
It is a Japanese visual novel game. It is a game to read texts. Enjoy the story of anguish, conflict, dreams and hope. There is no branching depending on the choices, but you can have a rich story experience like a movie.
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It is a Japanese visual novel game. It is a game to read texts. Enjoy the story of anguish, conflict, dreams and hope. There is no branching depending on the choices, but you can have a rich story experience like a movie.

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Dive into a captivating standalone story in just an hour! Presenting the first installment of the "Handy Novel" series. Highly praised on smartphones, this acclaimed narrative is now ready for your enjoyment on Steam for PC/Mac!

終わりの鐘が鳴る前に Chapter3
「これは何を手にするために、何かを失う物語」 季節は変わり冬になる。死神の条件のために主人公、長谷部涼平は菅野雪乃への恋心を自覚するが、彼女の親友に想いを寄せられてしまい、今度は三角関係の当事者になってしまった。自分の未来を掴むためにも菅野雪乃との両思いを目指すことになるが…。青春群像劇ビジュアルドラマ三部作の最終章が遂に開幕!
Dive into a captivating standalone story in just an hour! Presenting the first installment of the "Handy Novel" series. Highly praised on smartphones, this acclaimed narrative is now ready for your enjoyment on Steam for PC/Mac!
Why similar: Text-Based 27%, Visual Novel 24.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 20.3%, Emotional 12.6%, Adventure 8.4%
「これは何を手にするために、何かを失う物語」 季節は変わり冬になる。死神の条件のために主人公、長谷部涼平は菅野雪乃への恋心を自覚するが、彼女の親友に想いを寄せられてしまい、今度は三角関係の当事者になってしまった。自分の未来を掴むためにも菅野雪乃との両思いを目指すことになるが…。青春群像劇ビジュアルドラマ三部作の最終章が遂に開幕!
Why similar: Text-Based 24.6%, Visual Novel 23.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19.9%, Drama 10.9%, Emotional 8.9%
「邂逅と追憶の果てに辿り着く未来」 前作から季節は変わり秋になる。死神の条件のために主人公、長谷部涼平は文化祭・修学旅行のイベントで菅野を幸せにしようと右往左往する…そこで、彼もまた過去に向き合うことになる。本作のテーマは「家族」、Chapter.1から大幅にボリュームアップしたChapter.2開幕!
Why similar: Text-Based 24.6%, Visual Novel 21%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.3%, Drama 12.1%, Emotional 10.9%
I dreamed of a girl. From then on, I saw her every day in my dreams. I don't know why it happened. I can only keep telling myself that it is all false, all illusion. But on the other hand, I fell in love with it.
Why similar: Visual Novel 31%, Text-Based 27.2%, Drama 18%, Emotional 15.4%, Singleplayer 4.3%
"Hira Hira Hihiru" is a visual novel set in a fictional Taishō Era. It tells the story of its two protagonists' struggle against Aerodema, a terrifying disease which brings the dead back to life.
Why similar: Visual Novel 30.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19.5%, Text-Based 19.2%, Drama 10.7%, Violent 7.8%
"retrospect" is a novel game consisting of five chapters. Trace the memories of the ghosts and learn about them. That is the only mourning you can do.
Why similar: Text-Based 28.5%, Visual Novel 27.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.6%, Drama 12.5%, Adventure 9.2%
怖すぎるにも ほどがある。新聞部は、夏休み前の学校新聞で「学校の七不思議」を特集することになった。七人の学生を集めて、彼らから怖い話を聞き、それを特集としてまとめるのだ。新聞部三年生の日野から命を受け、新入部員の坂上修一はその集会の聞き役を担当することになった。集会当日、放課後の新聞部部室に日野によって集められた七人の語り部と聞き役の坂上修一は初めて顔を合わせる。しかし、七人集められたはずの語り部は、何故か六人しかいなかった。七人目が姿を見せぬまま始まる七不思議の集会。七人目は、現れるのか。そして、この集会の終わりに待っているのは……。
Why similar: Text-Based 29.4%, Visual Novel 27.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 22.1%, Violent 9.4%, Adventure 9.3%
The day has finally come. The day that will determine on whether or not you'll be accepted as a reporter in hololive. And not just any reporter, but the exclusive reporter for Kureiji Ollie! What goes down on in the life of the zombie idol? Find out what it'll be like to spend Days with Ollie!
Why similar: Text-Based 26.9%, Visual Novel 25.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 22.9%, Drama 12.8%, Story Rich 5.2%
サウンドノベル「かまいたちの夜」シリーズ30周年を記念して、『かまいたちの夜×3』がSteamに登場! シリーズ3作目にして完結編となる本作には、『かまいたちの夜』『かまいたちの夜2』のメインストーリーも収録。 初めてシリーズを遊ぶ方でも登場人物たちの関係性や過去にあった事件を知ることができるので、安心してプレイできる。
Why similar: Text-Based 29.8%, Visual Novel 27%, Choose Your Own Adventure 22.5%, Adventure 9.5%, Violent 8.9%
Tetsuya Kai sneaks into school at night to pick up a forgotten item and is suddenly attacked by an unidentified monster. In a desperate pinch, he is saved by his classmate Tomomi Soshi.The mystery surrounding the "shikigami" that attacked him and saved him is explored.
Why similar: Visual Novel 31.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 23%, Text-Based 16.3%, Drama 11.5%, Adventure 8.4%
When the world is coming to an end, who would you want to speak to one last time? Schrödinger’s Call is a visual novel that lets you experience the pain and salvation of human connection, as if you were turning the pages of a picture book.
Why similar: Text-Based 26.8%, Visual Novel 21.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.8%, Emotional 12.1%, Drama 11.8%
-Change the past, create the future - A novel game about changing the past. What would the present be like if you could remove the regrets of that time? Rewrite the book that contains your past and create the future that you could not get. A new sensation ADV is now available from HaraPeko club.
Why similar: Visual Novel 26.4%, Text-Based 24.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19.6%, Drama 10%, Emotional 8.2%
Love remembers you. Even if you’ve forgotten.
Why similar: Text-Based 33.8%, Visual Novel 30%, Choose Your Own Adventure 25.9%, Adventure 6.8%, Singleplayer 3.5%
"Sign White" is a text visual novel set in a fictionalized medieval era. Send letters from your pigeon house to communicate with people for a limited period of time. Make connections to save people, listen to their worries, and participate in important decisions to change the fate of the world.
Why similar: Text-Based 31.8%, Visual Novel 28.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 24%, Adventure 10.2%, Singleplayer 2.6%
「彼は本当に精神疾患なのか?それとも……」 精神科医である道島(主人公)は、ある入院患者の担当を任される。母親を刺したというその少年は、 奇妙な幻聴の症状を抱えており……。貴方は神話生物の魔の手から逃れ、生き延びる事が出来るのか…!?
Why similar: Visual Novel 33.4%, Text-Based 22.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 21.5%, Violent 9.5%, Adventure 8.4%
【A ghost girl, is here.】Terau Mare is a shy girl moves to Tokyo to go to university, and her new house, Hakusan-so, is like an abandoned. As soon as she enters the room, Mare meets a ghost girl, Furuzaki Yuika. Yuika says, "I'm going to kick you out of here soon." But...
Why similar: Visual Novel 38.4%, Text-Based 36.1%, Adventure 10.6%, Story Rich 8.3%, Singleplayer 3.8%
Buried is a playable, interactive story told through stunning photos, a haunting soundscape, and gripping text. You play the role of Roger Hastings, a logger who awakens to find his friends missing, uncovering something that should have stayed hidden...
Why similar: Text-Based 38.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 22.8%, Visual Novel 21.4%, Adventure 9.7%, Indie 7.8%
Medical clerk Manami Sorano discovers a medical record of a non-existent patient. The next day at a hot spring inn, a murder occurs—the victim’s name matches the record. Coincidence or fate? Using her skills and medical records, she unravels the truth in this mystery adventure!
Why similar: Text-Based 31.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 30.3%, Visual Novel 28.8%, Adventure 6.8%, Singleplayer 2.4%
Having lost the meaning of life, Shionagi meets Ayana, who suffers from a certain illness. “Kidnap me from this boring everyday life.” He wishes to die. A girl promised death. A bittersweet summer kidnapping drama where they confront each other's “lives.”
Why similar: Visual Novel 33%, Text-Based 31.7%, Emotional 18.1%, Adventure 11.5%, Singleplayer 2.9%
人気コンカフェ「troisième(トロワジエム)」で。 嬢を送迎する「送りドライバー」として働く主人公はある日、店長から依頼を受ける。 「最近、どうにもウチの子たちの様子がヘンなの。どこか仕事に身が入っていないというか……」 「そこでアンタ、送りの時にそれとなく事情を聞き出してもらえないかしら?」 嬢たちの事情を暴き、 依頼を遂行するか?それとも禁断の愛を育むか……? 決断は、アナタの手に委ねられています……。
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 28.1%, Text-Based 27.3%, Visual Novel 27%, Drama 10.7%, Adventure 2.9%
A short atmospheric pixel-art story about the moment when a father, late at night, realizes his mistakes and remembers what truly matters. Inspired by a classic. Perfect for parents, sons, daughters, and anyone who knows the feeling of “what if…”.
Why similar: Text-Based 35.4%, Visual Novel 33.3%, Drama 13%, Emotional 11.5%, Indie 4.4%
Accuse and execute the owner of the werewolf card. It's a 5-minute round of a repeated death game in the werewolf genre.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 28.6%, Text-Based 27.7%, Visual Novel 27.4%, Violent 8.6%, Adventure 5.8%
『学校であった怖い話』の語り部、荒井昭二。 彼は一年の夏休み、友人の誘いを受けてとある牧場でアルバイトをする。 全編、荒井昭二で染まる耽美且つ狂気の世界に貴方の心は息つく間もなく犯される。
Why similar: Text-Based 26.9%, Visual Novel 24.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 20.2%, Violent 14.4%, Adventure 8.3%
Izumi, the demon girl you accidentally captured. A novel adventure game where you gradually connect hearts as you spend your days together with Izumi.
Why similar: Visual Novel 32.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 27.3%, Text-Based 25.7%, Adventure 11.6%, Singleplayer 2.7%
少女達の「最期の一日」を辿り、真相を紐解いていく
Why similar: Visual Novel 29.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 23.5%, Text-Based 23.3%, Emotional 10.6%, Adventure 9.5%
A clumsy, heartwarming visual novel featuring the slightly airheaded heroine Ryoko and her childhood friend Manabu.When Ryoko's well-meaning blunders go too far, even Manabu's most embarrassing secrets end up exposed to the whole class! It’s just another day of chaos and comedy at their high school.
Why similar: Text-Based 28.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 25.6%, Visual Novel 24.9%, Drama 7.6%, Emotional 6.5%
The first visual novel game of The Ancient Magus' Bride!
Why similar: Visual Novel 34.9%, Text-Based 29.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.5%, Adventure 9.3%, Story Rich 7.1%
A novel game about experiencing first love that begins in the rainy season.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 29%, Visual Novel 27.8%, Text-Based 18.7%, Drama 12%, Adventure 8.3%
エンディング数140種類以上!縦横無尽に広がりを見せる選択肢が恐怖の世界へ誘います。
Why similar: Text-Based 30.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 26.1%, Visual Novel 25.8%, Violent 9.7%, Adventure 4.9%
女性キャラ多めで全体的にキャラクターのあくが強いです。 テンポのいいテキストを心がけております。 オカルト、歴史、泣き、コメディ、バトル、ミステリ、恋愛少々、と様々な要素があり。
Why similar: Text-Based 26.9%, Visual Novel 23.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 20%, Drama 10.9%, Adventure 7.9%
An abandoned amusement park in a broken world. It was a paradise called "Lagoon" where children were self-sufficient. A boy working as a mercenary in "Lagoon" happened to meet a silver-haired girl. The wheels of their destiny begin to move.
Why similar: Visual Novel 32.9%, Text-Based 20.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.7%, Adventure 8.7%, Violent 8.3%
It is a digital novel set in a fictional city.
Why similar: Visual Novel 30.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 27.2%, Drama 14.8%, Violent 9.8%, Story Rich 6.5%
Enjoy your new life living with your brother's wife, who suddenly appeared.
Why similar: Visual Novel 29.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 24.6%, Text-Based 23.1%, Adventure 10.4%, Violent 9.8%
Discover the secrets held within the old House on 32, Dandelion Drift. In this classic Visual Novel you’ll find joy, hope, but also remorse and terror.
Why similar: Visual Novel 27.9%, Text-Based 23.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.8%, Drama 9%, Adventure 8.9%
When the past awakens, the future bleeds. A full length cinematic sci-fi mystery visual novel where augmented reality, history, AI technology and murder collide in the heart of Kyoto.
Why similar: Text-Based 44.7%, Visual Novel 40.8%, Adventure 10.5%, Singleplayer 4%
A short visual novel game in which a boy named Shiomi suddenly appears one day, and the protagonist, who recognizes him as an imaginary friend, converses with him to find out what happened between them.
Why similar: Visual Novel 35.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 23.3%, Emotional 19.1%, Story Rich 8.4%, Adventure 8.3%
Love Sphere is a Adventure told from a first-person perspective. Relive the dull middle-aged man's brief encounter.
Why similar: Visual Novel 28.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 24.2%, Text-Based 19.9%, Drama 12.7%, Adventure 9.9%
A stranger arrives at a quiet and isolated town... PIGBLUE.
Why similar: Text-Based 31.7%, Visual Novel 27.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 20.4%, Drama 10.6%, Adventure 4.2%
When night falls, she wanders into another world... Moonless Moon is a text-based adventure game following a girl as she travels through a variety of different worlds.
Why similar: Text-Based 30.4%, Visual Novel 24%, Choose Your Own Adventure 20.3%, Emotional 10.4%, Story Rich 6%
『NOAH: 2050』 is a 2D visual novel game that blends an adventure format where you can explore a school.
Why similar: Text-Based 27.8%, Visual Novel 27.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 22.1%, Drama 9.9%, Adventure 4.9%
is a story-driven adventure about a young woman who loses her balance in life after a major event and begins searching for her path again. Explore her daily moments, talk with people, and follow her journey toward finding answers.
Why similar: Visual Novel 28.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 20.7%, Text-Based 13.8%, Emotional 11.3%, Drama 10.9%
Spend a week at your uncle’s house in this short visual novel.From time to time, a special “Pursue” button will appear, guiding the story toward one of two endings.Approx. 30 minutes playtimeTwo possible endingsRated R12[Features]The “Pursue” button cannot be skipped.
Why similar: Visual Novel 31.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 26.5%, Text-Based 25.3%, Adventure 11.1%, Indie 2.7%
"Maybe...we all are deaf." This is a sweet-bitter story based on modern times. Also, this is a visual novel game with simple menu and using click or space bar to play, without no choice. Although, this game is not a simulation game only for love.
Why similar: Text-Based 35.5%, Visual Novel 34.2%, Drama 15.7%, Violent 9.7%, Indie 2.5%
The Trials of Ozymandias is a visual novel set in the high fantasy world of the kingdom of Johrotos. In the capitol city, Dassi, resides the most famous adventurer's guild in all the land: Talleh-Hoy. This is where your story begins.
Why similar: Text-Based 28.9%, Visual Novel 23.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 20.5%, Drama 10.4%, Emotional 9.8%
Electric Sleep is a pixel art interactive story. Explore a crumbling world through the perspective of different emotions.
Why similar: Text-Based 35.4%, Visual Novel 28.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 26.7%, Adventure 4.2%, Singleplayer 2.9%
全15話で送る都市伝説がテーマのオムニバスストーリー
Why similar: Text-Based 29.4%, Visual Novel 26.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 22.6%, Adventure 9.1%, Violent 8%
"Even though I knew this love was forbidden..." While the tragedy is being told, the girl's true love is revealed! Enjoy this crazy pure love drama with beautiful visuals and cute characters!
Why similar: Visual Novel 39.4%, Text-Based 25.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.9%, Emotional 8.2%, Adventure 7.5%
A man awoke by the lake with no memory. Guided by a pilgrim, he discovers he was once the sorcerer Merlin—and learns the truth about the "Saint" who sealed him away. A dark fantasy visual novel about unrequited love. Three endings await.
Why similar: Text-Based 29.8%, Visual Novel 28.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 24.2%, Adventure 9.7%, Story Rich 3.6%
“지애 쌤이랑 사귀고 싶지?”, "너랑 지애 쌤이 잘 될 수 있게 도와줄게.” ㅡ짝사랑을 좇아 멘토링 프로그램에 들어온 주인공. 그러나 그곳에서 만난 멘티 서희는 선생님과 맺어질 수 있게 돕겠다며 이상한 제안을 해오는데—서희의 제안 뒤에 숨겨진 진짜 의도는 무엇일까? 어딘가 수상한 4차원 소녀와 함께하는 예측 불가능한 연애 협동.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 29.7%, Visual Novel 28.6%, Text-Based 23.9%, Drama 7.9%, Adventure 5.8%
My second spring in high school. Surrounded by my dreamy upperclassman, that classmate I'm interested in, and my childhood friend who's a year younger than me. She's been in the search for a boyfriend who would look at her, and only her. The protagonist Chika decides to confess her feelings to……
Why similar: Visual Novel 32.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 27.4%, Text-Based 25.5%, Adventure 11.3%, Singleplayer 2.9%
"Riddle Me Bunny: Nonogram" is a charming Nonogram puzzle-adventure game . When Nono, a watchmaker's daughter, finds a mysterious headband called "Riddle Me Bunny," she meets Gram, a magical blue rabbit. Together they solve picture-logic puzzles to restore their village's vanishing scenery!
Why similar: Visual Novel 24%, Text-Based 22.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 20.2%, Emotional 12%, Drama 9.9%
In 2032, Tokyo scientists unveil Araraginium, the 257th element, capable of materializing matter and bringing back the deceased as Araragi Humans. Masakazu Tokimune, a Japanese high school student, grapples with daily life's blend of humor, intrigue, and love.
Why similar: Visual Novel 24.6%, Text-Based 22.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 21.1%, Drama 12.9%, Emotional 6.7%
Reformatted to 200 custom handmade pages, this Harlem Renaissance story employs the reader's mind exploring personas of race, gender, and capitalism. When Angela is prompted by society, this story explores her choices.
Why similar: Text-Based 37.4%, Visual Novel 33%, Drama 16.8%, Adventure 7.6%, Singleplayer 2.6%
A narrative-driven psychological visual novel where every floor of an elevator reveals a key moment from your past. Face your regrets, uncover forgotten memories, and make choices that shape your future. Will you find closure, or remain trapped in your own mind?
Why similar: Text-Based 35.3%, Visual Novel 30.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.9%, Drama 6.7%, Emotional 5.9%
お騒がせ少女たちが東南アジアで難民に!?「さぁたん」たちの地元・日本列島が沈没しちゃった。あれやこれやで「かがみ」がトゥクトゥク化!謎の小包を運ばされる一行に忍び寄る影とはいったい…?──「ORIGINAL VIDEOGAME of ASIA」略して「OVA」!もうネオ昭和とか関係ないけど腹をくくれ!
Why similar: Visual Novel 32.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 27.4%, Text-Based 26.2%, Adventure 7.9%, Singleplayer 2.8%
In this story, three troubled high school girls. The tale then shifts to his past, where he meets his destined partner, only to face her congenital heart disease. It’s a story of how each path leads to its own form of happiness.
Why similar: Text-Based 35.3%, Visual Novel 33.7%, Drama 20.5%, Adventure 8.3%, Singleplayer 2.2%
An adventure exploring two distinct types of information: conversation and memory. A district two stations away from the city, a night district who exude a atmosphere of alluring “Just listen to their desires, then do whatever you like.” —Told ya?
Why similar: Text-Based 30.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 28.3%, Visual Novel 27.3%, Adventure 5.3%, Story Rich 4.8%
“A meteorite will fall in three days. That's why I want to commit suicide proactively before then.” The girl who told me this upon our first meeting was someone I encountered on the school rooftop—a place that should have been off-limits.
Why similar: Text-Based 46%, Visual Novel 38.1%, Adventure 6%, Indie 5.2%, Singleplayer 4.7%
死後、白黒の世界に迷い込んだ「ぼく」は生前の記憶を取り戻す"旅"に出る。主人公の葬式から始まる、切なくて温かい成長譚。
Why similar: Visual Novel 30.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 25.8%, Text-Based 18.3%, Drama 10.8%, Adventure 10.3%
Guile Murdoch is ready to start his second university attempt at the admittedly strange Yumi University. Through chance encounters with various men, he is forced into a self discovery journey to prove he is NOT INTO ANY OF THEM IN THE SLIGHTEST!!!! AND HE'S TOTALLY NOT GAY!
Why similar: Text-Based 35.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 30.5%, Visual Novel 29.2%, Indie 2.5%, Singleplayer 2.5%