Games Like 秘密事件：瓦尔普吉斯之夜

I dreamed of a girl. From then on, I saw her every day in my dreams. I don't know why it happened. I can only keep telling myself that it is all false, all illusion. But on the other hand, I fell in love with it.

Why similar: Visual Novel 26.4%, Text-Based 25.4%, Drama 23.4%, Emotional 20.2%, Story Rich 3.6%

A mysterious senpai. A serial murder case that has taken the world by storm. And a giant, shadowy fish swimming at my feet... What if all of them are connected and surround me like a circle? What should I do?

Why similar: Visual Novel 26.7%, Text-Based 18.2%, Romance 16.5%, Emotional 10.8%, Surreal 10.8%

The English version of the heartwarming story that was highly acclaimed in Japan. Enjoy the meticulously crafted narrative. Set in Okinawa, Japan, it is also a story that unravels the mysteries hidden within its history and fantasy.

Why similar: Text-Based 17.6%, Visual Novel 16.9%, Emotional 16.4%, Drama 14%, Romance 11.4%

僕たちは──すべての計画に、失敗する。 🎋落ちこぼれ天文部達の青春群像劇を描くドラマチックノベル！ 🎬文庫三冊分に及ぶ青春ドラマ 🍎ゼロ年代懐古的雰囲気 🍏暴走オマージュ破滅！

Why similar: Text-Based 18.9%, Modern 16.1%, Emotional 15.9%, Visual Novel 15%, Romance 14.1%

High school student Hiroyuki Nasukawa, whose father is a piano tuner, aspires to become a respectable adult. Yet he resorts to cheating on a test. Unsurprisingly, he gets caught. The punishment imposed on him was unexpectedly, “Please repair the school's piano.”

Why similar: Text-Based 30.4%, Visual Novel 24.6%, Modern 20.9%, Emotional 13.1%, Romance 10.2%

His World is a short visual novel game where you play as a young shy introvert boy and witness his life with his family and get to see his internal world and struggles. You also make a few decisions throughout the game that will decide on one of game's multiple endings.

Why similar: Visual Novel 20.7%, Emotional 18%, Text-Based 16.3%, Romance 14.5%, Drama 11.3%

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: Text-Based 27%, Visual Novel 20.4%, Drama 17.4%, Romance 16.3%, Multiple Endings 6%

A short love story

Why similar: Text-Based 24.7%, Visual Novel 19.2%, Drama 16.4%, Emotional 15%, Romance 13.3%

「これは何を手にするために、何かを失う物語」 季節は変わり冬になる。死神の条件のために主人公、長谷部涼平は菅野雪乃への恋心を自覚するが、彼女の親友に想いを寄せられてしまい、今度は三角関係の当事者になってしまった。自分の未来を掴むためにも菅野雪乃との両思いを目指すことになるが…。青春群像劇ビジュアルドラマ三部作の最終章が遂に開幕！

Why similar: Text-Based 26.4%, Visual Novel 23.1%, Drama 16.2%, Romance 13.5%, Emotional 13.4%

7 days granted at life's end. "The night air is pleasant, isn't it?" A story as calm as the evening breeze, shared with a fairy found in despair. A classic romance brought to life through full Korean voice acting and lyrical New Age music.

Why similar: Text-Based 20.9%, Visual Novel 19.1%, Drama 15%, Emotional 13.6%, Modern 13.1%

Players will experience intertwined storylines of the male protagonist and three female leads. The male lead features in about half of the narrative, which is told mostly from his perspective. Through the story progression, players will witness a dramatic tale of power, emotion, and destiny.

Why similar: Text-Based 25.9%, Drama 21.4%, Romance 16.5%, Visual Novel 16.5%, Emotional 15.9%

"How about a drink?" In this heartwarming, conversation-driven visual novel, you step into the role of the leader of a hot spring drinking club. You'll help its colorful members navigate personal troubles, sometimes with the aid of a drink or two, and see their challenges through to resolution.

Why similar: Text-Based 26.2%, Visual Novel 18.7%, Drama 15.3%, Modern 12.4%, Conversation 9.9%

A mysterious bracelet, familiar dreams, and Zhi An, a male college student who just got a girlfriend, now faces a sudden appearance of a lover (male) from his past life. How should he choose? What is the hidden abnormality beneath the surface of everyday life?

Why similar: Visual Novel 24.2%, Drama 19.7%, Text-Based 15.7%, Emotional 13.4%, Romance 13.4%

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: Text-Based 33.9%, Visual Novel 29.4%, Drama 16.9%, Emotional 15%, Story Rich 3.6%

「邂逅と追憶の果てに辿り着く未来」 前作から季節は変わり秋になる。死神の条件のために主人公、長谷部涼平は文化祭・修学旅行のイベントで菅野を幸せにしようと右往左往する…そこで、彼もまた過去に向き合うことになる。本作のテーマは「家族」、Chapter.1から大幅にボリュームアップしたChapter.2開幕！

Why similar: Text-Based 26.3%, Visual Novel 20.4%, Drama 18%, Emotional 16.4%, Romance 15.6%

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: Visual Novel 27.7%, Drama 23.3%, Romance 20.3%, Text-Based 16.8%, Multiple Endings 6.3%

A short atmospheric pixel-art story about the moment when a father, late at night, realizes his mistakes and remembers what truly matters. Inspired by a classic. Perfect for parents, sons, daughters, and anyone who knows the feeling of “what if…”.

Why similar: Text-Based 35.2%, Visual Novel 30.1%, Drama 18%, Emotional 16%, Singleplayer 0.7%

Love, Elections, and Chocolate is a romantic visual novel developed by the Japanese game studio Sprite. Upon its release in Japan, it garnered numerous awards for its exceptional art, captivating music, and well-crafted characters.

Why similar: Visual Novel 25.5%, Romance 22.6%, Emotional 17.7%, Text-Based 12.9%, Drama 9.6%

"Return to that summer with you..." Ryusei returns to the small island of his younger years, where time flows by gently, to spend a fairy-tale summer vacation with his childhood friend who was spirited away.

Why similar: Visual Novel 24.3%, Emotional 18.8%, Romance 14.7%, Drama 14.4%, Mythology 13.5%

A strange incident turns the life of an ordinary young man upside down when, having fallen asleep on a regular train commute, he wakes up in another country... in a body of a Japanese student! An unforgettable summer adventure awaits, promising many fateful meetings and momentous occasions.

Why similar: Text-Based 23.5%, Visual Novel 18.2%, Drama 17.1%, Romance 16.2%, Emotional 15.6%

일레븐지스는 미스터리·로맨스 장르를 표방하는 비주얼 노벨 게임입니다. 악마 '메피'는 화자인 '이지원'을 위해 여러 가지 시련을 준비했습니다. 악마를 이기기 위해선 잔머리가 아닌 굳센 의지와 날카로운 직감이 필요합니다. 위대한 대적자, '메피'와 그녀가 준비한 장기말들을 직접 목도하세요.

Why similar: Text-Based 25.3%, Visual Novel 18.4%, Romance 16.5%, Emotional 11.2%, Drama 10.2%

What starts with a conversation between two long lost friends spills out into a captivating visual novel about four youths struggling to pursue their dreams and find their place in the world as love complicates everything.

Why similar: Visual Novel 20%, Drama 20%, Emotional 19.7%, Romance 17.1%, Text-Based 12.6%

"Riddle Me Bunny: Nonogram" is a charming Nonogram puzzle-adventure game . When Nono, a watchmaker's daughter, finds a mysterious headband called "Riddle Me Bunny," she meets Gram, a magical blue rabbit. Together they solve picture-logic puzzles to restore their village's vanishing scenery!

Why similar: Text-Based 21%, Visual Novel 20.8%, Romance 17.4%, Emotional 16.1%, Drama 13.2%

“A meteorite will fall in three days. That's why I want to commit suicide proactively before then.” The girl who told me this upon our first meeting was someone I encountered on the school rooftop—a place that should have been off-limits.

Why similar: Text-Based 42.8%, Visual Novel 32.3%, Modern 12.3%, Romance 11.3%, Singleplayer 1.3%

The third part of the Sakura Forest Girls series sees Yaya and Aiyana reuniting with their friend, Koko – but there’s no time for them to relax, as a new threat lingers on the horizon they must overcome.

Why similar: Visual Novel 25.1%, Text-Based 20.8%, Romance 20.6%, Emotional 13.9%, Female Protagonist 7.6%

"Date" one of four girls on the path to enlightenment. Prom awaits. Will you be led astray by an old crush? The realistic dating-sim that "teaches" through its gameplay. Follow Rayen, a young disillusioned teen who desires a girlfriend by year's end. Is there hope in his future or endless despair?

Why similar: Visual Novel 21.7%, Romance 19.6%, Emotional 17.5%, Text-Based 16.1%, Drama 13%

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: Text-Based 25.1%, Visual Novel 22.9%, Drama 19.8%, Romance 15.8%, Emotional 10.3%

Ballet is a lot like love: in both, the partners' connection is all about trust. But will this bond be strong enough to keep two burning hearts together?

Why similar: Visual Novel 17.7%, Drama 17.1%, Modern 17.1%, Romance 16.3%, Emotional 14.5%

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Why similar: Text-Based 19.8%, Visual Novel 18.9%, Drama 18.5%, Romance 15.5%, Emotional 14.9%

A single-player otome game. Name customization for all major characters, including male characters.

Why similar: Text-Based 18.1%, Visual Novel 16%, Romance 14.8%, Drama 12.1%, Modern 11.3%

My College Picture with Them "is a short galgame game produced by Tsukino Shosha, which showcases the relaxed college life through the stories of two female protagonists and resolves the conflict between the" playing house style "within the student union and the club.

Why similar: Text-Based 19.6%, Drama 15.3%, Visual Novel 14.9%, Emotional 13.8%, Modern 12.3%

A short visual novel about queer love and art. Follow Maya, a once-celebrated painter now paralyzed, as she struggles to accept her new reality and its effects on her relationship. Argue with your Prefrontal Cortex, insult an art critic, befriend the elderly.

Why similar: Text-Based 18.3%, Visual Novel 18.2%, Emotional 17.9%, Romance 15.5%, Drama 10.6%

A dark lesbian horror/romance story so toxic it's emitting spores. Ethel, a shy university student, ventures into the wintry woods late at night, where she meets an enchanting femme fatale — but all is not as it seems.

Why similar: Text-Based 26.2%, Visual Novel 19.9%, Drama 16.6%, Emotional 15.2%, Romance 11.1%

When tragedy sparks the advancement of science, a sentient android is created. Now, in this heart-wrenching, romantic, and beautiful visual novel, you will explore whether or not it's possible for man and machine to truly love each other.

Why similar: Visual Novel 19.2%, Drama 18.3%, Emotional 18.1%, Text-Based 17.6%, Romance 15.2%

An adventure game that lets you enjoy the story and flow of the 'Glass universe,'

Why similar: Drama 21%, Visual Novel 20.2%, Romance 18.5%, Text-Based 16.5%, Surreal 13.3%

People end up forgetting about the dead.

Why similar: Drama 21.6%, Visual Novel 20.9%, Text-Based 20.7%, Romance 11.2%, Emotional 9%

When night falls, she wanders into another world... Moonless Moon is a text-based adventure game following a girl as she travels through a variety of different worlds.

Why similar: Text-Based 30.1%, Visual Novel 21.6%, Modern 19.2%, Emotional 14.5%, Story Rich 5.4%

As nuts as Jun is about his wife, he can’t help but drool over Towaka Minefuji. So when Jun is asked to attend his wife’s school committee meetings in her place, his brain goes into overdrive at the thought of him and Towaka being in the same room together...

Why similar: Text-Based 34.1%, Romance 31.3%, Visual Novel 25.8%, Story Rich 7.8%, Singleplayer 1.1%

An RPG narrative game that tells the story of a hospital director's disappearance through the memories of a police officer, with the truth behind it being extremely complex.

Why similar: Text-Based 27%, Drama 23.7%, Emotional 13.4%, Romance 11%, Surreal 8%

Faced with evil... would you pull the trigger? Tyrania Enforcers is a text-based visual novel featuring interactive mini-games and hand-drawn animations tied into its narrative. The story explores the ideals of Justice in a world on the brink of conflict.

Why similar: Text-Based 27.6%, Visual Novel 20.2%, Drama 16.5%, Emotional 10.5%, Romance 9.1%

An emotional story portraying the struggles of anxiety—the paralyzing thoughts and irrational fears. Join Lucy on her journey to find solace, alongside her supportive yet puzzled roommate. A heartfelt narrative delving into the complexities of anxiety and the challenges of empathy.

Why similar: Emotional 19.9%, Visual Novel 19.7%, Text-Based 18.3%, Drama 17.6%, Romance 11%

Under the hazy moon, a shrine maiden meets a star. A short visual novel of a two person conversation. Cup ramen recommended.

Why similar: Text-Based 27.6%, Visual Novel 25.5%, Modern 19%, Mythology 11.3%, Story Rich 6.3%

A sweet, slow burn yuri / lesbian visual novel about an anxious young teacher being swept off her feet by the cool, competent school nurse.

Why similar: Visual Novel 19.6%, Text-Based 19.4%, Drama 17.9%, Romance 16.9%, Emotional 16.6%

一款以“记忆重构与命运选择”为主题的剧情向视觉小说，玩家将在静谧的日常与逐渐揭示的真相中，探索一段跨越时间的羁绊。

Why similar: Visual Novel 28.2%, Drama 23%, Text-Based 18.3%, Emotional 9.6%, Conversation 5.9%

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: Text-Based 29.1%, Visual Novel 26.2%, Romance 21.4%, Drama 15.9%, Multiple Endings 6.8%

A visual novel featuring VTuber Momo Mitsuki in the leading role! Work alongside your Senior, Momo Mitsuki, to bring life back to a little town!

Why similar: Text-Based 23.3%, Visual Novel 17.9%, Drama 15.2%, Modern 13.7%, Emotional 13.1%

A small game to experience the life of an ordinary person.

Why similar: Visual Novel 27%, Emotional 21.5%, Drama 20.5%, Text-Based 15.3%, Modern 8.8%

We were completely different, but back then we were both obsessed with the same thing in the same place... “The Name of the Night” is a text-based adventure game that explores the arcade music game culture of 2000 through the story of two girls' delicate emotions.

Why similar: Visual Novel 26.1%, Drama 23.9%, Text-Based 21.6%, Modern 19.4%, Female Protagonist 5%

A visual novel about living through a sudden and chaotic job loss, and making tough choices about your future. Based on the real-life experiences of foreign teachers living in Japan.

Why similar: Visual Novel 17.7%, Modern 17.6%, Emotional 17.3%, Drama 15.3%, Text-Based 9%

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: Text-Based 21.5%, Visual Novel 20.3%, Romance 16.5%, Emotional 15.1%, Drama 14.6%

MUSICUS is a visual novel that takes a deep dive into the lives of musicians and explores what drives people to create music despite the great sacrifices it often takes.

Why similar: Visual Novel 16.8%, Emotional 15.9%, Modern 15.7%, Drama 15.4%, Text-Based 12.3%

A story-driven adventure filled with intrigue, romance, and betrayal. Every choice shapes your destiny in a kingdom torn by secrets and power. Rule with love or fear—your path to the throne is yours to decide.

Why similar: Text-Based 25.6%, Visual Novel 21.5%, Drama 14.6%, Emotional 13.1%, Romance 10.8%

As he enters his final semester of college, Kev continues to wonder if there’s something more to the future he’s carving out for himself. After a chance encounter with Vivi, an aspiring voice actor also in her final semester, he experiences the beautiful and fleeting days before his graduation.

Why similar: Visual Novel 29.5%, Romance 21.8%, Emotional 21.7%, Drama 18.7%, Multiple Endings 4.4%

When the world is coming to an end, who would you want to speak to one last time? Schrödinger’s Call is a visual novel that lets you experience the pain and salvation of human connection, as if you were turning the pages of a picture book.

Why similar: Text-Based 29.9%, Visual Novel 21.6%, Emotional 19%, Drama 18.3%, Female Protagonist 5.6%

Veronica has made a deal with a strange being, and now every shadow seems to follow her with its gaze. Or is it all merely an illusion?

Why similar: Visual Novel 22%, Romance 19.7%, Drama 18.7%, Modern 15.2%, Emotional 11.6%

This game tells a love story about the protagonist who leaves his homeland to study abroad and encounters beautiful girls in other countries. Through his own efforts, he ultimately forms a happy marriage with these beautiful girls.

Why similar: Visual Novel 19.9%, Text-Based 19.7%, Romance 17.7%, Drama 16.3%, Emotional 16.3%

A cute boys love / BL / yaoi visual novel about a slowly developing romantic relationship between a couple of cousins.

Why similar: Visual Novel 21.8%, Romance 20.4%, Text-Based 20.4%, Drama 17%, Emotional 9.7%

A sweetly domestic boys' love visual novel about a couple of young men who find themselves raising a child.

Why similar: Text-Based 27.8%, Visual Novel 23.7%, Drama 17.6%, Emotional 16%, Romance 11.9%

Roseline is an ambitious fantasy visual novel, focused on cinematic storytelling, set in a city removed from the rest of the world, where human emotion and spirit has the power to alter reality itself. Follow a narrative about love, grief and finding purpose, and uncover the mysteries that await.

Why similar: Visual Novel 25.7%, Text-Based 25.2%, Romance 22.7%, Emotional 20.5%, Story Rich 5%

A superhero-themed yandere romance visual novel. He's your coworker, your crush, and the villain you need to stop? Make choices to be with your supervillian ex, or move on to a new hot superhero.

Why similar: Text-Based 28.9%, Visual Novel 25.5%, Romance 20.5%, Female Protagonist 7%, Multiple Endings 6.9%