 龍之咲
Windows
有关恋爱的故事往往在两人开始交往后便戛然而止,在那之后的重重障碍总是无人言说。 在盛夏被一场不期而至的暴雨宣告终结之时,两人看到的,究竟是朦胧的雨雾中对方逐渐消失的身影,还是下一个晴天,地上水洼倒映出的湛蓝
Why similar: Drama 41.8%, Visual Novel 32.5%, Text-Based 16.7%, Emotional 7.4%, Singleplayer 1.3%
- #42 Saihate Station
67% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 9,519 reviews2025
Dev: びぶ/viv
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 68%
An exploration/horror/adventure game about the codependent, love-hate relationship between two men.
Why similar: Visual Novel 81.1%, RPG 17%, Singleplayer 1.9%
- #43 The Divine Speaker
71% matchVery Positive96% of 442 reviews2022
Dev: Two and a Half Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
A story-rich tale of breaking the bonds of fate... and meeting some cute guys along the way!
Why similar: Visual Novel 30.6%, Romance 20.9%, Mystery 17.7%, Fantasy 13%, Text-Based 11.9%
- #44 London: Echoes of the Past
70% matchMostly Positive77% of 285 reviews2025
Dev: Stellar Artificer Games
Windows · Mac
A mysterious woman comes back from the dead, and the dusty past surfaces. Between a gloomy student girl and a glamorous ex-girlfriend, the clues are intertwined, who is the mastermind behind the scene? Play as a detective heroine in 1935 London, embark on a journey of love and growth.
Why similar: Visual Novel 36.2%, Mystery 30.4%, Emotional 17.6%, Text-Based 15.8%
- #45 Departed Away
69% matchVery Positive90% of 557 reviews2024
Dev: Alperen Torun
Windows
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 29.4%, Interactive Fiction 25.5%, Mystery 19.7%, Romance 17.7%, RPG 6.7%
- #46 RGB GlitchGazer
68% matchVery Positive97% of 97 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: Visual Novel 33.2%, Mystery 24%, Surreal 20.2%, Emotional 20.1%, Text-Based 2.5%
- #47 Melancholy Love
71% matchVery Positive95% of 76 reviews2021
Dev: White Dew GamesPub: Kikai Digital
Windows · Mac
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: Drama 26.4%, Visual Novel 22.2%, Romance 16.5%, Interactive Fiction 13.8%, Emotional 13.4%
- #48 No Longer Home
73% matchMixed62% of 439 reviews2021
Dev: Humble GrovePub: Fellow Traveller
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 53%
No Longer Home is a game about letting go of the life you've built due to circumstances beyond your control. Immerse yourself in the lives of Bo and Ao and learn about their dreams, frustrations and fears. Welcome the magic of the everyday and somewhat extraordinary.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 32.3%, Visual Novel 21.5%, Emotional 17.7%, Surreal 15.9%, Romance 9.3%
- #49 蔚蓝月下的回忆~SAPPHIRE MOON-FOREVER MEMORIES
70% 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: Interactive Fiction 28.5%, Drama 23.6%, Visual Novel 22.7%, RPG 12.6%, Emotional 10.7%
- #50 恋爱绮谭~不存在的夏天~
69% matchVery Positive94% of 2,937 reviews2020
Dev: Never Knows Best
Windows
Median: 5.8 hrsMean: 37.4 hrs≥1hr: 91%
九省通衢之地的阴影里,不知名的存在正在蠢蠢欲动。普通到极点的学生顾韦,作为“非日常部”的一员,和女友苏半夏开始调查“虚拟偶像消失事件”的传闻。讲述都市怪谈的可疑直播间,废墟一般的住宅楼,等待在两人前方的是……
Why similar: Visual Novel 28.1%, Interactive Fiction 23.8%, Mystery 20.5%, Romance 15.2%, Text-Based 11.8%
- #51 Lovely Lady RPG
67% matchVery Positive100% of 109 reviews2025
Dev: DAS POPPY UND MIA KUNSTKOLLEKTIV
Windows · Mac · Linux
Lovely Lady RPG is a visual novel about wandering around and just sort of seeing what life has in store for you. After waking up with a hole in her ceiling, a cosmic space Orb embedded in her chest and no recollection of basically anything, Ghost sets out to continue her life as best she can.
Why similar: Visual Novel 39.3%, Text-Based 27.4%, RPG 18.5%, Romance 11.1%, Indie 3.2%
- #52 Love in the distance
72% matchMixed66% of 335 reviews2021
Dev: Level-Buster Studio
Windows
A word adventure game based on a long-distance relationship. On high school and college campuses, pick up memories that belong only to that time. Ideal and reality, if we can chose it again, can we not have regrets?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 50.8%, Visual Novel 38.4%, Indie 8.9%, Singleplayer 1.9%
- #53 Breaker of fatalism
66% matchVery Positive90% of 785 reviews2025
Dev: showplay entertainmentPub: BOBO GAMES
Windows
You were originally an ordinary young man, but due to an accident, you awakened the ancient artifact that was sleeping inside your body and became the "Lord of Destiny" focused on the three realms. All of this is written by your own hands with a unique destiny ending.
Why similar: Drama 27.9%, Interactive Fiction 25%, Visual Novel 20.3%, Emotional 11.1%, Fantasy 10.3%
- #54 第一千零二夜的童话
70% matchVery Positive89% of 85 reviews2022
Dev: visible epic
Windows
漫无目的的都市、永无止境的日常。 这里没有超现实的人和事物,有的只是青春期的少年少女们上演的日常与非日常。 没有一件东西比现实更沉重,也没有一件东西比爱更深奥。 但问题是,你能爱上那个不完美、不梦幻、甚至满身疮痍的对象吗? 你能爱上你自己吗?
Why similar: Drama 33.7%, Visual Novel 31.8%, RPG 17.3%, Romance 8.9%, Text-Based 6.4%
- #55 恋爱单选题
67% matchVery Positive81% of 2,474 reviews2024
Dev: 无忧传媒
Windows
Male Lord Wu worry because of an accident dying, fell into a coma. Then the mysterious female NPC appeared, creating a different space for Wu Worry to create a chance to save themselves, the protagonist of the game Wu Worry to find out his true love in the end, in order to wake up and survive.
Why similar: Visual Novel 48.3%, Romance 27.5%, Emotional 22.4%, Singleplayer 1.8%
- #56 Lagoon Lounge 2 : The Secret Roommate
66% matchVery Positive99% of 143 reviews2024
Dev: KAIJYU-09
Windows
This is a visual novel featuring beastmen. In a lakeside village, the protagonist picks up a mysterious lion beastman and begins to lead a secret life.
Why similar: Visual Novel 48.6%, Text-Based 23.8%, Romance 23.5%, Indie 2.6%, Singleplayer 1.5%
- #57 Yearning: A Gay Story
69% matchMostly Positive74% of 86 reviews2021
Dev: bobcgamesPub: Project Ensō
Windows · Mac · Linux
Yearning: A Gay Story (YAGS) is a realistic coming-out-focused character-driven slice-of-life visual novel where you play as a gay man starting his freshman year of college at a generic university somewhere in the midwestern United States.
Why similar: Visual Novel 40.9%, Romance 31.1%, Text-Based 26.6%, Singleplayer 1.4%
- #58 孟德大小姐与自爆少年THREE KINGDOM FANTASY
68% matchMixed68% of 386 reviews2023
Dev: 蓝铂工作室Pub: 旅人计划
Windows · Mac · Linux
《孟德大小姐与自爆少年》是一款文字冒险(AVG)游戏,完全原创剧情,将带给大家一段穿插了过去与未来的棋局与因缘。游戏中,玩家将扮演普通大学生郭风笑,开启一场独特的奇妙旅程。
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 22.5%, Visual Novel 21.3%, Romance 14.8%, Emotional 14.5%, Text-Based 11.5%
- #59 Mr Right Simulator
62% matchVery Positive95% of 915 reviews2026
Dev: 男神模拟器工作室Pub: 赤翎
Windows · Mac
A youth to his student era,, 、awakening a Temporal Love System. With wingman Tong Jincheng, he navigates campus innocence and corporate battles using future intel. Bonds with 7 girls across timelines—witness you from bike to AMG. Can spacetime's equation balance love and ambition?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 33.8%, Visual Novel 20.6%, Romance 18.8%, Emotional 18.7%, RPG 8.1%