- #1 The Defective One
97% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Little Studio
Windows
This is a visual novel set against the backdrop of a high school student band. It is a fierce collision between gender identity, the concept of freedom, and traditional views. You will play as the band's bassist, choose your answers to these issues, and experience the story of this special band.
Why similar: RPG 25.2%, Interactive Fiction 23.1%, Visual Novel 17.7%, Anime 10.3%, Hand-drawn 9.4%
- #2 WHERE SAFETY ENDS *R*
96% matchPositive91% of 46 reviews2024
Dev: CHRONOPHOBIA
Windows · Mac
What does it take to be SAFE? Maybe it's all about a person who will come to your rescue no matter what. Or maybe it has to do with a place that you know inside and out. OR, perhaps, (just maybe) a room full of strangers with no entrance might just do the trick.
Why similar: RPG 25.9%, Interactive Fiction 23.8%, Visual Novel 17.5%, Hand-drawn 11.2%, Anime 9.7%
- #3 长乐夜前夕
95% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 山雨不知制作组
Windows
In faint light, a story of struggle. The bustling world is mist over painted smiles and hidden cold. A candle flickers but never bows. Together, let us see the truth and grope our way forward… Can we finally light our own freedom and life? Only the night knows.
Why similar: RPG 29%, Interactive Fiction 25.4%, Visual Novel 19.4%, LGBTQ+ 10.6%, First-Person 5.4%
- #4 The Lattice Grimoire
95% match6 user reviews100% of 6 reviews2019
Dev: Sat-Yuga Studios
Windows · Mac
The curse wove your fates together. Now their thoughts and feelings influence you and your actions determine their fates. Will you be able to break the curse? Or will their dark pasts drag you into an inescapable despair? And can a fresh start really erase the past?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 16.1%, Visual Novel 16%, LGBTQ+ 13%, RPG 12.5%, Hand-drawn 11.4%
- #5 回忆忘却之看板娘
94% matchVery Positive92% of 51 reviews2026
Dev: CnGalPub: 希恩基露
Windows · Mac · Linux
This short story commemorates the first anniversary(2016) of the CnGal. It's a heartwarming, healing tale filled with references to our mascot's daily life and Chinese galgame jokes. We hope you enjoy it—and fall in love with our mascot!
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 26.4%, RPG 25.7%, Visual Novel 24.5%, Anime 12.5%, Dating Sim 6.9%
- #6 银茧 Argent Cocoon
93% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: 白鸢尾剧团 WhiteIrisStudio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Humanity has fallen, the ruins a breeding ground for the Insecta. Through the Argent Cocoon, they rewrite genes. Evolution is the unquestioned law. You, a gifted Eularva, are meant to surrender your soul to the Great Collective Consciousness. But exploring deeper, you question that destiny.
Why similar: RPG 25.4%, Interactive Fiction 22.3%, LGBTQ+ 16.6%, Visual Novel 15.4%, Emotional 7.6%
- #7 Sweet Home
92% matchVery Positive95% of 10,150 reviews2025
Dev: 开心茶房Pub: Tailtone Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Sweet Home is a visual novel set in a Chinese high school. Parted friendships, ambiguous romances, tangled relationships, and flawed families... Are these just the pangs of adolescence—or something heavier? Step into the shoes of Zhao Ying, shape her choices, and uncover every possible path.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 23.2%, Interactive Fiction 17%, RPG 15.1%, Visual Novel 15%, Emotional 7.5%
- #8 My Murder
93% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Second Heart Studio
Windows · Mac
A girl was murdered, and she is the only one still hunting for her killer. The day before her birthday, Han Xiaoxiao woke as a spirit with no memory, three days dead. Possess the living, gather clues, and uncover how you died. But some truths are harder to bear than death itself.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 22.9%, Visual Novel 21.4%, Psychological 12.8%, Anime 10.1%, Emotional 8%
- #9 染上你的颜色
91% matchPositive87% of 46 reviews2026
Dev: 屿临
Windows
《染上你的颜色》是由屿临个人制作发行的一部百合向视觉小说。游戏通过沈眠眠的视角展开,与另一位少女林舒桐因画画而相遇。这是一个关于模仿、嫉妒与错位之爱的故事。当仰慕变成执念,当爱意沦为占有,两个少女在互相吞噬中渐渐染上了彼此的颜色。
Why similar: RPG 27%, Visual Novel 23.1%, LGBTQ+ 22.8%, Hand-drawn 10.5%, Anime 9.3%
- #10 天香与小百合 - Tinheung & Sayuri
91% matchVery Positive95% of 103 reviews2022
Dev: 柚原堂
Windows
Tinheung & Sayuri is a game of visual novel. This is a short Yuri story across age, nationality and gender.
Why similar: RPG 23.6%, LGBTQ+ 22.5%, Interactive Fiction 19.8%, Visual Novel 15.9%, Female Protagonist 8.5%
- #11 流光易逝的夏末 - Fleeting Summer's End
90% matchVery Positive99% of 305 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: RPG 24.5%, Interactive Fiction 20.1%, LGBTQ+ 18%, Visual Novel 16.1%, Anime 9.2%
- #12 Meat Girl
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: ophanimkei
Windows · Linux
𓍊𓋼𓍊𓋼𓍊 Meat Girl is a lesbian visual novel about a girl searching for her mentally ill roommate in cold mountains filled with meat 𓍊𓋼𓍊𓋼𓍊
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 24.1%, LGBTQ+ 16.9%, Visual Novel 16.5%, Psychological 16%, Hand-drawn 6.1%
- #13 无人归家
88% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 码码不在家
Windows
Read immersive dialogue sequences, make crucial choices to shift the storyline, and unlock multiple distinct endings in this story-focused visual novel. Your decisions alter character relationships and rewrite the fate of every role.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 20.5%, Visual Novel 18.5%, RPG 17.9%, LGBTQ+ 16.9%, Hand-drawn 6.2%
- #14 Artificial Instincts
87% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Cyampire
Windows · Mac · Linux
You came here with a motive, so as everyone, except that you are able to change theirs. Ride with Lucas to turn down all the love interests or end their trouble in this (obviously artificial intelligence-themed) sci-fi BL visual novel. Enjoy the long-waited grand finale in this trilogy!
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21%, Visual Novel 17.4%, RPG 16.5%, LGBTQ+ 16.4%, Psychological 11.9%
- #15 The Frosty Leaves 寒叶下的薄冰
88% matchVery Positive83% of 70 reviews2018
Dev: 凝冰剑斩
Windows
This is a tragedy cause by illegal plant collecting. The main character, Leng Xiaobing, was a normal shop keeper form a grocery store, but ever things changed after she met a strange man…
Why similar: RPG 22.5%, Visual Novel 17.7%, Interactive Fiction 15.6%, Anime 15.5%, Emotional 7.3%
- #16 漱蛹绫吻-Unseam kiss for Violet Rose
86% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: SomniaSeleNEPub: 橘雨残花
Windows
《漱蛹绫吻-Unseam Kiss for Violet Rose》是一款视觉小说 讲述了芙翩纱拥有进入他人梦境的能力 她为了回忆与自己失踪的青梅竹马宁嚣逭的点点滴滴而拜访了一位少女的梦境 她请求对方在梦中重新构造出与青梅竹马曾经的日常 只是 凭借单凭她口中宁嚣逭的碎片 并不足以拼凑起一个完整的形象 至此 两人便沿着那些零落的痕迹 拼凑着她尚未成形的归处 在游戏中 你将见证芙翩纱尝试找回她的青梅竹马的故事
Why similar: RPG 34.4%, Visual Novel 23.1%, LGBTQ+ 20.6%, Anime 16.4%, Female Protagonist 4.8%
- #17 Everlasting Snooze
85% matchPositive100% of 13 reviews2024
Dev: Cyampire
Windows · Mac · Linux
You lost your memory of nothing but a mundane day. But why do mysterious men keep jamming into your life, all of them pointing to the day you forgot? Find out a hypnotherapy clinic receptionist's memory of an insignificant day in this BL visual novel.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 19.8%, Visual Novel 16.9%, LGBTQ+ 16.7%, RPG 13.6%, Psychological 11.3%
- #18 青羽沉梦-终霰篇
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 青羽Traum
Windows
本作是一款多世界观叙事冒险游戏。你将从西幻风格的梦境大厅苏醒,触碰记忆泡沫,坠入不同的异界。当前开放第一世界【终霰傩玉录】:你将跌落至古老的东方傩村,在绝望的民俗仪式与诡谲的人性试炼中,亲历一场关于饥荒、祭祀与人性崩坏的绝望轮回。
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 18.3%, RPG 14.1%, Visual Novel 13.2%, Psychological 11.6%, Hand-drawn 11.2%
- #19 In The Line Of My Heart
86% match8 user reviews25% of 8 reviews2021
Dev: WolfTeamVNPub: Nutaku Publishing
Windows
Akira is a 20 year old girl who works online, she had a date in an area of her city with a girl she met on the Internet, as they had known each other for about 3 years, the girl told her that one of those days they would have to meet, and that day comes as a date of "friends", until now.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 17.4%, Visual Novel 14.9%, LGBTQ+ 13.1%, Hand-drawn 11.5%, Anime 10.3%
- #20 The kind Blacksmith
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Sidney Düring
Windows
The kind Blacksmith is a Visual Horror Novel set in ficticious medieval Italy. In a land ravaged by war and sickness, you take on the roll of the Blacksmith - a lonely man that happens to take in a sick Knight of the invading forces. The Knight's fate is in your hands. To be kind is your choice.
Why similar: Visual Novel 21.5%, LGBTQ+ 19.6%, Hand-drawn 18.2%, RPG 13%, Interactive Fiction 9.4%
- #21 让我支配你
82% matchMixed64% of 371 reviews2026
Dev: 不吃炸鸡只吃薯条UKPub: LoveCraft
Windows
这是一部以“女性支配”为主题的短篇视觉小说。你首次登录这款游戏,发现自己竟是被班上校霸的早古女主,于是你放飞自我,拳打霸凌咔校霸(纪文川),脚踢不听话跟踪狂学生会长(林子莫),故事由此展开……(内涵囚禁、暴力、公调等元素)
Why similar: RPG 37.5%, Interactive Fiction 30.5%, Visual Novel 23.1%, Female Protagonist 8%, Singleplayer 1%
- #22 Head Over Heels
83% matchNo user reviews
Dev: TundraFlamePub: Dulcia Games
Windows · Mac
A dullahan goes to a speed-dating event: Will she fall head over heels or trip up on her chances for love?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 18.9%, RPG 15.4%, Visual Novel 14.6%, LGBTQ+ 11.6%, Hand-drawn 11.5%
- #23 One Day
82% matchPositive100% of 26 reviews2026
Dev: LSAusa
Windows
A romantic comedy featuring "Reaper x Spirit Eye"?! (Maybe?)
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 22.5%, RPG 18.8%, Visual Novel 16.6%, Interactive Fiction 14.5%, Female Protagonist 5.9%
- #24 我亲爱的妹妹 Happy Sisters Life
81% matchMostly Negative20% of 166 reviews2025
Dev: 梅涅_Menelaus.A
Windows
那天,你出生了,就有妹妹。 那天,父母再婚,天降妹妹。 那天,小区偶遇,竟是妹妹。 太好了,是妹妹!我们有救了!
Why similar: RPG 26.6%, Visual Novel 23.4%, Anime 14.7%, Interactive Fiction 11.9%, Emotional 11.1%
- #25 姬恋~缚羽的欠片 纯净中文版
81% matchPositive89% of 28 reviews2022
Dev: Chained-lily
Windows
本游戏是纯净中文版。
Why similar: Visual Novel 23.7%, Interactive Fiction 23%, Anime 15.8%, RPG 11.1%, Female Protagonist 9.7%
- #26 雪楔——无尽序曲与终末之歌
80% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: 雪楔制作委员会Pub: 洛阳轻羽网络科技有限公司
Windows
In this romance visual novel, you play as a traveler from an ancient land, living an easy life abroad with childhood friends. However, you begin to have recurring dreams of pure white... As time passes, the dreams start to reflect reality, slowly unveiling the world's truth.
Why similar: Visual Novel 20.3%, RPG 19.5%, Interactive Fiction 16.3%, Hand-drawn 8.5%, Anime 8%
- #27 After the Wane
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Nova-box
Windows · Mac · Linux
Retracing the footsteps of a mother she never knew, Lena's trying to make it as a dancer in the city. Caught in a quarrel between dance companies, dealing with love and heartbreak and the challenges of young adulthood, she must also cope with the voice in her head commenting on everything she does.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 18.3%, Visual Novel 15%, Hand-drawn 12.5%, LGBTQ+ 11.3%, Emotional 9.8%
- #28 EmyLiveShow: BossRush
78% matchPositive95% of 19 reviews2024
Dev: Team Emily
Windows · Mac
Challenge four hot beauties and save the world from the attacks of sexy bosses in the new EmyLiveShow game!
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 20.9%, Visual Novel 17.3%, RPG 17.1%, LGBTQ+ 13.5%, Anime 11.4%
- #29 A Field of Flowers and Stars
79% matchVery Positive91% of 75 reviews2021
Dev: Watercress
Windows · Mac · Linux
A Field of Flowers and Stars is a simple mouse or keyboard-based visual novel.
Why similar: Visual Novel 21.7%, Interactive Fiction 20.9%, Anime 14.6%, LGBTQ+ 14.1%, RPG 13.7%
- #30 Return to Ash
77% matchVery Positive99% of 140 reviews2025
Dev: Serenity Forge
Windows · Mac · Linux
“The hospital was empty. Quiet, and brighter than usual... like waking up on a snow day. But I didn't feel cold. I didn't feel much of anything.”
Why similar: Visual Novel 22.9%, LGBTQ+ 21.7%, Hand-drawn 14.6%, Emotional 12.3%, Psychological 10.1%
- #31 失序的象牙塔/The Destruction of the Ivory Tower
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: DuckMake
Windows
This is a fantasy-themed AVG . You will play as Vina, a girl of unknown origin with the ability to foresee the future. To escape pursuit, you learn of the Ivory Tower — a place that exists beyond the reach of external laws. Through a girl, you discover the prophecy of the Ivory Tower...
Why similar: RPG 27.3%, Interactive Fiction 25.4%, Visual Novel 19%, Hand-drawn 11.6%, Anime 11.5%
- #32 Stiff Neck
76% matchVery Positive83% of 1,111 reviews2026
Dev: 伤官制作组 Team UranianPub: Tailtone Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 75%
A story about the self—and about others. A toy factory, several cursed dolls, and a horror novel… This quiet seaside town throws Noele's love life into chaos and dredges up the old wounds she has tried for years to forget.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 14.6%, Interactive Fiction 14.4%, Visual Novel 12.9%, RPG 11.5%, Psychological 10.6%
- #33 浮生若梦-蜀宫
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 南瓜马车制作组
Windows
建安十二年,日渐衰落的东汉王朝在长期的军阀混战下早已名存实亡。为了攫取更多的权力,将天下纳入自己的囊中,诸多姓氏的野心家们开始了无休止的争斗,纷争无休的乱世就此展开。 这一年,怀着同样对争夺天下的渴望,长期处在四处奔逃的困境中的军阀刘备决意前往隆中拜访名士诸葛亮。同年,刘备之妾甘氏为其诞下一子。故事就此这里开始……
Why similar: RPG 27%, Interactive Fiction 24.8%, Visual Novel 18.6%, Anime 10.4%, Emotional 7.7%
- #34 Reverie Eclipse
75% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Skyfect StudioPub: Skyfect
Windows
You are the president of the student council at a high school. Six lovely girls are ready to help you! Spending time with them... is it as easy as it seems?
Why similar: RPG 26.4%, Visual Novel 19.7%, Anime 12.5%, LGBTQ+ 11.3%, Emotional 8.7%
- #35 Fishbowl
73% matchVery Positive95% of 182 reviews2026
Dev: imissmyfriends.studio
Windows · Mac
Fishbowl is a slow and tender narrative game about dreams, grief, and hope. Rediscover your memories and find your way into the present in this intimate experience where slice-of-life meets surreal.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 17.9%, Visual Novel 14.9%, Psychological 13.1%, LGBTQ+ 12.8%, Emotional 11.4%
- #36 飞花剑
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 双色巷道
Windows · Mac
A yuri martial arts story set in a fictional setting. Players take on the role of a knight roaming the martial arts world, where you'll encounter exciting duels and encounters with diverse characters, all waiting for your exploration.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 24.9%, Visual Novel 22.6%, Interactive Fiction 14.1%, RPG 11.6%, Female Protagonist 7.3%
- #37 OrdinaryFamily
77% matchPositive93% of 14 reviews2019
Dev: 飞鸟
Windows
在一个普通的当代中国家庭中,每个人都有自己的烦恼和压力。在不同的关卡里,玩家可以操控不同的家庭成员,做出积极或消极的选择。因为资金和时间限制,目前上架的是主角父亲的第一关,这一关是纯视觉小说并且内容较短。
Why similar: RPG 41.5%, Interactive Fiction 20.7%, Visual Novel 16.6%, Emotional 11.7%, Atmospheric 4.3%
- #38 Bogeys, Ghosts & Gods
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Anecdote StudioPub: TBD
Windows
Bogeys, Ghosts & Gods is a non-linear Chinese fantasy visual novel. Adapted from the classic Chinese supernatural collection Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio, it presents a bizarre and fantastical world. What choices will you make if you step into it?
Why similar: Visual Novel 17%, Interactive Fiction 15.5%, Hand-drawn 15.3%, RPG 14.6%, Anime 12%
- #39 惘海
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 随机进程工作室
Windows
A dialogue-driven pixel narrative game featuring elements of mystery, puzzle-solving, and surrealism. The protagonist sets out to find their missing sister and uncover the truth, only to discover secrets hidden far deeper.
Why similar: RPG 26.1%, Interactive Fiction 23.9%, Visual Novel 16.5%, Mystery 13.1%, Hand-drawn 12.3%
- #40 Zugzwang
73% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Malice Studios LLC
Windows
Chess. Love. Destiny. All the same things, really.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 25%, RPG 20.1%, Hand-drawn 17.2%, Visual Novel 15%, Psychological 6.5%
- #41 Looking Up I See Only A Ceiling
72% matchVery Positive88% of 3,546 reviews2023
Dev: silver978Pub: IndieArk
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 2.8 hrs≥1hr: 57%
A short psychological adventure about a stressed girl who wants to explore her ceiling.
Why similar: Psychological 19.1%, Visual Novel 13.7%, Interactive Fiction 13%, Anime 11.5%, Hand-drawn 9.3%
- #42 金鱼症候群 Goldfish Syndrome
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: California Beef Noodle
Windows
In this post-pandemic psychological visual novel, players embody psychotherapist Honda, drawn into a neural imaging project targeting teens. There, Honda meets Natasha, a mysterious girl whose "world" unfolds like a spider's web, disrupting Honda's "calm" life. "Don't you think so, Dr. Honda...?"
Why similar: RPG 23.5%, Visual Novel 22.9%, Psychological 19.2%, Anime 12.5%, Female Protagonist 7.6%
- #43 Butterfly Girl
70% match6 user reviews100% of 7 reviews2026
Dev: klai
Windows · Mac
A puzzle-adventure game blended with visual novel storytelling. A mysterious girl and butterflies appear each time you solve a puzzle inside the room. Who are they? What do they want? Unravel each puzzle one by one — and the truth draws ever closer.
Why similar: RPG 24.7%, Interactive Fiction 24.5%, Visual Novel 17.3%, Anime 10.9%, Hand-drawn 10.5%
- #44 鸥鹭罔继
71% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: 二浮舟
Windows
你将观测一段虚构的故事,通过选项的干涉决定被观测者的命运。你将观测的对象是一个迷茫、执拗,有着孩童的天真与暴虐的女孩,你开始观测的时刻,她失去了自己生命中最重要的人,面临决定未来的诸多抉择。你的每一次干涉,都会将她的故事导向截然不同的方向。
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21.6%, RPG 18.4%, Visual Novel 16.3%, LGBTQ+ 13.6%, Nonlinear 8.4%
- #45 光与影之恋 Chiaroscuro Lovers
69% matchPositive100% of 27 reviews2026
Dev: 琉璃花糖制作组Pub: 北京黎羽科技有限公司
Windows
A domineering CEO-like older sister who’s gentle only to her sister, a childhood friend who became her doctor, and a cheerful girl only she can see… Who was Chu Hebai before losing her memories, and how did she become entangled with them? A melancholic yuri AVG about regret and unspoken love.
Why similar: Visual Novel 20.2%, Interactive Fiction 18.9%, LGBTQ+ 17%, Emotional 12.6%, RPG 12.6%
- #46 HS-014
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 风高更繁工作室
Windows
这是一款结合了AVG和RPG的软科幻悬疑乙女游戏。您将扮演一位失忆的舰长,需要召回因为船体爆炸而失散的船员——这些人的到来将会引发新的事件。您会在扫地机器人“萝卜”的陪伴下,靠您的“洞察力”和与他们互动来找出真相——而一切线索最后都将会指向导致船体爆炸的真凶。您可以自由与您的船员们发展情感关系(友谊/爱情),了解他们有助于您找到最后的真凶;他们也将作为您观察的透镜,映射出这个您“完全不记得”的世界。
Why similar: RPG 26.8%, Interactive Fiction 23.1%, Visual Novel 14.4%, Female Protagonist 9%, Anime 7%
- #47 VANDALISM101
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: CATADIOPTRIC
Windows
VANDALISM101: An Office Simulation Visual Novel! You’ll become a new employee at the mysterious, top-secret research facility VANDALISM101. Complete the tasks assigned to you, boost your performance, and survive!
Why similar: RPG 25.6%, Interactive Fiction 22%, Visual Novel 16.3%, Hand-drawn 10.7%, Anime 9.3%
- #48 Asphyxia
74% matchMostly Positive78% of 283 reviews2015
Dev: ebi-hime
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 95%
A gloomy lesbian / yuri visual novel featuring characters based on famous Romantic poets such as Coleridge, Wordsworth, and Byron. Can you help Samantha Coleridge repair her fractured relationship with Lillian Wordsworth?
Why similar: Visual Novel 18.8%, LGBTQ+ 18.7%, Anime 12.4%, Interactive Fiction 12.3%, Psychological 7.3%
- #49 谁偷了我的女朋友
70% matchVery Positive95% of 112 reviews2024
Dev: 86岁按时吃饭
Windows
----------------------快跑!!!
Why similar: Visual Novel 30.7%, Hand-drawn 26.6%, RPG 21%, Mystery 15%, Multiple Endings 5.4%
- #50 不可名状之爱 The Unnameable love
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 手握鱼生Pub: LoveCraft
Windows · Mac · Linux
A boy who claimed to be your lover, with meticulous care, has woven a cage for you. You must make a choice: Is it to accept this calculated love; or to break the cage and confront the undefined freedom? When "being loved" becomes the sole proof of existence, how should you choose?
Why similar: RPG 37.2%, Interactive Fiction 30.8%, Emotional 13.1%, Mystery 11.7%, Multiple Endings 6.5%
- #51 I Can Never Love Another
69% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Love Every Soul Studio
Windows · Mac
A realistic visual novel based on a true story. As a lawyer trying to save a rock singer from her toxic family, you uncover the suffocating truth of "Codependency." Will you leave, sink into the abyss, or g◼︎ai◻︎n the c#our%ag◼︎e to f◼︎ac◻︎e the p#ai%n? Your choices decide.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 22%, Visual Novel 20.5%, Hand-drawn 12.5%, Psychological 8.3%, Female Protagonist 6.4%
- #52 The Cold Female Commander Is My Anchor
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: OKE.X.CJWPub: OKE.FX GROUP
Windows
Veteran Chris witnesses a human experiment by the Fix Group at the dock and is hunted down. On the verge of death, he fuses with the seventh clone of the conscious insect. After that, he meets several women and gets involved in a mysterious conspiracy, and the path to balance begins.
Why similar: RPG 23.1%, Interactive Fiction 21.5%, Visual Novel 15.2%, Psychological 9.7%, Anime 8.3%
- #53 Targeted By Her
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: hotwatermelon
Windows
You've been at the new school for a while now, but you still don't seem to have fully adapted. At least your test scores haven't improved, and to make matters worse, a popular classmate seems to be targeting you...
Why similar: Visual Novel 18.3%, LGBTQ+ 16.8%, Interactive Fiction 16.2%, RPG 15.2%, Hand-drawn 13.5%
- #54 My Highly Educated Sub: Female Dean
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: OKE.X.SukiPub: OKE.FX GROUP
Windows
Poor student Bastian discovers confidential documents while working and is chased. He fuses with a consciousness insect and gains abilities. He uses this to approach a female professor and a counselor, but is summoned by the school principal. A storm is about to come.
Why similar: RPG 23.1%, Interactive Fiction 21.5%, Visual Novel 15.2%, Psychological 9.7%, Anime 8.3%
- #55 Greed and Fear and the Rest
68% matchPositive95% of 22 reviews2024
Dev: Cyampire
Windows · Mac · Linux
You are ready to say goodbye to life, but are you prepared to face your life's truth? Navigate a grad student's life between greed and fear in his final 6 hours (and beyond) in this BL visual novel.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21.5%, Visual Novel 18.4%, LGBTQ+ 18.1%, RPG 14.7%, Psychological 11.7%
- #56 红夏
67% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Anning004
Windows
《红夏》是一款以剧情体验为主的视觉小说游戏。八月末的某天,二十多名师生被神秘地困在学校里,等待他们的将是一场自相残杀……
Why similar: RPG 21%, Visual Novel 20.7%, Psychological 17.9%, Anime 12.9%, Mystery 8.5%
- #57 Beyond The Mist: Beginnings
67% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Intimidating Puffin Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
A romance-driven narrative about destiny, devotion, and the dangerous pull of belonging, set against the ruins of a long‑lost city calling you home.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21.7%, Visual Novel 19.3%, LGBTQ+ 18.1%, Psychological 14.8%, Emotional 6.2%
- #58 Graveyard Girls
67% matchVery Positive98% of 166 reviews2022
Dev: Delphinium Interactive
Windows
Graveyard Girls is a halloween-themed yuri visual novel about complicated grief and overcoming hardships. Collect Elle’s “scribbles” to learn about her struggles, befriend a mysterious girl, and have a conversation about death.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 18.8%, Visual Novel 16.5%, LGBTQ+ 14.2%, Psychological 13.5%, Emotional 10.4%
- #59 Dissolution of My Self
66% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Pop Elephant Studio
Windows
A prince who has lost his kingdom and everything else. His uncle and aide-de-camp, unable to leave him. In a cramped rented room abroad, click on objects and piece together a codependent relationship filled with brutality and endurance. Watch helplessness turn into violence, tenderness into torture.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 15.5%, Psychological 15.2%, Visual Novel 14%, LGBTQ+ 13.9%, Anime 9.7%
- #60 夏日事件簿 Summer Fantasy
65% matchVery Positive94% of 50 reviews2025
Dev: Summer Fantasy
Windows
It is a story of going forward together with childhood sweetheart monsters and saving each other, accompanying each other to experience those sparkling youthful times that are both troublesome and joyful. There is unparalleled passion and warmth in the daily life of fighting and teasing each other.
Why similar: Visual Novel 30.9%, RPG 24.5%, Anime 19.9%, Interactive Fiction 18.5%, Adventure 4.4%