60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Visual Novel, Story Rich, Anime, Indie.
Esper - Make You Live Again is a kinetic novel in which Ryo Masaki tells his story whereas he was only a young student in an Esper academy. The Espers are humans with special abilities who can, under certain circumstances, share the pain and see the past and the memories of a person.
Narcissu 10th Anniversary Anthology Project
"Life is like a waiting room, except people don't leave in the order they enter." Narcissu is a thought provoking visual novel series about terminal illness, living, dying, and the relationship between those leaving and those left behind. There are no miracles, no heroes, no villains in this story.
Narcissu 1st & 2nd
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".
"Life is like a waiting room, except people don't leave in the order they enter." Narcissu is a thought provoking visual novel series about terminal illness, living, dying, and the relationship between those leaving and those left behind. There are no miracles, no heroes, no villains in this story.
Why similar: Visual Novel 43.4%, Story Rich 14.4%, Anime 12.1%, Emotional 10.2%, Great Soundtrack 8.3%
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 52.1%, Anime 19.2%, Great Soundtrack 9.3%, Story Rich 8.9%, Emotional 4.8%
Written in the style of a children’s book, Mhakna Gramura and Fairy Bell is a Cinematic Novel about two children named Mhakna and Sebiarno that escape the wretched Mullbear Orphanage with the help of a Fairy named Bell, who promises eternal happiness as long as they agree to never grow up.
Why similar: Visual Novel 32.5%, Story Rich 15.6%, Anime 15.5%, Great Soundtrack 14.5%, Indie 10.7%
fault - milestone two side:above is a Cinematic Visual Novel that takes place right after the events of milestone one. Please note that this novel is a direct sequel to fault - milestone one and contains massive spoilers of the first story. Play through of the first title is highly advised.
Why similar: Visual Novel 43%, Anime 19.9%, Story Rich 16.5%, Great Soundtrack 10.2%, Indie 6.5%
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 45.8%, Anime 26%, Story Rich 10.2%, Indie 8.9%, Emotional 7.7%
Being able to control fate would be a blessing for many. To Miyon, it is her greatest curse.
Why similar: Visual Novel 50.9%, Anime 20.7%, Indie 15%, Story Rich 13.5%
Delve further into the world of CLANNAD and experience the stories beyond the original visual novel adventure. Known as CLANNAD Hikari Mimamoru Sakamichi de in Japan, This Steam version features high resolution assets and is translated into English for the very first time.
Why similar: Visual Novel 53.2%, Anime 14.2%, Story Rich 13%, Great Soundtrack 9.9%, Cute 5.2%
Return as the unhacker to take on Program X and her clone army!
Why similar: Visual Novel 43.1%, Anime 21.9%, Indie 18.2%, Story Rich 16.8%
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 46.8%, Anime 21.5%, Story Rich 16.4%, Indie 15.3%
Do you remember that high school crush you never confessed your love to? Do you ever wonder what could have been if things had gone different back then? This short Visual Novel/Dating Sim explores those questions that we constantly ask ourselves.
Why similar: Visual Novel 39.4%, Great Soundtrack 16.1%, Anime 14%, Indie 13.9%, Story Rich 12.2%
A tale of the planet's final love story told using the full force of minori's critically acclaimed illustrative style, engaging musical compositions, and the highly talented staff that has led fans coming back for more every single time!
Why similar: Visual Novel 44.7%, Anime 24.6%, Story Rich 12.6%, Great Soundtrack 9.6%, Cute 3.8%
Can you protect this girl until the end, when the world has turned their back on her?
Why similar: Visual Novel 37.2%, Emotional 22.1%, Story Rich 18.8%, Anime 10.6%, Indie 7.2%
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 44.5%, Story Rich 20.6%, Anime 19.5%, Mystery 8.4%, Indie 4.7%
The Last Birdling explores Bimonia and Tayo's struggle to remain friends against all odds.
Why similar: Visual Novel 47.4%, Anime 20.2%, Story Rich 16.9%, Indie 15.4%
It is late December in Taipei. The pavement glows like silver under the winter rain. That's when we met for the first time. The warmth between us has a certain comfort that I’ve never felt before.
Why similar: Visual Novel 34.4%, Emotional 20.6%, Story Rich 17.4%, Anime 17.2%, Indie 6.5%
A Japanese love adventure game, as you follow the story of Kogasaka You, his hometown and a promise he made.
Why similar: Visual Novel 52.7%, Anime 17.5%, Story Rich 16.7%, Cute 7.3%, Casual 4.2%
Summon monsters, study them, and then evolve them!
Why similar: Visual Novel 39.8%, Anime 20.9%, Story Rich 15.9%, Cute 9%, Casual 6.8%
This visual novel game tells the tale of a cute little Santa Clause appearing
Why similar: Visual Novel 50.9%, Anime 24.8%, Cute 8.8%, Indie 6.4%, Story Rich 4.8%
She's here to help! Let Sakuya Izayoi from the Touhou Project comfort you after encountering some hardships in this beautiful visual novel that aims to heal your troubles away!
Why similar: Visual Novel 38.4%, Anime 23.4%, Story Rich 15.4%, Emotional 10%, Cute 5.2%
From the creators of Angel Beats! and CLANNAD, Key, comes their latest emotional, award-winning journey. Follow protagonist Takahara Hairi as he travels to the secluded island Torishirojima, where he rediscovers what it means to enjoy summer vacation.
Why similar: Visual Novel 40.7%, Emotional 16.1%, Anime 13.7%, Great Soundtrack 13.6%, Story Rich 11.3%
Fall into the magically complicated world of Overture as the three main characters embark on an adventure that will shake their lives and the world around them. Will they fan the flames of the growing revolution, or will they be the key to extinguishing it?
Why similar: Visual Novel 46.9%, Anime 17.2%, Story Rich 12%, Indie 9%, Great Soundtrack 7.7%
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 52.6%, Anime 28.1%, Indie 5.5%, Cute 4.3%, Story Rich 3.4%
Sign is a visual novel series that blends fantasy, urban life, and adventure. The story follows Lyra, a high school girl who encounters Cygnus, a witch from another world. Together, they embark on a journey to reclaim the witch’s lost powers.
Why similar: Visual Novel 34.5%, Story Rich 17.4%, Anime 16.2%, Lore-Rich 11.5%, Modern 6.5%
fault is a series of Science Fantasy Cinematic Novels using a unique 3D Camera system for a visually immersive reading experience. Follow Selphine, the bubbly Princess and her sharp-witted Royal Guardian, Ritona, on their journey of a lifetime back to their homeland of Rughzenhaide.
Why similar: Visual Novel 50.1%, Anime 24.5%, Story Rich 10.7%, Great Soundtrack 9.7%, Singleplayer 2.4%
Tyrania is a kinetic visual novel, meaning a text-based game with a one ending linear story. The story is focused on the opposition of two different ideas of Justice when dealing with crime and terrorism.
Why similar: Visual Novel 33.2%, Indie 20.4%, Anime 15.8%, Story Rich 9.8%, Emotional 7.6%
A short, free visual novel about body positivity and learning to love yourself.
Why similar: Visual Novel 32%, Emotional 17.4%, Anime 17.2%, Story Rich 10.7%, Cute 7%
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 45.6%, Story Rich 21.5%, Anime 20.9%, Indie 9.5%, Singleplayer 2.4%
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 48.7%, Anime 29.8%, Indie 11.6%, Great Soundtrack 6%, Casual 4%
The (mis)adventures of Vinty, a nobody who thinks she's somebody!
Why similar: Visual Novel 46.2%, Anime 32.2%, Story Rich 9.6%, Indie 6%, Cute 4.4%
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 51.1%, Anime 25.4%, Indie 9.9%, Cute 8.4%, Casual 5.1%
"As the world sank, I found you." In the near future, a sudden and unexplained sea rise has left much of human civilization underwater. In a little town slowly being enveloped by the ocean, an unforgettable summer is about to begin for a boy and a mysterious robot girl...
Why similar: Visual Novel 41.4%, Anime 15.8%, Story Rich 14.9%, Emotional 9.8%, Great Soundtrack 8.2%
Lucid9 is a visual novel focused on a web of intricate mysteries set in the fictional 2018 metropolis of Isamu. Lucid9: Inciting Incident is the first part of the story, focused on a string of disappearances that occur at a prestigious, uppity boarding academy.
Why similar: Visual Novel 45.7%, Anime 20.8%, Story Rich 14.3%, Mystery 8.4%, Great Soundtrack 4.8%
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 49.6%, Anime 23.5%, Story Rich 11.8%, Indie 10.4%, Casual 4.6%
A dark visual mystery novel featuring transhumanism, traditional marriage, loneliness, and cosplay. Two pursuable characters. Five endings. Welcome to the future.
Why similar: Visual Novel 62.1%, Anime 16.1%, Story Rich 8.7%, Indie 6.4%, Great Soundtrack 4.4%
Set 150 years before the events of BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger, XBlaze Code: Embryo is a visual novel that follows Touya Kagari, a high school student whose world is turned upside down when he is attacked by a seemingly otherworldly being and saved by a mysterious girl named Es.
Why similar: Visual Novel 43.2%, Anime 31%, Story Rich 17.2%, Cute 5.7%, Singleplayer 3%
"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 44.6%, Anime 16.8%, Story Rich 12.1%, Emotional 8.9%, Cute 8.4%
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 59.2%, Anime 21.9%, Indie 11.5%, Casual 5.8%, Singleplayer 1.6%
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 54.7%, Anime 26.3%, Story Rich 9%, Indie 7%, Casual 3.1%
"The Other Side of the Sky" is a short text adventure game with an alternate fantasy setting in a single-line ending narrative mode.
Why similar: Visual Novel 46.3%, Story Rich 24.4%, Anime 23.1%, Singleplayer 4.1%, Casual 2.1%
In Tyrion Cuthbert: Attorney of the Arcane, you play as a defense attorney who practices law in a world of fantasy and wizards. You must defend clients accused of various crimes committed using magic and use the rules of magic to prove them innocent.
Why similar: Visual Novel 41.6%, Anime 20.4%, Story Rich 16.7%, Mystery 9.1%, Indie 6.9%
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 43.1%, Anime 18.6%, Great Soundtrack 16.2%, Indie 11.4%, Mystery 6.5%
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 67.5%, Anime 22.5%, Indie 4.4%, Story Rich 3.5%, Linear 1.5%
Vinty returns on her third adventure, this time in Singapore and Malaysia!
Why similar: Visual Novel 53.8%, Anime 24.1%, Indie 22.1%
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 63.3%, Anime 18.9%, Indie 15.6%, Singleplayer 2.1%
Let's spend the next three real-time days together uncovering the mystery of what went horribly wrong on a derelict generation ship, with the help of a spunky/more-than-slightly-traumatized AI sidekick! A sequel to Analogue: A Hate Story that tells a whole new hate story of its own.
Why similar: Visual Novel 59.5%, Anime 15.6%, Story Rich 9.7%, Indie 6.9%, Great Soundtrack 6.4%
A tale told with vivid colors and rich sound in a classic TYPE-MOON visual novel.
Why similar: Visual Novel 46.4%, Anime 16.1%, Emotional 12.4%, Great Soundtrack 11.7%, Story Rich 11.6%
A visual novel about my OC, Flaurel. Her full name is Flaurel Gerania el Caryana. She’s a character, but also a part of me. I hope you enjoy reading her story as much as I enjoyed writing it. Thank you for playing.
Why similar: Visual Novel 42.4%, Anime 20.7%, Cute 9.6%, Story Rich 7.6%, Indie 6.9%
Capturing the hearts of countless fans since 2007, Little Busters! is an emotional visual novel from Key, the minds behind Angel Beats! and CLANNAD. This special English release supports touch controls and dynamic switching between English and Japanese text, and is in HD for the first time on PC.
Why similar: Visual Novel 46.5%, Anime 16.9%, Story Rich 13.6%, Great Soundtrack 12.9%, Emotional 4%
A short visual novel game in which a boy named Shiomi suddenly appears one day, and the protagonist, who recognizes him as an imaginary friend, converses with him to find out what happened between them.
Why similar: Visual Novel 42.8%, Emotional 21.8%, Story Rich 21%, Cute 5.5%, Indie 4.6%
Ruby Heart is a "Visual Novel / Otome game" of fantasy adventure with a strong focus in drama and romance. The protagonist, Celty Loweell, travels to a magical underground kingdom in search for a very important person.
Why similar: Visual Novel 52.4%, Story Rich 21.1%, Anime 19.3%, Indie 4.9%, Singleplayer 2.3%
Marco, an orphan with missing memories, and Arco, a dragon who rules the galaxy, were hunting for treasure in space! On one of their adventures, Marco was given a clue to the whereabouts of her mother. Their next stop, her birthplace - Earth!
Why similar: Visual Novel 50.6%, Anime 18.7%, Story Rich 15.1%, Cute 6.1%, Great Soundtrack 5.6%
These events happened in the places where any crime is nonsense. In broad daylight at the same time three children disappeared in nowhere. A young detective Jim Rene is the closest to the key of a mystery. But what’s the price of it? It's time to strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield.
Why similar: Visual Novel 23.6%, Indie 14.9%, Anime 13.4%, Great Soundtrack 12.9%, Emotional 12.7%
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 61.1%, Anime 32.4%, Indie 6.5%
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 57.2%, Anime 24.4%, Indie 14.4%, Singleplayer 4%
VOID is a visual novel themed around espionage and revenge. You play as Arthur Woods, a man seeking revenge from the death of his loved one, forging himself into a deadly assassin. Along the way, you will meet people who may (or may not) be your allies, as you try to untangle the web of lies and intrique surrounding your girlfriends...
Why similar: Visual Novel 46.9%, Story Rich 17.3%, Anime 14.9%, Indie 13.3%, Casual 6%
planetarian HD is an engaging and emotional visual novel from legendary game studio, Key. A sub-brand of VISUAL ARTS, Key are also famed for creating Kanon, AIR, CLANNAD, Little Busters!, Rewrite, Angel Beats!, and Summer Pockets.
Why similar: Visual Novel 46%, Anime 23.6%, Story Rich 9.1%, Emotional 7.4%, Great Soundtrack 5.9%
When a sudden tragedy brings Keitaro’s life to a halt, he is forced to leave everything he knows behind. No sooner does he get back on his feet than is he swept off them by a mysterious girl. As they grow closer, she shows him how the darkest of times are temporary, while the brightest last forever.
Why similar: Visual Novel 30.7%, Anime 15.1%, Indie 14.5%, Great Soundtrack 13.4%, Story Rich 11.7%
