- #1 BAD END THEATER
97% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 10,015 reviews2021
Dev: NomnomNami
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 71%
select your protagonist and explore a variety of terrible fates!
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 21.5%, Multiple Endings 15.5%, Visual Novel 13.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.3%, Choices Matter 11.2%
Why You'll Like It: It shares the core focus on nonlinear storytelling and the heavy weight of player choices leading to various tragic or comedic outcomes.
- #2 Doki Doki Literature Club!
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 226,656 reviews2017
Dev: Team Salvato
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 38.3 hrs≥1hr: 74%
The Literature Club is full of cute girls! Will you write the way into their heart? This game is not suitable for children or those who are easily disturbed.
Why similar: Visual Novel 31.2%, Anime 27.5%, Memes 13.2%, Cute 12.9%, Story Rich 10.7%
Why You'll Like It: This game utilizes meta-narrative elements and dark psychological themes to subvert the visual novel genre in a way similar to Majotori.
- #3 Your Turn To Die -Death Game By Majority-
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 4,394 reviews2023
Dev: NankidaiPub: 0UP GAMES
Windows
Median: 6.9 hrsMean: 13.6 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Your Turn To Die -Death Game By Majority- is a multi-ending horror adventure game. Sara Chidouin returns home from school late one night to discover that something's gone terribly wrong. When she comes to, she finds herself, her friend Joe, and 9 other people trapped in a mysterious place.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 21.5%, Multiple Endings 20.8%, Interactive Fiction 16.8%, Female Protagonist 16.2%, Anime 12.5%
Why You'll Like It: It features a high-stakes environment where your decisions directly determine the survival of characters in a tense, narrative-driven setting.
- #4 Zero Escape: The Nonary Games
95% matchVery Positive93% of 7,340 reviews2017
Dev: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 6.5 hrsMean: 21.7 hrs≥1hr: 90%
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%, Multiple Endings 22.3%, Choices Matter 18.6%, Story Rich 14.8%, Anime 13%
Why You'll Like It: This series masterfully combines puzzle-solving with a complex, branching narrative where every choice has life-or-death consequences.
- #5 Refind Self: The Personality Test Game
94% matchVery Positive88% of 3,767 reviews2023
Dev: LizardryPub: PLAYISM
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 2.3 hrs≥1hr: 70%
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: LGBTQ+ 14.5%, Interactive Fiction 13.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13%, Visual Novel 12.6%, Female Protagonist 11.2%
Why You'll Like It: This game uses a unique, choice-driven structure to analyze your personality through your actions in a narrative adventure.
- #6 Lily's Day Off
94% matchVery Positive88% of 230 reviews2017
Dev: Kyuppin
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 2.9 hrs≥1hr: 70%
Lily's Day Off is a visual novel, but not in the typical sense. As you progress in this game, your actions drastically change characters, story lines, and outcomes.
Why similar: Dark Humor 33.8%, Memes 32%, Visual Novel 12.4%, Anime 12.1%, Adventure 5.4%
Why You'll Like It: It captures the same dark humor and experimental, nonlinear approach to visual novel storytelling found in Majotori.
- #7 Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc
93% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 38,237 reviews2016
Dev: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.9 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 30%, Anime 26.6%, Dark Humor 19.2%, Story Rich 13.9%, Memes 6.9%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a high-stakes mystery visual novel experience where your ability to solve puzzles and analyze information is critical to survival.
- #8 GNOSIA
92% matchVery Positive94% of 5,092 reviews2022
Dev: Petit DepottoPub: PLAYISM
Windows
Median: 7.3 hrsMean: 15.3 hrs≥1hr: 91%
The Gnosia lie. Pretending to be human, they’ll get in close, trick and deceive, and then eliminate one victim at a time...
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 30.6%, Visual Novel 25.9%, Anime 20.9%, Story Rich 14.4%, Adventure 6.1%
Why You'll Like It: This game uses a loop-based structure and social deduction mechanics to create a deeply engaging and nonlinear narrative experience.
- #9 PARANORMASIGHT: The Seven Mysteries of Honjo
91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 7,183 reviews2023
Dev: Square Enix
Windows
Median: 8.8 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 25.7%, Multiple Endings 20.8%, Anime 20.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.5%, Story Rich 11.7%
Why You'll Like It: It is a supernatural mystery visual novel that rewards player curiosity and careful investigation with multiple branching paths.
- #10 Jester / King
91% matchVery Positive94% of 90 reviews2021
Dev: Rolling Crown
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.8 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 95%
You wake up as a jester next to the king's lifeless body. You are trapped in a cursed kingdom with three love interests. Will you seek the truth, help the others, or try to escape?
Why similar: Dark Humor 14.6%, LGBTQ+ 14.5%, Nonlinear 13.7%, Multiple Endings 9.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.4%
Why You'll Like It: It features a strong focus on multiple endings and character-driven choices within a stylized visual novel framework.
- #11 AI: The Somnium Files
89% matchVery Positive92% of 9,378 reviews2019
Dev: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 15.2 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 27.6%, Anime 21.5%, Story Rich 14.2%, Multiple Endings 13.9%, Choices Matter 10.6%
Why You'll Like It: A detective-themed visual novel that features surreal puzzle sequences and significant branching story paths based on player interaction.
- #12 BAD END
90% matchVery Positive83% of 398 reviews2015
Dev: Arai Koh Create OfficePub: YOX-Project
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 92%
It's rumored that those who play 'BAD END'- a Visual Novel will die in REAL LIFE if they make the wrong decision in the game itself.
Why similar: Visual Novel 14.5%, Memes 13.8%, Multiple Endings 13.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.3%, Anime 12.3%
Why You'll Like It: It is a short, impactful visual novel that highlights the consequences of player decisions through a dark and moody lens.
- #13 Blood Lily Loop
89% matchVery Positive83% of 72 reviews2024
Dev: Sounding Stone / 老奉毊
Windows
Your bestie seems to be hiding something. There's something about your world that seems odd as well, like it has...secrets. Dive into the Cthulhu Mythos universe of this horror game and witness a "friendship" that rewrites the world.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 19%, Dark Humor 15.7%, Multiple Endings 12.4%, Visual Novel 10.8%, Female Protagonist 10.1%
Why You'll Like It: This game features a strong focus on multiple endings and lovecraftian themes within a choice-driven narrative.
- #14 BURIED STARS
88% matchVery Positive84% of 2,248 reviews2021
Dev: LINE Games Corporation
Windows
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 9.1 hrs≥1hr: 90%
A mystery adventure set at the collapse site of a live survival audition show. Trapped contestants communicate with each other—and the outside world through social media—as they wait for rescue. But as unexpected events unfold, trust begins to crack, and survival becomes far more complicated.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 18%, Interactive Fiction 16.7%, Visual Novel 16.6%, Choices Matter 13.7%, Anime 12%
Why You'll Like It: This survival-themed visual novel focuses on high-pressure decision-making and character relationships in a confined, dangerous setting.
- #15 The Chrono Jotter
87% matchVery Positive94% of 2,261 reviews2021
Dev: Orca LayoutPub: 2P Games
Windows
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 9.1 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Rewind time to save your girlfriend in a twisted high school death game. A gripping yuri visual novel: Investigate brutal murders, unravel psychological horrors, and fight for a forbidden love that defies death itself.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 27%, Visual Novel 16.8%, Interactive Fiction 14.5%, Female Protagonist 14.4%, Story Rich 9.8%
Why You'll Like It: A mystery-focused visual novel that emphasizes investigation and character-driven narrative paths.
- #16 Sumire
86% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 952 reviews2021
Dev: GameTomo TeamPub: GameTomo Co., Ltd.
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 90%
One Day, One Life. Sumire is a magical narrative adventure about choices made, and dreams lost and found. Embark on a mysterious journey to help Sumire achieve her deepest wishes, before the day ends and the sky turns to twilight.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 17.7%, Interactive Fiction 13.7%, Visual Novel 12.7%, Female Protagonist 10.9%, Choices Matter 10.7%
Why You'll Like It: This game provides a poignant, choice-heavy narrative adventure that explores themes of regret and growth over a single day.
- #17 Demonheart
86% matchVery Positive90% of 759 reviews2017
Dev: Rolling Crown
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 10.0 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Discover the secrets of the witches and demons in this dark fantasy romance game, featuring a female protagonist whose personality is completely up to the player thanks to extensive dialog choices.
Why similar: Dark Humor 18%, LGBTQ+ 15.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.7%, Multiple Endings 10.9%, Visual Novel 10.7%
Why You'll Like It: This visual novel offers a compelling mix of romance and dark fantasy with a protagonist whose choices significantly impact the world.
- #18 Lachesis or Atropos
84% matchVery Positive86% of 73 reviews2023
Dev: 4nokiPub: Quill Yuri
Windows · Mac · Linux
This world is woven of strings, of fate and of hate. What do you see, detective? A horror-mystery yuri visual novel peering into the maddening darkness of love and death.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 21%, Visual Novel 13.6%, Multiple Endings 12.9%, Female Protagonist 11.7%, Choices Matter 10.8%
Why You'll Like It: A dark, detective-themed visual novel that forces players to navigate complex moral choices and multiple potential endings.
- #19 Three Wishes
82% matchVery Positive99% of 93 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 18%, Dark Humor 14.9%, Anime 12.6%, Interactive Fiction 12.5%, Cute 12.3%
Why You'll Like It: A charming and funny interactive fiction title that offers multiple paths and endings based on your desires.
- #20 Yuri Dating Agency
84% matchVery Positive88% of 99 reviews2023
Dev: Red bean Taiyaki
Windows · Mac
Yuri Dating Agency - a speed dating simulator for WLW. You're a girl who likes girls, walking into this Yuri dating agency to find yourself a date. Here, you will be able to get to know lots of girls. Will you be able to win their hearts?
Why similar: Dark Humor 21.5%, LGBTQ+ 19.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.7%, Visual Novel 9.7%, Multiple Endings 8.4%
Why You'll Like It: It blends dark humor and psychological horror elements into a visual novel structure that is both quirky and unsettling.
- #21 Far Away
82% matchVery Positive95% of 8,179 reviews2021
Dev: Gratesca
Windows
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 12.3 hrs≥1hr: 83%
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: Dark Humor 15.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.8%, Visual Novel 11.2%, Choices Matter 10.1%, Interactive Fiction 9.1%
Why You'll Like It: This story-rich visual novel uses a word-game mechanic to drive its narrative and influence the player's journey.
- #22 The Letter
85% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: SHepic Studios
Windows
The Letter is a narrative-driven psychological adventure set in a forgotten town. Explore abandoned streets, follow scattered notes and hidden messages, and uncover fragments of a story inspired by real events as you piece together a mystery buried in the past.
Why similar: Visual Novel 26.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 24.5%, Interactive Fiction 23.4%, Adventure 12.9%, Casual 9.9%
Why You'll Like It: A horror-themed visual novel where the branching narrative is heavily influenced by the choices you make during critical moments.
- #23 Yet Another Killing Game
80% matchVery Positive97% of 251 reviews2025
Dev: Soulseer Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
You wake up in a house, alone with two beautiful girls... But no one is allowed to leave until one of you DIES. Why is this happening? What is the purpose of this “killing game”? But most importantly...WHO SHOULD DIE?!
Why similar: Multiple Endings 18.5%, Visual Novel 17%, Anime 15.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.4%, Female Protagonist 11.6%
Why You'll Like It: It leans into the mystery and psychological horror tropes of the visual novel genre with multiple branching endings.
- #24 BEAST CRIMES
83% matchMixed63% of 67 reviews2022
Dev: LINK
Windows
Crimes across the times. Are you able to solve them all?
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 18.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.9%, Interactive Fiction 13.2%, Visual Novel 12.8%, Multiple Endings 11.1%
Why You'll Like It: It combines detective-style investigation with a choose-your-own-adventure format that keeps the player engaged in the outcome.
- #25 Ten Trials of Babel: The Doppelganger Maze
79% matchVery Positive93% of 4,411 reviews2022
Dev: 红渊Pub: NVLMaker
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 8.7 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Otome × Death Game × Mild Horror Multiple Endings Puzzle RPG
Why similar: Female Protagonist 23%, Multiple Endings 22.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 21.4%, Story Rich 10.9%, Choices Matter 10.3%
Why You'll Like It: This RPG-infused visual novel challenges the player with trials that require careful decision-making and exploration.
- #26 MetaWare High School (Demo)
81% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 696 reviews2020
Dev: Not Fun Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
How do you see the world when nothing is real? An experimental metafictional visual novel.
Why similar: Nonlinear 16.7%, Memes 14.9%, LGBTQ+ 14.8%, Visual Novel 10.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.8%
Why You'll Like It: It is an experimental and funny visual novel that breaks the fourth wall and plays with the conventions of the genre.
- #27 The Mermaid of Zennor
81% matchVery Positive99% of 77 reviews2021
Dev: ebi-hime
Windows · Mac · Linux
A short, dark visual novel set in the UK about a young autistic girl's destructive obsession with her older brother.
Why similar: Visual Novel 15.9%, Dark Humor 13.6%, Female Protagonist 12.7%, Anime 12.4%, Multiple Endings 11.2%
Why You'll Like It: A casual visual novel that provides a relaxing but narrative-focused experience with an anime-inspired aesthetic.
- #28 Hydrangea
79% matchVery Positive93% of 139 reviews2024
Dev: Meiri Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
A yandere psychological horror visual novel. Choose a sweetheart to romance, but beware the petals of obsession.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 18.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.5%, Interactive Fiction 15.2%, Visual Novel 14.4%, Anime 11.1%
Why You'll Like It: A choice-driven interactive fiction game that focuses on character relationships and personal discovery.
- #29 This Magical Girl is a B☆tch
77% matchVery Positive99% of 156 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: Dark Humor 17.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.3%, Interactive Fiction 10.5%, Visual Novel 10%, Female Protagonist 8.6%
- #30 DevilConnection
75% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 1,989 reviews2025
Dev: ChaoGames
Windows · Mac
Punish the little bastard demon and being punished too! Cemo-Summoning Adventure Game
Why similar: Dark Humor 19.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.5%, Multiple Endings 13.5%, Interactive Fiction 11.9%, Visual Novel 10%
- #31 WTF Do You Know?
78% matchVery Positive95% of 154 reviews2022
Dev: Randumb Studios
Windows
We just have one question for you... "WTF Do You Know?" I think it might be time for us to find out...
Why similar: Dark Humor 17.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.2%, Multiple Endings 13.6%, LGBTQ+ 12.7%, Visual Novel 12%
Why You'll Like It: This simulation game incorporates trivia and choices-matter mechanics to create a humorous and unpredictable experience.
- #32 Kugayama Shiori's Death Diary
73% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 992 reviews2026
Dev: Laplacian
Windows
Median: 7.2 hrsMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 82%
A mystery visual novel where horror meets occult comedy. Follow Kugayama Shiori, a ghost who casually dies over and over as she searches for her cause of death and the regrets that bind her to this world. Her investigation will eventually lead to a single incident—and the truth behind her demise.
Why similar: Visual Novel 30.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 29.5%, Adventure 12.8%, Choices Matter 10.5%, Casual 9.1%
- #33 Mushroom Musume
74% matchVery Positive96% of 230 reviews2025
Dev: Mortally Moonstruck Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Raise a mushroom from a spore into a fine young woman, then discover the twists and turns her life may take in this creepy-cute fairytale life simulation game.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 19.6%, Dark Humor 18.4%, Multiple Endings 11.7%, Choices Matter 10.1%, Interactive Fiction 8.1%
- #34 The Final Prize is Soup
76% matchVery Positive94% of 68 reviews2024
Dev: 4nokiPub: Quill Yuri
Windows · Linux
You who are unqualified to drink Meng Po's soup, you have been chosen for the game of life. A horror yuri visual novel following a series of death games in the afterlife.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 17.1%, LGBTQ+ 16.4%, Interactive Fiction 14.6%, Visual Novel 13.6%, Anime 11.1%
- #35 True or False
78% matchMixed68% of 1,303 reviews2016
Dev: Vladimir Maslov
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 54 minMean: 2.2 hrs≥1hr: 47%
Take a quiz to test your intuition and knowledge - and learn some interesting and specific facts along the way!
Why similar: Memes 56%, Cute 17.5%, Casual 13.6%, Choices Matter 7%, Indie 5.9%
Why You'll Like It: It shares the trivia-adjacent, casual, and indie-focused spirit of Majotori in a simple, accessible format.
- #36 DEAD LAMB WALKING
74% matchVery Positive97% of 200 reviews2024
Dev: Lyn Mametchi
Windows
A story about a dead lamb walking.
Why similar: Nonlinear 18.2%, Interactive Fiction 14.7%, Visual Novel 13.5%, Female Protagonist 11.6%, Multiple Endings 11.4%
- #37 Melancholy Love
76% matchVery Positive95% of 76 reviews2021
Dev: White Dew GamesPub: Kikai Digital
Windows · Mac
Melancholy Love is a Yuri Visual Novel between an elite and a misfit in an All-Girls' High School. How will sparks flare between the two?
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 20.3%, Visual Novel 12.7%, Multiple Endings 12.5%, Female Protagonist 10.5%, Anime 9.4%
- #38 Fateweaver: Smash or Pass
75% matchVery Positive94% of 80 reviews2023
Dev: Randumb Studios
Windows
You are The Fateweaver; an ancient beast of legendary status. It is your job to determine which way Fate will unravel as you dig deep into the psyche of those who beckon. Decide whether to help those who beg for your mercy, or invoke the wrath of the Gods upon those you deem unworthy of existence...
Why similar: Memes 15.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14%, LGBTQ+ 12.5%, Multiple Endings 12.4%, Visual Novel 11%
- #39 1 to 1 humanoid edible toys
72% matchVery Positive93% of 2,475 reviews2024
Dev: 汉谟拉比炒面Pub: 无
Windows · Mac
A story about Ambiguous Affection, Appetite, and Tantalizing Desires.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 21.2%, Visual Novel 16.7%, Dark Humor 14.1%, Female Protagonist 13.4%, Multiple Endings 12.3%
- #40 Bewitching Sinners
73% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 530 reviews2024
Dev: Miss Xero
Windows · Mac · Linux
Bewitching Sinners is a dark comedy dating sim where your choices will either leave you with your true love or ruin a whole world and potentially killing millions of people within it, no pressure! Explore a fantasy world full of witches, hot priests, and the occasional dance with death.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 18.7%, Visual Novel 12.4%, Dark Humor 11.9%, Interactive Fiction 11.3%, Multiple Endings 10.1%
- #41 Choice of Life: Samosbor
72% matchVery Positive88% of 247 reviews2025
Dev: Blazing Planet Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 80%
You're just a simple inhabitant of the endless Gigastructure. The best you'll get is seven shifts at a machine and a bowl of feed concentrate, and that for good service to the party.... Is that it? Or do you have a choice?
Why similar: Dark Humor 20.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.9%, Multiple Endings 11.9%, Visual Novel 11.4%, Choices Matter 9.7%
- #42 Border of her Heart
77% matchMixed67% of 73 reviews2018
Dev: Tuomo LainePub: Tuomo's games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 48 minMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 42%
Border of her Heart is a VN about Border control.
Why similar: Dark Humor 16.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.5%, Nonlinear 14.2%, Interactive Fiction 11.4%, Visual Novel 10.5%
- #43 The Angel's Devil Tail - One More Question 2
71% matchVery Positive95% of 143 reviews2026
Dev: 橘音
Windows
A horror-meets-cute puzzle game with a twist-filled Yuri romance story.
Why similar: Trivia 25.8% ★, Visual Novel 15.3%, Interactive Fiction 13.5%, Female Protagonist 13.3%, Anime 13%
- #44 Jishogi
73% matchVery Positive100% of 77 reviews2022
Dev: Lab Rabbit Games ltd
Windows
A dark, story-heavy puzzle game. Enter the mind of Mayu, as her soul is invaded and dug through by a seemingly evil witch. Can you stop her? What if you were able to get the upper hand, and invade her back? Would you show mercy, or destroy her? Jishogi will test you in more ways than one.
Why similar: Anime 20.3%, Female Protagonist 17.6%, Choices Matter 17.3%, Multiple Endings 16.9%, Story Rich 12.9%
- #45 Syrup and the Ultimate Sweet
70% matchVery Positive98% of 82 reviews2025
Dev: NomnomNami
Windows · Mac · Linux
A candy alchemist finds a candy golem in her basement workshop...
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 20.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.8%, Visual Novel 13.1%, Multiple Endings 12.2%, Female Protagonist 10.2%
- #46 Kumitantei: Old-School Slaughter
68% matchVery Positive92% of 348 reviews2026
Dev: Mango FactoryPub: Akupara Games
Windows
Kill each other...for science! The class of '89 is trapped in an elite school killing game. Investigate, solve, and expose your classmates in Kumitantei™: Old-School Slaughter, an episodic murder-mystery ADV card-battler inspired by retro anime.
Why similar: Dark Humor 22.4%, Memes 18.2%, Visual Novel 15.6%, Anime 14.3%, Multiple Endings 10.3%
- #47 Curse or Love
68% matchVery Positive91% of 91 reviews2026
Dev: 小橘子糖_official
Windows
A Denpa Bishoujo Psychological Horror Curio: A Visual Novel ❦ Mild Horror, Mild Suspense, and a Hint of Whimsical Madness ❦ We Hope You Find Your Own "Happy Ending" Among Multiple Conclusions ❦ A Major Plot Twist, Perhaps? ❦ Glimpse a sliver of truth in the liminal space between life and death.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 28.6%, Visual Novel 18.4%, Multiple Endings 16.3%, Female Protagonist 15.6%, Anime 10.5%
- #48 Negative Nancy
70% matchVery Positive94% of 119 reviews2021
Dev: FEEDPub: Effort Star
Windows · Mac
Negative Nancy is a choose your “no” adventure for people who have had enough. An interactive sitcom where you can only say “no” (or nothing at all). Your choices control the story.
Why similar: Dark Humor 18.4%, Multiple Endings 14.8%, Interactive Fiction 12%, Visual Novel 11.7%, Choices Matter 11.4%
- #49 你已经猜到结局了吗
69% matchVery Positive93% of 441 reviews2022
Dev: 橘音
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 29.7 hrs≥1hr: 73%
有些人死了，但没完全死，知道了结局但却未发现真相。 一个人也能玩的海龟汤推理故事。 海龟汤故事通常包含一个极不合理的结果，但不知道其中的过程，您可以自行猜测发生了什么，并提出问题，主持人只会用【是】【否】【无关】来回答你——本该如此，不过她似乎会破例给你些提示，但显然你很高冷，并不为之所动。
Why similar: Trivia 40.1% ★, Interactive Fiction 10.8%, Multiple Endings 10%, Female Protagonist 8.3%, Visual Novel 7.7%
- #50 Hadaka Shitsuji - Naked Butlers
71% matchVery Positive85% of 157 reviews2019
Dev: MADA LaboPub: MangaGamer
Windows · Mac · Linux
Naked Butlers is a hardcore yaoi visual novel rife with dark comedy. Unleash your inner sadist and bully these hot butlers good in this solo project from a developer who absolutely loves butlers!
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 19.2%, Dark Humor 17.2%, Memes 14.8%, Visual Novel 10.2%, Multiple Endings 9.3%
- #51 Drowning Song of the Stagnant Sea
67% matchPositive89% of 70 reviews2026
Dev: 空想の工房Pub: Waku Waku Games
Windows
A dark fairy tale set in the deep sea. The fated encounter between a sea monster and a human forever changes their lives in this visual novel. Contains platonic yuri.
Why similar: Visual Novel 26.7%, Multiple Endings 25.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 21.4%, Adventure 12.2%, Cute 8.4%
- #52 Class of '09
67% matchVery Positive95% of 9,055 reviews2021
Dev: SBN3
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 75%
This is the anti-visual novel. Instead of playing as some guy magically able to score with beautiful anime girls, YOU play the anime girl and create mass chaos in the lives of your potential "suitors". Earnest comedy, social accuracy, and late 2000's aesthetic await you in Class of '09!
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 24.9%, Visual Novel 16.4%, Multiple Endings 14.5%, Female Protagonist 14.5%, Nonlinear 14.2%
- #53 The Zodiac Trial
69% matchVery Positive95% of 151 reviews2021
Dev: Themisian
Windows · Mac
The Zodiac Trial has begun, and everybody's life is on the line! Will these 12 jurors be able to solve the mysteries and cooperate, or will they resort to betrayal, deception, and violence? Get out alive or die, die again!
Why similar: Dark Humor 19.9%, Nonlinear 16%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.1%, Visual Novel 12%, Multiple Endings 9.8%
- #54 Magi Trials
71% matchVery Positive82% of 139 reviews2016
Dev: Dharker Studios
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Do you have what it takes to join the Royal Academy of Magi in a new Highschool Romance story. After attempting a dark ritual which increases innate magical ability, but transforms your body.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 32.4%, Visual Novel 30.4%, Anime 10.7%, Adventure 10.4%, Casual 8.5%
- #55 Magical Girl Witch Trials
62% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 33,789 reviews2025
Dev: AcaciaPub: Re,AER
Windows · Mac
Median: 16.0 hrsMean: 36.7 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Thirteen girls awaken, only to find themselves in a prison. What awaits them: a Witch Trial. Help them prepare for the trial by exploring the prison in order to find the witch hidden amongst them. Find the witch, learn what kind of magic she holds, dispel the lies, and prepare for the execution.
Why similar: Visual Novel 22.2%, LGBTQ+ 18.9%, Female Protagonist 17.2%, Cute 9.2%, Anime 8.1%
- #56 Type-NOISE: Shonen Shojo
67% matchMostly Positive80% of 139 reviews2025
Dev: DankHeartsPub: WhisperGames
Windows
Type-NOISE: Shonen Shojo is a multi-ending mystery adventure game. A group of boys and girls who have lost their memories gather in a “Tokyo” that is both familiar and unfamiliar. They must trace their lost memories to escape the bizarre labyrinths. Are they prepared to confront their “true selves”?
Why similar: Visual Novel 17%, Dark Humor 16.5%, Multiple Endings 15.5%, Anime 14.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14%
- #57 After School Murder Club!!
69% matchVery Positive86% of 98 reviews2021
Dev: Rabbit, Deer, You
Windows
In this short comedy visual novel, you're an unpopular transfer student who begins a new life at a Japanese high school. You quickly get drafted into the school's most secret after-school club... but could it be that the seemingly innocent members of the Murder Club are hiding a dark secret?!
Why similar: Memes 18.3%, Dark Humor 16.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.1%, Multiple Endings 11.8%, Visual Novel 11.2%
- #58 Trapped with Jester
66% matchVery Positive94% of 1,579 reviews2022
Dev: AntaPub: Neoclassic Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
An unusual horror-themed Visual Novel about waking up in a carriage with a stranger… Whatever could go wrong?
Why similar: Dark Humor 19%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.1%, Interactive Fiction 13.5%, Visual Novel 13.2%, Multiple Endings 8.9%
- #59 Blood Lily Ghoststories
65% matchVery Positive94% of 124 reviews2025
Dev: Sounding Stone / 老奉毊
Windows
A horror game about a needy female ghost. A trio of close-knit occult club girls gather late at night to enjoy telling ghost stories. Little do they know that Miss Choker, a ghost that targets girls, is just dying to appear...
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 24.3%, Multiple Endings 13.9%, Visual Novel 13.5%, Female Protagonist 13.3%, Choices Matter 12.8%
- #60 Help Me
70% matchMixed67% of 57 reviews2021
Dev: Wallace Lovecraft
Windows
A horrific choices matter adventure game where you need to get out of the house!
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 20.8%, Multiple Endings 18.8%, Interactive Fiction 13.9%, Choices Matter 13.5%, Anime 12.6%
