- #1 Winter Novel
97% matchVery Positive84% of 606 reviews2016
Dev: DeXP
Windows · Linux
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 17.3 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Snow, dullness, depression. Constant dissatisfaction with work and superiors and feeling like there is no escape. Is this what life will always be? Perhaps… but I can always hope for change to be just around the corner!…
Why similar: Visual Novel 29.9%, Anime 23.2%, Romance 20.7%, Emotional 14%, Adventure 8.2%
- #2 Otaku's Adventure
96% matchVery Positive95% of 8,860 reviews2019
Dev: Spacelight Studio
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 12.9 hrs≥1hr: 85%
"Otaku's Adventure" is a different kind of AVG.The story tells of an Otaku who has been single for many years and thirst for love. While he inadvertently embarks on a fantastic journey, he eventually wins girls' love. The game combines storytelling with alternative TAKAGISM, and mini-games.
Why similar: Dating Sim 24.5%, Visual Novel 15.4%, Funny 11.5%, Anime 9.8%, Romance 8.8%
- #3 Without Romance
96% matchMostly Positive79% of 202 reviews2020
Dev: Moonlit Works
Windows · Mac · Linux
Fairy tale wish of a loveless girl
Why similar: Dating Sim 25.9%, Visual Novel 19.1%, Anime 12.6%, Romance 11.1%, Drama 10.2%
- #4 Tiny Shadows Interwoven Hearts
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 2,978 reviews2025
Dev: 土豆花制作组
Windows
Programmer Lin Mo is tired of his monotonous life. One day, he meets a mysterious girl at a café who hides many secrets. As lies and true feelings intertwine, can this chance encounter save him from his numb existence? A visual novel filled with "love and hope".
Why similar: Dating Sim 27.3%, Visual Novel 15.8%, Drama 10.2%, Anime 9.9%, Adventure 7.6%
- #5 Monologue: Winter melancholy
95% matchVery Positive83% of 76 reviews2023
Dev: ProjectKukuevo
Windows · Mac · Linux
In this short but profound story, you will discover that the New Year is not only fun, but also a time for self-reflection. Immerse yourself in an emotional journey that will leave you thoughtful and perhaps with a new perspective on the meaning of this holiday.
Why similar: Visual Novel 33.2%, Hand-drawn 14.4%, Drama 13.4%, Modern 13.4%, Adventure 10.7%
- #6 花落冬陽 Snowdreams -lost in winter-
94% matchVery Positive97% of 262 reviews2022
Dev: 觀象草圖 Astrolabe DraftPub: 觀象草圖 Astrolabe Draft
Windows
《花落冬陽》是一款以「夢想」與「思念」為主題的文字冒險遊戲。故事講述主角謝子臣在追尋作家之夢的過程中遭遇的困境,以及與夏芊帆、雪見兩名少女的戀愛故事。豐富的劇情、精緻的插畫、悠揚的音樂、搭配全中文語音,帶你體驗一段動人的台北冬季戀曲。
Why similar: Dating Sim 26%, Visual Novel 19%, Romance 13.4%, Anime 11.7%, Emotional 10.9%
- #7 Snowdome
93% matchVery Positive92% of 274 reviews2020
Dev: Lunatic Works
Windows · Mac
For Tan Yan, there is little hope his life will change. It's like his whole life is trapped inside a snowdome, unable to escape. But, what if, one day, he's given the chance to make a change?
Why similar: Lore-Rich 22.9%, Visual Novel 21.8%, Drama 20.2%, Anime 17.1%, Narration 7.1%
- #8 ef - the first tale. (All Ages)
92% matchVery Positive96% of 189 reviews2019
Dev: minoriPub: MangaGamer
Windows
Median: 7.1 hrsMean: 286.2 hrs≥1hr: 71%
What starts with a conversation between two long lost friends spills out into a captivating visual novel about four youths struggling to pursue their dreams and find their place in the world as love complicates everything.
Why similar: Drama 17.8%, Visual Novel 17.6%, Romance 16.4%, Emotional 12.3%, Anime 10%
- #9 The Princess of the Tower Wants a Hero
91% matchVery Positive94% of 144 reviews2022
Dev: AntaPub: Neoclassic Games
Windows · Mac
A sweet winter themed Otome Visual Novel about a princess of a tower who just wants a hero. … Except she ends up with a tone-deaf bard for a roommate, a sassy demon for a butler and no hero. Still stuck in a tower though.
Why similar: Visual Novel 30.5%, Romance 26.1%, Anime 19.2%, Adventure 6.7%, Multiple Endings 6.6%
- #10 Mr. Saitou
91% matchVery Positive96% of 496 reviews2023
Dev: Laura Shigihara
Windows · Mac · Linux
A short game about an average white-collar worker who struggles to find meaning in a life full of constant overtime and isolation. After an accident lands him in the hospital, Mr. Saitou is spirited away to a strange fantasy world where an unexpected friend takes him on a life-changing adventure.
Why similar: Point & Click 19.6%, Anime 19.1%, Emotional 18.9%, Funny 13.7%, Cute 12%
- #11 Wishful Journey:Love Across Time
89% matchVery Positive89% of 487 reviews2024
Dev: Hillhouse Holdings Limited
Windows
Xu yuan, who was a loser in real life traveled to an ancient palace. By transforming into the male protagonist, players will be in love with many beauties with different personalities, such as the unruly princess, the cold female assassin, embark on a love adventure that spans time and space.
Why similar: Dating Sim 35.6%, Visual Novel 22.5%, Drama 13.8%, Cute 8.1%, Multiple Endings 7.7%
- #12 Sepia Tears
90% matchVery Positive88% of 991 reviews2016
Dev: Scarlet String Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 30 minMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 32%
A visual novel about a memory that a boy named Mark tries very hard to forget, and a girl named Myra who unearths it.
Why similar: Dating Sim 14.1%, Modern 11.4%, Romance 10.5%, Visual Novel 10.5%, Hand-drawn 9%
- #13 Pine: A Story of Loss
88% matchMostly Positive80% of 209 reviews2024
Dev: Made Up GamesPub: Fellow Traveller
Windows · Mac
Alone in the forest glade he shared with his wife, a woodworker struggles to accept her passing. Help him hold on to cherished memories of their life together as he struggles to care for himself and his now empty home. Pine is a single-serving game focused on telling a beautiful, emotional tale.
Why similar: Point & Click 19.2%, Hand-drawn 19.2%, Romance 19%, Emotional 16%, Visual Novel 16%
- #14 Princess Evangile All Ages Version
89% matchVery Positive90% of 234 reviews2015
Dev: MOONSTONEPub: MangaGamer
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 65.7 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: Dating Sim 16.3%, Romance 15.2%, Visual Novel 12.9%, Anime 11.2%, Drama 10.1%
- #15 Notes of my silence
86% matchVery Positive98% of 66 reviews2023
Dev: Kostrum Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Plunge into the silence with Stephan, young musician that lost his hearing and, at the same time, the meaning of life.
Why similar: Idler 32.3%, Visual Novel 24.8%, Drama 17.7%, Anime 14.4%, Adventure 6.6%
- #16 Hibernation Day
86% matchVery Positive96% of 209 reviews2023
Dev: Ariorick
Windows · Mac
Hibernation Day is a short dialog based adventure with cozy visuals. It's about family and the problems we face trying to keep it afloat.
Why similar: Visual Novel 24.3%, Hand-drawn 22.4%, Funny 13%, Cute 13%, Comedy 11.3%
- #17 Changeling Tale
85% matchVery Positive98% of 237 reviews2023
Dev: Helmet Fox
Windows · Mac · Linux
Fantasy and reality collide in Changeling Tale, a story-rich visual novel about finding one's "true" self... and true love! Help a young man returning from war rebuild his life, kindle new romances, and reveal a secret that will forever transform the lives of those closest to him—literally!
Why similar: Dating Sim 35.2%, Visual Novel 26.8%, Romance 22.1%, Multiple Endings 6%, Story Rich 5.2%
- #18 Lonely in the Winter
87% matchVery Positive92% of 58 reviews2018
Dev: SoyeRPub: Araplay
Windows
Embark on the journey of Robbery Cold, a former soldier of the Kingdom of Thaltas, now living as a mercenary since a terrible tragedy struck his life, with his wife dying due to an incurable disease.
Why similar: Anime 34.6%, Adventure 21.8%, Funny 18.6%, Comedy 18.6%, Story Rich 6.4%
- #19 Cabin Fever
84% matchVery Positive96% of 480 reviews2021
Dev: Steamy Buns GamesPub: Sad Panda Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 72%
An off-grid cabin. A tech-savvy loner. One ray of sunshine in a bleak, ruined world. Cabin Fever is a slice-of-life visual novel with meaningful player choices, multiple endings to explore, and a story that will touch your heart.
Why similar: Dating Sim 32.3%, Visual Novel 22.9%, Romance 22.3%, Anime 7.9%, Cute 7.6%
- #20 Heaven's Hope - Special Edition
84% matchVery Positive85% of 128 reviews2016
Dev: Mosaic Mask Studio
Windows · Mac
Heaven’s Hope is a cleverly funny point ‘n click adventure! Angel Talorel has fallen from Heaven and crash landed in the small town of Heaven’s Hope. Embarking on a fun adventure with some new and unlikely companions Talorel tries to get back home – will you help him?
Why similar: Point & Click 42.5%, Hand-drawn 30%, Funny 11.7%, Adventure 11.3%, Multiple Endings 4.4%
- #21 Sand Castle
82% matchVery Positive94% of 99 reviews2022
Dev: Alice NowakPub: Unusual Meaning
Windows · Mac · Linux
A date on the beach, small talk, a little bit of nostalgia and an important decision. All of that taking place to the accompaniment of the summer breeze.
Why similar: Philosophical 11.9%, Dating Sim 11.1%, Drama 10.4%, Romance 10.2%, Visual Novel 10.1%
- #22 Fate/hollow ataraxia REMASTERED
79% 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: Point & Click 18.2%, Visual Novel 17.8%, Drama 11.7%, Anime 11.4%, Hand-drawn 11.3%
- #23 Kunado Chronicles
82% matchMostly Positive78% of 173 reviews2023
Dev: Purple SoftwarePub: Shiravune
Windows
Median: 13.1 hrsMean: 24.7 hrs≥1hr: 77%
The dragon is already dead. Help what's left of humanity learn how to live in this post-apocalyptic fantasy visual novel.
Why similar: Dating Sim 17.8%, Lore-Rich 15.1%, Visual Novel 12.4%, Romance 12.3%, Anime 9.8%
- #24 Edge of Reality
83% matchMostly Positive73% of 89 reviews2020
Dev: Moon EclipsePub: Conglomerate 5
Windows · Mac · Linux
It seems that there can be no more boring profession in the world than a pawnshop appraiser. But a meeting with a mysterious but pretty stranger changes Dan's idea of his job.
Why similar: Visual Novel 37.3%, Hand-drawn 21.5%, Anime 20.3%, Adventure 12.5%, Story Rich 8.3%
- #25 A Taste of the Past
79% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 1,768 reviews2022
Dev: Sondering Studio
Windows
What do you do when you lose someone you love? A Taste of the Past is an emotional sidescroller about reconnecting with your Chinese culture while navigating a train to the afterlife. Featuring a wholesome story, cooking minigames, and hope.
Why similar: Point & Click 21.5%, Visual Novel 18%, Hand-drawn 16.4%, Drama 15.3%, Anime 13.1%
- #26 Dragon Audit
81% matchVery Positive98% of 52 reviews2020
Dev: Archive Entertainment
Windows
A battle accountant storms the castle to rescue a princess, but accidentally rescues a lonely dragoness instead. 3D adventure inspired by classic point & clicks -- mixing comedy, light puzzle solving, and a heartfelt story.
Why similar: Point & Click 18.9%, Romance 17.2%, Drama 14.7%, Emotional 11.3%, Anime 9.1%
- #27 My Summer Adventure: Memories of Another Life — Day 1
80% 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 17.3%, Romance 16.8%, Drama 16.4%, Anime 13.4%, Emotional 10.5%
- #28 Alex's Hope & Alex's Solitude
78% matchVery Positive91% of 65 reviews2024
Dev: Violet Horizons Productions
Windows · Mac · Linux
A boy regains his hope and a girl finds herself in solitude. A kinetic novel that will take you through their darkest days and immerse you in their deepest emotions.
Why similar: Visual Novel 26.8%, Hand-drawn 25.2%, Anime 20.7%, Emotional 16.9%, Story Rich 5.5%
- #29 Finding Hope
81% matchMostly Positive72% of 79 reviews2017
Dev: Falling Star Studio
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 10.0 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Discover a new world in this quirky RPG full of colorful characters - a story of love and madness filled with twists and surprises!
Why similar: Adventure 100%
- #30 Snowman Story
76% matchVery Positive94% of 140 reviews2023
Dev: Odencat
Windows · Mac · Linux
Bundle up and get cozy with this warm winter tale about one snowman's journey to the North Pole. Can he make it there before spring arrives?
Why similar: Emotional 50.5%, Adventure 32.7%, Story Rich 16.7%
- #31 An Adventurer's Gallantry
77% matchVery Positive90% of 79 reviews2023
Dev: Zetsubou
Windows · Mac · Linux
Disgraced knight-in-training Oren gets a second chance at life as an adventurer in this fantasy visual novel.
Why similar: Visual Novel 49%, Anime 27.9%, Comedy 19.3%, Story Rich 3.8%
- #32 Yukikoi Melt
78% matchVery Positive92% of 83 reviews2020
Dev: FrontwingPub: Frontwing USA
Windows
"Yukikoi Melt" is a visual novel about a young man's life in the Winter Country. Miharu, a winter hater, and the girls of the Winter Club find their lives intertwined when he moves to snowy Yubane. Can their warmth melt his heart?
Why similar: Visual Novel 20.8%, Romance 18.5%, Anime 15.5%, Drama 12.2%, Cute 10.5%
- #33 Hello my World! Lily.
75% matchVery Positive93% of 55 reviews2025
Dev: Black Leaf Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
"Hello my World! Lily." is a visual novel about a programmer who finds an unusual way to cope with loneliness and routine. But after a while, his imagination and actions go too far, and the line between reality and fantasy begins to melt rapidly.
Why similar: Idler 30.6%, Visual Novel 20.2%, Anime 13.5%, Hand-drawn 10.9%, Adventure 10.1%
- #34 Hookah Haze
74% matchVery Positive93% of 1,294 reviews2024
Dev: ACQUIRE Corp.Pub: Aniplex Inc.
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 9.2 hrs≥1hr: 78%
It's the year 2xxx. The inexperienced Toru Sumiki lands a job managing Hookah Haze, a new hookah lounge on the outskirts of Akihabara, where they meet three eccentric girls. The story unfolds as the girls gradually open up to them, connecting through their fondness for hookah...
Why similar: Dating Sim 21.9%, Point & Click 17.1%, Visual Novel 15.6%, Drama 10.9%, Anime 10.8%
- #35 Yukiiro Sign
76% matchVery Positive88% of 74 reviews2023
Dev: Wonder FoolPub: Shiravune
Windows
A story of three girls and one season in the snowy town of Minamiouse.
Why similar: Visual Novel 22%, Emotional 14.5%, Drama 13.4%, Cute 9.4%, Comedy 9.3%
- #36 My Summer Adventure: Memories of Another Life
74% matchVery Positive91% of 132 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: Drama 16.3%, Romance 16.1%, Visual Novel 15.9%, Anime 12.6%, Emotional 11.2%
- #37 Until Then
70% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 15,382 reviews2024
Dev: Polychroma GamesPub: Maximum Entertainment
Windows · Linux
Median: 7.6 hrsMean: 11.4 hrs≥1hr: 80%
A fateful meeting sets off a chain reaction, upending Mark's life. People disappear and memories prove unreliable. Uncover a hidden truth with Mark and his friends in this narrative adventure and race to unravel the mystery before it's too late.
Why similar: Visual Novel 29.4%, Drama 22.8%, Emotional 19.8%, Romance 14.2%, Story Rich 6.2%
- #38 SnowNight
75% matchVery Positive92% of 394 reviews2018
Dev: Hollowings
Windows
This is a small, warm story that happened in the winter. Two people who met by chance, because of each other's existence, and then felt more past that had not been deliberately remembered - After telling the story, I finally ushered in the day when the first snow fell.
Why similar: Dating Sim 28.9%, Visual Novel 26%, Anime 17.7%, Romance 17.3%, Adventure 10.1%
- #39 Fairy Tale About Father Frost, Ivan and Nastya
77% matchMixed68% of 147 reviews2014
Dev: Bohemia Interactive
Windows
Median: 24 minMean: 9.2 hrs≥1hr: 39%
Inspired by reading more than one thousand Russian fairy tales, this is a story about love, spite, greed, modesty, humility and seeking. It is divided into four acts - according to the four seasons. That means you'll visit some of the game locations several times, but every time at a different season and in a different time of day.
Why similar: Point & Click 61.8%, Adventure 38.2%
- #40 我的高冷女友 MY COLD GIRLFRIEND
71% matchVery Positive84% of 274 reviews2025
Dev: SuiKa SoftPub: LoveStoryProject
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 84%
What's It Like to Have a Girlfriend with a Hidden Side? 💙A romantic comedy visual novel set in a modern campus, where a dare leads to an unexpected relationship with a cold beauty—and a sweet, chaotic cohabitation begins.
Why similar: Dating Sim 19.8%, Modern 14.5%, Visual Novel 13.5%, Romance 13.2%, Anime 10.6%
- #41 BROK - Natal Tail, A New Christmas
70% matchVery Positive97% of 130 reviews2024
Dev: COWCAT
Windows · Mac
A Christmas tale set in the world of BROK the InvestiGator, presented as a visual novel.
Why similar: Visual Novel 36.7%, Hand-drawn 30.8%, Cute 19.8%, Adventure 12.7%
- #42 WHITE ALBUM: Memories like Falling Snow
70% matchVery Positive94% of 854 reviews2023
Dev: AQUAPLUSPub: DMM GAMES
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 36.9 hrs≥1hr: 63%
The classic visual novel from AQUAPLUS that launched one of Japan's most beloved franchises, WHITE ALBUM is a story of love in many forms. Will a couple cling together, or drift apart on the cold wind? The album of their relationship will be as white as snow, and as poignant.
Why similar: Dating Sim 22.1%, Visual Novel 16.6%, Romance 15.7%, Anime 10.7%, Drama 7.2%
- #43 The Crown of Leaves
71% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,216 reviews2018
Dev: LingrimmPub: The Broken Horn
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Roui, a resilient city dandy, a half-educated jeweler and the author of scientific magic articles, was met with a colossal failure and must return to his homeland Latori.
Why similar: Point & Click 26.2%, Visual Novel 24.8%, Hand-drawn 17.7%, Emotional 10.6%, Adventure 7.8%
- #44 Dream Girlfriend: Doomer Girl
72% matchMostly Positive75% of 76 reviews2023
Dev: Banana Slime
Windows
Dream Girlfriend: Doomer Girl is an adult visual novel that will tell the story about the Doomer's gray life and his journey to find happiness.
Why similar: Dating Sim 20.2%, Visual Novel 13.3%, Philosophical 12.1%, Drama 11.8%, Romance 10.2%
- #45 Once'
73% matchVery Positive88% of 171 reviews2019
Dev: Once重置制作室Pub: JingtuStudio
Windows · Mac
This is a visual novel about 60 minutes in length, telling a story of memories."Once'" is a story which will recall the experience of many individuals. Regardless of if you're in your springtime of life having full of dreams for the future, or if you're a matured adult who has already stepped into the society and owns a family,...
Why similar: Adventure 100%
- #46 ArcticBoy: The Interactive Story
73% matchMostly Positive72% of 116 reviews2021
Dev: TopSkyGames
Windows
A touching story of a young programmer Alexey. One day he meets a girl through a joke site, but who would have thought that Alexei would not be laughing at all. Take a pack of sushi rolls, saddle a snowmobile and go on a long journey to your princess.
Why similar: Drama 33.8%, Visual Novel 27.5%, Romance 14.3%, Funny 13.7%, Adventure 10.6%
- #47 The Princess, the Stray Cat, and Matters of the Heart
72% matchVery Positive91% of 365 reviews2019
Dev: TOKYOTOON
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 88.2 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Once upon a time, after his mother passed away, a boy called Nora felt all alone in the world. He spent every day with his unique and kind hearted friends until one fateful day, he had a chance encounter with a princess from the Netherworld.
Why similar: Dating Sim 20.3%, Romance 14.6%, Visual Novel 13.8%, Drama 11.5%, Anime 11.3%
- #48 If On A Winter's Night, Four Travelers
69% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,656 reviews2021
Dev: Dead Idle Games
Windows · Linux
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 76%
If On A Winter's Night, Four Travelers is a narrative-driven point-and-click adventure with horror elements that explores the stories of four characters in a masked ball taking place aboard a train in the late 1920s.
Why similar: Point & Click 42.9%, Drama 24.3%, Emotional 17.9%, Story Rich 7.8%, Adventure 7.1%
- #49 Furry Shakespeare: Dashing Dinosaurs & Sexy Centaurs: Winter's Tale
73% matchVery Positive85% of 53 reviews2019
Dev: Stegalosaurus Game Development
Windows · Linux
Do you like sappy holiday movies? Well, now you're in one. Save the day with your band of holiday elves.
Why similar: Dating Sim 40%, Visual Novel 25.4%, Comedy 12.7%, Funny 11.4%, Story Rich 5.4%
- #50 This Winter of Ours
67% matchVery Positive99% of 132 reviews2025
Dev: VARIA
Windows · Mac · Linux
Alone as two, together as one - A fantasy/yuri visual novel telling the story of two girls traversing a snow covered forest and growing closer.
Why similar: Visual Novel 31.6%, Anime 24%, Romance 15.9%, Emotional 15.7%, Adventure 11.8%
- #51 My Slow Life with the Princess Knight and Her Devoted Handmaiden
69% matchVery Positive93% of 91 reviews2023
Dev: WafflePub: Shiravune
Windows
Garland used to be a formidable adventurer... But then he was betrayed and left for dead. Now he has a reputation as the Dragon Survivor and no one left in the world he can rely on. When he brings two beautiful servants into his life to tend his wounds, will he learn to open his heart again?
Why similar: Romance 24.3%, Visual Novel 22.7%, Hand-drawn 16.9%, Anime 16.9%, Cute 10.8%
- #52 Urban Tale
71% matchMixed69% of 223 reviews2021
Dev: WASD Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Urban Tale is a realistic, vibrant and unique RPG that will allow you to fulfil your dreams, and pursue your most wanted goals in life. You start from scratch, having nothing in the city where you can meet a lot of people, that can help you throughout your adventure. Your goal is to succeed in life.
Why similar: Cute 56.6%, Adventure 43.4%
- #53 HOPE LEFT ME
66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 818 reviews2023
Dev: AstrophysicsPub: .orphans
Windows · Linux
Median: 42 minMean: 1.8 hrs≥1hr: 27%
You wake up in a mysterious place, alone and freezing to death, the only person around seems to be a weird girl with a long sleeve soviet jersey.
Why similar: Philosophical 41%, Visual Novel 37.6%, Anime 16.4%, Multiple Endings 4.9%
- #54 Eternal Hope
69% matchVery Positive83% of 427 reviews2020
Dev: Doublehit GamesPub: Kwalee
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Eternal Hope is a puzzle platformer game that follows the story of Ti’bi – a boy who must embark on a journey of love and hope to find his beloved’s soul.
Why similar: Romance 40.1%, Emotional 28.9%, Adventure 16.1%, Story Rich 14.8%
- #55 If My Heart Had Wings
68% matchVery Positive92% of 4,609 reviews2014
Dev: MoeNovel
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 46.1 hrs≥1hr: 89%
An animated visual novel of a lovely and bittersweet tale of youth, you play as Aoi Minase in this romantic-comedy as he meets various young girls in his hometown and works together with them to revive their school’s glider-flying “Soaring Club” in order to realize their shared dream of flight.
Why similar: Dating Sim 21.6%, Point & Click 16.6%, Romance 15.3%, Visual Novel 14.9%, Anime 10.8%
- #56 Room of Depression
67% matchMostly Positive75% of 800 reviews2023
Dev: FirePillar2Pub: IndieArk
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 1.3 hrs≥1hr: 69%
"Same encounter, different world." Moon is a young woman who lives an ordinary city life as an office worker. However, because she suffers from depression, she reacts and deals with things in a way that is very different from regular city folk.
Why similar: Drama 26.1%, Emotional 18.5%, Visual Novel 16.4%, Romance 12.3%, Cute 11.6%
- #57 Happy New Year, Zeliria!
68% matchVery Positive90% of 124 reviews2020
Dev: Salangan GamesPub: Phoenix_co
Windows · Mac · Linux
This is a New Year's fairy tale and at the same time a small spin-off of the first part of the game Zeliria Sactuary.
Why similar: Visual Novel 29.5%, Anime 20.6%, Hand-drawn 14.7%, Adventure 10.8%, Cute 9.1%
- #58 A Traveler to unknown Thule
67% matchVery Positive90% of 63 reviews2023
Dev: komasukePub: Nostia
Windows · Mac
Adventure Game Traveling around Iceland
Why similar: Dating Sim 31.6%, Anime 16.3%, Visual Novel 16.1%, Drama 11.1%, Adventure 7.7%
- #59 A HERO AND A GARDEN
67% matchVery Positive95% of 77 reviews2022
Dev: npckc
Windows · Mac · Linux
Play as a fairytale hero and help him garden, since saving the princess didn't go that well. A fantasy gardening visual novel and clicker game.
Why similar: Visual Novel 34.8%, Emotional 21.4%, Anime 18.5%, Cute 17.8%, Story Rich 7.5%
- #60 Trinoline All Ages Version
68% matchVery Positive89% of 153 reviews2019
Dev: minoriPub: MangaGamer
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 26.8 hrs≥1hr: 83%
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: Dating Sim 15.6%, Visual Novel 14.3%, Drama 13.7%, Romance 12.3%, Anime 11.1%