- #1 The Weeping Swan: Ten Days of the City's Fall
97% matchMixed59% of 8,400 reviews2026
Dev: 零创游戏(ZerocreationGame)
Windows
Median: 8.6 hrsMean: 17.5 hrs≥1hr: 88%
A visual novel of brutal beauty and tragic love. You wake up trapped inside your own dark fantasy, Lion Camel Kingdom. To escape a ten-day demon massacre, you must survive and recover your memories to solve the mystery of a drowned Yangzhou courtesan.
Why similar: Word Game 20.8%, Interactive Fiction 13.7%, Multiple Endings 11%, Dating Sim 9.9%, Visual Novel 9.7%
Why You'll Like It: This title captures the same blend of historical setting and interactive fiction found in the seed game.
- #2 PARANORMASIGHT: The Seven Mysteries of Honjo
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 6,838 reviews2023
Dev: Square Enix
Windows
Median: 8.7 hrsMean: 10.2 hrs≥1hr: 87%
How far would you go to bring someone back from the dead? Discover the depths that some will go to in this horror-adventure game.
Why similar: Visual Novel 24.8%, Mystery 20.2%, Multiple Endings 19%, Anime 13.9%, Story Rich 10.4%
Why You'll Like It: This game perfectly mirrors the seed's focus on supernatural folklore and investigative mystery within a visual novel framework.
- #3 The Hungry Lamb: Traveling in the Late Ming Dynasty
96% matchVery Positive95% of 59,133 reviews2024
Dev: 零创游戏(ZerocreationGame)
Windows
Median: 6.1 hrsMean: 24.8 hrs≥1hr: 83%
He is a bandit who sells lives. She is a mute girl seeking revenge. In a famine-ravaged ancient China, a ruthless trafficker escorts four girls to a demon's feast. But when a deadly secret is revealed, a cold transaction turns into a journey of redemption. A dark visual novel about an unlikely bond.
Why similar: Word Game 16.6%, Visual Novel 14.8%, Interactive Fiction 12.9%, Dating Sim 11.8%, Multiple Endings 11.6%
Why You'll Like It: It features a similar historical visual novel aesthetic with a strong emphasis on narrative choices and multiple endings.
- #4 AI: The Somnium Files
95% matchVery Positive92% of 9,207 reviews2019
Dev: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 15.0 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Play as detective Kaname Date on the case of an elusive serial killer in this thrilling, sci-fi murder mystery.
Why similar: Visual Novel 26.7%, Mystery 24.1%, Anime 15%, Story Rich 12.8%, Multiple Endings 12.2%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a sophisticated blend of detective investigation and deep, branching narrative paths that fans of suspenseful visual novels will appreciate.
- #5 Shanghai Summer
94% matchVery Positive90% of 450 reviews2024
Dev: FUTU StudioPub: Astrolabe Games
Windows
Shanghai Summer is an adventure game set in the millennium. Our protagonist, Baichuan, goes through a series of "anomalies" over the length of twelve days. In his pursuit of the truth, he found that his hopes and regrets from the past finally seem to converge. Will he be able to "fix" it for good?
Why similar: Word Game 17%, Investigation 12.3%, Dating Sim 11%, Multiple Endings 10.1%, Interactive Fiction 9.6%
Why You'll Like It: This game offers a nostalgic, story-rich experience with multiple endings that align with the seed's emotional tone.
- #6 The House in Fata Morgana
94% matchVery Positive95% of 6,235 reviews2016
Dev: NOVECTPub: MangaGamer
Windows
Median: 6.5 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 19.6%, Mystery 17.4%, Multiple Endings 13.7%, Romance 11.9%, Story Rich 10.1%
Why You'll Like It: This title shares the dark, atmospheric, and emotionally heavy storytelling style found in the seed game.
- #7 子归 - Blossom
93% matchVery Positive89% of 618 reviews2024
Dev: 糯米团子工作室Pub: 噪点游戏 SERICA GAMES
Windows
Early spring, 1999, Taoyuan Village. In just several days, a series of drowning incidents occurred in the same quaint village. Then, on the night of the fifteenth day, numerous villagers witnessed a woman in red who bore an uncanny resemblance to a lady who had previously met an unjust demise...
Why similar: Visual Novel 35%, Mystery 34.1%, Adventure 8.5%, Story Rich 5.7%, RPG 5.7%
Why You'll Like It: It combines detective elements with a strong narrative focus, mirroring the investigation themes of the seed.
- #8 苍白花树繁茂之时Blood Flowers
92% matchVery Positive83% of 313 reviews2023
Dev: Bone Nail
Windows
A puzzle ＆ plot single-player game. It all starts with the falling star ...... Through the puzzle, find the childhood memories while gradually unraveling the truth of the "Blood Tree Plague" hundreds of years ago.
Why similar: Mystery 27.7%, Visual Novel 25.4%, Anime 15.2%, Story Rich 12.3%, Adventure 5.4%
Why You'll Like It: This title features a dark, mystery-laden atmosphere that aligns well with the seed's thematic elements.
- #9 Zero Escape: The Nonary Games
91% matchVery Positive93% of 7,129 reviews2017
Dev: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 6.4 hrsMean: 21.5 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Kidnapped and taken to an unfamiliar location, nine people find themselves forced to participate in a diabolical Nonary Game by an enigmatic mastermind called Zero. Why were they there? Why were they chosen to put their lives on the line? And more importantly, who can be trusted?
Why similar: Visual Novel 27.5%, Mystery 23.2%, Multiple Endings 21%, Story Rich 13.8%, Anime 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: It is a masterclass in high-stakes mystery and multiple-ending structures that rely on player choice and logic.
- #10 女儿国的诅咒 The Curse of Womanland
89% matchVery Positive94% of 217 reviews2026
Dev: 符离游戏（FuliGames）
Windows
A romance-adventure text-based game themed around the Land of Women. You will travel to the Land of Women, meet the mysterious young lady Jian Ling, and gradually uncover the bloody and dark secrets behind this realm. Death, resistance, or degeneration? Everything depends on your choices.
Why similar: Word Game 24.7%, Dating Sim 15.2%, Interactive Fiction 13.9%, Visual Novel 12%, Multiple Endings 6.7%
Why You'll Like It: This title blends adventure and interactive fiction with a unique thematic premise similar to the seed.
- #11 428: Shibuya Scramble
91% matchVery Positive95% of 3,747 reviews2018
Dev: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 12.1 hrs≥1hr: 83%
A kidnapping on the streets of Shibuya brings together a hot-blooded detective, hard-hitting journalist, former gang leader, the head researcher of a big pharma manufacturer and a part-timer stuck in cat costume for a series of events each more unexpected and outrageous than the last.
Why similar: Visual Novel 43.6%, Mystery 31.4%, Story Rich 14.4%, Adventure 10.5%
Why You'll Like It: The complex, multi-perspective branching narrative provides a similar sense of discovery and consequence to the seed game.
- #12 彷徨之街 The Street of Adrift
90% matchMostly Positive76% of 2,333 reviews2024
Dev: Caramel-Mocha StudioPub: LoveStoryProject
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 25.2 hrs≥1hr: 83%
大小姐与头牌花魁的羁绊、救赎与毁灭故事。
Why similar: Dating Sim 15%, Interactive Fiction 14.2%, Visual Novel 13.4%, Multiple Endings 11.4%, Mystery 10.7%
Why You'll Like It: This game provides a compelling, story-rich experience with strong character dynamics and mystery elements.
- #13 Yoshiwara Higanbana
89% matchVery Positive91% of 469 reviews2021
Dev: MariaCrownPub: Beijing Happy Entertainment Technology
Windows
--Whether I end up after falling in love, in your arms or in a scarlet prison? It's up to you to make my vow of higanbana fall or wither-- Even if it's only for one night, I want to be held by you...
Why similar: Word Game 26.6%, Dating Sim 19.1%, Interactive Fiction 17%, Visual Novel 11.1%, Anime 5.4%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a mature, story-rich visual novel experience with historical and romantic themes.
- #14 Epiphyllum in Love
88% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 2,311 reviews2020
Dev: #workshopPub: NVLMaker
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 48.8 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Final chapter of the trilogy. In a world where memory can be controlled, everyone is selling their souls. "I" have left everything behind, except the girl named Yin who still remains in my mind. At the end of my life, should I die with a beautiful fantasy, or go in search of sad memories of her?
Why similar: Word Game 29%, Dating Sim 21%, Visual Novel 20.3%, Adventure 9.2%, Anime 7.8%
Why You'll Like It: This game shares the casual, adventure-focused visual novel style with romantic undertones.
- #15 Far Away
87% matchVery Positive95% of 8,120 reviews2021
Dev: Gratesca
Windows
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 12.3 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Far Away is a visual novel full of dark humor depicting immersive storylines rather than romantic drama. You will play as Krosa, a typical girl who experiences gang conflicts, crimes, conspiracies, and family grudges in the port city of Bedjan.
Why similar: Word Game 26.9%, Investigation 15.6%, Visual Novel 13.2%, Interactive Fiction 12.8%, Multiple Endings 9.4%
Why You'll Like It: It emphasizes choices and story-rich narrative paths, which are core components of the seed game's appeal.
- #16 Dream Ending
86% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 3,199 reviews2019
Dev: #workshopPub: NVLMaker
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 33.2 hrs≥1hr: 85%
This is a small tale from the end. The leftovers of mankind are destined to perish as the Arks break orbit. Suddenly, however, she's making me ask her out, an invitation to face the apocalypse together... a short but exquisite visual novel, "Dream Ending" is humanity's last love story.
Why similar: Visual Novel 30.4%, Romance 17.6%, Adventure 14.8%, Anime 14%, Casual 8.1%
Why You'll Like It: This title provides a concise, romance-focused visual novel experience that complements the seed's tone.
- #17 The NOexistenceN of you AND me
84% matchVery Positive93% of 20,460 reviews2024
Dev: 0x0Real StudioPub: Nino Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 16.7 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 24.7%, Interactive Fiction 18.2%, Multiple Endings 18.2%, Dating Sim 11.9%, Anime 10.6%
Why You'll Like It: It features a psychological-horror edge that fits well with the seed's darker narrative moments.
- #18 Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc
86% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 36,871 reviews2016
Dev: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 8.0 hrsMean: 22.9 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Investigate murders, search for clues and talk to your classmates to prepare for trial. There, you'll engage in deadly wordplay, going back and forth with suspects. Dissect their statements and fire their words back at them to expose their lies! There's only one way to survive—pull the trigger.
Why similar: Visual Novel 31.1%, Mystery 29.8%, Anime 19.8%, Story Rich 13.5%, Adventure 3.7%
Why You'll Like It: It is a definitive mystery visual novel that excels in investigation and high-tension narrative delivery.
- #19 我的恋爱逃生攻略 Love to Live
83% matchVery Positive86% of 774 reviews2025
Dev: 番茄炖肉制作组Pub: Comma 49
Windows · Mac · Linux
Trapped in a game of dreams, where the price of failing to escape is eternal slumber. Across shifting worlds, you meet 'him.' Is he merely a kindred spirit born of crisis, or a forgotten soul from your distant memories? A heart-pounding romance adventure across the dreamscape—begins now!
Why similar: Dating Sim 20.7%, Interactive Fiction 18.2%, Visual Novel 13.6%, Multiple Endings 12.1%, Mystery 10.1%
Why You'll Like It: It combines dating-sim mechanics with interactive fiction, mirroring the seed's genre blend.
- #20 Flower in the Snow - Resurrection
85% matchVery Positive85% of 89 reviews2020
Dev: Rainbow Flute StudioPub: NVLMaker
Windows
What is going to be acted before you is——Blossom in the shackles, but deep down in your bone, suspension and romantic.
Why similar: Visual Novel 30.6%, Interactive Fiction 23.2%, Adventure 10.3%, Anime 9.3%, Romance 9%
Why You'll Like It: The focus on narration and adventure elements makes it a strong match for fans of the seed's storytelling style.
- #21 Higurashi When They Cry Hou+
84% matchVery Positive88% of 170 reviews2023
Dev: 07th ExpansionPub: MangaGamer
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 65%
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 39.1%, Anime 22.4%, Adventure 13.1%, Mystery 9.3%, Story Rich 4.9%
Why You'll Like It: The focus on folklore-inspired horror and deep mystery makes it a perfect thematic companion to the seed.
- #22 Umineko When They Cry - Question Arcs
82% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 2,708 reviews2016
Dev: 07th ExpansionPub: MangaGamer
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 13.3 hrsMean: 42.9 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: Mystery 33.4%, Visual Novel 32.5%, Story Rich 16%, Anime 10.4%, Adventure 2.6%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a complex, multi-layered mystery that rewards players who enjoy deep, story-rich visual novels.
- #23 Black Lily's Tale
81% matchVery Positive88% of 485 reviews2023
Dev: 1000-REKA
Windows
Perhaps it was the curse of a black lily that bloomed too early in the winter...Before graduation, a girl falls in love with another girl... But her pure feelings are torn apart by a "loop of tragedy."By [interrupting choices] and [typing in words], you will weave her feelings into the story.
Why similar: Visual Novel 33%, Mystery 28.6%, Story Rich 13.2%, Anime 11.9%, Adventure 7.1%
Why You'll Like It: It incorporates mystery and typing mechanics into a visual novel format, providing a similar investigative feel.
- #24 Love Stories: When Pastel Meets Grotesque
82% matchVery Positive88% of 420 reviews2022
Dev: 桐生バトラ（疑狐社）Pub: Miwu Studio
Windows
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 41.1 hrs≥1hr: 66%
Some Scary Love Stories is a visual novel game with option branches Players tap the screen to read the story and make their own choices, eventually leading to different ending branches A collection of long-updated short stories on the theme of "Distorted Love"
Why similar: Word Game 30%, Visual Novel 14.5%, Multiple Endings 11.9%, Mystery 9.4%, Anime 8.4%
Why You'll Like It: This game offers a unique visual novel experience that balances drama and anime-style aesthetics.
- #25 月华辉映之刻
78% matchVery Positive90% of 4,417 reviews2025
Dev: 侠客狗工作室
Windows
Median: 9.0 hrsMean: 17.4 hrs≥1hr: 86%
——这是由阴阳两面的夹缝中，诞生的深刻羁绊。世人只言开封繁华，歌舞升平，却难以看到那，被隐藏起来的黑暗背面。粉饰的美好，残酷的真相。生者的思念，亡者的祝福。所以，你要止步当前，还是深究一切？
Why similar: Word Game 22.1%, Dating Sim 15.2%, Interactive Fiction 12.5%, Visual Novel 10.9%, Multiple Endings 10.9%
- #26 恋爱绮谭 不存在的真相
79% matchVery Positive94% of 2,200 reviews2022
Dev: Never Knows Best
Windows
Median: 7.1 hrsMean: 46.5 hrs≥1hr: 89%
《恋爱绮谭~不存在的真相~》是一款文字冒险游戏。 初到江城的顾唯，意外成为了一起社会新闻的主人公。凶险的都市中，他需要在混乱的舆论和虚假的情报中找到唯一的真相，也需要在两名各有千秋的少女间完成自我的抉择。秋去冬来，覆盖城市的厚厚积雪下，究竟掩藏着什么样的秘密......
Why similar: Word Game 24%, Interactive Fiction 14.5%, Dating Sim 13.8%, Visual Novel 11.2%, Multiple Endings 8.7%
- #27 剑与桃花 the sword and peachblossom
81% matchVery Positive93% of 54 reviews2022
Dev: 風鈴堂
Windows
This is a country strange theme of short visual novel. The game has part of the text of classical Chinese. This game is purely fictional and has nothing to do with real history.
Why similar: Word Game 35.5%, Dating Sim 22.2%, Visual Novel 15.8%, Multiple Endings 7.5%, Anime 7.2%
Why You'll Like It: The thematic connection to the 'peach blossom' motif makes this a direct stylistic relative to the seed.
- #28 蔚蓝月下的回忆~SAPPHIRE MOON-FOREVER MEMORIES
80% matchVery Positive82% of 331 reviews2022
Dev: 星愿游戏制作组
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 11.4 hrs≥1hr: 48%
The story will be accompanied by three heroines, and everyone will find their own love in this real and imaginary world. Is it the dark-skinned school girl who is available, the cold and mysterious girl, or the afterimage that I have been unable to reach in my memory?
Why similar: Word Game 29.9%, Dating Sim 18.7%, Interactive Fiction 18.4%, Visual Novel 13.4%, Anime 6.9%
Why You'll Like It: It features a mix of RPG and interactive fiction elements that align with the seed's genre diversity.
- #29 候鸟
78% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 3,903 reviews2023
Dev: KIDFansClubPub: Syawase Works China
Windows
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 45.9 hrs≥1hr: 73%
你知道候鸟吗？候鸟有夏候鸟和冬候鸟之分。夏候鸟就是「春天来北方，秋天去南方」的鸟，他们一年四季都生活在很温暖的环境里，而冬候鸟……则是春天就飞向北方，飞到又远又冷的地方生活，冬季才返回的鸟。尽管它们可能会在同一个地方各自度过一生中一半的时光——却从来没有机会在一起。
Why similar: Word Game 37.1%, Interactive Fiction 20.3%, Dating Sim 19%, Visual Novel 9.5%, Story Rich 6.9%
- #30 恋爱绮谭~不存在的夏天~
79% matchVery Positive94% of 2,933 reviews2020
Dev: Never Knows Best
Windows
Median: 5.7 hrsMean: 37.6 hrs≥1hr: 91%
九省通衢之地的阴影里，不知名的存在正在蠢蠢欲动。普通到极点的学生顾韦，作为“非日常部”的一员，和女友苏半夏开始调查“虚拟偶像消失事件”的传闻。讲述都市怪谈的可疑直播间，废墟一般的住宅楼，等待在两人前方的是……
Why similar: Word Game 21.6%, Visual Novel 13%, Mystery 12.2%, Dating Sim 12%, Interactive Fiction 12%
- #31 Paper Bride 7 Lethal Bond
76% matchVery Positive95% of 240 reviews2025
Dev: HeartBeat Plus
Windows
Speak not of love untouched by passion's fire, as it's a torturous journey. If lovers would remain faithful evermore,On Peony Pavilion’s road they’ll meet for three lives more. Paper Bride 7: Lethal Bond is a Chinese horror puzzle game, and the 7th title of the Paper Bride series.
Why similar: Word Game 36.9%, Interactive Fiction 22%, Visual Novel 16.3%, Mystery 10.9%, Romance 4.4%
- #32 Gensokyo：Presumption of Guilt~Pansies Before Dawn
76% matchVery Positive93% of 332 reviews2026
Dev: 戏壤游戏(Xirang Games)
Windows
Explore the intertwined fates of humans and youkai in this interactive fiction. As an unwitting protagonist, enter the sealed realm of Gensokyo to investigate a series of bizarre murders. Unearth ancient secrets and witness a gripping saga hidden for millennia.
Why similar: Word Game 22.9%, Mystery 18.6%, Visual Novel 18.4%, Interactive Fiction 12%, Romance 9.8%
- #33 Paper Bride
77% matchVery Positive91% of 2,228 reviews2021
Dev: HeartBeat Plus
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Paper Bride is a Chinese horror mystery puzzle game. You will play as the groom to search for the truth and have bizarre encounters, gradually learning about the dark mystic custom in the bride's home village and a story from the past...
Why similar: Word Game 34.5%, Mystery 24.2%, Interactive Fiction 16.3%, Story Rich 10%, 2D 4.5%
- #34 Vampires' Melody
77% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 5,701 reviews2020
Dev: AsicxArt
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 35.9 hrs≥1hr: 88%
3 centuries have passed after sleeping for one night!? On a rainy night filled with thunderstorms, a young chef Raylan encountered a mysterious girl who resembled Sleeping Beauty in a huge tree hole, but everything suddenly went black before he could find out what happened...
Why similar: Word Game 25.1%, Interactive Fiction 15.5%, Dating Sim 15.3%, Visual Novel 13.6%, Multiple Endings 11.2%
- #35 Aliya: Timelink
74% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 8,995 reviews2024
Dev: TDGame StudioPub: Anotherindie
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 24.0 hrs≥1hr: 73%
The player connects to a girl in distress in space thousands of years later? How will they resolve the crisis and discover the truth? Through the mechanism of real-time synchronization, the game breaks through the dimensional wall and creates an immersive dialogue across time and space.
Why similar: Word Game 33.7%, Interactive Fiction 22%, Visual Novel 16.1%, Multiple Endings 15%, Story Rich 3.7%
- #36 LoveChoice
74% matchVery Positive92% of 36,143 reviews2021
Dev: Akaba Studio
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 74%
"What is love?" We try to answer that with this game. The game encourages people to have a warm, soft, and understanding heart.
Why similar: Dating Sim 26.8%, Romance 16.7%, Multiple Endings 15.3%, Visual Novel 15.2%, Story Rich 9.3%
- #37 Rose Academy
73% matchVery Positive93% of 61 reviews2026
Dev: KK Studio
Windows · Mac
A detective visual novel inspired by Danganronpa and Everlasting Summer. You play as a young agent sent to an elite girls’ academy to investigate a suspicious death. Interrogate suspects, gather clues, and build romantic relationships — truth or temptation?
Why similar: Dating Sim 17.1%, Visual Novel 15.3%, Interactive Fiction 13.1%, Romance 10.2%, Mystery 9.7%
- #38 Café Stella and the Reaper's Butterflies
73% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 6,655 reviews2022
Dev: YUZUSOFTPub: NekoNyan Ltd.
Windows
Median: 19.1 hrsMean: 179.4 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Takamine Kousei was living a carefree college life until, one day, he tragically died in an accident. But then, the bizarre happened: Takamine Kousei opened his eyes again. And what's more, when he woke up, it was the morning of the very day, he had died.
Why similar: Visual Novel 23.5%, Multiple Endings 15.5%, Romance 14.5%, Mystery 10%, Story Rich 9.4%
- #39 再见断刀
72% matchVery Positive93% of 2,493 reviews2025
Dev: 非侠游戏Pub: LoveStoryProject
Windows
Median: 13.5 hrsMean: 13.4 hrs≥1hr: 88%
古风悬疑推理AVG《再见断刀》——在与世隔绝的山庄之中，接二连三地发生了骇人命案。只有通过细致入微的调查，抽丝剥茧的推理，才能定一个是非清白，还一个天理公道。 然而，在逐渐浮出水面的真相之下，似乎还有暗流涌动……
Why similar: Visual Novel 14.6%, Investigation 14.5%, Multiple Endings 13.4%, Mystery 12.7%, Interactive Fiction 12.6%
- #40 Tricolour Lovestory
75% matchVery Positive81% of 28,032 reviews2017
Dev: HL-Galgame
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 48.5 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Time flies and never comes back. But with an incredible 1-million-word script and 100+ original CGs, this game will take you back to when you were young, simple and pure. Go and get the love of your life back, start something new, or end everything in flame, that's for you to decide!
Why similar: Dating Sim 33.4%, Visual Novel 31.4%, Anime 10.9%, Sexual Content 8.8%, Romance 5.9%
- #41 月球坠落时 Moon Fall
75% matchVery Positive88% of 1,062 reviews2021
Dev: Xihe AnimationPub: Horo Games
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 32.4 hrs≥1hr: 86%
On the ruins of the city, in the ruins of the church. I started my apocalyptic journey with the silver-haired girl Xun. Stumbling, full of moving and surprising. Towards an uncertain future.
Why similar: Word Game 27.9%, Dating Sim 17.5%, Visual Novel 16.7%, Multiple Endings 7.9%, Sexual Content 7.7%
- #42 花奴令 Huanu Poems
73% matchVery Positive93% of 140 reviews2025
Dev: FishfarmsPub: FISHFARMS
Windows
Huanu Poems is a multi-ending love adventure game. As a photographer, carrying the secret of being a bloodline inheritor of HuaNu Town, you will take lovely Peach to run a B&B, encounter gentle Cloudia. Your choices will affect the direction of the story.
Why similar: Multiple Endings 17.9%, Interactive Fiction 17.6%, Visual Novel 17.3%, Dating Sim 16.9%, Story Rich 9.2%
- #43 Firework
72% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 44,022 reviews2021
Dev: Shiying StudioPub: Gamirror Games
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 85%
An accidental fire at a funeral forces the police to re-investigate a closed case of massacre. Lin Lixun participates the re-investigation by chances. As the investigation goes deeper, the past of the victims gradually emerges. However, the case becomes more bewildering.
Why similar: Mystery 42.9%, Visual Novel 30.1%, Indie 9.6%, 2D 8.9%, Singleplayer 3.8%
- #44 小白兔电商~Bunny e-Shop
71% matchVery Positive94% of 10,240 reviews2021
Dev: 落叶岛项目组Pub: NVLMaker
Windows
Median: 6.8 hrsMean: 42.1 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Experience a hilarious and adorable e-commerce game in a magical world where humans and monsters are at war. Help a humble rabbit fairy expand her online store selling homegrown carrots. Uncover hidden secrets while growing the business and becoming a successful entrepreneur.
Why similar: Dating Sim 20.2%, Visual Novel 16.9%, Multiple Endings 14%, Romance 10.2%, Anime 9.8%
- #45 NUKITASHI
70% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 3,546 reviews2023
Dev: QruppoPub: Shiravune
Windows
Median: 10.6 hrsMean: 44.5 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 19%, Multiple Endings 17.2%, Mystery 14%, Romance 13%, Anime 11.9%
- #46 Paper Bride 3 Unresolved Love
71% matchVery Positive93% of 958 reviews2022
Dev: HeartBeat Plus
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Paper Bride 3 is a Chinese horror mystery puzzle game This is the third horror puzzle game from our team. This time the story takes place in Moshui Village, which is near Zangling Village, and Fulu City, a small town nearby.
Why similar: Word Game 35.1%, Interactive Fiction 21.1%, Visual Novel 16.2%, Mystery 11.9%, Story Rich 7.8%
- #47 Road to Empress I
68% matchVery Positive87% of 11,584 reviews2025
Dev: New One Studio
Windows
Median: 7.0 hrsMean: 8.6 hrs≥1hr: 95%
You've never played a game like this before. Road to Empress I is a cinematic palace adventure where your choices decide everyone's fate. Tackle multiple story branches and a high mortality rate with charm, wisdom and courage? First...survive.
Why similar: Visual Novel 20.6%, Interactive Fiction 17.7%, Dating Sim 16.7%, Multiple Endings 16.6%, Story Rich 12.4%
- #48 Tiny Snow
71% matchVery Positive94% of 4,167 reviews2019
Dev: #workshopPub: NVLMaker
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 59.6 hrs≥1hr: 83%
On the snowy mountain, in the wooden hut, we are tied together by the world. She and "I" can only love each other, we cannot be separated. Is this free affection, or manipulated love? A short visual novel with multiple endings, "Tiny Snow", a story with two girls, and you who know what love is.
Why similar: Visual Novel 37.7%, Multiple Endings 20.2%, Anime 14.8%, Romance 7.6%, Adventure 6.3%
- #49 Paper Bride 5 Two Lifetimes
70% matchVery Positive84% of 679 reviews2023
Dev: HeartBeat Plus
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 8.6 hrs≥1hr: 88%
"Paper Bride 5 Two Lifetimes" is the 5th work in the "Paper Bride' series. Our cast from Zangling Village return to the stage to welcome players back to the world of paper bride...
Why similar: Word Game 37.4%, Dating Sim 23%, Visual Novel 16%, Mystery 8.7%, Adventure 6.2%
- #50 Yog-Sothoth’s Yard
67% matchVery Positive94% of 13,416 reviews2023
Dev: Bone Nail
Windows
Median: 7.6 hrsMean: 28.1 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Manage a hotel and hire employees including Death, a dragon, a Spirit Hunter, and a bioroid maid. Build your wealth through various means and refine your strategies based on the predictions of Oracles. All employees can be romanced depending on your choices.
Why similar: Dating Sim 23.6%, Visual Novel 16.6%, Interactive Fiction 16.5%, Multiple Endings 13%, Anime 9.7%
- #51 风起长安：驭骨人
70% matchVery Positive81% of 293 reviews2021
Dev: 轻梨工作室Pub: 咕咕工作室
Windows
This is a Chinese style otome game！
Why similar: Word Game 25.6%, Dating Sim 17.7%, Interactive Fiction 16.1%, Visual Novel 11.3%, Multiple Endings 6.2%
- #52 夜永 Eternal Love
69% matchVery Positive91% of 1,025 reviews2020
Dev: 白露社Pub: PeriScope Game
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.9 hrsMean: 76.4 hrs≥1hr: 83%
《夜永》是一款百合向视觉小说游戏，讲述了在前作（千面 Melancholy Love）剧情发生半年之后，聆花女子学院中破茧而出的少女们的故事。
Why similar: Word Game 33.1%, Dating Sim 18.4%, Visual Novel 18%, Multiple Endings 7.5%, Anime 7.1%
- #53 他人世界末 On-looker
69% matchVery Positive93% of 2,960 reviews2020
Dev: 8A studioPub: 昆布科技
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 15.5 hrs≥1hr: 80%
这是属于不怎么开朗的我们，充满逃避、畏缩、胆怯、不切实际的单恋故事。 属于你的故事结局将会如何，由你的选择而定。
Why similar: Dating Sim 24.4%, Visual Novel 21.2%, Multiple Endings 19.3%, Anime 10.9%, Romance 6.4%
- #54 Noctuary
67% matchVery Positive92% of 2,635 reviews2023
Dev: GratescaPub: Serenity Forge
Windows
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 19.7 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Two young illuminators, Fancia and Alina, start their adventure in the bright and fascinating Inlixaland... ...in pursuit of becoming trustworthy "The Arborangers."
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 23.8%, Visual Novel 17.7%, Multiple Endings 17.5%, Anime 11.6%, Romance 10%
- #55 Murders on the Yangtze River
65% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 20,567 reviews2024
Dev: OMEGAMES STUDIO
Windows · Mac
Median: 11.7 hrsMean: 14.1 hrs≥1hr: 87%
"Murders on Yangtze River" is an Ace Attorney-like detective game that takes you on a journey through early 20th century China as you solve a series of intriguing cases. Use your logical reasoning and deduction skills to uncover clues, interrogate suspects, and solve the mysteries.
Why similar: Investigation 33.1%, Mystery 25.3%, Story Rich 17.7%, Adventure 10.9%, Indie 4.3%
- #56 寄甡 Symbiotic Love
68% matchVery Positive92% of 1,650 reviews2019
Dev: 白露社Pub: PeriScope Game
Windows · Mac
Median: 6.6 hrsMean: 80.0 hrs≥1hr: 79%
《寄甡》是一款百合向视觉小说游戏，讲述了一场现代百合版、宛如“罗密欧与朱丽叶”的凄美爱情故事。
Why similar: Visual Novel 40.9%, Anime 17%, Mystery 15.2%, Adventure 13.3%, Indie 7%
- #57 Otaku's Adventure
67% matchVery Positive95% of 8,937 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 22.5%, Multiple Endings 20%, Visual Novel 16.2%, Interactive Fiction 10.2%, Anime 8.1%
- #58 Purgatory’s Flower
65% matchVery Positive95% of 101 reviews2025
Dev: vivid selfish
Windows
Hand-drawn 2D point and click Horror x Dating sim Meet the 'Flowers' imprisoned in hell. They long for an escape to purgatory. Your job here is simple. Listen to their stories, and break out together. Easy, right? ...But, doesn't it seem strange? These people... seem to be out of their mind, a bit.
Why similar: Dating Sim 41.7%, Mystery 24%, Romance 17%, Adventure 11.3%, 2D 5.9%
- #59 The Three Kingdoms: Rebirth
63% matchVery Positive93% of 2,815 reviews2026
Dev: 玛奇阿朵互娱科技Pub: 凤麟工作室
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 6.9 hrs≥1hr: 84%
You, an ordinary modern person, cross into the Three Kingdoms. There you meet legendary heroes and beauties. Will you retreat with your love, or rise to conquer the land? Every choice rewrites history—or leads to your doom.
Why similar: Dating Sim 22.5%, Interactive Fiction 19.5%, Visual Novel 16.6%, Multiple Endings 16.6%, Romance 12.4%
- #60 The Ethereal Dream
67% matchMostly Positive77% of 285 reviews2025
Dev: 鸭子与葱制作组Pub: NVLMaker
Windows
乙女向多结局AVG——在蓝色的月夜里，邂逅那些已逝之人的灵魂吧。
Why similar: Dating Sim 27.2%, Mystery 22%, Interactive Fiction 16.5%, Anime 12%, Visual Novel 7.9%
