- #1 Magical Girl Witch Trials
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 34,539 reviews2025
Dev: AcaciaPub: Re,AER
Windows · Mac
Median: 16.0 hrsMean: 37.7 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Thirteen girls awaken, only to find themselves in a prison. What awaits them: a Witch Trial. Help them prepare for the trial by exploring the prison in order to find the witch hidden amongst them. Find the witch, learn what kind of magic she holds, dispel the lies, and prepare for the execution.
Why similar: Visual Novel 27.3%, Detective 23.8%, Female Protagonist 20.7%, Cute 15.8%, Anime 6%
- #2 Amazing Grace -What color is your attribute?-
97% matchVery Positive93% of 154 reviews2024
Dev: Cabbage SoftPub: Shiravune
Windows
Median: 10.3 hrsMean: 56.8 hrs≥1hr: 76%
“A holy night with no dawn, my dear...” You awaken in a strange town full of art, blanketed in snow, and enclosed by a massive wall. On Christmas, it all burns down—and the girl who loves it most rewinds time to the start of Advent. Find the truth in the loop and paint it on this canvas of a town!
Why similar: Surreal 29.7%, Visual Novel 20.2%, Cute 16%, Story Rich 7.9%, Anime 7.8%
- #3 Salvation:Immortale
96% matchVery Positive84% of 150 reviews2024
Dev: 琉璃花糖制作组Pub: WindField Games
Windows
The fog city detective with exceptional intelligence and keen insight, Mei Qu, one day encounters a snow country girl with snow-colored long hair and witch-like beauty, Snell, at a crime scene. From this moment, their fates begin to intertwine, and an adventurous story unfolds.
Why similar: Detective 23.7%, Visual Novel 17.1%, Female Protagonist 16.5%, Cute 12.9%, Anime 9.6%
- #4 The Murder Hotel
95% matchVery Positive93% of 73 reviews2025
Dev: Wegenbartho Games
Windows
Interrogate suspects, search for clues, & uncover a dastardly plot, as you solve a string of mystifying murders to help reluctant detective Ilmarinen escape the foreboding Fafnir Hotel.
Why similar: Detective 25.9%, Surreal 24.2%, Visual Novel 19.8%, Anime 9.2%, Cute 7.8%
- #5 Analogue: A Hate Story
94% matchVery Positive93% of 2,302 reviews2012
Dev: Love Conquers All Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 57%
A dark visual mystery novel featuring transhumanism, traditional marriage, loneliness, and cosplay. Two pursuable characters. Five endings. Welcome to the future.
Why similar: Visual Novel 55%, Sci-fi 19.6%, Anime 13.8%, Story Rich 5.5%, Female Protagonist 3.5%
- #6 Murder on the Marine Express
94% matchVery Positive93% of 80 reviews2021
Dev: 1564 Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
A mystery visual novel taking place aboard the underwater train Marine Express. Follow student Ranko Togawa on her quest to find the culprit on the murder of an accompanying teacher... with lots of surprises along the way!
Why similar: Detective 29.6%, Visual Novel 22.2%, Female Protagonist 17.9%, Anime 9.1%, Comedy 8.3%
- #7 Lachesis or Atropos
93% matchVery Positive87% of 75 reviews2023
Dev: 4nokiPub: Quill Yuri
Windows · Mac · Linux
This world is woven of strings, of fate and of hate. What do you see, detective? A horror-mystery yuri visual novel peering into the maddening darkness of love and death.
Why similar: Detective 31%, Visual Novel 23.1%, Female Protagonist 19.9%, Anime 10.7%, Story Rich 5.8%
- #8 Black Lily's Tale
92% matchVery Positive88% of 498 reviews2023
Dev: 1000-REKA
Windows
Perhaps it was the curse of a black lily that bloomed too early in the winter...Before graduation, a girl falls in love with another girl... But her pure feelings are torn apart by a "loop of tragedy."By [interrupting choices] and [typing in words], you will weave her feelings into the story.
Why similar: Visual Novel 28.3%, Female Protagonist 23.7%, Cute 12.6%, Anime 8.8%, Story Rich 8.1%
- #9 Yet Another Killing Game
91% matchVery Positive97% of 258 reviews2025
Dev: Soulseer Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
You wake up in a house, alone with two beautiful girls... But no one is allowed to leave until one of you DIES. Why is this happening? What is the purpose of this “killing game”? But most importantly...WHO SHOULD DIE?!
Why similar: Visual Novel 24.2%, Cute 16.8%, Female Protagonist 16.6%, Anime 13.5%, Hand-drawn 9.3%
- #10 Flowers -Le volume sur hiver-
91% matchVery Positive81% of 745 reviews2022
Dev: Innocent GreyPub: JAST
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 39.9 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Suoh finally uncovers the the truth behind Saint Angraecum Academy in this emotional conclusion to the Flowers visual novel series.
Why similar: Visual Novel 28.7%, Female Protagonist 19.6%, Cute 15%, Anime 12.7%, Adventure 7.7%
- #11 Type-NOISE: Shonen Shojo
90% matchMostly Positive79% of 140 reviews2025
Dev: DankHeartsPub: WhisperGames
Windows
Type-NOISE: Shonen Shojo is a multi-ending mystery adventure game. A group of boys and girls who have lost their memories gather in a “Tokyo” that is both familiar and unfamiliar. They must trace their lost memories to escape the bizarre labyrinths. Are they prepared to confront their “true selves”?
Why similar: Detective 24.6%, Visual Novel 20.4%, Sci-fi 16.7%, Anime 10.5%, Cute 9.3%
- #12 Curse or Love
89% matchVery Positive91% of 93 reviews2026
Dev: 小橘子糖_official
Windows
A Denpa Bishoujo Psychological Horror Curio: A Visual Novel ❦ Mild Horror, Mild Suspense, and a Hint of Whimsical Madness ❦ We Hope You Find Your Own "Happy Ending" Among Multiple Conclusions ❦ A Major Plot Twist, Perhaps? ❦ Glimpse a sliver of truth in the liminal space between life and death.
Why similar: Visual Novel 34.4%, Female Protagonist 29.3%, Cute 15.6%, Anime 12%, Psychological 5.3%
- #13 The Kuon Island Nursery Rhyme Murders: Case Notes
89% matchMixed59% of 88 reviews2026
Dev: RenkaPub: Renka BH1
Windows
A storm-lashed island, a nursery rhyme that foretells death, seven prodigies, serial murders, modern locked-room mysteries, classic locked-room mysteries, astrology, a jigsaw of flesh and blood, a survivor—and one lie told only so you would see this story.
Why similar: Detective 36.5%, Visual Novel 28.6%, Cute 11.7%, Anime 9.8%, 2D 4.1%
- #14 Murder by Numbers
88% matchVery Positive84% of 1,692 reviews2020
Dev: MediatonicPub: The Irregular Corporation
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 12.6 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Solve Pixel Puzzles to find clues. Use those clues to interrogate witnesses. Work your way to the truth... ...and uncover the mystery of Murder by Numbers!
Why similar: Detective 22.8%, Conspiracy 17.8% ★, Visual Novel 17.5%, Female Protagonist 14.8%, Anime 7.5%
- #15 The Final Prize is Soup
87% matchVery Positive94% of 68 reviews2024
Dev: 4nokiPub: Quill Yuri
Windows · Linux
You who are unqualified to drink Meng Po's soup, you have been chosen for the game of life. A horror yuri visual novel following a series of death games in the afterlife.
Why similar: Visual Novel 29.2%, Cute 19.8%, Anime 14.5%, Psychological 10.1%, Female Protagonist 9.6%
- #16 The Chrono Jotter
86% matchVery Positive94% of 2,280 reviews2021
Dev: Orca LayoutPub: 2P Games
Windows
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 9.1 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Rewind time to save your girlfriend in a twisted high school death game. A gripping yuri visual novel: Investigate brutal murders, unravel psychological horrors, and fight for a forbidden love that defies death itself.
Why similar: Detective 29.8%, Visual Novel 23.1%, Female Protagonist 20%, Story Rich 9%, Anime 7.9%
- #17 AI: The Somnium Files
86% matchVery Positive91% of 9,439 reviews2019
Dev: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 15.2 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Play as detective Kaname Date on the case of an elusive serial killer in this thrilling, sci-fi murder mystery.
Why similar: Detective 30.9%, Visual Novel 26.2%, Anime 12.5%, Sci-fi 11.5%, Story Rich 9%
- #18 Winter Polaris
85% matchVery Positive93% of 97 reviews2019
Dev: stage-nanaPub: Sekai Project
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 84%
A mysterious global pandemic is making people disappear into thin air. A mysterious glass object carried by a girl found adrift at sea. Two stories that set two pairs of protagonists off on separate journeys around the world. What does it mean to live, make mistakes, and live again?
Why similar: Visual Novel 49.2%, Anime 22.5%, Casual 20.5%, 2D 7.8%
- #19 The Sekimeiya: Spun Glass
84% matchVery Positive87% of 299 reviews2021
Dev: Trinitite Team
Windows · Mac · Linux
An intricate mystery visual novel. Search text, piece together clues, and jump around the story to unravel the tangled events within the sealed tower.
Why similar: Detective 24.2%, Visual Novel 17.8%, Surreal 15.1%, Sci-fi 13.8%, Anime 8.3%
- #20 SeaBed
83% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 1,126 reviews2017
Dev: PaleontologyPub: Fruitbat Factory
Windows
Median: 5.8 hrsMean: 72.8 hrs≥1hr: 90%
SeaBed is a yuri-themed psychological mystery visual novel told through the perspectives of three separate characters: Sachiko, Takako and Narasaki.
Why similar: Visual Novel 36.5%, Female Protagonist 30.9%, Anime 11.7%, Cute 10.3%, Adventure 4.3%
- #21 The Angel's Devil Tail - One More Question 2
81% matchVery Positive95% of 148 reviews2026
Dev: 橘音
Windows
A horror-meets-cute puzzle game with a twist-filled Yuri romance story.
Why similar: Detective 26.2%, Visual Novel 20.3%, Female Protagonist 17.8%, Cute 12.8%, Anime 10.6%
- #22 Tide Girl: Phenomena
82% matchVery Positive96% of 96 reviews2023
Dev: momoluna
Windows · Linux
Enjoy the murder by the word.
Why similar: Visual Novel 26.6%, Female Protagonist 17.2%, Anime 13.7%, Sci-fi 12.8%, Psychological 12.8%
- #23 MMM: Murder Most Misfortunate
84% matchVery Positive83% of 128 reviews2017
Dev: Michael LongPub: Foolish Mortals Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 82%
A gruesome murder interrupts an evening party at a secluded mansion and you are the prime suspect! Explore the mansion, search for clues, and interrogate the other guests as you strive to unmask the killer in this open-ended mystery.
Why similar: Visual Novel 47.9%, Adventure 18.7%, Story Rich 14.5%, Casual 9%, Atmospheric 8.4%
- #24 SHINRAI - Broken Beyond Despair
82% matchVery Positive91% of 129 reviews2016
Dev: Gosatsu Visual Novels
Windows · Mac · Linux
A secluded mountain resort, 10 friends, 1 murderer. Investigate, interrogate and present evidence as you solve various mysteries throughout the night. Will you be able to reach the truth and uncover the culprit’s identity? Or will your deductions lead you to blame someone completely innocent...?
Why similar: Detective 37.3%, Visual Novel 27.5%, Female Protagonist 17.4%, Anime 6.7%, Story Rich 6%
- #25 Detective Ridelle
80% matchVery Positive99% of 90 reviews2024
Dev: PuzzLab
Windows
Detective Ridelle is a cozy murder mystery game featuring escape room style puzzles. Find clues, interrogate suspects, solve the mystery - before it's too late.
Why similar: Detective 33.5%, Visual Novel 22%, Female Protagonist 17.5%, Story Rich 8.2%, Comedy 8.1%
- #26 Yurikago
81% matchVery Positive93% of 87 reviews2021
Dev: 喘葉の森
Windows
This is a game where you can escape if you do something "Yuri."
Why similar: Visual Novel 35%, Female Protagonist 24.3%, Cute 13.4%, Adventure 7.9%, Comedy 7.3%
- #27 Katagiri-san is very cold
79% matchVery Positive89% of 90 reviews2024
Dev: Plus Design Pub: Hanabi Games
Windows
You wake up in a dimly lit room, with your classmate Katagiri-san in front of you. Why are you here? Who could've done it? Why is she here? Maybe there is a way to get out of this place... Try to find your way out in this short escape room RPG with hints of horror, comedy, and a bit of spice!
Why similar: Female Protagonist 22.1%, Visual Novel 21.3%, Cute 12.8%, Story Rich 10.8%, Anime 10.7%
- #28 It was a human.
79% matchMostly Positive75% of 491 reviews2024
Dev: Loser/sPub: GAMER Plan
Windows
A short SF psychedelic interrogation ADV game that focuses on the interrogation of a suspect in a dismemberment murder case. The protagonist is a lieutenant colonel, tasked with interrogating the suspect. The protagonist needs to find out why she killed the two men and how she committed the crime.
Why similar: Visual Novel 21%, Detective 14.8%, Surreal 14.5%, Cute 14.5%, Sci-fi 13.6%
- #29 vivid/stasis
75% matchVery Positive94% of 3,998 reviews2025
Dev: Team VividstasisPub: Hajimeli
Windows
Rhythm-mystery hybrid game about uncovering the history of a mysterious system. The stage is set. Will you step up and play your role?
Why similar: Surreal 25.7%, Visual Novel 22.4%, Female Protagonist 13.6%, Cute 12.1%, Anime 7.8%
- #30 q.u.q.
77% matchVery Positive94% of 1,977 reviews2023
Dev: motijanPub: Nikita Kryukov
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 9.3 hrs≥1hr: 76%
q.u.q. is a surreal visual novel about a somewhat crude girl that wanders a desert.
Why similar: Surreal 28.9%, Visual Novel 19.1%, Female Protagonist 12.4%, Cute 11.4%, Anime 9.3%
- #31 Deluge: Sermon for the Dead
78% matchMostly Positive79% of 117 reviews2024
Dev: leavesPub: socah
Windows · Mac · Linux
High school girls have been disappearing from Abbotsford. Unravel the mystery before all things wash away in a tidal wave of deep despair. An interactive visual novel with psychological and lovecraftian undertones.
Why similar: Visual Novel 26.8%, Conspiracy 20.1% ★, Anime 14.6%, Psychological 13.4%, Story Rich 8.1%
- #32 Tokyo Necro
78% matchVery Positive87% of 235 reviews2023
Dev: Nitro OriginPub: JAST
Windows
Median: 10.3 hrsMean: 27.2 hrs≥1hr: 91%
The Earth has plunged into an ice age, and the cities that survive have a new threat – Necromancers; those who reanimate corpses using inexplicable biotech. Now So'un and Ethica, two badass Living Dead Stalkers, must save Tokyo in this thrilling sci-fi visual novel!
Why similar: Visual Novel 47.5%, Anime 22.5%, Story Rich 13.6%, Adventure 13.3%, Casual 1.9%
- #33 TASOKARE HOTEL Re:newal
77% matchVery Positive87% of 83 reviews2024
Dev: SEEC Inc.
Windows · Mac
一日中夕暮れに染まっている「黄昏ホテル」。そこは、生と死の狭間を彷徨う魂たちが羽を休めるために存在する場所。ある日、ホテルに迷い込んだ少女が、出会いと事件をきっかけに、自らの運命を大きく切り開くことに。生死の狭間で謎解きに挑む、世にも奇妙な異世界脱出アドベンチャーが登場!
Why similar: Visual Novel 30.3%, Cute 22.3%, Female Protagonist 18%, Story Rich 11.2%, Hand-drawn 8.2%
- #34 Graveyard Girls
76% matchVery Positive98% of 168 reviews2022
Dev: Delphinium Interactive
Windows
Graveyard Girls is a halloween-themed yuri visual novel about complicated grief and overcoming hardships. Collect Elle’s “scribbles” to learn about her struggles, befriend a mysterious girl, and have a conversation about death.
Why similar: Visual Novel 28.2%, Female Protagonist 18.6%, Cute 14.9%, Anime 12.2%, Psychological 12%
- #35 Wonderful Everyday Down the Rabbit-Hole
76% matchVery Positive93% of 2,765 reviews2017
Dev: KeroQPub: Frontwing USA
Windows
Median: 9.7 hrsMean: 175.9 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Wonderful Everyday is a visual novel with multiple routes which develops a story based on a few concepts: "the sky and the world", "the beginning and the end", "literature and science", "savior and hero", "brother and sister".
Why similar: Visual Novel 36.7%, Female Protagonist 14.9%, Anime 10.9%, Story Rich 10.1%, Cute 9.6%
- #36 The House in Fata Morgana
75% matchVery Positive95% of 6,743 reviews2016
Dev: NOVECTPub: MangaGamer
Windows
Median: 6.5 hrsMean: 27.9 hrs≥1hr: 84%
A gothic suspense tale set in a cursed mansion. "The House in Fata Morgana" is a full-length visual novel spanning nearly a millennium that deals in tragedy, human nature, and insanity.
Why similar: Visual Novel 35%, Female Protagonist 18.8%, Anime 13.8%, Story Rich 12.9%, Atmospheric 7.4%
- #37 NUKITASHI
73% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 3,834 reviews2023
Dev: QruppoPub: Shiravune
Windows
Median: 11.4 hrsMean: 46.2 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Seiran Island. Even here in paradise, there are those who work in the shadows to bring it down... Confront the tyranny of a twisted system in this long-awaited visual novel adventure.
Why similar: Visual Novel 27%, Cute 19.8%, Anime 14.4%, Comedy 12.1%, Story Rich 9.5%
- #38 AKAIITO HD REMASTER
74% matchVery Positive93% of 138 reviews2023
Dev: SUCCESS Corp.
Windows
Japanese adventure game. Set in the present age, the game unfolds from the point of view of Kei Hato, a girl who has a special blood called "Nieno Chi". A special system called the blood sucking system is used.
Why similar: Visual Novel 44.3%, Cute 24.1%, Female Protagonist 17.6%, Adventure 12.9%, Singleplayer 1.1%
- #39 Upwards, Rain! The Post Office of Farewells
72% matchVery Positive98% of 154 reviews2025
Dev: Studio Élan
Windows · Mac · Linux
Deciding to break protocol to lend a helping wing, Rain, a flighty little courier takes a skittish girl by the name of Mila on an adventure through the inner workings of a mysterious post office. Together, they search for a letter containing the last words of someone who seemingly never existed.
Why similar: Visual Novel 27.4%, Cute 18.4%, Anime 13.3%, Story Rich 7.6%, Hand-drawn 7.4%
- #40 Yumeutsutsu Re:Master
74% matchVery Positive89% of 363 reviews2019
Dev: KOGADO STUDIOPub: KOMODO
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 24.1 hrs≥1hr: 62%
Yumeutsutsu Re:Master is a girls-love adventure game set in a small game studio.
Why similar: Visual Novel 35.1%, Female Protagonist 30%, Anime 13.9%, Cute 9%, Adventure 7%
- #41 Deluge: Threnody of Crashing Waves
73% matchVery Positive86% of 263 reviews2022
Dev: leavesPub: socah
Windows · Mac · Linux
In the not so distant past, the Isle of Abbot underwent a mysterious evacuation event. Delve into the secrets of this unsettling place and elicit the girls' tragic fate. An interactive visual novel with psychological and lovecraftian undertones.
Why similar: Visual Novel 25.6%, Conspiracy 21.5% ★, Female Protagonist 17%, Anime 13.8%, Psychological 10.9%
- #42 Gensokyo:Presumption of Guilt~Pansies Before Dawn
69% matchVery Positive93% of 364 reviews2026
Dev: 戏壤游戏(Xirang Games)
Windows
Explore the intertwined fates of humans and youkai in this interactive fiction. As an unwitting protagonist, enter the sealed realm of Gensokyo to investigate a series of bizarre murders. Unearth ancient secrets and witness a gripping saga hidden for millennia.
Why similar: Detective 41.2%, Visual Novel 32.8%, Psychological 15%, Story Rich 5.9%, Casual 2.5%
- #43 My (♂) Life as a Vampire's Maid (♀)
70% matchVery Positive86% of 118 reviews2026
Dev: Studio Ubai TransPub: Kagami Games
Windows
In this suspenseful fantasy visual novel, play as a young man stranded in snowy mountains. Guided by unseen forces, you enter an isolated mansion. As a peculiar daily life unfolds, you live alongside two vampire girls. Immerse yourself in this profound, dreamlike dark fairy tale.
Why similar: Visual Novel 33.4%, Cute 13.9%, Adventure 10.9%, Comedy 10.3%, Anime 9.7%
- #44 1997
71% matchVery Positive92% of 253 reviews2023
Dev: Hit'n'Run Digital Studio
Windows · Mac
Detective visual novel about mysteries of rural Russian town in 90-s, anime style.
Why similar: Detective 22.1%, Conspiracy 19.5% ★, Visual Novel 16.6%, Cute 10.8%, Anime 8.7%
- #45 This Winter of Ours
69% matchVery Positive99% of 187 reviews2025
Dev: VARIA
Windows · Mac · Linux
Alone as two, together as one - A fantasy/yuri visual novel telling the story of two girls traversing a snow covered forest and growing closer.
Why similar: Visual Novel 35.5%, Anime 18.1%, Female Protagonist 10.2%, Colorful 9.4%, 2D 8.8%
- #46 氷点下30度の絶望
68% matchVery Positive98% of 389 reviews2025
Dev: Mitsudomoe Koubou
Windows
可愛い後輩と2人っきり……冷凍庫の中で。 低体温症、矛盾脱衣、幻覚などの苦痛を乗り越えた先にあるのは、「真相」と「死」のみ。
Why similar: Visual Novel 35.4%, Cute 15.1%, Story Rich 11.8%, Hand-drawn 11.7%, Psychological 8.9%
- #47 12 Hours to Die
73% matchMostly Positive73% of 226 reviews2020
Dev: Wesley ReitsmaPub: Westeford
Windows · Mac · Linux
A mystery visual novel about six students forced to play a 12-hour long killing game.
Why similar: Detective 40%, Visual Novel 35.6%, Anime 10.5%, Adventure 6.3%, 2D 3.7%
- #48 ABYSS OF THE SACRIFICE
72% matchVery Positive83% of 276 reviews2020
Dev: INTENSEPub: D3PUBLISHER
Windows
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 15.1 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Five girls meet in an isolated underground city. As they slay and betray each other, what fate awaits them at the end of their journey? Hope? Or despair? Enjoy an immersive story, fully voiced and boasting multiple endings!
Why similar: Visual Novel 47.8%, Anime 23.3%, Story Rich 15.6%, Adventure 9.2%, 2D 3.5%
- #49 Wheel of Innocence
71% matchVery Positive90% of 100 reviews2022
Dev: MKShadowZX
Windows · Mac · Linux
Wheel of Innocence is a lesbian visual novel where you peer into the life of a disabled high schooler named Reina.
Why similar: Visual Novel 31.5%, Female Protagonist 25.5%, Cute 20.5%, 2D 7%, Anime 6.4%
- #50 HENPRI
65% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 4,233 reviews2025
Dev: QruppoPub: Shiravune
Windows
Median: 22.1 hrsMean: 37.3 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Thrown into prison for an act of self-expression, protagonist Shuichiro must confront both a violent system and his own actions—or else try to find happiness on the inside in this visual novel from the makers of NUKITASHI.
Why similar: Visual Novel 35.6%, Cute 21.1%, Anime 18.7%, Story Rich 10.3%, Atmospheric 5.6%
- #51 Methods: The Illusion Murders
69% matchVery Positive86% of 105 reviews2024
Dev: LockedOn GamesPub: Erabit
Windows · Mac · Linux
Detective Red July must stop a serial killer who patterns his murders after optical illusions in this mystery visual novel set in the world of Methods.
Why similar: Detective 31.2%, Visual Novel 24.2%, Female Protagonist 20.8%, Anime 10.5%, Story Rich 8.4%
- #52 『LACKGIRL I - "Astra inclinant, sed non obligant."』
70% matchVery Positive86% of 50 reviews2023
Dev: DontsugelPub: Lackgirl Project
Windows
A visual novel about a magic battle between girls. Iris" is a boarding school where students learn about magic. The girls gathered there all have mental defects. This is a story of magical girls with flawed minds and their battles and growth.
Why similar: Visual Novel 33.5%, Female Protagonist 25.1%, Cute 18.9%, Story Rich 8.3%, Adventure 6.8%
- #53 Chuusotsu! 1st Graduation: Time After Time
71% matchVery Positive94% of 67 reviews2018
Dev: Studio BeastPub: Fruitbat Factory
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Chuusotsu! is a fun, colorful story of three girls brought by their individual circumstances to live under the same roof and being forced to tackle existential questions to win their place in society.
Why similar: Visual Novel 27.2%, Female Protagonist 16.7%, Cute 14.9%, Anime 11.7%, Sci-fi 10.7%
- #54 Drops of Death
67% 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: Visual Novel 47%, Anime 16.8%, Female Protagonist 16.1%, Story Rich 11.9%, 2D 4.5%
- #55 Lighthouse of Guiding Flames
70% matchVery Positive89% of 72 reviews2019
Dev: TomoToroPub: NARRATIVE NINE LTD
Windows
Ethani lost her way and ended up at the Lighthouse. Where did she come from and where should she go? Explore this fantasy Visual Novel to reveal her past and set sail once more...
Why similar: Visual Novel 26.7%, Detective 22.7%, Female Protagonist 15.4%, Anime 12%, Story Rich 8.5%
- #56 さよならナイト・キャップ
68% matchVery Positive90% of 62 reviews2023
Dev: PIGORIS
Windows
目が覚めると、見知らぬゲームセンターにいました。 あなたを知る謎の女の子と行動を共にし、不思議な世界を探検しましょう。
Why similar: Visual Novel 29.9%, Surreal 15%, Sci-fi 14.6%, Anime 10.4%, Atmospheric 8.3%
- #57 Flowers -Le volume sur automne-
67% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 775 reviews2020
Dev: Innocent GreyPub: JAST
Windows
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 105.6 hrs≥1hr: 93%
As the summer heat fades, Suoh Shirahane is just one step away from unraveling the mystery of why her beloved Amitie partner left in the spring.
Why similar: Visual Novel 39.1%, Female Protagonist 29.3%, Anime 8.9%, Story Rich 8.6%, Hand-drawn 5.8%
- #58 Love, Internet, and Murder Magic
68% matchMostly Positive75% of 253 reviews2025
Dev: Renka
Windows
Love, Internet, and Murder Magic is a Roguelike game. You will role-play an agent of a streamer who died because of a murder. You are trying to "bring her back" through AI technology on the Internet, making her the unique creation of the Internet.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 24.2%, Visual Novel 20.2%, Anime 18.7%, Cute 17%, Story Rich 10.5%
- #59 Narcissu 1st & 2nd
67% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 5,476 reviews2015
Dev: stage-nanaPub: Sekai Project
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 48 minMean: 19.3 hrs≥1hr: 47%
This is a story of disease and suffering; of medication and adverse effects; of thoracotomy scars and cellular poisons; of the living who cannot help but to die and of the dying who cannot help but to live; of a resting place other than "on 7F" or "at home".
Why similar: Visual Novel 61.9%, Anime 21.9%, Story Rich 7.5%, Female Protagonist 5.1%, Cute 1.3%
- #60 Folie Fatale
66% 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: Female Protagonist 35.4%, Visual Novel 32.8%, Anime 13.1%, Story Rich 7.1%, 2D 4.3%