- #1 East 73: Magenta Fairytale
97% matchVery Positive94% of 144 reviews2017
Dev: Magenta Factory
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 18 minMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 36%
Stunning visuals and a fantastical daily Nanjing story unfold. Xiao Su, who sees into others' hearts, joins a new school's art class. He encounters familiar and new faces, exploring their inner worlds and confronting his own hidden depths.
Why similar: Indie 22.7%, Adventure 20.5%, Casual 19.3%, Visual Novel 11.5%, Drama 11.2%
- #2 烛梦灯 The Dreams of Candlelight
96% matchMostly Positive69% of 16 reviews2020
Dev: Ukiyo town
Windows · Mac
This is a suspense plot decryption game during the Republic of China, telling the protagonist in order to find the mysterious past that happened sixteen years ago...
Why similar: Indie 19.7%, Adventure 18.3%, Casual 16.2%, Drama 14.3%, Great Soundtrack 13.6%
- #3 MMM: Murder Most Misfortunate
96% matchVery Positive82% of 125 reviews2017
Dev: Michael LongPub: Foolish Mortals Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 82%
A gruesome murder interrupts an evening party at a secluded mansion and you are the prime suspect! Explore the mansion, search for clues, and interrogate the other guests as you strive to unmask the killer in this open-ended mystery.
Why similar: Indie 19.6%, Visual Novel 18.3%, Adventure 18.3%, Mystery 16.1%, Casual 15.2%
- #4 终暮黎明
95% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Cavino
Windows
「万般皆是命,半点不由人。」被决定的命运,无法战胜,也无法改变。比起抗拒,对命运一无所知或许才是幸福。超长篇文字游戏《终暮黎明》,在6篇不同的故事中经历她们的人生,迎接命运的到来。
Why similar: Adventure 20.9%, Drama 20.9%, Indie 15.4%, Casual 12.7%, Visual Novel 12.6%
- #5 Narcissu 10th Anniversary Anthology Project
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 751 reviews2016
Dev: stage-nanaPub: Sekai Project
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 9.3 hrs≥1hr: 91%
"Life is like a waiting room, except people don't leave in the order they enter." Narcissu is a thought provoking visual novel series about terminal illness, living, dying, and the relationship between those leaving and those left behind. There are no miracles, no heroes, no villains in this story.
Why similar: Visual Novel 28.5%, Indie 13.4%, Great Soundtrack 13%, Anime 12.3%, Emotional 11.8%
- #6 ENIGMA:
94% matchVery Positive95% of 144 reviews2016
Dev: UzumeyaPub: Fruitbat Factory
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Enigma is an atmospheric, full-length visual novel where you discover the secrets of Enigma, a worldwide epidemic, and a forest on a lonely island that bears its name.
Why similar: Visual Novel 22%, Great Soundtrack 19.9%, Indie 15.5%, Adventure 14.8%, Anime 14.7%
- #7 Inspiring Dreams - A Short Adventure Game
92% match5 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2025
Dev: Oto
Windows
A story-driven experience about a man who becomes a ghost after a deadly accident. Full of regrets, he will stay alongside his wife, who cannot see him, and protect her all her life from an unknown evil, sharing her best and worst moments. So close yet so far.
Why similar: Indie 16.5%, Emotional 15.5%, Drama 15.1%, Adventure 13%, Mystery 12.5%
- #8 Locked
93% matchMostly Positive77% of 43 reviews2020
Dev: Redmoon GamesPub: MV Games
Windows
Maks is looking for a waitress he hasn’t seen for over a month. Intuition brings him to an abandoned mansion enshrouded in mystery and secrets. Will Maks find and save the girl?
Why similar: Indie 20%, Casual 16.6%, Adventure 14.9%, Great Soundtrack 10.6%, Visual Novel 8.3%
- #9 Bewitched: Part 1
91% matchPositive80% of 40 reviews2019
Dev: Graven Visual Novels
Windows · Mac
Bewitched is a Visual Novel full of adventures and quests in the world of magic where you have an incredible chance to become an apprentice of one of the most peculiar and charismatic witches.
Why similar: Indie 20%, Adventure 18.1%, Great Soundtrack 17.6%, Casual 16.4%, Visual Novel 15.3%
- #10 六阶谜题 six-step mystery
91% matchVery Positive87% of 658 reviews2020
Dev: 章鱼罐头制作组
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 14.4 hrs≥1hr: 90%
失意青年刘在机缘巧合下得到了一份离奇的工作,在命运齿轮的推动下,结识了几名性格各异的少女。忽然有一天祸从天降,他卷入了一起绑架案,并被迫参与一场事关生死的游戏。在求生的同时,他不得不重新审视过去生活寻求蛛丝马迹,那看似平静的生活实则早已暗流涌动……
Why similar: Indie 24.1%, Adventure 22.4%, Casual 19.8%, Visual Novel 14.1%, Mystery 12.4%
- #11 After the Stream Went Dark
89% matchPositive94% of 16 reviews2026
Dev: Joe Kerman
Windows · Mac · Linux
Step into the world of Nyx, a VTuber whose online persona begins to blur with something far more unsettling. After the Stream Went Dark is a short psychological horror visual novel exploring identity, self-perception, and the fragile boundary between performance and reality.
Why similar: Drama 17.8%, Visual Novel 16.1%, Adventure 13.5%, Psychological 12.4%, Anime 12.1%
- #12 The Tenth Minute
90% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: XU S.A Studio
Windows
The Tenth Minute is a short narrative game told through chat and novel-style reading. Revisit a school-day memory shaped by unspoken feelings, misaligned memories, and belated understanding between three people. A youthful story with light psychological mystery, complete in around 2 hours.
Why similar: Drama 19.2%, Visual Novel 14.2%, Psychological 13.9%, Mystery 10.1%, Emotional 9.7%
- #13 我们纯真的青春 Our innocent youth
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Snail Time
Windows
"Our Innocent Youth" is a visual novel game adapted from the novel of the same name by "Yi Zhi", a contracted author of Heiyan Reading Network and Motie Zhongwenwang.
Why similar: Indie 22.6%, Drama 20.4%, Emotional 13.9%, Adventure 13.6%, Visual Novel 12.3%
- #14 Sayagatari - Promise of the Cursed Blade -
88% matchNo user reviews
Dev: VISUAL ARTS ScriptsPub: VISUAL ARTS
Windows
"My love for you began with that kiss." Ex-Kendo practitioner Kanemori Tōya, comes across Saya who seals demonic blades. Saving him from his murderous impulse curse is a kiss from Saya!? The two begin living together, battling with demonic blade in hand. Break the curse with a kiss from this beauty!
Why similar: Drama 22.8%, Visual Novel 17.1%, Adventure 15.9%, Anime 13.2%, Casual 13.2%
- #15 The Spell - A Kinetic Novel
87% matchPositive97% of 31 reviews2019
Dev: Hangover Cat Purrroduction
Windows · Mac · Linux
After the death of her parents, Eloise is forced to live with her uncle. Though she’s reluctant to the idea, she soon finds out that it’s not nearly as bad as she had envisioned. That is, until she found a weird note concerning her parents’ deaths next to the garbage bin.
Why similar: Psychological 25.3%, Visual Novel 22.2%, Indie 19%, Mystery 17.9%, Casual 15.6%
- #16 Natural - Beyond Nature -
86% matchMostly Positive75% of 24 reviews2016
Dev: Zeiva Inc
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Natural - Beyond Nature - is a Mystery, Drama, Supernatural Visual Novel. Follow the story of Olea in a chance encounter with two residents of a quiet island, Flori and Llima. Can Olea save them from their cruel yet inevitable fate?
Why similar: Visual Novel 21.4%, Indie 14.4%, Anime 13.2%, Adventure 12.6%, Casual 11.8%
- #17 LOOP THE LOOP The Mansion of Gluttony
83% match6 user reviews100% of 6 reviews2026
Dev: sweet ampoule
Windows
A closed-circle mystery visual novel where twelve people wake up inside a bizarre, impossible mansion—and a string of murders begins. Read from Remi’s point of view as you piece together the truth through his thoughts and conversations. Linear, text-focused, Japanese/English supported.
Why similar: Psychological 19.2%, Mystery 18.8%, Visual Novel 18.7%, Drama 13.8%, Adventure 8.5%
- #18 Miniature Garden
86% matchMostly Positive78% of 98 reviews2017
Dev: MuzintouPub: Fruitbat Factory
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 168.3 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Miniature Garden is a Japanese mystery visual novel with multiple endings and art by Korie Riko (Lump of Sugar).
Why similar: Visual Novel 24%, Mystery 19.5%, Anime 18.8%, Indie 14.2%, Adventure 12.3%
- #19 Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Ch.1 Onikakushi
84% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 6,381 reviews2015
Dev: 07th ExpansionPub: MangaGamer
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 21.7 hrs≥1hr: 85%
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 22.3%, Psychological 19.7%, Mystery 18.1%, Anime 13.9%, Great Soundtrack 9.5%
- #20 The Far Rings: A Space Opera Visual Novella
85% matchVery Positive84% of 80 reviews2019
Dev: TFR Team - Heiden, aMira, Debbie, and morePub: The Far Rings Team
Windows · Mac · Linux
Play as Doctor Athena, a passionate young woman with mixed alien heritage—and the sole survivor of refugee camp ITOH. Three days remain on the trip 'home'—with only the ship's unsettlingly polite Captain Odysseus and the cryptic alien war criminal Chiron for company. But is everything really as it seems?
Why similar: Drama 24.4%, Visual Novel 23.3%, Indie 16.5%, Mystery 14.8%, Casual 12.9%
- #21 Last Stanza
84% matchPositive80% of 10 reviews2018
Dev: InnocenceイノセンスPub: Sunnaware
Windows · Mac · Linux
Last Stanza is a slice of life, dramatic visual novel that deals with the consequences of a tragic event from different perspectives.
Why similar: Visual Novel 26%, Drama 23.4%, Anime 19.1%, Indie 14.6%, Casual 11.4%
- #22 Summer Memory of Bell
82% matchVery Positive94% of 207 reviews2018
Dev: 忆夏之铃制作组
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 79%
This is a Galgame about pure love which takes place in the summer, produced by Galgame Department of Jinan University's unnamed cartoon club in 2015 and re-optimized three years later.
Why similar: Visual Novel 22.2%, Indie 19.1%, Adventure 17.3%, Casual 15.7%, Anime 14.2%
- #23 Aeon on Mosaic: Anemone 时间碎片:奇迹
82% matchVery Positive93% of 87 reviews2020
Dev: Fantasia Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Five stories, a life. In an accident, the man named "Miracle" met the girl he hit, and the trajectory of his life has changed since then. Ten years, in the scattered fragments of time, witness together his precious memories.
Why similar: Visual Novel 19.9%, Drama 17.6%, Mystery 16.3%, Adventure 14.3%, Anime 12.7%
- #24 Mhakna Gramura and Fairy Bell
80% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 655 reviews2018
Dev: ALICE IN DISSONANCE
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 9.2 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Written in the style of a children’s book, Mhakna Gramura and Fairy Bell is a Cinematic Novel about two children named Mhakna and Sebiarno that escape the wretched Mullbear Orphanage with the help of a Fairy named Bell, who promises eternal happiness as long as they agree to never grow up.
Why similar: Great Soundtrack 22.1%, Visual Novel 20.6%, Indie 18.2%, Anime 15.3%, Casual 15%
- #25 Forgotten Trace: Thanatos in Nostalgia
81% matchMixed53% of 15 reviews2020
Dev: AlmazPub: Fruitbat Factory
Windows
Forgotten Trace: Thanatos in Nostalgia is an enchanting all-ages dramatic mystery visual novel by developer Almaz.
Why similar: Indie 22.7%, Visual Novel 21.7%, Adventure 20%, Casual 18.2%, Anime 17.5%
- #26 VTuber Connect
78% matchVery Positive97% of 149 reviews2022
Dev: VerumVincula
Windows · Mac · Linux
VTuber Connect is a love letter to VTubers as a medium. One that hides nothing, but embraces everything. Whether you’re a VTuber or a viewer, we all form connections in our own way. How will you connect?
Why similar: Drama 20.3%, Visual Novel 17.8%, Emotional 17.1%, Anime 12%, Indie 10.2%
- #27 Rising Angels: Hope
81% matchPositive83% of 23 reviews2016
Dev: IDHAS StudiosPub: Sekai Project
Windows · Mac · Linux
Rising Angels: Hope is the visual novel of Faye Moonfallow, her squad of somewhat loveable misfits, and their dreams of joining the Katajion Space Force.
Why similar: Indie 23.7%, Adventure 22.8%, Casual 19.5%, Visual Novel 18.1%, Anime 16%
- #28 Essence Bloom
77% matchMostly Positive73% of 22 reviews2024
Dev: Proxy Vision Projects
Windows
Essence Bloom is a linear, story-focused indie visual novel that allows the player to experience a world with beautiful cherry blossoms and fun times with friends....
Why similar: Psychological 19.4%, Drama 16.4%, Visual Novel 15.4%, Emotional 13.7%, Anime 13.1%
- #29 One Last Chance
79% matchMixed68% of 87 reviews2016
Dev: Last Lotus
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Do you remember that high school crush you never confessed your love to? Do you ever wonder what could have been if things had gone different back then? This short Visual Novel/Dating Sim explores those questions that we constantly ask ourselves.
Why similar: Visual Novel 23.4%, Great Soundtrack 23%, Indie 22.1%, Anime 12.9%, Casual 12.3%
- #30 The Ring of Truth
79% matchMixed53% of 30 reviews2019
Dev: Useless MachinesPub: SA Industry
Windows
The Ring of Truth is a short walking simulator game set in an abandoned factory.
Why similar: Indie 20.1%, Drama 19.3%, Adventure 18.8%, Great Soundtrack 18.3%, Mystery 12.8%
- #31 Axiom Alternative
78% matchMixed55% of 11 reviews2020
Dev: Triority Interactive Novels
Windows · Mac · Linux
A short kinetic visual novel, independently written by Redewaan Duckett, giving an alternative take on the Welcome To... Chichester series
Why similar: Visual Novel 29.4%, Drama 18.5%, Indie 15.5%, Adventure 15.2%, Casual 13.2%
- #32 Summer Pockets
75% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 4,831 reviews2020
Dev: VisualArts/KeyPub: VisualArts
Windows
Median: 10.3 hrsMean: 138.1 hrs≥1hr: 86%
From the creators of Angel Beats! and CLANNAD, Key, comes their latest emotional, award-winning journey. Follow protagonist Takahara Hairi as he travels to the secluded island Torishirojima, where he rediscovers what it means to enjoy summer vacation.
Why similar: Visual Novel 23.3%, Great Soundtrack 18.5%, Emotional 16.1%, Adventure 12.9%, Anime 12.1%
- #33 Perennial Dusk -Kinsenka-
73% matchVery Positive85% of 173 reviews2025
Dev: FrontwingPub: Frontwing USA
Windows
“Perennial Dusk -Kinsenka-” is a kinetic novel about how the human heart endures relentless violence and limitless cruelty, telling the story of a group of exorcists-in-training as they gather the pieces needed to mend their wounded souls.
Why similar: Drama 19.6%, Visual Novel 17.7%, Anime 14.7%, Emotional 12%, Psychological 10.7%
- #34 What Happened
77% matchMixed63% of 104 reviews2020
Dev: What HappenedPub: KATNAPPE SP. Z O. O.
Windows
What Happened is a nightmarish first-person exploration of anxiety and depression from the perspective of American high school student, Stiles.
Why similar: Indie 22.4%, Adventure 20.5%, Casual 14.1%, Drama 10.7%, Psychological 10.4%
- #35 Earthshine
76% matchVery Positive90% of 68 reviews2019
Dev: ElleivPub: Phoenix_co
Windows · Mac · Linux
Explore a deeply emotional story about love and sacrifice, and the hope that exists in us all.
Why similar: Indie 18.9%, Great Soundtrack 18.5%, Visual Novel 18.1%, Adventure 18.1%, Casual 14.1%
- #36 Esper - Make You Live Again
76% matchPositive100% of 12 reviews2019
Dev: Stoigames
Windows
Esper - Make You Live Again is a kinetic novel in which Ryo Masaki tells his story whereas he was only a young student in an Esper academy. The Espers are humans with special abilities who can, under certain circumstances, share the pain and see the past and the memories of a person.
Why similar: Visual Novel 23.6%, Indie 14.7%, Anime 13.5%, Great Soundtrack 13.1%, Emotional 12.5%
- #37 Porcelana
74% matchPositive91% of 32 reviews2022
Dev: Pandita Studio
Windows · Linux
Isabella, your classmate, is someone you were never close to but someone you certainly noticed. One day however, you notice that Isabella stopped coming to class. You start to discover how important you were to her despite never even having a conversation with her before.
Why similar: Drama 22.9%, Visual Novel 15.9%, Psychological 15.3%, Anime 12.8%, Casual 12.2%
- #38 Электричка
74% matchPositive81% of 43 reviews2020
Dev: NiaR
Windows
Короткая кинетическая новелла, рассказывающая о поездке Максима на утренней заснеженной электричке.
Why similar: Indie 26.2%, Adventure 22.2%, Casual 21.5%, Visual Novel 16%, Anime 14.1%
- #39 泡沫冬景
72% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 4,492 reviews2020
Dev: KorakuPub: Nekoneko Soft
Windows
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 40.4 hrs≥1hr: 86%
It is the year 1988. Japan is in the midst of the bubble economy. New buildings are sprouting up everywhere, and the people are ecstatic. This is a story of people who live for one year... in such a little corner of the city.
Why similar: Adventure 27%, Indie 25.4%, Casual 21.1%, Visual Novel 17%, Anime 9.5%
- #40 Phoenyx: Breaking The Cycle
70% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: Laments_VN
Windows
A visual novel focusing on the relationship of two girls researching a cabin with a mysterious mirror. Find out more about their past together, what they really mean to each other, and how it will unfold. Can you break their cycle?
Why similar: Drama 23.4%, Visual Novel 17.1%, Emotional 14.8%, Psychological 13.4%, Anime 13.3%
- #41 My Dearest Direst Disaster
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Water Phoenix
Windows
「透明人間」のクロと、「透明人間しか見えない・聞こえない」豹馬。平穏を望む2人に、世界は恐るべき牙を剥ける。何度でも。ただ、豹馬の望みが絶たれるまで。
Why similar: Drama 18.8%, Visual Novel 18.8%, Emotional 17.6%, Mystery 15.9%, Adventure 13.1%
- #42 Ayoub Episode 1
73% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2021
Dev: سار الترفيهية
Windows · Mac · Linux
The boys in the elite class always find themselves up against a masked guy who appears in the most mysterious ways. Read the episode as the story begins here.
Why similar: Drama 16.8%, Visual Novel 16%, Adventure 14.5%, Casual 14.3%, Emotional 10.6%
- #43 山:临界幸存者
70% matchVery Positive92% of 635 reviews2022
Dev: 迩来工作室Pub: WindField Games
Windows
Median: 6.3 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 86%
偏远的山村中,正举行着古老的祭祀『仙姑宴』。少女吟诵着,舞动着,一场漫长而恐怖的杀戮剧正在悄然上演……
Why similar: Visual Novel 27.1%, Mystery 20.4%, Anime 18.4%, Adventure 15.3%, Story Rich 11.2%
- #44 Isle Echo~止夏,与君相伴的回忆
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 洄声制作组
Windows
《Isle Echo》 is a slice-of-life fantasy visual novel with multiple endings. Play as a college student on Hainan Island, meet several heroines with distinct personalities, and shape stories through your choices.
Why similar: Drama 25.8%, Visual Novel 21.5%, Emotional 21%, Anime 15%, Casual 10.6%
- #45 Oblivious Garden ~Carmina Burana
71% matchVery Positive89% of 548 reviews2014
Dev: CorypheeSoftPub: DigitalEZ
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 17.9 hrs≥1hr: 92%
This is a sumptuous palace built for the seven princesses. It is a "birdcage" glorified with the name "garden"… Irell Reis was once a famous general leading thousands of soldiers. However, the defeat three years ago cost him everything. Now, he is summoned by the Emperor of Celantu again...
Why similar: Visual Novel 28%, Anime 26.5%, Indie 17.8%, Casual 10.9%, Adventure 8.5%
- #46 Bayou Island - Point and Click Adventure
73% matchMixed49% of 75 reviews2017
Dev: Andy Howard Games
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 52%
Make your way through this thrilling old school style point and click adventure game and try to solve the mysterious circumstances plaguing Bayou Island.
Why similar: Drama 20.6%, Psychological 16.6%, Great Soundtrack 12.6%, Casual 11.4%, Adventure 10.9%
- #47 My Living Things
71% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2021
Dev: L.S. Frei
Windows
My name is Jeremy. I can bring things to life.
Why similar: Drama 23.7%, Visual Novel 16.9%, Anime 13.4%, Emotional 13.4%, Story Rich 8.1%
- #48 Narcissu 1st & 2nd
69% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 5,284 reviews2015
Dev: stage-nanaPub: Sekai Project
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 48 minMean: 19.5 hrs≥1hr: 47%
This is a story of disease and suffering; of medication and adverse effects; of thoracotomy scars and cellular poisons; of the living who cannot help but to die and of the dying who cannot help but to live; of a resting place other than "on 7F" or "at home".
Why similar: Visual Novel 35.1%, Anime 20%, Great Soundtrack 15%, Drama 8.4%, Indie 7.5%
- #49 Aloe and Cal
70% match7 user reviews71% of 7 reviews2019
Dev: A.S.
Windows
Dive into the world of Aloe and Cal and experience a gently paced visual novel about the importance of food. With thousands of fun choices to make, over 100 CGs to look at, and 7 colorful characters to meet, you will undoubtedly walk away satisfied!
Why similar: Indie 24.3%, Adventure 22%, Casual 20%, Visual Novel 14.1%, Anime 12.4%
- #50 WITCH ON THE HOLY NIGHT
64% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 7,710 reviews2023
Dev: TYPE-MOONPub: Aniplex Inc.
Windows
Median: 14.7 hrsMean: 64.0 hrs≥1hr: 84%
A tale told with vivid colors and rich sound in a classic TYPE-MOON visual novel.
Why similar: Visual Novel 25.4%, Drama 20.6%, Great Soundtrack 15.3%, Anime 13.6%, Emotional 11.9%
- #51 Midnight Feast
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Slap Happy Larry
Windows · Mac · Linux
From the creators of The Artifacts and Hilda Bewildered, Midnight Feast is an interactive picture book of 44 pages created especially for the screen.
Why similar: Indie 25.6%, Adventure 23.2%, Casual 21.1%, Visual Novel 19.9%, Story Rich 10.2%
- #52 Adabana Odd Tales
67% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 1,043 reviews2020
Dev: Liar-softPub: ANIPLEX.EXE
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 52.2 hrs≥1hr: 85%
"This is a tale of 'flowers' that never bloom." Shirohime, a girl who has lost her memory, and Kurofude, a mysterious boy, traverse through classic Japanese fairy tales within the land of Adabana, a realm of illustrated books. What awaits them after they mend the distorted tales?
Why similar: Adventure 22.9%, Visual Novel 20.9%, Casual 19.9%, Great Soundtrack 18.1%, Story Rich 10.4%
- #53 Hypnophobia; From Your Shadow
63% matchVery Positive97% of 62 reviews2026
Dev: Stick Horse
Windows
This is a story about Iris, a nobody who didn't have a Happy Ending and now suffers the consequences of their own (lack of) actions all alone in the most northern city in the world. A depressing story and a melancholic lesson teached in life's hard way awaits you.
Why similar: Drama 25.9%, Psychological 19.4%, Visual Novel 18%, Emotional 16.5%, Anime 11.1%
- #54 Chuusotsu! 1.5th Graduation: The Moving Castle
68% matchPositive96% of 23 reviews2020
Dev: Studio BeastPub: Fruitbat Factory
Windows
Join Arue and her merry Chuusotsu band on her first visit to a certain doujin event in the Big Site, and share in her struggles as an aspiring manga creator!
Why similar: Indie 23.8%, Adventure 21.1%, Visual Novel 20.5%, Casual 19.9%, Anime 14.7%
- #55 The Artifacts
69% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2019
Dev: Slap Happy Larry
Windows
The Artifacts is an interactive storybook. Take a Journey with Asaf, as he explores his world and you might just find he's not so different from yourself. While it is aimed at middle grade, parents should also get lots of enjoyment from the story and interactivity.
Why similar: Indie 25.5%, Adventure 22%, Casual 21%, Visual Novel 20.8%, Story Rich 10.7%
- #56 Season of 12 Colors
66% matchVery Positive94% of 2,053 reviews2016
Dev: 橘子班Pub: NVLMaker
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 17.0 hrs≥1hr: 80%
--The way it was, Just like it is now, On a bright, bright summer day. "That's a promise, right?" The girl in a white dress said. Sunny sky. A paper plane slid across it, riding on blue winds.
Why similar: Visual Novel 30.4%, Indie 21.8%, Adventure 16.4%, Casual 15.8%, Anime 15.6%
- #57 Sore wa Maichiru Sakura no You ni -Re:BIRTH-
63% matchVery Positive83% of 233 reviews2024
Dev: NavelPub: HIKARI FIELD
Windows
Median: 9.3 hrsMean: 34.2 hrs≥1hr: 93%
《繁花落舞恋如樱 -Re:BIRTH-》由日本美少女游戏资深大厂Navel制作,是早在22年前就已成为广受赞誉的经典名作的重制版。本作由西又葵担当原画与角色设计;由创作了《我们没有翅膀》、《近月少女的礼仪》等话题名作的剧本家王雀孙主笔。桃山伊音、夏和小、九条信乃等知名声优为本作女主角献声。
Why similar: Drama 20.2%, Visual Novel 18.7%, Anime 14.9%, Adventure 14.7%, Casual 14.7%
- #58 Bios Ex - Yami no Wakusei
67% matchMostly Positive73% of 15 reviews2020
Dev: Gogen SoftPub: Gamera Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Enter in Bios Ex the visual novel inspired by anime an visual novel old school . Eiza, accused of causing a terrorist attack in the year of 1995 , is imprisoned in Sapporo's maximum security prison and must find a way to prove his innocence.
Why similar: Indie 29.5%, Adventure 28.8%, Casual 23.9%, Psychological 5.3%, Visual Novel 4.8%
- #59 Train of Afterlife
69% matchMixed51% of 183 reviews2015
Dev: Zeiva Inc
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Train of Afterlife is a mystery, psychological, horror Visual Novel.
Why similar: Visual Novel 25.6%, Indie 14%, Anime 12.7%, Adventure 12.1%, Casual 11.3%