- #1 DRAMAtical Murder
97% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 4,946 reviews2021
Dev: Nitro+CHiRALPub: JAST
Windows
Median: 6.7 hrsMean: 12.4 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Aoba's vibrant cyberpunk world is one of contrasts: high-tech virtual reality battles versus street gang turf wars, ultra-exclusive luxury resorts and tiny junk shops. The choices you make will shape the path of Aoba's journey into the dark secrets lurking beneath the glossy sheen of the city.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 34.1%, Visual Novel 13.3%, Romance 12.1%, Sexual Content 11.9%, Anime 8.4%
Why You'll Like It: A classic cyberpunk BL visual novel that balances complex world-building with intense character-driven mystery.
- #2 sweet pool
96% matchVery Positive91% of 510 reviews2018
Dev: Nitro+CHiRALPub: JAST
Windows
As madness and horror devour his world, can Youji find hope amid the nightmare? Experience a bond deeper and darker than love in this unforgettable visual novel.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 45.8%, Visual Novel 23.6%, Sexual Content 13.9%, Anime 6.9%, Psychological Horror 5.2%
Why You'll Like It: This title offers a deeply unsettling and visceral narrative experience that aligns with the darker, more surreal elements of the seed game.
- #3 Togainu no Chi ~Lost Blood~
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 818 reviews2020
Dev: Nitro+CHiRALPub: JAST
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 9.8 hrs≥1hr: 72%
Akira’s life has been defined by violence, but that won’t be enough to save him when he’s forced to play a deadly game. Will the bonds you forge in this stunning visual novel lead to his salvation, or to his ruin?
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 43.6%, Sexual Content 18%, Visual Novel 17.3%, Nudity 8.5%, Anime 8.5%
Why You'll Like It: A seminal dark BL title that features a dystopian setting and high-stakes psychological conflict.
- #4 The House in Fata Morgana
95% matchVery Positive95% of 6,643 reviews2016
Dev: NOVECTPub: MangaGamer
Windows
Median: 6.4 hrsMean: 27.2 hrs≥1hr: 83%
A gothic suspense tale set in a cursed mansion. "The House in Fata Morgana" is a full-length visual novel spanning nearly a millennium that deals in tragedy, human nature, and insanity.
Why similar: Philosophical 16.5%, LGBTQ+ 15%, Visual Novel 11.7%, Romance 11.1%, Mystery 8.8%
Why You'll Like It: A gothic, emotionally heavy visual novel that excels in psychological depth and dark, twisting mysteries.
- #5 MAMIYA
94% matchVery Positive90% of 518 reviews2021
Dev: Kenkou LandPub: Fruitbat Factory
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 12.8 hrs≥1hr: 89%
MAMIYA is a captivating, dark mystery visual novel in which a group of young men struggle against existential dread before the end of the world.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 24.1%, Visual Novel 15.1%, Psychological Horror 12%, Emotional 9.3%, Mystery 8.4%
Why You'll Like It: A psychological horror visual novel that explores queer identity and existential dread through a haunting, non-linear narrative.
- #6 Lucky Dog 1
93% matchPositive100% of 52 reviews2025
Dev: tennenoujiPub: MangaGamer
Windows · Mac · Linux
Prison escapes, flight, and conflicts with rival gangs... A criminal boy's love visual novel with thrilling and exhilarating plots!
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 31%, Visual Novel 15.1%, Dark 9.9%, Anime 8.5%, Historical 8.4%
Why You'll Like It: A crime-themed BL visual novel that features a gritty atmosphere and high-stakes decision-making.
- #7 NO, THANK YOU!!!
94% matchVery Positive88% of 198 reviews2018
Dev: paradePub: MangaGamer
Windows
NO, THANK YOU!!! is a dark, dramatic mystery hidden behind a comic veneer as all of the men in this yaoi visual novel harbor their own secrets. Uncover the mystery behind the protagonist and this bar disguising a detective agency while flirting with the guys and growing intimate with them.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 20.5%, Visual Novel 11.6%, Mystery 9.6%, Anime 9.2%, Psychological 9.1%
Why You'll Like It: A dark and mature BL title that focuses on complex interpersonal relationships and gritty, realistic character arcs.
- #8 Kara no Shojo
92% matchVery Positive92% of 455 reviews2018
Dev: Innocent GreyPub: MangaGamer
Windows
Median: 6.1 hrsMean: 154.7 hrs≥1hr: 62%
Play as a detective tasked with catching a serial killer in this visual novel set in post-war Japan. Investigate key locations, question many complex characters, piece together clues, and try to stop the culprit before they end yet another young girl's smile.
Why similar: Visual Novel 12.4%, Emotional 10.8%, Mystery 10.6%, Anime 9.8%, Dark 9%
Why You'll Like It: A dark, atmospheric detective mystery that shares the gritty, historical, and violent tone of the seed game.
- #9 Dreambound
91% matchVery Positive95% of 96 reviews2024
Dev: Two and a Half Studios
Windows · Mac
Mysterious deaths. Dreams that are reality, and reality that is a dream. Will Noah be able to move forward and solve the mystery—or will he give in to the demons of his past? A story-rich BL mystery visual novel.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 17.5%, Visual Novel 10.3%, Romance 10%, Emotional 9.3%, Mystery 8.9%
Why You'll Like It: A story-rich mystery that explores complex emotional themes within a queer narrative framework.
- #10 Hira Hira Hihiru
90% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 966 reviews2023
Dev: BA-KUPub: ANIPLEX.EXE
Windows
Median: 6.1 hrsMean: 17.4 hrs≥1hr: 70%
"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 42.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 25.2%, Anime 11.4%, Atmospheric 8.7%, Story Rich 6.9%
Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric, historical visual novel that focuses on mystery and the weight of past events.
- #11 Beyond Eden
91% matchVery Positive92% of 196 reviews2017
Dev: Studio Pieplus
Windows · Mac
Beyond Eden is a Boy's love visual novel set in the Victorian era, centering on the themes of love-hate and revenge. As protagonist Alex, the player may proceed to destroy an aristocratic family while pursuing complex relationships with 6 different male characters. Does the fall await beyond Eden?
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 43.5%, Sexual Content 19.4%, Visual Novel 18.1%, Nudity 14.4%, Anime 4.7%
Why You'll Like It: A historical, psychological BL visual novel that mirrors the intense, character-focused drama found in Hashihime.
- #12 CHAOS;CHILD
89% matchVery Positive93% of 4,074 reviews2019
Dev: MAGES. Inc.Pub: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 80.8 hrs≥1hr: 82%
From the creators of the critically acclaimed STEINS;GATE comes a sensational new visual novel: CHAOS;CHILD. Set in Shibuya in 2015, a group of high school students who survived an earthquake six years ago find themselves at the center of a new series of bizarre murders in the city.
Why similar: Visual Novel 25.1%, Mystery 15.9%, Anime 13.3%, Psychological Horror 10.5%, Story Rich 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: A complex psychological thriller that features a dark mystery and high-stakes investigation elements.
- #13 Your Turn To Die -Death Game By Majority-
87% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 4,394 reviews2023
Dev: NankidaiPub: 0UP GAMES
Windows
Median: 6.9 hrsMean: 13.6 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Your Turn To Die -Death Game By Majority- is a multi-ending horror adventure game. Sara Chidouin returns home from school late one night to discover that something's gone terribly wrong. When she comes to, she finds herself, her friend Joe, and 9 other people trapped in a mysterious place.
Why similar: Psychological 15.6%, Mystery 14.7%, Dark 14.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.6%, Psychological Horror 11.6%
Why You'll Like It: A gripping death-game mystery that forces players to make difficult moral choices in a high-tension environment.
- #14 Tokyo Dark
89% matchVery Positive84% of 1,344 reviews2017
Dev: CherrymochiPub: Square Enix
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Legend tells of a door deep below Tokyo's sewers. All who enter are lost forever. Detective Ito's partner is missing. Explore Tokyo & uncover the darkness that lays beneath the streets in this Point & Click - meets Visual Novel - narrative adventure that questions the very core of Ito's sanity.
Why similar: Visual Novel 22.7%, Anime 20.8%, Mystery 15.5%, Psychological Horror 14%, Story Rich 7.3%
Why You'll Like It: A dark, psychological mystery that blends detective work with surreal, supernatural elements.
- #15 7'scarlet
88% matchMostly Positive74% of 880 reviews2019
Dev: IDEA FACTORYPub: Intragames
Windows
Median: 7.2 hrsMean: 14.5 hrs≥1hr: 75%
The remote town of Okunezato is shaped like a crescent moon and shrouded in dark myths and legends. Take on the role of a brave young woman journeying into the unknown to uncover dangerous truths and locate her missing brother with her childhood friend.
Why similar: Romance 26.6%, Visual Novel 26.1%, Anime 19.9%, Mystery 16%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.4%
Why You'll Like It: A mystery-focused visual novel that balances romance with suspenseful, dark plot twists.
- #16 GNOSIA
86% matchVery Positive94% of 5,092 reviews2022
Dev: Petit DepottoPub: PLAYISM
Windows
Median: 7.3 hrsMean: 15.3 hrs≥1hr: 91%
The Gnosia lie. Pretending to be human, they’ll get in close, trick and deceive, and then eliminate one victim at a time...
Why similar: Time Travel 23.3% ★, LGBTQ+ 16.2%, Visual Novel 12.8%, Mystery 9.7%, Psychological 9.7%
Why You'll Like It: A unique, loop-based psychological mystery that requires intense deduction and character analysis.
- #17 Umineko When They Cry - Question Arcs
86% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 2,837 reviews2016
Dev: 07th ExpansionPub: MangaGamer
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 14.4 hrsMean: 45.5 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Umineko When They Cry is the 2nd series of Sound Novel released by 07th Expansion. The steam version features renewed character sprites which is swappable from the classic art.
Why similar: Visual Novel 21.2%, Mystery 18.6%, Philosophical 14.4%, Story Rich 10.4%, Anime 8.7%
Why You'll Like It: A dense, complex mystery that challenges the player with its psychological depth and dark, supernatural undertones.
- #18 Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc
84% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 38,237 reviews2016
Dev: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.9 hrsMean: 22.9 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Investigate murders, search for clues and talk to your classmates to prepare for trial. There, you'll engage in deadly wordplay, going back and forth with suspects. Dissect their statements and fire their words back at them to expose their lies! There's only one way to survive—pull the trigger.
Why similar: Visual Novel 28.2%, Mystery 23.1%, Anime 23.1%, Psychological Horror 13.4%, Story Rich 12.1%
Why You'll Like It: A high-stakes death-game mystery that combines stylish presentation with dark, character-driven drama.
- #19 The Silver Case
85% matchVery Positive89% of 1,192 reviews2016
Dev: GRASSHOPPER MANUFACTURE INC.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 8.5 hrs≥1hr: 84%
The Silver Case – the debut title from world-renowned developer SUDA51 has been fully remastered and localized to English for the first time ever!
Why similar: Visual Novel 16.7%, Mystery 15.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.3%, Anime 11.5%, Psychological 11.4%
Why You'll Like It: A surreal, avant-garde detective mystery that shares the experimental and dark narrative style of Hashihime.
- #20 Analogue: A Hate Story
84% matchVery Positive93% of 2,299 reviews2012
Dev: Love Conquers All Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 57%
A dark visual mystery novel featuring transhumanism, traditional marriage, loneliness, and cosplay. Two pursuable characters. Five endings. Welcome to the future.
Why similar: Visual Novel 49.1%, Anime 18.7%, LGBTQ+ 15.7%, Story Rich 6.9%, Romance 3.1%
Why You'll Like It: A narrative-heavy mystery that explores dark themes through historical records and character interaction.
- #21 Master Magistrate
83% matchVery Positive91% of 213 reviews2020
Dev: IRODORIPub: Shiravune
Windows
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 8.9 hrs≥1hr: 93%
The samurai detective visual novel! Solve crimes and pass judgment on vigilantes, officials, inventors, and brigands to protect a city of eternal cherry blossoms.
Why similar: Visual Novel 24.7%, Mystery 18.7%, Anime 14.5%, Sexual Content 13.2%, Nudity 12.5%
Why You'll Like It: A detective-focused visual novel that offers a historical mystery with mature, gritty themes.
- #22 The Divine Speaker
82% matchVery Positive96% of 448 reviews2022
Dev: Two and a Half Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
A story-rich tale of breaking the bonds of fate... and meeting some cute guys along the way!
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 29%, Romance 14.6%, Visual Novel 14.4%, Anime 10.4%, Mystery 9.1%
Why You'll Like It: A fantasy-based BL visual novel that offers an expansive world and character-focused adventure.
- #23 BUSTAFELLOWS
81% matchVery Positive86% of 1,041 reviews2021
Dev: NIPPON CULTURAL BROADCASTING EXTEND INC.Pub: PQube
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 14.2 hrs≥1hr: 62%
A new visual novel from the legendary eXtend! Mixing dangerous romance with murder mystery, BUSTAFELLOWS is a steamy noir mystery that will make you shiver but ask for more!
Why similar: Romance 27.6%, Visual Novel 25.5%, Anime 18.7%, Multiple Endings 14.7%, Story Rich 13.7%
Why You'll Like It: A noir-inspired visual novel that features a gritty urban setting and a complex, character-driven mystery.
- #24 Sound of Drop - fall into poison -
82% matchVery Positive85% of 539 reviews2015
Dev: aiueoKompanyPub: Sekai Project
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Nestled in the heart of Tokyo, the quaint little aquarium, Manten Aquarium. Numerous urban legends have arisen from here. On the night of the full moon the waters turn to blood and man faced fish lurk within.
Why similar: Visual Novel 41.4%, Anime 27.4%, Psychological Horror 9.6%, Mystery 9.3%, Story Rich 6.8%
Why You'll Like It: A horror-themed visual novel that focuses on mystery and survival in a dark, supernatural setting.
- #25 The Chrono Jotter
79% matchVery Positive94% of 2,261 reviews2021
Dev: Orca LayoutPub: 2P Games
Windows
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 9.1 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Rewind time to save your girlfriend in a twisted high school death game. A gripping yuri visual novel: Investigate brutal murders, unravel psychological horrors, and fight for a forbidden love that defies death itself.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 27.7%, Visual Novel 16%, Mystery 12.4%, Emotional 12.1%, Story Rich 8.7%
- #26 Our Wonderland
78% matchVery Positive100% of 106 reviews2026
Dev: CarrotPub: Project Ensō
Windows · Mac · Linux
A horror-romance visual novel following the trials of a dysfunctional friend group thrust back into the wish-granting wonderland of their youth. Either they face the issues plaguing them or risk dying in horrific ways again… and again… and again.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 19.2%, Time Travel 18.7% ★, Romance 12.1%, Visual Novel 11.1%, Emotional 10.3%
- #27 Blackberry Honey
81% matchVery Positive92% of 802 reviews2017
Dev: ebi-hime
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 11.2 hrs≥1hr: 85%
A lesbian love story set in Victorian England, featuring maids, music, and finding love in unexpected places.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 35.4%, Visual Novel 18.7%, Sexual Content 14.3%, Nudity 10.3%, Anime 9.6%
Why You'll Like It: A story-rich visual novel that explores queer themes within a historical setting.
- #28 Sunlight Scream
80% matchVery Positive84% of 81 reviews2023
Dev: Faithy Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
The hero moves to a new city. However, along with him comes a masked killer who begins to kill his friends one by one... Make decisions to build your adventure. Can you stop him before it's too late?
Why similar: Visual Novel 17.9%, Mystery 14.4%, Anime 13.9%, Romance 12.1%, Psychological Horror 11.6%
Why You'll Like It: A detective-themed mystery that provides a dark, story-rich experience with multiple paths.
- #29 Raging Loop
79% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 10,913 reviews2017
Dev: KEMCO
Windows
Median: 24.0 hrsMean: 60.1 hrs≥1hr: 84%
The feast has begun, can you escape the village alive?
Why similar: Visual Novel 27.3%, Mystery 17.4%, Psychological Horror 14%, Psychological 10.5%, Story Rich 9.2%
- #30 Saihate Station
76% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 10,153 reviews2025
Dev: びぶ/viv
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 67%
An exploration/horror/adventure game about the codependent, love-hate relationship between two men.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 30.5%, Visual Novel 18.2%, Psychological Horror 16%, Anime 7.9%, Dark 7%
- #31 RGB GlitchGazer
77% matchVery Positive97% of 97 reviews2026
Dev: 群星闪耀时Pub: 群星闪耀时
Windows
A mad and romantic ADV. Unravel a strange world of science and philosophy with a mecha girl, zombie girl, or beastfolk. Some paths may disturb you... or thrill you.
Why similar: Philosophical 15.3%, Psychedelic 13.4%, Visual Novel 12.9%, Surreal 12.8%, Emotional 11.2%
- #32 start;again
78% matchVery Positive95% of 192 reviews2022
Dev: Two and a Half Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
A BL/yaoi mystery visual novel that follows a man named Sebastian as he’s forced into a game of life-or-death, alongside three strangers. Who put him there, and more importantly… who can he trust?
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 22.3%, Time Travel 15.1% ★, Romance 12.9%, Visual Novel 12.6%, Mystery 10.5%
- #33 The NOexistenceN of you AND me
74% matchVery Positive93% of 21,931 reviews2024
Dev: 0x0Real StudioPub: Nino Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 18.2 hrs≥1hr: 70%
Use "game" as a medium to showcase the world of "you/girl". Explore the truth of "you/girl/world" through the form of a "visual novel".
Why similar: Visual Novel 21.4%, Psychological Horror 13.4%, Anime 12.1%, Psychological 11.5%, Surreal 10.3%
- #34 Mediterranea Inferno
77% matchVery Positive83% of 568 reviews2023
Dev: EyeguysPub: Santa Ragione
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Explore the inner demons of three childhood friends on a summer retreat. Unearth secrets, fears and obsessions as you help them reconnect and rediscover themselves. A mature and treacherous visual novel from the creator of Milky Way Prince – The Vampire Star.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 20.8%, Surreal 12%, Romance 11.7%, Visual Novel 11.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.7%
- #35 Lkyt.
75% matchVery Positive95% of 204 reviews2023
Dev: paradePub: MangaGamer
Windows
Lkyt is a tragic gay romance visual novel about the bonds that form between warriors fighting hopeless odds. Set in a feudal-Japan themed dark fantasy world, you and your chosen partner must use the power from your bond to last one day longer in your mission to achieve a brighter future.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 18.4%, Historical 12%, Visual Novel 9.8%, Romance 9.2%, Emotional 8.6%
- #36 Chronicles of Taldun: The Remainder
75% matchVery Positive95% of 153 reviews2022
Dev: Square Weasel Studio
Windows · Linux
A dark fantasy tale where death is not the end but the path to the truth. Two magi trapped in a collapsing tower must unravel a deadly mystery. Each death reveals another piece of the puzzle that is their shared past and forbidden love. For fans of House in Fata Morgana and literary dark fantasy.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 17.3%, Visual Novel 11.3%, Romance 10.7%, Mystery 9.8%, Emotional 9.7%
- #37 The Shell Part I: Inferno
74% matchVery Positive91% of 1,461 reviews2023
Dev: Innocent GreyPub: Shiravune
Windows
Median: 10.9 hrsMean: 115.9 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Unravel a string of gruesome murders terrorizing Tokyo in this mystery-thriller visual novel. The secrets of a case from six years prior may just be the key to the current unending cycle of tragedy—and the thing that cracks this woeful world’s shell may be one girl’s smile.
Why similar: Visual Novel 18.2%, Romance 16.2%, Mystery 14.4%, Psychological Horror 11.6%, Dark 9.9%
- #38 PARANORMASIGHT: The Seven Mysteries of Honjo
73% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 7,183 reviews2023
Dev: Square Enix
Windows
Median: 8.8 hrsMean: 10.2 hrs≥1hr: 87%
How far would you go to bring someone back from the dead? Discover the depths that some will go to in this horror-adventure game.
Why similar: Visual Novel 27.3%, Anime 19.8%, Mystery 18.9%, Multiple Endings 12.6%, Story Rich 11.5%
- #39 Bokuten - Why I Became an Angel
76% matchVery Positive85% of 158 reviews2019
Dev: OVERDRIVEPub: MangaGamer
Windows
Median: 6.4 hrsMean: 23.3 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Bokuten is a dramatic, emotional visual novel where you must play cupid and decide if the relationships you witness are worth rekindling, or if letting them fall apart would result in greater happiness. The decisions you make will echo into the course of your own love life.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 14%, Romance 13.9%, Visual Novel 13.7%, Emotional 12.6%, Anime 10.8%
- #40 Fate/stay night REMASTERED
71% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 4,845 reviews2024
Dev: TYPE-MOONPub: Aniplex Inc.
Windows
Median: 6.0 hrsMean: 49.7 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Seek the root of the Fate franchise. Return to where it all began.
Why similar: Visual Novel 20.1%, Anime 12.6%, Sexual Content 11.3%, Emotional 9.6%, Historical 9.5%
- #41 Urban Myth Dissolution Center
71% matchVery Positive88% of 6,230 reviews2025
Dev: HakababunkoPub: SHUEISHA GAMES
Windows
Median: 7.0 hrsMean: 9.7 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Join forces with the psychic Director of the Urban Myth Dissolution Center and solve a variety of cases involving cursed relics, rental properties with shady histories, and dimensional anomalies. Monstrous oddities and otherworldly planes abound in this occult mystery adventure game!
Why similar: Visual Novel 29.2%, Mystery 21.6%, Psychological Horror 19.8%, Story Rich 12.5%, Anime 8.6%
- #42 Until Then
70% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 18,965 reviews2024
Dev: Polychroma GamesPub: Maximum Entertainment
Windows · Linux
Median: 7.0 hrsMean: 11.2 hrs≥1hr: 76%
A fateful meeting sets off a chain reaction, upending Mark's life. People disappear and memories prove unreliable. Uncover a hidden truth with Mark and his friends in this narrative adventure and race to unravel the mystery before it's too late.
Why similar: Visual Novel 19.8%, Emotional 19%, LGBTQ+ 13.8%, Psychological 12.3%, Romance 11.4%
- #43 SeaBed
73% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 1,087 reviews2017
Dev: PaleontologyPub: Fruitbat Factory
Windows
Median: 5.7 hrsMean: 73.9 hrs≥1hr: 91%
SeaBed is a yuri-themed psychological mystery visual novel told through the perspectives of three separate characters: Sachiko, Takako and Narasaki.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 36.6%, Visual Novel 23.7%, Romance 17.5%, Anime 11.3%, Mystery 7.8%
- #44 BAD END THEATER
69% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 10,015 reviews2021
Dev: NomnomNami
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 71%
select your protagonist and explore a variety of terrible fates!
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 31.8%, Visual Novel 18.1%, Multiple Endings 12.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11%, Romance 10.7%
- #45 OZMAFIA!!
73% matchVery Positive82% of 687 reviews2016
Dev: Poni-Pachet SYPub: MangaGamer
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 14.2 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Enjoy a dramatic romance in this fairytale otome visual novel. Who will you decide to trust and fall in love with in this mysterious town where fairytales have become warring mafia famiglia? Explore this exciting world through a dozen routes and 20+ endings!
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 19.8%, Romance 17.6%, Visual Novel 15.3%, Anime 12.2%, Sexual Content 10.2%
- #46 Rail of Möbius
70% matchVery Positive95% of 493 reviews2021
Dev: PHOSEPO
Windows
It is an adventure game with multiple endings. An original script written by a well-known light novelist with a total of 400,000 words. With reasoning, suspense, love, and science fiction elements, it allows players to embark on a highly immersive journey of salvation on the submarine train.
Why similar: Time Travel 26.5% ★, Romance 13.6%, Visual Novel 13.3%, Psychological Horror 10%, Mystery 9.4%
- #47 Entropic Float: This World Will Decay And Disappear
71% matchPositive92% of 50 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: LGBTQ+ 23.3%, Visual Novel 21.1%, Mystery 15.1%, Dark 8.6%, Multiple Endings 8.5%
- #48 vivid/stasis
67% matchVery Positive94% of 3,903 reviews2025
Dev: Team VividstasisPub: Hajimeli
Windows
Rhythm-mystery hybrid game about uncovering the history of a mysterious system. The stage is set. Will you step up and play your role?
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 30.9%, Visual Novel 22.1%, Surreal 19.5%, Anime 11.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 6.6%
- #49 SoulSet
72% matchVery Positive90% of 163 reviews2017
Dev: NoBreadStudio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.8 hrsMean: 8.3 hrs≥1hr: 94%
SoulSet is a mystery/romance visual novel, in which you can try to avoid death and pursue a relationship with both male and female characters. You play as Mariko, who finds herself trapped in an eerie mansion with five other people who claim to have no recollection of their past. Who will you trust?
Why similar: Visual Novel 24.3%, Sexual Content 15.3%, Romance 14%, LGBTQ+ 11.5%, Mystery 10.8%
- #50 Wonderful Everyday Down the Rabbit-Hole
70% matchVery Positive93% of 2,708 reviews2017
Dev: KeroQPub: Frontwing USA
Windows
Median: 9.6 hrsMean: 175.4 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Wonderful Everyday is a visual novel with multiple routes which develops a story based on a few concepts: "the sky and the world", "the beginning and the end", "literature and science", "savior and hero", "brother and sister".
Why similar: Philosophical 25%, Visual Novel 14.8%, Psychological Horror 10.1%, Sexual Content 8.5%, Psychological 7.1%
- #51 Snowfall's Mystery
68% matchVery Positive86% of 123 reviews2025
Dev: Sempiternal Rain
Windows
A psychological interactive novel about a floppy disk with a mysterious program. Help Elliot cope with his mental issues and uncover the secret of the floppy disk.
Why similar: Philosophical 19.9%, Psychedelic 17.7%, Psychological 11.4%, Romance 10.4%, Visual Novel 9.9%
- #52 Sigh of the Abyss
68% matchVery Positive96% of 190 reviews2024
Dev: Rascal Devworks
Windows
Embrace the monster within in this dark fantasy visual novel with inclusive romances. Befriend charming allies, defy bitter rivals, fall in love. Your choices will save or condemn mortals, shaping the fate of a city as beautiful as it is cruel.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 22%, Historical 17.8%, Visual Novel 11.9%, Romance 11%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.9%
- #53 Gensokyo：Presumption of Guilt~Pansies Before Dawn
66% matchVery Positive93% of 363 reviews2026
Dev: 戏壤游戏(Xirang Games)
Windows
Explore the intertwined fates of humans and youkai in this interactive fiction. As an unwitting protagonist, enter the sealed realm of Gensokyo to investigate a series of bizarre murders. Unearth ancient secrets and witness a gripping saga hidden for millennia.
Why similar: Visual Novel 26.1%, Psychological 22.9%, Mystery 22.6%, Romance 21.8%, Story Rich 6.6%
- #54 TAISHO x ALICE episode 3
69% matchVery Positive91% of 448 reviews2021
Dev: PrimulaPub: pencil
Windows
DUALICE(TAISHO x ALICE episode III) is a fairytale visual novel in which YOU must save your Prince Charming! You will take on the role of the fairytale heroine in order to rehabilitate your chosen love interest and guide him to his "happily ever after"!
Why similar: Visual Novel 41.9%, Anime 21.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19.4%, Story Rich 17.4%
- #55 Hazy Mind
67% matchVery Positive87% of 347 reviews2024
Dev: betetiro
Windows · Mac · Linux
You can't remember anything, and all you can see is HER. Delve into your story and uncover the truth behind what happened to you and your parents.
Why similar: Psychedelic 22.1%, Visual Novel 14.8%, Psychological 13%, Psychological Horror 12.4%, Anime 9.1%
- #56 Angels with Scaly Wings™ / 鱗羽の天使
67% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 1,757 reviews2017
Dev: Radical Phi
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.5 hrsMean: 27.9 hrs≥1hr: 88%
You, the player, are an ambassador for Earth sent through a mysterious portal into the world of dragons. Explore a town full of secrets and the people who keep them in this compelling sci-fi visual novel with slice of life and dating sim elements.
Why similar: Visual Novel 31.5%, Mystery 14.8%, Psychological Horror 11.9%, Story Rich 11.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11%
- #57 Sona-Nyl of the Violet Shadows Refrain
67% matchVery Positive100% of 67 reviews2023
Dev: Liar-softPub: MangaGamer
Windows · Mac · Linux
Explore the meaning of memories in this mysterious fairytale where fantasy and reality intertwine. The story unfolds from the perspectives of two women: one who travels in the ruins of Engine City New York, and one who finds herself in an underground world with an eldritch, violet sky.
Why similar: Philosophical 20.8%, Romance 11.9%, Visual Novel 11.7%, Emotional 11.7%, Mystery 10.4%
- #58 Crimson Spires
69% matchVery Positive87% of 95 reviews2020
Dev: Woodsy Studio
Windows
This otome-style visual novel blends eeriness and romance into a compelling drama. A ring of deadly towers traps you in the small mining town of Bataille, Missouri with extreme conspiracy theorists, a serial killer, and wealthy vampires. Choose your partner wisely.
Why similar: Visual Novel 51.3%, Romance 48.7%
- #59 Ten Trials of Babel: The Doppelganger Maze
65% matchVery Positive93% of 4,411 reviews2022
Dev: 红渊Pub: NVLMaker
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 8.7 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Otome × Death Game × Mild Horror Multiple Endings Puzzle RPG
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 29.4%, Multiple Endings 26.7%, Mystery 22.6%, Story Rich 21.3%
- #60 Train of Afterlife
72% 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 30.2%, Anime 14.1%, Surreal 8.5%, Psychological 8.4%, Mystery 8%
