- #1 十三月のふたり姫/The 13th month
97% matchMostly Negative33% of 21 reviews2022
Dev: Kobayashimaru LLC
Windows
The famous fairy tale “Sleeping Beauty” is completely reimagined and redesigned as Visual Novel… With a demonic imagination and originality.
Why similar: Drama 29.2%, Dark Fantasy 26.8%, Visual Novel 19.3%, Hand-drawn 6.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 6.3%
- #2 Hira Hira Hihiru
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 902 reviews2023
Dev: BA-KUPub: ANIPLEX.EXE
Windows
Median: 5.7 hrsMean: 10.6 hrs≥1hr: 69%
"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 25.8%, Drama 19.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.8%, Text-Based 10.5%, Choices Matter 7.5%
- #3 Melancholic Night
96% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2026
Dev: Witches Hat
Windows
A visual novel about returning home. That is, trying to get home. After all, your home is no longer there. You could say that it is actually about drinking in a bar and talking to strange people.
Why similar: Visual Novel 21.3%, Drama 18.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16%, Anime 12.3%, Hand-drawn 9.2%
- #4 The Tales of Bayun
95% matchMostly Positive76% of 207 reviews2023
Dev: FlyinDogs
Windows
Can a flat world resting on the backs of three demon bears live in peace? Of course not! Immerse yourself in the universe of the dark Slavic legends, explore the characters' stories and make difficult choices that affect the course of events. Bayun the Cat will help you. If you're lucky, that is.
Why similar: Drama 24.1%, Dark Fantasy 22.8%, Visual Novel 14.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12%, Choices Matter 8.5%
- #5 10:16
94% matchVery Positive87% of 107 reviews2023
Dev: Catsket
Windows · Mac · Linux
To get to heaven, you must climb the Nine Circles of Hell. But you might never make it to the depths.
Why similar: Visual Novel 21%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.4%, Text-Based 14.1%, Dark Fantasy 11.9%, Narration 11.4%
- #6 Drowning Song of the Stagnant Sea
93% matchPositive86% of 50 reviews2026
Dev: 空想の工房Pub: Waku Waku Games
Windows
A dark fairy tale set in the deep sea. The fated encounter between a sea monster and a human forever changes their lives in this visual novel. Contains platonic yuri.
Why similar: Dark Fantasy 25%, Visual Novel 22.8%, Drama 15.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.4%, Text-Based 9.4%
- #7 NSG
94% matchPositive94% of 31 reviews2022
Dev: Studio Kraken
Windows · Mac · Linux
NSG tells a story about Hugo, on his last year as a high school student, while he confronts the great dilemma of choosing a career. He dreams about making a movie and needs to decide between his dream and financial stability.
Why similar: Drama 32.2%, Visual Novel 19.8%, Anime 13.5%, Narration 12%, Choices Matter 8.5%
- #8 Double Date Dilemma
92% matchPositive89% of 36 reviews2026
Dev: ANIMPub: Shiravune
Windows
In this visual novel with E-mote animated sprites by veteran studio ANIM, after trying and failing to have children, the Kajiuras decided to attend a relationship seminar to fix the problem. There they meet the Sonadas and as the sessions continue, their lives begin to entwine more and more...
Why similar: Drama 32.8%, Visual Novel 30.1%, Anime 19.4%, Choices Matter 8.9%, Casual 6.7%
- #9 Porcelana
91% matchPositive91% of 32 reviews2022
Dev: Pandita Studio
Windows · Linux
Isabella, your classmate, is someone you were never close to but someone you certainly noticed. One day however, you notice that Isabella stopped coming to class. You start to discover how important you were to her despite never even having a conversation with her before.
Why similar: Drama 28.3%, Visual Novel 21.2%, Anime 14.1%, Narration 9.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 6%
- #10 Fate is not a line
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: samet bozbıyıkPub: pixel include
Windows
Fate is not a line is a visual novel game where your choices shape destinies. With 40+ decisions, 4 unique perspectives, and 25+ endings, every playthrough reveals new truths. Defy fate, face moral dilemmas, and uncover the secrets of the Arbiter of Fate.
Why similar: Visual Novel 21.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19.5%, Text-Based 15.5%, Dark Fantasy 12.2%, Anime 8.8%
- #11 Welcome to the Sharehouse! ~ domestic life with three cute girls~
90% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Habom StudioPub: Studio Elysian
Windows
Your story of living in a sharehouse with three beautiful girls!
Why similar: Drama 19.5%, Visual Novel 18.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.2%, Anime 11.6%, Hand-drawn 9.2%
- #12 A Maiden's Serenade
89% matchPositive100% of 18 reviews2025
Dev: fengPub: Sekai Project
Windows
The Mermaid Festival is an annual festival that takes place in the coastal town of Suminoe and on the night of the festival, Takumi meets a girl with a beautiful singing voice. From this chance encounter, Takumi's daily life slowly begins to change. The 7th project by developer, feng.
Why similar: Drama 31.6%, Visual Novel 26.5%, Anime 16.6%, Text-Based 9.4%, Multiple Endings 6.5%
- #13 Sunlit Journey: The Town
89% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2026
Dev: xuefengfeiwu
Windows
Sunlit Journey: The Town Small Town is a short, heartwarming visual novel. As the opening chapter of an ongoing series, it centers on gentle everyday life and tells a tender encounter set in a quiet small town.
Why similar: Drama 30.2%, Visual Novel 25.8%, Anime 15.8%, Text-Based 13.2%, Casual 7.9%
- #14 Wish You All The Best
88% matchVery Positive91% of 55 reviews2025
Dev: happiness临时制作组Pub: 灵虚之幽
Windows
On a winter afternoon, she sees that familiar face again. But what does it matter? He was never hers to keep...
Why similar: Drama 31.8%, Visual Novel 26.6%, Anime 17.2%, Hand-drawn 15%, Casual 8.5%
- #15 無垢を裂く
87% matchPositive100% of 10 reviews2024
Dev: car10game
Windows
A novel game about experiencing first love that begins in the rainy season.
Why similar: Visual Novel 24.5%, Drama 23.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 22.8%, Anime 15.1%, Text-Based 10.6%
- #16 Tales From The Under-Realm: Lilith
86% matchPositive100% of 16 reviews2024
Dev: Winter Wolves
Windows · Linux
The archwizards are out of control, running a witch hunt all over Aravorn. Will the three heroines put an end to it? Fight evil wizards, find romance and unlock different endings in this dark fantasy yuri visual novel.
Why similar: Drama 23.9%, Dark Fantasy 19.4%, Visual Novel 17.1%, Anime 12.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 7.8%
- #17 Return to ...
86% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2025
Dev: kupstudio
Windows
A loop-based text adventure where turn-based combat, exploration, and branching choices drive a haunting journey through death and memory.
Why similar: Visual Novel 20.8%, Dark Fantasy 20.2%, Text-Based 19.9%, Medieval 12.4%, Multiple Endings 8.8%
- #18 Princess of the Tomb
85% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Little Snake Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
A dark romance visual novel inspired by Yin and Yang, where your choices determine the path of light (Yang) or darkness (Yin). Explore a fantasy world inspired by Vietnamese horror folklore as a princess, entrusting your fate to 5+ love interests, each with their own dangerous ambitions.
Why similar: Drama 21.4%, Dark Fantasy 17.6%, Visual Novel 17.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.3%, Text-Based 12.8%
- #19 Putrika 1st.cut:The Reason She Must Perish
84% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 523 reviews2024
Dev: トトメトリ
Windows
"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 33.9%, Anime 16.3%, Text-Based 14.1%, Dark Fantasy 12.6%, Medieval 8.3%
- #20 Putrika 2nd.cut:For the Exquisite Attire
84% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: トトメトリ
Windows
Is cutting down a young girl a sin, or a salvation? In the Haku-a Church where pure love and jealousy collide, a young gem-craftsman is forced to choose—to let her live, or to end her life.
Why similar: Visual Novel 24.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.6%, Dark Fantasy 16.9%, Text-Based 12.8%, Anime 12.3%
- #21 The Tiny World
82% matchPositive96% of 23 reviews2025
Dev: Remus
Windows
The Tiny World is a drama visual novel. A New Year's story about a long separation from home, family, friends, and tears freezing in the cold.
Why similar: Drama 28.5%, Visual Novel 22.6%, Anime 11.6%, Hand-drawn 8.7%, Text-Based 8.2%
- #22 Harukuru HD. - Spring has come true? -
82% matchPositive90% of 20 reviews2025
Dev: SUMIKKO-SOFTWAREPub: Sekai Project
Windows
HD enhanced version of Harukuru. - Spring has come true? A Certain Situation. Of course, even if I put it that way there’s no way I can explain the situation I’m in… Thus is the start of a story unlike any other about a guy and 4 girls and the daily life they find themselves in.
Why similar: Drama 31.7%, Visual Novel 27.7%, Anime 17%, Text-Based 10.1%, Choices Matter 8.5%
- #23 Remembering Emily - Mystery visual novel
81% matchPositive85% of 20 reviews2025
Dev: Tortita Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Relive Thomas’s memories in this mystery-filled visual novel. What really happened to Emily? Make choices, explore different versions of events, and uncover two complementary endings that reveal the full truth.
Why similar: Drama 25.4%, Visual Novel 20.9%, Text-Based 16.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.2%, Multiple Endings 6.6%
- #24 Plum Bun Reformatted
83% matchNo user reviews2022
Dev: Christopher Booth
Windows
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: Drama 29.4%, Visual Novel 26.6%, Narration 21.4%, Text-Based 19.3%, Casual 2.4%
- #25 Iris Odyssey
81% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Eisnid
Windows
Iris Odyssey is a text-based adventure game. In the heart of Shibuya, an orphaned girl searching for her family and a magical crime investigator are brought together by fate. Their journey will challenge them and spark a battle against unimaginable forces. A modern fantasy adventure begins.
Why similar: Drama 24.8%, Visual Novel 20.8%, Dark Fantasy 20.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16%, Anime 13.1%
- #26 Yua's Yuri Office
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: DiaWee Games
Windows
Yua's Yuri Office is a Visual Novel in which you play as Yua, just returning to the office after things have been shut down for an extended period. Yua is determined to take full advantage of this fresh start to improve her life. Will she pursue friendship, romance, or just focus on her work?
Why similar: Drama 24.5%, Visual Novel 24.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.2%, Anime 14%, Casual 7%
- #27 Findme ~30才の夢追い人~
80% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2022
Dev: 三ノ宮グループPub: Blue Moon
Windows
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.
Why similar: Visual Novel 30.1%, Drama 24.6%, Text-Based 20.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.2%, Violent 7.4%
- #28 Tiny Snow
79% matchVery Positive94% of 4,167 reviews2019
Dev: #workshopPub: NVLMaker
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 59.6 hrs≥1hr: 83%
On the snowy mountain, in the wooden hut, we are tied together by the world. She and "I" can only love each other, we cannot be separated. Is this free affection, or manipulated love? A short visual novel with multiple endings, "Tiny Snow", a story with two girls, and you who know what love is.
Why similar: Visual Novel 35.6%, Drama 30.4%, Anime 15.9%, Multiple Endings 8.3%, Violent 5.9%
- #29 One Step To Paradise
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Vovel Novel
Windows
You are about to dive into the adventures of the main hero: pilot-engineer Henry Morgan! The adventure is truly dangerous, but at the same time very passionate and full of love! An intriguing plot with unexpected twists that will leave you craving for more!
Why similar: Drama 27.5%, Visual Novel 22.3%, Anime 15.2%, Text-Based 14.3%, Hand-drawn 9.7%
- #30 KAMITSUBAKI CITY REGENERATE
76% matchVery Positive95% of 511 reviews2025
Dev: KAMITSUBAKI STUDIO
Windows
Answer the summons to the parallel world of "Kamitsubaki City" and meet a cast of colorful characters as you set out on a quest to save this city from the brink of destruction in this dark-fantasy sci-fi visual novel!
Why similar: Dark Fantasy 31.9%, Visual Novel 24.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 20.3%, Multiple Endings 11.6%, Anime 8.7%
- #31 Akaneiro ni Somaru Saka
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: fengPub: Sekai Project
Windows
Nagase Junichi's life takes an unexpected turn when his fiancée, Katagiri Yuuhi transfers to his school but what would be a happy reunion crumbles due to a misunderstanding. Will this be an end to Junichi's formally peaceful, school life?
Why similar: Drama 30.6%, Visual Novel 30%, Anime 18.2%, Choices Matter 9.2%, Multiple Endings 6.8%
- #32 The Trials of Ozymandias
78% matchNo user reviews2024
Dev: Golden Axolotl Studios
Windows · Mac
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: Visual Novel 21.1%, Drama 20%, Text-Based 16.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.1%, Anime 12.4%
- #33 VT Harmony
77% 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: Visual Novel 20.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.9%, Text-Based 13%, Narration 11.2%, Drama 9.8%
- #34 Devil Apartment
75% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: L.S. Frei
Windows
Hello, Jake. Welcome to the game.
Why similar: Drama 26.2%, Visual Novel 20.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.6%, Anime 13.7%, Multiple Endings 7.4%
- #35 Days With Ollie
75% matchMostly Positive70% of 77 reviews2024
Dev: PT. Global Digital ArthaPub: hololive Indonesia
Windows
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: Drama 27.3%, Visual Novel 24.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 20%, Text-Based 16.8%, Choices Matter 8.2%
- #36 My Egg Girls: A Gentle Story
73% match2 user reviews0% of 2 reviews2026
Dev: HUMAN SIMULATE
Windows
Spend 100 days living with two “Egg Girls” in a gentle, bittersweet romance visual novel where four emotions—Affection, Empathy, Comfort, and Tension—gradually shape dialogue, distance, events, and endings.
Why similar: Drama 20.2%, Visual Novel 19.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.4%, Text-Based 12.2%, Anime 9.9%
- #37 Shadow of the Moonlight
74% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Tinelis
Windows · Mac · Linux
A short, emotionally intense dark fantasy visual novel set in a medieval world. You are the privileged son of a wealthy family, seeking revenge, even if it means becoming an outlaw. Will you dare to face your weakness and strength? How far will you go to find your true enemy? Survive… if you can.
Why similar: Dark Fantasy 21.8%, Drama 19.7%, Visual Novel 19.3%, Anime 12.7%, Medieval 12.5%
- #38 Last Stanza
76% matchPositive80% of 10 reviews2018
Dev: InnocenceイノセンスPub: Sunnaware
Windows · Mac · Linux
Last Stanza is a slice of life, dramatic visual novel that deals with the consequences of a tragic event from different perspectives.
Why similar: Visual Novel 38.5%, Drama 32%, Anime 23.4%, Casual 6.2%
- #39 ThroneBreaker
73% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2025
Dev: Kingdoms Games
Windows
You play whose family was executed under the orders of a ruthless king Through years of cunning strategy and dangerous alliances, you lead a rebellion and seize the throne for yourself. But the crown is no sanctuary. Years later, just as you begin to rebuild the realm an assassin’s blade finds you.
Why similar: Visual Novel 28.5%, Drama 18.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.3%, Medieval 14.7%, Multiple Endings 11.1%
- #40 Grisaia Phantom Trigger Vol.8
74% matchVery Positive92% of 104 reviews2022
Dev: FrontwingPub: Frontwing USA
Windows
At last, an all-out war is at hand. The battle against the religious organization, The Fatal Answer (TFA), has entered its final phase, with CIRS and SORD preparing to send all of their troops into TFA's stronghold.
Why similar: Visual Novel 26.9%, Drama 21.3%, Anime 17.5%, Narration 10.7%, Multiple Endings 6.7%
- #41 Arderico's Journey
73% match7 user reviews100% of 7 reviews2024
Dev: Digital Masquerade
Windows
Set off on an exciting swashbuckling quest in this classic Fantasy Choose Your Own Adventure! Meet charming characters, fight dangerous foes, and uncover a nefarious intrigue. Experience seamless and reactive storytelling. Prove your innocence, find your destiny, relish the journey!
Why similar: Drama 20.9%, Visual Novel 18.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18%, Medieval 15.1%, Choices Matter 9.6%
- #42 Treis Zoes
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: FlyingFantasy Team
Windows · Mac · Linux
Treis Zoes is a visual novel where not only choice is important, but also the motive of choice. Explore the world of living skeletons on the experience of past travelers and add your own to the encyclopedia of the dimension of Death.
Why similar: Dark Fantasy 17.9%, Visual Novel 17.1%, Narration 13.5%, Text-Based 11.1%, Hand-drawn 10%
- #43 Into the Waves
72% matchVery Positive92% of 89 reviews2021
Dev: Flying Whale
Windows · Mac · Linux
Morin is a barkeeper with an unusual curse. All people look like shadows to him, except for one mysterious stranger... Solve the mystery of the curse, fight true darkness and mix the most unusual cocktails in the atmospheric visual novel — Into the Waves!
Why similar: Visual Novel 22.9%, Drama 21.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.5%, Anime 10.3%, Text-Based 10.3%
- #44 雨声 Rainy Days
71% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: 真冬工作室
Windows
Rainy Days is a short campus visual novel with 2+ original soundtracks, 10+ illustrations and a 30,000-word storyline. Play as the protagonist to encounter Yu, a mysterious girl, and start a sweet youthful campus rom-com. Make choices to alter the plot, unlock hidden stories.
Why similar: Drama 36.3%, Visual Novel 31.6%, Anime 21.1%, Casual 9.9%, Singleplayer 1.1%
- #45 Before They Catch Us
70% matchPositive90% of 20 reviews2025
Dev: ANTertainment
Windows · Linux
A dark text-based RPG set in a world gripped by a restless race for survival against a merciless mushroom Forest. As a prophet’s apprentice, guide your clan along the knife-edge between life and oblivion. Decipher misty visions, make critical decisions, and do whatever it takes to survive.
Why similar: Visual Novel 17.9%, Dark Fantasy 17.3%, Text-Based 14.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.1%, Medieval 9.9%
- #46 Memories of Glass Maiden
71% matchPositive88% of 16 reviews2024
Dev: TeamSnowballPub: TSB
Windows · Mac
An adventure game that lets you enjoy the story and flow of the 'Glass universe,'
Why similar: Drama 29.6%, Visual Novel 20%, Dark Fantasy 14%, Narration 10.1%, Text-Based 9.6%
- #47 Love Sphere
71% matchNo user reviews2025
Dev: Akechine
Windows
Love Sphere is a Adventure told from a first-person perspective. Relive the dull middle-aged man's brief encounter.
Why similar: Visual Novel 26.7%, Drama 25.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 20%, Anime 15.1%, Text-Based 11.9%
- #48 オクリ -OKURI-
69% match4 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2026
Dev: Y軸23Pub: ダンプ'sクリエイティブギルド
Windows
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: Visual Novel 26%, Choose Your Own Adventure 24.2%, Drama 22.5%, Text-Based 16.9%, Multiple Endings 7.2%
- #49 Star-Crosst
70% matchPositive86% of 35 reviews2023
Dev: LunaticMoon
Windows
Earth has just survived a decade of war against an invading alien species, and the younger generation has been given an opportunity to restart their lives. Explore a deep, immersive character study set in a futuristic world about relationships, our purpose in life and the paths we make for ourselves
Why similar: Drama 26.2%, Visual Novel 22.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.3%, Anime 15.3%, Choices Matter 7.6%
- #50 Moonbriar
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Oldblood
Windows · Mac · Linux
Delve into a dark fantasy visual novel where evil isn't always as it seems. Make your choices and grow your skills to help determine who survives the Great Culling. Featuring the voice talents of Ralph Ineson, Simon Callow, Savannah Steyn, and more.
Why similar: Dark Fantasy 21.4%, Visual Novel 16.2%, Text-Based 15.9%, Medieval 13.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.7%
- #51 Kissrim
67% matchPositive97% of 32 reviews2025
Dev: iMel
Windows
“Please give your vital energy to Lily.”
Why similar: Drama 24.7%, Visual Novel 23.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.4%, Anime 12.5%, Text-Based 10.4%
- #52 Missing Stars
69% matchPositive94% of 47 reviews2023
Dev: Somnova Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Missing Stars is a visual novel that aims to depict mental disorders and the people who live with them in a realistic, but sensitive and respectful light.
Why similar: Visual Novel 29.6%, Drama 22.7%, Anime 14.9%, Text-Based 14.4%, Casual 6.7%
- #53 雪凤山 Secret Opera
68% matchMostly Positive79% of 169 reviews2024
Dev: GOCORE
Windows
In the Spring Festival of 2005, the blizzard in Xuefeng mountain trapped the drama troupe performing in the village. At the same time, there was a homicide during the performance. Unlike the nervous members of the drama troupe, the villagers were afraid of a more terrible existence than the homicide
Why similar: Drama 27.6%, Visual Novel 27.3%, Anime 11.5%, Narration 10.1%, Text-Based 9.7%
- #54 After the Stream Went Dark
67% matchPositive94% of 16 reviews2026
Dev: Joe Kerman
Windows · Mac · Linux
Step into the world of Nyx, a VTuber whose online persona begins to blur with something far more unsettling. After the Stream Went Dark is a short psychological horror visual novel exploring identity, self-perception, and the fragile boundary between performance and reality.
Why similar: Drama 25.6%, Visual Novel 25.1%, Anime 15.6%, Hand-drawn 13%, Narration 8.5%
- #55 ぼくの葬式にようこそ -happy rebirthday-
67% match4 user reviews75% of 4 reviews2025
Dev: ひとりサークル「匙投げ部」Pub: Waku Waku Games
Windows
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 27.4%, Drama 21%, Choose Your Own Adventure 20.5%, Anime 12.8%, Text-Based 10.4%
- #56 Escape to Moscow
68% matchVery Positive86% of 487 reviews2020
Dev: Fish Run Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
A story about a guy, a girl he met, and their adventure. Freelance IT specialist Semyon meet a girl from Dagestan on the Internet. However, their relationship quickly grow over the regular chatting - he decides to help her run away from home. That is how their amazing adventure begins.
Why similar: Visual Novel 33.4%, Drama 24.1%, Anime 14.9%, Narration 12.6%, Casual 6.4%
- #57 Natural - Beyond Nature -
70% 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 32.7%, Drama 16.7%, Anime 16.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 8.8%, Nonlinear 7.5%
- #58 우리들의 4분 33초
67% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2025
Dev: KuroBlossom
Windows
"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: Visual Novel 30.8%, Drama 30.8%, Text-Based 20.6%, Violent 7.6%, Casual 6.7%
- #59 Runet Legend
66% matchPositive90% of 20 reviews2025
Dev: ProjectKukuevo
Windows · Mac · Linux
To move further along the plot, you need to complete quests, look for various items that will help you get closer to the finale. Exciting adventures, secrets of the past and difficult decisions are waiting for you. Control the fate of Ozon671Games and help him figure out this difficult situation.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 21.4%, Drama 19.1%, Narration 19%, Visual Novel 9.9%, Multiple Endings 9.2%
- #60 右手にペンを、左手に過去を。
66% matchNo user reviews
Dev: HaraPeko部
Windows
-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 26.6%, Drama 22%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.6%, Text-Based 15.7%, Multiple Endings 10.6%