- #1 Locked
97% 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 18.8%, Casual 15.5%, Adventure 13.8%, Great Soundtrack 9.7%, Visual Novel 7.7%
- #2 East 73: Magenta Fairytale
96% matchVery Positive94% of 144 reviews2017
Dev: Magenta Factory
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 18 minMean: 6.4 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 23.8%, Adventure 21.2%, Casual 20.1%, Visual Novel 11.9%, Emotional 8%
- #3 MMM: Murder Most Misfortunate
96% matchVery Positive82% of 124 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 19.8%, Visual Novel 18.2%, Adventure 18.1%, Mystery 16.1%, Casual 15.2%
- #4 烛梦灯 The Dreams of Candlelight
95% 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 21%, Adventure 19.1%, Casual 17.1%, Great Soundtrack 14%, Mystery 10%
- #5 Narcissu 10th Anniversary Anthology Project
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 737 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 13.5%, Great Soundtrack 12.8%, Anime 12.3%, Emotional 11.9%
- #6 Inspiring Dreams - A Short Adventure Game
91% 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 17.5%, Emotional 16.4%, Adventure 13.6%, Mystery 13.2%, Drama 10.5%
- #7 六阶谜题 six-step mystery
93% matchVery Positive88% of 655 reviews2020
Dev: 章鱼罐头制作组
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 14.5 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 24.4%, Adventure 22.2%, Casual 19.8%, Visual Novel 14%, Mystery 12.4%
- #8 ENIGMA:
94% matchVery Positive95% of 144 reviews2016
Dev: UzumeyaPub: Fruitbat Factory
Windows
Median: 4.3 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 19.6%, Indie 15.7%, Adventure 14.7%, Anime 14.7%
- #9 终暮黎明
90% 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 22.4%, Indie 16.8%, Drama 14.9%, Casual 13.7%, Visual Novel 13.5%
- #10 After the Stream Went Dark
88% match9 user reviews100% of 9 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: Visual Novel 17%, Adventure 14.3%, Psychological 13.3%, Anime 12.8%, Drama 12.5%
- #11 Bewitched: Part 1
92% 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 20.3%, Adventure 18%, Great Soundtrack 17.4%, Casual 16.5%, Visual Novel 15.3%
- #12 The Spell - A Kinetic Novel
91% 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 25.5%, Visual Novel 22%, Indie 19.1%, Mystery 17.8%, Casual 15.6%
- #13 Summer Memory of Bell
89% 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 22.1%, Indie 19.3%, Adventure 17.2%, Casual 15.7%, Anime 14.1%
- #14 Miniature Garden
89% matchMostly Positive78% of 95 reviews2017
Dev: MuzintouPub: Fruitbat Factory
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 165.7 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 19.6%, Anime 18.7%, Indie 14.3%, Adventure 12.2%
- #15 Earthshine
87% matchVery Positive89% of 65 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 19.1%, Great Soundtrack 18.2%, Visual Novel 18.1%, Adventure 18%, Casual 14.2%
- #16 LOOP THE LOOP The Mansion of Gluttony
81% 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 20.3%, Mystery 19.7%, Visual Novel 19.5%, Drama 9.5%, Adventure 8.8%
- #17 Forgotten Trace: Thanatos in Nostalgia
86% 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 22.9%, Visual Novel 21.6%, Adventure 19.9%, Casual 18.2%, Anime 17.4%
- #18 Mhakna Gramura and Fairy Bell
85% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 652 reviews2018
Dev: ALICE IN DISSONANCE
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 8.2 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 21.7%, Visual Novel 20.7%, Indie 18.4%, Anime 15.2%, Casual 15%
- #19 Rising Angels: Hope
86% 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 23.9%, Adventure 22.6%, Casual 19.5%, Visual Novel 18.1%, Anime 15.9%
- #20 Summer Pockets
82% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 4,789 reviews2020
Dev: VisualArts/KeyPub: VisualArts
Windows
Median: 10.3 hrsMean: 137.8 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 23.2%, Great Soundtrack 18.3%, Emotional 16.4%, Adventure 12.8%, Anime 12.1%
- #21 Esper - Make You Live Again
83% 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 14.9%, Anime 13.4%, Great Soundtrack 12.9%, Emotional 12.7%
- #22 One Last Chance
84% 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 22.6%, Indie 22.4%, Anime 12.8%, Casual 12.3%
- #23 Natural - Beyond Nature -
84% 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 22.2%, Indie 15.2%, Anime 13.7%, Adventure 13.1%, Casual 12.4%
- #24 Электричка
81% matchPositive81% of 43 reviews2020
Dev: NiaR
Windows
Короткая кинетическая новелла, рассказывающая о поездке Максима на утренней заснеженной электричке.
Why similar: Indie 26.4%, Adventure 22%, Casual 21.5%, Visual Novel 16%, Anime 14%
- #25 Memory Note
79% matchVery Positive95% of 73 reviews2020
Dev: CupcakeTime TeamPub: Phoenix_co
Windows · Mac · Linux
Memory note is a slice-of-life visual novel with meaningful player choices, several endings to explore, and a story that will touch your heart.
Why similar: Indie 21.2%, Great Soundtrack 20.9%, Adventure 17.7%, Visual Novel 17.6%, Casual 16.3%
- #26 泡沫冬景
78% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 4,476 reviews2020
Dev: KorakuPub: Nekoneko Soft
Windows
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 40.6 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 26.8%, Indie 25.7%, Casual 21.1%, Visual Novel 17%, Anime 9.5%
- #27 The Far Rings: A Space Opera Visual Novella
80% 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: Visual Novel 25.2%, Indie 18.1%, Drama 17.5%, Mystery 16.1%, Casual 14.1%
- #28 VTuber Connect
76% 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: Visual Novel 19%, Emotional 18.5%, Drama 14.4%, Anime 12.7%, Indie 11%
- #29 Midnight Feast
74% 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 25.9%, Adventure 23%, Casual 21.1%, Visual Novel 19.9%, Story Rich 10.2%
- #30 山:临界幸存者
75% matchVery Positive92% of 625 reviews2022
Dev: 迩来工作室Pub: WindField Games
Windows
Median: 6.3 hrsMean: 8.9 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%, Mystery 20.5%, Anime 18.3%, Adventure 15.2%, Story Rich 11.3%
- #31 Aeon on Mosaic: Anemone 时间碎片:奇迹
77% matchVery Positive93% of 86 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 21.1%, Mystery 17.3%, Adventure 15.1%, Anime 13.4%, Drama 12.3%
- #32 Last Stanza
79% 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 28.1%, Anime 20.6%, Drama 16.8%, Indie 16%, Casual 12.4%
- #33 Essence Bloom
72% 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 20.7%, Visual Novel 16.2%, Emotional 14.6%, Anime 13.8%, Mystery 13.2%
- #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 23.5%, Adventure 21.1%, Casual 14.6%, Psychological 10.9%, Great Soundtrack 9%
- #35 Oblivious Garden ~Carmina Burana
78% 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 26.4%, Indie 18%, Casual 10.9%, Adventure 8.4%
- #36 1000: The All-Mother's Embrace
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Nikita Kryukov
Windows
Do you love me now?
Why similar: Psychological 30.1%, Visual Novel 17.7%, Anime 13.6%, Casual 9.2%, Story Rich 9.1%
- #37 Aloe and Cal
76% 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 24.6%, Adventure 21.8%, Casual 20%, Visual Novel 14%, Anime 12.3%
- #38 Perennial Dusk -Kinsenka-
67% matchVery Positive85% of 171 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: Visual Novel 18.9%, Anime 15.7%, Drama 13.9%, Emotional 13.1%, Psychological 11.6%
- #39 Chuusotsu! 1.5th Graduation: The Moving Castle
73% 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 24%, Adventure 20.9%, Visual Novel 20.5%, Casual 19.9%, Anime 14.7%
- #40 Axiom Alternative
73% 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 31.3%, Indie 16.7%, Adventure 16.2%, Casual 14.1%, Drama 13%
- #41 The Artifacts
74% 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 25.7%, Adventure 21.9%, Casual 21%, Visual Novel 20.8%, Story Rich 10.7%
- #42 Phoenyx: Breaking The Cycle
63% 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: Visual Novel 18.4%, Drama 16.7%, Emotional 16.2%, Psychological 14.6%, Anime 14.3%
- #43 红夏
66% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Anning004
Windows
《红夏》是一款以剧情体验为主的视觉小说游戏。八月末的某天,二十多名师生被神秘地困在学校里,等待他们的将是一场自相残杀……
Why similar: Psychological 20.9%, Visual Novel 17.2%, Mystery 13.8%, Anime 12.1%, Emotional 11.3%
- #44 Adabana Odd Tales
69% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 1,033 reviews2020
Dev: Liar-softPub: ANIPLEX.EXE
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 52.9 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 22.8%, Visual Novel 21%, Casual 20.1%, Great Soundtrack 17.9%, Story Rich 10.5%
- #45 Hilda Bewildered
73% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2019
Dev: Slap Happy Larry
Windows · Mac · Linux
From the creators of The Artifacts and Midnight Feast, Hilda Bewildered is an illustrated short story for deep-thinking adolescent readers and above.
Why similar: Indie 25.1%, Adventure 22.3%, Visual Novel 21.2%, Casual 20.5%, Story Rich 10.9%
- #46 Porcelana
69% 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: Visual Novel 17.1%, Psychological 16.7%, Drama 16.4%, Anime 13.7%, Casual 13.2%
- #47 Bios Ex - Yami no Wakusei
71% 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 29.8%, Adventure 28.5%, Casual 23.9%, Psychological 5.4%, Visual Novel 4.7%
- #48 The Second Reality Room: Unspoken Truths
65% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Shadow GlovePub: FINE Co., Ltd.
Windows
You can't understand them—yet. Decode the “Second Reality.” Talk. Mind Read. Translate. An empathy-driven psychological mystery adventure.
Why similar: Psychological 18.5%, Mystery 13.9%, Visual Novel 13.3%, Drama 11.4%, Emotional 11.3%
- #49 Train of Afterlife
75% 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 25.5%, Indie 14.2%, Anime 12.6%, Adventure 12%, Casual 11.3%
- #50 The Ring of Truth
72% 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 21.8%, Adventure 20%, Great Soundtrack 19.3%, Mystery 13.7%, Drama 13.7%
- #51 Isle Echo~止夏,与君相伴的回忆
64% 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: Visual Novel 23.5%, Emotional 23.2%, Drama 18.6%, Anime 16.3%, Casual 11.6%
- #52 Season of 12 Colors
70% matchVery Positive94% of 2,049 reviews2016
Dev: 橘子班Pub: NVLMaker
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 17.2 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 22%, Adventure 16.3%, Casual 15.8%, Anime 15.6%
- #53 Keiko Everlasting
71% match6 user reviews83% of 6 reviews2018
Dev: Matt Stanton
Windows · Mac
When a sudden tragedy brings Keitaro’s life to a halt, he is forced to leave everything he knows behind. No sooner does he get back on his feet than is he swept off them by a mysterious girl. As they grow closer, she shows him how the darkest of times are temporary, while the brightest last forever.
Why similar: Indie 21.9%, Casual 18.4%, Great Soundtrack 17.6%, Visual Novel 17.1%, Anime 13%
- #54 克莉丝的炎之信仰 Cryste: the Faith of Fire Vol.1
70% matchVery Positive89% of 296 reviews2017
Dev: SalvationPub: JingtuStudio
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 93%
In another distant world, there is a kingdom of fire. They who live under the red sky. People with different social classes. Birth with different but changeless fate. Those of nobility bring fortune and power to men, and bring hope.
Why similar: Visual Novel 32.2%, Indie 20.7%, Adventure 17.1%, Casual 16.9%, Anime 13.1%
- #55 Spirits: Ciel Bleu
71% match4 user reviews75% of 4 reviews2017
Dev: Lucascubestudios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Willard Rouse is an ordinary 17-year high school student who is often by himself. By accident, he discovered that he is a spirit bearer, one who could summon and use the power of spirits. After getting kicked out of Rainvalley Academy, he transferred to Ficaso Academy.
Why similar: Indie 28.1%, Adventure 25%, Casual 22.4%, Visual Novel 18.8%, Story Rich 5.7%
- #56 Perpetual Dream
69% match7 user reviews71% of 7 reviews2020
Dev: Léo-Paul Sévin
Windows
Perpetual Dream is a FPV puzzle game telling the story of a dream hiding a lot of secrets... Discover several environnements to seek your past !
Why similar: Indie 32.7%, Adventure 29.6%, Great Soundtrack 16.1%, Mystery 11.5%, Story Rich 5.3%
- #57 Pages of Tomorrow
61% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Doksa
Windows · Linux
Challenge fate in this psychological visual novel about a juvenile psych ward patient who discovers a book that can predict the future.
Why similar: Psychological 19.4%, Mystery 14.5%, Emotional 14.5%, Visual Novel 14.1%, Drama 10.5%
- #58 Forever Ago
61% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Third ShiftPub: Annapurna Interactive
Windows
Following a tragic stroke of fate, Alfred embarks on a journey north in search of redemption in this single-player road trip adventure.
Why similar: Indie 22.6%, Adventure 20.7%, Great Soundtrack 18.2%, Drama 14.2%, Story Rich 9.4%
- #59 Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Ch.1 Onikakushi
68% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 6,215 reviews2015
Dev: 07th ExpansionPub: MangaGamer
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 21.9 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 22.2%, Psychological 20%, Mystery 18.2%, Anime 13.9%, Great Soundtrack 9.3%