- #1 Shanghai Summer
97% matchVery Positive91% of 444 reviews2024
Dev: FUTU StudioPub: Astrolabe Games
Windows
Shanghai Summer is an adventure game set in the millennium. Our protagonist, Baichuan, goes through a series of "anomalies" over the length of twelve days. In his pursuit of the truth, he found that his hopes and regrets from the past finally seem to converge. Will he be able to "fix" it for good?
Why similar: Word Game 33.8%, Dating Sim 19.3%, Interactive Fiction 16.5%, Visual Novel 8.9%, Drama 7.4%
Why You'll Like It: This game captures a similar nostalgic and melancholic atmosphere through its focus on youth and the passage of time.
- #2 A Space for the Unbound
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 7,328 reviews2023
Dev: MojikenPub: Toge Productions
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 83%
A magical adventure about two high school sweethearts set at the end of their school days - and the end of the world. Explore a crumbling town and help friends face their inner demons, which could be the key to stopping reality itself disintegrating. And don’t forget to pet the cats.
Why similar: Story Rich 57.3%, Adventure 18.7%, 2D 18.5%, Singleplayer 5.5%
Why You'll Like It: It combines beautiful pixel art with a deeply emotional narrative about overcoming trauma and the complexities of human connection.
- #3 他人世界末 On-looker
96% matchVery Positive93% of 2,953 reviews2020
Dev: 8A studioPub: 昆布科技
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 12.0 hrs≥1hr: 79%
这是属于不怎么开朗的我们,充满逃避、畏缩、胆怯、不切实际的单恋故事。 属于你的故事结局将会如何,由你的选择而定。
Why similar: Dating Sim 54.5%, Visual Novel 26.1%, Drama 6.7%, Adventure 6.7%, Story Rich 4.8%
Why You'll Like It: A deeply character-driven visual novel that explores the complexities of unrequited love and social dynamics.
- #4 To the Moon
95% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 84,848 reviews2012
Dev: Freebird Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 11.3 hrs≥1hr: 79%
A story-driven experience about two doctors traversing backwards through a dying man's memories to artificially fulfill his last wish.
Why similar: Story Rich 44.4%, Interactive Fiction 39.4%, Adventure 9.2%, 2D 4.3%, Singleplayer 2.7%
Why You'll Like It: Like the seed game, this title is a masterclass in emotional storytelling that explores the weight of memories and lost opportunities.
- #5 锈翅 逃离我的家乡 Without Wings
94% matchVery Positive91% of 181 reviews2025
Dev: 埋月山枯Pub: Never Knows Best
Windows
玩家将以第一视角,扮演一名高中辍学的女孩,她被迫进入注塑厂打工。后来,她通过一款网络游戏,认识了大城市里的男孩阿澈,她义无反顾地向着有阿澈的未来奔去,也是向着能够逃离大山的未来奔去。在这跨越千里的鸿沟之间,她经历了期待、欣喜、意外、无助……最终,你将做出怎样的选择?
Why similar: Word Game 34.3%, Interactive Fiction 17.7%, Dating Sim 13.2%, Drama 11.5%, Visual Novel 8.3%
Why You'll Like It: An indie drama that focuses on personal growth and the emotional weight of leaving one's home behind.
- #6 Florence
94% matchVery Positive93% of 15,716 reviews2020
Dev: MountainsPub: Annapurna Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 63%
Florence Yeoh feels a little... stuck. Her life is an endless routine of work, sleep, and spending too much time on social media. Then one day, she meets a cello player named Krish who changes everything about how she sees the world and herself.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 28.6%, Drama 17.1%, Dating Sim 14.9%, Story Rich 13.5%, Visual Novel 12.1%
Why You'll Like It: This short, interactive experience perfectly mirrors the seed game's focus on the fleeting nature of relationships and emotional growth.
- #7 Spiritfarer®: Farewell Edition
92% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 51,774 reviews2020
Dev: Thunder Lotus
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 15.2 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Spiritfarer® is a cozy management game about dying. As ferrymaster to the deceased, build a boat to explore the world, care for your spirit friends, and release them into the afterlife. The Spiritfarer Farewell Edition includes the heartwarming base game and three major content updates.
Why similar: Story Rich 70.6%, Adventure 29.4%
Why You'll Like It: It blends platforming and management mechanics with a profound, tear-jerking narrative about saying goodbye to loved ones.
- #8 If Found...
93% matchVery Positive90% of 2,276 reviews2020
Dev: DREAMFEELPub: Annapurna Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 89%
If Found... is a game about going home, coming out and erasing everything.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 40.8%, Visual Novel 30.4%, Story Rich 17.5%, Adventure 9.1%, Singleplayer 2.2%
Why You'll Like It: The game uses a unique interactive mechanic to tell a deeply personal and emotional story about memory and belonging.
- #9 GRIS
91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 93,692 reviews2018
Dev: Nomada StudioPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Gris is a hopeful young girl lost in her own world, dealing with a painful experience in her life. Her journey through sorrow is manifested in her dress, which grants new abilities to better navigate her faded reality.
Why similar: Story Rich 40.1%, Adventure 29%, 2D 23.2%, Singleplayer 7.7%
Why You'll Like It: An emotionally resonant platformer that uses stunning visual metaphors to represent the stages of grief and healing.
- #10 Before Your Eyes
90% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 22,221 reviews2021
Dev: GoodbyeWorld GamesPub: Skybound Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Embark on an emotional first-person narrative adventure where you control the story—and affect its outcomes—with your real-life blinks. With this innovative technique you will fully immerse yourself in a world of memories, both joyous and heartbreaking, as your whole life flashes before your eyes.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 45.1%, Story Rich 27.6%, Drama 17.4%, Adventure 7.3%, Singleplayer 2.5%
Why You'll Like It: This unique narrative game uses your real-life blinks to progress the story, creating an incredibly intimate and emotional experience.
- #11 Love in the distance
91% matchMixed66% of 334 reviews2021
Dev: Level-Buster Studio
Windows
A word adventure game based on a long-distance relationship. On high school and college campuses, pick up memories that belong only to that time. Ideal and reality, if we can chose it again, can we not have regrets?
Why similar: Word Game 48.5%, Dating Sim 23.8%, Interactive Fiction 13.7%, Story Rich 6%, Visual Novel 5.4%
Why You'll Like It: It directly addresses the theme of long-distance relationships through a narrative-heavy, choice-based format.
- #12 Hatsuyuki Sakura
89% matchVery Positive95% of 878 reviews2024
Dev: SAGA PLANETSPub: HIKARI FIELD
Windows
Median: 13.1 hrsMean: 42.3 hrs≥1hr: 86%
"Hatsuyuki Sakura" is one of the most popular works by SAGA PLANETS, a popular Japanese developer for visual novels. Experience Hatsuyuki Sakura for the first time in 1080p! This version includes the English, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, and Japanese versions.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 26.2%, Dating Sim 26.2%, Visual Novel 14%, 2D Platformer 11.6%, Drama 9.4%
Why You'll Like It: A visual novel that balances lighthearted moments with a heavy, emotional core centered on winter and memory.
- #13 one night, hot springs
89% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 3,091 reviews2018
Dev: npckc
Windows · Mac · Linux
Haru is invited by her old friend Manami to spend a night at the hot springs. All Haru wants to do is enjoy the hot springs like everyone else, but she doesn't want to cause any trouble...
Why similar: Visual Novel 48%, Story Rich 30.1%, 2D 17.6%, Singleplayer 4.3%
Why You'll Like It: A short, intimate visual novel that captures a quiet, emotional moment of self-discovery and social anxiety.
- #14 Memories Off 2nd
88% matchVery Positive92% of 218 reviews2024
Dev: MAGES. Inc.Pub: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 8.0 hrsMean: 16.0 hrs≥1hr: 74%
*This game is only available in Japanese, Traditional Chinese, and Simplified Chinese. 主人公「伊波健」は、私立の高校に通う高校3年生。 ずっと変わらないと、信じていた。 半年前から交際している同級生の「白河ほたる」との幸せな状況も、2人の関係も。 しかし、ある出来事を境に変化が訪れる。 些細な誤解。すれ違う心……。 小さな変化は、やがて取り返しのつかないところまで膨らんで……。 そんな最中、2人の間にある数え切れぬほどの想い出を振り切ってでも、一緒にいたいと思える女性が現れたとしたら……。
Why similar: Dating Sim 40.7%, Visual Novel 18.9%, Drama 15.3%, Adventure 12.6%, Story Rich 8.5%
Why You'll Like It: A classic in the romance visual novel genre that excels at portraying the bittersweet nature of teenage love.
- #15 Coffee Talk
87% matchVery Positive95% of 12,156 reviews2020
Dev: Toge Productions
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 10.3 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Coffee Talk is a coffee brewing and heart-to-heart talking simulator about listening to fantasy-inspired modern peoples’ problems, and helping them by serving up a warm drink or two.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 50.4%, Visual Novel 27.6%, Story Rich 19.3%, Singleplayer 2.7%
Why You'll Like It: It provides a relaxing, dialogue-heavy atmosphere where you listen to the personal stories and struggles of various characters.
- #16 咫尺遥心-Proof of existence
86% matchVery Positive92% of 168 reviews2024
Dev: 置雨制作组Pub: LoveStoryProject
Windows
即使存在相同的目的,每个人也会有各自的实现方式,理念背道而驰的两人,就算共处一室,也始终无法理解对方。 能跨越这道鸿沟的,就只有……
Why similar: Word Game 48.5%, 2D Platformer 16.5%, Drama 10.7%, Visual Novel 10.5%, Adventure 4.8%
Why You'll Like It: A casual adventure game that centers on the emotional journey of its characters in a relatable, grounded way.
- #17 Clover Day's Plus
85% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 882 reviews2023
Dev: ALcotPub: HIKARI FIELD
Windows
Median: 10.6 hrsMean: 68.1 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Bottled-up emotions... An everlasting oath... Heartfelt desires... An enduring regret... And a childhood promise. Yuuto was abandoned by his parents and raised in an orphanage in Britain before a trading merchant by the name of Takakura Yoshiomi adopted him and brought him to Japan.
Why similar: Word Game 29%, Dating Sim 19.4%, Interactive Fiction 12.6%, Drama 9.9%, 2D Platformer 9.9%
Why You'll Like It: A story-rich romance game that explores deep emotional bonds and the challenges of staying together.
- #18 秋恋物语 Autumn Romance
86% matchVery Positive96% of 75 reviews2022
Dev: 异度沸腾动漫社-沸腾工作室
Windows
这是个普通的故事,因为主角是个普通的阿宅,而情节是我们视而不见的日常;这是个值得怀念的故事,那是我们不会再有的时光。当平静到暗淡的大学生活因她们而掀起波澜,生活开始发生了变化。这是个氤氲着青涩懵懂的秋天,被时间和她们推着成长的你,会不会在多年以后感叹那些日子因为她们而灿烂。
Why similar: Word Game 42.2%, Dating Sim 22.6%, Visual Novel 9.2%, Drama 9%, Interactive Fiction 8.2%
Why You'll Like It: A casual dating simulation that captures the fleeting, seasonal nature of romantic encounters.
- #19 Finding Paradise
84% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 19,913 reviews2017
Dev: Freebird Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 8.1 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Two doctors traverse backwards through a dying man's memories to fulfill his last wish. This is To the Moon's standalone sequel, but can also be played first.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 41.2%, Drama 23.1%, Story Rich 16.6%, Adventure 8.6%, 2D 8.1%
Why You'll Like It: A direct spiritual successor to To the Moon, focusing on the emotional complexity of a life lived with regrets.
- #20 夜永 Eternal Love
84% matchVery Positive91% of 1,025 reviews2020
Dev: 白露社Pub: PeriScope Game
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.9 hrsMean: 77.4 hrs≥1hr: 83%
《夜永》是一款百合向视觉小说游戏,讲述了在前作(千面 Melancholy Love)剧情发生半年之后,聆花女子学院中破茧而出的少女们的故事。
Why similar: Word Game 48.3%, Dating Sim 23.5%, Visual Novel 12.8%, Drama 8.8%, Story Rich 4%
Why You'll Like It: An emotional visual novel that focuses on the complexities of love and the passage of time.
- #21 风与鸟 - Wind and Bird
82% matchVery Positive99% of 487 reviews2024
Dev: 许愿铃工作室Pub: Eternal Dream
Windows
长耳族的学徒蒂娜,跟随着吟游诗人的师父,开始了传颂故事的探寻之旅。带着心爱的吊坠,二人游历过草原,高塔,小镇与森林。然而,在故事的起点和终点,却似乎另有隐情……
Why similar: Word Game 36.5%, Interactive Fiction 20%, Drama 16%, Visual Novel 10.7%, Story Rich 9.1%
Why You'll Like It: A drama-focused RPG that explores themes of emotional healing and the metaphorical journey of birds.
- #22 The Red Strings Club
83% matchVery Positive94% of 13,842 reviews2018
Dev: DeconstructeamPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 85%
The Red Strings Club is a cyberpunk narrative experience about fate and happiness featuring the extensive use of pottery, bartending and impersonating people on the phone to take down a corporate conspiracy.
Why similar: Story Rich 50.5%, Visual Novel 24%, Adventure 14%, 2D 8%, Singleplayer 3.6%
Why You'll Like It: A narrative-focused game that explores themes of fate and human emotion through deep, choice-driven conversations.
- #23 Unpacking
81% matchVery Positive93% of 39,045 reviews2021
Dev: Witch BeamPub: Balor Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Unpacking is a zen puzzle game about the familiar experience of pulling possessions out of boxes and fitting them into a new home. Part block-fitting puzzle, part home decoration, you are invited to create a satisfying living space while learning clues about the life you’re unpacking.
Why similar: Story Rich 68.7%, 2D 19.8%, Singleplayer 11.4%
Why You'll Like It: A meditative game that tells a life story through the objects you unpack, mirroring the subtle environmental storytelling of the seed game.
- #24 恋爱绮谭 不存在的真相
81% matchVery Positive94% of 2,196 reviews2022
Dev: Never Knows Best
Windows
Median: 7.2 hrsMean: 45.5 hrs≥1hr: 89%
《恋爱绮谭~不存在的真相~》是一款文字冒险游戏。 初到江城的顾唯,意外成为了一起社会新闻的主人公。凶险的都市中,他需要在混乱的舆论和虚假的情报中找到唯一的真相,也需要在两名各有千秋的少女间完成自我的抉择。秋去冬来,覆盖城市的厚厚积雪下,究竟掩藏着什么样的秘密......
Why similar: Word Game 38.2%, Interactive Fiction 19.8%, Dating Sim 19.3%, Visual Novel 8.7%, Drama 7.3%
- #25 大鹏 - The Roc
79% matchVery Positive93% of 167 reviews2024
Dev: 折扶桑制作组Pub: LoveStoryProject
Windows · Mac · Linux
Due to work, Wu Shengyou was forced to leave home for high school in a big city. The sensitive, introverted poet felt out of place with classmates.As they grew closer, he seemed her only friend, yet appeared to completely misunderstand her inner thoughts...
Why similar: Word Game 30.1%, Dating Sim 19.5%, Interactive Fiction 14.9%, 2D Platformer 9.2%, Drama 8.1%
- #26 Lay a Beauty to Rest: The Darkness Peach Blossom Spring
79% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 6,801 reviews2021
Dev: 零创游戏(ZerocreationGame)
Windows
Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 17.8 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Love-suspense AVG with the theme of "The Peach Blossom Spring". The equinox flowers, bloom for one thousand years and wither for one thousand years. Eternal paradise. Do you choose to stay here, escape here, or bury everything here?
Why similar: Word Game 34.9%, Interactive Fiction 19%, Dating Sim 17.8%, Visual Novel 8.9%, Story Rich 6.4%
- #27 Always Sometimes Monsters
82% matchMostly Positive75% of 2,446 reviews2014
Dev: Vagabond Dog
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Set out on a cross-country journey to win back the love of your life and endure the hardship of making story-defining choices that affect your life and the lives of those around you.
Why similar: Story Rich 66.4%, Adventure 12.8%, Visual Novel 9.6%, 2D 5.7%, Singleplayer 5.5%
Why You'll Like It: This game forces you to make difficult life choices that reflect the harsh realities of love, distance, and personal failure.
- #28 蔚蓝月下的回忆~SAPPHIRE MOON-FOREVER MEMORIES
80% matchVery Positive82% of 331 reviews2022
Dev: 星愿游戏制作组
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 11.4 hrs≥1hr: 48%
The story will be accompanied by three heroines, and everyone will find their own love in this real and imaginary world. Is it the dark-skinned school girl who is available, the cold and mysterious girl, or the afterimage that I have been unable to reach in my memory?
Why similar: Word Game 33.7%, Dating Sim 18.5%, Interactive Fiction 17.8%, 2D Platformer 11%, Visual Novel 7.4%
- #29 错过的暑假可以放第二次吗?
76% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 715 reviews2026
Dev: 麻溜完结制作组
Windows
游戏内容: 这是一款以绘画为主题、描述了成年人对于过往错过的人与事的灵魂之旅,兽人向的纯视觉小说游戏。 故事讲述了25岁的狸花猫兽人“启诚”,在被公司辞退后回到老家的城市。作为曾没能通过联考的美术生,在青梅竹马“未乾”,以及好朋友【熙和】、【望舒】、画室的“学弟”【烈烈】的帮助下,慢慢寻回了自己曾失去的那个暑假,那个他命中注定的人……
Why similar: Word Game 38.9%, Dating Sim 19.5%, Interactive Fiction 11.1%, Visual Novel 10.2%, Drama 6%
- #30 茜色
77% matchVery Positive98% of 464 reviews2024
Dev: 忘雪社
Windows · Linux
《茜色》是一款百合视觉小说,讲述了青梅竹马的两人从相识到相恋,以及之后在一起生活的点滴。通过游玩这款游戏,玩家能欣赏到甜蜜的百合爱恋与多分支的丰富剧情。
Why similar: Word Game 51.2%, 2D Platformer 16.1%, Visual Novel 12.9%, Drama 9.9%, Story Rich 5.1%
- #31 Aonatsu Line
78% matchVery Positive93% of 998 reviews2022
Dev: GIGAPub: HIKARI FIELD
Windows
Median: 10.4 hrsMean: 32.0 hrs≥1hr: 90%
《青夏轨迹》是日本美少女游戏资深大厂GIGA/Entergram出品的一部青春题材的视觉小说。本作由知名插画家U35负责原画与角色设计,人气声优小鸟居夕花、夏和小、和实羽优希为本作女主角献声。本作发售后赢得市场普遍赞誉,并荣获萌系游戏大赏年度剧本金奖等诸多奖项。
Why similar: Word Game 32.5%, Dating Sim 18.5%, Interactive Fiction 18%, 2D Platformer 10.4%, Visual Novel 7.2%
- #32 恋爱绮谭~不存在的夏天~
77% matchVery Positive94% of 2,929 reviews2020
Dev: Never Knows Best
Windows
Median: 5.8 hrsMean: 37.1 hrs≥1hr: 91%
九省通衢之地的阴影里,不知名的存在正在蠢蠢欲动。普通到极点的学生顾韦,作为“非日常部”的一员,和女友苏半夏开始调查“虚拟偶像消失事件”的传闻。讲述都市怪谈的可疑直播间,废墟一般的住宅楼,等待在两人前方的是……
Why similar: Word Game 40.1%, Dating Sim 19.6%, Interactive Fiction 19.1%, Visual Novel 11.7%, Story Rich 6%
- #33 The Mikado Birdgirl in Taichung
78% matchVery Positive91% of 80 reviews2021
Dev: Erotes Studio
Windows
Wang Cheng-En escaped the Miaoli emperor's clutches with Pisuka. This time, they follow Mika to a holy city Taichung State. What awaits him? Will he eat lead, end up being buried as a bloated corpse in a ditch in the middle of Taiwan, or lead an ordinary daily life together with young girls?
Why similar: Word Game 34.3%, Dating Sim 23.4%, Visual Novel 8.4%, Drama 7.8%, Interactive Fiction 7.8%
- #34 我在终点线等你
76% matchVery Positive92% of 180 reviews2023
Dev: DreaMory
Windows
一个讲述少年少女勇敢踏出追梦第一步的青春日常系故事。
Why similar: Word Game 34%, Dating Sim 18.3%, Interactive Fiction 17.4%, 2D Platformer 11.5%, Visual Novel 7%
- #35 冬日树下的回忆
74% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 1,172 reviews2023
Dev: 午后零时Pub: 黎羽科技LICOGAME
Windows · Mac · Linux
《冬日树下的回忆》是由制作人xwu创立的社团「午后零时」推出的首部免费原创视觉小说,并由其旗下小组『MagicaLuv』运营。 我的梦想是成为一名教师或者医生,在学业结束后我收到了来自医院的第一份工作实习邮件。在这所医院里我将担任实习治疗师(sensei)的工作,而我负责的是一位叫“言叶”的女孩……
Why similar: Word Game 35.1%, Interactive Fiction 18%, Dating Sim 17.9%, 2D Platformer 13.6%, Visual Novel 8%
- #36 缚戎人:唐建中十三年
75% matchVery Positive82% of 51 reviews2025
Dev: 思维度工作室(Sharewedo Studio)Pub: 思维度工作室(Sharewedo Studio)
Windows · Mac · Linux
A text adventure game of the mid Tang Dynasty, where players can experience the story of a lonely city in the Western Regions during the Tang Tibetan War in the 13th year of Jianzhong by the 'bound barbarians'. Witness the growth and helplessness of characters and the rise and fall of the era.
Why similar: Word Game 33.2%, Interactive Fiction 19.5%, Dating Sim 18.2%, 2D Platformer 10.5%, Visual Novel 8.8%
- #37 零岁的星光
75% matchVery Positive83% of 180 reviews2023
Dev: Hippocampus制作组Pub: WindField Games
Windows
Amore~4,2 anni luce...... This is the story of the encounter between me, who is called "from the stars", and that person—— How many years have I loved you, day by day, year by year ......
Why similar: Word Game 42.7%, Dating Sim 24.2%, 2D Platformer 13.9%, Visual Novel 8.7%, Adventure 7.2%
- #38 云端之约
74% matchVery Positive93% of 528 reviews2021
Dev: White Star Studio
Windows
假如人工智能拥有了自我意识,你会怎样看待它们?或者说,他们。在信息技术高度发达的时代里,当人与人之间的交流只剩下屏幕的文字时,你的每一次选择,将带你揭开这个世界不一样的真相。科技与神话交织碰撞,邀你共赴一场云端之约。
Why similar: Word Game 40%, Dating Sim 15.5%, Interactive Fiction 14.9%, Drama 10.9%, Visual Novel 9.6%
- #39 Tiny Shadows Interwoven Hearts
69% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 2,978 reviews2025
Dev: 土豆花制作组
Windows
Programmer Lin Mo is tired of his monotonous life. One day, he meets a mysterious girl at a café who hides many secrets. As lies and true feelings intertwine, can this chance encounter save him from his numb existence? A visual novel filled with "love and hope".
Why similar: Word Game 30%, Dating Sim 20.9%, Interactive Fiction 20.4%, 2D Platformer 8.3%, Visual Novel 7.8%
- #40 Memories Off Sorekara
71% matchVery Positive93% of 174 reviews2024
Dev: MAGES. Inc.Pub: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 8.0 hrsMean: 18.8 hrs≥1hr: 75%
*This game is only available in Japanese, Traditional Chinese, and Simplified Chinese. 浜咲学園に通う高校3年生「鷺沢一蹴」 彼には同学年の彼女、「陵いのり」がいた。 何もかも順調だった。 しかし、それは唐突に訪れる……。 卒業も間近に控えた雨の日のバレンタインデー……。 いのりからデートに誘われた一蹴は、いのりから告白された想い出の場所に連れて行く。 そこで渡されるチョコレートと一緒に渡されたのは…… いのりからの一方的な別れ話。 果たして別れの訳は……一蹴といのりの関係は……!?
Why similar: Dating Sim 38.7%, Visual Novel 18.1%, Drama 15.4%, Adventure 12.6%, Story Rich 11.3%
- #41 Lost Seed
71% matchPositive94% of 53 reviews2025
Dev: LostSeed制作组
Windows · Mac
游戏背景: 舞台是有着魔法存在的大陆——伊甸。居住在这里的人们在圣女的庇护下,过着还算是平静的生活。 在一座热闹的小镇“奥普乐”经营诊所的异国医师“诺德”,以及在历史悠久的学院中钻研魔法的优等生“莫妮卡”。 两名年轻的魔法师,因为与不可思议的少女邂逅,而开始走上了自己从未想过的道路。 可是,这一切不过是一场巨大的动荡前片刻的安宁…… 大陆历史背后的秘密,学院与王国的阴谋,以及少女的真实身份。根据你的选择,不同的命运将会在故事的最后等待着少女们。
Why similar: Word Game 49.2%, Dating Sim 26.7%, Visual Novel 10.5%, 2D Platformer 7.9%, Story Rich 2.9%
- #42 风起长安:驭骨人
73% matchVery Positive81% of 292 reviews2021
Dev: 轻梨工作室Pub: 咕咕工作室
Windows
This is a Chinese style otome game!
Why similar: Word Game 34.2%, Dating Sim 20.8%, Interactive Fiction 18.4%, 2D Platformer 10.9%, Visual Novel 7.3%
- #43 Your Love Story 被你忘记的那个夏天
73% matchVery Positive85% of 148 reviews2022
Dev: Mingyu Information Technology Shanghai Co., Ltd.
Windows
This is a AVG with love as the theme. No matter how old you grow, every summer when cicadas sing, you can still remenber of your childhood dreams, childhood friends with whom you share memories, and those pure and shining love like crystal.
Why similar: Word Game 37.6%, Interactive Fiction 22.2%, Dating Sim 21.7%, Visual Novel 8.4%, Drama 5%
- #44 Omoide Ni Kawaru Kimi Memories Off
73% matchMostly Positive79% of 86 reviews2024
Dev: MAGES. Inc.Pub: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Windows
*This game is only available in Japanese, Traditional Chinese, and Simplified Chinese. なんとなく大学生になった主人公、「加賀正午」。 それなりに一人暮らしの大学生活を楽しんでいる一方で、彼は漠然とした憂鬱さを感じていた。 その原因は数年前、理由も告げず突然消えた恋人、「黒須カナタ」だった。 カナタとの唐突な別れは彼の心に大きな傷をつけていたのだ……。 それから数年後── 偶然にもカフェで再会するカナタと正午。 失ったと思っていたカナタとの再会で彼の心は乱れてしまう。
Why similar: Dating Sim 37.9%, Visual Novel 17.4%, Drama 15.9%, Adventure 13%, Story Rich 11.7%
- #45 我的高冷女友 MY COLD GIRLFRIEND
69% matchVery Positive84% of 274 reviews2025
Dev: SuiKa SoftPub: LoveStoryProject
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 84%
What's It Like to Have a Girlfriend with a Hidden Side? 💙A romantic comedy visual novel set in a modern campus, where a dare leads to an unexpected relationship with a cold beauty—and a sweet, chaotic cohabitation begins.
Why similar: Word Game 38.8%, Dating Sim 28.9%, Visual Novel 12.6%, Story Rich 8.4%, Adventure 5.6%
- #46 停留此刻 Stay in the moment
72% matchVery Positive84% of 116 reviews2022
Dev: 遇见咖啡厅
Windows
《停留此刻》是一款单线路的短篇视觉小说,讲述了白小夕与律晓文的师生之间,因为一本诗集所引发的互相改变与和解的故事
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- #47 YiYi
71% matchVery Positive93% of 201 reviews2022
Dev: 埋月山枯
Windows
You are "GUI", you have come to a city of eternal night, to find your soul to dream of "Yi Yi".
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- #48 Memories Off Yubikiri No Kioku
70% matchVery Positive92% of 92 reviews2024
Dev: MAGES. Inc.Pub: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Windows
*This game is only available in Japanese, Traditional Chinese, and Simplified Chinese. 今年もここ、神奈川県藤川市にある藤林高等学校にも春が訪れた。 教室の窓から差し込む暖かい日差しにまどろみながら「芹澤 直樹」はいつも願う。 「ちなつは、なおくんの嫁なのです!」 そんなことを恥ずかしげもなく言える幼なじみの「天川 ちなつ」や学校の仲間たちと、ずっと楽しく過ごせればいいのに──。 しかし、その願いは唐突に打ち砕かれる。 突如として現れた謎の少女「南雲 霞」 そして始まった霞と秘密の同棲生活。
Why similar: Dating Sim 39%, Drama 18.5%, Visual Novel 17.8%, Adventure 12.4%, Story Rich 8.4%
- #49 第一千零二夜的童话
72% matchVery Positive89% of 85 reviews2022
Dev: visible epic
Windows
漫无目的的都市、永无止境的日常。 这里没有超现实的人和事物,有的只是青春期的少年少女们上演的日常与非日常。 没有一件东西比现实更沉重,也没有一件东西比爱更深奥。 但问题是,你能爱上那个不完美、不梦幻、甚至满身疮痍的对象吗? 你能爱上你自己吗?
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- #50 Hana no No ni Saku Utakata no
69% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 685 reviews2022
Dev: AppliquePub: HIKARI FIELD
Windows
Median: 11.1 hrsMean: 63.1 hrs≥1hr: 92%
《五色浮影绽放于花之海洋》是由日本知名美少女游戏品牌Applique制作的和风传奇作品。由名作《月影魅像-解放之羽-》与《黄昏的禁忌之药》的原班人马打造。由小田原箱根担当人物设计与原画,由桐月担当剧本,由鹰石忍制作音乐。主题歌《华历》由知名歌姬Ayumi.献唱,曾荣获萌系游戏大赏的年度主题曲金奖。
Why similar: Word Game 41.3%, Interactive Fiction 22.6%, Drama 13.2%, Visual Novel 11%, Story Rich 5.8%
- #51 她毕业了 So Long, My Youth
70% matchMixed68% of 55 reviews2025
Dev: 煎饼工作室 PanCakeStudio
Windows
I am Pancake. On the last day of college, I met her – How are you my dear?(Can't run, please turn off the antivirus system!)
Why similar: Word Game 46.3%, Interactive Fiction 17.3%, Drama 12.7%, Visual Novel 10.6%, Story Rich 7%
- #52 Coffee flavor of love 咖啡甜恋
70% matchVery Positive95% of 206 reviews2021
Dev: P.G.制作组Pub: 33ParadoX&igstore
Windows · Mac
Sweet love begins in the coffee shop. Office romances of coffee shop employees. This is a visual novel game with two endings.
Why similar: Word Game 36%, Interactive Fiction 18.9%, Dating Sim 18.1%, Visual Novel 8%, Drama 7.5%
- #53 Memories Off
68% matchVery Positive92% of 238 reviews2024
Dev: MAGES. Inc.Pub: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 11.7 hrs≥1hr: 64%
*This game is only available in Japanese, Traditional Chinese, and Simplified Chinese. 「メモリーズオフ」シリーズ1作目 1999年に登場した恋愛アドベンチャーゲーム「メモリーズオフ」をフルHD移植。
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- #54 Kono Aozora ni Yakusoku o Refine
67% matchVery Positive86% of 197 reviews2025
Dev: GIGAPub: HIKARI PULSE
Windows
Median: 11.8 hrsMean: 21.9 hrs≥1hr: 91%
《青空下的约定― Refine》国际中文版是由日本美少女游戏老牌厂商 GIGA / Entergram(戏画社) 推出的经典恋爱冒险游戏重制版。原作并曾改编为电视动画。在首届“美少女游戏大赏”荣获年度大奖,并同时获得剧本奖、主题曲奖、纯爱游戏奖及玩家支持奖,堪称当年的现象级作品。
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- #55 The Hungry Lamb: Traveling in the Late Ming Dynasty
64% matchVery Positive95% of 57,826 reviews2024
Dev: 零创游戏(ZerocreationGame)
Windows
Median: 6.1 hrsMean: 24.6 hrs≥1hr: 83%
He is a bandit who sells lives. She is a mute girl seeking revenge. In a famine-ravaged ancient China, a ruthless trafficker escorts four girls to a demon's feast. But when a deadly secret is revealed, a cold transaction turns into a journey of redemption. A dark visual novel about an unlikely bond.
Why similar: Word Game 29.5%, Interactive Fiction 19.8%, Dating Sim 18.5%, Visual Novel 12.7%, Drama 8.7%
- #56 花落冬陽 Snowdreams -lost in winter-
68% matchVery Positive97% of 262 reviews2022
Dev: 觀象草圖 Astrolabe DraftPub: 觀象草圖 Astrolabe Draft
Windows
《花落冬陽》是一款以「夢想」與「思念」為主題的文字冒險遊戲。故事講述主角謝子臣在追尋作家之夢的過程中遭遇的困境,以及與夏芊帆、雪見兩名少女的戀愛故事。豐富的劇情、精緻的插畫、悠揚的音樂、搭配全中文語音,帶你體驗一段動人的台北冬季戀曲。
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- #57 EXS1~EthnologySister:Cultural functionalism
68% matchVery Positive94% of 252 reviews2021
Dev: 周农卿
Windows
在南国小岛上与金发修女的相遇的拳手高中生,对方是多年未见的青梅竹马,与记忆中很大变化。越是喜悦般重逢,背后却越是隐藏着什么?战斗,悬疑,灵异,治愈,推理,剧情持续反转,前来杀人的乌鸦一般的女子和岛上一切的真相到底是……
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- #58 Memories Off6 T-wave
67% matchVery Positive97% of 156 reviews2024
Dev: MAGES. Inc.Pub: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 12.8 hrs≥1hr: 65%
*This game is only available in Japanese, Traditional Chinese, and Simplified Chinese. 神奈川県澄空市────。 秋は深まり、枯葉が道を彩っている。 「塚本志雄」は、幼なじみの「遠峯りりす」と歩く通学路でしみじみと思い起こしていた。 後から付いてくる感じだった幼い頃のりりす。 しかし、数年の間を経て再会したりりすは随分と我侭になっていた。 そして、志雄はいつしか下僕のような扱いに……。 その日、同級生の「箱崎智紗」をりりすに紹介される。 地味だった智紗は、大胆にイメージチェンジをしていた。
Why similar: Dating Sim 39.4%, Drama 18.2%, Visual Novel 17.5%, Adventure 12.2%, Story Rich 8.9%
- #59 溢爱~fragile love
67% matchVery Positive89% of 121 reviews2023
Dev: XUWULE制作组
Windows · Mac · Linux
《溢爱~fragile love》是XUWULE游戏工作室制作的一款百合题材视觉小说,讲述一个少女暗恋另一个少女的故事...
Why similar: Word Game 29%, Dating Sim 27.1%, Visual Novel 12.7%, 2D Platformer 11.9%, Story Rich 7.1%
- #60 南栀 Unwavering love
65% matchVery Positive93% of 798 reviews2024
Dev: 白露社
Windows
《南栀》是一款百合向视觉小说游戏,讲述了在前作(夜永 Eternal Love)剧情发生一年半之后,聆花女子学院中的少女们成长的故事。
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