- #1 Pawn
97% matchMostly Positive70% of 20 reviews2016
Dev: ODBear Studios
Windows
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 98%
A story rich visual novel where you must investigate a series of disappearances threatening the inhabitants of your hometown. Analyze crime scenes, interrogate suspects, witness the dreadful events unravel and face your past. Beware, innocence might be nothing but a mere illusion.
Why similar: Violent 42.4%, Visual Novel 17.6%, Adventure 10.8%, Mystery 9.9%, Casual 9.8%
- #2 Wild Romance
96% matchMixed57% of 144 reviews2016
Dev: NornPub: Sticky Rice Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 9.8 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Unhappy with his life in Tokyo, Kazuma returns to his hometown in the Japanese countryside where he reconnects with four classmates. When the girls accidentally reveal that they are not mere humans, a journey of discovery and constant flirtation begins.
Why similar: Visual Novel 38.9%, Romance 19.8%, Anime 17.5%, Casual 14.6%, Adventure 9.2%
- #3 Trajectory of summer flower
96% matchMostly Positive77% of 336 reviews2017
Dev: SoraPrayer
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 16.8 hrs≥1hr: 95%
"let's make a promise... When I grow up, I'll find you." By complete chance, these two childhood friends meet again after 10 years apart, but this time, will he be able to hold on to her? Or, will he lose here again forever? A love story about a summer trip in the countryside.
Why similar: Visual Novel 43.2%, Casual 20.6%, Adventure 18.3%, Anime 17.9%
- #4 Army Gals
95% matchVery Positive88% of 233 reviews2017
Dev: Dharker Studios
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Can you survive with three women in the middle of nowhere. In this Survival, Romance Visual Novel adventure.
Why similar: Violent 35.8%, Visual Novel 30%, Adventure 12.7%, Anime 11.1%, Casual 10.5%
- #5 Natural - Beyond Nature -
94% matchMostly Positive75% of 24 reviews2016
Dev: Zeiva Inc
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Natural - Beyond Nature - is a Mystery, Drama, Supernatural Visual Novel. Follow the story of Olea in a chance encounter with two residents of a quiet island, Flori and Llima. Can Olea save them from their cruel yet inevitable fate?
Why similar: Visual Novel 37.9%, Adventure 17.8%, Casual 17.6%, Anime 15.5%, Mystery 11.1%
- #6 Miniature Garden
93% matchMostly Positive78% of 95 reviews2017
Dev: MuzintouPub: Fruitbat Factory
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 165.7 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Miniature Garden is a Japanese mystery visual novel with multiple endings and art by Korie Riko (Lump of Sugar).
Why similar: Visual Novel 33.6%, Mystery 22%, Anime 17.5%, Adventure 13.7%, Casual 13.2%
- #7 Root Double -Before Crime * After Days- Xtend Edition
92% matchVery Positive90% of 592 reviews2016
Dev: YetiPub: Sekai Project
Windows
Median: 8.9 hrsMean: 14.3 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Rescue squad captain Watase Kasasagi wakes up without his memories in the middle of his most critical mission yet-- a nuclear meltdown at a research facility. In an unfamiliar place and without his years of training, he must rescue the survivors and escape...
Why similar: Visual Novel 39.2%, Violent 20.5%, Mystery 16.8%, Anime 14.8%, Adventure 8.7%
- #8 The Way We All Go (2015)
91% matchVery Positive87% of 154 reviews2015
Dev: ebi-hime
Windows · Linux
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 92%
A horror/romance visual novel with numerous choices and over 20 endings. Set in Japan in the 1980s, our protagonist, Atcchan, must navigate his relationship between his two estranged childhood friends, one of whom might be a yandere. Will he live to see the end of his summer vacation?
Why similar: Violent 50.6%, Visual Novel 36.5%, Anime 12.9%
- #9 School of Talent: SUZU-ROUTE
91% matchVery Positive88% of 112 reviews2017
Dev: MyDearest
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 10.1 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Bishōjo Visual Novel advised by Japanese charismatic editor of young-adult fiction, Kazuma Miki. Welcome to Mikage Academy, they accept only students with Talents – special powers that border on magic, granted by the divine, said to only occur in one in every ten thousand people by the time they reach adolescence.
Why similar: Visual Novel 41.7%, Adventure 22.7%, Anime 20.7%, Casual 15%
- #10 Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Ch.4 Himatsubushi
90% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 867 reviews2016
Dev: 07th ExpansionPub: MangaGamer
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 20.9 hrs≥1hr: 91%
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: Violent 32.6%, Visual Novel 25.7%, Mystery 17.1%, Anime 12%, Adventure 6.9%
- #11 Sound of Drop - fall into poison -
89% matchVery Positive85% of 536 reviews2015
Dev: aiueoKompanyPub: Sekai Project
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Nestled in the heart of Tokyo, the quaint little aquarium, Manten Aquarium. Numerous urban legends have arisen from here. On the night of the full moon the waters turn to blood and man faced fish lurk within.
Why similar: Violent 35.7%, Visual Novel 33.9%, Anime 15.6%, Adventure 7.5%, Mystery 7.3%
- #12 神明的一天世界(God's One Day World)
88% matchVery Positive85% of 728 reviews2016
Dev: 灰烬天国
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 8.4 hrs≥1hr: 95%
an Visual Novel & Puzzle Game
Why similar: Visual Novel 40.2%, Adventure 33%, Anime 17.7%, Casual 9.1%
- #13 Wish -tale of the sixteenth night of lunar month-
89% matchMostly Positive73% of 30 reviews2016
Dev: MigihaPub: Culture Select
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 95%
An Eastern approach to storytelling, a visual novel with strong battle, human, and supernatural elements to create a compelling and original story straight from the doujin community of Japan!
Why similar: Visual Novel 36.6%, Adventure 32.3%, Casual 31%
- #14 つばめの世代
78% matchPositive88% of 17 reviews2024
Dev: PECOLIEN
Windows
A young man, rational and cold-blooded because he has lived on the battlefield since childhood, is attacked and injured by bandits. Injured, he takes refuge in a nearby abandoned shelter. There he meets someone. She is an android girl who was manufactured in the olden days as a babysitter.
Why similar: Violent 28.4%, Visual Novel 27.9%, Romance 22.9%, Adventure 20.8%
- #15 Magical Eyes - Red is for Anguish
86% matchVery Positive81% of 69 reviews2016
Dev: Pomera StudiosPub: Fruitbat Factory
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Magical Eyes - Red is for Anguish is a thrilling mystery story revolving around a series of unfathomable incidents in a town.
Why similar: Visual Novel 36.7%, Mystery 25.3%, Anime 19.4%, Adventure 18.6%
- #16 Mortos
87% matchMixed49% of 101 reviews2016
Dev: C.L.Pub: JustPlayNow
Windows
Median: 6.4 hrsMean: 7.0 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Mortos is a FPS video game set in near future where the human race is dying after the arrival of the undead army, the hero has to fight and destroy completely all the undeads in various maps or places that are in different setting/scenarios to restore the dead city and complete the goal.
Why similar: Violent 79.6%, Casual 13.8%, Adventure 6.5%
- #17 Mysterious insects
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Conversations Games
Windows
Gloria Horn, a middle-aged woman who never left the town where she was born and grew up, due to a sudden hearing loss, is forced to go to an operation in New York - America's largest megalopolis.
Why similar: Violent 37.8%, Visual Novel 24.8%, Adventure 19.1%, Casual 18.4%
- #18 Memory's Dogma CODE:01
85% 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 50.6%, Anime 25%, Adventure 12.9%, Casual 11.4%
- #19 Say Goodbye
86% matchMixed52% of 229 reviews2017
Dev: morojenoe's empire
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 9.4 hrs≥1hr: 87%
This visual novel about an ordinary man with his typical problems. Suddenly, you got a report that your distant cousin died in a car crash. Fortunately, her daughter wasn't with her. You take the girl under your wing. But soon, something starts to go wrong...
Why similar: Violent 45.2%, Visual Novel 27.6%, Casual 10.4%, Adventure 8.7%, Anime 8.1%
- #20 The Melody of Grisaia
84% matchVery Positive94% of 90 reviews2016
Dev: FrontwingPub: Frontwing USA
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 31.4 hrs≥1hr: 85%
A side story for The Labyrinth of Grisaia, this episode takes place just after Kusakabe Asako officially names Kazami Yuuji her successor as number 9029, and details his globe-hopping exploits thereafter. Yet more secret passages of The Labyrinth of Grisaia are revealed within...
Why similar: Violent 34.3%, Visual Novel 22.2%, Romance 12.8%, Anime 11.7%, Casual 9.9%
- #21 Libra of the Vampire Princess: Lycoris & Aoi in "The Promise" PLUS Iris in "Homeworld"
84% match9 user reviews67% of 9 reviews2017
Dev: onomatope*
Windows
Median: 10.2 hrsMean: 12.0 hrs≥1hr: 64%
These episodes take place BEFORE "Libra of the Vampire Princess", so they're a great introduction into Libra's vampire world. They're also perfect for fans who crave more of Libra's expanded universe. Both episodes were funded on Kickstarter thanks to our amazing Backers.
Why similar: Visual Novel 33.4%, Adventure 27.2%, Casual 22.9%, Anime 16.5%
- #22 Welcome To... Chichester 3 : Plenty Of Time To Live
83% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2019
Dev: Triority Interactive Novels
Windows · Mac · Linux
The concluding episode of the WTC series. Grendel finally releases her plan, whilst two of the protagonist's enemies make theirs, as does Lorinda. With so much trouble on the horizon, will the protagonist be able to get through the day in one piece ?
Why similar: Violent 33.1%, Visual Novel 26%, Mystery 12.7%, Casual 9.7%, Adventure 9.6%
- #23 Grisaia Phantom Trigger Vol.2
82% matchVery Positive94% of 166 reviews2017
Dev: FrontwingPub: Frontwing USA
Windows
Median: 6.1 hrsMean: 66.4 hrs≥1hr: 90%
A VIP disappears en route to Japan, and it's up to Mihama students Rena, Tohka, Chris, and Murasaki to help investigate, with the twins from Kyousen Sakuragaoka in tow. Recovering the VIP pushes their minds and bodies to the brink, and to top it all off, Rena and Haruto’s past is revealed as well!
Why similar: Violent 38.1%, Visual Novel 21.7%, Romance 12.6%, Anime 10.6%, Casual 8.6%
- #24 MYTH - Steam Edition
82% matchVery Positive89% of 169 reviews2016
Dev: CircletempoPub: MangaGamer
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 8.6 hrs≥1hr: 78%
A world of shadows. A world of light. In the world of light where no shadows exist lived a boy - Meito Tanabe. One day, he met a girl who possessed a shadow - Shimon. She brings him to her world - a place filled with shadows.
Why similar: Violent 39.7%, Visual Novel 29.8%, Mystery 13.6%, Adventure 9.6%, Anime 7.4%
- #25 VANILLA - GARDEN OF JUDGEMENT
79% matchPositive95% of 38 reviews2018
Dev: CHARON
Windows
"In life and death, in the paradise between those, you will know your own crime" A visual novel ADV where raw and dead intersect "Garden of the Vanilla Judgment" Circle CHARON's latest work challenging straight from the theme of "life and death".
Why similar: Violent 65.6%, Visual Novel 17.9%, Adventure 16.5%
- #26 RTAG rise
81% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2018
Dev: Eisenstadt Studio
Windows
Die, Respawn, Try again. RTAG rise is a rage inducing, "get from point A to B and don't get impaled along the way" platformer. Quick, responsive controls; Instant Respawn and the ability to play with up to 3 other players is the core of RTAG rise
Why similar: Violent 67.9%, Adventure 16.4%, Casual 15.7%
- #27 My Name is Addiction
81% matchMostly Positive73% of 105 reviews2017
Dev: Cleril Calamity Studios
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 47%
Experience the journey of being a porn addict. Wade through possible relationships, nightclubs, and dream sequences as you come to terms with how this addiction came to be and eventually your choices will determine how or even if you manage to break free from addiction.
Why similar: Violent 69.2%, Adventure 16.7%, Casual 14.1%
- #28 Ciconia When They Cry - Phase 1: For You, the Replaceable Ones
77% matchVery Positive93% of 540 reviews2019
Dev: 07th ExpansionPub: MangaGamer
Windows · Mac
Median: 12.2 hrsMean: 14.9 hrs≥1hr: 74%
This is the first chapter in newest entry When They Cry visual novel series produced by Ryuukishi07. It features HD graphics, more detailed animations, and newly created songs by many of the composers from Umineko, as well as several new additions.
Why similar: Violent 38.3%, Visual Novel 25.3%, Mystery 15.9%, Adventure 11.1%, Anime 9.3%
- #29 Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Ch.5 Meakashi
78% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 1,008 reviews2017
Dev: 07th ExpansionPub: MangaGamer
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 21.9 hrs≥1hr: 92%
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 27.7%, Violent 25.9%, Mystery 19.8%, Anime 14.8%, Adventure 11.7%
- #30 Ignis Avis Venatio
80% matchMixed57% of 14 reviews2018
Dev: BOMHAT and EzynPub: BOSS#3
Windows · Mac · Linux
A visual novel about a young magus whose life takes a drastic turn after a fateful encounter.
Why similar: Violent 53.6%, Visual Novel 20.5%, Casual 13%, Adventure 12.9%
- #31 七人杀阵 - Seven Sacrifices
77% matchVery Positive80% of 1,067 reviews2018
Dev: 章鱼罐头制作组
Windows
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 6.9 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Seven girls came to a mountain villa on the outskirts to attend a party. Suddenly they were struck by a storm. They were trapped and lost contact with the outside world.Everyone was caught unawares by the accident, but the conspiracy has just begun.
Why similar: Violent 36.4%, Visual Novel 18.1%, Casual 16.5%, Adventure 15.2%, Mystery 13.7%
- #32 CHI NINJA
69% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2023
Dev: Mark hanhamPub: VAPOWARE GAMES
Windows
In a world full of ninjas chi ninja will fight his way to freedom a fast pace speed runner platformer with sharp ninja moves grappling hock and ninja stars aswell as a katana will our hero survive the ninja army.
Why similar: Violent 67.2%, Adventure 16.7%, Casual 16.1%
- #33 Ascendant Hearts
75% matchVery Positive88% of 122 reviews2018
Dev: Visualnoveler
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 87%
A visual novel where you wake up in a strange new world before going on a real-life RPG adventure with three wacky party members.
Why similar: Visual Novel 28.7%, Adventure 22.3%, Casual 18.9%, Anime 17.7%, Romance 12.3%
- #34 Winter's Empty Mask - Visual novel
75% matchPositive89% of 27 reviews2019
Dev: Eternal Night Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Ichirou recently moved back to Momiji, there he reunites with his childhood friend, Reika, but he also meets a strange girl who has a clear crush for him. With time new feelings are born and he will have to choose which girl he likes the most, but there could be unexpected consequences.
Why similar: Violent 36.4%, Visual Novel 19.9%, Romance 13.5%, Casual 11.6%, Mystery 11%
- #35 Oops!!! Puzzles!!!
76% match5 user reviews40% of 5 reviews2019
Dev: GiBarPub: RoBot
Windows
We offer you a puzzle game. The meaning of the game – making a mosaic pattern that you want to add up from a variety of fragments of different shapes. The greatest interest in this game will cause thrill-seekers, as it contains scary pictures (horror).
Why similar: Violent 67.9%, Casual 16.4%, Adventure 15.6%
- #36 Dies irae ~Interview with Kaziklu Bey~
73% matchVery Positive100% of 66 reviews2019
Dev: lightPub: views Co., Ltd
Windows
The world of Dies irae returns with an all-new side story based around LDO member Wilhelm Ehrenburg. The subject of an interview in a dusty bar, the legendary "Kaziklu Bey" recounts the tale of a conflict he suffered long in the past...
Why similar: Violent 57.3%, Visual Novel 18.1%, Adventure 17.5%, Anime 7.1%
- #37 Escape from Chernobyl: Jailbreak
74% matchPositive83% of 12 reviews2019
Dev: Nelset
Windows · Mac · Linux
The plot of the game will tell the story of the mysterious prisoner E-0308, who found himself in prison for a special content of the ER-03 project, near the town of Pripyat
Why similar: Violent 65.3%, Adventure 18.1%, Casual 16.6%
- #38 Escape from Chernobyl
74% matchMostly Positive79% of 48 reviews2019
Dev: Nelset
Windows · Mac · Linux
Will take you back to 1986, to the Chernobyl nuclear power plant, located near the city of Pripyat
Why similar: Violent 65.8%, Adventure 17.4%, Casual 16.7%
- #39 Suicide Adventures
76% matchMixed57% of 68 reviews2017
Dev: Idea Cabin
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 12 minMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 15%
Lost in the abyssal depths of limbo, you are a tortured soul who is trapped between life and death, stuck in a dungeon whose puzzles will test you as you strive to go into the afterlife.
Why similar: Violent 67.9%, Adventure 16.4%, Casual 15.7%
- #40 Shadow of the Mask
66% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Tetera y Kiwi
Windows
Shadow of the Mask is a classically inspired Point’n’Click graphic adventure in which detective Alanis investigates a brutal murder that will shake her trust in some of the greatest names from the Golden Age of Superheroes.
Why similar: Violent 80.6%, Adventure 19.4%
- #41 TOKYO LOVE +
73% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2020
Dev: choloco
Windows
A romance/drama visual novel. School life, love, jealousy, betrayals...and YANDARE!(different endings). Available in Chinese, French and English.
Why similar: Violent 32.7%, Visual Novel 27%, Romance 21.5%, Adventure 10.7%, Anime 8.1%
- #42 The Bright Star Of Seraph-Katis-
63% matchVery Positive87% of 61 reviews2024
Dev: STARxSTAR
Windows
《The Bright Star Of Seraph-Katis-》is a short text adventure game. This game combines a visual novel and an "adventure mode".
Why similar: Visual Novel 32%, Romance 22%, Adventure 18.4%, Anime 15%, Casual 12.7%
- #43 Shadow Over Isolation
66% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Naughty ShinobiPub: Forever Entertainment S. A.
Windows · Mac · Linux
“If you’re reading this, chances are it’s too late” Shadow Over Isolation is a First-Person Adventure Horror game INSPIRED by the storytelling style of H.P. Lovecraft and Visual Acuity & Artist Style of Stanley Kubrick. All without the stereotypical Haunted House gameplay saturating the adventure gaming market.
Why similar: Violent 79%, Adventure 21%
- #44 Chernomeat Survival Game
72% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2019
Dev: JAV_Studio
Windows
Vladi Meat needs your help to return to its original form, be calm because within the game you can build tools, weapons and consumables. To help you and Vladi Meat on your new adventure.
Why similar: Violent 81.3%, Adventure 18.7%
- #45 Hello Lady! - Complete Edition
66% matchVery Positive86% of 416 reviews2022
Dev: AKATSUKI-WORKSPub: NekoNyan Ltd.
Windows
Median: 7.4 hrsMean: 38.4 hrs≥1hr: 89%
It's the Dawn of a New Age- The 21st century has brought about its own slew of problems for society at large. Asa result, the most promising youths from around the world have been gathered and enrolled in Amakawa Noble Academy.
Why similar: Visual Novel 27.2%, Romance 20.5%, Mystery 19.1%, Violent 9.7%, Anime 9%
- #46 Spirit Hunter: Death Mark
70% matchVery Positive82% of 496 reviews2019
Dev: EXPERIENCEPub: Aksys Games
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 13.2 hrs≥1hr: 70%
A strange rumor is spreading through the shadows of Tokyo's H City: a mysterious disfigurement has been appearing on the bodies of certain individuals. Anyone who receives the Mark will rapidly die of unknown, horrifying causes. The countdown to death has already begun...
Why similar: Violent 46.9%, Visual Novel 29.2%, Adventure 16%, Anime 7.9%
- #47 Crimson Gray
70% matchVery Positive96% of 442 reviews2017
Dev: Sierra Lee
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 95%
John is a young man suffering from severe depression. As he loses his sense of purpose in life, he begins to see the world in unfocused gray. Just when he begins to lose all hope, John meets a girl... a very special girl.
Why similar: Violent 46.5%, Visual Novel 30.1%, Anime 14.3%, Casual 9.1%
- #48 Memories
72% match8 user reviews88% of 8 reviews2017
Dev: Revoked Studio
Windows
A third person double main character adventure-puzzle solving game.Figure out what they forgot and find a way out.
Why similar: Violent 81.3%, Adventure 18.7%
- #49 One Small Fire At A Time
71% matchVery Positive94% of 65 reviews2016
Dev: KidalangPub: Culture Select
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 98%
13-year-old Janis has "Magic Deficiency Disorder," a madness where one can't use magic in a very magic-oriented world. For her protection, she lives in a madhouse: a place where those with mental disorders can be safe from an unforgiving society.
Why similar: Visual Novel 42.5%, Casual 28.8%, Adventure 28.7%
- #50 Blue Bird
73% matchMixed49% of 51 reviews2017
Dev: Deadline Soft
Windows · Mac · Linux
Blue Bird is a Visual Novel following the lives of four youths. The protagonist, Karin, lost someone very dear to him in his childhood… Yet thanks to fate, he meets a young girl who will change his empty life and give it meaning. Be a part of this love story and help lead Karin to a bright future!
Why similar: Violent 66.1%, Visual Novel 22.8%, Anime 11.1%
- #51 The Imperial Capital Burns - Muv-Luv Alternative Total Eclipse
59% matchVery Positive97% of 86 reviews2023
Dev: aNCHOR Inc.
Windows
A prequel to Muv-Luv Alternative Total Eclipse which follows Takamura Yui and her friends during their time as surface pilot cadets.
Why similar: Visual Novel 26.2%, Violent 24.6%, Adventure 19.2%, Casual 16.5%, Anime 13.5%
- #52 Eternal Lore
71% matchMostly Positive70% of 44 reviews2017
Dev: Hitbear Studio
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Eternal Lore is a classic Action-RPG Game where the player can explore the world and dungeons while battling monsters and bosses, solving puzzles during the adventure and collect items to craft powerful equipment and gain access to even more powerful skills during your adventure.
Why similar: Adventure 100%
- #53 The 25th Ward: The Silver Case
68% matchVery Positive92% of 499 reviews2018
Dev: GRASSHOPPER MANUFACTURE INC.Pub: NIS America, Inc.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 9.8 hrs≥1hr: 85%
In the bayside area of Kanto, a murder with unknown motivations sets off a series of seemingly random events bringing together peculiar individuals, one of whom is detective Tokio Morishima. When their ambitions begin to collide, a truly shocking pattern emerges…
Why similar: Violent 42%, Visual Novel 27.1%, Mystery 15.7%, Adventure 15.2%
- #54 月影魅像-解放之羽-
65% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 3,736 reviews2019
Dev: AppliquePub: HIKARI FIELD
Windows
Median: 7.6 hrsMean: 72.9 hrs≥1hr: 91%
《月影魅像-解放之羽-》是由日本美少女游戏品牌Applique制作的一款悬疑传奇题材作品。本作由小田原箱根负责作画、桐月编写剧本、鹰石忍制作音乐。讲述了一个层层剥茧,需要完成十几种不同结局才能最终了解全貌的精彩故事。本作曾荣获萌系游戏大赏2017年度话题金奖。
Why similar: Visual Novel 28.6%, Violent 25.1%, Mystery 17%, Anime 11.9%, Adventure 9.3%
- #55 Lyset Core
55% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2025
Dev: Lyset Team
Windows
A horror visual novel set in a steampunk universe. Young Lyset finds herself wandering through a mysterious world of sentient machines. In her desperate search for her long-lost brother, she must choose between death and immortality.
Why similar: Violent 38.1%, Visual Novel 29.9%, Anime 16.3%, Adventure 11.3%, Casual 4.4%
- #56 Echoes of the Fey: The Fox's Trail
71% matchPositive82% of 28 reviews2016
Dev: Woodsy Studio
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Echoes of the Fey: The Fox's Trail is a visual novel that blends the magic of high fantasy and the mystery of a classic detective story. Play as Sofya Rykov, a private investigator with a secret of her own—the power to turn into a cat—as she searches for the truth behind a missing Leshin soldier.
Why similar: Visual Novel 42.4%, Adventure 34.2%, Casual 23.4%
- #57 Childhood Friends
65% matchMostly Positive76% of 37 reviews2021
Dev: OrcsoftPub: Sekai Project
Windows
Yukihisa was an ordinary student when his childhood friend, Shiho, proposes that they practice being boyfriend and girlfriend to gain confidence in their future relationships. What will they learn from this practice about themselves and each other?
Why similar: Visual Novel 32%, Romance 25.1%, Anime 14.8%, Adventure 14.6%, Casual 13.5%
- #58 AMANATSU+
60% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: AZARASHI SOFTWAREPub: Shiravune
Windows
A story of adventure and young love by fan-favorite developers AZARASHI SOFTWARE. The protagonist returns to his nostalgic yet somewhat unfamiliar hometown, reuniting with past friends, stirring old feelings, and even finding love over the course of this fleeting summer's dream.
Why similar: Visual Novel 29.9%, Romance 25.1%, Adventure 24.1%, Casual 20.9%
- #59 In the Midst of a Neverending Season
53% matchPositive94% of 49 reviews2025
Dev: Lopt softwarePub: Sekai Project
Windows
"Don't you want to experience a love like that some day?" As dreary days roll by, who should appear before Tokiha Sai but Emiya Hanabi, his childhood friend and first love, who he had alienated long ago. That is the start of a day that seems like a dream.
Why similar: Visual Novel 28.2%, Romance 26.5%, Anime 19%, Adventure 13.7%, Casual 12.5%