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Higurashi When They Cry is a sound novel. The music, backgrounds and characters work together to create a world that is the stage of a novel for the user to read. They laugh and cry and get angry. The user takes the point of view of the protagonist to experience the story.

Reviews: Overwhelmingly Positive — 99% — of 873 reviews
Released: 2018-06-14
Developer: 07th Expansion
Publisher: MangaGamer
Genres: Adventure
Platforms: Windows, Mac, Linux
Median playtime: 6.2 hrs
Mean playtime: 40.2 hrs
Players ≥ 1 hr: 88%

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  1. #1 Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Ch.5 Meakashi
    97% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 1,008 reviews2017
    Dev: 07th ExpansionPub: MangaGamer
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 21.9 hrs≥1hr: 92%

    Higurashi When They Cry is a sound novel. The music, backgrounds and characters work together to create a world that is the stage of a novel for the user to read. They laugh and cry and get angry. The user takes the point of view of the protagonist to experience the story.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 18.9%, Horror 12.7%, Psychological Horror 11.9%, Anime 11.9%, Mystery 11.2%

  2. #2 Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Ch.2 Watanagashi
    96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 1,766 reviews2015
    Dev: 07th ExpansionPub: MangaGamer
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 17.1 hrs≥1hr: 93%

    Higurashi When They Cry is a sound novel. The music, backgrounds and characters work together to create a world that is the stage of a novel for the user to read. They laugh and cry and get angry. The user takes the point of view of the protagonist to experience the story.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 24.6%, Horror 13%, Mystery 12.4%, Psychological Horror 12.3%, Anime 12.2%

  3. #3 Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Ch.7 Minagoroshi
    96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 663 reviews2019
    Dev: 07th ExpansionPub: MangaGamer
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 15.8 hrsMean: 91.0 hrs≥1hr: 87%

    Higurashi When They Cry is a sound novel. The music, backgrounds and characters work together to create a world that is the stage of a novel for the user to read. They laugh and cry and get angry. The user takes the point of view of the protagonist to experience the story.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 19.3%, Anime 13.3%, Mystery 12.5%, Psychological Horror 12.4%, Horror 12.2%

  4. #4 Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Ch.3 Tatarigoroshi
    95% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 1,224 reviews2016
    Dev: 07th ExpansionPub: MangaGamer
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 22.0 hrs≥1hr: 92%

    Higurashi When They Cry is a sound novel. The music, backgrounds and characters work together to create a world that is the stage of a novel for the user to read. They laugh and cry and get angry. The user takes the point of view of the protagonist to experience the story.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 23.4%, Mystery 13.1%, Anime 12.9%, Horror 10.4%, Psychological Horror 8.7%

  5. #5 Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Ch.4 Himatsubushi
    94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 867 reviews2016
    Dev: 07th ExpansionPub: MangaGamer
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 20.9 hrs≥1hr: 91%

    Higurashi When They Cry is a sound novel. The music, backgrounds and characters work together to create a world that is the stage of a novel for the user to read. They laugh and cry and get angry. The user takes the point of view of the protagonist to experience the story.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 23%, Mystery 12.7%, Anime 12.6%, Psychological Horror 11.9%, Violent 9.5%

  6. #6 Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Ch.8 Matsuribayashi
    94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 753 reviews2020
    Dev: 07th ExpansionPub: MangaGamer
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 19.6 hrsMean: 76.9 hrs≥1hr: 86%

    Higurashi When They Cry is a sound novel. The music, backgrounds and characters work together to create a world that is the stage of a novel for the user to read. They laugh and cry and get angry. The user takes the point of view of the protagonist to experience the story.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 31.4%, Psychological Horror 20%, Horror 16%, Anime 10.8%, Adventure 8.1%

  7. #7 Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Ch.1 Onikakushi
    93% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 6,215 reviews2015
    Dev: 07th ExpansionPub: MangaGamer
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 21.9 hrs≥1hr: 85%

    Higurashi When They Cry is a sound novel. The music, backgrounds and characters work together to create a world that is the stage of a novel for the user to read. They laugh and cry and get angry. The user takes the point of view of the protagonist to experience the story.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 38%, Mystery 20.7%, Anime 18.6%, Story Rich 8.9%, Dark 5.3%

  8. #8 Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Rei
    92% matchVery Positive98% of 252 reviews2022
    Dev: 07th ExpansionPub: MangaGamer
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 197.5 hrs≥1hr: 74%

    Higurashi When They Cry is a sound novel. The music, backgrounds and characters work together to create a world that is the stage of a novel for the user to read. They laugh and cry and get angry. The user takes the point of view of the protagonist to experience the story.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 37.2%, Anime 16.1%, Adventure 9%, Story Rich 8.1%, Gore 8.1%

  9. #9 Umineko When They Cry - Question Arcs
    91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 2,634 reviews2016
    Dev: 07th ExpansionPub: MangaGamer
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 13.9 hrsMean: 40.4 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 27.4%, Mystery 19.5%, Great Soundtrack 13%, Anime 9.5%, Story Rich 9.3%

  10. #10 Umineko When They Cry - Answer Arcs
    91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 1,457 reviews2017
    Dev: 07th ExpansionPub: MangaGamer
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 24.7 hrsMean: 46.6 hrs≥1hr: 87%

    This is the 2nd half of the Umineko When They Cry sound novel series, featuring episodes 5 through 8. This steam version features multi-language options, swap-able renewed character sprites, as well as the original BGMs and un-cut content.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 28.2%, Mystery 19.5%, Great Soundtrack 13.3%, Anime 9.8%, Horror 9.6%

  11. #11 Higurashi When They Cry Hou+
    90% matchVery Positive88% of 163 reviews2023
    Dev: 07th ExpansionPub: MangaGamer
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 64%

    The tragedy of Hinamizawa is over. Those held captive within its grip are free from the fate that bound them to June 1983. Yet the tale of Hinamizawa is not truly complete. There are many worlds not yet explored.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 28.5%, Anime 17.9%, Gore 11.9%, Violent 9.8%, Adventure 7.2%

  12. #12 Ciconia When They Cry - Phase 1: For You, the Replaceable Ones
    89% matchVery Positive93% of 540 reviews2019
    Dev: 07th ExpansionPub: MangaGamer
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 12.2 hrsMean: 14.9 hrs≥1hr: 74%

    This is the first chapter in newest entry When They Cry visual novel series produced by Ryuukishi07. It features HD graphics, more detailed animations, and newly created songs by many of the composers from Umineko, as well as several new additions.

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  13. #13 CHAOS;CHILD
    89% matchVery Positive94% of 3,800 reviews2019
    Dev: MAGES. Inc.Pub: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
    Windows
    Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 81.1 hrs≥1hr: 81%

    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.

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  14. #14 CHAOS;HEAD NOAH
    88% matchVery Positive89% of 1,696 reviews2022
    Dev: MAGES. Inc.Pub: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
    Windows
    Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 52.6 hrs≥1hr: 82%

    CHAOS;HEAD NOAH is now available on Steam!

    Why similar: Visual Novel 27%, Gore 13.9%, Mystery 12.7%, Anime 11.9%, Psychological Horror 10.8%

  15. #15 Wonderful Everyday Down the Rabbit-Hole
    87% matchVery Positive93% of 2,444 reviews2017
    Dev: KeroQPub: Frontwing USA
    Windows
    Median: 9.4 hrsMean: 168.3 hrs≥1hr: 90%

    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: Visual Novel 26.7%, Psychological Horror 17%, Anime 10%, Mystery 9.9%, Violent 9.3%

  16. #16 The House in Fata Morgana
    86% matchVery Positive95% of 6,041 reviews2016
    Dev: NOVECTPub: MangaGamer
    Windows
    Median: 6.4 hrsMean: 27.3 hrs≥1hr: 84%

    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.

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  17. #17 The Song of Saya
    86% matchVery Positive90% of 9,092 reviews2019
    Dev: NitroplusPub: JAST
    Windows
    Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 56.3 hrs≥1hr: 83%

    Bear witness to a love that will change the world, in this classic horror romance visual novel from acclaimed writer Urobuchi Gen.

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  18. #18 WITCH ON THE HOLY NIGHT
    84% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 7,330 reviews2023
    Dev: TYPE-MOONPub: Aniplex Inc.
    Windows
    Median: 14.0 hrsMean: 62.4 hrs≥1hr: 84%

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

    Why similar: Visual Novel 52%, Anime 21.8%, Great Soundtrack 8.9%, Story Rich 8.8%, Adventure 6.6%

  19. #19 The House in Fata Morgana: A Requiem for Innocence
    84% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 1,710 reviews2018
    Dev: NOVECTPub: MangaGamer
    Windows
    Median: 9.5 hrsMean: 16.6 hrs≥1hr: 79%

    "A Requiem for Innocence" is a companion to the visual novel "The House in Fata Morgana." It tells the tale of a young man dragged down by his ambitions and a girl both worshiped as a saint and maligned as a witch. For them, there is no happily ever after.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 30.7%, Gore 15.9%, Violent 12.6%, Anime 9.2%, Adventure 8.6%

  20. #20 Sound of Drop - fall into poison -
    85% matchVery Positive85% of 536 reviews2015
    Dev: aiueoKompanyPub: Sekai Project
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 95%

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  21. #21 Tiny Bunny
    80% matchVery Positive83% of 29,932 reviews2025
    Dev: SaikonoPub: Serenity Forge
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 8.5 hrsMean: 12.6 hrs≥1hr: 91%

    Tiny Bunny is a non-linear horror visual novel. Those, who have heard the voice of the forest, are beyond help.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 26.2%, Horror 15.9%, Psychological Horror 13.9%, Gore 9.1%, Story Rich 8.8%

  22. #22 AI: The Somnium Files
    82% matchVery Positive92% of 9,101 reviews2019
    Dev: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
    Windows
    Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 15.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%

    Play as detective Kaname Date on the case of an elusive serial killer in this thrilling, sci-fi murder mystery.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 26.6%, Mystery 16.6%, Anime 16.1%, Gore 9.9%, Story Rich 8.8%

  23. #23 Iwaihime
    83% matchMostly Positive79% of 873 reviews2020
    Dev: DMM GAMESPub: Shiravune
    Windows
    Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 17.8 hrs≥1hr: 88%

    From hit writer Ryukishi07, the creator of When They Cry, comes a story on the theme of “curses.” Strike down the dark riddle of dolls and soot in this supernatural horror visual novel.

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  24. #24 Narcissu 1st & 2nd
    81% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 5,225 reviews2015
    Dev: stage-nanaPub: Sekai Project
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 48 minMean: 19.5 hrs≥1hr: 47%

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  25. #25 Corpse Party
    82% matchVery Positive89% of 1,369 reviews2016
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    Windows · Linux
    Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 17.3 hrs≥1hr: 81%

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  26. #26 Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony
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    Dev: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
    Windows
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    Windows · Mac · Linux
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    77% matchVery Positive91% of 1,325 reviews2023
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    Windows
    Median: 10.7 hrsMean: 110.2 hrs≥1hr: 70%

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  30. #30 YOU and ME and HER: A Love Story
    77% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 6,464 reviews2020
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    Windows
    Median: 7.7 hrsMean: 128.2 hrs≥1hr: 85%

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  31. #31 Grisaia Phantom Trigger Vol.1
    79% matchVery Positive92% of 352 reviews2017
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    Windows
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  32. #32 CORPSE FACTORY
    78% matchVery Positive80% of 855 reviews2022
    Dev: RIVER CROW STUDIO
    Windows
    Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 94%

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    Why similar: Visual Novel 20.5%, Psychological Horror 14%, Anime 12.6%, Mystery 11.9%, Violent 11.5%

  33. #33 Raging Loop
    76% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 9,674 reviews2017
    Dev: KEMCO
    Windows
    Median: 23.9 hrsMean: 58.6 hrs≥1hr: 84%

    The feast has begun, can you escape the village alive?

    Why similar: Visual Novel 32.1%, Mystery 16.3%, Psychological Horror 14.7%, Story Rich 7.5%, Gore 7.3%

  34. #34 Return to Shironagasu Island
    74% matchVery Positive94% of 3,990 reviews2020
    Dev: HYOGO ONIMUSHIPub: TABINOMICHI
    Windows
    Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 14.2 hrs≥1hr: 92%

    A mystery adventure game and visual novel set on solitary Shironagasu Island. Discover its secrets, solve its mysteries, and escape from the ominous island!

    Why similar: Visual Novel 30.5%, Mystery 18.6%, Horror 14.6%, Anime 11.1%, Psychological Horror 9.8%

  35. #35 Corpse Party: Book of Shadows
    76% matchVery Positive86% of 499 reviews2018
    Dev: MAGES. Inc.Pub: XSEED Games
    Windows
    Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 16.4 hrs≥1hr: 85%

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    Why similar: Visual Novel 19.2%, Horror 14.5%, Gore 14.3%, Anime 13%, Psychological Horror 11.7%

  36. #36 STEINS;GATE 0
    74% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 7,939 reviews2018
    Dev: MAGES. Inc.Pub: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
    Windows
    Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 124.0 hrs≥1hr: 88%

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    Why similar: Visual Novel 39%, Anime 20.4%, Story Rich 13.6%, Great Soundtrack 10%, Psychological Horror 4.9%

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    75% matchVery Positive92% of 439 reviews2018
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    Windows
    Median: 6.1 hrsMean: 165.3 hrs≥1hr: 64%

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  38. #38 The Witch's House MV
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  39. #39 Tokyo Dark
    75% matchVery Positive84% of 1,336 reviews2017
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    73% matchVery Positive93% of 6,967 reviews2017
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    Windows
    Median: 6.5 hrsMean: 21.7 hrs≥1hr: 88%

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    68% matchVery Positive93% of 19,673 reviews2024
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  46. #46 Magical Eyes - Red is for Anguish
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  48. #48 KAKUSANKIBOU / 扩散希望
    71% matchVery Positive83% of 160 reviews2018
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  49. #49 Doki Doki Literature Club Plus!
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    Windows · Mac
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    Welcome to the club! Write poems for your crush and experience the terror of school romance in this critically-acclaimed psychological horror story.

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  50. #50 ENIGMA:
    70% matchVery Positive95% of 144 reviews2016
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    Windows
    Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 96%

    Enigma is an atmospheric, full-length visual novel where you discover the secrets of Enigma, a worldwide epidemic, and a forest on a lonely island that bears its name.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 40.6%, Anime 21.2%, Mystery 16.2%, Adventure 11.6%, Great Soundtrack 10.4%

  51. #51 Lucid9: Inciting Incident
    70% matchVery Positive90% of 1,038 reviews2016
    Dev: Fallen Snow Studios
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 12.1 hrs≥1hr: 71%

    Lucid9 is a visual novel focused on a web of intricate mysteries set in the fictional 2018 metropolis of Isamu. Lucid9: Inciting Incident is the first part of the story, focused on a string of disappearances that occur at a prestigious, uppity boarding academy.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 31.9%, Anime 17.5%, Mystery 15.6%, Horror 9.5%, Story Rich 6.8%

  52. #52 The 25th Ward: The Silver Case
    69% matchVery Positive92% of 499 reviews2018
    Dev: GRASSHOPPER MANUFACTURE INC.Pub: NIS America, Inc.
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 9.8 hrs≥1hr: 85%

    In the bayside area of Kanto, a murder with unknown motivations sets off a series of seemingly random events bringing together peculiar individuals, one of whom is detective Tokio Morishima. When their ambitions begin to collide, a truly shocking pattern emerges…

    Why similar: Visual Novel 36.6%, Violent 18.5%, Mystery 17.5%, Adventure 10.9%, Great Soundtrack 10%

  53. #53 Detention
    67% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 11,663 reviews2017
    Dev: RedCandleGames
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 86%

    Detention is an atmospheric horror game set in 1960s Taiwan under martial law. Incorporated religious elements based in Taiwanese/Chinese culture and mythology, the game provided players with unique graphics and gaming experience.

    Why similar: Horror 29%, Psychological Horror 20.9%, Visual Novel 10.9%, Story Rich 9.3%, Great Soundtrack 8.5%

  54. #54 Notch - The Innocent LunA: Eclipsed SinnerS
    67% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 3,292 reviews2015
    Dev: Angels Blue Digital EntertainmentPub: DigitalEZ
    Windows
    Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 161.9 hrs≥1hr: 92%

    This is an isolated town, a town of memories that have been forgotten by its people. However, this small town has not been quiet and peaceful since the murders began... Time passes by, where are the sinful spirits going? Are my memories reality, or just a dream?

    Why similar: Visual Novel 15.9%, Mystery 12.9%, Psychological Horror 12.5%, Gore 12.5%, Horror 12.3%

  55. #55 G-senjou no Maou - The Devil on G-String
    68% matchVery Positive92% of 744 reviews2015
    Dev: AKABEiSOFT2Pub: Sekai Project
    Windows
    Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 33.7 hrs≥1hr: 90%

    You play as Azai Kyousuke, the son of an infamous gangster. Kyousuke knows what he likes and lets nothing stand in his way in getting what he wants. Referred to as God by his classmates, he often enjoys listening to Bach and "working" part time for his stepfather.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 38.6%, Anime 16.1%, Mystery 14.9%, Story Rich 9.7%, Violent 5.3%

  56. #56 Perennial Dusk -Kinsenka-
    65% matchVery Positive85% of 171 reviews2025
    Dev: FrontwingPub: Frontwing USA
    Windows

    “Perennial Dusk -Kinsenka-” is a kinetic novel about how the human heart endures relentless violence and limitless cruelty, telling the story of a group of exorcists-in-training as they gather the pieces needed to mend their wounded souls.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 34.6%, Anime 22.4%, Horror 11.9%, Violent 9.5%, Adventure 8.4%

  57. #57 Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair
    66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 30,083 reviews2016
    Dev: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 10.8 hrsMean: 33.0 hrs≥1hr: 91%

    Jabberwock Island—You and your classmates were ready for fun in the sun until Monokuma returned to restart his murderous game! Trapped in a kill-or-be-killed situation, your only hope rests in solving the island’s mysteries.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 25.3%, Anime 19.2%, Mystery 16.4%, Psychological Horror 10.2%, Story Rich 8.6%

  58. #58 CLANNAD
    66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 10,460 reviews2015
    Dev: VisualArts/KeyPub: Sekai Project
    Windows
    Median: 7.3 hrsMean: 105.4 hrs≥1hr: 83%

    From the world renowned visual novel studio Key, the highly rated story of CLANNAD is now available on Steam! Improved visuals, achievement integration, and Dangopedia make this the best version of CLANNAD to date.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 47.8%, Anime 25.4%, Story Rich 12.2%, Great Soundtrack 10.4%, Adventure 1.6%

  59. #59 An Octave Higher
    69% matchVery Positive83% of 298 reviews2015
    Dev: KidalangPub: PLAYISM
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 93%

    Fall into the magically complicated world of Overture as the three main characters embark on an adventure that will shake their lives and the world around them. Will they fan the flames of the growing revolution, or will they be the key to extinguishing it?

    Why similar: Visual Novel 51%, Anime 22.5%, Adventure 9.6%, Story Rich 8.8%, Great Soundtrack 5.7%

  60. #60 How To Date A Magical Girl!
    68% matchVery Positive80% of 469 reviews2019
    Dev: Cafe ShibaPub: RIVER CROW STUDIO
    Windows
    Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 15.0 hrs≥1hr: 96%

    You're invited to the elite academy for magical girls! Will you take the opportunity to make new friends? Learn magic? Or... Will you try to date a cute magical girl?

    Why similar: Visual Novel 23.6%, Anime 16.2%, Psychological Horror 15.8%, Violent 12.6%, Horror 8.5%

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