- #1 Without Within 3 (初衷)
97% matchVery Positive97% of 86 reviews2018
Dev: InvertMouse
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6 minMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 31%
Vinty returns on her third adventure, this time in Singapore and Malaysia!
Why similar: Visual Novel 43.7%, Indie 33.2%, Anime 23.2%
- #2 Cursed Sight
96% matchVery Positive82% of 216 reviews2015
Dev: InvertMouse
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Being able to control fate would be a blessing for many. To Miyon, it is her greatest curse.
Why similar: Visual Novel 49.4%, Indie 26.9%, Anime 23.7%
- #3 fault - SILENCE THE PEDANT
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: ALICE IN DISSONANCE
Windows · Mac · Linux
fault - SILENCE THE PEDANT is a Cinematic Visual Novel with Point and Click Adventure elements that takes place 5 years before the events of fault - milestone one. Follow Ritona, angry with her country and disillusioned with the notion of honor and duty, in the days before she became Royal Guardian.
Why similar: Visual Novel 45.7%, Indie 31%, Anime 23.3%
- #4 Unhack 2
96% matchVery Positive93% of 86 reviews2017
Dev: InvertMouse
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Return as the unhacker to take on Program X and her clone army!
Why similar: Visual Novel 42%, Indie 32.8%, Anime 25.2%
- #5 Evening Surprise
95% matchVery Positive89% of 741 reviews2017
Dev: Aleksandr Soldatov
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 24 minMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 18%
Max and his girlfriend Ann are very happy together. They have no arguments, they enjoy spending time with each other, they are in love. What else can they wish? Well, Max, you will get a big surprise this evening...
Why similar: Visual Novel 55.2%, Indie 25.3%, Anime 19.5%
- #6 Millia -The ending-
93% matchPositive82% of 44 reviews2016
Dev: Millia Soft
Windows
Millia -The ending- is a visual novel made by Millia Soft using Ren'py. The game was successfully funded on kickstarter.com in early 2015.
Why similar: Visual Novel 50.7%, Anime 25.6%, Indie 23.7%
- #7 Without Within 2
92% matchVery Positive89% of 254 reviews2015
Dev: InvertMouse
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 13.7 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Vinty is off to Melbourne to meet her idol, Excelia! Will Vinty learn the star's secrets and finally blossom into a celebrity? (hint: no)
Why similar: Visual Novel 46.6%, Indie 28.1%, Anime 25.3%
- #8 Your Smile Beyond Twilight:黄昏下的月台上
91% 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 47.2%, Indie 28.3%, Anime 24.5%
- #9 Palinurus
90% matchVery Positive95% of 265 reviews2016
Dev: Watercress
Windows
A drifting traveler boards a one-man space shuttle destined for Alpha Centauri. This shuttle is piloted by Budapest, an artificial intelligence program designed to serve humanity. When disaster unexpectedly befalls their ship, the two of them are sent careening through uncharted space.
Why similar: Visual Novel 54.8%, Anime 34.3%, Indie 10.9%
- #10 Vision of Aurora Borealis
91% 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 52.8%, Anime 23.7%, Indie 23.5%
- #11 The Last Birdling
89% matchVery Positive96% of 75 reviews2017
Dev: InvertMouse
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 84%
The Last Birdling explores Bimonia and Tayo's struggle to remain friends against all odds.
Why similar: Visual Novel 47.5%, Indie 28.6%, Anime 23.9%
- #12 Campus Notes - forget me not.
89% 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 48.5%, Indie 26.6%, Anime 24.9%
- #13 Oblivious Garden ~Carmina Burana
88% matchVery Positive89% of 548 reviews2014
Dev: CorypheeSoftPub: DigitalEZ
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 17.9 hrs≥1hr: 92%
This is a sumptuous palace built for the seven princesses. It is a "birdcage" glorified with the name "garden"… Irell Reis was once a famous general leading thousands of soldiers. However, the defeat three years ago cost him everything. Now, he is summoned by the Emperor of Celantu again...
Why similar: Visual Novel 46.2%, Anime 33.4%, Indie 20.4%
- #14 The Rainy Port Keelung 雨港基隆
87% 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 51.9%, Anime 25.1%, Indie 22.9%
- #15 Ambre - a heartbreaking kinetic novel
86% matchMostly Positive75% of 670 reviews2017
Dev: Träumendes Mädchen
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 48 minMean: 19.2 hrs≥1hr: 42%
A heartbreaking kinetic novel about the meeting of a depressed thirty years old man with a lost little girl he takes in his house.
Why similar: Visual Novel 55.6%, Anime 24.3%, Indie 20.1%
- #16 the 9th day:第九日
85% 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: Visual Novel 42%, Indie 29.7%, Anime 28.2%
- #17 Arcadia
84% matchMostly Positive74% of 136 reviews2019
Dev: Somnova StudiosPub: Watercress
Windows · Mac · Linux
In the not-too-distant-future, Roman is a newly-minted employee at a classy jazz club. He must contend with his past as a new hire (and former co-worker), Eris, makes him question if quitting his old job was the right thing to do.
Why similar: Visual Novel 63%, Indie 37%
- #18 Unhack
84% matchVery Positive86% of 309 reviews2015
Dev: InvertMouse
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 77%
The 5K Worm is on a rampage across cyberspace. As the top unhacker in Smash Security, it is your mission to bring an end to this virus. Join forces with AI companion Weedy and become an unstoppable duo!
Why similar: Visual Novel 42.9%, Anime 31.4%, Indie 25.7%
- #19 The Necklace of Blood
83% match7 user reviews57% of 7 reviews2018
Dev: Ramos Creative Minds
Windows · Mac · Linux
The Necklace of Blood is the first part of a two parts thriller visual novel. That tells the story of a man at the service of darkness
Why similar: Indie 54.5%, Visual Novel 45.5%
- #20 Carpe Diem: Reboot
82% matchVery Positive85% of 139 reviews2017
Dev: Moonlit Works
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 24 minMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 34%
Just because it crashed doesn't mean it's over
Why similar: Visual Novel 43%, Indie 29.5%, Anime 27.5%
- #21 Juniper's Knot
81% matchVery Positive96% of 316 reviews2017
Dev: Dischan Media
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 13.5 hrs≥1hr: 54%
Juniper's Knot is a short (~30 mins) kinetic novel about the meeting of a demon and a boy. A kinetic novel is a game that uses text, sound, and illustrations to tell a story.
Why similar: Visual Novel 49.2%, Indie 31.9%, Anime 18.9%
- #22 Ame no Marginal -Rain Marginal-
82% matchVery Positive87% of 421 reviews2015
Dev: stage-nanaPub: Sekai Project
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 95%
The latest visual novel by Tomo Kataoka, the author of Narcissu 1st & 2nd, has arrived! An empty world with endless rain and only one person. Here there is no hunger, sickness or even death. Just what story does this world's one occupant have?
Why similar: Visual Novel 49.2%, Anime 33.1%, Indie 17.7%
- #23 SC2VN - The eSports Visual Novel
79% matchVery Positive93% of 874 reviews2015
Dev: Team Eleven
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 14.5 hrs≥1hr: 53%
SC2VN is a visual novel about the South Korean StarCraft 2 scene. You play as Mach, a foreign semi-pro trying to make it in eSports who soon learns that success in StarCraft takes more than in-game strategy.
Why similar: Visual Novel 56.7%, Anime 27.6%, Indie 15.7%
- #24 Re Angel
78% 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: Visual Novel 46.8%, Indie 32.8%, Anime 20.4%
- #25 Lionessy Story
81% matchMixed54% of 102 reviews2017
Dev: Maltakreuz
Windows · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 97%
«Lionessy story» is a visual novel that tells a story of a lion cub living out his carefree days in a lion pride reigning over the great African savannah. But life in the wilderness is never easy, and after a terrible tragedy yanks him out of his pampered lifestyle, the young cub has to face the dangers of the real world where anything...
Why similar: Visual Novel 67.3%, Indie 32.7%
- #26 Flamel's miracle(弗拉梅尔的奇迹)
79% 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: Visual Novel 47.2%, Indie 30.1%, Anime 22.7%
- #27 Frosty Kiss
77% matchVery Positive90% of 1,556 reviews2016
Dev: 2Chance Projects
Windows · Linux
Median: 36 minMean: 108.9 hrs≥1hr: 30%
It's been a year since Semyon returned from "Sovyonok" and met the girls from the camp in the real world. But it's New Year at hand! And it needs to be celebrated!
Why similar: Visual Novel 53.7%, Anime 33%, Indie 13.3%
- #28 Bermuda
80% 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 45.5%, Indie 30.1%, Anime 24.4%
- #29 Connected Hearts - Visual novel
76% matchVery Positive89% of 339 reviews2017
Dev: Eternal Night StudiosPub: Stw Projects
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 42 minMean: 10.5 hrs≥1hr: 34%
Gary is caught in a strange dream and now he must overcome the adversities on his path or perish in the attempt. In this adventure you will meet 3 children in dream-like scenarios, next to a mysterious girl who talks about a promise.
Why similar: Visual Novel 58%, Anime 22.1%, Indie 19.9%
- #30 WORLD END ECONOMiCA episode.01
78% matchVery Positive84% of 715 reviews2014
Dev: Spicy TailsPub: Sekai Project
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 90%
From the author of Spice and Wolf, Isuna Hasekura, comes WORLD END ECONOMiCA. This is the first episode out of three part sci-fi/economic thriller visual novel set on the moon.
Why similar: Visual Novel 66%, Anime 26%, Indie 8%
- #31 Season of 12 Colors
76% 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 53%, Indie 26.2%, Anime 20.8%
- #32 Japanese School Life
77% matchVery Positive83% of 327 reviews2016
Dev: code:jpPub: Sekai Project
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Welcomed by the fluttering of cherry blossom, the main character, Brian, starts a new high school life in Japan. Brian soon starts to get along with two girls in the same class after they start to talk to him. With their help, Brian gradually learns Japanese culture and customs.
Why similar: Visual Novel 51.4%, Anime 30.2%, Indie 18.4%
- #33 霎时晴荫
75% matchVery Positive93% of 102 reviews2018
Dev: 晴
Windows · Mac
这是一个宅系欢乐电波向恋爱文字游戏。 命运编织的万千繁枝茂叶。化作霎时间的荫蔽, ‘这次,轮到我成为你们的晴荫了。’
Why similar: Visual Novel 41.3%, Indie 36.2%, Anime 22.5%
- #34 落华居
75% matchMixed50% of 14 reviews2019
Dev: 一心社
Windows
《落华居》是由一心社出品的国产AVG游戏。本游戏主要讲述网瘾少年曹德华搬到爷爷的房子独居打剁塔,遇到了四位“少女”的故事。
Why similar: Indie 40%, Visual Novel 33.4%, Anime 26.5%
- #35 Fare Thee Well
74% matchVery Positive94% of 143 reviews2018
Dev: Watercress
Windows · Mac · Linux
In the winter of 1967, a young man enters out of the snowy night into a bar in the sleepy town of Cedar, Maine. He is a wanderer cursed with eternal youth, sent out by fate forever to roam the world, never to find a home. An encounter with a girl in a green dress is about to change everything...
Why similar: Visual Novel 56.2%, Anime 27.5%, Indie 16.3%
- #36 妄想破绽 Broken Delusion
74% 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: Visual Novel 41.9%, Indie 37.4%, Anime 20.7%
- #37 Dandelions in the Sky
71% matchVery Positive89% of 221 reviews2020
Dev: Catnip
Windows · Mac · Linux
A new student with a mysterious past, and a girl isolated and bullied by her peers. What secrets are they hiding?
Why similar: Indie 56.5%, Visual Novel 27.9%, Anime 15.6%
- #38 Rain's love memory-雨的恋记
71% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 672 reviews2019
Dev: Yuying Zzz
Windows
这是一款视觉小说,你会与女主角相遇,并经历许多事情,你的选择将决定故事最终的结局。
Why similar: Visual Novel 59.8%, Anime 40.2%
- #39 Voices from the Sea
73% matchVery Positive93% of 1,262 reviews2015
Dev: Zeiva Inc
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 413.6 hrs≥1hr: 52%
Follow the story of a young boy, Cantus as he meets Maris, the mysterious girl by the sea - an experience that will change his life forever.
Why similar: Visual Novel 54.8%, Anime 34.5%, Indie 10.7%
- #40 The Sibling Experiment
73% matchMostly Positive70% of 44 reviews2018
Dev: GodlinePub: Visual Wordplay
Windows · Mac · Linux
An indie visual novel with family themes.
Why similar: Visual Novel 49.1%, Indie 28.9%, Anime 22%
- #41 Narcissu 1st & 2nd
72% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 5,225 reviews2015
Dev: stage-nanaPub: Sekai Project
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 48 minMean: 19.5 hrs≥1hr: 47%
This is a story of disease and suffering; of medication and adverse effects; of thoracotomy scars and cellular poisons; of the living who cannot help but to die and of the dying who cannot help but to live; of a resting place other than "on 7F" or "at home".
Why similar: Visual Novel 63.2%, Anime 27.4%, Indie 9.4%
- #42 克莉丝的炎之信仰 Cryste: the Faith of Fire Vol.1
72% 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 57.1%, Indie 25.2%, Anime 17.7%
- #43 Memory's Dogma CODE:01
73% matchMostly Positive78% of 371 reviews2016
Dev: Liz-ArtsPub: Sekai Project
Windows
Median: 6.9 hrsMean: 18.2 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Japan, 2030 A.D. Memories can now be digitized and archived, allowing people to communicate with the deceased. With only one week left before his best friend’s memories are deleted, can Hiroki uncover the truth behind Sorano’s death?
Why similar: Visual Novel 55.5%, Anime 31.5%, Indie 13.1%
- #44 Z.A.T.O. // I Love the World and Everything In It
55% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 7,695 reviews2025
Dev: Ferry // Nopanamaman
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 76%
USSR, 1986. A girl goes missing in the closed city of Vorkuta-5, yet not a soul seems to be concerned. Uncover the mystery behind her disappearance and transmit your signal to the universe.
Why similar: Visual Novel 42.7%, Philosophical 37.9%, Anime 11.4%, Indie 8%
- #45 Adolescent Santa Claus
70% matchVery Positive85% of 1,317 reviews2018
Dev: TALESSHOP Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 25%
This visual novel game tells the tale of a cute little Santa Clause appearing
Why similar: Visual Novel 55.4%, Anime 31.8%, Indie 12.8%
- #46 The Last Companion-我与我行将离去的小友。
69% matchVery Positive94% of 185 reviews2019
Dev: Lingtan Studio
Windows
The Last Companion is a visual novel (a subgenre of advanture game) produced by the independent game production team Lingtan Studio.
Why similar: Visual Novel 42.5%, Anime 41%, Indie 16.5%
- #47 Last Stanza
71% matchPositive80% of 10 reviews2018
Dev: InnocenceイノセンスPub: Sunnaware
Windows · Mac · Linux
Last Stanza is a slice of life, dramatic visual novel that deals with the consequences of a tragic event from different perspectives.
Why similar: Visual Novel 51.3%, Anime 28.7%, Indie 20%
- #48 Near-Death-Expedition
59% matchPositive98% of 43 reviews2025
Dev: 『縋想』プロジェクト
Windows · Mac
After quitting the job, you were casually browsing a video site when you saw a strange video with a blank thumbnail. "Can you hear me? Can you see me...?" The next day, you receive a message requesting you to be the manager of the mysterious VTuber "Owarino Rinne". The endless journey begins.
Why similar: Philosophical 37.3%, Visual Novel 35.5%, Anime 20.8%, Indie 6.4%
- #49 Once More
66% match6 user reviews100% of 6 reviews2021
Dev: Malheur Games
Windows · Mac
Write the ending you've always deserved in life.
Why similar: Indie 60.4%, Visual Novel 23.7%, Anime 15.9%
- #50 fault - milestone two side: below
60% 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 51.9%, Anime 28%, Indie 20.1%
- #51 Regeria Hope Episode 1
70% 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: Visual Novel 44.4%, Indie 30.4%, Anime 25.2%
- #52 Without Within
69% matchVery Positive88% of 2,027 reviews2015
Dev: InvertMouse
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 18 minMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 19%
The (mis)adventures of Vinty, a nobody who thinks she's somebody!
Why similar: Visual Novel 48.5%, Anime 39.9%, Indie 11.6%
- #53 Fox Hime
68% matchVery Positive84% of 4,044 reviews2017
Dev: AsicxArtPub: SakuraGame
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 66.9 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Yan is a college student with a special guardian girl named Mori at his side. "If my girlfriend is as beautiful as Mori, then my life must be blessed by the gods..." Unknowingly, another girl is entering his life...
Why similar: Visual Novel 49.5%, Anime 41.6%, Indie 8.9%
- #54 Skyscrapers Puzzle: Airi's tale
67% matchPositive95% of 20 reviews2018
Dev: Davide Andrian
Windows
"Skyscrapers Puzzle: Airi's tale" is an easy to learn, addicting puzzle game... but there is more hidden beneath the surface. 45 campaign levels and unlimited randomly generated levels give this game an always fresh gaming experience.
Why similar: Indie 52.3%, Visual Novel 47.7%
- #55 My Little Kitties
68% matchVery Positive97% of 62 reviews2016
Dev: COSENPub: Sekai Project
Windows
A heart-warming comedy of living with adorable kittens! A visual novel that leaves you feeling thoughtful. Would you care to watch over the boy's daily life with his new heartwarming family?
Why similar: Visual Novel 56.5%, Indie 23%, Anime 20.5%
- #56 Gazing from beyond
69% matchMixed65% of 507 reviews2018
Dev: 七彩绘色游戏Pub: SakuraGame
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 14.7 hrs≥1hr: 92%
This is a galgame about college life, where you'll pursuit the love of your life. You'll surely experience hardship, triumph, happiness, sadness, maybe even trauma. Only time can heal all.
Why similar: Visual Novel 61.8%, Indie 23.4%, Anime 14.8%