- #1 Normal Person
97% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Dexter ManningPub: Manning Media
Windows
Normal Person is a single player horror, first person Visual Novel where your choices matter! Will you be able to escape or will you be stuck in a limbo with the man who claims to be a "Normal person"
Why similar: Visual Novel 33.2%, Dark Comedy 26.8%, Choices Matter 12.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 8.3%, Comedy 6.2%
- #2 The Ducksuckers
96% matchMostly Positive78% of 18 reviews2022
Dev: Haruko Games
Windows
The Ducksuckers is a Kinetic Comedy Visual Novel about music, battling inner demons and the inability to let go. Taking about 40-60 minutes to read it's a short and sweet read, with some dramatic elements.
Why similar: Visual Novel 35.9%, Dark Comedy 24.9%, Casual 13.1%, Comedy 8.8%, Story Rich 8.8%
- #3 Pathmaster
96% matchVery Positive93% of 61 reviews2022
Dev: IvoryHand
Windows
『Pathmaster』 is a free fantasy visual novel with multi endings and various heroines.
Why similar: Visual Novel 48.7%, Casual 14.7%, Story Rich 10.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 8.9%, Choices Matter 8.5%
- #4 The Red Triangle Factory
95% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Tektonika
Windows
The Red Triangle Factory is a conveyor worker simulator. Remove defective shapes by day and follow the thoughts of a protagonist whose dog has gone missing. In the evening, lose yourself in mini-games and music in your room in a shared apartment of alternative 21st-century St. Petersburg.
Why similar: Visual Novel 44.4%, Casual 24.7%, Story Rich 17.2%, 2D 7.9%, Singleplayer 3.4%
- #5 The story of Bill Bear
94% matchMixed59% of 34 reviews2022
Dev: DnovelPub: My Way Games
Windows
Help the little bear to find the way home. What dangers can be hidden in the night streets of a quiet suburb? Who is waiting for him at home, and who is waiting in the dark around the corner?
Why similar: Visual Novel 44.3%, Puzzle 19.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15%, Story Rich 11.1%, 2D 5.8%
- #6 Class of '09: The Flip Side
94% matchMixed56% of 3,288 reviews2024
Dev: SBN3Pub: Wrath Club
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 86%
The final chapter of the Class of '09 VN series... this time from a different perspective! Join Nicole's best friend Jecka as you help her navigate the pitfalls of post-grad life! See what 2009 was truly like in this fully voiced interactive sitcom!
Why similar: Visual Novel 25.7%, Dark Comedy 25.3%, Comedy 12.3%, Story Rich 10.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10%
- #7 Memory of "Wishes"
93% match2 user reviews0% of 2 reviews2025
Dev: hoshimi
Windows
A psychological suspense/puzzle adventure game where a protagonist with lost memories manipulates a computer file management tool to retrace their past. The intended completion time is approximately 20-30 minutes.
Why similar: Visual Novel 47.3%, Puzzle 22.3%, Casual 18.2%, 2D 7.4%, Singleplayer 2.7%
- #8 Knight, Death and the Devil
92% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Frequency eye
Windows
Knight, Death and the Devil — This is a dark visual novel that will take you into a creepy world full of danger and unexpected twists.
Why similar: Visual Novel 23%, Dark Fantasy 12%, Nonlinear 12%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.9%, Puzzle 11.6%
- #9 Zarie: The Story of Sin
91% matchPositive96% of 46 reviews2023
Dev: MOON USAGI
Windows
What kind of conversation will you have with the Shinigami girl? How will you conclude your story? The choice is yours in this tale of sin and 'the girl'.
Why similar: Visual Novel 45.8%, Casual 19.3%, Story Rich 16.7%, Choices Matter 13.4%, Singleplayer 2.7%
- #10 Mature Comedy Visual Novel
91% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2023
Dev: YUM STUDIOS
Windows
Experience a world filled with awful people - and you're one of them! You embark on a journey to get your awful catgirl girlfriend some illicit materials, intense and prolonged misery immediately ensues.
Why similar: Visual Novel 35.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.1%, Casual 13.3%, Comedy 12.4%, Choices Matter 10.2%
- #11 Manludo
90% matchPositive89% of 18 reviews2024
Dev: Max Accelerated Xebec LLC
Windows · Linux
Play rock, paper, scissors to get off an alien space station. Esperanto: Vi devas ludi papero, tondilo, ŝtono por forlasi eksterteran kosmostacion.
Why similar: Visual Novel 40%, Casual 22.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17%, Choices Matter 11%, 2D 6.8%
- #12 MMM Weird Adventure
89% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Rayos Fotonicos
Windows
Play as an amnesiac cyborg exploring a Weird World. Encounter eccentric characters, engage in real-time combat, and shape your journey through meaningful choices. A unique visual novel blending surreal comedy with fast-paced action.
Why similar: Visual Novel 28%, Dark Comedy 23.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.4%, Comedy 10.2%, First-Person 8.1%
- #13 A Summer in Our Hearts
88% matchMostly Positive79% of 29 reviews2024
Dev: Fluttering Abyss
Windows
A slice of life VN about three very different young adults, from very different backgrounds, trying to put their best foot forward and find their own ways in life. Will a short summer, away in a foreign town in the middle of nowhere, enough to push your way towards happiness?
Why similar: Visual Novel 40.5%, Casual 21.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.3%, Choices Matter 10.6%, 2D 6.3%
- #14 Major\Minor
89% matchMostly Positive77% of 590 reviews2016
Dev: Klace
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 9.3 hrs≥1hr: 85%
A highly engaging visual novel, with memorable characters and multiple endings. Traverse worlds, solve a murder mystery -- and partake in political revolution. Inspired by greats such as Steins;Gate, Tales of Symphonia, Persona 4 and Future Diary. An unforgettable science-fiction/fantasy adventure!
Why similar: Visual Novel 58.6%, Story Rich 15.8%, Choices Matter 9.6%, Casual 4.9%, Comedy 4.1%
- #15 CATharsis
87% matchPositive86% of 14 reviews2020
Dev: MIYAKOpubl
Windows
STORY:This is a visual novel and adventure game set in the present day.(It is not an otome game.)
Why similar: Visual Novel 59.8%, Casual 18.4%, Story Rich 7.7%, Indie 5.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 4.9%
- #16 Happy Binge Day To You! (U.C.H.E.W.S #2)
86% match2 user reviews0% of 2 reviews2023
Dev: Adipose RexPub: Earthbound Books
Windows
An erotic visual novel with multiple endings! In a alternate America where women have gained the ability to swallow humans whole, some cities have made it legal one day a year! Read or listen as each chapter of the story is played out, with you holding the power of where the story goes next!
Why similar: Visual Novel 21.5%, Dark Comedy 20.5%, Dark Fantasy 12.2%, Nonlinear 11.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.4%
- #17 Lythe The Forgetful Witch: A Visual Novel
86% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Siren Sigil Studios
Windows
Guide Lythe, a naïve witch on a journey through the spooky world of Samhain, as she seeks the High Witch and rediscovers her magic. This visual novel features spell crafting, rune seeking, and magic casting, all while unraveling the desires of her monstrous friends!
Why similar: Visual Novel 28.9%, Puzzle 15.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.8%, Dark Fantasy 13.6%, Story Rich 11.3%
- #18 Karigurashi Ren'ai: Living on Borrowed Love
84% matchVery Positive98% of 91 reviews2026
Dev: ASa ProjectPub: Kagami Games
Windows
Welcome back to your childhood town! The Full HD Remaster of Karigurashi Ren’ai: Living on Borrowed Love perfectly preserves ASa Project's signature blend of comedy and heartwarming charm while offering a stunning new visual experience.
Why similar: Visual Novel 39.7%, Comedy 14.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.9%, Story Rich 11.4%, Casual 10.9%
- #19 SecreD - Foot Art
85% match3 user reviews0% of 3 reviews2021
Dev: SecreD
Windows
Sliding puzzle, anime girls and relax...
Why similar: Visual Novel 39.7%, Casual 24.1%, Puzzle 23.5%, 2D 7.1%, Singleplayer 3.3%
- #20 Let's Split Up (A Visual Novel)
84% matchMixed40% of 10 reviews2018
Dev: Upside Down Fox
Windows
Let’s Split Up is a visual novel with 24 completely different endings that change not only the outcome but also the beginning, the setting and the characters themselves.
Why similar: Visual Novel 71.6%, Casual 28.4%
- #21 Memoir
82% matchVery Positive97% of 272 reviews2022
Dev: 7757
Windows
A short memoir of first love.
Why similar: Visual Novel 47.1%, Puzzle 19.9%, Casual 16.1%, 2D 8.5%, Singleplayer 5.1%
- #22 VOID
83% matchMostly Positive79% of 42 reviews2017
Dev: Vifth FloorPub: Sekai Project
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 9.0 hrs≥1hr: 93%
VOID is a visual novel themed around espionage and revenge. You play as Arthur Woods, a man seeking revenge from the death of his loved one, forging himself into a deadly assassin. Along the way, you will meet people who may (or may not) be your allies, as you try to untangle the web of lies and intrique surrounding your girlfriends...
Why similar: Visual Novel 49.2%, Casual 19.4%, Story Rich 16.3%, Choices Matter 7.3%, Indie 6%
- #23 The Shadow Between Words
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: featherbyte
Windows
Words have power — at Verbum Academy you'll feel it yourself. What you write about others comes true. Your texts change reality. Choose who to write about and how far to go. Visual novel: mystery, choices with consequences, romance.
Why similar: Visual Novel 35.1%, Casual 18.1%, Story Rich 15.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.1%, Choices Matter 8.5%
- #24 Empire of Revenant
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Men of Letters
Windows
An engaging Live2D visual novel with deep plot.
Why similar: Visual Novel 43.8%, Story Rich 17.9%, Choices Matter 17.3%, Casual 16.9%, Singleplayer 2.2%
- #25 Gloaming Comedian Simulator
81% matchNo user reviews2023
Dev: Barryson InteractivePub: Victor M. Barrientos
Windows · Linux
Survive a monstrous weekend in Transylvania using your sharpest weapon: humor. Gloaming Comedian Simulator combines Casual, Arcade, and Visual Novel genres in a hilarious adventure filled with frights and laughs. Get ready to steal the show in this ghoulishly gag-filled game!
Why similar: Dark Comedy 22%, Visual Novel 20.9%, Casual 15.4%, Dark Fantasy 15.1%, Comedy 14.2%
- #26 Spooktober Visual Novel Jam!
80% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Make Visual NovelsPub: Remort Studios
Windows
Help digital mascots Lime, Cherry, Plum and Lemon navigate their way through the Spooktober Visual Novel Jam competition. Laugh, learn, and scream(with excitement, we hope) through this visual novel and make choices to guide the girls to great success or dramatic failure!
Why similar: Visual Novel 34.2%, Comedy 14.4%, Choices Matter 13.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.5%, Casual 9.9%
- #27 Clarence Goes to the F&#%ING Store
79% matchPositive100% of 16 reviews2021
Dev: Bad Gremlin Studios
Windows
An absurdist comedy choose-your-own-adventure game featuring a massive cast of bizarre characters, notebook-doodle visuals, and 7 crazy endings! As you embark on your quest to go to the store, the denizens of this zany town will seek your help with their insane problems.
Why similar: Dark Comedy 29.9%, Visual Novel 26.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.4%, Choices Matter 10.9%, Comedy 7.9%
- #28 Chivalrish
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Chivalrish TeamPub: LunaticMoon
Windows
Chivalrish is a novella-sized, romance visual novel set in a medieval fantasy world. Set out on an adventure to rescue a princess who is not at all like you imagined her to be. Meet characters along the way, and decide your fate and theirs in this fun, comical, and thrilling journey.
Why similar: Visual Novel 42.1%, Casual 23.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.8%, Choices Matter 11.4%, Singleplayer 2.9%
- #29 심장에 해로워
77% matchPositive100% of 11 reviews2026
Dev: Digital Cakeshop
Windows
귀여운 걸 보면 죽는 병에 걸렸다. 깜찍함이 가득한 세상에서 살아남기란 쉬운 일이 아니었다. 은둔 생활을 시작한지 2년, 졸업을 앞둔 어느날 온 연락 한 통. “나 졸업하면 이사 가. 인사라도 제대로 할까?" 2년간 짝사랑했던, 홍온설. 졸업까지 남은 시간은 3일. 아직 전하지 못한, 전해야만 할 마음이 남았다. 학교로 돌아가 위험천만한 고백에 성공할 수 있을까? 끝없는 위협을 적절한 선택으로 돌파하여, 엔딩에 도달해야 하는 로맨틱 코미디 비주얼 노벨입니다.
Why similar: Visual Novel 39.1%, Choices Matter 15.7%, Casual 12%, Story Rich 9.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9%
- #30 Sixtieth Kilometer
78% matchMostly Positive79% of 1,786 reviews2016
Dev: TalentplacePub: KishMish Games
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 8.1 hrs≥1hr: 97%
You're going to work by train, but strange things happens on the way: the train stops, the pink fog appears outside and the man who came off the train immediately dies. The main characters turned out to be locked in the train without any clues about what's happening...
Why similar: Visual Novel 77.5%, Casual 6.6%, Story Rich 4.3%, Choices Matter 4.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 3.5%
- #31 Dorm Till Dawn
76% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2026
Dev: RB Ashton
Windows · Mac · Linux
Welcome to St Fiacre’s College for Women of Unreliable Size. Your new home. If you can survive your first night… Featuring 40,000 words of text and over 500 images, this heart-pumping visual novel journey will thrill fans of shrinking and giants alike!
Why similar: Visual Novel 22%, Dark Comedy 18.7%, Dark Fantasy 13.3%, Puzzle 11%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.3%
- #32 Five Biggest Accomplishments
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Assembling Chickens Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Five Biggest Accomplishments is a short Visual Novel where you play as someone who has held the same job for 30 years: push a button every 8 hours or the world will end. Suddenly, you get an email asking you to list your five biggest accomplishments for the week, or risk being fired.
Why similar: Visual Novel 30.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.1%, Story Rich 16.8%, Nonlinear 11.1%, Choices Matter 9.4%
- #33 HimeYoku: A Sacrifice of Lust and Grace
74% matchVery Positive93% of 175 reviews2022
Dev: Escu:dePub: Shiravune
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 70%
Hell-bent on vengeance, Caldo single-handedly topples the royal throne of Solide, capturing the king and the princess and working their ruin through his dark contracts with demons. A visual novel about hate and revenge... and possibly redemption.
Why similar: Dark Comedy 23.5%, Dark Fantasy 22%, Visual Novel 18.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.1%, Story Rich 12.8%
- #34 The Orphaned Soul
76% match9 user reviews56% of 9 reviews2018
Dev: SimProse StudiosPub: SA Industry
Windows · Mac
A young girl, abandoned as an infant, goes on a search for her parents and identity in a dark fantasy world populated with foul beasts and nasty cuthroats.
Why similar: Visual Novel 32.2%, Casual 19.3%, Story Rich 15.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.8%, Choices Matter 13.4%
- #35 By Moonlight
75% matchVery Positive89% of 121 reviews2019
Dev: SugarHyped
Windows · Mac
~ ~ A Comedic Mystery Visual Novel with Relationship Building ~ ~ Play as a paranormal investigator hired by the paranormal to investigate! Search for a headless horseman's missing head before the night is over.
Why similar: Visual Novel 32.6%, Story Rich 12.5%, Casual 12%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.9%, Choices Matter 10.5%
- #36 Putrika 1st.cut:The Reason She Must Perish
72% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 519 reviews2024
Dev: トトメトリ
Windows
"Even though I knew this love was forbidden..." While the tragedy is being told, the girl's true love is revealed! Enjoy this crazy pure love drama with beautiful visuals and cute characters!
Why similar: Visual Novel 48.9%, Casual 13.5%, Dark Fantasy 12.1%, Story Rich 11.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 6.2%
- #37 A Butterfly in the District of Dreams
75% matchPositive82% of 28 reviews2017
Dev: Life a LittlePub: Sekai Project
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 97%
An otherworldly town and the people who occupy it... It feels as if time doesn't pass here. This is the story of Olive Village, and the people who make it special.
Why similar: Visual Novel 43.9%, Casual 27.4%, Story Rich 20.4%, Indie 8.2%
- #38 Adapted Adventures: Crystal Cave
74% matchMixed68% of 19 reviews2021
Dev: NEO CRYSTAL GAMES LTD
Windows · Mac · Linux
Follow team HARK investigating the disappearance of a team of Adapted in the neo crystal world.
Why similar: Visual Novel 52.9%, Casual 29.4%, 2D 9.5%, Singleplayer 5.1%, Indie 3.1%
- #39 Jendo: Origins
73% matchMostly Positive80% of 344 reviews2020
Dev: KLP Company
Windows
This is a comedy about high-schoolers friends, getting into extremely absurd and ridiculous situations.
Why similar: Visual Novel 44.5%, Story Rich 13.5%, Comedy 13.1%, Casual 9.4%, 2D 6.9%
- #40 8 Days of School
73% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2024
Dev: CT9Games
Windows
Play through this loved-filled adventure. Find friends, lovers, or enemies at every turn. Some “friends” are not as they seem. Danger lurks here! Unravel the mystery and find love before time runs out in 8 Days of School.
Why similar: Visual Novel 26.3%, Dark Comedy 18.1%, Story Rich 13.2%, Choices Matter 11.6%, Comedy 10.9%
- #41 B.Y.O.O.L. - Best Years Of Our Lives
73% matchMixed60% of 10 reviews2021
Dev: Haruko GamesPub: Haruko Games
Windows
A visual novel about love, full of odd humor, dark humor, meta humor and hopefully, heart. Join Nastya Byool as she goes on a dark, surreal adventure that will change her life forever. This kinetic novel will take you about 40 minutes, making it a good way to pass the time if you're short on it.
Why similar: Visual Novel 53.3%, Casual 19%, Story Rich 13.6%, 2D 8.3%, Singleplayer 5.7%
- #42 Doppelgänger
71% matchPositive100% of 49 reviews2023
Dev: HOLOSTARS English
Windows · Mac
The story is set in an alternate universe where the player is struggling with the memories of what they know to be HOLOSTARS English -TEMPUS- and the mysterious look-alikes who pull them every which way. Can the player figure out the truth about this twisted world and return to the guild?
Why similar: Visual Novel 40.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 20%, Story Rich 16.1%, Choices Matter 13.5%, 2D 7%
- #43 Enshrined: Sword of Fates
70% matchPositive93% of 30 reviews2025
Dev: Truant Pixel, LLC
Windows
Once every 100 years, a temple containing a legendary blade appears for only 24 hours. The sword’s power can only be unlocked joining in body and spirit with another, and there are three men hoping to be chosen to share the sword’s power with you. Who will it be?
Why similar: Visual Novel 30.9%, Casual 15.7%, Dark Fantasy 14.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.1%, Comedy 8.8%
- #44 C:aged
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Snowy Roof Games
Windows
Alice is stuck somewhere and she's very confused. Will you talk to her? Will you help her? Will you rescue her? A choices matter visual novel.
Why similar: Visual Novel 29.3%, Dark Comedy 25.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.1%, Comedy 11.9%, Casual 11.2%
- #45 Fei Duanmu VS Kobayashi 端木斐 VS 小林正雪
71% matchVery Positive93% of 197 reviews2018
Dev: 致意
Windows · Mac · Linux
The dark despair city, the fugitive drug addict, intriguing and strange urban legend. What’s the story between two characters from different detective games? It’s coming soon.
Why similar: Visual Novel 59.9%, Puzzle 29.8%, Indie 10.3%
- #46 Narcissu 10th Anniversary Anthology Project
70% 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 62.2%, Story Rich 18.5%, Casual 12.9%, Indie 4.6%, Singleplayer 1.7%
- #47 Pulse of Love
70% match9 user reviews33% of 9 reviews2023
Dev: SweetDreams
Windows
"Pulse of Love" is a captivating visual novel set in the vibrant world of the Korean K-pop scene drama. Experience the exhilarating journey of love, passion, and self-discovery as you navigate the highs and lows of fame.
Why similar: Visual Novel 33.5%, Story Rich 16.6%, Choices Matter 14.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.4%, Casual 9.6%
- #48 Holy Crap! I'm Out of Paper! : The In-Law Survival Guide
68% matchPositive100% of 19 reviews2026
Dev: Expectacle
Windows
Trapped in a restaurant bathroom with no toilet paper. 25 ways to ruin your life.
Why similar: Visual Novel 31.3%, Story Rich 14.8%, Dark Comedy 12.7%, Comedy 12.4%, First-Person 9.8%
- #49 Goblet of Mercy
69% matchPositive100% of 23 reviews2023
Dev: Sun Labyrinth LLC
Windows · Mac · Linux
A short interactive dark fantasy story in which you meet an egomaniacal empress and must try to survive the encounter through the choices you make.
Why similar: Visual Novel 31.5%, Dark Fantasy 20%, Casual 15.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.7%, Choices Matter 6.3%
- #50 Natural - Beyond Nature -
71% 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 45.1%, Casual 16.2%, Nonlinear 10.2%, Story Rich 7.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 6.9%
- #51 Myriad Hotel
69% match9 user reviews100% of 10 reviews2023
Dev: Artchokers
Windows · Mac · Linux
A silly hotel-management visual novel. Impress clients, earn money, and resolve issues for your staff to keep the hotel from going under.
Why similar: Visual Novel 45.2%, Story Rich 18.9%, Casual 16.9%, Comedy 9.1%, 2D 7.7%
- #52 Paper Shakespeare 3: Girl Werewolf Hamlet Absolutely Solves the War of the Roses
69% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Stegalosaurus Game Development
Windows · Linux
Guide a squad of ten young adults through a kingdom on the brink of war! Navigate court politics, deadly rivalries, and magical chaos between Humans, Fae, and Werewolves... where every choice can make or break your future.
Why similar: Visual Novel 35.8%, Story Rich 16.4%, Choices Matter 12.9%, Comedy 11.9%, Casual 9.5%
- #53 Hira Hira Hihiru
66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 860 reviews2023
Dev: BA-KUPub: ANIPLEX.EXE
Windows
Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 10.7 hrs≥1hr: 69%
"Hira Hira Hihiru" is a visual novel set in a fictional Taishō Era. It tells the story of its two protagonists' struggle against Aerodema, a terrifying disease which brings the dead back to life.
Why similar: Visual Novel 43.9%, Casual 16.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.4%, Choices Matter 12.7%, Story Rich 6.5%
- #54 PAN!
67% match5 user reviews80% of 5 reviews2026
Dev: 순애Pub: ewhaorka
Windows
A 2D casual puzzle game set in the beautiful paradise of Arcadia. Help Echo find her way back home! Short game that everyone could enjoy! Use the mouse to solve the card game: slide and match the cards to complete the story! A simple puzzle game perfect for quick breaks!
Why similar: Visual Novel 21.4%, Puzzle 21.2%, Casual 20.7%, Dark Fantasy 18.7%, Choices Matter 7.2%
- #55 Kori's Fable Visual Novel
68% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2023
Dev: Redseed Game Studio
Windows · Linux
In a world of twisted magic and broken spirits be a girl with a mission.
Why similar: Visual Novel 42.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.1%, Choices Matter 13.2%, Casual 12.4%, Story Rich 11.3%
- #56 Nonorelia
67% match5 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2023
Dev: Middle Edge Software
Windows
A nonogram puzzle game and sci-fi visual novel rolled into one. Solve puzzles to overcome obstacles as Noah Von Sterne struggles to save his colony and reunite his family, or unwind and sharpen your mind with our relaxing Picture, Random, and ASMR Modes.
Why similar: Visual Novel 30.5%, Puzzle 16.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.3%, Choices Matter 12.2%, Story Rich 11.1%
- #57 The Book of Regrets
68% match8 user reviews100% of 8 reviews2018
Dev: Synodic Arc
Windows · Mac
Escape a nightmarish realm filled with puzzles and deadly beasts!
Why similar: Visual Novel 42.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18%, Puzzle 14.5%, Choices Matter 9.4%, Story Rich 8.8%
- #58 Final Frame
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Zeiva Inc
Windows
Inspired by Danganronpa and Ace Attorney series, Final Frame is a murder mystery Visual Novel set in modern Japan.
Why similar: Visual Novel 43.3%, Casual 20.7%, Nonlinear 9%, Story Rich 6.8%, Indie 6.2%
- #59 Slippery Richard! ~ He's Taller Than My Husband ~
67% matchMostly Positive74% of 35 reviews2022
Dev: AppetitePub: Shiravune
Windows
An unplanned shotgun wedding! This isn’t the first time Yaya has made a mess of things and expected her mother to clean up... “When you truly love someone, you plan ahead—marriage is supposed to come before all that other stuff! Now I guess it’s up to me to test if he’s really husband material...”
Why similar: Visual Novel 51.5%, Story Rich 20.5%, Comedy 19.5%, 2D 5.4%, Singleplayer 3.1%