- #1 The Hole Town
97% matchVery Positive96% of 77 reviews2024
Dev: imayuiPub: Millchan Games
Windows
To the town in the hole... a story about a place where I can't go.
Why similar: Visual Novel 21.4%, Surreal 20.4%, Cute 14.7%, Hand-drawn 10.1%, Female Protagonist 8.2%
- #2 Viscereality
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: SasDeRiderPub: podval01
Windows · Mac · Linux
Visual novel in crystal punk genre, In the recent past, humans discovered a new mineral—Visceralite. Its unique feature lies in its ability to integrate with the human body.
Why similar: Detective 18.6%, Visual Novel 17.1%, Female Protagonist 14.3%, Cute 12.2%, Sci-fi 10.5%
- #3 q.u.q.
96% matchVery Positive95% of 1,812 reviews2023
Dev: motijanPub: Nikita Kryukov
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 8.5 hrs≥1hr: 75%
q.u.q. is a surreal visual novel about a somewhat crude girl that wanders a desert.
Why similar: Surreal 29.7%, Visual Novel 18.2%, Female Protagonist 12%, Cute 11.4%, Anime 9%
- #4 An Octave Higher
95% matchVery Positive83% of 298 reviews2015
Dev: KidalangPub: PLAYISM
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Fall into the magically complicated world of Overture as the three main characters embark on an adventure that will shake their lives and the world around them. Will they fan the flames of the growing revolution, or will they be the key to extinguishing it?
Why similar: Visual Novel 32.5%, Surreal 16%, Female Protagonist 12.4%, Anime 11.6%, Cute 7.1%
- #5 Kemono Friends Opening Day
94% matchVery Positive99% of 98 reviews2023
Dev: snow in the library
Windows · Mac · Linux
A fan visual novel where you join Nana at Japari Park as new caretaker. Fun and food await in adventures with an energetic serval cat and an always hungry fox!
Why similar: Visual Novel 26.1%, Sci-fi 18.4%, Anime 13.3%, Cute 12.6%, Female Protagonist 8.7%
- #6 The Mildew Children: Chapter 1
94% matchVery Positive86% of 324 reviews2023
Dev: The Growing StonesPub: Valkyrie Initiative
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 1.7 hrs≥1hr: 31%
Featuring a blend of 2D adventure and visual novel. Chapter 1 is the very beginning of the grim tale about a village inhabited only by children who follow savage pagan traditions. A young witch Kyrphel, along with her sisters, are bound to perform a macabre Ritual in order to save their village.
Why similar: Surreal 25.6%, Detective 22.2%, Visual Novel 15.9%, Female Protagonist 12.7%, Story Rich 7.6%
- #7 It was a human.
93% matchMostly Positive76% of 478 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 20.3%, Surreal 15.1%, Cute 14.6%, Detective 14.1%, Sci-fi 14.1%
- #8 Rattenwalzer -Песня о борьбе и жизни человеческой-
92% match9 user reviews100% of 9 reviews2025
Dev: EydasPub: Amorje Productions Ltd.
Windows
The visual novel Rattenwalzer is a story about the human willpower that regardless of sufferings and terrors lasting thousands of years has kept its beautiful nature.
Why similar: Visual Novel 20.4%, Sci-fi 16.6%, Detective 16.3%, Female Protagonist 13.9%, Surreal 13%
- #9 Everglow
91% matchVery Positive93% of 104 reviews2022
Dev: 7CoreLoops
Windows · Mac · Linux
Experience the story of Glow, a young and naive furry heroine caught between two empires' interplanetary ambitions, forged in tragedy and conspiracy.
Why similar: Visual Novel 28.6%, Female Protagonist 21.3%, Sci-fi 19.9%, Story Rich 10.6%, Hand-drawn 7.6%
- #10 AENIGMA
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: NEUROMANCE
Windows · Mac · Linux
Set in the year 4XXX, humanity lives disconnected inside underground megastructures to escape the threat of the ever-expanding silicon-based lifeforms.
Why similar: Surreal 25.4%, Visual Novel 18.4%, Cute 13.3%, Sci-fi 10.6%, Anime 9.6%
- #11 Marco & The Galaxy Dragon
90% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 7,531 reviews2020
Dev: TOKYOTOONPub: Shiravune
Windows
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 14.0 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Marco, an orphan with missing memories, and Arco, a dragon who rules the galaxy, were hunting for treasure in space! On one of their adventures, Marco was given a clue to the whereabouts of her mother. Their next stop, her birthplace - Earth!
Why similar: Visual Novel 34.6%, Female Protagonist 17%, Cute 13.6%, Anime 12.4%, Story Rich 8%
- #12 MORSOMNIA:0
89% matchVery Positive98% of 54 reviews2025
Dev: 沐沐睡星
Windows
Interacting with the unidentified life form “Kuon”, we move forward with the pain. A surreal, mysterious fancy adventure.
Why similar: Surreal 40.6%, Sci-fi 23%, Cute 22%, Atmospheric 9%, Adventure 4.6%
- #13 The Sekimeiya: Spun Glass
89% matchVery Positive86% of 279 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 22.9%, Visual Novel 17%, Surreal 15.7%, Sci-fi 14.3%, Anime 8.1%
- #14 Operation Eventide
88% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: kolulu
Windows
Adelle, a former magical girl, wakes up in a robotic body. Still picking up the pieces after her untimely demise, she seeks the truth of her new life. Experience as this 'love song' resounds in the rift of magic and logic in this nostalgic, thrilling yuri sci-fi visual novel.
Why similar: Visual Novel 22.4%, Female Protagonist 18.6%, Sci-fi 17%, Conspiracy 16.7% ★, Cute 10.8%
- #15 /Conspiracy/ Girls >The Madness of Madison Delaroux
87% match5 user reviews80% of 5 reviews2022
Dev: House Delaroux
Windows
/Conspiracy/ Girls is a visual novel about cute and funny girls who go around exposing conspiracies, and get into all sorts of trouble for doing so! A kinetic (linear) visual novel for enjoyers of internet memes, anime and anonymous message boards.
Why similar: Conspiracy 25% ★, Visual Novel 18.3%, Female Protagonist 15.7%, Cute 12.6%, Anime 9%
- #16 For a long time, I built plans to steal a boy at work and didn't dare to do it, but I happened to get him, so now I can do all sorts of T H I N G S with him…
86% matchMostly Positive72% of 29 reviews2024
Dev: podval01
Windows · Mac · Linux
Watching my attractive colleague from work, I didn't even notice how I woke up at her house. Only the duct tape over my mouth and the heaviness in my legs bother me a little. I hope this is just a joke and she won't do A N Y T H I N G to me…
Why similar: Detective 20.8%, Surreal 19.9%, Visual Novel 16.8%, Cute 11%, Comedy 8.2%
- #17 Lucy's Adventure
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: TTTStudioPub: PuppettStudioo
Windows
Join Lucy as she grows from an innocent child to a rebellious teen and an adult confronting her past. Make choices that shape her future, play cute minigames, and uncover different endings in a world of humor and eerie moments.
Why similar: Surreal 24.6%, Visual Novel 16.8%, Female Protagonist 15.3%, Cute 12.9%, Anime 7.5%
- #18 ORBIT 5
85% matchNo user reviews
Dev: CALIPSO
Windows
You and the luckiest man in the world! How'd you end up on a strange ship with an even stranger Russian astronaut? Who knows!? A horror/romance visual novel about to finding a lonely captain someone to talk to.
Why similar: Visual Novel 24.1%, Surreal 18.2%, Cute 12.7%, Sci-fi 10.9%, Anime 10.8%
- #19 The Mildew Children
84% matchVery Positive93% of 451 reviews2024
Dev: The Growing StonesPub: Valkyrie Initiative
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Featuring a blend of 2D adventure and visual novel, The Mildew Children is a grim tale about a village inhabited only by children who follow savage pagan traditions. A young witch named Kyrphel, along with her sisters, are bound to perform a macabre Ritual in order to save their village.
Why similar: Surreal 26.7%, Detective 21.8%, Visual Novel 14.9%, Female Protagonist 13%, Story Rich 7.3%
- #20 原灵·深海遗梦 Medusa the Origin ~ Lost Dream of the Deep
84% matchVery Positive95% of 116 reviews2022
Dev: 原灵·深海遗梦制作组
Windows
The story begins in Zhijiang in June 2022.The idol group A-SOUL. This work has designed more than 20 different scenes and 10 special events with CG, and created scripts with more than 80000 Chinese characters.
Why similar: Visual Novel 25%, Surreal 21.1%, Female Protagonist 19.7%, Cute 10.8%, Anime 8.1%
- #21 Magical Girl Witch Trials
81% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 29,650 reviews2025
Dev: AcaciaPub: Re,AER
Windows · Mac
Median: 15.8 hrsMean: 28.1 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 26.3%, Detective 23.8%, Female Protagonist 21%, Cute 16.3%, Anime 5.9%
- #22 Friendly Facade
83% matchPositive92% of 24 reviews2023
Dev: Emergence
Windows
In this visual novel, Maggie Crane and 15 others are invited to partake in the Isolated Society Study, where they must forge a peaceful society while attempting to outsmart each other in complex challenges. Just as the study is about to conclude, the Golding Foundation introduces a sinister twist.
Why similar: Detective 24.3%, Visual Novel 19.9%, Female Protagonist 15%, Anime 10.2%, Story Rich 8.6%
- #23 Manic Pixie Dreamgirls
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Kajan CollaborationPub: TERNOX
Windows · Mac
Four students have a dark secret—they are mystic fae, who can enter people’s dreams and influence their feelings. What could possibly go wrong?
Why similar: Visual Novel 19.5%, Surreal 17.1%, Detective 16.4%, Cute 12.7%, Anime 10.2%
- #24 Zeta Wolf: First Bite
82% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2024
Dev: AniClash Studios
Windows
Explore the budding friendship between Carly and Siona — two girls whose personalities couldn't be more different! Will their friendship blossom into something more? Or will their selfish desires drive a wedge between them? Find out in this lighthearted prequel to Zeta Wolf Chronicles!
Why similar: Visual Novel 26.5%, Female Protagonist 20.9%, Cute 20.1%, Anime 11.6%, Story Rich 8.4%
- #25 『LACKGIRL I - "Astra inclinant, sed non obligant."』
81% 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 32.6%, Female Protagonist 24.7%, Cute 19.3%, Story Rich 8.9%, 2D 7.2%
- #26 Eye of Saccharine
79% matchMostly Positive78% of 59 reviews2023
Dev: SasDeRiderPub: BRXKENVN
Windows · Mac · Linux
A girl suffering from hallucinations tries her best to live a normal life in the megapolis. She sees an advertisement for a certain doctor presenting a revolutionary technology for diagnosing and treating the psyche, "G.L.A.Z.A".
Why similar: Surreal 25.2%, Visual Novel 18.1%, Female Protagonist 15.6%, Cute 13.6%, Anime 6.4%
- #27 Girl Werewolf Hamlet Saves Christmas
80% matchNo user reviews2025
Dev: Stegaloaurus Game Development
Windows · Linux
Guide Hamlet (now a Girl *and* a Werewolf) as she deals with a murder mystery, a usurped throne, and a cursed sledding competition. Her emotions are your stats, so.... emote wisely. Or impulsively. Or with shame. It’s her kingdom. Everyone else is just tolerated in it.
Why similar: Surreal 24.4%, Visual Novel 22.5%, Female Protagonist 16.1%, Cute 8%, Comedy 7.7%
- #28 かみひより ~食騙り編~
78% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: ポピーショッピング
Windows
"In Reiyū, an evil hand lurks close. Shine a light upon the fallen shadow." Sakoto has this strange dream. Her normal high school life is threatened by the extraordinary. The very beginning of a grand mystery that will shake the entire town. —Don't narrate with food. Fabricate with it.
Why similar: Visual Novel 28.7%, Cute 20.6%, Female Protagonist 19.3%, Story Rich 10.4%, Adventure 7%
- #29 Project Volition
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Team Wirelore
Windows
Find your rebirth along the wires.
Why similar: Visual Novel 28.5%, Surreal 27.6%, Female Protagonist 13%, Anime 12.3%, Adventure 10.4%
- #30 Shards of Chaos
78% matchPositive87% of 38 reviews2024
Dev: Chaoticway
Windows
“Raising the blade over my dear friend, I could only curse this broken world with all my soul. Nothing to worry about... If my blade turns out to be the slower.” Shards of fate, heart and soul.
Why similar: Detective 20%, Visual Novel 17.6%, Cute 13.3%, Female Protagonist 13.2%, Sci-fi 10.4%
- #31 PARQUET
77% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 2,374 reviews2021
Dev: YUZUSOFTSOURPub: NekoNyan Ltd.
Windows
Median: 6.4 hrsMean: 91.6 hrs≥1hr: 85%
In the near future, a technology called Brain-Machine Interface connects the brain and machines. This technology brings about a new paradigm and opens the gates to the digitization of human memory itself. From these new discoveries, "he" is born.
Why similar: Visual Novel 28.8%, Cute 15.6%, Anime 13.8%, Story Rich 9.4%, Sci-fi 6.9%
- #32 Paper Shakespeare 3: Girl Werewolf Hamlet Absolutely Solves the War of the Roses
77% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Stegalosaurus Game Development
Windows · Linux
Guide a squad of ten young adults through a kingdom on the brink of war! Navigate court politics, deadly rivalries, and magical chaos between Humans, Fae, and Werewolves... where every choice can make or break your future.
Why similar: Surreal 36%, Visual Novel 24.7%, Story Rich 9.8%, Comedy 9.5%, Cute 5.2%
- #33 I'll Do It Tomorrow
75% matchVery Positive96% of 80 reviews2024
Dev: Luca Morotti
Windows
It's Sara's first day of work. However, when she takes the elevator to go to the office, she suddenly finds herself on a mysterious floor. What truth lies behind these weird rooms? Will you be able to move on? Or rather... will you want to move on?
Why similar: Surreal 28%, Visual Novel 21.3%, Female Protagonist 16.1%, Anime 11.5%, Story Rich 8.9%
- #34 Kirin Come
75% matchPositive90% of 39 reviews2023
Dev: Purple Tea StudioPub: Nikita Kryukov
Windows · Mac · Linux
Kirin Come is a SCI-FI comedy Visual Novel. Help Rachel Reid and her charming partner Mary find their happiness somewhere among the cold vacuum of space!
Why similar: Visual Novel 27.5%, Female Protagonist 17.7%, Sci-fi 13.9%, Comedy 11.6%, Cute 7.9%
- #35 Marinette
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Teal Crown
Windows · Mac
Marinette is an adventure horror game about a girl who gets trapped inside of a mysterious dollhouse. In her journey she will meet different friends and foes while trying to survive the dangers lurking at every corner. Will she escape alive in time for her birthday?
Why similar: Surreal 25%, Visual Novel 17.3%, Female Protagonist 15.9%, Cute 13.6%, Anime 6.4%
- #36 Miss Fisher and the Deathly Maze
76% matchVery Positive81% of 72 reviews2018
Dev: Tin Man Games
Windows · Mac
Episode 1 and 2 of the award winning murder mystery, visual novel adventure in which you become the Honourable Miss Phryne Fisher, the glamorous and stylish detective!
Why similar: Visual Novel 30.7%, Detective 27.6%, Female Protagonist 16%, Story Rich 11.2%, Adventure 10%
- #37 Yuletide Regicide
73% matchPositive100% of 17 reviews2025
Dev: Valtteri TavastPub: Instant Million
Windows
A dead Santa Claus right before Christmas is never a good sign. Interrogate the North Pole suspects to solve the murder and figure out how to save the festive season in this short dark comedy visual novel whodunnit.
Why similar: Conspiracy 22.3% ★, Detective 18.7%, Visual Novel 13.7%, Female Protagonist 11.1%, Cute 8.5%
- #38 Hoshizora no Memoria -Wish upon a Shooting Star- HD
74% matchVery Positive94% of 382 reviews2017
Dev: FavoritePub: Sekai Project
Windows
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 21.6 hrs≥1hr: 83%
A Japanese love adventure game, as you follow the story of Kogasaka You, his hometown and a promise he made.
Why similar: Visual Novel 43.5%, Cute 19.8%, Anime 14%, Story Rich 10.7%, Adventure 7.8%
- #39 Idol Magical Girl Chiru Chiru Michiru Part 2
74% matchVery Positive84% of 97 reviews2015
Dev: FrontwingPub: Frontwing USA
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Michiru's quest to save the world by sealing the Chaos that threatens it is progressing flawlessly... except for the fact that her fellow Magical Girl and rival, Kazuki, is beating her at every turn!
Why similar: Visual Novel 25.8%, Cute 17.9%, Female Protagonist 15.4%, Anime 13.3%, Comedy 10.1%
- #40 「3」
73% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2021
Dev: 子猫三処
Windows
This is Cat3dokoro’s「3」, of the novel game genre. Also includes minigames outside of the main story.
Why similar: Conspiracy 34.7% ★, Visual Novel 23.3%, Cute 16.3%, Sci-fi 13.1%, Adventure 8.4%
- #41 I Am The Prosecutor: No Evidence? No Problem!
73% matchMostly Positive76% of 50 reviews2021
Dev: Sigyaad Team
Windows
I Am The Prosecutor is a non-linear Visual Novel about defending a cute Tomboy named Sophie where you're given just 30 seconds to make the right choice each time. Help make Sophie's case against her abusive mother and give her much needed closure.
Why similar: Detective 30.5%, Visual Novel 23.1%, Anime 10.3%, Cute 9.7%, Story Rich 9.4%
- #42 Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Rei
71% matchVery Positive98% of 252 reviews2022
Dev: 07th ExpansionPub: MangaGamer
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 197.5 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Higurashi When They Cry is a sound novel. The music, backgrounds and characters work together to create a world that is the stage of a novel for the user to read. They laugh and cry and get angry. The user takes the point of view of the protagonist to experience the story.
Why similar: Visual Novel 29.8%, Cute 20.7%, Anime 10.4%, Female Protagonist 9.8%, Comedy 7.8%
- #43 And Then We Go Party At The Shore
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Margo
Windows · Mac
Embark on a whimsical, surreal four-act journey in a handcrafted storybook theater. Take on different roles and uncover the mystery of Nomanland.
Why similar: Surreal 31.9%, Visual Novel 9.9%, Story Rich 9.6%, Cute 8.6%, Psychological 7.9%
- #44 Type-NOISE: Shonen Shojo
70% matchVery Positive80% of 133 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 23.7%, Visual Novel 19.9%, Sci-fi 17.4%, Anime 10.3%, Cute 9.5%
- #45 The Second Reality Room: Unspoken Truths
72% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Shadow GlovePub: FINE Co., Ltd.
Windows
You can't understand them—yet. Decode the “Second Reality.” Talk. Mind Read. Translate. An empathy-driven psychological mystery adventure.
Why similar: Surreal 24.2%, Visual Novel 17.9%, Detective 15.5%, Psychological 10.4%, Anime 8.3%
- #46 Escape the Baby Alarm
71% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Julie Normann Bjørnskov
Windows · Mac
Escape the Baby Alarm is a cozy puzzle adventure about the chaos and love of early parenthood. Solve hand-drawn, escape room-inspired puzzles inside the baby alarm. Find your way out through mashed peas, pacifiers and sleepless nights. Funny, heartfelt, and beautifully illustrated
Why similar: Surreal 27.9%, Female Protagonist 16%, Visual Novel 15.3%, Hand-drawn 9.8%, Cute 8.9%
- #47 AI: The Somnium Files
70% matchVery Positive92% of 9,101 reviews2019
Dev: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 15.1 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 29.8%, Visual Novel 25.8%, Anime 12.5%, Sci-fi 11.9%, Story Rich 9.7%
- #48 Soulslayer~灭魂·误佳期~
71% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 703 reviews2017
Dev: 开水工作室Pub: NVLMaker
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 90%
An exciting adventure in a story of ancient Chinese setting.Visual Novel with multiple endings to explore.
Why similar: Detective 43.4%, Visual Novel 28.2%, Female Protagonist 15.8%, Adventure 8.6%, Casual 4%
- #49 异世界超级战争 序章 P1
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Dimension VoyagersPub: 黎羽科技LICOGAME
Windows
一场阴谋正在渐渐浮出水面。艾莲,娜薇拉,伊莉莎,高斯,三位少女和一位少年前往四季山开始了他们高中毕业后的露营。然而,当艾莲和娜薇拉醒来的时候,她们才发现自己身处一处未知的卧室而非露营用的帐篷里,而和她们同行的二人也不见踪影。作为多年搭档的艾莲和娜薇拉决定一起找到高斯和伊莉莎并探明回去的路。然而随着探索的愈发深入,她们也察觉到了自己所处境地的不同寻常。而一些完全超出她们认知的,和异世界相关的远古真相将被她们揭开。
Why similar: Visual Novel 30.2%, Female Protagonist 23.5%, Cute 18.5%, Story Rich 10.8%, Adventure 7.4%
- #50 Amazing Grace -What color is your attribute?-
68% matchVery Positive94% of 146 reviews2024
Dev: Cabbage SoftPub: Shiravune
Windows
Median: 11.3 hrsMean: 57.7 hrs≥1hr: 78%
“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 30.3%, Visual Novel 19.1%, Cute 15.9%, Story Rich 8.2%, Anime 7.5%
- #51 Without Within
70% matchVery Positive88% of 2,027 reviews2015
Dev: InvertMouse
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 18 minMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 19%
The (mis)adventures of Vinty, a nobody who thinks she's somebody!
Why similar: Visual Novel 37.4%, Anime 25.3%, Female Protagonist 19.2%, Cute 11.5%, Story Rich 6%
- #52 KIETA MEMORY – The Girl from the Stars
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: TBFPub: TLS
Windows · Mac · Linux
A romantic sci-fi visual novel starting in 1992. Life with your girlfriend Azuki, the girl from the stars, is fun, but when cosmic conspiracies threaten your love and all of Earth, you and your friends have to embark on an epic journey through time and space and rewrite your future.
Why similar: Visual Novel 24.3%, Conspiracy 22.2% ★, Cute 14.6%, Sci-fi 12.7%, Anime 10.6%
- #53 Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony
68% matchVery Positive83% of 21,767 reviews2017
Dev: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 9.2 hrsMean: 30.6 hrs≥1hr: 91%
A new cast of 16 characters find themselves kidnapped and imprisoned in a school. Inside, some will kill, some will die, and some will be punished. Reimagine what you thought high-stakes, fast-paced investigation was as you investigate twisted murder cases and condemn your new friends to death.
Why similar: Detective 31.6%, Visual Novel 23.6%, Female Protagonist 18.5%, Anime 11.5%, Story Rich 9%
- #54 Blue Cradle -signifie-
68% match7 user reviews86% of 7 reviews2023
Dev: kutugi kaoru
Windows
A novel game with a fully voiced story about everyday or extraordinary stories.
Why similar: Visual Novel 26.3%, Cute 20.1%, Detective 15.8%, Anime 12.6%, Comedy 10.8%
- #55 vivid/stasis
65% matchVery Positive94% of 3,373 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 27.1%, Visual Novel 20.9%, Female Protagonist 12.9%, Cute 12.4%, Anime 7.7%
- #56 Puzzle Agent 2
69% matchVery Positive87% of 1,136 reviews2011
Dev: Telltale
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 65%
Agent Nelson Tethers just solved his biggest case yet. So why isn't he satisfied? Venture back to eerie Scoggins, Minnesota to solve the mystery of "the Hidden People" once and for all!
Why similar: Surreal 28%, Detective 23.6%, Conspiracy 14.1% ★, Hand-drawn 7.4%, Story Rich 7.1%
- #57 nerd: tracing dayline
67% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Evan
Windows
A communication-themed adventure game starring a self-conscious teenage girl. Set in the quiet after-school hours of an ordinary high school, you’ll collect “topics” and use them to deepen your conversations.
Why similar: Visual Novel 23.4%, Female Protagonist 20.3%, Cute 16.3%, Sci-fi 11.2%, Anime 7.6%
- #58 NAIRI: Tower of Shirin
67% matchVery Positive85% of 542 reviews2018
Dev: HomeBearStudioPub: Hound Picked Games
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 11.3 hrs≥1hr: 62%
Follow Nairi as she uncovers a mysterious conspiracy in this gripping yet family-friendly adventure that is suitable for all ages! NAIRI: Tower of Shirin is a graphic adventure which crafts a rich 'Ghibli' inspired oasis city where animals and humans live side-by-side!
Why similar: Visual Novel 18.2%, Cute 17.1%, Female Protagonist 14.6%, Story Rich 9.4%, Hand-drawn 9.2%
- #59 Lilja and Natsuka Painting Lies
65% matchVery Positive95% of 153 reviews2024
Dev: FrontwingPub: Frontwing USA
Windows
A yuri kinetic novel about overcoming the tribulations of the human heart, and a sapphic tale on the heartaches and reprieves of fathoming love. Asou Ei’s first title with Frontwing is presented with poignant visuals in Full HD, an evocative soundtrack, and voice acting by a star-studded cast.
Why similar: Visual Novel 28.6%, Female Protagonist 25.1%, Cute 16%, Anime 11.8%, Adventure 5.1%
- #60 Starweaver Express ~Per aspera ad astra~
67% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Atelier Ueshima Erika
Windows · Mac · Linux
"Starweaver Express" is a unique visual novel that blends poetic storytelling with dreamlike visuals. As the mysterious transfer student Tsubaki Ueshima, you'll step into a cloistered academy and follow the paths of girls searching for starlight, love, and meaning.
Why similar: Surreal 31.7%, Visual Novel 19.7%, Anime 11.3%, Cute 10.6%, Story Rich 8.6%