- #1 The Last Birdling
97% 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 42.8%, Indie 21.9%, Anime 21.4%, Female Protagonist 13.9%
- #2 Without Within 2
96% 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 43%, Anime 23.2%, Indie 22.1%, Female Protagonist 11.8%
- #3 Without Within 3 (初衷)
96% 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 46%, Indie 29.7%, Anime 24.3%
- #4 Regeria Hope Episode 1
95% 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 37.5%, Indie 21.8%, Anime 21.2%, Female Protagonist 19.6%
- #5 Shan Gui (山桂)
94% matchMostly Positive72% of 2,275 reviews2014
Dev: Magenta FactoryPub: Ju Cai
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 84%
It is the end of summer. Han Hui, a university student, meets a mysterious young girl named He Jia in the mountains. After this chance meeting, the two embark on a delightful journey.
Why similar: Visual Novel 54.2%, Anime 18.8%, Female Protagonist 18.3%, Indie 8.7%
- #6 Without Within
94% 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 41.8%, Anime 34.1%, Female Protagonist 15.6%, Indie 8.5%
- #7 The Reject Demon: Toko Chapter 0 — Prelude
93% matchVery Positive81% of 187 reviews2015
Dev: Lupiesoft
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 95%
When a human is destined to die, the demons ferry their souls to the afterlife. ‘The Reject Demon: Toko’ is the story of Toko herself, a demon who has been kicked out of hell. Toko cannot ferry human souls to the underworld, and every day she stays on earth has her becoming increasingly human.
Why similar: Visual Novel 48.8%, Anime 21.4%, Female Protagonist 16.9%, Indie 12.9%
- #8 Kimmy
92% matchVery Positive87% of 69 reviews2017
Dev: Star Maid GamesPub: N/A
Windows · Mac
Kimmy is a visual novel game about a young babysitter in 1968. Dana takes a lonely girl named Kimmy under her wing, worried that she's having trouble making friends. Let summer begin! Collect trinkets, play street games, and learn about Kimmy and her mysterious family as summer passes by.
Why similar: Visual Novel 42.7%, Indie 29.6%, Female Protagonist 27.6%
- #9 Cursed Sight
91% 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 51.5%, Anime 24.6%, Indie 23.9%
- #10 Unhack 2
91% 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 44.2%, Indie 29.4%, Anime 26.4%
- #11 Evening Surprise
90% 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 57.5%, Indie 22.4%, Anime 20.2%
- #12 nothing & nowhere
89% matchPositive82% of 45 reviews2020
Dev: ebi-hime
Windows · Linux
While taking a walk on a foggy beach, reclusive writer Cora encounters a young runaway. Curious, Cora offers her a place to stay... and a quiet, pensive story about overcoming the past unfolds.
Why similar: Visual Novel 33.1%, Indie 26.3%, Female Protagonist 21.4%, Anime 19.2%
- #13 Palinurus
86% 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 55.8%, Anime 34.8%, Indie 9.4%
- #14 Rising Angels: Reborn
86% matchVery Positive81% of 588 reviews2014
Dev: IDHAS StudiosPub: Sekai Project
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 17.8 hrs≥1hr: 51%
Despite determination and skill, Natalie Puccile, a Special Investigations and Tactics officer, has spent her career watching over a listening post in the middle of deep space. After the orders that she has always dreamed of arrive, she finds herself in charge of a small destroyer and tasked with discovering the fate of a missing...
Why similar: Visual Novel 50.3%, Anime 26.3%, Female Protagonist 14.1%, Indie 9.3%
- #15 fault - milestone two side:above
85% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,564 reviews2015
Dev: ALICE IN DISSONANCE
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 33.3 hrs≥1hr: 94%
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 45.9%, Anime 24.9%, Female Protagonist 18.4%, Indie 10.8%
- #16 Millia -The ending-
84% 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 52.7%, Anime 26.4%, Indie 20.9%
- #17 Your Smile Beyond Twilight:黄昏下的月台上
82% 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 49.4%, Anime 25.5%, Indie 25.1%
- #18 Sword of Asumi
84% matchMostly Positive72% of 376 reviews2015
Dev: Dharker Studios
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Take on the role of Asumi, a new warrior for the people of Edo. As Asumi you must root out a rebel from within a prestigious samurai academy. Now the assassin must walk in the light for all to see.
Why similar: Visual Novel 41.4%, Anime 24.4%, Female Protagonist 22.1%, Indie 12.1%
- #19 Vision of Aurora Borealis
83% 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 54.9%, Anime 24.4%, Indie 20.7%
- #20 Oblivious Garden ~Carmina Burana
82% 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 47.8%, Anime 34.3%, Indie 17.9%
- #21 Ambre - a heartbreaking kinetic novel
81% 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 57.5%, Anime 24.9%, Indie 17.6%
- #22 fault - milestone one
80% matchVery Positive92% of 3,231 reviews2014
Dev: ALICE IN DISSONANCE
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 29.1 hrs≥1hr: 92%
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 49.8%, Anime 28.6%, Female Protagonist 18.3%, Indie 3.4%
- #23 The Rainy Port Keelung 雨港基隆
81% 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 53.9%, Anime 25.9%, Indie 20.2%
- #24 Campus Notes - forget me not.
79% 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 50.6%, Anime 25.8%, Indie 23.6%
- #25 Memento of Spring
79% matchPositive91% of 35 reviews2018
Dev: Bright Onion Studios
Windows
Spring has come, and yet Juliane is more than happy to let it pass from the comforts of her bedroom. But how will her indoor nature survive when the world decides to boot her as far away as possible?
Why similar: Visual Novel 35.4%, Anime 29.6%, Indie 22.4%, Female Protagonist 12.6%
- #26 Ame no Marginal -Rain Marginal-
78% 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 50.7%, Anime 33.8%, Indie 15.5%
- #27 A Lot of Universes
78% matchMostly Positive77% of 13 reviews2020
Dev: Sat-Yuga Studios
Windows
Jump from world to world searching for an interdimensional fugitive. Collect items and use them to resolve tricky situations that threaten to delay your progress.
Why similar: Indie 37.3%, Visual Novel 36.7%, Female Protagonist 25.9%
- #28 the 9th day:第九日
77% 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 44.1%, Anime 29.4%, Indie 26.5%
- #29 Narcissu 1st & 2nd
76% 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 61.8%, Anime 26.7%, Indie 7.8%, Female Protagonist 3.8%
- #30 Unhack
77% 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 44.7%, Anime 32.5%, Indie 22.8%
- #31 WORLD END ECONOMiCA episode.01
76% 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 66.9%, Anime 26.2%, Indie 6.9%
- #32 SC2VN - The eSports Visual Novel
75% 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 58.2%, Anime 28.1%, Indie 13.7%
- #33 Max's Big Bust - A Captain Nekorai Tale
75% matchVery Positive98% of 133 reviews2017
Dev: Lached Up Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Max's Big Bust is a Life Sim/Visual Novel that follows the story of two cops, Max and Brad, as they investigate a shady new drug that's been circulating the mean streets of Axon City.
Why similar: Visual Novel 48.5%, Anime 28.8%, Female Protagonist 13.4%, Indie 9.4%
- #34 Arcadia
74% 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 66.7%, Indie 33.3%
- #35 Carpe Diem: Reboot
74% 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 45%, Anime 28.6%, Indie 26.3%
- #36 Frosty Kiss
73% 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 55%, Anime 33.5%, Indie 11.6%
- #37 Juniper's Knot
72% 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 51.8%, Indie 28.5%, Anime 19.7%
- #38 Eidolon
72% matchPositive81% of 26 reviews2019
Dev: Julia NolanPub: Integral Games
Windows
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to exist merely for the purpose of entertaining someone else? Have you wondered whether, since a purpose was programmed into you, you should pursue it, even if it seems wrong? Talk to the ladies of Eidolon University to learn their thoughts.
Why similar: Visual Novel 45.7%, Indie 31%, Anime 23.3%
- #39 Rain's love memory-雨的恋记
69% 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 60%, Anime 40%
- #40 Re Angel
70% 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 49.3%, Indie 29.3%, Anime 21.4%
- #41 Japanese School Life
71% 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 53%, Anime 30.9%, Indie 16.1%
- #42 Lionessy Story
73% 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 70.8%, Indie 29.2%
- #43 Voices from the Sea
69% 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 55.8%, Anime 35%, Indie 9.2%
- #44 An Octave Higher
70% matchVery Positive83% of 298 reviews2015
Dev: KidalangPub: PLAYISM
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 93%
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 49.8%, Anime 21.4%, Indie 15.1%, Female Protagonist 13.8%
- #45 Connected Hearts - Visual novel
69% 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 59.8%, Anime 22.7%, Indie 17.5%
- #46 Fare Thee Well
68% 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 57.8%, Anime 28%, Indie 14.2%
- #47 Flamel's miracle(弗拉梅尔的奇迹)
70% 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 49.6%, Indie 26.8%, Anime 23.6%
- #48 Season of 12 Colors
67% 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 55.2%, Indie 23.3%, Anime 21.5%
- #49 Bermuda
71% 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 47.7%, Indie 26.8%, Anime 25.5%
- #50 The Sun Shines Over Us
63% matchPositive100% of 20 reviews2024
Dev: Eternal DreamPub: Soft Source Pte. Ltd.
Windows
An award-winning visual novel that dives into the lives and minds of high school students. While focusing on the stories of victims of bullying, The Sun Shines Over Us also explores the social, mental and emotional issues facing modern teenagers.
Why similar: Visual Novel 43.9%, Female Protagonist 25.4%, Anime 23.7%, Indie 7.1%
- #51 Adolescent Santa Claus
66% 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 56.6%, Anime 32.3%, Indie 11.1%
- #52 Memory's Dogma CODE:01
68% 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 56.7%, Anime 32%, Indie 11.4%
- #53 The Last Companion-我与我行将离去的小友。
65% 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 43.7%, Anime 41.9%, Indie 14.4%
- #54 Analogue: A Hate Story
66% matchVery Positive93% of 2,291 reviews2012
Dev: Love Conquers All Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 57%
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 66.2%, Anime 20.1%, Indie 10.7%, Female Protagonist 3%
- #55 The Necklace of Blood
67% 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 50.4%, Visual Novel 49.6%