- #1 Zero Escape: The Nonary Games
97% matchVery Positive93% of 6,967 reviews2017
Dev: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 6.5 hrsMean: 21.7 hrs≥1hr: 88%
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 25.4%, Choices Matter 14.6%, Multiple Endings 14.3%, Story Rich 12.8%, Anime 11.7%
Why You'll Like It: This title is the gold standard for combining dark, high-stakes sci-fi narratives with complex escape-room style puzzles.
- #2 AI: The Somnium Files
96% matchVery Positive92% of 9,101 reviews2019
Dev: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 15.1 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 28.6%, Anime 21.8%, Story Rich 13.8%, Sci-fi 11.5%, Multiple Endings 9.6%
Why You'll Like It: It features a gripping sci-fi detective story that utilizes unique puzzle-solving mechanics within the visual novel format.
- #3 Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 35,609 reviews2016
Dev: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.9 hrsMean: 22.8 hrs≥1hr: 88%
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 31.4%, Anime 27.4%, Dark Comedy 19%, Story Rich 13.8%, Puzzle 5.4%
Why You'll Like It: This game perfectly captures the intense, high-stakes atmosphere of a death game combined with logic-based investigation gameplay.
- #4 Your Turn To Die -Death Game By Majority-
95% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 3,866 reviews2023
Dev: NankidaiPub: 0UP GAMES
Windows
Median: 6.4 hrsMean: 14.0 hrs≥1hr: 82%
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: Multiple Endings 26.4%, Anime 22.1%, Dark 20.4%, Story Rich 13.6%, Colorful 7.2%
Why You'll Like It: A dark, suspenseful visual novel that forces players to solve puzzles and make difficult choices in a life-or-death setting.
- #5 PARANORMASIGHT: The Seven Mysteries of Honjo
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 6,520 reviews2023
Dev: Square Enix
Windows
Median: 8.6 hrsMean: 10.1 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 29.2%, Anime 22.5%, Multiple Endings 16.6%, Hand-drawn 16.1%, Story Rich 12.4%
Why You'll Like It: A supernatural mystery that blends traditional visual novel storytelling with clever investigative puzzle elements.
- #6 Root Double -Before Crime * After Days- Xtend Edition
94% matchVery Positive90% of 592 reviews2016
Dev: YetiPub: Sekai Project
Windows
Median: 8.9 hrsMean: 14.3 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Rescue squad captain Watase Kasasagi wakes up without his memories in the middle of his most critical mission yet-- a nuclear meltdown at a research facility. In an unfamiliar place and without his years of training, he must rescue the survivors and escape...
Why similar: Visual Novel 35.2%, Anime 19.7%, Multiple Endings 14.3%, Story Rich 12%, Sci-fi 11.1%
Why You'll Like It: A complex sci-fi visual novel that incorporates unique 'Senses Sympathy System' mechanics to influence the narrative path.
- #7 Analogue: A Hate Story
93% matchVery Positive93% of 2,291 reviews2012
Dev: Love Conquers All Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 57%
A dark visual mystery novel featuring transhumanism, traditional marriage, loneliness, and cosplay. Two pursuable characters. Five endings. Welcome to the future.
Why similar: Visual Novel 50.3%, Anime 20%, Sci-fi 16.6%, Story Rich 7%, Multiple Endings 3.4%
Why You'll Like It: A sci-fi mystery that requires players to piece together the history of a derelict ship through logs and archives.
- #8 Synergia
92% matchVery Positive87% of 795 reviews2020
Dev: Radi ArtPub: Top Hat Studios, Inc.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Synergia is a yuri thriller visual novel that takes place in a cyberpunk future, wrapped up in a beautifully unique, vibrant neon aesthetic. At the end of the world, sometimes love is the ultimate crime.
Why similar: Dystopian 24.6%, Cyberpunk 24.2%, Visual Novel 14.5%, Anime 9.7%, Sci-fi 9.3%
Why You'll Like It: A beautiful, dystopian cyberpunk visual novel that focuses on the emotional consequences of artificial intelligence.
- #9 STEINS;GATE
91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 25,378 reviews2016
Dev: MAGES. Inc.Pub: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 6.5 hrsMean: 66.2 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Developed by 5pb. and Nitroplus, STEINS;GATE was awarded Famitsu magazine's coveted annual Game of Excellence award and was voted one of the most emotionally charged “tear-inducing games” ever made, in a Famitsu poll. It is a gripping and moving Visual Novel, which has already spawned manga and anime adaptations.
Why similar: Visual Novel 23.8%, Science 20.7% ★, Anime 15.5%, Sci-fi 12%, Story Rich 10.8%
Why You'll Like It: A quintessential sci-fi visual novel that explores dystopian themes and time-travel consequences with deep, story-rich writing.
- #10 Minds Beneath Us
90% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 5,416 reviews2024
Dev: BearBoneStudio
Windows
Median: 11.0 hrsMean: 12.9 hrs≥1hr: 81%
MINDS BENEATH US is an emotional sci-fi narrative game. Through the eyes of a humble individual, experience a mad world where humans are exploited as computing devices for AI. Listen to the concerns of those you meet and offer guidance. Together, face challenges and confront an uncertain destiny.
Why similar: Dystopian 23.7%, Cyberpunk 22%, Visual Novel 12.1%, Choices Matter 9.4%, Multiple Endings 8.6%
Why You'll Like It: A cinematic cyberpunk story that emphasizes player choice and the dark realities of a technologically advanced society.
- #11 VA-11 Hall-A: Cyberpunk Bartender Action
91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 37,969 reviews2016
Dev: Sukeban GamesPub: Ysbryd Games
Windows · Linux
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 31.1 hrs≥1hr: 87%
VA-11 HALL-A: Cyberpunk Bartender Action is a booze em' up about waifus, technology, and post-dystopia life.
Why similar: Cyberpunk 27.5%, Dystopian 23.8%, Visual Novel 14.2%, Anime 8.9%, Choices Matter 8.3%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a deeply immersive cyberpunk atmosphere where the narrative is driven by the interactions and stories of the characters you serve.
- #12 Citizen Sleeper
89% matchVery Positive93% of 9,761 reviews2022
Dev: Jump Over The AgePub: Fellow Traveller
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Roleplaying in the ruins of interplanetary capitalism. Live the life of an escaped worker, washed-up on a lawless station at the edge of an interstellar society. Inspired by the flexibility and freedom of TTRPGs, explore the station, choose your friends, escape your past and change your future.
Why similar: Dystopian 29%, Cyberpunk 28.1%, Sci-fi 13%, Multiple Endings 10.7%, Hand-drawn 10.2%
Why You'll Like It: A narrative-driven RPG set in a dystopian space station that focuses on survival and complex character relationships.
- #13 DIVINATION
89% matchVery Positive90% of 202 reviews2019
Dev: Mojiken
Windows · Mac
"What if you're born into this world without your permission?" DIVINATION is a very short visual novel where you act as a fortune teller in a futuristic world. Talk and listen to people's stories, then foresee their future using the runes they had drawn.
Why similar: Cyberpunk 24.6%, Dystopian 20.7%, Visual Novel 13.9%, Choices Matter 8.9%, Multiple Endings 8.3%
Why You'll Like It: A short, experimental cyberpunk visual novel that focuses on philosophical choices and dark, atmospheric storytelling.
- #14 Song of Farca
87% matchMostly Positive80% of 1,559 reviews2021
Dev: Wooden MonkeysPub: Alawar
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Hack into crime scenes, look for evidence, analyze data, interrogate criminals, track suspects and deal with the consequences of your decisions. This is a dark and brutal detective story with a Black Mirror-esque atmosphere of digital dominance and the narrative structure of a US crime procedural.
Why similar: Dystopian 23.8%, Cyberpunk 19%, Narration 12.5%, Visual Novel 11%, Choices Matter 10.1%
Why You'll Like It: A detective simulation game set in a dystopian future where you must hack and investigate to solve complex cases.
- #15 GNOSIA
86% matchVery Positive94% of 4,733 reviews2022
Dev: Petit DepottoPub: PLAYISM
Windows
Median: 7.2 hrsMean: 15.4 hrs≥1hr: 90%
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: Visual Novel 31.3%, Anime 24.9%, Sci-fi 22.9%, Story Rich 16.6%, Singleplayer 4.4%
Why You'll Like It: A sci-fi social deduction game that uses visual novel elements to create a loop-based mystery puzzle experience.
- #16 PSYCHO-PASS: Mandatory Happiness
88% matchMostly Positive79% of 178 reviews2017
Dev: MAGES. Inc.Pub: NIS America, Inc.
Windows
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 7.9 hrs≥1hr: 87%
In a world where psychological states can be quantified, every choice has consequences, victims can become criminals, and the very nature of truth can warp and shift. Can detectives Nadeshiko Kugatachi and Takuma Tsurugi remain on the path of justice as they face the ugly truths of humanity?
Why similar: Cyberpunk 27%, Visual Novel 25.3%, Anime 22.5%, Dystopian 18.8%, Sci-fi 5.2%
Why You'll Like It: Based on the popular anime, this visual novel explores a dystopian society where morality is measured by technology.
- #17 Technobabylon
86% matchVery Positive94% of 1,607 reviews2015
Dev: Technocrat GamesPub: Wadjet Eye Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 92%
A cyberpunk adventure game from the studio that brought you Gemini Rue and Blackwell! The year is 2087. Genetic engineering is the norm, and an omnipresent AI powers the city. Take control of three citizens of this world as they struggle to understand a deadly conspiracy.
Why similar: Cyberpunk 65.7%, Sci-fi 19.5%, Story Rich 10.3%, Singleplayer 3.2%, 2D 1.2%
Why You'll Like It: This cyberpunk adventure features intricate puzzle-solving and a dark, thought-provoking narrative set in a futuristic city.
- #18 ABYSS OF THE SACRIFICE
85% matchVery Positive83% of 265 reviews2020
Dev: INTENSEPub: D3PUBLISHER
Windows
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 12.8 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Five girls meet in an isolated underground city. As they slay and betray each other, what fate awaits them at the end of their journey? Hope? Or despair? Enjoy an immersive story, fully voiced and boasting multiple endings!
Why similar: Visual Novel 23.5%, Dystopian 19.3%, Anime 18.2%, Story Rich 10.8%, Puzzle 10.1%
Why You'll Like It: A dark, puzzle-heavy visual novel that traps characters in an underground facility, mirroring the tension of the seed game.
- #19 Bad Faith
84% matchVery Positive92% of 63 reviews2022
Dev: Mado
Windows · Mac · Linux
Sanctuaries. Secrets. Serious consequences. A solo-developed psychological horror/drama visual novel.
Why similar: Visual Novel 23.6%, Narration 20.1%, Anime 20%, Dark 11.9%, Story Rich 11.6%
Why You'll Like It: A psychological horror visual novel that delves into dark themes and unsettling narrative twists.
- #20 Read Only Memories: NEURODIVER
84% matchMostly Positive72% of 215 reviews2024
Dev: MidBoss, LLC.Pub: Chorus Worldwide Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Read Only Memories: NEURODIVER is a story-rich adventure and the sequel to 2064: Read Only Memories. Explore the rich world with an intuitive point-and-click interface as you take on the role of a young psychic agent tasked with tracking down a mysterious antagonist hiding in people's memories.
Why similar: Cyberpunk 30.2%, Visual Novel 16.1%, Multiple Endings 11.2%, Choices Matter 10.7%, Sci-fi 10.4%
Why You'll Like It: A cyberpunk mystery that utilizes unique memory-diving puzzle mechanics to progress the story.
- #21 Contraindication
81% matchVery Positive99% of 68 reviews2025
Dev: Static Remains
Windows
Your end is my beginning. A short psychological visual novel with exploration and puzzle elements... it already lays shattered.
Why similar: Visual Novel 28.1%, Anime 20.3%, Hand-drawn 14.9%, Story Rich 11.1%, Colorful 8.1%
Why You'll Like It: A psychological horror visual novel that combines point-and-click exploration with a dark, investigative narrative.
- #22 Anamnesia - part 1: am i my body?
82% matchVery Positive94% of 87 reviews2024
Dev: Simon Herbig
Windows · Mac
Sci-Fi Mystery Visual Novel. Nine people are trapped in an underground research facility, forced to play a game of life and death. Check your log to find the truth that connects those apparent strangers - if you even want to, that is.
Why similar: Narration 23.6%, Visual Novel 22.5%, Sci-fi 17.3%, Anime 15.7%, Story Rich 11.2%
Why You'll Like It: A mystery-focused visual novel that explores sci-fi themes regarding identity and consciousness.
- #23 One's Own Exile
79% matchVery Positive100% of 394 reviews2025
Dev: Updog Software
Windows
Follow Sybil in her pursuit for survival, having to sacrifice everything - her culture, her identity, her values - to achieve a single objective: escape from a place that is constantly trying to kill her. A short game about persecution and identity.
Why similar: Dystopian 25.5%, Visual Novel 18.8%, Multiple Endings 16.6%, Dark 12.5%, Story Rich 12.5%
Why You'll Like It: An emotional and dark visual novel that features multiple endings and a heavy, story-rich atmosphere.
- #24 ALLBLACK Phase 1
83% matchMostly Positive76% of 99 reviews2020
Dev: NSAID
Windows · Mac · Linux
ALLBLACK Phase 1 is a visual novel adapted from light novel with the same title. Follow the journey of the amnesiac and seemingly abnormal "Theodore Quentin" as he uncovers his identity while escaping from the people who wants him at all cost...
Why similar: Visual Novel 26.5%, Anime 22.3%, Sci-fi 19.6%, Story Rich 12.8%, First-Person 11.3%
Why You'll Like It: A psychological thriller visual novel that features a dark, sci-fi aesthetic and intense narrative stakes.
- #25 12 Hours to Die
82% matchMostly Positive73% of 226 reviews2020
Dev: Wesley ReitsmaPub: Westeford
Windows · Mac · Linux
A mystery visual novel about six students forced to play a 12-hour long killing game.
Why similar: Visual Novel 35.6%, Anime 16.7%, Narration 14.1%, Puzzle 13.5%, Dark 11.3%
Why You'll Like It: A detective-style visual novel that challenges players to solve mysteries under a strict time limit.
- #26 Robot Daycare
81% matchVery Positive87% of 151 reviews2021
Dev: KigyoDev
Windows · Mac · Linux
A visual novel about raising a cute robot child, which may or may not go horribly wrong. Your choices decide the outcome.
Why similar: Visual Novel 22.4%, Anime 18.7%, Narration 13%, Choices Matter 11.1%, Sci-fi 9.8%
Why You'll Like It: A unique horror visual novel that uses a sci-fi premise to deliver unsettling and philosophical experiences.
- #27 Experimentation
80% matchMostly Positive72% of 96 reviews2023
Dev: Faithy Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
A linear visual novel about five short stories, unrelated at first glance. Be prepared for mysticism, gloomy atmosphere and light psychological horror. Not recommended to play if you are experiencing depression or severe psychological state.
Why similar: Visual Novel 33.5%, Dark 20.2%, Anime 19.9%, Story Rich 16.3%, 2D 5.8%
Why You'll Like It: A dark, supernatural visual novel that focuses on psychological horror and disturbing narrative themes.
- #28 Sub-Verge
79% matchMostly Positive74% of 53 reviews2025
Dev: Interactive Tragedy, LimitedPub: Pantaloon
Windows · Mac
Conversation is a dangerous game. Manipulate a fractured band of renegade divers to reach the depths of this short narrative puzzle. Uncover alliances and expose betrayals — before something horrific from the dark abyss silences you all. Don’t let the conversation get too deep.
Why similar: Sci-fi 15.5%, Dystopian 15.3%, Choices Matter 13.4%, Story Rich 11.6%, Puzzle 11%
Why You'll Like It: A narrative-heavy game that blends atmospheric exploration with puzzle elements in a dark, mysterious setting.
- #29 of the Devil
75% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 2,193 reviews2025
Dev: nth Circle Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 14.1 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Immerse yourself in neon, smoke, and high-stakes legal gambles as a Defense Attorney with uniquely Killer insights in this episodic, diabolically stylish visual novel adventure game.
Why similar: Cyberpunk 22.7%, Dystopian 18.5%, Visual Novel 13.4%, Lore-Rich 12.7%, Anime 8.4%
- #30 protoViolence - Definitive Edition
78% matchVery Positive95% of 66 reviews2024
Dev: Mado
Windows · Mac · Linux
Can you save a test subject from your life’s work? A cinematic sci-fi visual novel about cybernetic research and its sickening consequences. A prequel to malViolence.
Why similar: Science 23.8% ★, Cyberpunk 16.4%, Dystopian 15.5%, Visual Novel 10.1%, Anime 8.5%
- #31 Lucid9: Inciting Incident
78% matchVery Positive90% of 1,038 reviews2016
Dev: Fallen Snow Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 12.1 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Lucid9 is a visual novel focused on a web of intricate mysteries set in the fictional 2018 metropolis of Isamu. Lucid9: Inciting Incident is the first part of the story, focused on a string of disappearances that occur at a prestigious, uppity boarding academy.
Why similar: Visual Novel 45.3%, Anime 31.5%, Story Rich 14.1%, Choices Matter 9.1%
Why You'll Like It: A mystery-themed visual novel with a strong anime aesthetic and a focus on uncovering hidden secrets.
- #32 SACRIFICE VILLAINS
76% matchVery Positive88% of 128 reviews2025
Dev: CLOCKUPPub: Shiravune
Windows
Ever since the day the powers appeared, crime has ruled the streets of Scum City. As the conniving villains grow stronger and stronger, and the heroes find themselves walloped rather than walloping... it falls to you to rehabilitate S-rank villains in this short visual novel!
Why similar: Visual Novel 20.6%, Narration 20.3%, Anime 17.2%, Sci-fi 15.3%, Story Rich 8.6%
- #33 Degraman: Act I. Vincent
77% matchVery Positive84% of 190 reviews2021
Dev: NamNorm
Windows · Mac · Linux
An otome visual novel - play a powerless victim of a terrifying, unfair world. 200+ choices, 50+ endings, 20+ hours of play - and only one way to escape.
Why similar: Visual Novel 22%, Multiple Endings 17.4%, Anime 16.7%, Choices Matter 15.5%, Story Rich 13.1%
- #34 Hellink
77% matchVery Positive94% of 52 reviews2019
Dev: Ikigai
Windows · Mac · Linux
The first visual novel about fake news! Investigate in 2044 in a humorous and cyberpunk universe. Counter your opponents' lies and thwart the plot that threatens Néo-Sorbonne!
Why similar: Science 27.7% ★, Cyberpunk 19.9%, Visual Novel 14.7%, Narration 12.8%, Sci-fi 11.5%
- #35 RGB GlitchGazer
73% matchVery Positive99% of 93 reviews2026
Dev: 群星闪耀时Pub: 群星闪耀时
Windows
A mad and romantic ADV. Unravel a strange world of science and philosophy with a mecha girl, zombie girl, or beastfolk. Some paths may disturb you... or thrill you.
Why similar: Visual Novel 24.5%, Anime 20%, Sci-fi 15.6%, Lore-Rich 14.5%, Multiple Endings 11.2%
- #36 this game will end in 205 clicks.
71% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 1,226 reviews2025
Dev: insertdisc5
Windows · Mac · Linux
What does a SUPERVILLAIN do, when he is forbidden from doing anything evil for the day? WARNING: This is not the type of game where you can make meaningful choices.
Why similar: Visual Novel 38.9%, Narration 20.4%, Anime 15.8%, Story Rich 15.6%, Colorful 6.9%
- #37 Magical Massage
72% matchVery Positive99% of 96 reviews2026
Dev: Pop Elephant StudioPub: Cyberisle
Windows
Extreme Life-and-Death Massage! Enjoy magician's look of agony and cure embarrassing ailments! From hemorrhoids that cause earthquakes to rhinitis that make huge explosion...nothing too fancy that you can't handle. However, if your skills fall short, these powerful, unclothed magicians may kill you.
Why similar: Dystopian 27.7%, Dark Comedy 18.7%, Visual Novel 17.3%, Anime 14.4%, Multiple Endings 9.4%
- #38 MOOD
73% matchVery Positive87% of 451 reviews2025
Dev: MAT Affect
Windows
MOOD is a short visual novel combining horror, dark humor, and dialogues on a wide variety of topics, from old movies to ancient wars. You were the one who summoned your new companion, there is no backing out now!
Why similar: Visual Novel 20.9%, Anime 14.3%, Choices Matter 13.8%, Multiple Endings 12.8%, Dark 12.6%
- #39 Kill or Love
74% matchVery Positive89% of 2,191 reviews2020
Dev: Andy Church
Windows · Mac · Linux
A visual novel about obsession, loneliness, and, based on your choices, varying amounts of murder.
Why similar: Visual Novel 43%, Anime 35.3%, Multiple Endings 8.1%, Choices Matter 6.2%, Story Rich 3.7%
- #40 BAD END
76% matchVery Positive84% of 393 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 30.9%, Anime 25.3%, Multiple Endings 20.2%, Story Rich 14.8%, Colorful 7.4%
- #41 MINDHACK
72% matchVery Positive93% of 676 reviews2023
Dev: VODKAdemo?
Windows · Mac
Change the minds of evildoers…for good! MINDHACK is a text adventure game where you meet unique evildoers, hack their minds, and rewrite them into happy people!
Why similar: Dystopian 37.1%, Visual Novel 20%, Sci-fi 12.1%, Story Rich 10.7%, Anime 8.9%
- #42 Minotaur
73% matchVery Positive95% of 340 reviews2019
Dev: U7 committee
Windows · Mac
An adventure game with visual novel-style narrative, Minotaur tells a dark mystery story set in a newly created science fantasy world of synthets, magic-wielding androids and cybernetically enhanced penguins… God, what a (bloody) mess.
Why similar: Cyberpunk 45.7%, Visual Novel 24.8%, Anime 11.5%, Story Rich 11.3%, Sci-fi 6.8%
- #43 Quantum Suicide
75% matchMostly Positive78% of 118 reviews2020
Dev: Cotton Candy Cyanide
Windows · Mac · Linux
Quantum Suicide is a game of betrayal, deception and romance in the cold depths of space.
Why similar: Visual Novel 23.5%, Anime 17.6%, Choices Matter 16.9%, Multiple Endings 16.6%, Story Rich 12.9%
- #44 BAD END THEATER
70% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 9,533 reviews2021
Dev: NomnomNami
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 71%
select your protagonist and explore a variety of terrible fates!
Why similar: Visual Novel 27%, Multiple Endings 21.9%, Choices Matter 19.4%, Story Rich 14.9%, Anime 9.8%
- #45 Criminally Yours
70% matchVery Positive96% of 52 reviews2025
Dev: Meant to Bee Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
A superhero-themed yandere romance visual novel. He's your coworker, your crush, and the villain you need to stop? Make choices to be with your supervillian ex, or move on to a new hot superhero.
Why similar: Visual Novel 26.3%, Narration 19.6%, Choices Matter 14.9%, Multiple Endings 13%, Story Rich 8.5%
- #46 DRAMAtical Murder
70% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 4,466 reviews2021
Dev: Nitro+CHiRALPub: JAST
Windows
Median: 6.7 hrsMean: 12.2 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Aoba's vibrant cyberpunk world is one of contrasts: high-tech virtual reality battles versus street gang turf wars, ultra-exclusive luxury resorts and tiny junk shops. The choices you make will shape the path of Aoba's journey into the dark secrets lurking beneath the glossy sheen of the city.
Why similar: Visual Novel 23.4%, Cyberpunk 23.1%, Anime 15.8%, Choices Matter 11.4%, Multiple Endings 9.8%
- #47 D1AL-ogue
67% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 2,282 reviews2026
Dev: CherryPickerPub: Jungle Game Lab
Windows
Become an android repair technician in a cyberpunk city where the sun never rises. Rotate the unique circular puzzle 'D1AL' and merge modules to fix their broken bodies and hearts. Your precise repair is the conversation starter. Turn the dial and listen to their stories.
Why similar: Cyberpunk 26%, Dystopian 24.3%, Visual Novel 10.2%, Multiple Endings 8.4%, Sci-fi 7.6%
- #48 Winion Virus
68% matchVery Positive95% of 967 reviews2024
Dev: Dawntown Studio
Windows · Mac
Winion Virus is a pixel-art visual novel horror game. It features adorable and charming graphics paired with a dark fairy-tale story full of unexpected twists. As a point-and-click adventure, your task is to fix the errors occurring within the computer.
Why similar: Visual Novel 30.4%, Lore-Rich 25.2%, Sci-fi 14.1%, Story Rich 11.5%, Dark 10.4%
- #49 Twilight Town: A Cyberpunk Day In Life
71% matchVery Positive86% of 164 reviews2021
Dev: Sigyaad Team
Windows
Twilight Town: A Cyberpunk Day In Life is a chill, linear visual novel set in an ambient yet melancholic town in the distant future. Play as Ikuro and work with all kinds of shady figures to take care of your personal robot companion you're so hopelessly in love with.
Why similar: Cyberpunk 35.3%, Dystopian 25.1%, Visual Novel 17.1%, Story Rich 8.1%, Anime 6.5%
- #50 INFINITY DEADLINE
68% matchVery Positive96% of 55 reviews2026
Dev: YvelRevo
Windows
Play as 25yo writer Jian Xun in a 5-min deadline loop. Your script is alive! In this thriller puzzle, use "keyframe sorting" to piece stories. Fight AI, break the 4th wall & escape the nightmare!
Why similar: Cyberpunk 32.2%, Visual Novel 17.5%, Multiple Endings 13.3%, Anime 12.9%, Puzzle 9.7%
- #51 Train of Afterlife
74% matchMixed51% of 183 reviews2015
Dev: Zeiva Inc
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Train of Afterlife is a mystery, psychological, horror Visual Novel.
Why similar: Visual Novel 45.1%, Anime 22.1%, Choices Matter 8.7%, Multiple Endings 8.7%, Story Rich 6.9%
- #52 Humanity Must Perish
71% matchVery Positive82% of 266 reviews2017
Dev: Zetsubou
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 24 minMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 30%
Humanity Must Perish is a short, comedic visual novel in which the fate of humanity is placed in the hands of a witty, pessimistic android.
Why similar: Visual Novel 59.9%, Anime 40.1%
- #53 Nightmare Zapping
67% matchVery Positive99% of 74 reviews2023
Dev: Maldo19
Windows
A horror channel browsing game where each channel holds a different nightmare to experience, explore them and find out the truth about what has happened in a small town where the inhabitants have disappeared.
Why similar: Visual Novel 34.6%, Anime 22.7%, Story Rich 17.3%, Dark 17%, 2D 6.8%
- #54 DERE EVIL EXE
69% matchVery Positive86% of 382 reviews2018
Dev: Darius Immanuel GuerreroPub: AppSir Games
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 14.9 hrs≥1hr: 52%
DERE EVIL EXE is both a terrifying thriller with a gripping meta horror story and a retro 16-bit pixel platformer with unique puzzles and obstacles.
Why similar: Anime 30.8%, Sci-fi 26.1%, Visual Novel 23.7%, Story Rich 15%, 2D 4.5%
- #55 Lovingly Evil
69% matchVery Positive86% of 118 reviews2020
Dev: Lizard Hazard GamesPub: Green Man Gaming Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
Unleash your inner villain and head over to the Villain Conference, the one and only interdimensional business event for evildoers! Who knows, maybe you'll even find a partner - whether it's in crime or love…
Why similar: Visual Novel 36.7%, Multiple Endings 11%, Story Rich 10.7%, Puzzle 10.6%, Anime 9.7%
- #56 I Am The Prosecutor: No Evidence? No Problem!
69% matchMostly Positive76% of 50 reviews2021
Dev: Sigyaad Team
Windows
I Am The Prosecutor is a non-linear Visual Novel about defending a cute Tomboy named Sophie where you're given just 30 seconds to make the right choice each time. Help make Sophie's case against her abusive mother and give her much needed closure.
Why similar: Visual Novel 22.1%, Anime 15.5%, Multiple Endings 15.2%, Choices Matter 14.7%, Story Rich 11.6%
- #57 HENPRI
63% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 3,596 reviews2025
Dev: QruppoPub: Shiravune
Windows
Median: 22.0 hrsMean: 37.6 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Thrown into prison for an act of self-expression, protagonist Shuichiro must confront both a violent system and his own actions—or else try to find happiness on the inside in this visual novel from the makers of NUKITASHI.
Why similar: Dystopian 31.9%, Visual Novel 20.9%, Dark Comedy 20.5%, Anime 18%, Story Rich 7.8%
- #58 Muv-Luv Alternative
66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 3,575 reviews2018
Dev: aNCHOR Inc.
Windows
Median: 9.8 hrsMean: 34.3 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Playtime's over. Time for despair. Experience the definitive version of a masterpiece in the Muv-Luv trilogy's thrilling conclusion. Note: therapy not included.
Why similar: Visual Novel 36.2%, Anime 26.1%, Sci-fi 19.9%, Story Rich 14.9%, Singleplayer 3%
- #59 The Sekimeiya: Spun Glass
67% matchVery Positive86% of 279 reviews2021
Dev: Trinitite Team
Windows · Mac · Linux
An intricate mystery visual novel. Search text, piece together clues, and jump around the story to unravel the tangled events within the sealed tower.
Why similar: Visual Novel 28.9%, Anime 21.5%, Sci-fi 21%, Story Rich 15.3%, Dark 7.3%
- #60 ONE IN THE BACK
63% matchVery Positive96% of 167 reviews2025
Dev: Mr. Jingo
Windows
An escape-room styled series of puzzles await in the car that seems to contain neither rhyme nor reason. See if you can solve the mysteries of the photographs, and figure out what it means to be the ONE IN THE BACK.
Why similar: Anime 26.5%, Puzzle 24.8%, Story Rich 23.1%, Hand-drawn 16.7%, 2D 8.9%
