- #1 Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Ch.7 Minagoroshi
97% 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 29.6%, Anime 16.4%, Adventure 12%, Story Rich 8.5%, Gore 8.4%
- #2 Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Ch.6 Tsumihoroboshi
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 873 reviews2018
Dev: 07th ExpansionPub: MangaGamer
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.2 hrsMean: 40.2 hrs≥1hr: 88%
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%
- #3 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 36.8%, Anime 14.7%, Story Rich 7.5%, Psychological Horror 7.5%, Horror 6.3%
- #4 Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Ch.5 Meakashi
95% 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 32.1%, Anime 16.2%, Adventure 9.5%, Psychological Horror 8.2%, Story Rich 7.8%
- #5 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 40.2%, Adventure 13.7%, Anime 11.1%, Psychological Horror 10.4%, 2D 8%
- #6 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 34.7%, Anime 15.3%, Story Rich 8.8%, Psychological Horror 7.3%, Adventure 6.6%
- #7 Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Ch.3 Tatarigoroshi
93% 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 34.8%, Anime 15.4%, Story Rich 8.6%, Cute 8.2%, Mystery 5.9%
- #8 Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Ch.1 Onikakushi
92% 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 44.7%, Anime 17.6%, Story Rich 9.4%, Mystery 7.4%, Cute 7%
- #9 Higurashi When They Cry Hou+
91% 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 36.9%, Anime 18.6%, Adventure 12.2%, Gore 9.3%, Comedy 3.9%
- #10 WITCH ON THE HOLY NIGHT
90% 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 41%, Anime 13.9%, Emotional 10.9%, Adventure 6.9%, Female Protagonist 6.2%
- #11 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 43.8%, Story Rich 13.3%, Anime 12.2%, Mystery 9.5%, Psychological Horror 6%
- #12 Umineko When They Cry - Answer Arcs
89% 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 44.4%, Story Rich 13%, Anime 12.4%, Mystery 9.4%, Adventure 7.1%
- #13 Wonderful Everyday Down the Rabbit-Hole
89% 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 34.6%, Anime 10.4%, Psychological Horror 9%, Story Rich 8.3%, Gore 6.8%
- #14 The House in Fata Morgana
88% 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.
Why similar: Visual Novel 33.2%, Anime 13.4%, Story Rich 10.5%, Psychological Horror 8%, Female Protagonist 7.3%
- #15 Ciconia When They Cry - Phase 1: For You, the Replaceable Ones
87% 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.
Why similar: Visual Novel 48.3%, Anime 16.8%, Adventure 14.9%, Story Rich 10.5%, Mystery 7.7%
- #16 Fate/stay night REMASTERED
84% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 4,307 reviews2024
Dev: TYPE-MOONPub: Aniplex Inc.
Windows
Median: 5.8 hrsMean: 47.6 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Seek the root of the Fate franchise. Return to where it all began.
Why similar: Visual Novel 37.8%, Anime 15.8%, Emotional 11.6%, Story Rich 8.7%, Sexual Content 7.2%
- #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.
Why similar: Visual Novel 39.8%, Gore 14.5%, Psychological Horror 10.7%, Anime 9%, Sexual Content 8.9%
- #18 CHAOS;HEAD NOAH
85% 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 39.7%, Anime 14%, Gore 12.3%, Story Rich 9.4%, Adventure 6.9%
- #19 Fate/hollow ataraxia REMASTERED
83% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 913 reviews2025
Dev: TYPE-MOONPub: Aniplex Inc.
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 53.9 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Relive the four days of destiny...
Why similar: Visual Novel 30.1%, Anime 13.2%, Cute 12%, Emotional 11.4%, Adventure 9.4%
- #20 The Leisure of Grisaia
86% matchVery Positive91% of 303 reviews2016
Dev: FrontwingPub: Frontwing USA
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 95.3 hrs≥1hr: 82%
This side story to "The Fruit of Grisaia" is a character-driven visual novel featuring some of the same characters. This time, it's Michiru who takes the lead role in this slapstick comedy. A laugh-out-loud side story detailing the Mihama girls' school hijinks.
Why similar: Visual Novel 30.1%, Anime 15.3%, Cute 10.7%, Comedy 10.3%, Funny 8%
- #21 Iwaihime
84% 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.
Why similar: Visual Novel 31.5%, Anime 16.5%, Emotional 12.7%, Adventure 8.5%, Psychological Horror 8.4%
- #22 CHAOS;CHILD
82% 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.
Why similar: Visual Novel 39.7%, Anime 14.3%, Gore 9.9%, Story Rich 8.9%, Mystery 6.2%
- #23 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%
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 60.6%, Anime 21.7%, Story Rich 6.3%, Emotional 5.5%, Female Protagonist 2%
- #24 Grisaia Phantom Trigger Vol.1
82% matchVery Positive92% of 352 reviews2017
Dev: FrontwingPub: Frontwing USA
Windows
Median: 6.0 hrsMean: 53.4 hrs≥1hr: 88%
"Grisaia: Phantom Trigger" is a visual novel, specifically a kinetic novel (without branching routes). Returning character artist Akio Watanabe and writer Ryuta Fujisaki bring you the latest installment in the acclaimed Grisaia series.
Why similar: Visual Novel 33.9%, Anime 16.4%, Cute 13.8%, Adventure 9.3%, Story Rich 8.4%
- #25 STEINS;GATE: My Darling's Embrace
79% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 1,772 reviews2019
Dev: MAGES. Inc.Pub: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 12.2 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Fall in love with the lab members all over again in this sweet and slapstick romantic comedy!
Why similar: Visual Novel 47.3%, Funny 16.1%, Anime 15.1%, Adventure 10.9%, Female Protagonist 5.3%
- #26 Kara no Shojo
80% matchVery Positive92% of 439 reviews2018
Dev: Innocent GreyPub: MangaGamer
Windows
Median: 6.1 hrsMean: 165.3 hrs≥1hr: 64%
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 27.4%, Emotional 15%, Anime 14.6%, Gore 9.7%, Story Rich 8.9%
- #27 A Clockwork Ley-Line: The Borderline of Dusk
81% matchVery Positive92% of 83 reviews2017
Dev: Unison Shift: BlossomPub: Sekai Project
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 11.7 hrs≥1hr: 85%
In a mysterious school where day and night are two separate worlds, a mismatched trio work to resolve magic-related incidents. A world of magic, intrigue, mystery and the occult awaits you!
Why similar: Visual Novel 36.1%, Anime 25.3%, Adventure 11.1%, Cute 8.3%, Story Rich 5.8%
- #28 The House in Fata Morgana: A Requiem for Innocence
77% 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 44.2%, Adventure 16.2%, Gore 13.8%, Anime 10.7%, Story Rich 10.5%
- #29 AI: The Somnium Files
77% 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 35.3%, Anime 17.1%, Story Rich 10.4%, Comedy 8.7%, Gore 7.9%
- #30 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 45.5%, Adventure 10.4%, Story Rich 9.5%, Psychological Horror 8.5%, Anime 7.1%
- #31 The NOexistenceN of you AND me
73% matchVery Positive93% of 19,673 reviews2024
Dev: 0x0Real StudioPub: Nino Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 15.7 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 41.3%, Anime 15.8%, Cute 13.6%, Psychological Horror 9.9%, Story Rich 9.5%
- #32 The Shell Part I: Inferno
75% matchVery Positive91% of 1,325 reviews2023
Dev: Innocent GreyPub: Shiravune
Windows
Median: 10.7 hrsMean: 110.2 hrs≥1hr: 70%
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 45%, Anime 10.8%, Psychological Horror 10.5%, Gore 9.6%, Mystery 8.7%
- #33 Magical Eyes - Red is for Anguish
79% matchVery Positive81% of 69 reviews2016
Dev: Pomera StudiosPub: Fruitbat Factory
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Magical Eyes - Red is for Anguish is a thrilling mystery story revolving around a series of unfathomable incidents in a town.
Why similar: Visual Novel 39.5%, Anime 19.7%, Adventure 14%, Cute 12%, Mystery 6.9%
- #34 An Octave Higher
78% 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 44.8%, Anime 16%, Adventure 11.1%, Story Rich 6.9%, Female Protagonist 6.8%
- #35 Sound of Drop - fall into poison -
78% matchVery Positive85% of 536 reviews2015
Dev: aiueoKompanyPub: Sekai Project
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 95%
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 39.2%, Anime 17.1%, Gore 11.1%, Female Protagonist 8.1%, Horror 7%
- #36 YOU and ME and HER: A Love Story
74% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 6,464 reviews2020
Dev: NitroplusPub: JAST
Windows
Median: 7.7 hrsMean: 128.2 hrs≥1hr: 85%
YOU and ME and HER: A Love Story is the visual novel medium in its purest form. Will Shinichi choose Miyuki, the beautiful queen bee of the school, or the endearingly awkward misfit Aoi? With art by Tsuji Santa, these beautifully rendered romances will stay with you forever.
Why similar: Visual Novel 43.2%, Anime 13.6%, Psychological Horror 11.1%, Sexual Content 8.1%, Story Rich 6.2%
- #37 Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World- The Prophecy of the Throne
76% matchVery Positive86% of 878 reviews2021
Dev: Chime CorporationPub: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 75.2 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Enjoy a new Re:ZERO storyline, fully supervised by the series author Tappei Nagatsuki! Featuring brand new characters designed by the original artist Shinichirou Otsuka as well as your favorites from the series!
Why similar: Visual Novel 44.8%, Anime 29.2%, Adventure 14.9%, Psychological Horror 3.9%, Cute 3.1%
- #38 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%
If you can't save the one you love… How can you save humanity? Sequel to the visual novel cult classic. Experience an alternate worldline of STEINS;GATE.
Why similar: Visual Novel 49.8%, Anime 21%, Story Rich 15.5%, Adventure 7.2%, Psychological Horror 2.5%
- #39 AKAIITO HD REMASTER
73% matchVery Positive93% of 128 reviews2023
Dev: SUCCESS Corp.
Windows
Japanese adventure game. Set in the present age, the game unfolds from the point of view of Kei Hato, a girl who has a special blood called "Nieno Chi". A special system called the blood sucking system is used.
Why similar: Visual Novel 46.5%, Adventure 19.7%, Cute 17.8%, Female Protagonist 7.2%, Mystery 6.9%
- #40 NUKITASHI
71% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 3,440 reviews2023
Dev: QruppoPub: Shiravune
Windows
Median: 9.8 hrsMean: 43.4 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Seiran Island. Even here in paradise, there are those who work in the shadows to bring it down... Confront the tyranny of a twisted system in this long-awaited visual novel adventure.
Why similar: Visual Novel 28.5%, Anime 13.6%, Comedy 12.2%, Cute 12%, Emotional 10.4%
- #41 The Eden of Grisaia
75% matchVery Positive93% of 117 reviews2017
Dev: FrontwingPub: Frontwing USA
Windows
Median: 9.4 hrsMean: 295.8 hrs≥1hr: 72%
The final chapter in the Grisaia series, featuring The Seed of Blanc Aile, the overarching story's grand conclusion and Prologue De La Grisaia, a prologue set before Yuuji's arrival at Mihama.
Why similar: Visual Novel 25.8%, Anime 13%, Cute 11.8%, Comedy 10.8%, Story Rich 7.9%
- #42 Return to Shironagasu Island
72% 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 42.4%, Adventure 17.4%, Anime 12.5%, Mystery 7.9%, Horror 6.6%
- #43 Hashihime of the Old Book Town
72% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 612 reviews2019
Dev: ADELTAPub: MangaGamer
Windows
Follow the protagonist's pursuit to uncover the death of his friends during the Taisho era of Japan. An highly-acclaimed, psychedelic BL murder-mystery visual novel from indie developer ADELTA!
Why similar: Visual Novel 47.8%, Sexual Content 12.6%, Anime 11.1%, Story Rich 9.2%, Gore 7.9%
- #44 Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony
73% matchVery Positive83% of 21,767 reviews2017
Dev: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 9.2 hrsMean: 30.6 hrs≥1hr: 91%
A new cast of 16 characters find themselves kidnapped and imprisoned in a school. Inside, some will kill, some will die, and some will be punished. Reimagine what you thought high-stakes, fast-paced investigation was as you investigate twisted murder cases and condemn your new friends to death.
Why similar: Visual Novel 35.2%, Anime 17.1%, Female Protagonist 10.9%, Story Rich 10.5%, Mystery 6.3%
- #45 CLANNAD
71% 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 46.3%, Anime 19.8%, Story Rich 10.6%, Emotional 7.5%, Cute 7.1%
- #46 Adolescent Santa Claus
71% 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 48.2%, Anime 22.8%, Cute 18%, Adventure 6.3%, Story Rich 2.8%
- #47 STEINS;GATE ELITE
70% matchVery Positive90% of 1,627 reviews2019
Dev: MAGES. Inc.Pub: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 272.4 hrs≥1hr: 66%
STEINS;GATE ELITE follows a rag-tag band of tech-savvy young students who discover the means of changing the past via e-mail using a modified microwave.
Why similar: Visual Novel 53.4%, Anime 23.6%, Story Rich 10.3%, Adventure 7.6%, Gore 3.9%
- #48 The Fruit of Grisaia
70% matchVery Positive93% of 1,095 reviews2015
Dev: FrontwingPub: Frontwing USA
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 127.7 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 41.9%, Anime 19.8%, Story Rich 9.1%, Comedy 8.3%, Cute 6.9%
- #49 Cross The Boundaries
67% matchVery Positive99% of 67 reviews2025
Dev: AlfredProsPub: Ziel Graywords
Windows · Linux
This is a Touhou Fangame. Maribel Hearn is a girl with unusual experience with ghosts and supernatural beings. In Cross The Boundaries, you will solve riddles while trying to stay alive, and looking for a way out of the nightmare.
Why similar: Visual Novel 38.7%, Anime 18.3%, Adventure 13.8%, 2D 9.7%, Mystery 5.8%
- #50 Hira Hira Hihiru
66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 860 reviews2023
Dev: BA-KUPub: ANIPLEX.EXE
Windows
Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 10.7 hrs≥1hr: 69%
"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 55.8%, Adventure 20.6%, Anime 10.1%, 2D 5.6%, Story Rich 5.6%
- #51 Seven Days
69% matchVery Positive98% of 191 reviews2019
Dev: LIFE0Pub: Fruitbat Factory
Windows
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 162.0 hrs≥1hr: 94%
A couple of days before the summer holiday starts... Kanzaki Shuuichi receives a "cursed Blu-ray disc" from one of his friends and is possessed by a female ghost which, when exorcised, leaves behind the physical form of the female specter.
Why similar: Visual Novel 29.9%, Anime 14.5%, Cute 13.8%, Adventure 10.2%, Emotional 10.1%
- #52 SeaBed
69% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 960 reviews2017
Dev: PaleontologyPub: Fruitbat Factory
Windows
Median: 6.0 hrsMean: 94.8 hrs≥1hr: 89%
SeaBed is a yuri-themed psychological mystery visual novel told through the perspectives of three separate characters: Sachiko, Takako and Narasaki.
Why similar: Visual Novel 45.3%, Female Protagonist 14.6%, Anime 14.1%, Cute 8.7%, Adventure 7.9%
- #53 The Witch's House MV
68% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 3,881 reviews2018
Dev: FummyPub: DANGEN Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 9.9 hrs≥1hr: 85%
A young girl, Viola, is drawn inexorably to a mysterious manor that seems to change behind her back. It is a place of pain, turmoil and death. Plumb its detestable depths and abominable history. Untangle riddles that bar your perilous path. And flee the hellish halls of The Witch’s House.
Why similar: Horror 23.8%, 2D 12.9%, Anime 12.8%, Psychological Horror 10.4%, Female Protagonist 9.7%
- #54 Wheel of Innocence
69% matchVery Positive90% of 94 reviews2022
Dev: MKShadowZX
Windows · Mac · Linux
Wheel of Innocence is a lesbian visual novel where you peer into the life of a disabled high schooler named Reina.
Why similar: Visual Novel 32.5%, Cute 14.7%, Funny 14.3%, Female Protagonist 10.5%, 2D 7.6%
- #55 Idol Magical Girl Chiru Chiru Michiru Part 1
70% matchVery Positive88% of 195 reviews2015
Dev: FrontwingPub: Frontwing USA
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Matsushima Michiru is a loved, respected, nationally-famous idol, worthy of singing on the same stage as the legendary Kazami Kazuki... in her own dreams, at least. In reality, she's a complete nobody, only able to perform in a dingy basement bar on the weekends for crowds numbering in the single digits.
Why similar: Visual Novel 22.3%, Anime 11.7%, Cute 9.7%, Comedy 9.6%, Funny 9.3%
- #56 3rd eye
68% matchVery Positive87% of 328 reviews2019
Dev: 3rd eye projectPub: PLAYISM
Windows
A 2D exploration/horror game starring the Touhou Project's Koishi Komeiji. Use her Third Eye to explore a mental world entirely unlike reality.
Why similar: Adventure 61.1%, Psychological Horror 23%, Horror 15.9%
- #57 Tiny Bunny
62% 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 38.7%, Story Rich 11.6%, Psychological Horror 8.3%, Gore 8.1%, Horror 7.6%
- #58 ef - the latter tale. (All Ages)
67% matchVery Positive97% of 123 reviews2019
Dev: minoriPub: MangaGamer
Windows
In this direct continuation of "ef - the first tale", Yuu tells the tale of a young woman who has lost one of her eyes due to an accident, but who may have lost so much more beneath the surface.
Why similar: Visual Novel 36.5%, Adventure 19.7%, Anime 18.2%, Story Rich 13.3%, Sexual Content 10.4%
- #59 FATAL FRAME / PROJECT ZERO: Maiden of Black Water
66% matchVery Positive83% of 6,349 reviews2021
Dev: KOEI TECMO GAMES CO., LTD.
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 30.8 hrs≥1hr: 73%
“FATAL FRAME / PROJECT ZERO: Maiden of Black Water” comes to Steam for the first time to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the horror-adventure series FATAL FRAME / PROJECT ZERO. The game is set on sacred Mt. Hikami, a site of many mysterious and terrifying incidents.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 20.6%, Sexual Content 15.5%, Horror 15%, Psychological Horror 14.9%, Adventure 9%
- #60 Memory Girl +
63% matchVery Positive97% of 66 reviews2025
Dev: cream△Pub: Champloo Games
Windows
A tragic love story following Memori and her search for the missing "him."
Why similar: Visual Novel 28.5%, Cute 13.8%, Emotional 10.8%, Anime 10%, Story Rich 8.5%