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  1. #1 The Source
    97% matchPositive100% of 20 reviews2024
    Dev: Octopuses
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    A sci-fi visual novel where our main heroes journey through time and discover the mysteries of their world.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 32%, Sci-fi 19.3%, Futuristic 13.7%, Story Rich 13.7%, Anime 11.2%

  2. #2 Memory's Dogma CODE:01
    96% matchMostly Positive78% of 371 reviews2016
    Dev: Liz-ArtsPub: Sekai Project
    Windows
    Median: 6.9 hrsMean: 18.2 hrs≥1hr: 95%

    Japan, 2030 A.D. Memories can now be digitized and archived, allowing people to communicate with the deceased. With only one week left before his best friend’s memories are deleted, can Hiroki uncover the truth behind Sorano’s death?

    Why similar: Visual Novel 42.7%, Anime 29.5%, Sci-fi 12.9%, Story Rich 6.2%, Casual 5.8%

  3. #3 The Lament of a Lifeless Star
    96% matchPositive98% of 41 reviews2024
    Dev: TALESSHOP Co., Ltd.
    Windows

    As their feet lead them on a journey... They happen upon the secret of how this world was destroyed.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 31.3%, Anime 23%, Sci-fi 19.4%, Casual 13%, Story Rich 9.2%

  4. #4 Analogue: A Hate Story
    95% matchVery Positive93% of 2,291 reviews2012
    Dev: Love Conquers All Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 6.4 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 52.5%, Anime 19.6%, Sci-fi 16%, Story Rich 6.4%, Indie 2.8%

  5. #5 WORLD END ECONOMiCA episode.02
    94% matchVery Positive95% of 249 reviews2015
    Dev: Spicy TailsPub: Sekai Project
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 8.2 hrs≥1hr: 96%

    From the creator of Spice and Wolf, Isuna Hasekura, comes World End Economica. Haru woke up with his life but without his dream. 4 years after the incident, he finds a new cause, as a driven young lady offers him a chance to return to investing and to find justice.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 38.3%, Anime 27.5%, Sci-fi 12.7%, Story Rich 9%, Casual 8.6%

  6. #6 Reflection
    94% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: White Rainbow
    Windows

    In a world where the USSR leads in science and space, Sergei, a student of rocket engineering, loses his parents in the “Zarya” station disaster. Years later, he discovers his university's link to the project and sets out to uncover the truth.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 31.8%, Anime 19.7%, Sci-fi 19.6%, Futuristic 18.5%, Story Rich 9.1%

  7. #7 Hate Plus
    93% matchVery Positive84% of 589 reviews2013
    Dev: Love Conquers All Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 9.4 hrs≥1hr: 54%

    Let's spend the next three real-time days together uncovering the mystery of what went horribly wrong on a derelict generation ship, with the help of a spunky/more-than-slightly-traumatized AI sidekick! A sequel to Analogue: A Hate Story that tells a whole new hate story of its own.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 50.5%, Anime 19.2%, Sci-fi 17.6%, Story Rich 7.2%, Indie 3.1%

  8. #8 Frosty Kiss
    92% matchVery Positive90% of 1,556 reviews2016
    Dev: 2Chance Projects
    Windows · Linux
    Median: 36 minMean: 108.9 hrs≥1hr: 30%

    It's been a year since Semyon returned from "Sovyonok" and met the girls from the camp in the real world. But it's New Year at hand! And it needs to be celebrated!

    Why similar: Visual Novel 47.3%, Anime 35.4%, Dating Sim 7.1%, Casual 5.5%, Indie 3.3%

  9. #9 ROBOTICS;NOTES DaSH
    91% matchMixed67% of 268 reviews2020
    Dev: MAGES. Inc.Pub: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
    Windows
    Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 29.8 hrs≥1hr: 56%

    Half a year after the events of ROBOTICS;NOTES ELITE, Kaito Yashio is introduced to Itaru Hashida through Nae Tennouji. Unsettling incidents start occurring all around them, harbingers of an event that will again plunge the world into chaos.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 31.3%, Sci-fi 23.1%, Anime 23.1%, Story Rich 22.5%

  10. #10 Omni Link
    91% matchPositive89% of 47 reviews2018
    Dev: RoenciaPub: Roencia Game Creators
    Windows
    Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 94%

    Omni Link is a hybrid visual novel featuring exploration, real-time space combat, and choices that affect gameplay and story. Find love across the stars, and become a hero in an epic adventure.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 37.2%, Anime 26%, Sci-fi 21.9%, Story Rich 11%, Indie 3.8%

  11. #11 Ambre - a heartbreaking kinetic novel
    90% matchMostly Positive75% of 670 reviews2017
    Dev: Träumendes Mädchen
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 48 minMean: 19.2 hrs≥1hr: 42%

    A heartbreaking kinetic novel about the meeting of a depressed thirty years old man with a lost little girl he takes in his house.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 52.5%, Anime 28%, Casual 12.5%, Indie 5.4%, Singleplayer 1.7%

  12. #12 Dungeon Lord
    89% matchMixed54% of 152 reviews2020
    Dev: TALESSHOP Co., Ltd.
    Windows

    Summon monsters, study them, and then evolve them!

    Why similar: Visual Novel 37.5%, Anime 28.5%, Casual 15.4%, Story Rich 13.1%, Singleplayer 3.1%

  13. #13 Ame no Marginal -Rain Marginal-
    89% matchVery Positive87% of 421 reviews2015
    Dev: stage-nanaPub: Sekai Project
    Windows
    Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 95%

    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 45.7%, Anime 37.4%, Story Rich 8.9%, Indie 4.7%, Casual 3.3%

  14. #14 Cursed Sight
    88% matchVery Positive82% of 216 reviews2015
    Dev: InvertMouse
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 94%

    Being able to control fate would be a blessing for many. To Miyon, it is her greatest curse.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 50.7%, Anime 29.7%, Story Rich 11.8%, Indie 7.8%

  15. #15 WORLD END ECONOMiCA episode.01
    87% matchVery Positive84% of 715 reviews2014
    Dev: Spicy TailsPub: Sekai Project
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 90%

    From the author of Spice and Wolf, Isuna Hasekura, comes WORLD END ECONOMiCA. This is the first episode out of three part sci-fi/economic thriller visual novel set on the moon.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 59.7%, Anime 28.7%, Sci-fi 6.1%, Story Rich 2.7%, Indie 2%

  16. #16 Carpe Diem
    86% matchVery Positive89% of 8,560 reviews2015
    Dev: Moonlit Works
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 12 minMean: 9.1 hrs≥1hr: 13%

    Seize the day

    Why similar: Visual Novel 42.3%, Anime 36.6%, Dating Sim 9.6%, Casual 4.7%, Singleplayer 2.7%

  17. #17 Go! Go! Nippon! ~My First Trip to Japan~
    85% matchVery Positive86% of 3,128 reviews2014
    Dev: OVERDRIVEPub: MangaGamer
    Windows
    Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 17.8 hrs≥1hr: 80%

    The week you spend in Japan will certainly be memorable!!! Get a taste of the foreign travel offered by printed guidebooks. Enjoy a tour around Japan from the comfort of your own home!

    Why similar: Visual Novel 46.6%, Anime 44.9%, Dating Sim 3.8%, Casual 2.1%, Story Rich 1.7%

  18. #18 Last Stanza
    86% 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 44.9%, Anime 30.7%, Casual 10.1%, Story Rich 9.4%, Indie 5%

  19. #19 The Blind Of The New World
    84% matchVery Positive97% of 99 reviews2021
    Dev: TALESSHOP Co., Ltd.
    Windows

    One day, as he is walking through this bustling city of monotony, moving through the crowds of people all dressed exactly the same... Something actually stands out—a girl dressed in a traditional school uniform from ages past…

    Why similar: Visual Novel 35.4%, Anime 25.3%, Sci-fi 19.9%, Casual 14.4%, Singleplayer 2.6%

  20. #20 Voices from the Sea
    84% matchVery Positive93% of 1,262 reviews2015
    Dev: Zeiva Inc
    Windows
    Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 413.6 hrs≥1hr: 52%

    Follow the story of a young boy, Cantus as he meets Maris, the mysterious girl by the sea - an experience that will change his life forever.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 48.9%, Anime 37.6%, Casual 6%, Story Rich 2.7%, Indie 2.7%

  21. #21 Dysfunctional Systems: Learning to Manage Chaos
    82% matchMostly Positive75% of 786 reviews2013
    Dev: Dischan Media
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 48 minMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 46%

    From Dischan Media, creators of the highly acclaimed Juniper's Knot, comes Dysfunctional Systems: Learning to Manage Chaos.Dysfunctional Systems is a visual novel series featuring Winter Harrison, a student mediator from a utopian world. Learning to Manage Chaos is the first entry in the series.What is a mediator?

    Why similar: Visual Novel 58.3%, Anime 16.9%, Sci-fi 14.3%, Story Rich 5%, Indie 3%

  22. #22 Orion: A Sci-Fi Visual Novel
    83% matchMixed54% of 82 reviews2015
    Dev: Cylight Studios
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    A science-fiction visual novel centered on the implications of time travel, artificial intelligence, and humanity's ascent to the stars.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 44.3%, Sci-fi 26.1%, Futuristic 20.7%, Casual 8.8%

  23. #23 One Last Crane
    81% match8 user reviews63% of 8 reviews2022
    Dev: Blissful Work'sPub: Sekai Project
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    One Last Crane is a visual novel centered on Yuuki Murakami, a boy who has a brain tumor. After a long year of treatment without any positive results, Yuuki asks for his final wish: to return to his hometown and fulfill his promise to meet again with his childhood friend, Saki Nishimura...

    Why similar: Visual Novel 36.3%, Anime 36.3%, Casual 9.3%, Dating Sim 6.2%, Story Rich 5.7%

  24. #24 Hoshizora no Memoria -Wish upon a Shooting Star- HD
    80% matchVery Positive94% of 382 reviews2017
    Dev: FavoritePub: Sekai Project
    Windows
    Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 21.6 hrs≥1hr: 83%

    A Japanese love adventure game, as you follow the story of Kogasaka You, his hometown and a promise he made.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 50.4%, Anime 24.1%, Story Rich 14%, Casual 9.7%, Singleplayer 1.8%

  25. #25 Unhack 2
    81% matchVery Positive93% of 86 reviews2017
    Dev: InvertMouse
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 80%

    Return as the unhacker to take on Program X and her clone army!

    Why similar: Visual Novel 43.5%, Anime 31.9%, Story Rich 14.9%, Indie 9.6%

  26. #26 Narcissu 10th Anniversary Anthology Project
    79% 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 50.6%, Anime 20.4%, Story Rich 14.7%, Casual 8.3%, Indie 4.6%

  27. #27 Narcissu 1st & 2nd
    76% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 5,225 reviews2015
    Dev: stage-nanaPub: Sekai Project
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 48 minMean: 19.5 hrs≥1hr: 47%

    This is a story of disease and suffering; of medication and adverse effects; of thoracotomy scars and cellular poisons; of the living who cannot help but to die and of the dying who cannot help but to live; of a resting place other than "on 7F" or "at home".

    Why similar: Visual Novel 56.6%, Anime 30%, Story Rich 8.4%, Indie 2.4%, Casual 1.7%

  28. #28 Empire of Revenant
    78% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Men of Letters
    Windows

    An engaging Live2D visual novel with deep plot.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 36.7%, Anime 20%, Story Rich 14.7%, Futuristic 13.7%, Casual 11.1%

  29. #29 Without Within 2
    77% matchVery Positive89% of 254 reviews2015
    Dev: InvertMouse
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 13.7 hrs≥1hr: 87%

    ​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 46.7%, Anime 30.9%, Story Rich 14.4%, Indie 8%

  30. #30 Oblivious Garden ~Carmina Burana
    77% 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 45.4%, Anime 40%, Casual 9%, Indie 5.7%

  31. #31 苍空的彼端
    74% matchVery Positive93% of 231 reviews2024
    Dev: PygmaGame
    Windows

    "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 41.7%, Anime 30.1%, Story Rich 19.3%, Casual 4.5%, Singleplayer 4.4%

  32. #32 ホロウドライヴ
    78% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: D10RAMA
    Windows

    In that world, simply being alive was enough to bear the weight of sin. To prevent the depletion of energy that grants supernatural powers, those who fail to prove their "worth of existence" are eliminated. …In this desolate world, I awoke with no memories, not even knowing my own name.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 34.9%, Anime 21.7%, Story Rich 14.3%, Sci-fi 13.2%, Futuristic 11.2%

  33. #33 Adolescent Santa Claus
    76% matchVery Positive85% of 1,317 reviews2018
    Dev: TALESSHOP Co., Ltd.
    Windows
    Median: 30 minMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 25%

    This visual novel game tells the tale of a cute little Santa Clause appearing

    Why similar: Visual Novel 49.1%, Anime 34.4%, Casual 8.3%, Story Rich 4.1%, Indie 3.2%

  34. #34 Fox Hime
    75% matchVery Positive84% of 4,044 reviews2017
    Dev: AsicxArtPub: SakuraGame
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 66.9 hrs≥1hr: 87%

    Yan is a college student with a special guardian girl named Mori at his side. "If my girlfriend is as beautiful as Mori, then my life must be blessed by the gods..." Unknowingly, another girl is entering his life...

    Why similar: Anime 44.2%, Visual Novel 43.1%, Casual 5.9%, Dating Sim 3.6%, Indie 2.2%

  35. #35 Sankaku Renai: Love Triangle Trouble
    75% matchVery Positive94% of 256 reviews2019
    Dev: ASa ProjectPub: NekoNyan Ltd.
    Windows
    Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 27.6 hrs≥1hr: 88%

    Meet Sousuke. He's just your average student, living in a rural town. Ever since his father remarried when he was young, he's been living together with his little sister Nanaru. Together with his childhood friend Maho and their other friends, they have fun geeking out in the Otaku Club.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 49.4%, Anime 34.4%, Dating Sim 9%, Casual 7.2%

  36. #36 Layover Lovers
    73% matchVery Positive92% of 86 reviews2023
    Dev: Moonlit Works
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    A terminal love story

    Why similar: Visual Novel 38%, Anime 28%, Casual 15.4%, Story Rich 13.3%, Singleplayer 2.9%

  37. #37 2236 A.D. Secretary Stories
    74% matchVery Positive80% of 82 reviews2021
    Dev: ChloroPub: Sekai Project
    Windows · Mac

    A prequel to 2236 A.D. which features a nonsensical story between man and AI that seems heartwarming but may actually be heartwarming. In other words, it's a visual novel about how Masuko is cute.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 34.7%, Anime 25%, Sci-fi 21.2%, Casual 14.1%, Singleplayer 2.7%

  38. #38 True Love ~Confide to the Maple~
    73% matchVery Positive85% of 1,600 reviews2016
    Dev: SP-time
    Windows
    Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 29.0 hrs≥1hr: 94%

    Guo Hengyi and Yao Fengyi are childhood sweetheart. But their relationship goes far gradually after divided into different classes and the great college entrance exam pressure. Tang Haiyin and Yao Fengxi came to his life as well. An unexpected accident had involved them together.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 46.1%, Anime 18%, Dating Sim 17.8%, Casual 7.9%, Story Rich 6.2%

  39. #39 夢游仙境ロマネスク: Chronicles of Refugia
    73% matchPositive88% of 26 reviews2022
    Dev: MediumPub: YOX-Project
    Windows

    In the aftermath of catastrophic global warming, humans live in conflict with their new, not-so-human neighbors... and three "Alices" must fight against humanity to ensure the survival of their race.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 33.6%, Anime 22.5%, Sci-fi 16.1%, Casual 13.2%, Story Rich 10.2%

  40. #40 TrymenT ―献给渴望改变的你― AlphA篇
    72% matchVery Positive90% of 682 reviews2020
    Dev: TrymenTPub: HIKARI FIELD
    Windows
    Median: 9.8 hrsMean: 86.8 hrs≥1hr: 91%

    《TrymenT—献给渴望改变的你—》是由2016年被誉为业界年度黑马,并荣获了萌系游戏大赏剧本金奖的作品《Re;LieF~致亲爱的你~》的原班人马所打造的共享世界观与游戏角色,并以群像剧视角重新演绎的全新作品。本作拥有令人一见倾心的顶级场景绘画,以及拥有余音绕梁般魔力的优秀配乐。

    Why similar: Visual Novel 48.3%, Anime 27.1%, Casual 15%, Story Rich 9.5%

  41. #41 Palinurus
    72% matchVery Positive95% of 265 reviews2016
    Dev: Watercress
    Windows

    A drifting traveler boards a one-man space shuttle destined for Alpha Centauri. This shuttle is piloted by Budapest, an artificial intelligence program designed to serve humanity. When disaster unexpectedly befalls their ship, the two of them are sent careening through uncharted space.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 54.9%, Anime 42%, Indie 3.1%

  42. #42 Without Within
    71% matchVery Positive88% of 2,027 reviews2015
    Dev: InvertMouse
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 18 minMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 19%

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

    Why similar: Anime 43.7%, Visual Novel 43.6%, Story Rich 7.9%, Indie 3%, Singleplayer 1.8%

  43. #43 Rising Angels: Reborn
    71% matchVery Positive81% of 588 reviews2014
    Dev: IDHAS StudiosPub: Sekai Project
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 17.8 hrs≥1hr: 51%

    Despite determination and skill, Natalie Puccile, a Special Investigations and Tactics officer, has spent her career watching over a listening post in the middle of deep space. After the orders that she has always dreamed of arrive, she finds herself in charge of a small destroyer and tasked with discovering the fate of a missing...

    Why similar: Visual Novel 49.6%, Anime 31.9%, Sci-fi 9.5%, Casual 5.4%, Indie 3.1%

  44. #44 XBlaze Code: Embryo
    71% matchMostly Positive75% of 114 reviews2016
    Dev: Arc System WorksPub: Aksys Games
    Windows
    Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 19.8 hrs≥1hr: 62%

    Set 150 years before the events of BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger, XBlaze Code: Embryo is a visual novel that follows Touya Kagari, a high school student whose world is turned upside down when he is attacked by a seemingly otherworldly being and saved by a mysterious girl named Es.

    Why similar: Anime 42%, Visual Novel 40.6%, Story Rich 14.1%, Singleplayer 3.3%

  45. #45 Carpe Diem: Reboot
    70% matchVery Positive85% of 139 reviews2017
    Dev: Moonlit Works
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 24 minMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 34%

    Just because it crashed doesn't mean it's over

    Why similar: Visual Novel 41.8%, Anime 32.7%, Casual 17.4%, Indie 8.1%

  46. #46 The Last Birdling
    70% matchVery Positive96% of 75 reviews2017
    Dev: InvertMouse
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 84%

    The Last Birdling explores Bimonia and Tayo's struggle to remain friends against all odds.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 47.7%, Anime 29.3%, Story Rich 14.9%, Indie 8.1%

  47. #47 eden*
    69% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 5,041 reviews2015
    Dev: minoriPub: MangaGamer
    Windows
    Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 60.0 hrs≥1hr: 89%

    A tale of the planet's final love story told using the full force of minori's critically acclaimed illustrative style, engaging musical compositions, and the highly talented staff that has led fans coming back for more every single time!

    Why similar: Visual Novel 45.3%, Anime 35.9%, Story Rich 11.2%, Sci-fi 4.2%, Singleplayer 2%

  48. #48 Aokana - Four Rhythms Across the Blue
    68% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 6,383 reviews2019
    Dev: spritePub: NekoNyan Ltd.
    Windows
    Median: 9.1 hrsMean: 136.1 hrs≥1hr: 88%

    In a world where flying through the sky is as simple as riding a bicycle, the sport "Flying Circus" is all the rage. Following the discovery of anti-gravitons, special shoes that allow an individual to fly, Anti-Graviton Shoes, took the world by storm.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 44.3%, Anime 27.2%, Story Rich 11.4%, Dating Sim 9.3%, Casual 6.9%

  49. #49 SC2VN - The eSports Visual Novel
    69% matchVery Positive93% of 874 reviews2015
    Dev: Team Eleven
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 14.5 hrs≥1hr: 53%

    SC2VN is a visual novel about the South Korean StarCraft 2 scene. You play as Mach, a foreign semi-pro trying to make it in eSports who soon learns that success in StarCraft takes more than in-game strategy.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 54.5%, Anime 32.4%, Casual 8.9%, Indie 4.3%

  50. #50 CLANNAD Side Stories
    70% matchVery Positive88% of 397 reviews2016
    Dev: VisualArts/KeyPub: Sekai Project
    Windows
    Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 156.6 hrs≥1hr: 54%

    Delve further into the world of CLANNAD and experience the stories beyond the original visual novel adventure. Known as CLANNAD Hikari Mimamoru Sakamichi de in Japan, This Steam version features high resolution assets and is translated into English for the very first time.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 55.5%, Anime 21.3%, Story Rich 11.9%, Casual 11.3%

  51. #51 Rain's love memory-雨的恋记
    68% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 672 reviews2019
    Dev: Yuying Zzz
    Windows

    这是一款视觉小说,你会与女主角相遇,并经历许多事情,你的选择将决定故事最终的结局。

    Why similar: Visual Novel 55%, Anime 45%

  52. #52 Juniper's Knot
    68% matchVery Positive96% of 316 reviews2017
    Dev: Dischan Media
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 13.5 hrs≥1hr: 54%

    Juniper's Knot is a short (~30 mins) kinetic novel about the meeting of a demon and a boy. A kinetic novel is a game that uses text, sound, and illustrations to tell a story.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 48%, Anime 22.5%, Casual 17.6%, Indie 8.8%, Singleplayer 3.2%

  53. #53 Japanese School Life
    69% matchVery Positive83% of 327 reviews2016
    Dev: code:jpPub: Sekai Project
    Windows
    Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 92%

    Welcomed by the fluttering of cherry blossom, the main character, Brian, starts a new high school life in Japan. Brian soon starts to get along with two girls in the same class after they start to talk to him. With their help, Brian gradually learns Japanese culture and customs.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 48.6%, Anime 34.8%, Casual 11.7%, Indie 4.9%

  54. #54 Lucy -The Eternity She Wished For-
    67% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 8,175 reviews2016
    Dev: Modern Visual Arts Laboratory
    Windows
    Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 38.0 hrs≥1hr: 88%

    If there was a robot that could laugh, cry and smile. ...Does it have a soul?

    Why similar: Visual Novel 42%, Anime 26.5%, Story Rich 10.9%, Dating Sim 10.8%, Sci-fi 5.7%

  55. #55 Save Me, Sakuya-san!
    66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 908 reviews2021
    Dev: Sigyaad Team
    Windows
    Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 9.7 hrs≥1hr: 71%

    She's here to help! Let Sakuya Izayoi from the Touhou Project comfort you after encountering some hardships in this beautiful visual novel that aims to heal your troubles away!

    Why similar: Visual Novel 38.6%, Anime 33.9%, Story Rich 13.5%, Casual 9.9%, Singleplayer 4.1%

  56. #56 fault - milestone two side:above
    67% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,564 reviews2015
    Dev: ALICE IN DISSONANCE
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 33.3 hrs≥1hr: 94%

    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 46.3%, Anime 30.9%, Story Rich 15.6%, Indie 3.6%, Singleplayer 2.1%

  57. #57 Trick and Treat - Visual Novel
    67% matchVery Positive90% of 3,613 reviews2016
    Dev: Eternal Night StudiosPub: Alberto Herrera
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 42 minMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 41%

    Trick & Treat is a Visual Novel that test your instincts by making choices that can get you out from the cursed forest or drive you to death… or maybe just maybe your choices can guide you to something more?

    Why similar: Visual Novel 44.7%, Anime 36.6%, Dating Sim 5.9%, Story Rich 4.8%, Casual 4.4%

  58. #58 Mhakna Gramura and Fairy Bell
    65% 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: Visual Novel 36.4%, Anime 25.1%, Story Rich 15.3%, Casual 13.5%, Indie 6.3%

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