- #1 Eliza
97% matchVery Positive91% of 1,745 reviews2019
Dev: Zachtronics
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Eliza is a visual novel about an AI counseling program, the people who develop it, and the people who use it. Follow Evelyn Ishino-Aubrey as she reconnects with people from her past, gets to know the people of Seattle who use Eliza for counseling, and decides the course of her future.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 43.4%, Visual Novel 43.3%, Indie 13.3%
- #2 Freshman Year
96% matchMixed63% of 216 reviews2015
Dev: Nina FreemanPub: N/A
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 17.0 hrs≥1hr: 61%
Freshman Year is a vignette game about an ordinary night in the life a college freshman named Nina. Nina's best friend Jenna invites her to meet up at a local bar with some classmates. Jenna is sort of flaky though, so Nina has to navigate the party by herself.
Why similar: Indie 100%
- #3 The Average Everyday Adventures of Samantha Browne
96% matchVery Positive82% of 1,242 reviews2016
Dev: Lemonsucker Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 48 minMean: 44.0 hrs≥1hr: 35%
An interactive story about a painfully introverted college student who must find a way to make some oatmeal in the communal kitchen of her dorm. One simple task, can you help her complete it?
Why similar: Visual Novel 38.8%, Female Protagonist 35.7%, Indie 25.5%
- #4 Secret Little Haven
95% matchVery Positive98% of 493 reviews2018
Dev: Hummingwarp Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
An adventure game about old computers, community, creativity, fandom, gender, and the internet. Alex Cole is a teenage trans girl in 1999 who has yet to figure herself out. She spends much of her free time on the internet, browsing a fan forum for her favorite magical girl show, and chatting with her friends.
Why similar: Indie 40.4%, Female Protagonist 40.4%, Visual Novel 19.2%
- #5 We Know the Devil
94% matchVery Positive94% of 1,172 reviews2016
Dev: Pillow Fight
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 2.9 hrs≥1hr: 55%
WE KNOW THE DEVIL is a visual novel about teens reluctantly fighting the devil at summer camp. Follow meangirl Neptune, tomboy Jupiter, and shy shy Venus as they get to know each other--but one always gets left out.
Why similar: Visual Novel 44.5%, Female Protagonist 35.2%, Indie 20.3%
- #6 AIdol: Artificial Intelligence Idol
94% matchMixed67% of 67 reviews2018
Dev: MysteryCorgi
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.7 hrsMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 95%
A young high school student goes on an adventure to save her favorite virtual idol, Aiko, from malfunctioning, and gets help from the most unexpected of places.
Why similar: Visual Novel 42.1%, Female Protagonist 39.3%, Indie 18.6%
- #7 Loser Named Hana
91% matchVery Positive94% of 150 reviews2025
Dev: Repurpose Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Loser Named Hana is a friendship-building visual novel. You respond to an ad advertising $100 a week to be the lonely college student, Hana, friend.
Why similar: Indie 100%
- #8 The Last Birdling
92% matchVery Positive96% of 76 reviews2017
Dev: InvertMouse
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 84%
The Last Birdling explores Bimonia and Tayo's struggle to remain friends against all odds.
Why similar: Visual Novel 48%, Indie 29.1%, Female Protagonist 22.9%
- #9 Princess Maker 5
91% matchMixed66% of 601 reviews2018
Dev: CFK Co., Ltd.Pub: Bliss Brain
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 14.1 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Discover magic in our world with Princess Maker 5! A lone princess needs your care in a realm where fantasy meets reality. Guide her growth and shape her destiny. Create unforgettable memories as you raise her.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 59.9%, Visual Novel 40.1%
- #10 The Neverending Summer
89% matchVery Positive99% of 86 reviews2025
Dev: LSAusa
Windows
Summer comes again and again, and changes come quietly.
Why similar: Visual Novel 47.7%, Female Protagonist 39.6%, Indie 12.7%
- #11 Backstage Pass
90% matchVery Positive86% of 279 reviews2016
Dev: sakevisual
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 98%
A visual novel/sim game about life, love, and working in the entertainment industry. Play as makeup artist Sian Goodin as she navigates the world of showbiz. Make friends, forge business relationships, and maybe even find romance!
Why similar: Visual Novel 50.3%, Female Protagonist 37.2%, Indie 12.5%
- #12 Dandelions in the Sky
89% matchVery Positive89% of 221 reviews2020
Dev: Catnip
Windows · Mac · Linux
A new student with a mysterious past, and a girl isolated and bullied by her peers. What secrets are they hiding?
Why similar: Indie 67.2%, Visual Novel 32.8%
- #13 Lullaby Days
88% matchVery Positive85% of 119 reviews2022
Dev: Sunflo Labs
Windows
Marchen fantasy raising simulation 『Lullaby Days』 is a game where the goal is to grow a duckling girl into a hero. Your duckling girl will grow through education, part-time work, exploration, and more. Create 70 endings in the Kingdom of Oberebach with around 90 sub-characters.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 52.7%, Visual Novel 44.9%, Indie 2.4%
- #14 Cemetery Mary
86% matchVery Positive97% of 379 reviews2021
Dev: arcadekitten
Windows · Mac · Linux
A visual novel about a girl who loves the cemetery. When her parents go missing, she receives a mysterious text that has the potential to completely ruin her life...or fix it?
Why similar: Visual Novel 51.4%, Female Protagonist 45.2%, Indie 3.4%
- #15 A Little Lily Princess
87% matchVery Positive93% of 334 reviews2016
Dev: HanabiraPub: Hanako Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 7.0 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Newly arrived at a boarding school in Victorian England, Sara Crewe uses her love of books and storytelling to build new relationships. But what happens to a fairy-tale princess when she loses everything?
Why similar: Visual Novel 47.1%, Female Protagonist 42.4%, Indie 10.5%
- #16 Graveyard Girls
86% matchVery Positive98% of 164 reviews2022
Dev: Delphinium Interactive
Windows
Graveyard Girls is a halloween-themed yuri visual novel about complicated grief and overcoming hardships. Collect Elle’s “scribbles” to learn about her struggles, befriend a mysterious girl, and have a conversation about death.
Why similar: Visual Novel 51.8%, Female Protagonist 36.8%, Indie 11.5%
- #17 Pieced Together
81% matchVery Positive99% of 149 reviews2026
Dev: Glowfrog Games
Windows · Mac
Pieced Together is a cozy scrapbooking game that takes you on a heartfelt journey about friendship and getting older. Sort items, solve gentle puzzles, and decorate the scrapbook as you uncover the story piece by piece.
Why similar: Indie 63.1%, Female Protagonist 36.9%
- #18 Journal
83% matchMostly Positive78% of 351 reviews2014
Dev: Locked Door PuzzlePub: Lupus Studios Limited
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Enter the pages of the hand painted world of Journal. A journey through the life of a young and troubled girl as she tries to face up to the choices and responsibilities that come with childhood. An experience that questions the reliability of how we choose to remember events and explores the truths hidden within our dreams.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 44.7%, Indie 33%, Visual Novel 22.3%
- #19 Flower Shop: Summer In Fairbrook
84% matchMixed69% of 138 reviews2014
Dev: Winter Wolves
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 94%
The Flower Shop: a dating and farming sim game. Steve's life is in shambles: bad grades, rocky relationship, and forced to work on a farm for the summer. Join him in Fairbook as he navigates farm life, makes new friends, and maintains old relationships.
Why similar: Visual Novel 51.5%, Female Protagonist 27.5%, Indie 21%
- #20 Asphyxia
82% matchMostly Positive77% of 279 reviews2015
Dev: ebi-hime
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 95%
A gloomy lesbian / yuri visual novel featuring characters based on famous Romantic poets such as Coleridge, Wordsworth, and Byron. Can you help Samantha Coleridge repair her fractured relationship with Lillian Wordsworth?
Why similar: Visual Novel 43.3%, Female Protagonist 39%, Indie 17.7%
- #21 Stories of Mara
81% matchVery Positive81% of 106 reviews2021
Dev: Chibig
Windows
Dive into the charming Stories of Mara, an episodic slice of life tale about a diverse cast of characters. Get to know your neighbours and bond with them, but… Could you make them stick together to help each other?
Why similar: Visual Novel 56.1%, Female Protagonist 43.9%
- #22 Witchy Life Story
80% matchMostly Positive78% of 1,216 reviews2022
Dev: Sundew Studios
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 73%
You have two weeks to save the harvest festival! Tend your garden and collect plants for spells and rituals to help the villagers of Flora. After all, if magic isn't for solving everyday problems, what’s the point of a village witch anyway? A cozy story filled with chaos, friendship, and romance!
Why similar: Visual Novel 100%
- #23 Volcano Princess
77% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 48,369 reviews2023
Dev: 养蛋人 Egg Hatcher
Windows
Median: 7.8 hrsMean: 20.5 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Prepare the next monarch by finding her hobbies, training her for battle, and befriending the citizens she'll one day protect. Dive into an all-new parenting-simulator-RPG adventure, where every decision you make will not only affect the future of your daughter but that of an entire empire!
Why similar: Female Protagonist 45.2%, Visual Novel 42.2%, Indie 12.6%
- #24 The Girl of Glass: A Summer Bird's Tale
82% matchMostly Positive73% of 62 reviews2020
Dev: Markus with friendsPub: En Widunderlig Produktion
Windows
Join Kristal as she sets out on her journey to better understand herself and the world around her in a point and click adventure game, featuring turn-based combat and hand-painted environments.
Why similar: Indie 41.2%, Female Protagonist 32%, Visual Novel 26.8%
- #25 Life After Magic
78% matchVery Positive98% of 281 reviews2023
Dev: Team StarlightPub: Chirashi Games
Windows · Linux
Can you save magic before the clock strikes midnight on New Year’s Eve? Life After Magic is a queer, retro visual novel that follows jaded ex-magical girls as they reconnect, deal with young adulthood, and face off against one last threat before Y2K hits.
Why similar: Visual Novel 51%, Female Protagonist 46.4%, Indie 2.6%
- #26 Without Within
79% matchVery Positive88% of 2,027 reviews2015
Dev: InvertMouse
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 18 minMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 19%
The (mis)adventures of Vinty, a nobody who thinks she's somebody!
Why similar: Visual Novel 55.9%, Female Protagonist 30.6%, Indie 13.5%
- #27 Lingua Fleur: Lily
79% matchVery Positive97% of 232 reviews2019
Dev: Narrator
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 12.3 hrs≥1hr: 82%
'Lingua Fleur: Lily' is focused on friendship, love, troubles, efforts, and confusions between girls. Made with illustrations, animations, and original music, this story tells of the protagonist Yuyi Wu's secret, one very different from an 'ordinary' girl. Told in a gentle and ordinary style.
Why similar: Visual Novel 46.6%, Female Protagonist 43.7%, Indie 9.6%
- #28 Because I Love Her
78% matchVery Positive82% of 164 reviews2023
Dev: The Typist
Windows · Mac · Linux
Because I Love Her is a choice-driven adult Visual Novel that focuses on character relationships over time. Play out the lives of two main protagonists while learning about other love interests and uncover the mystery that surrounds your new neighbors in this zero grind Visual Novel.
Why similar: Visual Novel 80.4%, Indie 19.6%
- #29 Fostering Apocalypse
77% matchVery Positive94% of 77 reviews2021
Dev: Incisor Studios
Windows · Mac
The demon summoned to embark the second apocalypse is only a child, and a woman who has lost it all resolves to save her. A half-hour long narrative game with survival gameplay elements and two endings.
Why similar: Visual Novel 48.5%, Female Protagonist 41.3%, Indie 10.2%
- #30 My Desktop Sister
75% matchVery Positive83% of 105 reviews2025
Dev: Sibling InteractivePub: Okasan's Recipe
Windows
My Desktop Sister is a computer desktop companion. Experience the love and kindness from My Desktop Sister.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 75.8%, Indie 24.2%
- #31 Pact Between Us
74% matchVery Positive86% of 301 reviews2025
Dev: MYSTERY CROWN
Windows · Mac
"Pact between us" is a FMV. After the loss parents, you and your younger sister become siblings who only have each other. You must tenderly care for her daily life.What kind of woman will your sister grow into? Every arrangement you implement during her upbringing carries profound weight.
Why similar: Visual Novel 53.4%, Female Protagonist 46.6%
- #32 Witch You Want
73% matchVery Positive96% of 199 reviews2026
Dev: Studio Élan
Windows · Mac · Linux
Help this girlfailure witch save her failing potion shop in this cute yuri visual novel!
Why similar: Visual Novel 62.3%, Female Protagonist 26%, Indie 11.7%
- #33 Lily's Well
73% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 2,598 reviews2022
Dev: PureIceBlue
Windows
It is a rainy night in the Spring of 2005. Lily is left home alone after her Papa put her to bed. She is awoken by a cry for help outside her window. It is coming from the well. Help Lily gather rope to go down the well and save the poor soul trapped down there.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 100%
- #34 Hermit Home Designer
76% matchVery Positive92% of 52 reviews2022
Dev: Ryan Nein
Windows · Linux
Yamasen-Chan is a hikikomori who lives in isolation and never leaves her home. Will you help her make a comfy home in this hikikomori themed visual novel designing game?
Why similar: Female Protagonist 67.3%, Visual Novel 32.7%
- #35 Without Within 2
76% matchVery Positive89% of 254 reviews2015
Dev: InvertMouse
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 13.6 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Vinty is off to Melbourne to meet her idol, Excelia! Will Vinty learn the star's secrets and finally blossom into a celebrity? (hint: no)
Why similar: Visual Novel 49.3%, Indie 29.8%, Female Protagonist 20.9%
- #36 Sister
72% matchVery Positive99% of 194 reviews2026
Dev: Enjoy StudioPub: HaHaHaGame
Windows
Feeling that your computer desktop is too plain? Want to find a cute girl to keep you company? Then try this desktop pet sister!
Why similar: Female Protagonist 69%, Indie 31%
- #37 Fujiwara Bittersweet
74% matchVery Positive87% of 417 reviews2021
Dev: MagicBenchVN
Windows · Mac · Linux
Girl protag heartwarming slice of life with bittersweet twists!
Why similar: Visual Novel 45.3%, Female Protagonist 35.7%, Indie 19%
- #38 Bugaboo Pocket
72% matchVery Positive88% of 327 reviews2025
Dev: Elytra Games
Windows · Mac
A relaxing, semi-idle pet game starring bugs from land, air and sea! Play as a research scientist living in a cabin with just your bugs and a penpal for company. Spoil them with pets, minigames, food and furniture. Raise and release bugs to help Beetleback Ridge recover from a devastating fire.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 100%
- #39 The Witch in the Forest
75% matchVery Positive83% of 114 reviews2020
Dev: Crystal Game Works
Windows
A young woman who lives alone in the forest one day meets another woman- a real witch!
Why similar: Visual Novel 47.3%, Indie 30.7%, Female Protagonist 22%
- #40 Chill with You : Lo-Fi Story
68% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 11,711 reviews2025
Dev: Nestopi Inc.
Windows · Mac
Median: 13.1 hrsMean: 60.6 hrs≥1hr: 83%
"Chill with You : Lo-Fi Story" is a sound novel game where you work alongside Satone, a girl who loves writing stories. Customize lo-fi music, ambient sounds, and landscapes to create a focused environment. As you deepen your bond with Satone, you may discover a special connection with her.
Why similar: Visual Novel 53%, Female Protagonist 47%
- #41 Beneath Her Gaze
70% matchVery Positive97% of 161 reviews2025
Dev: Kazarinka
Windows
ECCHI / EROTIC (Single route/linear) Visual Novel about a bizarre GIANT WOMAN. Discover all the mysteries behind her and enjoy her company, if you can.
Why similar: Visual Novel 64.5%, Female Protagonist 35.5%
- #42 HipWitch
73% matchVery Positive93% of 147 reviews2022
Dev: Studio Hip Sword
Windows · Mac
HipWitch is a chill puzzle game that invites you to explore a beautiful nature reserve. Play as Prom, a young witch helping a cast of quirky characters. Use a variety of spells, and the power of 90s dial-up internet to solve the tasks ahead!
Why similar: Female Protagonist 79.6%, Indie 20.4%
- #43 Little Problems: A Cozy Detective Game
70% matchVery Positive90% of 518 reviews2025
Dev: Posh Cat StudiosPub: Amplified Games
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Little Problems is a Cozy Detective game about solving minor inconveniences, everyday misunderstandings, and of course, little problems. This game is not about saving the world; it's about enriching it, one case at a time.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 100%
- #44 The Cauldron Kids: The Summoning of Mr. Vermicelli
71% matchVery Positive96% of 55 reviews2024
Dev: Pet Golem Games
Windows · Mac
You're a 6 years old witch and today, you're home alone: turn the house upside-down, play games with your sister, race to other dimensions and bewitch your frog plushie in this charming short narrative RPG!
Why similar: Female Protagonist 72.6%, Indie 27.4%
- #45 Pippa and Your Phantasmal Problem
70% matchVery Positive98% of 55 reviews2025
Dev: Konayachi
Windows · Mac · Linux
Find out who's been messing up your home with this troublesome witch!
Why similar: Visual Novel 64.4%, Female Protagonist 18.2%, Indie 17.3%
- #46 Wheel of Innocence
71% matchVery Positive90% of 96 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 50.5%, Female Protagonist 44.1%, Indie 5.5%
- #47 Hanako's Flower Shop
69% matchVery Positive100% of 100 reviews2025
Dev: FantaJI Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Hanako’s Flower Shop is a heartfelt visual novel where you run a flower shop, crafting bouquets using the language of flowers. Listen to customers’ stories, shape Hanako’s journey through choices, and navigate her struggle to honor her grandpa’s legacy while discovering her own path.
Why similar: Visual Novel 52.6%, Female Protagonist 47.4%
- #48 Whimel Academy
69% matchVery Positive86% of 236 reviews2025
Dev: Impossible Home
Windows
Live the day-to-day of a magic school student! Whimel Academy is a cozy magic school simulation game. Manage your time and balance between studying magic, part-time jobs, and befriending (or romance) classmates in this wholesome and enchanting world!
Why similar: Visual Novel 54.2%, Female Protagonist 27.7%, Indie 18.1%
- #49 Summer Clover
66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 8,896 reviews2024
Dev: ConnectionPub: Mango Party
Windows
Median: 9.2 hrsMean: 12.4 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Experience a summer like never before as you become a live-in housekeeper for three charming sisters (and your supportive supervisor).
Why similar: Visual Novel 100%
- #50 Venba
67% matchVery Positive93% of 3,568 reviews2023
Dev: Visai Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Venba is a short narrative cooking game, where you play as an Indian mom who immigrates to Canada with her family in the 1980s. Cook various dishes and restore lost recipes, hold branching conversations, and explore South Indian food in this story about family, love, and loss.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 43.6%, Visual Novel 39.5%, Indie 16.9%
- #51 Wylde Flowers
68% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,717 reviews2022
Dev: Studio Drydock Pty Ltd
Windows
Median: 12.7 hrsMean: 79.5 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Join Tara on a heartfelt journey to become a witch in Wylde Flowers. Farm by day, and cast spells by night as you craft your cottagecore life and bond with your coven. Come to know and love the fully voice acted characters of Fairhaven, as you unravel a local mystery.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 100%
- #52 Virago: Herstory
69% matchMostly Positive71% of 107 reviews2022
Dev: Sunday AkorPub: Honest Chronicle
Windows
Virago herstory is about a little girl called Willow who after running away from her home becomes a victim of stalking
Why similar: Female Protagonist 61.8%, Indie 38.2%
- #53 Living with my Little Sister
67% matchMixed70% of 417 reviews2025
Dev: Flash ClubPub: Saikey Studios
Windows
Your truant younger sister decided to crash at your place. Improve your relationship by spending time with her while balancing your job as an illustrator. Give her a head pat, cook for her, have a chat, and maybe, over time, she'll open up to you.
Why similar: Visual Novel 74.1%, Female Protagonist 25.9%
- #54 your girl
65% matchVery Positive98% of 311 reviews2025
Dev: 不吃香菜桌宠版
Windows
Feeling that your computer desktop is too plain? Want to find a cute girl to keep you company? Then try this desktop pet girl!
Why similar: Female Protagonist 70.9%, Indie 29.1%
- #55 Visual Novel Sisters
68% matchMostly Positive80% of 231 reviews2021
Dev: Quacky GamesPub: Whale Rock Games
Windows
Visual novel based on the tale of two sisters.
Why similar: Visual Novel 49.8%, Female Protagonist 46%, Indie 4.1%
- #56 Projected Dreams
65% matchVery Positive97% of 147 reviews2025
Dev: Flawberry Studio
Windows · Mac
Drag toys from the shelves and drop them on the table to create a shadow play in this cozy puzzle game. As the shadows unfold, immerse yourself in a heartwarming story full of nostalgia from the 90s and blur the lines between fantasy and reality.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 100%
- #57 Charm Studies
65% matchVery Positive94% of 53 reviews2026
Dev: NomnomNami
Windows · Mac · Linux
Cassia is an airheaded young witch who's currently failing charms class... at this rate she won't be able to graduate! Study hard by completing nonogram puzzles, and maybe learn something about friendship along the way.
Why similar: Visual Novel 65.6%, Female Protagonist 23.3%, Indie 11%