- #1 Endless Monday: Dreams and Deadlines
97% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 1,926 reviews2023
Dev: hcnone
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 75%
"Endless Monday: Dreams and Deadlines" - In this short story from the Endless Monday, Penny, a mild-mannered corporate grunt, spends a weekend at the office in an effort to finish her project on time while overcoming distractions from coworkers, space aliens, imaginary friends, and herself.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 14.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.9%, Visual Novel 13%, Choices Matter 10.5%, Multiple Endings 9.5%
- #2 Endless Monday: In Progress
96% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: hcnone
Windows · Mac · Linux
"Endless Monday: In Progress" - New job, new Penny. Our favorite former corporate grunt is back, and working hard to live the dream! But as she struggles to keep the dream alive, she'll need all the help she can get, from friends, angry ex-coworkers, the past, and beyond.
Why similar: Visual Novel 14.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.4%, Interactive Fiction 14%, Choices Matter 13.8%, Multiple Endings 11.8%
- #3 Tale of android after the Apocalypse
96% matchPositive84% of 19 reviews2025
Dev: Team Moko App.
Windows
Niluas, an android who suddenly activated 276 years after the extinction of humanity. With her AI, Naive, she seeks lost memories, her activation's mystery, and humanity's extinction's cause. Facing enigmatic foes and hostile androids, she quests for truth about her existence and the desolate world.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 14.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.1%, Choices Matter 10.1%, Visual Novel 10%, Multiple Endings 9%
- #4 Girl Werewolf Hamlet Saves Christmas
95% matchNo user reviews2025
Dev: Stegaloaurus Game Development
Windows · Linux
Guide Hamlet (now a Girl *and* a Werewolf) as she deals with a murder mystery, a usurped throne, and a cursed sledding competition. Her emotions are your stats, so.... emote wisely. Or impulsively. Or with shame. It’s her kingdom. Everyone else is just tolerated in it.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 16.1%, Visual Novel 13.7%, Choices Matter 12.4%, Female Protagonist 10.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.1%
- #5 Dead Detention (Rescribbled)
94% match7 user reviews100% of 7 reviews2024
Dev: Jack Astral
Windows
DEAD DETENTION is a scribbly interactive story about a nerdy teen turned dooms day survivor! Play as 14 year old Max as he tries to escape his high school during a deadly zombie pandemic! Will he and his new friends get to safety?!
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 15.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.7%, Visual Novel 12%, Female Protagonist 10.8%, Choices Matter 10.4%
- #6 Negligee: Spring Clean
94% matchMixed64% of 28 reviews2021
Dev: Dharker Studios
Windows
The girls of the Lingerie shop are back and they are in for their toughest day of the year, a mega sale event! How will the girls handle things, you get to decide not only how the sale goes but who you will control in this adult yuri/lesbian themed multi-routed visual novel game.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 12.5%, Interactive Fiction 12.2%, Visual Novel 9.7%, Female Protagonist 8.4%, Choices Matter 8.4%
- #7 KONOSUBA - God's Blessing on this Wonderful World! Love For These Clothes Of Desire!
93% matchVery Positive87% of 281 reviews2024
Dev: MAGES. Inc.Pub: PQube
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 107.5 hrs≥1hr: 81%
It's time for a Visual Novel Quest with a twist! Join Kazuma, a reincarnated adventurer, and spend turbulent days with his unfortunate party members. Prepare for waifus, dress-up and resource management and get ready for an Isekai comedy that’s out of this world!
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 10.7%, Visual Novel 10.6%, Interactive Fiction 10.3%, Anime 9.9%, Choices Matter 9.5%
- #8 How should I keep a house squeaky clean, with a filthy little neighbour ghost?
92% matchNo user reviews
Dev: podval01
Windows · Mac · Linux
“How should I keep a house squeaky clean, with a filthy little neighbour ghost?” - is a short story about a robotic cat maid trying to clean an apartment where a dirty ghost has taken up vengeance.
Why similar: Visual Novel 15.6%, Female Protagonist 13.5%, Comedy 11.4%, Choices Matter 10.3%, Relaxing 10.1%
- #9 Cain × Nica
91% matchVery Positive82% of 73 reviews2024
Dev: Aleksey Izimov
Windows · Mac
"Cain x Nica" is a post-apocalyptic story of love, sacrifice and the unbreakable human spirit. In the world of eternal winter, Cain and his little sister Nica do their best to fight the poverty and find happiness. And they'll get there, no matter what it takes. Game length - 8-10 hours.
Why similar: Visual Novel 17.1%, Choices Matter 15%, Anime 12.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.6%, Atmospheric 8.6%
- #10 WTC : Recruitment Day
91% match8 user reviews63% of 8 reviews2022
Dev: Triority Interactive Novels
Windows · Mac · Linux
After Grendel Jinx is mugged, she chases after the thief, determined to retrieve her possessions - and also recruit the person responsible
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 16.4%, Visual Novel 12.1%, Choices Matter 11.2%, Female Protagonist 11%, Multiple Endings 10%
- #11 Margaret's Little Shop of Wonders
90% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Possum 5Pub: Abiding Bridge
Windows
Gardening and magic are meeting in Margaret’s Little Shop of Wonders. Play as Margaret, a young witch who just opened her own flower shop, and fulfill the peculiar requests of her strange customers!
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 15.8%, Choices Matter 12.6%, Visual Novel 12.6%, Female Protagonist 11%, Choose Your Own Adventure 7.6%
- #12 Summer Days
89% matchMostly Positive76% of 29 reviews2020
Dev: Dharker Studios
Windows
Briana has been craving some time off all summer and finally with her shoot wrapped for hiatus she can relax at her summer cottage on the lake. To really enjoy herself she even drags her female co-stars along for the ride.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 13.6%, Interactive Fiction 13.2%, Visual Novel 10.7%, Female Protagonist 9.6%, Choices Matter 7.9%
- #13 Beneath Her Starry Sky
89% match6 user reviews100% of 6 reviews2023
Dev: Sylphsong, Inc.
Windows
A fantasy/adventure visual novel - as Freya Fae, track down the master assassin Orick Genn before he brings ruin to your home city. Rely on faithful companions and make friends with the citizens as you encounter dangers lurking through the streets.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 12.7%, Interactive Fiction 11.9%, Visual Novel 10.4%, Multiple Endings 9.7%, Female Protagonist 9.7%
- #14 Blackthorn Witch
88% match9 user reviews100% of 9 reviews2024
Dev: BDOneArt
Windows · Mac · Linux
A psychological horror story set in the town of Blackthorn; a place that lives in constant fear of a witch. The two main suspects? Levi’s mom and sister! His only lifelines to the outside world. Can they live a peaceful life? Or will they be dragged down by the dying town?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 16.2%, Visual Novel 12.7%, Choices Matter 11.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.8%, Multiple Endings 10.8%
- #15 This Magical Girl is a B☆tch
87% matchVery Positive99% of 144 reviews2024
Dev: Pastel Magic
Windows · Mac · Linux
A magical girl visual novel about giving middle-schoolers way too much power. Make (bad) choices, fight unexpected enemies, and maybe learn a lesson or two...
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 13.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.4%, Visual Novel 10.4%, Choices Matter 10%, Female Protagonist 9.5%
- #16 Pulse of Love
86% match9 user reviews40% of 10 reviews2023
Dev: SweetDreams
Windows
"Pulse of Love" is a captivating visual novel set in the vibrant world of the Korean K-pop scene drama. Experience the exhilarating journey of love, passion, and self-discovery as you navigate the highs and lows of fame.
Why similar: Visual Novel 14.8%, Choices Matter 14.7%, Multiple Endings 13.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.6%, Story Rich 9.5%
- #17 summer story
86% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: karol_thegame
Windows · Linux
Summer Story: An adventure game where you investigate and make choices that shape the story.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 16.5%, Interactive Fiction 16.4%, Visual Novel 12.3%, Female Protagonist 10.8%, Choices Matter 8.8%
- #18 Koko's Cafe
85% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: PluviiArt
Windows · Mac · Linux
Serve coffee and befriend customers as you learn their story in this coming-of-age visual novel.
Why similar: Visual Novel 13.8%, Interactive Fiction 12.1%, Female Protagonist 12%, Anime 11.2%, Choices Matter 10.8%
- #19 Rewrite+
84% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 697 reviews2021
Dev: VisualArts/KeyPub: Sekai Project
Windows
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 61.1 hrs≥1hr: 79%
In this city built upon the ideal coexistence of civilization and the environment, Tennouji Kotarou spends his days with his friends, Kanbe Kotori and Yoshino Haruhiko. In this peaceful city, a tumultuous event shakes the foundations of Kazamatsuri once a year.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 16.9%, Visual Novel 15.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.4%, Anime 13.6%, Comedy 7.8%
- #20 SINce Memories: Off The Starry Sky
82% matchPositive81% of 37 reviews2024
Dev: MAGES. Inc.Pub: PQube
Windows
Follow the story of Junya, lost in his own world but soft-hearted and ready to help those in need, his close friends try to keep him grounded following the tragic loss of his brother. Trying to move on from his grief, focusing on his studies and his work, he loses himself in trying to help others.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 17.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.4%, Anime 10.1%, Comedy 8%, Management 7.7%
- #21 Refind Self: The Personality Test Game
82% matchVery Positive88% of 3,694 reviews2023
Dev: LizardryPub: PLAYISM
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 2.2 hrs≥1hr: 69%
Games can really show someone's personality, don't you think? By way of a simple exploration-based adventure, this data-science game analyzes your actions to estimate your personality.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 16.2%, Visual Novel 12.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12%, Female Protagonist 11.5%, Choices Matter 9.5%
- #22 Future Mirror
83% matchPositive100% of 12 reviews2022
Dev: 皐月の夢Pub: LocaGames
Windows
"Ten years from now, I will be dead..." A coming-of-age fantasy adventure tale, Future Mirror is a visual novel that explores fate and the choices that affect our future, tragedy, relationships, and happiness.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 15.9%, Interactive Fiction 15.8%, Visual Novel 12%, Female Protagonist 10.7%, Choices Matter 10.4%
- #23 My Sweet Confession
84% matchMostly Positive75% of 16 reviews2020
Dev: Snowhaven Studios
Windows · Mac
The hapless, love-struck Ichika made a big mistake, and she might have ruined her friendship with Hana forever. With the help of her classmate Ayumi, can she work her own feelings out in time to show Hana how she really feels? A soft, comedic romance with big personalities and a tinge of melodrama.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 14.6%, Interactive Fiction 14%, Visual Novel 10.7%, Female Protagonist 9.5%, Choices Matter 8.3%
- #24 Single Forever
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Acey Entertainment
Windows · Mac
"This is not a dating sim."You play as Red, an intern Cupid on the verge of losing both your job and your life. Your mission? Help Lia, a 29-year-old romance rookie, find her first love. Can you survive this near-impossible challenge?
Why similar: Choices Matter 14.7%, Visual Novel 13.3%, Female Protagonist 12.8%, Interactive Fiction 11.6%, Anime 10.3%
- #25 Good Gaijin, Bad Gaijin
81% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Wamill
Windows
You’ve just landed in Japan with nothing but a suitcase and a lot to learn. Navigate cultural minefields, engage with a cast of local characters, and decide what kind of visitor you want to be. Part social simulator, part cinematic journey—it’s time to choose your own adventure.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 18.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.6%, Visual Novel 13.4%, Choices Matter 12.4%, Anime 8%
- #26 プリンセス×オーディエンス
79% matchPositive93% of 28 reviews2024
Dev: Nyamoli@
Windows
選択肢を間違えると即エンディング!?ドS狼プリンセスから質問攻めされる短編ゲーム
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 24.5%, Visual Novel 16.8%, Multiple Endings 12.6%, Choices Matter 11.2%, Anime 9.6%
- #27 I Did It ALL for the COOKIE!
79% matchPositive89% of 18 reviews2024
Dev: Paul RodenburgPub: Rodenburg Films Ltd
Windows · Mac
You are hanging out at a festive Christmas party when your eyes discover the most perfect Christmas confectionery ever! You must have it!... but someone already has it! What will you be willing to do, to get your Christmas wish?
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 18.5%, Visual Novel 16.8%, Multiple Endings 13.1%, Interactive Fiction 11.6%, Choices Matter 10.7%
- #28 Water Girls
80% matchMostly Positive70% of 10 reviews2021
Dev: Dharker Studios
Windows
Visit a variety of water attractions with Jasmin, Celia and Brianna as they strive to have a day of fun together in this Fun yuri/lesbian LGBTQ+ visual novel game.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 15.4%, Interactive Fiction 14.4%, Female Protagonist 11%, Visual Novel 10.9%, Choices Matter 9.7%
- #29 Wild Angels | Episode 1
78% matchPositive95% of 37 reviews2024
Dev: Remus
Windows
An interactive visual novel about a mysterious gang who decided to break the law.
Why similar: Visual Novel 15%, Interactive Fiction 14.5%, Anime 13.2%, Comedy 11.7%, Choices Matter 8.4%
- #30 Fateful Mages
78% match9 user reviews90% of 10 reviews2023
Dev: spunsprung
Windows
Relaxing 2d puzzle game where you unlock characters and stories through solving puzzles and decide their fate in a magical but unforgiving world.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 13.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.1%, Anime 10.4%, Multiple Endings 10.3%, Choices Matter 9.6%
- #31 Vivian and Kyuma
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Skylight Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
A short visual novel featuring elements inspired by the Princess and the Frog with a cultivation twist. Spend time with a cute little snake and have some fun together as you make decisions to determine the fate of a young goddess.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 14.2%, Interactive Fiction 13.1%, Visual Novel 12.9%, Comedy 10.5%, Choices Matter 9.6%
- #32 Melia Keys In... Quantum Decade
77% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2023
Dev: Little Nous Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
It's hard being a weeb in your 20's... especially when an alien fangirl from space mistakes you for her favorite character!
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 15.6%, Visual Novel 11.7%, Female Protagonist 10.8%, Multiple Endings 9.7%, Choices Matter 9.4%
- #33 Pick My Heart Chapter 2
76% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2025
Dev: Secret GamesPub: RedDeer.Games
Windows
Discover the continuation of Sota's unusual love story in a world where mythology encounters reality.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 14%, Visual Novel 13.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.1%, Anime 12.1%, Female Protagonist 11%
- #34 A YEAR OF SPRINGS
75% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 952 reviews2021
Dev: npckc
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Experience the stories of Haru, Erika, and Manami, a trio of friends navigating their feelings of love, connection, and just wanting to belong.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 13%, Visual Novel 12.8%, Female Protagonist 9.4%, Choices Matter 9.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 8.8%
- #35 LOVEPICAL-POPPY!
73% matchVery Positive96% of 340 reviews2025
Dev: SMEEPub: Kagami Games
Windows
Median: 7.7 hrsMean: 34.0 hrs≥1hr: 88%
From renowned Japanese visual novel brand SMEE, LOVEPICAL-POPPY!, the ultimate moege, arrives on Steam! Made for SMEE’s 15th anniversary and celebrating 150k+ sales, it keeps the brand’s signature sweetness while adding life-sim gameplay and a unique story progression system.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 19%, Visual Novel 18.6%, Anime 14%, Interactive Fiction 11.4%, Comedy 9.1%
- #36 Information conveyed Information received
74% match3 user reviews67% of 3 reviews2026
Dev: ほんわかふわふわ
Windows
You are an AD intern at a TV studio aiming to secure a job offer. During a live talk show, you must give directions using cue cards. Convey information based on the situation to keep things running smoothly, boost audience favorability toward the guest, and earn your offer through your performance.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 21.3%, Visual Novel 18.5%, Anime 10.9%, Multiple Endings 10.2%, Female Protagonist 9.1%
- #37 Syrup and the Ultimate Sweet
73% matchVery Positive97% of 69 reviews2025
Dev: NomnomNami
Windows · Mac · Linux
A candy alchemist finds a candy golem in her basement workshop...
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 19.3%, Visual Novel 14.7%, Female Protagonist 12.3%, Multiple Endings 11.8%, Choices Matter 7.9%
- #38 Slippery Flippers: Episode One - Amulet of the Gods
76% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2023
Dev: Snowhaven Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
A group of thieves have found their next gig: a museum holding the "Amulet of the Gods," a mysterious artifact said to contain godlike power inside of it. It's sitting there, just asking to be stolen. With law enforcement on the prowl, will the crew's leader, Orlando, lead them to riches or ruin?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 17.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.4%, Visual Novel 13.5%, Choices Matter 11.6%, Multiple Endings 9.9%
- #39 Where are you, Cinderella?
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: KimiNako
Windows · Linux
Where are you, Cinderella? is a visual novel about Vietnamese culture and the world of entertainment. Will you be able to find the lost shoe’s owner? Or, will you find your shoe?
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 14.9%, Interactive Fiction 14.3%, Choices Matter 12.8%, Visual Novel 12.5%, Multiple Endings 11.3%
- #40 Parallels: Year One
74% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2024
Dev: Resquita Productions
Windows
Parallels: Year One is a visual novel that will take you on a journey through one relationship in five parallel worlds. Join Ron and Jessica on a journey to see each other from a new perspective.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 23.7%, Visual Novel 16%, Female Protagonist 14.3%, Choices Matter 11.1%, Multiple Endings 9.4%
- #41 Lazulight: By Your Side
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Lazulight Anniversary ProjectsPub: Vtuber Fan World
Windows · Mac · Linux
Experience school life with the members of Lazulight in this unofficial free fan-game. Go through a story full of ups and downs as you face new challenges and overcome your problems with the help of your new friends.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 18.9%, Visual Novel 18.6%, Anime 15.4%, Choices Matter 10.4%, Multiple Endings 8.7%
- #42 Vespa's Test
72% matchVery Positive94% of 51 reviews2022
Dev: Lepisoft
Windows
Vespa's Test is a short, relaxing personality test based on real psychological research. Answer a multitude of thought-provoking questions, and receive a vision tailored to your answers; what, in life, is holding you back?
Why similar: Choices Matter 17.6%, Interactive Fiction 14.5%, Relaxing 14.3%, Multiple Endings 13%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.4%
- #43 The Story about princess 8 out of 10
70% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Kenchikuka
Windows
Once upon a time, there was a perfectly average princess — 8/10 at best. No singing animals, no magical destiny. Just an annoying father-king and a whole bunch of creepy barons trying to marry her off.
Why similar: Visual Novel 20.1%, Female Protagonist 16.4%, Relaxing 10.5%, Choices Matter 10.3%, Multiple Endings 10.2%
- #44 Change the World
72% matchMostly Positive77% of 13 reviews2020
Dev: Tea Leaf Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Human belief has the power to change reality. For millennia, alien races have been visiting Earth, gaining supernatural abilities and fantastic wealth by exploiting this remarkable power. But humans are advancing, and many aliens now find themselves leaving Earth with nothing but debts and regrets.
Why similar: Visual Novel 18.5%, Interactive Fiction 16.4%, Multiple Endings 15.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.4%, Story Rich 9.7%
- #45 Debauched Memories
70% matchPositive83% of 46 reviews2024
Dev: Aleksey Izimov
Windows · Mac · Linux
The emptiness of the chosen path entangles souls, preventing them from moving forward. The quiet, unbearably gentle withering continues, and only hope can stop it. Only hope can bring the smile to her face once more. "Debauched Memories" is a non-linear visual novel with multiple endings.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 21.3%, Visual Novel 15.9%, Choices Matter 10.4%, Multiple Endings 8.8%, Anime 7.1%
- #46 Paper Shakespeare 3: Girl Werewolf Hamlet Absolutely Solves the War of the Roses
70% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Stegalosaurus Game Development
Windows · Linux
Guide a squad of ten young adults through a kingdom on the brink of war! Navigate court politics, deadly rivalries, and magical chaos between Humans, Fae, and Werewolves... where every choice can make or break your future.
Why similar: Visual Novel 16.7%, Choices Matter 13.9%, Interactive Fiction 13.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.8%, Comedy 11%
- #47 Pick My Heart Chapter 1
69% match5 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2025
Dev: Secret GamesPub: RedDeer.Games
Windows
Fall in love… with a goddess?! In this visual novel divinely beautiful girls will steal your heart!
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 14.3%, Visual Novel 13.1%, Anime 12.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.8%, Female Protagonist 11.2%
- #48 Princess Evangile All Ages Version
71% matchVery Positive90% of 235 reviews2015
Dev: MOONSTONEPub: MangaGamer
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 65.5 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: Choose Your Own Adventure 11.8%, Anime 11.7%, Visual Novel 11.6%, Choices Matter 10.6%, Multiple Endings 9.9%
- #49 Song of Life
71% match6 user reviews50% of 6 reviews2021
Dev: Experience Game Studio
Windows
A small visual novel about the adventures of a guy named Leon, who wants to change his past. During his school years, a lot of interesting things happened, there were a lot of girls, and where is all this now… That's what Leon thought until he found an amulet that could send him back several years.
Why similar: Visual Novel 17.9%, Interactive Fiction 13.2%, Multiple Endings 12.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.7%, Choices Matter 11.4%
- #50 Pawsky
68% matchPositive100% of 11 reviews2025
Dev: SimDevs
Windows · Linux
Welcome to a whimsical animal adventure in which your choices shape the story and the world reacts to your actions!
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 16.7%, Interactive Fiction 16.4%, Choices Matter 13.6%, Visual Novel 11.3%, Relaxing 9.9%
- #51 Elisa: the Innkeeper
71% matchMixed70% of 164 reviews2017
Dev: Neoclassic Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Inspired by the Italian culture and taking place in a western Fantasy setting, our visual novel introduces the story of Elisa, a beautiful owner of an inn, struggling with the amorous proposal of honorable Knights, high born Princes and rich Merchants.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 15.9%, Interactive Fiction 15.4%, Visual Novel 12.1%, Female Protagonist 10.5%, Choices Matter 9.7%
- #52 Adventurers Guild Receptionist
69% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Studio LITTE
Windows
Always wanted a fantasy world desk job?! Manage eccentric adventurers like a lazy witch, tsundere fairy & useless bard! Approve quests, keep them alive, pay off Elfie's crippling tax debt, and rake in gold for the Guild!
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 19.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.5%, Visual Novel 14.3%, Anime 10%, Comedy 8%
- #53 Three Wishes
67% matchVery Positive100% of 84 reviews2025
Dev: Kyuppin
Windows · Mac · Linux
Ever wonder what the little sisters of famous idols get up to in their free time? Get ready for an adventure full of headpats and wish-driven insanity! Discover 12+ endings in this visual novel that pushes the genre beyond its limits.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 15.8%, Interactive Fiction 13.9%, Funny 12.4%, Anime 12.1%, Cute 10.9%
- #54 Destino Indomable
67% matchPositive93% of 15 reviews2025
Dev: Megalixir GamesPub: JanduSoft
Windows
In Destino Indomable, you're the hot new actress tasked with playing the main character in a telenovela! This is a wild visual novel inspired by the craziest Latin soap operas, filled with humor, drama, romance, horses, handsome men, Spanglish and slaps!
Why similar: Visual Novel 14.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.4%, Character Customization 12.1%, Choices Matter 11.9%, Interactive Fiction 10.6%
- #55 7 Days Of Rose
69% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2022
Dev: Cross Game Studio
Windows · Linux
What happens when the self-proclaimed "most boring guy ever" meets a girl who's anything but that? Why, rom-com mischief of course! Travel to a tropical island full of exotic locations, survive your lovey-dovey parents and romance the girl of your dreams! But what does she hide behind that smile?
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 17.4%, Visual Novel 13.7%, Choices Matter 11.2%, Multiple Endings 9.1%, Relaxing 8.9%
- #56 From the Streets to the Script - A Carabanchel Story
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Tijerín Art Studio
Windows
Create your character and experience a fun story in which you will meet friends, enemies and partners as you try to carry out a vital project with your friends: to create an anime before you finish your studies.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 14.3%, Interactive Fiction 12.1%, Choices Matter 11.7%, Visual Novel 11.3%, Multiple Endings 10%
- #57 one night, hot springs
67% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 3,130 reviews2018
Dev: npckc
Windows · Mac · Linux
Haru is invited by her old friend Manami to spend a night at the hot springs. All Haru wants to do is enjoy the hot springs like everyone else, but she doesn't want to cause any trouble...
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 15.4%, Visual Novel 13.6%, Female Protagonist 12.4%, Choices Matter 11.8%, Multiple Endings 11.1%
- #58 How 2D Girl Ends Up in Siberia
66% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Siberian Squad Studio
Windows
What terrible luck for a 2D anime girl to end up in our world, and in Siberia of all places... Or was it no coincidence?..
Why similar: Visual Novel 18.2%, Anime 14.5%, Choices Matter 12.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.2%, Exploration 8.3%
- #59 我家恋天使太废柴鸟真~可怕
64% matchVery Positive100% of 76 reviews2026
Dev: HulottePub: Kagami Games
Windows
HULOTTE’s classic visual novel is now on Steam! After an injury ends his track dream, Sakuma Tsumugi meets a clumsy Love Angel and begins a sweet search for his destined special someone.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 19.6%, Visual Novel 17.1%, Anime 14%, Comedy 9%, Choices Matter 8.8%
- #60 おいでませ、こくりさん - Welcome Kokurisan -
67% match9 user reviews100% of 9 reviews2023
Dev: CyberStep, Inc.Pub: Bloomz, Inc.
Windows
A short novel game with ASMR starring VTuber "Kurune Kokuri"! With the ASMR voices, players can enjoy a close situation with Kurune Kokuri.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 15.1%, Visual Novel 14%, Comedy 11.4%, Relaxing 11.2%, Multiple Endings 11%