- #1 The World Well: Blood of Caro
97% matchVery Positive89% of 283 reviews2026
Dev: NimparthPub: 2P Games
Windows
The World Well: Blood of Caro is a cinematic dark fantasy visual novel where every choice reveals another piece of the truth. Join 4 and Noma as they journey through a vampire-ruled world filled with unforgettable characters, hidden secrets, and difficult decisions.
Why similar: Otome 17% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.2%, Alternate History 12.1%, LGBTQ+ 11.9%, Text-Based 11.3%
- #2 Junko's Part Time Job !!
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: dokiDebug
Windows
"Your choices have always mattered, please don't forget that." - A creepy-cute otome visual novel where you follow a loyal group of friends' descent into anomalies, magical girls and more! ♡
Why similar: Otome 20% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.8%, LGBTQ+ 11%, Text-Based 11%, Point & Click 10.4%
- #3 Bound By Fate - Cursed Soulmates
96% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: VeryFatCat and Friends
Windows · Mac · Linux
Break the cycle and find new love, or embrace your handsome (but creepy) Yandere soulmate in this horror romance visual novel.
Why similar: Otome 22.2% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 20.2%, Visual Novel 12.9%, Text-Based 12.7%, Horror 6.2%
- #4 Forever N Ever
95% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Lost Sanity Games
Windows
A horror-romance visual novel where your choices affect everything — and everyone. Keep your stalker in check and stay ahead of a killer who’s getting closer. Manipulate, protect, or dispose of your friends. Who can you trust when obsession and death are always watching?
Why similar: Otome 31.5% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.6%, LGBTQ+ 10.7%, Visual Novel 9.9%, Psychological Horror 7.5%
- #5 Chronicles of Taldun: The Remainder
94% matchVery Positive95% of 156 reviews2022
Dev: Square Weasel Studio
Windows · Linux
A dark fantasy tale where death is not the end but the path to the truth. Two magi trapped in a collapsing tower must unravel a deadly mystery. Each death reveals another piece of the puzzle that is their shared past and forbidden love. For fans of House in Fata Morgana and literary dark fantasy.
Why similar: Otome 25.6% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.8%, LGBTQ+ 12.8%, Text-Based 12.3%, Visual Novel 9.8%
- #6 Trapped with Jester
94% matchVery Positive94% of 1,595 reviews2022
Dev: AntaPub: Neoclassic Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
An unusual horror-themed Visual Novel about waking up in a carriage with a stranger… Whatever could go wrong?
Why similar: Otome 28.3% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.2%, Text-Based 12.4%, Visual Novel 10.9%, Psychological Horror 8.3%
- #7 Boyfriend Exorcist
93% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Pouncing TigerPub: Pouncing Tiger
Windows
You were meant to exorcise the ghost, not flirt with him! Choose your soulmate from ghost enthusiasts – dead or alive – and unravel the conspiracy lurking beneath the haunting in this exorcist dating sim.
Why similar: Otome 25.4% ★, LGBTQ+ 13.2%, Visual Novel 10.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.1%, Text-Based 8.6%
- #8 Reanimation Scheme
92% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Wind Chimes Games Limited
Windows · Mac · Linux
An otome game and romance visual novel. Step into the shoes of the necromancer, Raenelle. Meet a colorful cast of characters, fail to summon the spirits of the dead, unravel mysteries, and maybe — just maybe — fall in love.
Why similar: Otome 29.7% ★, LGBTQ+ 14.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14%, Text-Based 11.4%, Visual Novel 10.4%
- #9 Stay Alive For Me
91% matchPositive83% of 12 reviews2025
Dev: OneRoomFilms
Windows
Survive a gripping psychological thriller in this visual novel. Make critical decisions, face a disturbed captor, and experience multiple chilling endings.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 19.2%, Visual Novel 15%, Text-Based 11.7%, Psychological Horror 10.5%, Thriller 8.6%
- #10 TELLURICENE
91% matchVery Positive100% of 65 reviews2026
Dev: DEADline Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Love is deception, germinated in desperation. Fill the role of one of the nation's top researchers. You will have 10 days to study the rapidly spreading and mysterious new species to decide: friend or foe? The coming Telluricene rests in your hands.
Why similar: Otome 22.8% ★, Alternate History 13.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.6%, Point & Click 10.2%, Text-Based 9.7%
- #11 百目ノ花贄
90% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Kanmidoko (神海処)Pub: 株式会社リベロエンジニア
Windows · Mac
A Horror Otome Game Set in a Village of Otherworldly Rituals — Hyakume no Hananie Tokyo, 202X. On the day of your twentieth birthday, a single letter arrives. You don't recognize the sender's name, but the return address bears the name of a village that was supposed to have vanished...
Why similar: Otome 37% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.4%, Visual Novel 14.7%, Psychological Horror 6.7%, Multiple Endings 5%
- #12 Talk About Something in the Nowhere
89% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2026
Dev: Rhoddon-Byte
Windows · Mac · Linux
A short horror visual novel where you get to know your brand new self-aware in-game boyfriend and explore your relationship through Talking About Something in the Nowhere.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 24.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.4%, Visual Novel 13.3%, Text-Based 12.8%, Psychological Horror 11.3%
- #13 Flora Parasocial
89% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Laments_VN
Windows
Audiences connect to their favorite celebrities all the time. How does it affect these people when put into a game of life or death? Only time will tell.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 22.1%, LGBTQ+ 15.3%, Visual Novel 13.4%, Text-Based 8.8%, Horror 8.6%
- #14 TOY BOX
88% matchVery Positive86% of 51 reviews2024
Dev: DEADline Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
A pull-apart puzzle visual novel whose fragments stitch the story together.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 16%, Text-Based 14.6%, Point & Click 12.4%, Visual Novel 11.3%, Psychological Horror 8.1%
- #15 Tri City Monsters
86% matchVery Positive96% of 85 reviews2026
Dev: Studio Peaches
Windows · Mac · Linux
Tri City Monsters is a supernatural, monsterlovin' visual novel where you can romance and/or de-pants 3 demonic love interests. Navigate a dangerous urban jungle with their help and maybe you'll get a taste of what it means to be a monster.
Why similar: Otome 22.2% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.3%, Text-Based 12.4%, LGBTQ+ 11.7%, Visual Novel 9.8%
- #16 GEMINI SYNDRXME
87% matchNo user reviews
Dev: hatereallysPub: BRXKENVN
Windows · Linux
GEMINI SYNDRXME is a strange story about two twin girls: Mei and Aoi. Despite external similarity, their characters are absolute opposites.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 17.8%, Text-Based 14.2%, Visual Novel 13.6%, Psychological Horror 10.4%, Psychological 6.7%
- #17 Fetch Re;Quest
86% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2026
Dev: HollowmendPub: Soft Source
Windows · Linux
After successfully leading her friends through a one-shot TTRPG campaign, part-time barista and full-time gamer Flora now faces a new challenge… How can she possibly muster up the courage to tell her DM that she likes him?!
Why similar: Otome 30.4% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.7%, LGBTQ+ 15.2%, Visual Novel 9.7%, Multiple Endings 6.7%
- #18 Sweet Valentine Chocolatier
84% matchPositive91% of 35 reviews2026
Dev: VeryFatCat and Friends
Windows · Mac
A cozy, heartwarming visual novel in which you take a familiar face (boy or girl) on a romantic spring festival date. Customize your player character (femme or masc) and play several low-stakes mini games!
Why similar: Otome 31.3% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 19.9%, LGBTQ+ 12.2%, Visual Novel 11.8%, Text-Based 11.4%
- #19 Ravens Imaginary Friends
85% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Wacol Studios
Windows · Linux
A Yuri Visual Novel about a girl named Raven who wakes up after an accident to a life changing surprise. Her imaginary friends from when she was little have appeared in the real world and are deeply in love with her! Now she has to make a tough choice to fix this complicated love triangle.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 24%, Point & Click 15.7%, LGBTQ+ 15.5%, Visual Novel 15.2%, First-Person 7.6%
- #20 Another Story - an otome's path
83% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Sharuru+Zure
Windows · Mac · Linux
Trapped inside an otome game, Kyoko must choose: play the role of the protagonist Hana... or trust her own instincts to find her way back to reality? The choice is yours, forge your own path in Another Story.
Why similar: Otome 33.5% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 19.6%, Text-Based 14.4%, Visual Novel 13.1%, Multiple Endings 5.8%
- #21 OdiChat
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: LEAP Game Studios
Windows
Join a cozy chat server created by Odi! Share stories, laugh, make friends... or fall in love? ♡
Why similar: Otome 30.3% ★, LGBTQ+ 18.9%, Text-Based 12%, Visual Novel 10.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.3%
- #22 OZMAFIA!!
84% matchVery Positive82% of 691 reviews2016
Dev: Poni-Pachet SYPub: MangaGamer
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 13.2 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Enjoy a dramatic romance in this fairytale otome visual novel. Who will you decide to trust and fall in love with in this mysterious town where fairytales have become warring mafia famiglia? Explore this exciting world through a dozen routes and 20+ endings!
Why similar: Otome 29.8% ★, LGBTQ+ 11.4%, Visual Novel 10.4%, Text-Based 10.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.5%
- #23 Emberfate: Tempest of Elements
81% matchVery Positive98% of 144 reviews2023
Dev: Wind Chimes Games Limited
Windows · Mac · Linux
An immersive MMORPG-simulation chatroom based romance / otome visual novel. You are the leader of a raiding guild in the world's hottest MMORPG, Emberfate. Will you lead your guild to success in the newest raid — and perhaps find love along the way among your guildmates?
Why similar: Otome 33.7% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.5%, LGBTQ+ 11.4%, Visual Novel 11.2%, Text-Based 8%
- #24 Will Die Alone
82% matchMostly Positive76% of 67 reviews2022
Dev: Arianna Ravioli
Windows · Mac
Some memories aren't meant to stay. We are our memories and our experiences. What happens if you delete some of them? If you change your past and, thus, your future?
Why similar: Text-Based 18.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.7%, Point & Click 11.8%, Visual Novel 11.8%, LGBTQ+ 11.5%
- #25 Saintess of the Golden Bow
81% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Transparent Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Trapped in a time loop as the Saintess of the Golden Bow, every choice matters and every death is a second chance. Use knowledge from past timelines to unlock new paths and strengthen bonds in this otome visual novel. Can you rewrite fate, or are you bound to relive despair forever?
Why similar: Otome 34.3% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 16%, Visual Novel 13.1%, Text-Based 12.7%, LGBTQ+ 5.2%
- #26 The Community Notes Are Wrong
80% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Tenshi StudiosPub: Transparent Games
Windows
A bisexual singer goes viral after being caught kissing a man, shattering the image her fans built around her. Navigate fame, social media, biphobia, and messy romance in this otome/yuri visual novel.
Why similar: Otome 41.5% ★, LGBTQ+ 19.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 7.8%, Anime 6.4%, Text-Based 6.4%
- #27 Love & Legends
79% match6 user reviews85% of 12 reviews2026
Dev: UNICO INC.Pub: Voltage Inc.
Windows
In a heartbeat, the ordinary becomes legendary. Transported to a magical world and accused of being the Evil Witch Queen, you must choose your protector from 7 heroes. A fantasy romance Visual Novel featuring complete Main Stories through Season 5.
Why similar: Otome 26.2% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 21.4%, LGBTQ+ 16.9%, Visual Novel 13.8%, Text-Based 11.2%
- #28 Pyreside Waltz
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Inkethic
Windows
A fantasy-romance visual novel featuring a not-quite-human cast, shown with animated sprites and painted backgrounds.
Why similar: Otome 31.8% ★, LGBTQ+ 17.8%, Visual Novel 12.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.7%, Text-Based 10.7%
- #29 Drops of Death
78% matchVery Positive92% of 102 reviews2025
Dev: Snowhaven Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
A murder mystery visual novel with a romantic twist. The killer is randomly chosen at the start of each playthrough, and you may unknowingly fall in love with them. How will your story come to its end? Will you bring the killer to justice, fall in love with them, or die at their hands?
Why similar: Otome 25.4% ★, LGBTQ+ 17.6%, Visual Novel 13.6%, Thriller 8.3%, Text-Based 7.8%
- #30 Sharehouse
78% match6 user reviews100% of 6 reviews2026
Dev: Team Nyxian
Windows
An otome horror visual novel set in a mysterious sharehouse filled with strange rules. Forge bonds with your fellow housemates as you unravel the secrets hidden within the house, where breaking the rules may mean losing more than your life.
Why similar: Otome 25% ★, Visual Novel 14.1%, LGBTQ+ 12.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11%, Horror 7.9%
- #31 Deadly Obsession
77% matchPositive90% of 31 reviews2026
Dev: Oni Okami Studios
Windows
A psychological horror visual novel where you’re kidnapped by an obsessed captor—your choices determine whether you escape or fall into his twisted love.
Why similar: Otome 15.4% ★, Visual Novel 14.7%, Psychological Horror 10.6%, LGBTQ+ 9.8%, Psychological 9.7%
- #32 Folie Fatale
77% matchVery Positive86% of 2,697 reviews2024
Dev: Kanmidoko (神海処)Pub: 346lab Localization
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 84%
All capture targets are mentally "Jirai"(landmine)!? Meet these eccentric boys, reveal the truth beneath in this Psycho-love-horror VN!
Why similar: Otome 35% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.8%, Visual Novel 12.1%, Psychological Horror 9.5%, Thriller 8.3%
- #33 Neve
75% matchVery Positive99% of 72 reviews2026
Dev: Michelle SantosPub: Ritus Studio
Windows
Neve is a non-linear interactive fiction in which your decisions can completely change the course of story. Manage your team, race against time and unravel the mysteries surrounding your ship's crash in this suffocating retrofuturistic thriller that will have you hooked from the first second.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 14.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.2%, Point & Click 11.6%, Visual Novel 9.6%, Thriller 8.5%
- #34 Glitch
76% matchPositive92% of 38 reviews2025
Dev: Bulbo Games
Windows
Glitch is an intense and surreal narrative experience, drawn entirely by hand, that will make you question reality with every choice and each of the 26 endings that unlock the special and definitive conclusion!
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 17.1%, Visual Novel 16.6%, Text-Based 15.4%, Point & Click 14.7%, Psychological Horror 11.5%
- #35 Momo Don't Leave
74% matchPositive92% of 13 reviews2026
Dev: VAINSANE
Windows · Mac · Linux
Return to a town that never changed… and a friend who's supposed to be dead. A psychological horror visual novel about memory and the cost of refusing to move forward.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 18.8%, Visual Novel 16.8%, Point & Click 15.8%, Psychological Horror 12.2%, Horror 6.3%
- #36 VT Harmony
76% matchMixed61% of 17 reviews2023
Dev: Yun Seven
Windows
Play as VT, a lonely TV-boy who seeks solitude until the sudden message from a strange bunny named IV. Discover the different endings of this cozy visual novel.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 19.3%, Point & Click 15.2%, Text-Based 15.2%, Visual Novel 14.3%, Psychological Horror 10.6%
- #37 Monologin
74% matchPositive92% of 12 reviews2026
Dev: VAINSANE
Windows · Mac · Linux
A directionless night-shift worker clings to a dying MMORPG, a legendary White Unicorn mount, and the belief that old games are more "real" in this short psychological horror visual novel about escapism and being left behind.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 21%, Visual Novel 16.6%, Point & Click 13.9%, Psychological Horror 11.4%, Horror 6.4%
- #38 TAISHO x ALICE episode 2
75% matchVery Positive86% of 710 reviews2020
Dev: PrimulaPub: pencil
Windows
Median: 7.4 hrsMean: 8.3 hrs≥1hr: 86%
DUALICE(TAISHO x ALICE episode II) is a fairytale visual novel in which YOU must save your Prince Charming! You will take on the role of the fairytale heroine in order to rehabilitate your chosen love interest and guide him to his "happily ever after"!
Why similar: Otome 48.8% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 22.8%, Visual Novel 15.4%, Anime 6.9%, Story Rich 5.5%
- #39 Romance of a Demon Kingdom's Fall
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: LuxStreetlight
Windows
In a fantasy world, play as a girl who rebelled against a group of demonic rulers, searching for all truths about the royal House, and about her heart.
Why similar: Otome 37.6% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.6%, Text-Based 13.9%, Visual Novel 12.9%, Multiple Endings 6%
- #40 Love You To Pieces
73% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2026
Dev: SoulsofteaPub: Soulsoft
Windows · Mac · Linux
"Love You To Pieces" is a Horror/Slasher Visual Novel thematically centered around Valentine's Day. Featuring elements of grind-house, choose-your-own-adventure and mystery. Can you or any of your friends survive this bloody love fest?
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 21.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19.1%, Visual Novel 15.3%, Horror 12.7%, Psychological Horror 9.7%
- #41 The Moonless Bell - BL
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: nonstopbl
Windows
A dark Korean historical BL visual novel about a blind spirit-seer, a possessed nobleman, and the bell that rings on moonless nights.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 20.7%, Visual Novel 16.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.2%, Text-Based 13.5%, Thriller 11%
- #42 Sifting Thyme - an otome game inspired by culinary shows
72% matchPositive92% of 24 reviews2024
Dev: Nochi Studios
Windows · Mac
An otome visual novel where you choose your romance with an attractive boy in culinary school. A perfectly delectable romance for foodies.
Why similar: Otome 32.9% ★, LGBTQ+ 20.7%, Text-Based 13.7%, Visual Novel 12.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 6.2%
- #43 Cooking Companions 2: Dread Weight
71% matchVery Positive87% of 182 reviews2024
Dev: Deer Dream Studios
Windows · Mac
Trapped in a crumbling mansion, it’s up to you to outsmart and outlast an ancient witch hunting you down. Scavenge for items to set traps, solve puzzles and discover hidden secrets to avoid your demise. Don’t be scared: encounters with ghosts are rewarded in this horror visual novel.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 17.8%, Alternate History 16.1%, Visual Novel 12.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.3%, Horror 8.9%
- #44 キズツケ kizutsuke
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 852話
Windows
To escape, you must hurt someone. KIZUTSUKE is a psychological suspense visual novel about four young men trapped together. Read their conversations, make difficult choices, and discover four endings.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 22.3%, Text-Based 18%, Visual Novel 14.9%, Psychological Horror 9.2%, Choices Matter 6.4%
- #45 Pre-Odyssey: Love at First Quack
71% matchPositive95% of 42 reviews2025
Dev: AntaPub: Neoclassic Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
She’s a princess beloved by ducks. He’s a notorious king of schemes. A romantic fragment from a 3000-year old EPIC, retold as an Otome visual novel… but with ducks somehow added to the mix.
Why similar: Otome 34.9% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 16%, Text-Based 12.5%, Visual Novel 12%, Choices Matter 6%
- #46 Alaris
69% matchVery Positive98% of 89 reviews2026
Dev: Crescence Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Discover secrets long forgotten, and nurture relationships waiting to bloom. In a game inspired by the lore of Dragon and Fae, make choices that can shape your story, relationships, and even personality. Will you be brave, kind, wise, charismatic? Only you know the answer to your fate.
Why similar: Otome 29.9% ★, LGBTQ+ 16.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13%, Visual Novel 10.8%, Text-Based 10%
- #47 Sibling Souls
70% matchMixed58% of 12 reviews2025
Dev: Lola Piaoliang
Windows · Mac · Linux
Year 2147: In a city where androids and vampires rule, you're caught in the crossfire. Searching for your lost twin, who will you trust - and what are you willing to sacrifice? Every choice decides your fate - for better or worse - within this dark visual novel with multiple endings.
Why similar: Otome 29% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.6%, Visual Novel 9.2%, Text-Based 8.8%, Horror 7.8%
- #48 Make Moku Proud
70% match8 user reviews88% of 8 reviews2026
Dev: VAINSANE
Windows · Mac · Linux
Uncover the truth behind a broken ritual in Make Moku Proud... a psychological visual novel where guilt and obedience, and what it means to make Moku proud, shape the fate of a witness watching his companions disappear.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 18.6%, Visual Novel 17.9%, Psychological Horror 13%, Point & Click 11.9%, Horror 11.1%
- #49 3Paths
70% matchMostly Positive79% of 14 reviews2025
Dev: Trturist
Windows
A game about the path you're on, and what you're really doing with your life.
Why similar: Text-Based 14.5%, Visual Novel 14.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.4%, Psychological 10.2%, Psychological Horror 9.5%
- #50 Comet Angel
69% matchPositive100% of 18 reviews2025
Dev: Cross Couloir
Windows · Mac · Linux
Comet Angel is a sci-fi yuri narrative adventure with point and click puzzles. Join teenagers Izzy and Nat on an emotional journey of self-discovery and acceptance as they make humanity's first-ever alien contact.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 19.3%, Point & Click 15.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.7%, Text-Based 14.4%, Visual Novel 12%
- #51 Memories of Tomorrow
71% match7 user reviews86% of 7 reviews2021
Dev: Digital Bard Games
Windows
A Slice-of-life Anime Visual Novel about 4 friends trying to recapture old feelings. Has multiple story branches and endings.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 18.8%, Text-Based 14.4%, Visual Novel 12.9%, Horror 9.2%, Psychological Horror 7.7%
- #52 Arcadia Fallen II
67% matchVery Positive99% of 203 reviews2026
Dev: Galdra Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
In this sequel to the award-winning roleplay visual novel, Arcadia Fallen, you play as a senior student at the Seven Winds Academy. Choose from three different magical disciplines, and let your choices shape the personality of your character as you navigate school life during a time of great change.
Why similar: Otome 28.9% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.9%, LGBTQ+ 14.1%, Visual Novel 11.8%, Text-Based 11.5%
- #53 Samuda Interval
68% matchNo user reviews2030
Dev: Tomuwa Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Samuda Interval is a visual novel, slice-of-life, murder mystery & supernatural game. You play the daily life of Park Haewon or Park Sae-il, a college freshman attending classes, working part-time jobs, and meeting new people. Solving the serial kidnapping & murder case is your highest priority.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 19.7%, LGBTQ+ 16.7%, Otome 14.5% ★, Point & Click 14.2%, Visual Novel 13.4%
- #54 HeartWare
68% matchMostly Positive71% of 34 reviews2024
Dev: Sabiá Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Yours decisions matters, leading to multiple unique endings that reflect your influence on Iris’s fate.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 24.6%, Visual Novel 16.6%, Point & Click 16.4%, Text-Based 15.2%, Choices Matter 6.3%
- #55 NO MORE WORK FOR ITO
66% matchPositive95% of 37 reviews2026
Dev: Poética Software
Windows · Mac · Linux
Trapped in a cursed office overnight, you must uncover a hidden password before morning... while reality distorts, blood seeps through the walls, and something watches you. Explore branching paths, face strange encounters, and survive this psychological horror visual novel.
Why similar: Visual Novel 17.5%, Point & Click 16.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.4%, Psychological Horror 11.7%, Psychological 10.8%
- #56 Guardian of the future
69% matchMostly Positive79% of 39 reviews2021
Dev: Lotos Project
Windows · Mac · Linux
In this fantasy visual novel, you will play as Miyuri, the heiress of the great Bakuto clan of adherents to ancient martial arts. She has inherited a very important ability from her deceased mother: a mysterious power that would help save the world.
Why similar: Otome 36.3% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.3%, Visual Novel 13.6%, Text-Based 10.3%, Anime 6.6%
- #57 私のリアルは充実しすぎている フルボイス版
67% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 5,499 reviews2022
Dev: TetraScopePub: HotchPotch K.K.
Windows
Median: 7.4 hrsMean: 20.2 hrs≥1hr: 81%
顔良し、頭良し、性格良し。 完全無欠のリア充女子が送るドタバタラブコメディ!(たぶん)
Why similar: Otome 41.6% ★, Text-Based 14.2%, Visual Novel 11.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.4%, Multiple Endings 5.4%
- #58 1999TOKOYO Building
67% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: 常夜不動産Pub: KODANSHA
Windows
1999. The protagonist, a boy named Akira, finds himself lost in the TOKOYO Building—an indoor amusement park filled with secrets and eerie rumors. There, he begins living and working alongside its peculiar staff, but... Did you know? People disappear in the TOKOYO Building.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 22%, Visual Novel 16.7%, Point & Click 16.2%, Horror 8.5%, Psychological 7.2%
- #59 The Elevator Game with Catgirls
68% matchVery Positive100% of 109 reviews2022
Dev: NoBreadStudio
Windows · Linux
Kirin plays the elevator game and disappears. Will her girlfriend, Asahi, be able to find her? The Elevator Game with Catgirls is a horror visual novel with point-and-click elements, inspired by the Korean urban legend, Elevator to Another World.
Why similar: Visual Novel 19.5%, Point & Click 14.7%, Psychological Horror 13.1%, Horror 12.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.1%
- #60 Velvet Bite: Softly, with Teeth
67% matchMixed53% of 96 reviews2025
Dev: EVERIUM
Windows · Mac
You've been invited to a Halloween party! Yay! Music! Food! Drinks! Vampires! Wait. VAMPIRES!? Velvet Bite: Softly, With Teeth is a Romantic Visual Novel featuring 6 romanceable vampires.
Why similar: Otome 33.5% ★, LGBTQ+ 19.6%, Visual Novel 14.1%, Text-Based 8.1%, Anime 5.8%