- #1 EXS2～EthnologySister2：Structuralism of kinship system
97% matchVery Positive96% of 75 reviews2023
Dev: 周农卿
Windows
一位总是能露出温柔笑容的金发修女，将众人联系。白发女子总是无言。［想 知 道 你 父 母 的 下 落 吗 ？准 备 好 ］浅冰背后，为何会有寒意深藏？战斗，悬疑，治愈，推理，剧情持续反转，不断的匿名威胁，绑架，真相到底是……
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 23.7%, Detective 22.2%, Visual Novel 18%, Puzzle 9%, First-Person 7.7%
Why You'll Like It: As the direct sequel, it continues the complex mystery and character dynamics established in the first game.
- #2 筮灵 SHILING
96% matchMostly Positive73% of 275 reviews2024
Dev: WindField GamesPub: Mammorize
Windows
国产本土新怪谈恐怖游戏——幽魂社前社长在直播中突然失踪，销声匿迹数月后发来诡异消息，将你引入离奇的规则世界。走不出的吞人楼栋、满员即死的午夜巴士、地图上不存在的村庄，还有勾魂剧院、吃人公司……世界的“暗面”等待探索，怪谲的谜题等待揭露。
Why similar: Word Game 19.2%, Visual Novel 13.4%, Interactive Fiction 13.3%, Dating Sim 12.4%, Psychological Horror 11.4%
Why You'll Like It: Offers a gripping psychological horror and mystery experience that mirrors the suspenseful tone of the seed game.
- #3 NOeSIS Ⅱ-人间无常「重置版」
96% matchVery Positive98% of 205 reviews2023
Dev: Red × Balloon
Windows · Linux
In order to pay off the loan, the protagonist and childhood sweetheart work together to clean up the lonely death. After meeting the girl who claims to be the incarnation of the firefly, the protagonist quietly changes.
Why similar: Word Game 24.1%, Dating Sim 15.8%, Interactive Fiction 14%, Visual Novel 10.9%, Psychological Horror 7.8%
Why You'll Like It: Provides a dark, anime-styled mystery experience with strong supernatural themes.
- #4 Flowering Across 樱下花期
95% matchVery Positive94% of 67 reviews2021
Dev: 凝冰剑斩
Windows
In the season when the cherry is at full blossom, an ordinary high school girl met a sakura youkai and the story unfolded. This game is a visual novel with multiple storylines and your choices will lead to different endings
Why similar: Word Game 33.4%, Interactive Fiction 18.8%, 2D Platformer 15.3%, Visual Novel 13.2%, Romance 8.3%
Why You'll Like It: Combines 2D platforming with visual novel storytelling and a focus on emotional, character-driven plot points.
- #5 蔚蓝月下的回忆~SAPPHIRE MOON-FOREVER MEMORIES
94% 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: Word Game 28%, Dating Sim 17.2%, Interactive Fiction 16.4%, Visual Novel 11.3%, 2D Platformer 10.7%
Why You'll Like It: Blends RPG elements with visual novel storytelling and romantic subplots.
- #6 Find the Demon 恶魔鉴定守则
93% matchVery Positive88% of 381 reviews2024
Dev: SHAKINO_UNIONPub: LoveStoryProject
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 86%
她们中间，有一个是恶魔。
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 18.4%, Dating Sim 18.2%, Lore-Rich 15.3%, Visual Novel 13.5%, Surreal 12.1%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on surreal mystery and investigative gameplay that feels very similar to the seed game's detective aspects.
- #7 剑与桃花 the sword and peachblossom
94% matchVery Positive93% of 54 reviews2022
Dev: 風鈴堂
Windows
This is a country strange theme of short visual novel. The game has part of the text of classical Chinese. This game is purely fictional and has nothing to do with real history.
Why similar: Word Game 37.4%, Dating Sim 23%, Visual Novel 14.9%, 2D Platformer 12.9%, First-Person 5.1%
Why You'll Like It: Shares the unique combination of platforming mechanics and visual novel dating-sim elements.
- #8 Paper Bride 3 Unresolved Love
92% matchVery Positive93% of 958 reviews2022
Dev: HeartBeat Plus
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Paper Bride 3 is a Chinese horror mystery puzzle game This is the third horror puzzle game from our team. This time the story takes place in Moshui Village, which is near Zangling Village, and Fulu City, a small town nearby.
Why similar: Word Game 21.2%, Incremental 14.6%, Interactive Fiction 12.1%, Detective 11.3%, 2D Platformer 9.7%
Why You'll Like It: Features puzzle-platforming and exploration mechanics centered around a deep, supernatural mystery.
- #9 迷鹿：Terreno di caccia
90% matchVery Positive90% of 230 reviews2026
Dev: 桃记糖浆批发行Pub: Cosmic Train
Windows
独居在求学之地、平平无奇的草食妖怪少女——小璐茸的生活在新学期开头便陷入了异常…… 安谧而愉快的平凡日常被打破，而通过选择指引到的未来能否让她摆脱不安的阴影？ 红线那一端所牵引的人，是未来的幸福，还是蓄势的猎手？
Why similar: Word Game 20%, Incremental 14.1%, Dating Sim 14%, Interactive Fiction 12.3%, Visual Novel 10%
Why You'll Like It: Blends psychological horror with visual novel elements and crime-solving themes.
- #10 孟德大小姐与自爆少年THREE KINGDOM FANTASY
91% matchMixed68% of 385 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: Word Game 23.5%, Incremental 15%, Interactive Fiction 14%, Dating Sim 13.6%, Visual Novel 11.5%
Why You'll Like It: Integrates historical fantasy with visual novel storytelling and emotional character arcs.
- #11 The House in Fata Morgana
91% matchVery Positive95% of 6,235 reviews2016
Dev: NOVECTPub: MangaGamer
Windows
Median: 6.5 hrsMean: 27.3 hrs≥1hr: 84%
A gothic suspense tale set in a cursed mansion. "The House in Fata Morgana" is a full-length visual novel spanning nearly a millennium that deals in tragedy, human nature, and insanity.
Why similar: Visual Novel 33.4%, Romance 24.7%, Psychological Horror 24%, Story Rich 11.1%, 2D 6.7%
Why You'll Like It: A masterpiece of gothic mystery and emotional storytelling that resonates with the seed game's darker narrative turns.
- #12 GNOSIA
89% matchVery Positive94% of 4,865 reviews2022
Dev: Petit DepottoPub: PLAYISM
Windows
Median: 7.3 hrsMean: 15.4 hrs≥1hr: 90%
The Gnosia lie. Pretending to be human, they’ll get in close, trick and deceive, and then eliminate one victim at a time...
Why similar: Visual Novel 31.2%, Detective 30.1%, Psychological Horror 22.3%, Story Rich 10.5%, RPG 5.9%
Why You'll Like It: Offers a brilliant mix of social deduction and mystery within a visual novel format.
- #13 Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Ch.1 Onikakushi
88% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 6,381 reviews2015
Dev: 07th ExpansionPub: MangaGamer
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 21.7 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Higurashi When They Cry is a sound novel. The music, backgrounds and characters work together to create a world that is the stage of a novel for the user to read. They laugh and cry and get angry. The user takes the point of view of the protagonist to experience the story.
Why similar: Visual Novel 69.7%, Story Rich 15.4%, Cute 11.2%, 2D 3.7%
Why You'll Like It: Captures the essence of a small-town mystery filled with supernatural dread and hidden truths.
- #14 Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc
87% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 36,871 reviews2016
Dev: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 8.0 hrsMean: 22.9 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Investigate murders, search for clues and talk to your classmates to prepare for trial. There, you'll engage in deadly wordplay, going back and forth with suspects. Dissect their statements and fire their words back at them to expose their lies! There's only one way to survive—pull the trigger.
Why similar: Detective 40%, Visual Novel 30%, Psychological Horror 16%, Story Rich 8.4%, Puzzle 5.6%
Why You'll Like It: The gold standard for combining investigative mystery with high-stakes character drama.
- #15 渡劫 x 魔女 ~ Team up with A Magician！
89% matchVery Positive82% of 65 reviews2020
Dev: V.P.TEAMPub: 33ParadoX&igstore
Windows · Mac
The orc magician who came down from the sky ended my lonely life. However, my peaceful daily life was also disturbed.
Why similar: Word Game 27.2%, Dating Sim 17.9%, Incremental 17.2%, Visual Novel 13%, 2D Platformer 10.3%
Why You'll Like It: Combines indie adventure and RPG elements with a lighthearted but engaging narrative.
- #16 Ms Vampire Love to Date with Me
86% matchVery Positive86% of 50 reviews2025
Dev: 卢隆工作室
Windows
《Ms Vampire Love to Date with Me》 is a multi-ending ADV that depicts the player and Irene (a vampire) living together during summer vacation.
Why similar: Detective 19%, 2D Platformer 15%, Visual Novel 13.7%, Romance 11.4%, Psychological Horror 9.8%
Why You'll Like It: Combines detective work and romance with 2D platforming elements similar to the seed game.
- #17 The Silver Case
86% matchVery Positive89% of 1,129 reviews2016
Dev: GRASSHOPPER MANUFACTURE INC.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 8.6 hrs≥1hr: 85%
The Silver Case – the debut title from world-renowned developer SUDA51 has been fully remastered and localized to English for the first time ever!
Why similar: Detective 35.4%, Visual Novel 26.1%, Psychological Horror 16.9%, Puzzle 12.6%, Story Rich 8.9%
Why You'll Like It: Provides a surreal and experimental approach to mystery and detective storytelling.
- #18 TOUQI
84% matchVery Positive92% of 426 reviews2025
Dev: 橙光游戏Pub: Paleo
Windows
《頭七》（头七怪谈）是一款中式民俗恐怖解谜游戏。作为刚入职西封杂志社的成员，你需要根据主编的要求，整合“頭七”论坛中民间灵异故事贴之间的关联，并在必要时与同伴实地探索，以揭开帖子后隐藏的秘密。
Why similar: Word Game 25.6%, Interactive Fiction 14.5%, Lore-Rich 10.7%, Visual Novel 10.4%, Psychological Horror 9.7%
Why You'll Like It: A dark, psychological experience that utilizes visual novel and RPG elements to tell its story.
- #19 STEINS;GATE
84% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 25,836 reviews2016
Dev: MAGES. Inc.Pub: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 6.5 hrsMean: 66.9 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Developed by 5pb. and Nitroplus, STEINS;GATE was awarded Famitsu magazine's coveted annual Game of Excellence award and was voted one of the most emotionally charged “tear-inducing games” ever made, in a Famitsu poll. It is a gripping and moving Visual Novel, which has already spawned manga and anime adaptations.
Why similar: Visual Novel 52.6%, Story Rich 15.3%, Romance 12.4%, Psychological Horror 10.9%, Dating Sim 8.8%
Why You'll Like It: A quintessential visual novel that balances complex sci-fi mystery with deep character bonds.
- #20 女儿国的诅咒 The Curse of Womanland
82% matchVery Positive94% of 217 reviews2026
Dev: 符离游戏（FuliGames）
Windows
A romance-adventure text-based game themed around the Land of Women. You will travel to the Land of Women, meet the mysterious young lady Jian Ling, and gradually uncover the bloody and dark secrets behind this realm. Death, resistance, or degeneration? Everything depends on your choices.
Why similar: Word Game 28%, Dating Sim 17%, Interactive Fiction 15%, Visual Novel 12.2%, Lore-Rich 6.3%
- #21 恋爱绮谭~不存在的夏天~
83% matchVery Positive94% of 2,933 reviews2020
Dev: Never Knows Best
Windows
Median: 5.7 hrsMean: 37.6 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: Word Game 29.4%, Dating Sim 16.1%, Visual Novel 15.8%, Interactive Fiction 15.4%, Romance 9.8%
- #22 回忆画册~MemoriesAlbum~
85% matchMixed54% of 79 reviews2022
Dev: RubyHaruSoftware
Windows
This work adopts the story mode of double female owners. The two female owners have their own corresponding endings. The player can decide the route of the endings from the first person perspective through options.
Why similar: Word Game 23.5%, Incremental 15.8%, Dating Sim 15.2%, Visual Novel 10.7%, Romance 9.4%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the emotional weight of memories and relationships through a visual novel lens.
- #23 恋爱绮谭 不存在的真相
82% matchVery Positive94% of 2,200 reviews2022
Dev: Never Knows Best
Windows
Median: 7.1 hrsMean: 46.5 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: Word Game 31.5%, Interactive Fiction 18%, Dating Sim 17.8%, Visual Novel 13.1%, Romance 9.6%
- #24 月华辉映之刻
79% matchVery Positive90% of 4,417 reviews2025
Dev: 侠客狗工作室
Windows
Median: 9.0 hrsMean: 17.4 hrs≥1hr: 86%
——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: Word Game 24.8%, Dating Sim 16.8%, Interactive Fiction 13.3%, Visual Novel 11%, Lore-Rich 10.5%
- #25 Enjoy Amoy&Sisters
79% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 961 reviews2026
Dev: Choice Studio
Windows
"Enjoy Amoy & Sisters" is a live-action interactive romance game. You play as an overseas Chinese person who, in response to the invitation from the two female leads, Ah Yin and Xiao Xi, visits Xiamen, the ancestral hometown, for the first time.
Why similar: Dating Sim 28.1%, Interactive Fiction 23.5%, Visual Novel 15.8%, Romance 13.5%, RPG 10.4%
- #26 obi3011-prologue
81% matchVery Positive94% of 96 reviews2024
Dev: 火鸡头工作室Pub: 糕薯科技
Windows
This is a cyberpunk-themed pixelated psychological horror, romance, and adventure game. Amidst a chance encounter in the rain and a forced gathering, an unexpected journey unfolds—a humorous romance and adventure story between you, a robot, and your furry companions.
Why similar: Word Game 28.6%, Dating Sim 17.7%, Interactive Fiction 17.2%, Visual Novel 11.3%, RPG 8%
- #27 Rubbings
80% matchVery Positive89% of 241 reviews2025
Dev: 午夜说书人
Windows
《诡拓》是一款中式民俗微恐风的悬疑推理游戏。你将扮演一名民俗杂志编辑，根据匿名信件中的拓片线索，深入封闭、神秘的睖睁村，这里多年来流传着失踪旅人和诡异祭祀的传说。通过亲历村志中的诡异故事，并在村庄中展开调查，你将逐步揭开埋藏数十年的真相。
Why similar: Word Game 25%, Detective 14%, Supernatural 12%, Lore-Rich 11.8%, Visual Novel 10.5%
- #28 Tiny Shadows Interwoven Hearts
78% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 3,201 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: Word Game 23.7%, Dating Sim 18.8%, Interactive Fiction 17.7%, Visual Novel 11%, RPG 10.2%
- #29 Resurrection Island: Love and Victory
81% matchVery Positive94% of 50 reviews2024
Dev: さんかっけいPub: 問題的遊戲
Windows
The game is a turn-based bullet hell RPG, where a knight with amnesia arrives on a mysterious island and embarks on an adventure to find a way to leave.
Why similar: Dating Sim 20.4%, Interactive Fiction 19.9%, 2D Platformer 16.3%, Visual Novel 14.5%, Romance 10.7%
- #30 恋与未歇之雨
78% matchVery Positive97% of 192 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: Dating Sim 27.2%, Visual Novel 19.4%, Romance 15.2%, RPG 11.2%, Cute 9.8%
- #31 久美子之死：昭和少女血色告白
77% matchVery Positive92% of 142 reviews2026
Dev: LingVision Games
Windows
1988年，日本泡沫经济破灭前夕，化身被冤枉成嫌犯的刑警，侦查青梅奇怪自杀案，牵连出持续20年的连环杀人案秘密，穿梭烟酒与霓虹的昭和街头，在人心与生死的抉择中，搜查蛛丝马迹，找出血案真相。
Why similar: Word Game 20.8%, Interactive Fiction 14.3%, Detective 13.4%, Visual Novel 11.1%, Lore-Rich 10.2%
- #32 电波奇缘~与时音相会的日子
76% matchVery Positive97% of 64 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 21.9%, Visual Novel 17.7%, Incremental 16.1%, Dating Sim 15.3%, Romance 13.8%
- #33 再见断刀
75% matchVery Positive93% of 2,493 reviews2025
Dev: 非侠游戏Pub: LoveStoryProject
Windows
Median: 13.5 hrsMean: 13.4 hrs≥1hr: 88%
古风悬疑推理AVG《再见断刀》——在与世隔绝的山庄之中，接二连三地发生了骇人命案。只有通过细致入微的调查，抽丝剥茧的推理，才能定一个是非清白，还一个天理公道。 然而，在逐渐浮出水面的真相之下，似乎还有暗流涌动……
Why similar: Detective 25%, Visual Novel 18.5%, Interactive Fiction 16.9%, Romance 12.8%, Psychological Horror 10.8%
- #34 Salvation:Immortale
76% matchVery Positive85% of 144 reviews2024
Dev: 琉璃花糖制作组Pub: WindField Games
Windows
The fog city detective with exceptional intelligence and keen insight, Mei Qu, one day encounters a snow country girl with snow-colored long hair and witch-like beauty, Snell, at a crime scene. From this moment, their fates begin to intertwine, and an adventurous story unfolds.
Why similar: Word Game 25.8%, Dating Sim 16.5%, Detective 16.2%, Visual Novel 11.4%, Romance 10.1%
- #35 School Years
77% matchVery Positive82% of 1,498 reviews2019
Dev: YEARSPub: 电钮组
Windows
Median: 18 minMean: 13.2 hrs≥1hr: 44%
A visual novel adapted from a real story.To tell the most authentic Chinese story in the most simple words
Why similar: Word Game 19.7%, Detective 15.6%, Visual Novel 14%, Interactive Fiction 11.2%, Psychological Horror 9.7%
- #36 ChuChu
73% matchVery Positive91% of 139 reviews2025
Dev: 爱的氧气罐制作组
Windows
【乙女x轻喜剧x吻】讲述了身为社畜的主人公意外去世后，却被死神告知，想要活下去，就得想办法每三天和帅哥亲吻来续命的都市奇幻爱情轻喜剧。前男友，憧憬的人，陌生美青年，哎呀，真难选啊！
Why similar: Word Game 24.6%, Dating Sim 20.2%, Interactive Fiction 16.1%, Romance 12.2%, RPG 8.1%
- #37 Avian Enigma
74% matchVery Positive86% of 76 reviews2024
Dev: Aako Inc
Windows · Mac · Linux
Avian Enigma is a sci-fi visual novel game featuring in a world where birds have become extinct. The story begins with a young man working in a factory accidentally saves a bird. Soon, a girl who has a mysterious relationship with birds appears in front of him. A romance with a tiny twist begins.
Why similar: Word Game 29%, Incremental 19.6%, Interactive Fiction 16.3%, Visual Novel 11.7%, Romance 9.5%
- #38 Heartbeat in Thailand
70% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 2,067 reviews2025
Dev: RainbowGame
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Freshly graduated, you head to Bangkok’s Chinatown to find your uncle—only to lose contact. Seeking a steady job, you’re mistaken for a gang boss and thrown into chaos. Along the way, you meet a sweet cousin, cold widow, mysterious performer, quirky ghost, and even... someone unexpected.
Why similar: Dating Sim 27.2%, Interactive Fiction 18.7%, Visual Novel 18.1%, Romance 16%, RPG 7.3%
- #39 女神保卫战
74% matchMixed70% of 328 reviews2024
Dev: 我的同居女神竟是小姨子
Windows
一觉醒来？好像是醒来了，又好像是梦境，这是一个我和4名女子关于回忆的故事。
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 29.9%, Dating Sim 25.5%, Visual Novel 17.3%, Romance 8.9%, RPG 7.8%
- #40 纯爱独白：小小 Purelove Monologue: Xiaoxiao
72% matchVery Positive92% of 360 reviews2024
Dev: HollowingsPub: LoveStoryProject
Windows
宅男画师和美女程序员的甜美邂逅，不如一起做个独立游戏吧！等等，说好的纯爱呢，小三？黄毛？女装大佬？Σ(ﾟДﾟ)ｽｹﾞｪ!!
Why similar: Dating Sim 37.8%, Visual Novel 30.1%, Romance 16.7%, Cute 8.4%, Story Rich 7%
- #41 溢爱~fragile love
73% matchVery Positive89% of 121 reviews2023
Dev: XUWULE制作组
Windows · Mac · Linux
《溢爱~fragile love》是XUWULE游戏工作室制作的一款百合题材视觉小说，讲述一个少女暗恋另一个少女的故事...
Why similar: Dating Sim 24.4%, Word Game 23.3%, Visual Novel 18.8%, 2D Platformer 11.1%, RPG 7.7%
- #42 Killed by Love 99 Times
70% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 550 reviews2025
Dev: 游影互娱
Windows · Mac
架空世界悬疑、解密类真人影游——玩家将从房间莫名醒来，在和四位女生合租的生活中寻找唯一逃生之路，期间不仅需避开各种死亡陷阱，还要提防无处不在的黄色行刑队。最终解开真相时才发现，自己已身处百万年之后……
Why similar: Dating Sim 41.8%, Puzzle 19.5%, RPG 18.7%, First-Person 11.7%, Story Rich 8.3%
- #43 My Ten-day Girlfriend
75% matchMostly Positive71% of 72 reviews2021
Dev: NinePlus StudioPub: Soma Games
Windows
This is a simulating game combined with Galgame. “Highland Island” is the place where the Devil died, this place has become popular tourism after decades. Not sure if it's the call of fate or conspiracy, me-a senior Otaku is traveling here from another world, and my dream trip starts here! ٩(๑>◡
Why similar: Dating Sim 30.4%, 2D Platformer 22.7%, RPG 14.9%, Cute 10.3%, Romance 9.3%
- #44 流光易逝的夏末 - Fleeting Summer's End
71% matchVery Positive99% of 300 reviews2023
Dev: 柚原堂
Windows · Mac
Fleeting Summer's End is a small game of ADV. It is in the remote countryside of Teoswa area, China, in August. Deng Ainyang, who was Born and grew up in the metropolis(Shenzhen), followed her parents back to Teoswa. In Teoswa, Ainyang met Deng Kangsui and developed an intimate relationship with her
Why similar: Word Game 34.9%, Interactive Fiction 20.8%, Visual Novel 15.4%, RPG 14.9%, Romance 7.7%
- #45 作为游戏和诗歌的世界
72% matchVery Positive85% of 61 reviews2024
Dev: Grow PowdePub: 零点世界工作室
Windows · Mac · Linux
优尔·阿莱夫和妹妹安雅·阿莱夫在幼年时因病被父母抛弃，后被爱尔兰都柏林的一家酒馆的老板娘西尔莎收留。在一次出差过程中，优尔意外的邂逅了自己梦中来历不明的少女，后得知对方的名字叫做艾尔温。面对这个熟悉又陌生的少女，优尔和她踏上了收集手稿和解开过去真相的旅程。
Why similar: Word Game 23.5%, Incremental 16%, Dating Sim 15%, Interactive Fiction 13.9%, Visual Novel 11.1%
- #46 夜弦之音 - Echoes of Nocturnal Chords
73% matchVery Positive100% of 113 reviews2020
Dev: 秋之忧郁Pub: Eternal Dream
Windows
On a rainy night, Xiaoyin disappears searching for the legendary “Miracle Grass.” Yixuan follows clues into a trap-filled cave where bodies, monsters, lies, and warmth intertwine. Multiple endings guide you through fairy tale and reality, revealing a fate woven from hope and loss.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 24.8%, Romance 23.4%, RPG 16.6%, Cute 11.6%, Puzzle 9.7%
- #47 Shanghai Summer
71% matchVery Positive90% of 450 reviews2024
Dev: FUTU StudioPub: Astrolabe Games
Windows
Shanghai Summer is an adventure game set in the millennium. Our protagonist, Baichuan, goes through a series of "anomalies" over the length of twelve days. In his pursuit of the truth, he found that his hopes and regrets from the past finally seem to converge. Will he be able to "fix" it for good?
Why similar: Word Game 23.9%, Dating Sim 15.2%, Interactive Fiction 12.9%, Visual Novel 11.5%, Romance 8.2%
- #48 灾厄黑龙与谎言公主
68% matchVery Positive90% of 3,621 reviews2025
Dev: 莓夜工作室
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 71%
这是身为人类的公主，教会了强大而冷漠的黑龙，何为「爱」的故事。玩家将扮演故事中的女主角——一名人类国度的公主，与一头黑龙建立羁绊，融化与温暖它的心灵，为自身谋得生存希望。令人啼笑皆非的生活开始啦！
Why similar: Word Game 19.5%, Dating Sim 13.5%, Interactive Fiction 12.2%, Visual Novel 9.5%, Lore-Rich 9.5%
- #49 春泥 Soil of Rebirth
69% matchMostly Positive74% of 298 reviews2026
Dev: 午夜说书人
Windows
《春泥》是一款刑侦题材的悬疑解谜推理游戏。2018年中秋前夕，刑警程佑接到报案，动身前往泥塑匠林家处理一起家庭伤人案。随着调查深入，案件的疑点层层浮现，将她引向一连串尘封已久的谜团。往事的土壤正在松动，深埋的真相即将揭开......
Why similar: Incremental 23.7%, Detective 20.9%, Interactive Fiction 18.6%, Psychological Horror 11.2%, RPG 8.5%
- #50 NOeSIS01_诉说谎言记忆物语
70% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 1,510 reviews2020
Dev: Classic ChocolatPub: Hikare 个人汉化
Windows
From behind the incidents, there hide the secret of the past.
Why similar: Visual Novel 22.8%, Psychological Horror 19.1%, Romance 18.2%, RPG 12.6%, Dating Sim 12.4%
- #51 花火与幽灵少女 - Hanabi and Ghost girl
67% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 1,374 reviews2025
Dev: Tiram1su Games
Windows
蝉鸣声中偏远的山中小镇，表面悠然而宁静，背后却隐藏着某个笼罩了这里数百年的黑暗秘密。女主角结城花火几年前跟随父母一同来到空铃镇，在父母的事故后因为内向的性格被排挤的她如今一个人生活在小镇上，直到在旧校舍邂逅本已死去的“幽灵”。
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 26.1%, Surreal 20.6%, 2D Platformer 16.3%, Puzzle 14.7%, RPG 11.7%
- #52 百禾梦境漫游 Wandering Dreams of Yuri
69% matchVery Positive92% of 73 reviews2025
Dev: 琉璃花糖制作组Pub: u-secret studio
Windows
She becomes Alice of the fairy tale world and joins forces with the mysterious Zixuan to explore the twisted world of fantasy: name-grabbing factions, invisible witches ...... In their light-hearted adventures, they gradually uncover the truth and endeavour to return to reality.
Why similar: Word Game 26.4%, Dating Sim 16.3%, Interactive Fiction 15.7%, 2D Platformer 10.3%, Visual Novel 10.3%
- #53 Rescuing You in the Infinite Loop
71% matchMixed69% of 96 reviews2022
Dev: NemesisPub: Playmeow
Windows
Kyosuke and his fiancée, Erisa, are visiting an isolated island in the sea and attending a mysterious festival to make a sacrifice to the island's gods. It should have been a romantic holiday, but the island seemed to be overshadowed by a great fear coming from the abyss...
Why similar: Visual Novel 20.6%, Surreal 17.1%, Romance 16.2%, Psychological Horror 16%, RPG 13.2%
- #54 我的高冷女友 MY COLD GIRLFRIEND
67% matchVery Positive85% of 299 reviews2025
Dev: SuiKa SoftPub: LoveStoryProject
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 7.3 hrs≥1hr: 82%
What's It Like to Have a Girlfriend with a Hidden Side? 💙A romantic comedy visual novel set in a modern campus, where a dare leads to an unexpected relationship with a cold beauty—and a sweet, chaotic cohabitation begins.
Why similar: Word Game 24.3%, Dating Sim 20.3%, Visual Novel 14.5%, Romance 12.4%, Cute 7.6%
- #55 Gensokyo：Presumption of Guilt~Pansies Before Dawn
66% matchVery Positive93% of 332 reviews2026
Dev: 戏壤游戏(Xirang Games)
Windows
Explore the intertwined fates of humans and youkai in this interactive fiction. As an unwitting protagonist, enter the sealed realm of Gensokyo to investigate a series of bizarre murders. Unearth ancient secrets and witness a gripping saga hidden for millennia.
Why similar: Word Game 21.9%, Detective 20.3%, Lore-Rich 18.4%, Visual Novel 15.8%, Interactive Fiction 10.8%
- #56 祖母 grandmother
68% matchVery Positive82% of 71 reviews2025
Dev: 上线工作室Pub: WindField Games
Windows
在离开芒山村的十七年后，已经成为大学生的小张为了给去世的祖母守灵，再次回到了家乡。然而灵堂之上却是一派吊诡，冷漠无言的村民，心怀鬼胎的昔日家仆，无不注视着她手中那个祖母赠予却无法打开的神秘铁盒。当大雨倾盆之际，细碎的金属刮地声回响，刹那间，利器反光，血溅厅堂……
Why similar: Psychological Horror 32.4%, 2D Platformer 21.8%, RPG 18.9%, Puzzle 16.9%, Story Rich 5.1%
- #57 角斗士学院（Gladiator School）
68% matchVery Positive94% of 343 reviews2022
Dev: Together Game
Windows
[game type] AVG + simulated love cultivation[game rating] objects aged 18 and above[game theme] BL ancient Roman wind school daily + hot-blooded battle
Why similar: Word Game 29.4%, Dating Sim 20.7%, Interactive Fiction 15.2%, Visual Novel 13.1%, Romance 12.4%
- #58 幻现的花海 - Sea of Phantom Flowers
67% matchVery Positive96% of 193 reviews2024
Dev: 可爱因子工作室Pub: Eternal Dream
Windows
在讨伐魔王的前一天，勇者回到了她久别的故乡，想要履行昔日对同行者的承诺。 然而，时间似乎定格在了临行前的这一天…… 她承诺过的那片花海，还会如约盛开吗？
Why similar: Lore-Rich 34.3%, Romance 23.1%, RPG 19.7%, Cute 14.8%, 2D 8%
- #59 The NOexistenceN of you AND me
63% matchVery Positive93% of 20,460 reviews2024
Dev: 0x0Real StudioPub: Nino Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 16.7 hrs≥1hr: 70%
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 23.9%, Interactive Fiction 18.7%, Psychological Horror 16.6%, Dating Sim 12.6%, Surreal 8.8%
- #60 风起长安：驭骨人
69% matchVery Positive81% of 293 reviews2021
Dev: 轻梨工作室Pub: 咕咕工作室
Windows
This is a Chinese style otome game！
Why similar: Word Game 27.1%, Dating Sim 18.4%, Interactive Fiction 16.1%, Visual Novel 10.7%, 2D Platformer 10.1%
