- #1 恋爱绮谭~不存在的夏天~
97% matchVery Positive94% of 2,936 reviews2020
Dev: Never Knows Best
Windows
Median: 5.8 hrsMean: 37.6 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: LGBTQ+ 22.4%, Word Game 19.5%, Interactive Fiction 14.8%, Visual Novel 13%, Mystery 12.2%
- #2 Entropic Float: This World Will Decay And Disappear
96% matchPositive92% of 49 reviews2022
Dev: Nico HPub: Starfield Gaming
Windows · Mac
A free drama-mystery visual novel with a modern fantasy setting. Reach out to the fourteen people trapped inside to find the truth through eighteen endings, influenced by but not exclusively bound to your own system time.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21.9%, LGBTQ+ 21.2%, Visual Novel 17.4%, Mystery 14.5%, Investigation 7.4%
- #3 咒影 Curse of the Shadow
96% matchVery Positive81% of 266 reviews2026
Dev: 小青蛙妙妙制作组
Windows
"Curse of the Shadow" is a BL-themed horror visual novel. Cursed by a "ghost", protagonist Xu finds eerie dark shadows in every photo he takes.Once escaping reality, he’s forced by fate to face fears again.To uncover the curse’s truth, he and two friends embark on a terrifying, unknown journey.
Why similar: Word Game 20.3%, LGBTQ+ 19.4%, Interactive Fiction 14.6%, Visual Novel 10.2%, Investigation 10.1%
- #4 Lay a Beauty to Rest: The Darkness Peach Blossom Spring
95% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 6,954 reviews2021
Dev: 零创游戏(ZerocreationGame)
Windows
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 17.4 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 20.4%, Interactive Fiction 17.8%, Investigation 14.5%, Mystery 13.1%, Visual Novel 11.9%
- #5 Sweet Home
94% matchVery Positive95% of 9,416 reviews2025
Dev: 开心茶房Pub: Tailtone Games
Windows
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Sweet Home is a visual novel set in a Chinese high school. Parted friendships, ambiguous romances, tangled relationships, and flawed families... Are these just the pangs of adolescence—or something heavier? Step into the shoes of Zhao Ying, shape her choices, and uncover every possible path.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 30.8%, Word Game 17.5%, Interactive Fiction 17%, Visual Novel 11.9%, RPG 6.5%
- #6 Dragon Island
94% matchMixed47% of 179 reviews2024
Dev: Kulplant
Windows · Mac
Henry Heimlich, a shark dragon lifesaver suddenly received a ticket to Dragon Island, the famous resort. Follow Henry to the island, and create some unique memory on the long shore with 6 other dragons!
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 22.3%, Word Game 20%, Interactive Fiction 16.5%, Visual Novel 11%, Mystery 9.3%
- #7 我的一个多重人格朋友
93% match4 user reviews50% of 4 reviews2025
Dev: 上海久游网络科技有限公司
Windows
This is an AVG game that involves reasoning and decryption. He Zhou has 7 different personalities, which alternate seven days a week. Players will play as a detective and deduce the truth behind the horrifying cases surrounding He Zhou through the diary he left behind.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 18.4%, Word Game 17.7%, Mystery 12.6%, Visual Novel 12.4%, Investigation 10.1%
- #8 Everlasting Snooze
92% matchPositive100% of 12 reviews2024
Dev: Cyampire
Windows · Mac · Linux
You lost your memory of nothing but a mundane day. But why do mysterious men keep jamming into your life, all of them pointing to the day you forgot? Find out a hypnotherapy clinic receptionist's memory of an insignificant day in this BL visual novel.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 22%, Interactive Fiction 19.6%, Visual Novel 13.3%, Mystery 8.9%, Word Game 8.3%
- #9 黑山羊BlackGoat
91% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: HUPIDAN
Windows
The game is a BL Cthulhu-style narrative romance game. It tells the story of the protagonist struggling to survive on a cruise ship filled with strange events after losing their memory. The game's setting is modern with a Cthulhu-inspired narrative.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 22.9%, Word Game 20.8%, Interactive Fiction 15.9%, Visual Novel 10.8%, Mystery 9.3%
- #10 Once Upon a Breeze
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 煦风社
Windows · Mac · Linux
《煦风新笺-Once Upon a Breeze》是一款以毛茸茸世界繁华与传统并盛的岛城『风本市』里,一所颇为特立独行的私立学校『风本学院』为主舞台的兽人题材的视觉小说。同时它又不止于小说,包括个人界面、摸摸乐等更多内置小游戏都在不断更新开发中。作为一款偏向群像的游戏,您将以包括小老虎浦昼在内的众多角色的角度来感受毛茸茸世界的学园生活,以及更多丰富绚烂的故事!已有十五位并仍在不断增加的、诸多种族的学生和教师们正在风本学院校门的另一侧等待着迎接你们!从今天开始入学吧!
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 27.9%, Word Game 21.5%, Interactive Fiction 16.2%, Visual Novel 12.6%, RPG 7.4%
- #11 Greed and Fear and the Rest
90% matchPositive95% of 22 reviews2024
Dev: Cyampire
Windows · Mac · Linux
You are ready to say goodbye to life, but are you prepared to face your life's truth? Navigate a grad student's life between greed and fear in his final 6 hours (and beyond) in this BL visual novel.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 23%, Interactive Fiction 20.6%, Visual Novel 14%, Mystery 8.8%, Word Game 8.7%
- #12 Artificial Instincts
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Cyampire
Windows · Mac · Linux
You came here with a motive, so as everyone, except that you are able to change theirs. Ride with Lucas to turn down all the love interests or end their trouble in this (obviously artificial intelligence-themed) sci-fi BL visual novel. Enjoy the long-waited grand finale in this trilogy!
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 22.3%, Interactive Fiction 21.6%, Visual Novel 14.2%, Word Game 9.2%, RPG 7.3%
- #13 荆棘落尘埃 Dust On Thorn
89% matchPositive95% of 20 reviews2024
Dev: 可食用蓝墨水
Windows · Mac
这是一部包含百合要素的视觉小说,讲述了在封闭的都市中,少女展开冒险的故事。
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 26.1%, Word Game 21.6%, Interactive Fiction 16.2%, Visual Novel 14.1%, Multiple Endings 4.9%
- #14 Stiff Neck
86% matchVery Positive83% of 993 reviews2026
Dev: 伤官制作组 Team UranianPub: Tailtone Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 77%
A story about the self—and about others. A toy factory, several cursed dolls, and a horror novel… This quiet seaside town throws Noele's love life into chaos and dredges up the old wounds she has tried for years to forget.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 19.1%, Word Game 17.6%, Interactive Fiction 14.3%, Visual Novel 10.1%, Psychological Horror 8%
- #15 Tied by your Red
88% matchVery Positive96% of 70 reviews2021
Dev: Yurif
Windows · Mac
A girl who has been sold, is about to start her new life with the notorious Duke in this horrible mansion. She has to tiptoe through the daily fearful routine of being beheaded if she utters a wrong word!? A Lily story, corny and sweet Beauty and the Beast Yuri show is about to begin.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 22.9%, Word Game 20.8%, Interactive Fiction 17.9%, Visual Novel 10.5%, Mystery 9.8%
- #16 光与影之恋 Chiaroscuro Lovers
87% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: 琉璃花糖制作组Pub: 北京黎羽科技有限公司
Windows
A domineering CEO-like older sister who’s gentle only to her sister, a childhood friend who became her doctor, and a cheerful girl only she can see… Who was Chu Hebai before losing her memories, and how did she become entangled with them? A melancholic yuri AVG about regret and unspoken love.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 25.5%, Interactive Fiction 18.1%, Visual Novel 16%, Word Game 15.5%, Story Rich 7.8%
- #17 花母·序
86% matchPositive93% of 43 reviews2023
Dev: e-sheep
Windows
你来到了一所郊外的“荒野高校“,你发现了这所学校,不仅仅是表面上残破不堪 ,而且每个角落都透露着诡异且压抑的气氛。随着时间的流逝以及事件的推进,被尘封已久的历史真相被一步步揭露。 我与寥寥几名的“全校同学”展开了对于学校的探索,已生命为代价换取来的真相,才是整个事件的冰山一角。
Why similar: Word Game 27.8%, Interactive Fiction 22.8%, Visual Novel 13.5%, Mystery 9.2%, Psychological Horror 8.3%
- #18 错过的暑假可以放第二次吗?
84% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 962 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: LGBTQ+ 27.8%, Word Game 24.6%, Visual Novel 15.5%, Interactive Fiction 11.3%, Story Rich 6.3%
- #19 释梦之祩
85% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 白露社
Windows
都市奇幻题材解谜类橘味AVG游戏。玩家将扮演一名情感缺失且无法做梦的哲学系大四学生,在一次次于他人梦境的冒险中逐渐理解“人”的真正含义。
Why similar: Word Game 25.2%, Interactive Fiction 21.3%, LGBTQ+ 16.8%, Visual Novel 12.2%, Mystery 6.7%
- #20 流光易逝的夏末 - Fleeting Summer's End
84% matchVery Positive99% of 300 reviews2023
Dev: 柚原堂
Windows · Mac
Fleeting Summer's End is a small game of ADV. It is in the remote countryside of Teoswa area, China, in August. Deng Ainyang, who was Born and grew up in the metropolis(Shenzhen), followed her parents back to Teoswa. In Teoswa, Ainyang met Deng Kangsui and developed an intimate relationship with her
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 25.3%, Word Game 24.7%, Interactive Fiction 21.3%, Visual Novel 13.5%, RPG 11.2%
- #21 The One Chapter 4
83% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Coolpeng
Windows · Mac
Every hundreds of years or more, a male will be born, some say he will be a god amongst men who will save them as he will give them gifts that will make them Stronger, faster, better..... Follows "the One Chapter 3", The adventure continues.
Why similar: Word Game 27.2%, Interactive Fiction 23.3%, LGBTQ+ 16.8%, Visual Novel 12.9%, RPG 11.3%
- #22 Bogeys, Ghosts & Gods
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Anecdote StudioPub: TBD
Windows
Bogeys, Ghosts & Gods is a non-linear Chinese fantasy visual novel. Adapted from the classic Chinese supernatural collection Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio, it presents a bizarre and fantastical world. What choices will you make if you step into it?
Why similar: Word Game 18.8%, Interactive Fiction 15.8%, Visual Novel 13.8%, Mystery 11.4%, Psychological Horror 10.3%
- #23 I Can Never Love Another
82% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Love Every Soul Studio
Windows · Mac
A realistic visual novel based on a true story. As a lawyer trying to save a rock singer from her toxic family, you uncover the suffocating truth of "Codependency." Will you leave, sink into the abyss, or g◼︎ai◻︎n the c#our%ag◼︎e to f◼︎ac◻︎e the p#ai%n? Your choices decide.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 29.5%, Visual Novel 16.5%, Word Game 15.1%, Psychological Horror 12.9%, Interactive Fiction 5.8%
- #24 世界之外的愚人船
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 愚人失格
Windows
This is a visual novel, in reality we create different worlds that belong only to you for various reasons, and they will gradually fade away with your memories. Please enjoy this time traveling in different worlds with the girls, and then return to where you are meant to exist - your life.
Why similar: Word Game 24.9%, Interactive Fiction 20.4%, Visual Novel 13.7%, Psychological Horror 10.8%, Mystery 10.7%
- #25 皎月坠落之时
80% matchMostly Positive79% of 219 reviews2024
Dev: 一朵一朵Pub: 糕薯科技
Windows
"Moment of Moonset" is a thriller story game. The heroine Pang Lu comes into contact with Aileen by chance, and encounters a strange mysterious power on the way to learn Aileen's identity. How should she respond, or should she choose to fall into crisis? Or escape intact? Or...
Why similar: Word Game 27.2%, Interactive Fiction 22.8%, Visual Novel 13.2%, LGBTQ+ 11.7%, RPG 11.1%
- #26 Haunted Heye Apartment
81% match4 user reviews75% of 4 reviews2023
Dev: V.N GAME STUDIO
Windows
Strange things frequently happen in the apartment, such as the black shadow by the bed, the face behind the curtains, and the eccentric neighbor... This old apartment seems to be hiding some unknown secrets... Will you walk ignorantly into death or discover the truth and escape to safety?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 19.6%, Word Game 15.6%, Mystery 12.9%, Visual Novel 11.6%, Psychological Horror 11.2%
- #27 One Day
77% matchPositive100% of 20 reviews2026
Dev: LSAusa
Windows
A romantic comedy featuring "Reaper x Spirit Eye"?! (Maybe?)
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 31.9%, Interactive Fiction 15.7%, Word Game 15.1%, Visual Novel 14.3%, RPG 8.9%
- #28 天香与小百合 - Tinheung & Sayuri
79% matchVery Positive95% of 102 reviews2022
Dev: 柚原堂
Windows
Tinheung & Sayuri is a game of visual novel. This is a short Yuri story across age, nationality and gender.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 32.7%, Interactive Fiction 21.7%, Word Game 20%, Visual Novel 13.8%, RPG 11.2%
- #29 不可能犯罪事件簿-Impossible Crime Book
79% match9 user reviews40% of 10 reviews2022
Dev: 橙光游戏
Windows
This is a decryption class of interactive novel. One accident, two suicides. In order to prevent more innocent lives from being killed, you will be assigned to lurk on campus with your partner and find out the suspicious in different criminal cases.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 28.1%, Visual Novel 15.8%, Word Game 15.2%, Mystery 13.3%, RPG 10.5%
- #30 Mira's Mirage Mirror
78% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2024
Dev: Amethyst Atelier
Windows
#mir3.exec is a subprocess in {mir3 nervOuS}_{which simulates a reincarnating world}. #a fit model is expected through an iterative method. #version 230527, created/modified by mira.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 26.8%, Word Game 21.3%, Interactive Fiction 19.8%, Visual Novel 16.3%, Story Rich 8.7%
- #31 My Cat Girl Lover
78% matchVery Positive89% of 351 reviews2022
Dev: 琉璃花糖制作组Pub: WindField Games
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 14.2 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Zirui, who lives alone, takes in a dying black cat. One rainy night the black cat suddenly 'bad-mouthed' Zirui. The next day, the black cat disappears and at the same time, a cat lady who resembles the black cat appears in Zirui's bed ......
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 23.9%, Word Game 22.8%, Interactive Fiction 19.3%, Visual Novel 12.9%, Story Rich 6.4%
- #32 Macaber Zealot
77% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: 灯花社
Windows
Taniharazo, who lost his memory, wakes up from the forest and goes deep into an isolated school, working with eight girls with different characteristics. The girls are happy together, but as one of them disappears, the serial murders gradually unfold But is the purpose just to find the murderer?
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 22.7%, Word Game 19.8%, Interactive Fiction 14.7%, Mystery 11.3%, Visual Novel 11.2%
- #33 灰烬溪AshCreek
76% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Pigeon Studio
Windows
AshCreek is a female-oriented interactive visual novel centered on Lovecraftian cosmic horror. Players take on the role of an outsider who is unwillingly drawn into AshCreek, uncovering the truth behind its anomalies step by step by taking part in stories set across different worlds.
Why similar: Word Game 31.6%, Interactive Fiction 26.4%, RPG 8.8%, Psychological Horror 8.1%, Mystery 6.2%
- #34 Uberich: Advent Sinners
74% matchVery Positive84% of 306 reviews2025
Dev: NBDR GamesPub: XD
Windows
The world and reality of Joe collapse as a sequence of paranormal events starts in September. A mysterious girl with physical powers named Chava wants him dead, as he can be a core key for her cult to dominate the reality between worlds.
Why similar: Word Game 20.2%, Interactive Fiction 15.7%, Visual Novel 12.2%, Mystery 12.1%, Psychological Horror 10.2%
- #35 The Unleaving
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: largeland
Windows · Mac
The Unleaving is a Chinese folk-horror Cthulhu RPG. As a member of a paranormal investigation group, venture into rural ghost stories and uncover the truth through dialogue, skill checks, and a little dice luck. Many stories, occupations, endings—some answers lie beyond knowing. They never left.
Why similar: Word Game 17.2%, Mystery 16.1%, Investigation 14.7%, Interactive Fiction 12.8%, RPG 12.1%
- #36 大侦探之勃艮第古堡
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 知行合一
Windows
欢迎来到温泉岛,我是您的私人向导。您听说过……勃艮第古堡吗?那里是欲望与邪恶滋生的黑暗角落,那里有超出认知的生物和违反人性的生存规则。准确说,那里是另一个世界,由贪婪,欲念构成的炼狱……最后,请您一定要警惕每一个出现在勃艮第古堡里的人。祝您旅途愉快。
Why similar: Word Game 26.5%, Interactive Fiction 21.5%, Visual Novel 13.2%, Investigation 9.3%, Psychological Horror 8.3%
- #37 夜永 Eternal Love
76% matchVery Positive91% of 1,025 reviews2020
Dev: 白露社Pub: PeriScope Game
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.9 hrsMean: 76.4 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: LGBTQ+ 27.2%, Word Game 24.4%, Visual Novel 14.8%, RPG 8.9%, Simulation 8.1%
- #38 Urban Yuri: A Lady's Romance Manifesto
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Stellar Artificer Games
Windows
Welcome to the Yuri story full of women! Play as an urban lady, would you choose your haunting-crush, assertive ex-girlfriend, cute best friend, mystery online friend, or...?
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 26.2%, Interactive Fiction 19.1%, Word Game 17.4%, Visual Novel 13%, Dating Sim 6.8%
- #39 Trivia About You
71% matchVery Positive95% of 152 reviews2026
Dev: Raccoon NestPub: Novatia Entertainment Ltd.
Windows
"Trivia About You" is a romance visual novel about furry characters sharing meaningful moments in Carol’s House. After moving into the shop, you become roommates with three charming furry characters. Through daily life, from spring to autumn, you slowly build deeper connections with them.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 40.4%, Word Game 22.1%, Visual Novel 16.3%, Dating Sim 6.6%, Simulation 4.7%
- #40 MARBLE MIRAGE
73% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Velvet Arcade
Windows
A homoerotic thriller visual novel set in a luxurious men’s spa. Investigate a murder, pursue romance, solve puzzles, and uncover dangerous secrets.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 24%, Interactive Fiction 13.1%, Investigation 12.3%, Mystery 11.9%, Visual Novel 11.9%
- #41 筮灵 SHILING
72% matchMostly Positive73% of 276 reviews2024
Dev: WindField GamesPub: Mammorize
Windows
国产本土新怪谈恐怖游戏——幽魂社前社长在直播中突然失踪,销声匿迹数月后发来诡异消息,将你引入离奇的规则世界。走不出的吞人楼栋、满员即死的午夜巴士、地图上不存在的村庄,还有勾魂剧院、吃人公司……世界的“暗面”等待探索,怪谲的谜题等待揭露。
Why similar: Word Game 16.8%, Interactive Fiction 16.8%, Mystery 14.7%, Visual Novel 14.6%, Psychological Horror 13.1%
- #42 Kanna Maze
72% matchVery Positive89% of 381 reviews2024
Dev: 致意
Windows · Mac · Linux
In an isolated lab beneath the earth, a childhood friend is resurrected. Amidst sealed walls, a spree of killings unfolds. In a godless abyss, parallel worlds entwine like a maze. Where does one find the path to the sole universe of bliss?
Why similar: Word Game 26.7%, Interactive Fiction 21.9%, Visual Novel 13.8%, Mystery 10.5%, Psychological Horror 9.8%
- #43 Triopticon三昧
73% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2023
Dev: MuYou
Windows
The story of this visual novel begins with a winter night crime. Detective Yu-chi Fang discovered that the anomaly at the crime scene was related to his own hidden secret. What is abnormal and what is normal? In the end, Yu-chi Fang must face his true feelings and make a choice.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 24.3%, Word Game 20.5%, Interactive Fiction 17.1%, Visual Novel 12.8%, Mystery 8.5%
- #44 Death by Begonia
73% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2022
Dev: Talia JettPub: Paper Moon Studios
Windows
Death by Begonia is a surreal LGBTQ+ Southern gothic murder mystery. Follow Riley's attempts to reconnect with old childhood friends in a town haunted by annual serial murders. Will you fall in love and unlock the mysteries hidden in your friends' hearts? Or will you die trying?
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 24.2%, Interactive Fiction 18%, Mystery 13.1%, Visual Novel 11.9%, Psychological Horror 11.3%
- #45 夏日水果糖
71% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: MxJPub: 炫嵐互動
Windows · Mac
🍬 Summer Candy Adapted from Sweetheart Calculation, a Yuri interactive visual novel about "Day and Night Out of Sync." Two girls, living in different rhythms, exchange hearts through letters and fruit candies. A poignant summer tale of youth and hidden feelings. 📖 Credits Author: Li Jin / Catnip
Why similar: Word Game 21.5%, Interactive Fiction 20.8%, LGBTQ+ 14.7%, Visual Novel 10.4%, RPG 9.6%
- #46 东北往事
69% matchMostly Positive74% of 31 reviews2026
Dev: 二狗科技
Windows
Immersed in the turbulent "Tohoku" underworld epic of the 1980s, "Northeast Past" is a real-life interactive video game that combines hardcore underworld survival rules with multi-branching narratives, taking you to experience the underworld and get involved in the bloody fate of gang disputes.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 22.2%, Word Game 20.7%, RPG 10.5%, Visual Novel 9.9%, Simulation 9.7%
- #47 乌托邦之血 Blood of Utpia
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 黑豆柴的幻影
Windows
This is a visual novel game, an interactive text-based adventure with some elements of dating simulation. this game contains themes of violence, gore and immorality. The themes of this game does not represent the views and opinions of the author.
Why similar: Word Game 27.2%, Interactive Fiction 23.6%, Visual Novel 18.6%, RPG 11.7%, Story Rich 7.4%
- #48 R.I.P. Tour
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Ghost Clown
Windows · Linux
A death game visual novel where murder victims are decided by group consensus. Make friends and enemies, solve the mysteries of an abandoned amusement park, and suss out the traitor in your group.
Why similar: Visual Novel 22.4%, Mystery 19.1%, Psychological Horror 18.1%, Interactive Fiction 17.9%, Story Rich 9%
- #49 我才不会被女孩子欺负呢
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: lingdong
Windows
The game "I'm Not Being Bullied by Girls" is a role-playing romantic adventure game. In the game, players will experience the stories and interactions between several girls from the first person perspective of the male protagonist, promote the development of the plot, and explore the city map.
Why similar: Word Game 27%, Interactive Fiction 20.1%, Visual Novel 14%, RPG 7.6%, Story Rich 7.3%
- #50 交织的印记
69% matchPositive100% of 26 reviews2024
Dev: 可食用蓝墨水
Windows · Mac
"The Intertwined Imprints" is a yuri visual novel that tells a story about youth, growth, and love. Due to an accident, Mei Yu was temporarily brought back to the village where she spent her childhood. She didn't think it was a good idea, but... she didn't feel like she had much of a choice.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 32.7%, Word Game 21.1%, Visual Novel 19.9%, RPG 8.1%, Simulation 7.5%
- #51 再来点百合吧 More☆Love Yuri
67% matchVery Positive93% of 148 reviews2026
Dev: 琉璃花糖制作组
Windows · Mac
Voice actress Lu Xi and writer Shu Yu continue their life together. After the incident, they became a fan-favored “official CP,” forced to act close at events. Sweet days flow on, small ripples appear, and their bond deepens—until the rejected Twin Souls ending unfolds in reality.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 26.2%, Word Game 21.6%, Interactive Fiction 15.9%, Visual Novel 12.3%, Mystery 6.7%
- #52 秘密舞会
70% matchVery Positive94% of 684 reviews2021
Dev: 白露社Pub: PeriScope Game
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 10.7 hrs≥1hr: 78%
《秘密舞会》是一款百合向视觉小说游戏,是聆花百合系列外传第一期。
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 27.3%, Word Game 25.5%, Visual Novel 14.3%, RPG 9.5%, Simulation 8.7%
- #53 The Divine Speaker: The Sun and the Moon
69% matchVery Positive100% of 54 reviews2023
Dev: Two and a Half Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
The story-rich 18+ prequel to The Divine Speaker. Follow alongside Aemyl and Lucius in a two-sided story about the past and the future.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 33.5%, Interactive Fiction 18.2%, Visual Novel 15.6%, Mystery 10.2%, Story Rich 8.4%
- #54 Project Aphotic
68% match4 user reviews60% of 5 reviews2024
Dev: MuYou
Windows
Players assume Lucien's perspective, unraveling the truth behind his coma and amnesia, while cultivating a relationship with Hugh. Throughout the game, choices shape the narrative, leading to diverse storylines and multiple endings.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 25%, Word Game 19.9%, Interactive Fiction 16.3%, Visual Novel 13.6%, Story Rich 7.2%
- #55 LakeLady
67% matchVery Positive80% of 111 reviews2025
Dev: HungerWhale GamesPub: Wise Games
Windows · Linux
THE LAKE LADY is a story-driven realistic horror interactive game. The river took everything from him. To find his daughter who went missing in the flood, Salvio returns to his hometown as a doctor and infiltrates Hongqiang Hospital for investigation.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21.5%, Word Game 20.4%, Psychological Horror 13.3%, Visual Novel 11.8%, Mystery 9.8%
- #56 The Ripe Blood Anthology: This World Is Just for the Two of Us
68% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Роман Ветер-Пурпурный
Windows · Linux
A visual novel where your choices matter. Derek has a job, a beloved boyfriend, friends, and… “piranha thoughts.” Everything was perfect until his younger sister Rina returned to town.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 27.5%, Interactive Fiction 25.5%, Visual Novel 15.4%, Story Rich 8.8%, Mystery 8.6%
- #57 Dichotomy Illusion: The Coser Disassembly Incident
66% matchVery Positive87% of 393 reviews2025
Dev: akidouPub: 糕薯科技
Windows
"Dichotomy Illusion" is a Shin Honkaku mystery visual novel that combines real-world entertainment elements with physical locations, utilizing ACGN (Anime, Comics, Games, Novels) subculture knowledge to solve criminal cases and uncover the truth.
Why similar: Word Game 31.6%, Interactive Fiction 28.9%, Visual Novel 14.2%, RPG 10%, Simulation 9.7%
- #58 失败作 Wrecked
67% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: 山工程-ShanProject
Windows
失败作 Wrecked is a visual novel game developed and published by ShanProject. Players advance the story by clicking key points on the screen. Featuring multiple routes and rich narratives. The game is music-themed, telling a fateful journey full of unforeseen twists.
Why similar: Word Game 27.8%, Interactive Fiction 23.6%, LGBTQ+ 17.9%, Visual Novel 13.3%, Dating Sim 5.9%
- #59 真夜的居所 - Chanye's Home
67% matchVery Positive99% of 193 reviews2023
Dev: 柚原堂
Windows · Mac
Lam ChoTung, who runs a maid cafe in Shenzhen, discovered a girl sitting unconscious on the ground at the storefront as she prepared to return home from the shop. This girl not only had unclear consciousness but was also dressed in peculiar maid attire. This is a love story about these two girls.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 31.4%, Interactive Fiction 23.8%, Word Game 18.8%, Visual Novel 9.7%, RPG 8%