Games Like Harmless Lies

《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 28.7%, Visual Novel 28%, Emotional 18.7%, Anime 16.3%, Casual 6.1%

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 35.9%, Drama 27.7%, Anime 22%, Casual 7%, Story Rich 4.1%

A prequel to Miko no Kanata featuring Koharu! Here is the origin story of the miko of Oguni Shrine.

Why similar: Drama 33.3%, Visual Novel 29.4%, Anime 15.7%, Female Protagonist 13.3%, Casual 7.3%

An award-winning visual novel that dives into the lives and minds of high school students. While focusing on the stories of victims of bullying, The Sun Shines Over Us also explores the social, mental and emotional issues facing modern teenagers.

Why similar: Visual Novel 31%, Drama 20.6%, Anime 18.4%, Female Protagonist 14.5%, Casual 6.8%

On a winter afternoon, she sees that familiar face again. But what does it matter? He was never hers to keep...

Why similar: Drama 31%, Visual Novel 28%, Anime 18.3%, Casual 10.9%, Female Protagonist 9%

It follows Xiao Yu—a lonely orphan girl who, in her darkest hour, encounters a mysterious golden-haired woman. Under her tutelage, Xiao Yu awakens as a Shengren... only to be entrusted with a solemn duty: to pass judgment on fallen Shengren who have strayed from grace.

Why similar: Drama 37.4%, Visual Novel 30.7%, Anime 14.5%, Female Protagonist 12.6%, Casual 3.3%

A tale told with vivid colors and rich sound in a classic TYPE-MOON visual novel.

Why similar: Visual Novel 35.2%, Drama 24.5%, Anime 15.8%, Emotional 11.3%, Female Protagonist 7.9%

"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 29.7%, Visual Novel 26.1%, Anime 16.8%, Emotional 13.2%, Casual 8.9%

A yuri kinetic novel about overcoming the tribulations of the human heart, and a sapphic tale on the heartaches and reprieves of fathoming love. Asou Ei’s first title with Frontwing is presented with poignant visuals in Full HD, an evocative soundtrack, and voice acting by a star-studded cast.

Why similar: Visual Novel 28.4%, Drama 18.6%, Anime 15.6%, Female Protagonist 14.7%, Emotional 14%

Rainy Days is a short campus visual novel with 2+ original soundtracks, 10+ illustrations and a 30,000-word storyline. Play as the protagonist to encounter Yu, a mysterious girl, and start a sweet youthful campus rom-com. Make choices to alter the plot, unlock hidden stories.

Why similar: Drama 33.7%, Visual Novel 31.5%, Anime 21.3%, Casual 12.1%, Singleplayer 1.4%

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 50.2%, Anime 23.9%, Drama 10.3%, Emotional 5.5%, Story Rich 4.1%

On the whimsical Night of the Fairies, Crow Yamada lands on the rooftop of a quaint patisserie known as Folkroll. Without any memories, he strives to help the cute employees by becoming the best baker around in this sugary sweet visual novel.

Why similar: Visual Novel 30.3%, Drama 27.7%, Anime 19.8%, Emotional 12.4%, Casual 5.7%

In this visual novel with E-mote animated sprites by veteran studio ANIM, after trying and failing to have children, the Kajiuras decided to attend a relationship seminar to fix the problem. There they meet the Sonadas and as the sessions continue, their lives begin to entwine more and more...

Why similar: Drama 34%, Visual Novel 33.6%, Anime 22%, Casual 9.2%, Singleplayer 1.2%

跟随少年，揭开一页页被藏起的心事。在父母的言语风暴中，慢慢学会——不是所有爱都温柔。献给所有在中式教育背景下“不被理解”的孩子，和那些想爱却不知如何表达的大人。

Why similar: Drama 37.9%, Visual Novel 29.6%, Emotional 21.8%, Casual 7.3%, Indie 2.5%

In this visual novel, experience the story of Ethan Syfran, who by an accident got him and his family caught in a whirlpool of crime in a catastrophe-swept world. How would he struggle to get out and save everything he cherished... or carry up all the sins he'd done and keep going?

Why similar: Drama 38.2%, Visual Novel 30.1%, Anime 20.9%, Story Rich 7.1%, Indie 2%

Play the piano, play the flute, and enjoy a ghost story as you use the profits from your street performances to buy new instruments and furniture! Let's shoot for fame and fortune!

Why similar: Visual Novel 31.2%, Drama 31.2%, Anime 20.1%, Casual 9.8%, Story Rich 5.1%

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 27.1%, Drama 26.6%, Emotional 17.9%, Anime 15.2%, Casual 5.5%

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

Why similar: Drama 37.3%, Visual Novel 31.8%, Emotional 18.1%, Casual 6.3%, Story Rich 4.3%

"The Other Side of the Sky" is a short text adventure game with an alternate fantasy setting in a single-line ending narrative mode.

Why similar: Visual Novel 37.6%, Anime 24.3%, Drama 22.7%, Story Rich 9.6%, Casual 3.6%

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

Why similar: Visual Novel 29.7%, Drama 24.8%, Anime 18%, Emotional 16.3%, Casual 4.4%

Read through this visual novel that will soothe the loneliest of hearts.

Why similar: Drama 32.9%, Visual Novel 30.6%, Anime 18.7%, Casual 10.8%, Story Rich 4.3%

여름방학을 며칠 앞둔 어느 날 갑작스레 내 앞에 나타난 한 소녀. 자신을 유령이라 밝힌 소녀는 난데없이 내게 자신을 없애 달라는 부탁을 건넨다. 자신의 눈에 보인다는 죽음의 색을 통해 나는 유령 소녀의 과거를 추적하기 시작하지만, 어째 소녀는 점점 죽음에 가까워지기보다는 나의 일상에 녹아들기 시작하는데...

Why similar: Visual Novel 35.5%, Drama 22.1%, Emotional 16.7%, Anime 15.1%, Casual 6%

From hit Japanese VN developer Lusterise! To investigate her mysteriously missing sister, Yuri sets out with Souma to a rumored island—only to discover Kaede Amakubo, who has no memories but looks exactly like her sister.

Why similar: Drama 35.2%, Visual Novel 32.1%, Anime 20.2%, Casual 12.5%

My name is Jeremy. I can bring things to life.

Why similar: Drama 30.5%, Visual Novel 25.4%, Anime 16.9%, Emotional 13.8%, Story Rich 6.6%

After his fiancée returns to Japan for work in this visual novel by Dark One!, our protagonist begins dreaming of being a woman in the Middle Ages. The more he has these dreams, the more he becomes a woman in real life. Can he reverse his transformation, or will his life take a different turn?

Why similar: Drama 32.8%, Visual Novel 28.2%, Anime 18.2%, Emotional 12.5%, Casual 4.4%

planetarian HD is an engaging and emotional visual novel from legendary game studio, Key. A sub-brand of VISUAL ARTS, Key are also famed for creating Kanon, AIR, CLANNAD, Little Busters!, Rewrite, Angel Beats!, and Summer Pockets.

Why similar: Visual Novel 37%, Anime 24.3%, Drama 21.7%, Emotional 7.5%, Casual 5.1%

Missing Stars is a visual novel that aims to depict mental disorders and the people who live with them in a realistic, but sensitive and respectful light.

Why similar: Visual Novel 31.2%, Drama 22.2%, Anime 15.9%, Emotional 13.5%, Casual 8.7%

A story of two unexpected encounters during the final summer break.

Why similar: Visual Novel 33.3%, Drama 25.5%, Anime 14.4%, Emotional 12.6%, Casual 9.7%

《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: Visual Novel 28.2%, Drama 26.1%, Anime 18.8%, Emotional 12.7%, Casual 9.8%

After the revolution, Kikoku is plunged into chaos. Takekosen joins the secret organization Hiseido, facing her final trial. She must abandon her name, wear the mask, and forge her path through fate. A fantasy visual novel set in an ancient Eastern world.

Why similar: Visual Novel 31.4%, Drama 21.5%, Anime 15.9%, Emotional 12.7%, Female Protagonist 9.3%

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 31.1%, Visual Novel 26.5%, Anime 17.2%, Emotional 15.8%, Female Protagonist 5.5%

"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 49%, Anime 17.7%, Emotional 13.8%, Story Rich 7.9%, Casual 7%

Yua's Yuri Office is a Visual Novel in which you play as Yua, just returning to the office after things have been shut down for an extended period. Yua is determined to take full advantage of this fresh start to improve her life. Will she pursue friendship, romance, or just focus on her work?

Why similar: Visual Novel 27%, Drama 25.4%, Anime 15.8%, Emotional 12.9%, Casual 9.6%

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 31.1%, Visual Novel 25.1%, Anime 16.9%, Emotional 12.3%, Casual 8.5%

A Fully Animated and Fully Voiced Light Novel Game! Set in Tokyo, a lonely android girl, Rin, meets Aoi and forms a deep friendship, gradually reclaiming her humanity. However, when Rin learns the secret of her origins, the story takes a dramatic turn.

Why similar: Drama 39.9%, Visual Novel 25.4%, Anime 17.7%, Female Protagonist 16.1%, Singleplayer 0.9%

Shine of Fullmoon is a novel game where you interact with your friends in a peaceful Full Moon Village and continue your story by taking adventures thereafter. Let's choose what kind of stories you will continue with our unique friends and what kind of adventures you will take with them.

Why similar: Drama 33.9%, Visual Novel 30.7%, Emotional 14.9%, Casual 11.1%, Cartoony 8.1%

The latest visual novel by Tomo Kataoka, the author of Narcissu 1st & 2nd, has arrived! An empty world with endless rain and only one person. Here there is no hunger, sickness or even death. Just what story does this world's one occupant have?

Why similar: Visual Novel 45.6%, Anime 33.6%, Emotional 9.2%, Story Rich 4.9%, Indie 3.9%

A side story for The Labyrinth of Grisaia, this episode takes place just after Kusakabe Asako officially names Kazami Yuuji her successor as number 9029, and details his globe-hopping exploits thereafter. Yet more secret passages of The Labyrinth of Grisaia are revealed within...

Why similar: Visual Novel 31%, Drama 22.3%, Anime 20.6%, Emotional 11%, Casual 7.2%

The (mis)adventures of Vinty, a nobody who thinks she's somebody!

Why similar: Visual Novel 42.1%, Anime 37.5%, Female Protagonist 12.7%, Story Rich 4.3%, Indie 2.4%

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 34.6%, Visual Novel 28%, Emotional 17.6%, Anime 14.4%, Story Rich 2.8%

The Mermaid Festival is an annual festival that takes place in the coastal town of Suminoe and on the night of the festival, Takumi meets a girl with a beautiful singing voice. From this chance encounter, Takumi's daily life slowly begins to change. The 7th project by developer, feng.

Why similar: Drama 35.3%, Visual Novel 31.8%, Anime 20.2%, Casual 6.1%, Story Rich 5.8%

初梦GALGAME首部纯爱向视觉小说游戏。讲述了铃兰学园的新学期，少年与少女在桔梗花海中相遇，以虚假的恋爱关系作为开端，待到桔梗花再次绽放之时，两人的未来将归于何处？这是关于，春之魔法使的恋爱故事。

Why similar: Drama 37%, Visual Novel 35.7%, Anime 20.9%, Casual 3.6%, Indie 1.6%

The Golden Cross is a plot based game targeted at causal gamers who enjoy a mix of dialogue, action, adventure and puzzles. Or those players that need a break from their intense hard core games. So take a trip back to the basics and easy play. Try the free demo then decide if it's a game for you.

Why similar: Visual Novel 26.6%, Drama 23.5%, Third Person 15.6%, Female Protagonist 13.3%, 3D 8.8%

On the snowy mountain, in the wooden hut, we are tied together by the world. She and "I" can only love each other, we cannot be separated. Is this free affection, or manipulated love? A short visual novel with multiple endings, "Tiny Snow", a story with two girls, and you who know what love is.

Why similar: Visual Novel 40.8%, Drama 32.3%, Anime 18.4%, Casual 5.5%, Indie 3%

After the Otori twins, Tsubasa and Shou, end up getting kidnapped by some Nephrine forces, that’s when their plan is starting to surface. Things get even more intense as other Caladrians, like Nerisu’s group and the princess of Tamarin, Tokino Miyanohara, get involved.

Why similar: Visual Novel 29.5%, Drama 27.7%, Anime 20.3%, Casual 10.5%, Female Protagonist 6.7%

Can you protect this girl until the end, when the world has turned their back on her?

Why similar: Visual Novel 36.3%, Emotional 26%, Anime 13.4%, Story Rich 8.8%, Female Protagonist 6.1%

The events of Week 20 continue when Ghaith succeeds in escaping, leaving Ayoub confused as to who among the boys helped him.

Why similar: Visual Novel 26.8%, Drama 26.7%, Anime 16.8%, Emotional 13.5%, Casual 10.3%

City Park Play Date is a kinetic (linear) short story. It is a true AVN, but linear by design, telling a very specific story. You play as James, the protagonist of our story. James is lucky in life, but not in love. Our story explains how that changes for him and opens his eyes to what is possible.

Why similar: Visual Novel 29.1%, Drama 18.9%, Third Person 12.7%, Emotional 11.3%, 3D 8.9%

Become the A&R of the famous B-Project in this unforgettable idol Visual Novel. Support a group of 14 idols from their humble beginnings through to fame. Befriend them, influence their music and help them through turbulent times as they follow their dreams

Why similar: Visual Novel 31%, Drama 22.4%, Anime 15.3%, Emotional 11.4%, Casual 9.6%

A short kinetic visual novel, independently written by Redewaan Duckett, giving an alternative take on the Welcome To... Chichester series

Why similar: Visual Novel 48.2%, Drama 26%, Anime 11.2%, Casual 9.6%, Indie 4.2%

The Last Waltz is a full-scale visual novel about an incredible niche sport; the first visual novel to be based on Dancesport. Featuring Over 30 stunning CGs, a soundtrack of more than 35 pieces of authentic Dancesport music, and integrating real footage of professional dancers and competitions.

Why similar: Visual Novel 25.1%, Anime 19.6%, Emotional 17%, Female Protagonist 13.5%, Drama 12.4%

Amanita is feeling down lately. She lost her best friend and she can't do anything about it. Could you listen to her story, and maybe help her out?

Why similar: Drama 34.2%, Visual Novel 29.5%, Emotional 16.4%, Female Protagonist 13.2%, Casual 4.3%

A short, free visual novel about body positivity and learning to love yourself.

Why similar: Visual Novel 29.7%, Anime 20.7%, Emotional 19.4%, Female Protagonist 7.9%, Casual 7.2%

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

Why similar: Drama 32.2%, Visual Novel 29.9%, Anime 12.6%, Third Person 11%, Emotional 7.6%

The story begins in Zhijiang in June 2022.The idol group A-SOUL. This work has designed more than 20 different scenes and 10 special events with CG, and created scripts with more than 80000 Chinese characters.

Why similar: Drama 33%, Visual Novel 29.9%, Female Protagonist 13.9%, Anime 12.9%, Casual 5.3%

fault - milestone two side:above is a Cinematic Visual Novel that takes place right after the events of milestone one. Please note that this novel is a direct sequel to fault - milestone one and contains massive spoilers of the first story. Play through of the first title is highly advised.

Why similar: Visual Novel 44.8%, Anime 26.9%, Female Protagonist 14.6%, Story Rich 8.3%, Indie 2.9%

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

Why similar: Drama 26.9%, Visual Novel 22.3%, Anime 16.1%, Emotional 14.1%, Female Protagonist 11.1%

​Vinty is off to Melbourne to meet her idol, Excelia!​ Will Vinty learn the star's secrets and finally blossom into a celebrity? (hint: no)

Why similar: Visual Novel 47.4%, Anime 27.1%, Female Protagonist 11%, Story Rich 7.7%, Indie 6.7%