- #1 Hello Lady! - Complete Edition
97% matchVery Positive86% of 428 reviews2022
Dev: AKATSUKI-WORKSPub: NekoNyan Ltd.
Windows
Median: 7.0 hrsMean: 37.7 hrs≥1hr: 89%
It's the Dawn of a New Age- The 21st century has brought about its own slew of problems for society at large. Asa result, the most promising youths from around the world have been gathered and enrolled in Amakawa Noble Academy.
Why similar: Visual Novel 46.7%, Romance 23.9%, Casual 10.1%, Anime 10.1%, Story Rich 9.4%
- #2 Sankaku Renai: Love Triangle Trouble
96% matchVery Positive94% of 263 reviews2019
Dev: ASa ProjectPub: NekoNyan Ltd.
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 29.1 hrs≥1hr: 90%
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 52.9%, Anime 17.2%, Simulation 13.7%, Casual 8.9%, Romance 7.3%
- #3 Fureraba ~Friend to Lover~
96% matchVery Positive98% of 406 reviews2018
Dev: SmeePub: NekoNyan Ltd.
Windows
Median: 16.9 hrsMean: 72.0 hrs≥1hr: 66%
Springtime. The season of the cherry blossoms, and a time of new beginnings, new encounters, and new people. For Aoba Kyousuke, this new season marks the start of his second year in high school, and also the year he resolved himself to finally fulfill his long-cherished dream: finding a girlfriend.
Why similar: Visual Novel 41.6%, Romance 18.8%, Simulation 15%, Anime 12.6%, Casual 7.2%
- #4 Kinkoi: Golden Time
95% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 872 reviews2022
Dev: Saga PlanetsPub: NekoNyan Ltd.
Windows
Median: 12.8 hrsMean: 88.2 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Welcome to Noble Private Academy, an institution that cultivates the wealthiest, most well-connected students in all of Japan! At this boarding school, one must be willing to accept all of its refined and dignified teachings or be met with strict opposition!
Why similar: Visual Novel 45.7%, Romance 25%, Simulation 13.8%, Anime 11.9%, Story Rich 3.6%
- #5 Love Begins With Goodbye
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 1,065 reviews2025
Dev: 大王工作室
Windows
As a male exchange student at Norway's University of Bergen, you live with three girls: Chinese student Luo Xue'er, mysterious landlady Laya, and Inora, a Norwegian learning Chinese. Weave your love story with them over six months, starting from a "goodbye."
Why similar: Visual Novel 51%, Romance 38.5%, Story Rich 10.5%
- #6 Making*Lovers
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 658 reviews2020
Dev: SmeePub: NekoNyan Ltd.
Windows
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 39.9 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Making*Lovers A story about the way love can bloom after dating begins. The focus in Making*Lovers is on the things that come after a relationship's beginning. With "start dating, then fall in love" as the concept, you will work towards the moment when love truly blooms.
Why similar: Visual Novel 35.5%, Simulation 24.3%, Romance 14.5%, Casual 13.2%, Anime 9.5%
- #7 Cyanotype Daydream -The Girl Who Dreamed the World-
93% matchVery Positive88% of 800 reviews2022
Dev: Laplacian
Windows
Median: 17.0 hrsMean: 67.9 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Kaito wakes to find himself in a strange room, with no memories, and a taciturn girl named Yonagi by his side. Upon learning of his role, he immerses himself into three wondrous dream worlds with her. When all three stories meet a bitter end, Kaito recovers his memories, and the true story unfolds.
Why similar: Visual Novel 48.1%, Romance 33.4%, Story Rich 11.6%, Casual 6.9%
- #8 LOOPERS
91% matchVery Positive87% of 1,079 reviews2023
Dev: VisualArts/KeyPub: VisualArts
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 12.3 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Tyler is a high schooler on a mission. He's going to use every minute of summer vacation to go on as many GPS-assisted scavenger hunts as possible. After running into some old friends during one of these hunts, strange things start happening: The day resets and today plays out exactly like yesterday
Why similar: Visual Novel 37.6%, Simulation 24.4%, Casual 14.3%, Romance 10.5%, Anime 10.2%
- #9 The Fruit of Grisaia
92% matchVery Positive92% of 1,116 reviews2015
Dev: FrontwingPub: Frontwing USA
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 123.8 hrs≥1hr: 86%
SIX FRUITS BARE THEIR FANGS AT THE WORLD. --The academy was their orchard. In this place of learning, protected by high walls from the outside world, there arrived a single young man who'd lost his purpose in life. He'd lost sight of what he wanted to protect.
Why similar: Visual Novel 53.4%, Anime 17.5%, Romance 16.9%, Story Rich 7.5%, Casual 4.7%
- #10 Aoi Tori
90% matchVery Positive97% of 222 reviews2024
Dev: Purple SoftwarePub: NekoNyan Ltd.
Windows
Median: 8.2 hrsMean: 68.8 hrs≥1hr: 68%
Shiratori Ritsu, the sole male at Kirihara Academy for Girls and its priest, protects the school from demons but finds his sanity tested by the arrival of a new student, the one-hundred-year-old vampire Mary Harker, and a call from the devil, questioning his purpose in life.
Why similar: Visual Novel 49.9%, Romance 30.6%, Story Rich 10.7%, Anime 5%, Casual 3.8%
- #11 My Academy's Special Place
89% matchVery Positive90% of 83 reviews2023
Dev: fengPub: Sekai Project
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 20.9 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Our hero's homeroom teacher is also his big sister, Yaeka. She's popular with the students, but at home, she's a slobbish drunk. There's Maika, an exchange student and Akiba nerd. She's always asking him to go to Akiba with her. But Maika is told to return home. Two love stories are about to begin!
Why similar: Visual Novel 46.9%, Romance 24.6%, Anime 14.7%, Casual 13.9%
- #12 Katawa Shoujo
87% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 6,106 reviews2024
Dev: Four Leaf Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Katawa Shoujo is a romantic visual novel set in the fictional Japanese Yamaku High School for disabled children. Hisao's congenital heart defect forces him to move to a new school. Despite his difficulties, Hisao is able to find friends—and perhaps love, if he plays his cards right.
Why similar: Visual Novel 41.5%, Romance 23.7%, Anime 11.6%, Simulation 9.6%, Casual 7%
- #13 Raspberry Cube
88% matchVery Positive96% of 140 reviews2022
Dev: madosoftPub: Sekai Project
Windows
Median: 6.8 hrsMean: 53.0 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Azuma Satoru has sworn a life to do good on others with the lofty goal of one good deed a day. Upon his return to his hometown, things are going well as he helps the girls at his school but soon his life is about to get a little more chaotic...
Why similar: Visual Novel 46.7%, Romance 22.5%, Casual 15.8%, Anime 15%
- #14 Japanese School Life
89% matchVery Positive83% of 345 reviews2016
Dev: code:jpPub: Sekai Project
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 7.0 hrs≥1hr: 93%
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 62%, Anime 20.8%, Casual 17.2%
- #15 Sabbat of the Witch
86% matchVery Positive93% of 2,382 reviews2018
Dev: YUZUSOFTPub: NekoNyan Ltd.
Windows
Median: 6.2 hrsMean: 297.0 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Hoshina Shuuji has a secret: He has a mysterious power that allows him to perceive the emotions of others. However, he is soon to find out that he is not the only one who has something he doesn't want others to find out about as Ayachi Nene, a classmate, likewise has a secret.
Why similar: Visual Novel 59.2%, Romance 12.9%, Anime 12.2%, Casual 6.9%, Simulation 5.9%
- #16 ROBOTICS;NOTES ELITE
84% matchVery Positive91% of 708 reviews2020
Dev: MAGES. Inc.Pub: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 8.2 hrsMean: 38.0 hrs≥1hr: 68%
Thanks to the rising popularity of the PhoneDroid—a device which features augmented reality (A.R.)—the age of advanced technology has finally reached Tanegashima. On that island, Central Tanegashima High's "Robot Research Club" is about to have their club disbanded.
Why similar: Visual Novel 73.6%, Anime 16.1%, Story Rich 10.2%
- #17 Say Goodbye
86% matchMixed52% of 232 reviews2017
Dev: morojenoe's empire
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 9.3 hrs≥1hr: 87%
This visual novel about an ordinary man with his typical problems. Suddenly, you got a report that your distant cousin died in a car crash. Fortunately, her daughter wasn't with her. You take the girl under your wing. But soon, something starts to go wrong...
Why similar: Visual Novel 69.4%, Casual 17.7%, Anime 12.8%
- #18 Tsundere Idol
85% matchMixed64% of 96 reviews2018
Dev: NornPub: Cherry Kiss Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Tsundere Idol is a story of Kota, a mild-mannered student in Japan and idol sensation Rui Kurumizaka. Odd circumstances lead Kota to come to Rui's aid and shield her from an embarrassing situation. Rui now knows who Kota is, and is now indebted to the young man. How could she make it up to him?
Why similar: Visual Novel 39.3%, Romance 21.1%, Anime 15.8%, Casual 12.1%, Story Rich 5.9%
- #19 Sounds of Her Love
83% matchVery Positive91% of 768 reviews2017
Dev: ds-sans
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 42 minMean: 13.1 hrs≥1hr: 46%
In the midst of their hearts, something is blossoming between two students. Both of whom go about their daily lives at an international school in Tokyo. Just what is flowering? Of course, it's love. Starting your new life after transferring into an international school, you find yourself dismayed when it turns out to be the same as any...
Why similar: Visual Novel 49.9%, Romance 25.2%, Anime 16.4%, Casual 8.4%
- #20 Princess Evangile All Ages Version
84% matchVery Positive90% of 235 reviews2015
Dev: MOONSTONEPub: MangaGamer
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 65.3 hrs≥1hr: 94%
This romantic visual novel has you joining a financially struggling all-girls' private school as one student's example case for gender integration. The two of you try to prove that going co-ed could save the school, while the story explores themes of traditions, change, family, and relationships.
Why similar: Visual Novel 38%, Romance 29.5%, Anime 15.5%, Casual 8.9%, Story Rich 8.1%
- #21 淑女同萌!
82% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 852 reviews2018
Dev: AKATSUKI-WORKSPub: HIKARI FIELD
Windows
Median: 7.3 hrsMean: 40.3 hrs≥1hr: 94%
HELLO LADY! is a Visual Novel game that tells a glory school story about youth, love, and revenge. The game is made by famous Japanese developer AKATSUKI WORKS. Welcome to cooperate, fight and fall in love with the young ladies!
Why similar: Visual Novel 76.2%, Anime 23.8%
- #22 Da Capo 3 R
82% matchVery Positive97% of 159 reviews2017
Dev: CircusPub: MangaGamer
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 153.0 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Da Capo 3 R is a visual novel set in a secret magic school hidden beneath the city of London. This slice-of-life story will blossom into a tale of love, romance, and friendship as the students overcome the magic trials that await.
Why similar: Visual Novel 41.5%, Romance 26.8%, Anime 15.1%, Casual 8.5%, Story Rich 8.1%
- #23 Clover Day's Plus
79% matchOverwhelmingly Positive94% of 952 reviews2023
Dev: ALcotPub: HIKARI FIELD
Windows
Median: 10.9 hrsMean: 69.9 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Bottled-up emotions... An everlasting oath... Heartfelt desires... An enduring regret... And a childhood promise. Yuuto was abandoned by his parents and raised in an orphanage in Britain before a trading merchant by the name of Takakura Yoshiomi adopted him and brought him to Japan.
Why similar: Visual Novel 41%, Romance 27.3%, Anime 12.4%, Casual 10.9%, Story Rich 8.3%
- #24 ANONYMOUS;CODE
81% matchMostly Positive80% of 554 reviews2023
Dev: MAGES. Inc.Pub: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 6.1 hrsMean: 12.5 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Hack Into God
Why similar: Visual Novel 68%, Anime 21.9%, Story Rich 10.1%
- #25 Momoiro Closet
81% matchVery Positive90% of 62 reviews2018
Dev: FrontwingPub: Frontwing USA
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Momoiro Closet is a visual novel exploring the unlikely romance of an average joe and the student council president. Experience the otaku mecca of Akihabara firsthand as you court your anime-obsessed cosplayer schoolmate, through either a tender love story or a passionate tale of lust.
Why similar: Visual Novel 45.2%, Romance 21.9%, Anime 16.4%, Casual 10.7%, Story Rich 5.9%
- #26 Hua Manlou
75% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 1,464 reviews2026
Dev: 初域游戏
Windows
Infiltrate the enemy capital, using the entertainment venue "Hua Man Lou" as a cover, and secretly train six talented and beautiful women as spies to carry out reconnaissance and assassinations. Advance the plot through skill development, and unlock three endings through love, hate, and revenge.
Why similar: Simulation 37.1%, Visual Novel 36.6%, Casual 21.7%, Story Rich 4.7%
- #27 Trinoline All Ages Version
80% matchVery Positive88% of 162 reviews2019
Dev: minoriPub: MangaGamer
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 32.0 hrs≥1hr: 80%
When tragedy sparks the advancement of science, a sentient android is created. Now, in this heart-wrenching, romantic, and beautiful visual novel, you will explore whether or not it's possible for man and machine to truly love each other.
Why similar: Visual Novel 46.6%, Romance 26.5%, Anime 17.1%, Story Rich 9.8%
- #28 Renai X Royale - Love's a Battle
79% matchVery Positive90% of 115 reviews2022
Dev: ASa ProjectPub: NekoNyan Ltd.
Windows
I, transfer student Hanamaru Mari, love you, Komachi Hiro-kun! Please go out with me! Our protag, Komachi Hirotaka. Every day, he goes through the motions-- dodging his cunning underclassman's advances, accidentally hitting on the student council president, and chasing idols.
Why similar: Visual Novel 52.9%, Romance 27.8%, Anime 11.9%, Story Rich 7.4%
- #29 My Summer Adventure: Memories of Another Life — Day 1
78% matchVery Positive92% of 52 reviews2023
Dev: AlkinoyPub: 101XP
Windows · Mac · Linux
A strange incident turns the life of an ordinary young man upside down when, having fallen asleep on a regular train commute, he wakes up in another country... in a body of a Japanese student! An unforgettable summer adventure awaits, promising many fateful meetings and momentous occasions.
Why similar: Visual Novel 36.7%, Romance 23.5%, Simulation 16.4%, Anime 13.4%, Story Rich 6%
- #30 Last Resort
78% matchVery Positive81% of 54 reviews2023
Dev: Aleksey Izimov
Windows · Mac · Linux
Dive into the mysterious world of the "Last Resort", a non-linear visual novel where past and future are woven together. His life’s breaking under the weight of life problems. Unable to fight any further, He decides to take his final journey. Will it change anything? Or will it lead Him to the end?
Why similar: Visual Novel 44.2%, Simulation 29.7%, Anime 13.6%, Romance 12.6%
- #31 Sister's Curriculum
76% matchVery Positive98% of 151 reviews2024
Dev: WAZAZAK
Windows
The Story of Tutoring Top 1% Repeat Students Sisters
Why similar: Visual Novel 38.5%, Simulation 32.5%, Romance 14.5%, Anime 10.9%, Story Rich 3.6%
- #32 Nanairo Reincarnation
77% matchVery Positive95% of 167 reviews2019
Dev: Silky's Plus WasabiPub: Sekai Project
Windows
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 11.8 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Join spirit detective Kagami Makoto and his demon familiars as they hunt down the wandering ghosts disrupting the peace of his small town.
Why similar: Visual Novel 50.7%, Romance 22.9%, Anime 15.3%, Casual 7.7%, Story Rich 3.4%
- #33 True Love ~Confide to the Maple~
76% matchVery Positive85% of 1,617 reviews2016
Dev: SP-time
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 29.4 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 69.4%, Casual 13.7%, Anime 12.7%, Story Rich 4.2%
- #34 My Life as a Maiden
77% matchVery Positive86% of 95 reviews2018
Dev: RhinoGearz
Windows · Mac · Linux
Having been enrolled into an all-girls school by his mother due to severe bullying for his feminine appearance, a 17-year-old boy spends the remainder of his high school life dressed as a girl to avoid being found out. He quickly becomes popular with many of the girls, much to his surprise.
Why similar: Visual Novel 40.7%, Simulation 29.7%, Casual 15.9%, Anime 13.7%
- #35 The Undercover Officer's Obscene Education ~Sex-Crazed Yakumo~
73% matchNo user reviews92% of 51 reviews2025
Dev: AppetitePub: Tensei Games
Windows
Undercover agent Yakumo’s mission takes a dark turn when the organization she’s infiltrating already knows who she is. Captured and subjected to brutal “training,” she must endure, adapt, and survive — or risk losing herself completely as they twist her into their perfect double agent.
Why similar: Visual Novel 44.1%, Casual 22.1%, Romance 16%, Anime 14.5%, Story Rich 3.3%
- #36 Kare wa Kanojo
75% matchVery Positive84% of 80 reviews2019
Dev: JMF Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
One boy, three girls, what could possibly happen? Summer of Heisei period 9 (1997), you play as a young boy who just moved to a small village near Osaka. You will meet three girls in this new school. One of them keeps a really deep secret… What secret? Well, if you can decode the title, you’ll guess it…
Why similar: Visual Novel 42.1%, Romance 27.2%, Anime 15.6%, Simulation 15.1%
- #37 Layover Lovers
72% matchVery Positive92% of 89 reviews2023
Dev: Moonlit Works
Windows · Mac · Linux
A terminal love story
Why similar: Visual Novel 39.6%, Romance 22%, Casual 18.5%, Anime 13.7%, Story Rich 6.2%
- #38 IxSHE Tell
73% matchVery Positive92% of 141 reviews2020
Dev: HooksoftPub: NekoNyan Ltd.
Windows
At long last - we, the student council, have won you your freedom to love! The moment I declare these words, my classmates come surging forward, surrounding me in a circle of cheers that echo across the entire campus.
Why similar: Visual Novel 37.8%, Simulation 24.8%, Casual 14.2%, Anime 10.5%, Romance 10.2%
- #39 Vtuber Hack
70% matchVery Positive83% of 124 reviews2026
Dev: ベルゼブブPub: 072 Project
Windows
Use hacking tools to hack into these Vtubers' computers, discover their true identity, and expose who they really are!
Why similar: Visual Novel 38.9%, Simulation 20.1%, Anime 19.2%, Casual 11.2%, Story Rich 10.7%
- #40 Sunrider Academy
73% matchVery Positive83% of 1,141 reviews2015
Dev: Love in SpacePub: Sekai Project
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 8.1 hrs≥1hr: 93%
You are Kayto Shields, an ordinary man thrown into an extraordinary adventure. Control Kayto's day to day life as well as his responsibilities as club manager in this stat management sim.
Why similar: Visual Novel 44.3%, Anime 22.7%, Simulation 13.7%, Romance 12.9%, Casual 6.3%
- #41 她毕业了 So Long, My Youth
71% matchMixed68% of 55 reviews2025
Dev: 煎饼工作室 PanCakeStudio
Windows
I am Pancake. On the last day of college, I met her – How are you my dear?(Can't run, please turn off the antivirus system!)
Why similar: Visual Novel 51.4%, Romance 27.6%, Casual 11.3%, Story Rich 9.7%
- #42 Otome * Domain
70% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 914 reviews2022
Dev: PALETTE-QUALIAPub: Shiravune
Windows
Median: 8.5 hrsMean: 133.8 hrs≥1hr: 76%
An inconveniently orphaned young man must attend an all-girls school just to survive in this comedy visual novel. His housemates took him in when he was in trouble, but now he doesn't know who's taking care of who...!
Why similar: Visual Novel 82.5%, Anime 9.1%, Story Rich 8.4%
- #43 My Lady
74% matchVery Positive81% of 165 reviews2016
Dev: Michaela Laws
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 18 minMean: 1.0 hrs≥1hr: 20%
You are Miss Bauxmont, the heiress to the Bauxmont estate. With your mother always away on business trips, you find yourself infatuated with your personal butler. For several years, you have vied for his attention, but to no avail. However, you are now 17 and your mother has plans for you involving a certain suitor who has come into town.
Why similar: Visual Novel 36.1%, Simulation 28%, Casual 19.2%, Romance 16.7%
- #44 主角
66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 1,126 reviews2026
Dev: 顶顶阳光Pub: 一相逢互动娱乐
Windows
Campus mystery hides conditioning. All act with scripts. Smiles, tears, hugs are props and hints. Surveillance and rules bind. Stay true, break free. Protagonist: an anti-conditioning game of disguise and self-redemption. The system writes, your principles decide. Newcomer, the show begins.
Why similar: Visual Novel 64.1%, Simulation 21.8%, Story Rich 9.5%, Casual 4.6%
- #45 Tales of Justice Academy: Winds Arise
69% matchMostly Positive72% of 496 reviews2026
Dev: 九芽川 Ninth Leaf
Windows
You can play as a young martial artist entering Justice Academy. Train through various courses, customize your build with different weapons, skills, and inner techniques. Explore the jianghu, bond with companions, and shape your fate across branching stories and three romanceable heroines.
Why similar: Visual Novel 41.4%, Simulation 30.7%, Anime 16.2%, Story Rich 11.7%
- #46 Love n Life: Lucky Teacher
68% matchVery Positive89% of 1,190 reviews2024
Dev: Reborn Entertainment
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 18.0 hrs≥1hr: 83%
After the pandemic Covitch69, you lost your job as a space aviation expert and now become a teacher in a small town. Luckily, every cloud has a silver lining as you are stepping into a world where love blooms unexpectedly and leads you to captivating ladies with immersive romantic tales.
Why similar: Visual Novel 35%, Romance 19.4%, Simulation 17.8%, Anime 12.8%, Casual 8.6%
- #47 My Summer Adventure: Memories of Another Life
70% matchVery Positive89% of 134 reviews2023
Dev: AlkinoyPub: 101XP
Windows · Mac · Linux
A strange incident turns the life of an ordinary young man upside down when, having fallen asleep on a regular train commute, he wakes up in another country... in a body of a Japanese student! An unforgettable summer adventure awaits, promising many fateful meetings and momentous occasions.
Why similar: Visual Novel 38.1%, Romance 25.5%, Simulation 14.9%, Anime 14.3%, Story Rich 7.2%
- #48 Last Days of Spring Visual Novel
74% matchMixed58% of 134 reviews2015
Dev: Sapphire Dragon Productions
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Last Days of Spring is a YA (Young Adult) Otome Visual Novel following a group of high school seniors in their last week of school as they come to terms with questions about love, life and destiny. Follow the steps of Yuka Kishimoto as she navigates across her final week as a high school student and sees her life come to a complete...
Why similar: Visual Novel 52.9%, Simulation 17.6%, Casual 13.6%, Anime 10.8%, Story Rich 5.2%
- #49 Love Language Japanese
72% matchVery Positive81% of 172 reviews2019
Dev: Papurika.moePub: Initiative Media
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 11.0 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Enter your first year at Koto Gakuen and discover Japanese language through easy to learn lessons and compelling mini games. Meet new friends and unveil their story and maybe find love through your adventures.
Why similar: Visual Novel 48.6%, Simulation 21%, Anime 18.2%, Casual 12.2%
- #50 Kakenuke★Forward to Our Sparking Youth!
67% matchVery Positive95% of 488 reviews2024
Dev: SAGA PLANETSPub: NekoNyan Ltd.
Windows
Median: 13.6 hrsMean: 74.9 hrs≥1hr: 94%
What does "youth" mean to you? Is it a time in your life meant for having fun? For devoting yourself to a cause? For Yuu Tono, it's meant earning money and studying to build a brighter future for him and his family. But maybe the new (or maybe old?) friend who's come into his life will change that.
Why similar: Visual Novel 46.2%, Romance 26.3%, Anime 10.8%, Casual 8.6%, Story Rich 8%
- #51 The Afterglow of Grisaia
71% matchVery Positive96% of 127 reviews2016
Dev: FrontwingPub: Frontwing USA
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 27.2 hrs≥1hr: 85%
A side story to The Labyrinth of Grisaia, this game explores protagonist Kazami Yuuji's past, focusing on his life with Kusakabe Asako, the CIRS agent who rescued him at a young age from a terrorist organization. Secret passages of The Labyrinth of Grisaia are revealed within...
Why similar: Visual Novel 57.9%, Anime 19.8%, Casual 15.1%, Story Rich 7.1%
- #52 Mr Right Simulator
65% matchVery Positive95% of 915 reviews2026
Dev: 男神模拟器工作室Pub: 赤翎
Windows · Mac
A youth to his student era,, 、awakening a Temporal Love System. With wingman Tong Jincheng, he navigates campus innocence and corporate battles using future intel. Bonds with 7 girls across timelines—witness you from bike to AMG. Can spacetime's equation balance love and ambition?
Why similar: Visual Novel 28.9%, Simulation 23.2%, Romance 23%, Casual 16%, Story Rich 8.9%
- #53 9-nine-:Episode 1
68% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 1,996 reviews2019
Dev: PALETTEPub: Sekai Project
Windows
Median: 7.2 hrsMean: 146.1 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Help Miyako and Kakeru track down a superpowered serial killer before they strike again.
Why similar: Visual Novel 60.9%, Anime 16.4%, Simulation 9.6%, Casual 8.3%, Story Rich 4.8%
- #54 Days with My Lonely Teacher
67% matchVery Positive88% of 117 reviews2025
Dev: Mr. CucumberPub: Playmeow
Windows
Study Miss Si’s routine and create "chance" encounters with her! As a student failing in all subjects and having rent and credit card bills due every week, you have to do everything you can to win over the beautiful teacher before graduation, making her leave her boyfriend and become your lover!
Why similar: Visual Novel 39.9%, Romance 17.6%, Anime 16.2%, Simulation 12.8%, Casual 10.6%
- #55 Love in the distance
71% matchMixed65% of 335 reviews2021
Dev: Level-Buster Studio
Windows
A word adventure game based on a long-distance relationship. On high school and college campuses, pick up memories that belong only to that time. Ideal and reality, if we can chose it again, can we not have regrets?
Why similar: Visual Novel 50.4%, Anime 21.7%, Story Rich 16.1%, Casual 11.8%
- #56 Under One Wing
69% matchVery Positive94% of 108 reviews2019
Dev: HarmorisePub: Sol Press
Windows
Fairy Fight - A large-scale dogfight, utilizing the finest warplanes the world has ever known. Sasaki Junichi is the grandson of a legendary FF Pilot. He arrives at the student dormitory of a legendary FF academy known as Shouou Academy, only to find... every other tenant is a woman!!
Why similar: Visual Novel 51.6%, Romance 21.1%, Anime 19.4%, Story Rich 8%
- #57 Rose Academy
66% matchVery Positive94% of 66 reviews2026
Dev: KK Studio
Windows · Mac
A detective visual novel inspired by Danganronpa and Everlasting Summer. You play as a young agent sent to an elite girls’ academy to investigate a suspicious death. Interrogate suspects, gather clues, and build romantic relationships — truth or temptation?
Why similar: Visual Novel 42.8%, Romance 26.6%, Anime 14.3%, Casual 8.9%, Story Rich 7.3%
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65% matchVery Positive94% of 185 reviews2026
Dev: NekoGotoStudio
Windows
Your girlfriend Chisa Tsukiyama suddenly decides to leave to study overseas. Each lingering touch, each sharp intake of breath, each faint sting left behind becomes a quiet proof that you still exist to one another. You mark each other in your room, until the countdown reaches zero.
Why similar: Romance 27.6%, Visual Novel 24.2%, Simulation 23.3%, Casual 13.4%, Anime 11.5%
- #59 Grisaia Phantom Trigger Vol.2
69% matchVery Positive94% of 169 reviews2017
Dev: FrontwingPub: Frontwing USA
Windows
Median: 6.1 hrsMean: 65.8 hrs≥1hr: 91%
A VIP disappears en route to Japan, and it's up to Mihama students Rena, Tohka, Chris, and Murasaki to help investigate, with the twins from Kyousen Sakuragaoka in tow. Recovering the VIP pushes their minds and bodies to the brink, and to top it all off, Rena and Haruto’s past is revealed as well!
Why similar: Visual Novel 46.5%, Romance 18.3%, Anime 14.9%, Casual 12.8%, Story Rich 7.5%