
A story-rich and character-centric visual novel about a world with an illness called Dysnamia. Join Bene as he handles his Dysnamia and his past, helping the festival in his town be successful despite the terror lurking in the background.
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A story-rich and character-centric visual novel about a world with an illness called Dysnamia. Join Bene as he handles his Dysnamia and his past, helping the festival in his town be successful despite the terror lurking in the background.

Banishing You
Step into the world of Banishing You, a visual novel where choices shape your journey. Accept a mysterious invitation to a dream realm full of enigmatic characters and challenges. Navigate passive-aggressive comments, flirtatious strangers, and unravel a quest that could save or doom both worlds.

Yua's Yuri Office
Yua's Yuri Office is a Visual Novel in which you play as Yua, just returning to the office after things have been shut down for an extended period. Yua is determined to take full advantage of this fresh start to improve her life. Will she pursue friendship, romance, or just focus on her work?
Step into the world of Banishing You, a visual novel where choices shape your journey. Accept a mysterious invitation to a dream realm full of enigmatic characters and challenges. Navigate passive-aggressive comments, flirtatious strangers, and unravel a quest that could save or doom both worlds.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 19.2%, Visual Novel 15.5%, Anime 10.1%, Drama 8%, Casual 7.6%
Yua's Yuri Office is a Visual Novel in which you play as Yua, just returning to the office after things have been shut down for an extended period. Yua is determined to take full advantage of this fresh start to improve her life. Will she pursue friendship, romance, or just focus on her work?
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 23.5%, Visual Novel 19.7%, Casual 13.6%, Anime 11.4%, Drama 9.6%
"In the Phoenix Kingdom, there is a man known as the Corpse Killer." Thwart a necromancer's scheme in this dark fantasy visual novel.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 20.7%, Visual Novel 16.8%, Text-Based 14.2%, LGBTQ+ 9.3%, Anime 8.4%
Colleen never believed she was good enough, until she was kidnapped and pulled into the hidden world of Erue. Journey through magic, monsters and uneasy alliances as she uncovers the truth behind her abduction and begin to discover the power she was taught to doubt.
Why similar: Visual Novel 19.8%, Casual 13.4%, Text-Based 13%, Anime 12.5%, Drama 8.6%
The Trials of Ozymandias is a visual novel set in the high fantasy world of the kingdom of Johrotos. In the capitol city, Dassi, resides the most famous adventurer's guild in all the land: Talleh-Hoy. This is where your story begins.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 21.6%, Visual Novel 17.8%, Text-Based 17.2%, Anime 10.4%, Drama 8.1%
A short horror visual novel where you get to know your brand new self-aware in-game boyfriend and explore your relationship through Talking About Something in the Nowhere.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 18.5%, Visual Novel 16.4%, LGBTQ+ 14.1%, Text-Based 11.7%, Anime 8.6%
"Hira Hira Hihiru" is a visual novel set in a fictional Taishō Era. It tells the story of its two protagonists' struggle against Aerodema, a terrifying disease which brings the dead back to life.
Why similar: Visual Novel 26.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 23.7%, Text-Based 13.1%, Casual 12.8%, Drama 9.6%
In 2032, Tokyo scientists unveil Araraginium, the 257th element, capable of materializing matter and bringing back the deceased as Araragi Humans. Masakazu Tokimune, a Japanese high school student, grapples with daily life's blend of humor, intrigue, and love.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 22.4%, Visual Novel 18.6%, Text-Based 13.3%, Anime 12.1%, Drama 10.2%
“지애 쌤이랑 사귀고 싶지?”, "너랑 지애 쌤이 잘 될 수 있게 도와줄게.” ㅡ짝사랑을 좇아 멘토링 프로그램에 들어온 주인공. 그러나 그곳에서 만난 멘티 서희는 선생님과 맺어질 수 있게 돕겠다며 이상한 제안을 해오는데—서희의 제안 뒤에 숨겨진 진짜 의도는 무엇일까? 어딘가 수상한 4차원 소녀와 함께하는 예측 불가능한 연애 협동.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 31.8%, Visual Novel 21.7%, Text-Based 14.4%, Casual 10.1%, Anime 8.5%
A novel game about experiencing first love that begins in the rainy season.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 33.1%, Visual Novel 22.4%, Anime 13.8%, Text-Based 12%, Drama 10.2%
"Maybe...we all are deaf." This is a sweet-bitter story based on modern times. Also, this is a visual novel game with simple menu and using click or space bar to play, without no choice. Although, this game is not a simulation game only for love.
Why similar: Visual Novel 26.5%, Text-Based 21.9%, Casual 13.6%, Drama 12.7%, 2D 7.2%
It is a Japanese visual novel game. It is a game to read texts. Enjoy the story of anguish, conflict, dreams and hope. There is no branching depending on the choices, but you can have a rich story experience like a movie.
Why similar: Visual Novel 26.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 22.9%, Text-Based 22.4%, Drama 10.5%, Emotional 9.4%
A visual novel in the romance and adventure genre. Awaken in the Honeycombs, a camp where memory is erased and secrets hum in the night. Forge bonds, defy the Union, and uncover your past. Will you be a pawn or ignite freedom as war looms?
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 24.3%, Visual Novel 19.7%, Anime 12.3%, Emotional 10.1%, Casual 8.8%
Coffee Buns is a transformation visual novel set in the world of Mice Tea. Leonardo Bianco is a barista getting used to living in a world where a magical tea can turn you into a furry, and when he gets his own chance to try it he's thrust into an erotic, gender-bending journey of self-discovery.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 21.7%, Visual Novel 18.1%, LGBTQ+ 13.1%, Text-Based 12.9%, Casual 8.8%
みんなで過ごすことができる最後の夏。 『この夏を忘れない思い出にしよう。』 だれかが言ったその言葉から始まる、茹だるように暑い、鮮明な夏の日。 大丈夫。きっと忘れない。 たとえ、目に見えるものが偽物だとしても。
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 25.6%, Visual Novel 22.6%, Anime 12.7%, Drama 9.2%, Text-Based 7.8%
A Boys Love visual novel set around a pulse-pounding hostage situation. Can Numata make it out of things unscathed? Every choice matters! Fully translated into English with the original Japanese voice acting intact.
Why similar: Visual Novel 17.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.4%, Anime 12.7%, Drama 12.6%, LGBTQ+ 12.4%
「邂逅と追憶の果てに辿り着く未来」 前作から季節は変わり秋になる。死神の条件のために主人公、長谷部涼平は文化祭・修学旅行のイベントで菅野を幸せにしようと右往左往する…そこで、彼もまた過去に向き合うことになる。本作のテーマは「家族」、Chapter.1から大幅にボリュームアップしたChapter.2開幕!
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 23.3%, Visual Novel 18.9%, Text-Based 17.6%, Drama 11.4%, Emotional 10.4%
Missing Stars is a visual novel that aims to depict mental disorders and the people who live with them in a realistic, but sensitive and respectful light.
Why similar: Visual Novel 25.9%, Text-Based 15.6%, Casual 14%, Anime 13%, Emotional 10.3%
A dark lesbian horror/romance story so toxic it's emitting spores. Ethel, a shy university student, ventures into the wintry woods late at night, where she meets an enchanting femme fatale — but all is not as it seems.
Why similar: Visual Novel 18%, Text-Based 17.1%, Anime 12.6%, Drama 10.2%, LGBTQ+ 10.2%
Shine of Fullmoon is a novel game where you interact with your friends in a peaceful Full Moon Village and continue your story by taking adventures thereafter. Let's choose what kind of stories you will continue with our unique friends and what kind of adventures you will take with them.
Why similar: Visual Novel 25.7%, Casual 18.1%, Drama 14.7%, Text-Based 12.7%, Emotional 11.5%
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: Visual Novel 17.7%, Text-Based 15.4%, Anime 11.4%, LGBTQ+ 9.9%, Drama 9.9%
死後、白黒の世界に迷い込んだ「ぼく」は生前の記憶を取り戻す"旅"に出る。主人公の葬式から始まる、切なくて温かい成長譚。
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 28.7%, Visual Novel 24.2%, Text-Based 11.4%, Anime 11.3%, Drama 8.9%
Boy meets girl against a backdrop of magical battles in a dramatic visual novel!
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 25.1%, Visual Novel 23.9%, Text-Based 17.5%, Anime 16.3%, Magic 5.9%
A Visual Novel game filled with romance, action, and intrigue. Create your Dragon Commander, befriend or romance the future King, and find the courage to save the Kingdom.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 24.4%, Visual Novel 20.9%, Text-Based 19.1%, LGBTQ+ 13%, Casual 6.6%
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%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19.9%, Text-Based 12.9%, Anime 10.4%, Drama 9.3%
In a world of magic, Shira embarks on a journey to find a cure for her sick girlfriend, facing her enigmatic teacher and her fiery sister. With the aid of a fearful friend and a bold rival, she seeks answers and a chance to mend their bond after breaking up.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 17.3%, Visual Novel 16.5%, LGBTQ+ 14.3%, Drama 9%, Anime 8.7%
Experience a visual novel with 55 paths, 4 episodes, and erotic content, where choices define your adventure. Cindy links all stories.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 25.9%, Visual Novel 21.7%, Casual 14.7%, Anime 12.7%, Emotional 9.8%
LoveSoTea is a sim game following a high school boy named [REDACTED] who changes the lives of those around him, pouring them tea while they pour their hearts out to him.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 28%, Visual Novel 22.9%, Anime 15%, Text-Based 13.7%, Casual 8.5%
A sweetly domestic boys' love visual novel about a couple of young men who find themselves raising a child.
Why similar: Visual Novel 20.8%, Text-Based 17.7%, Anime 14.2%, Casual 13.9%, Drama 10.5%
Iris Odyssey is a text-based adventure game. In the heart of Shibuya, an orphaned girl searching for her family and a magical crime investigator are brought together by fate. Their journey will challenge them and spark a battle against unimaginable forces. A modern fantasy adventure begins.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 24.2%, Visual Novel 19.6%, Anime 12.3%, Drama 11.3%, Emotional 10.3%
A remake of the 2015 visual novel The Way We All Go. A yandere story with over 20 endings set in the sleepy Japanese countryside. Can you reconnect with your old friends, or will you meet a grisly ending?
Why similar: Visual Novel 19%, Text-Based 16.9%, Anime 13.5%, Drama 10%, Casual 9.5%
A haunting horror story set in an isolated abbey. Jeanne, a naïve young nun, struggles to save her lover, the angelic Sister Séraphine, from a wasting disease which has ravaged their home - but what is Jeanne prepared to sacrifice for Séraphine's sake?
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 18.7%, Visual Novel 14.9%, Text-Based 14.2%, Anime 10.4%, Drama 8.8%
Isabella, your classmate, is someone you were never close to but someone you certainly noticed. One day however, you notice that Isabella stopped coming to class. You start to discover how important you were to her despite never even having a conversation with her before.
Why similar: Visual Novel 21.6%, Anime 14.3%, Casual 14.2%, Drama 13.8%, Dark 10.5%
エンディング数140種類以上!縦横無尽に広がりを見せる選択肢が恐怖の世界へ誘います。
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 31.7%, Visual Novel 22.2%, Text-Based 21.1%, Horror 10.6%, Gore 7.6%
A short visual novel about dealing with loss. You explore a festival filled with old memories and regret. Where the voices of the dead never stay quite dead. Will you manage to change, before it's too late?
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 21.1%, Visual Novel 16.9%, Text-Based 14%, Anime 11.6%, Cartoony 10.7%
Discover the secrets held within the old House on 32, Dandelion Drift. In this classic Visual Novel you’ll find joy, hope, but also remorse and terror.
Why similar: Visual Novel 24%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18%, Text-Based 15.8%, Horror 8.3%, Drama 8.1%
A clumsy, heartwarming visual novel featuring the slightly airheaded heroine Ryoko and her childhood friend Manabu.When Ryoko's well-meaning blunders go too far, even Manabu's most embarrassing secrets end up exposed to the whole class! It’s just another day of chaos and comedy at their high school.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 31.5%, Visual Novel 21.7%, Text-Based 19.6%, Anime 9%, Drama 6.9%
Misuzu no Kuni is a kinetic visual novel with no choices or branching paths.Set in a late 20th-century Japan, it tells a traditional-style fantasy school drama.In this world, a special autonomous territory known as the Land of the Tengu exists within Japan.Supported language: Japanese only.
Why similar: Visual Novel 21.9%, Text-Based 19.5%, Casual 14.8%, Drama 11.4%, Emotional 8.8%
"Even though I knew this love was forbidden..." While the tragedy is being told, the girl's true love is revealed! Enjoy this crazy pure love drama with beautiful visuals and cute characters!
Why similar: Visual Novel 32.5%, Text-Based 16.7%, Anime 15.6%, Casual 11.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.5%
In New Meaning you play as Luke Wilson, or do you? Luke is a struggling teenager trying to shed some light upon a dark lonely world, will you help him or will you aid his departure into depression? This game is not suitable for children or those who are easily disturbed.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 35.4%, Visual Novel 24.9%, Anime 10.5%, Drama 9%, 2D 7.3%
The strange custom of "Onibarai" held in the village they moved to. The countryside life of the newlywed couple is infiltrated by the villagers' sinister intentions...!?
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 22.5%, Visual Novel 19.4%, Text-Based 14.8%, Anime 11.1%, Casual 9.8%
Meet Mariah, Maria, and Missy a group of college girls from Greeley University of Arts, however like most people who attend college find themselves also working a part-time job trying to pay off their student loans and other bills. For Mariah, working part time at a shop wasn’t enough.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 29.8%, Visual Novel 25.1%, Casual 17.4%, Anime 14.4%, 2D 6.8%
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 29.6%, Text-Based 20.6%, Drama 17.9%, Emotional 15.5%, Casual 11.4%
"Riddle Me Bunny: Nonogram" is a charming Nonogram puzzle-adventure game . When Nono, a watchmaker's daughter, finds a mysterious headband called "Riddle Me Bunny," she meets Gram, a magical blue rabbit. Together they solve picture-logic puzzles to restore their village's vanishing scenery!
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 23.9%, Visual Novel 20%, Text-Based 14.6%, Emotional 10.7%, Anime 9%
Welcome to Awaken Infinity! Immerse yourself in a unique top-down RPG with visual novel elements. Wake up in a futuristic room with no memory, and unravel the mysteries of your past. Experience deep storytelling, meet intriguing characters, and uncover hidden secrets.
Why similar: Text-Based 19.1%, Visual Novel 17%, Emotional 14%, Anime 13.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.9%
A mystery visual novel where horror meets occult comedy. Follow Kugayama Shiori, a ghost who casually dies over and over as she searches for her cause of death and the regrets that bind her to this world. Her investigation will eventually lead to a single incident—and the truth behind her demise.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 22.4%, Visual Novel 20.5%, Text-Based 14.2%, Casual 13.7%, Drama 7.9%
Mirrorandum is not just a visual novel...it's a journey through a world of mirrors, where every reflection challenges your perception and every choice reveals the depths of your true self.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 29.9%, Visual Novel 25.2%, Casual 17.9%, Emotional 14.1%, Text-Based 12.9%
Play as Emily as she goes on her second date with Miley, after they unexpectedly hit it off from a strange and wonderful night before. Is love in the air or just a bit of lust between the two. Can Emily find something special or is this just another night of fun among many.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 19.3%, Visual Novel 16.7%, LGBTQ+ 12.5%, Anime 12%, Cartoony 9.2%
Relive the four days of destiny...
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 22.9%, Visual Novel 21.9%, Anime 12.6%, Drama 9.7%, Emotional 9.2%
Medical clerk Manami Sorano discovers a medical record of a non-existent patient. The next day at a hot spring inn, a murder occurs—the victim’s name matches the record. Coincidence or fate? Using her skills and medical records, she unravels the truth in this mystery adventure!
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 38.4%, Visual Novel 25.8%, Text-Based 22.6%, 2D 7.5%, Mystery 5.7%
This visual novel is about love, friendship, scientific curiosity, and the mysteries of wormholes, offering an emotional and exciting experience. Players face unique characters and choices that shape the story and relationships.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 27.5%, Visual Novel 23.1%, Anime 14.4%, Dark 11.1%, Drama 11.1%
A Visual Novel game about adventure, fantasy, magic and friendship. This is a continuation of Chapter 3. There are only a few choices that can be made, and some paths to choose from. The decisions do not have an impact on the ending, instead they provide slightly different content.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 21.6%, Visual Novel 19%, Anime 13.5%, Text-Based 12.5%, Casual 8.6%
Enjoy short after stories for the heroines of the 9-nine- series in 9-nine-:NewEpisode!
Why similar: Visual Novel 25.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 22.5%, Casual 13.6%, Anime 13.1%, Text-Based 8.3%
A short SF psychedelic interrogation ADV game that focuses on the interrogation of a suspect in a dismemberment murder case. The protagonist is a lieutenant colonel, tasked with interrogating the suspect. The protagonist needs to find out why she killed the two men and how she committed the crime.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 26.6%, Visual Novel 21.9%, Anime 13.5%, Drama 10.2%, Dark 9.4%
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: Choose Your Own Adventure 26%, Visual Novel 23.7%, Emotional 14.3%, Anime 12.2%, Casual 7.5%
Prison escapes, flight, and conflicts with rival gangs... A criminal boy's love visual novel with thrilling and exhilarating plots!
Why similar: Visual Novel 20.6%, LGBTQ+ 17.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.4%, Anime 10.2%, Dark 9.9%
When three new hires join the office, love is in the air! Get to know your new co-workers, go on dates… and unveil your deepest, darkest secrets. There's nothing to worry about - it's just a cute, innocent dating sim style visual novel... or is it?
Why similar: Visual Novel 16.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14%, LGBTQ+ 10.9%, Anime 9.7%, Gore 8.3%
The events of Week 20 continue when Ghaith succeeds in escaping, leaving Ayoub confused as to who among the boys helped him.
Why similar: Visual Novel 23.2%, Casual 17.3%, Anime 14.3%, Drama 12%, Text-Based 10.9%
A man-eating monster wakes up, in a snowy night. He meets a mysterious girl willing to die. This omnibus novel game tells the story of the strange interaction between them.
Why similar: Visual Novel 28.2%, Text-Based 23.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.4%, Anime 15%, Dark 8.4%
STORY:This is a visual novel and adventure game set in the present day.(It is not an otome game.)
Why similar: Visual Novel 42.8%, Casual 17.4%, Text-Based 14.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.8%, Anime 9.3%