- #1 Doki Doki Literature Club!
97% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 228,468 reviews2017
Dev: Team Salvato
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 38.4 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 21.5%, Psychological Horror 21.2%, Dating Sim 17.5%, Anime 17.3%, Memes 8.8%
Why You'll Like It: This iconic title is the gold standard for meta-narrative visual novels that subvert player expectations and genre tropes.
- #2 OneShot
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 65,379 reviews2016
Dev: Future Cat LLCPub: KOMODO
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 28.2 hrs≥1hr: 84%
OneShot is a surreal top down Puzzle/Adventure game with unique gameplay capabilities. You are to guide a child through a mysterious world on a mission to restore its long-dead sun. The world knows you exist.
Why similar: Surreal 22%, Story Rich 19.1%, Multiple Endings 19.1%, Cute 18.2%, Psychological Horror 11.8%
Why You'll Like It: An emotional, meta-narrative adventure that treats the player as a distinct entity outside the game world.
- #3 Buddy Simulator 1984
96% matchVery Positive93% of 4,366 reviews2021
Dev: Not a Sailor Studios
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Thanks to next generation AI technology, BUDDY SIMULATOR 1984 simulates the experience of hanging out with a best buddy! Your buddy learns from you, constantly adapting to your interests and personality. But most importantly, your buddy can play games with you!
Why similar: Psychological Horror 33.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.2%, Interactive Fiction 16.4%, Story Rich 14.3%, Cute 14.1%
Why You'll Like It: An experimental, surreal experience that simulates a sentient AI attempting to befriend the player through meta-gameplay.
- #4 The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe
95% matchVery Positive94% of 36,219 reviews2022
Dev: Crows Crows Crows
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 83%
The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe is an expanded re-imagining of 2013's The Stanley Parable. You will play as Stanley, and you will not play as Stanley. You will make a choice, and you will become powerless. You are not here to win. The Stanley Parable is a game that plays you.
Why similar: Comedy 24%, Multiple Endings 23.4%, Funny 15.3%, Psychological Horror 15.2%, Emotional 13.5%
Why You'll Like It: The definitive experience for meta-humor and experimental narrative design that constantly questions the player's agency.
- #5 Refind Self: The Personality Test Game
94% matchVery Positive88% of 3,796 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: Philosophical 16.1%, LGBTQ+ 14%, Visual Novel 12.4%, Emotional 11.4%, Interactive Fiction 11.4%
Why You'll Like It: An experimental, non-linear adventure that focuses on self-reflection and player choice to determine the narrative outcome.
- #6 Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 34,372 reviews2020
Dev: Nikita KryukovPub: Nikita Igorevich Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 24 minMean: 8.4 hrs≥1hr: 11%
A short story about what sort of challenges everyday little things can be. Help the girl buy milk, be the first not to disappoint her.
Why similar: Experimental 25.8% ★, Visual Novel 15.3%, Psychological 12.7%, Philosophical 12.1%, Psychological Horror 11.2%
Why You'll Like It: A short, surreal, and deeply psychological visual novel that uses experimental presentation to convey complex emotions.
- #7 Emily is Away
93% matchVery Positive89% of 32,336 reviews2015
Dev: Kyle Seeley
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 54 minMean: 19.8 hrs≥1hr: 42%
Emily is Away is an interactive story. Create a screenname and choose your path through the branching narrative.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 24.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 20.2%, Visual Novel 17.5%, Dating Sim 15.4%, Story Rich 14.1%
Why You'll Like It: A meta-narrative simulation that uses a nostalgic interface to explore themes of communication and memory.
- #8 Class of '09
92% matchVery Positive95% of 9,128 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 22%, Visual Novel 18.8%, Comedy 18.2%, Nonlinear 12.5%, Multiple Endings 10.9%
Why You'll Like It: A cynical, darkly funny visual novel that deconstructs high school tropes through a non-linear, choice-heavy structure.
- #9 Your Turn To Die -Death Game By Majority-
91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 4,472 reviews2023
Dev: NankidaiPub: 0UP GAMES
Windows
Median: 7.2 hrsMean: 13.5 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: Psychological 22.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.9%, Interactive Fiction 14.9%, Multiple Endings 14.6%, Psychological Horror 12.9%
Why You'll Like It: A psychological thriller that incorporates meta-narrative elements and high-stakes choices within a visual novel format.
- #10 Hatoful Boyfriend
91% matchVery Positive94% of 7,583 reviews2014
Dev: MediatonicPub: Epic Games
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Congratulations! You’ve been accepted as the only human student at the prestigious St. PigeoNation’s Institute, a school for talented birds! Roam the halls and find love in between classes as a sophomore student at the world’s greatest pigeon high school.
Why similar: Visual Novel 24.2%, Dating Sim 23.1%, Anime 17%, Comedy 9.9%, Multiple Endings 7.6%
Why You'll Like It: While seemingly a parody, this game features surreal humor and unexpected narrative depth that subverts visual novel expectations.
- #11 Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc
90% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 38,953 reviews2016
Dev: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 8.0 hrsMean: 22.7 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 31.9%, Anime 25.9%, Psychological Horror 15.5%, Story Rich 9.4%, Memes 7.1%
Why You'll Like It: A high-stakes high school mystery that features meta-narrative twists and a surreal, stylized atmosphere.
- #12 The Test: Reality Check
89% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 654 reviews2025
Dev: Randumb Studios
Windows
The Test: Reality Check is one of multiple installments in an ongoing social experiment that can be classified as an atmospheric, psychological-simulation with horror elements. Dive deep into your own psyche to find answers to questions you've kept locked away, hidden from yourself for far too long.
Why similar: Surreal 17.6%, Visual Novel 16.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.7%, Psychological Horror 13.1%, Multiple Endings 11.8%
Why You'll Like It: A psychological simulation that uses meta-elements to test the player's perception of their own choices.
- #13 Lilith Wants to Buy Your Soul
88% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 800 reviews2023
Dev: Pyon Pyon Platinum
Windows · Mac · Linux
Take a personality test with a definitely-not-clingy demon girl.
Why similar: Philosophical 16.7%, Surreal 13.8%, Visual Novel 13.6%, Interactive Fiction 11.5%, Funny 8.5%
Why You'll Like It: An immersive, experimental visual novel that uses satire and meta-commentary to explore themes of capitalism.
- #14 The Beginner's Guide
89% matchVery Positive88% of 23,582 reviews2015
Dev: Everything Unlimited Ltd.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 2.2 hrs≥1hr: 85%
The Beginner's Guide is a narrative video game from Davey Wreden, the creator of The Stanley Parable. It lasts about an hour and a half and has no traditional mechanics, no goals or objectives. Instead, it tells the story of a person struggling to deal with something they do not understand.
Why similar: Experimental 25.8% ★, Philosophical 19.4%, Surreal 14.9%, Psychological 14.3%, Emotional 12.1%
Why You'll Like It: A deeply personal and experimental narrative experience that explores the relationship between creator and player.
- #15 Undertale
86% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 343,307 reviews2015
Dev: tobyfox
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 19.0 hrs≥1hr: 81%
UNDERTALE! The RPG game where you don't have to destroy anyone.
Why similar: Memes 19.9%, Multiple Endings 18.6%, Funny 17.6%, Comedy 13.6%, Story Rich 11%
Why You'll Like It: A genre-defining RPG that uses meta-narrative mechanics to comment on player behavior and the nature of video games.
- #16 Locke(d)
87% matchVery Positive92% of 1,114 reviews2023
Dev: KigyoDev
Windows · Mac · Linux
An algorithm decided to show you this. What now?
Why similar: Philosophical 30.4%, Experimental 24.3% ★, Visual Novel 13.4%, Anime 10.3%, Interactive Fiction 9.9%
Why You'll Like It: A philosophical mystery visual novel that focuses on deep, conversation-driven gameplay and atmospheric storytelling.
- #17 ERROR143
86% matchVery Positive92% of 5,376 reviews2022
Dev: Jenny Vi Pham
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 55%
A bickering and bantering rivals-to-lovers visual novel where you fall in love after first hack.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 19.8%, Dating Sim 15%, Visual Novel 13.5%, Emotional 11%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.6%
Why You'll Like It: A meta-adjacent dating sim that features witty banter and choices that impact the relationship in unexpected ways.
- #18 Hydrangea
85% matchVery Positive92% of 143 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+ 17.4%, Visual Novel 14.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.5%, Psychological 13.3%, Interactive Fiction 12.5%
Why You'll Like It: An interactive fiction title that uses a surreal, 2D aesthetic to tell a nonlinear, atmospheric story.
- #19 GNOSIA
84% matchVery Positive94% of 5,158 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+ 23.6%, Visual Novel 20.4%, Psychological 20.3%, Anime 15.2%, Psychological Horror 13.3%
Why You'll Like It: A loop-based social deduction game that uses its repetitive structure to build a deep, meta-adjacent psychological mystery.
- #20 Katawa Shoujo
82% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 6,247 reviews2024
Dev: Four Leaf Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Katawa Shoujo is a romantic visual novel set in the fictional Japanese Yamaku High School for disabled children. Hisao's congenital heart defect forces him to move to a new school. Despite his difficulties, Hisao is able to find friends—and perhaps love, if he plays his cards right.
Why similar: Visual Novel 16.8%, Dating Sim 14.3%, Emotional 14.3%, Psychological 14.2%, Anime 10.1%
Why You'll Like It: A highly regarded, well-written visual novel that focuses on emotional depth and character-driven narratives.
- #21 Dreambound
83% matchVery Positive95% of 98 reviews2024
Dev: Two and a Half Studios
Windows · Mac
Mysterious deaths. Dreams that are reality, and reality that is a dream. Will Noah be able to move forward and solve the mystery—or will he give in to the demons of his past? A story-rich BL mystery visual novel.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 20%, Emotional 13.5%, Psychological 12.9%, Visual Novel 12.9%, Surreal 9.6%
Why You'll Like It: A story-rich visual novel that explores LGBTQ themes and mystery through a surreal, dreamlike lens.
- #22 Everlasting Summer
82% matchVery Positive94% of 78,183 reviews2014
Dev: Soviet Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 59.6 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Visual novel loved by many – Everlasting Summer – now on Steam!
Why similar: Visual Novel 38.5%, Anime 22.5%, Story Rich 11.2%, Dating Sim 10.7%, Multiple Endings 10.6%
Why You'll Like It: A classic visual novel that blends surreal atmosphere with emotional storytelling and multiple, branching paths.
- #23 The NOexistenceN of you AND me
78% matchVery Positive93% of 22,293 reviews2024
Dev: 0x0Real StudioPub: Nino Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 18.7 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 17.8%, Psychological 12.6%, Psychological Horror 11.3%, Anime 9.9%, Multiple Endings 9.2%
- #24 Moe Era
81% matchVery Positive88% of 4,830 reviews2020
Dev: Comfy Company
Windows · Mac · Linux
Welcome to Moe Era, the era of cute things! It has everything but a hero to help four adorable girls. You're the one they're waiting for!
Why similar: Visual Novel 25.7%, Dating Sim 17.8%, Anime 17.4%, Psychological Horror 14.1%, Memes 8.3%
Why You'll Like It: A surreal visual novel that mixes psychological horror with anime aesthetics to create a disorienting experience.
- #25 WTF Is Wrong With You?
81% matchVery Positive93% of 363 reviews2021
Dev: Randumb Studios
Windows
Have you ever wondered WTF Is Wrong With You? Well, so have we... Let's find out together, shall we?
Why similar: Memes 21.3%, Visual Novel 12.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.8%, Comedy 10.2%, LGBTQ+ 9.4%
Why You'll Like It: A comedy-focused simulation that uses meta-narrative humor to challenge the player's decision-making.
- #26 Repurpose
80% matchVery Positive93% of 71 reviews2023
Dev: Repurpose Studios
Windows · Mac
You and several others have passed away. You have three options: either take the trials to earn your place in Heaven, live it up in Hell, or remain lost in Limbo for the rest of eternity. Repurpose is an LGBT+ positive dating sim about death, love, and finding your purpose.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 17.3%, Dating Sim 16.8%, Visual Novel 15.6%, Anime 12.3%, Comedy 11.1%
Why You'll Like It: An experimental dating sim that blends immersive-sim elements with a unique, anime-inspired visual style.
- #27 Foole's World
77% matchVery Positive99% of 168 reviews2026
Dev: Kae KolormorePub: Psykik Creations
Windows
An absurd personality testing experience with a whole lot of questions for you.
Why similar: Visual Novel 28.1%, LGBTQ+ 14.3%, Emotional 14.3%, Comedy 12.2%, Funny 10.7%
- #28 RGB GlitchGazer
78% matchVery Positive96% of 97 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: Philosophical 21.3%, Surreal 16.3%, Emotional 15.4%, Visual Novel 15.2%, Anime 11.7%
- #29 千面 Melancholy Love
79% matchVery Positive94% of 2,246 reviews2020
Dev: 白露社Pub: PeriScope Game
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 66.8 hrs≥1hr: 74%
《千面》是一款百合向视觉小说游戏，讲述了在前作时间线十年之后，聆花女子学院中的“优等生”与“不良少女”间的甜蜜纠葛。
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 51.4%, Visual Novel 30%, Anime 12.3%, Casual 6.4%
Why You'll Like It: A poignant, character-focused visual novel that offers multiple endings and emotional depth.
- #30 REFLEXIA Prototype ver.
76% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 7,584 reviews2022
Dev: MAHOUMAIDENPub: Nikita Kryukov
Windows · Linux
Median: 48 minMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 38%
REFLEXIA's story starts out as a parody of its genre and ends as a psychological drama.
Why similar: Psychological 16.9%, Visual Novel 15.9%, Dating Sim 14.8%, Psychological Horror 11.7%, Emotional 11.2%
- #31 I Wanna Be A Game Dev!
76% matchVery Positive95% of 237 reviews2024
Dev: Lyko Studio
Windows · Mac
Live out your school days as you navigate the rocky world of game development! Can you make an amazing game, or will something get in the way?
Why similar: Philosophical 17.2%, Visual Novel 17.1%, Dating Sim 13.2%, Psychological Horror 11.2%, Funny 10.4%
- #32 Novel Forger: Suicide Mr. Fury
75% matchVery Positive95% of 81 reviews2026
Dev: KK Narratif
Windows
Suicide Mr. Fury is a Meta-Otome adventure that deconstructs the absurdity of falling for someone who doesn’t exist. Navigate branching paths, meta-narratives, and a multiverse of madness with the overbearing CEO, Mr. Fury, between digital delusion and harsh reality.
Why similar: Memes 19%, LGBTQ+ 17.6%, Dating Sim 11.5%, Visual Novel 10.7%, Interactive Fiction 9.9%
- #33 Kare wa Kanojo
79% matchVery Positive84% of 80 reviews2019
Dev: JMF Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
One boy, three girls, what could possibly happen? Summer of Heisei period 9 (1997), you play as a young boy who just moved to a small village near Osaka. You will meet three girls in this new school. One of them keeps a really deep secret… What secret? Well, if you can decode the title, you’ll guess it…
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 23.9%, Visual Novel 16.1%, Emotional 15.4%, Anime 12.7%, Dating Sim 11%
Why You'll Like It: A free-to-play visual novel that touches on LGBTQ themes with a focus on romance and emotional character arcs.
- #34 Fateweaver: Smash or Pass
77% matchVery Positive94% of 81 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: Philosophical 18%, Memes 12.9%, Psychological 10.6%, LGBTQ+ 10.3%, Emotional 9.5%
- #35 My Therapy
75% matchVery Positive96% of 335 reviews2022
Dev: Suvorov Mikhail
Windows · Linux
A visual novel about cute melancholic girls!
Why similar: Visual Novel 24.4%, Anime 15.5%, Multiple Endings 15.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12%, Interactive Fiction 11.3%
- #36 Wannabe Galgame God!!!
70% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 1,590 reviews2026
Dev: Noctella Observatory
Windows
Those who skip Galgames are mere corporate drones; those who play are the true masters of wealth and power. That's just the way of the world! As an ordinary boy, wager your wildest fetishes and your dignity to reach the summit: Become the 'GALGAME GOD'!
Why similar: Surreal 13.6%, Visual Novel 12.5%, Psychological 10.5%, Dating Sim 10%, Anime 9.8%
- #37 Kimochii Classroom
73% matchVery Positive88% of 195 reviews2025
Dev: Radish ASMR
Windows · Mac · Linux
Welcome to Kimochii Classroom! A slice-of-life visual novel with stunning visuals, a beautiful soundtrack, and an immersive story. Who will you meet first?
Why similar: Visual Novel 30%, Dating Sim 19.2%, Anime 14.8%, Emotional 14.7%, Psychological Horror 13.3%
- #38 This Magical Girl is a B☆tch
72% matchVery Positive99% of 160 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: Visual Novel 15.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.1%, Interactive Fiction 13.9%, Funny 11.3%, Anime 10.7%
- #39 After School Murder Club!!
74% 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 20.4%, Visual Novel 12.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.8%, Surreal 10.8%, Anime 9.4%
- #40 Three Wishes
71% matchVery Positive99% of 94 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: Funny 15.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14%, Experimental 13.1% ★, Anime 11.6%, Cute 11.4%
- #41 Robot Daycare
73% matchVery Positive88% of 160 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: Philosophical 30.3%, Psychological 16.5%, Visual Novel 13.7%, Anime 10.8%, LGBTQ+ 6.6%
- #42 令和罕见物语
71% matchVery Positive86% of 147 reviews2023
Dev: 哥布林软件
Windows
一部魔幻现实主义的视觉小说，一部荒诞主义的GalGame。
Why similar: Surreal 14.2%, Visual Novel 14.1%, Dating Sim 13.6%, Interactive Fiction 12.1%, Memes 10.3%
- #43 Highschool Romance
74% matchMostly Positive79% of 592 reviews2015
Dev: Dharker Studios
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Can you find love as the only boy in an all-girls school? Find out, in this slice-of-life visual novel game with multiple endings.
Why similar: Visual Novel 33.2%, Anime 23.3%, Dating Sim 16.6%, LGBTQ+ 16%, Multiple Endings 5.4%
- #44 missed messages.
70% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 15,554 reviews2019
Dev: Angela He
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 36 minMean: 3.0 hrs≥1hr: 18%
‘goth gf’s iPhone’ airdrops you - accept or decline? A love/horror story about life, death, & memes.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 24.8%, Visual Novel 18.7%, Emotional 15.1%, Psychological 12.9%, Memes 10.3%
- #45 Summer Meetings
73% matchVery Positive92% of 59 reviews2019
Dev: Mikołaj Spychał
Windows · Mac · Linux
We meet many people in our lives. Relationships with them are different and can be changed.
Why similar: Nonlinear 19.5%, Visual Novel 13.6%, Dating Sim 13%, Anime 10.7%, Interactive Fiction 8.7%
- #46 I (DON'T) HATE HENTAI PUZZLES
72% matchVery Positive85% of 212 reviews2019
Dev: PixelGreeds
Windows
Post-modern hentai-puzzle detective.
Why similar: Experimental 25.4% ★, Memes 17.2%, Philosophical 14.2%, Visual Novel 9.8%, Psychological 7.9%
- #47 Starweaver Express ~Per aspera ad astra~
67% matchVery Positive92% of 153 reviews2026
Dev: Atelier Ueshima Erika
Windows · Mac · Linux
"Starweaver Express" is a unique visual novel that blends poetic storytelling with dreamlike visuals. As the mysterious transfer student Tsubaki Ueshima, you'll step into a cloistered academy and follow the paths of girls searching for starlight, love, and meaning.
Why similar: Surreal 16.8%, Emotional 13.8%, Visual Novel 13.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.3%, Dating Sim 11.8%
- #48 Entropic Float: This World Will Decay And Disappear
70% matchPositive92% of 50 reviews2022
Dev: Nico HPub: Starfield Gaming
Windows · Mac
A free drama-mystery visual novel with a modern fantasy setting. Reach out to the fourteen people trapped inside to find the truth through eighteen endings, influenced by but not exclusively bound to your own system time.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 23.7%, Visual Novel 23.5%, Interactive Fiction 16.9%, Multiple Endings 11.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.6%
- #49 Majotori
69% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,078 reviews2017
Dev: Majorariatto
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 92%
A narrative trivia game focused on video games, anime and cinema. How many lives will your ignorance ruin?
Why similar: Nonlinear 16.6%, Memes 14.9%, LGBTQ+ 14.9%, Visual Novel 10.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.8%
- #50 Princess Evangile All Ages Version
71% matchVery Positive90% of 235 reviews2015
Dev: MOONSTONEPub: MangaGamer
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 65.1 hrs≥1hr: 94%
This romantic visual novel has you joining a financially struggling all-girls' private school as one student's example case for gender integration. The two of you try to prove that going co-ed could save the school, while the story explores themes of traditions, change, family, and relationships.
Why similar: Visual Novel 12.7%, Dating Sim 11.2%, Anime 11.1%, Emotional 10.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.5%
- #51 Class of '09: The Re-Up
66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 4,787 reviews2023
Dev: SBN3
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 82%
The REJECTION SIM returns! Explore a slice of chaotic life in late 2000's American high school as you assume the role of Nicole once again. A 100% fully voiced VN presenting as the most culturally accurate period piece in the history of gaming.
Why similar: Visual Novel 17.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.9%, Comedy 13%, Anime 12.2%, Dating Sim 11.1%
- #52 Date Everything!
64% matchVery Positive93% of 7,795 reviews2025
Dev: Sassy Chap GamesPub: Team17
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 11.3 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Date Everything! is a sandbox dating simulator set in the comfort of your own home, featuring 100 fully voice acted datable characters! Let the romance flow between your bed, smoke alarm and… Overwhelming Sense of Existential Dread? Are you ready to Date Everything?
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 31.8%, Dating Sim 20.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.4%, Comedy 9.4%, Visual Novel 9.3%
- #53 Guilt Free
69% matchVery Positive85% of 296 reviews2020
Dev: Lateral Games
Windows · Mac
Guilt Free is a visual novel crossed with a point and click made to offer perspective on mental health and eating disorders. Navigate a couple's rocky relationship and encounter "flaws" or "quirks" that may actually be symptomatic behaviors.
Why similar: Experimental 22.4% ★, Emotional 14.9%, Visual Novel 14.8%, Interactive Fiction 12.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.8%
- #54 Melancholy Love
69% 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+ 25.2%, Emotional 16.2%, Visual Novel 16.1%, Anime 10.9%, Multiple Endings 10.6%
- #55 WTF Do You Know?
68% 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: LGBTQ+ 15.4%, Visual Novel 14.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.8%, Memes 13.6%, Multiple Endings 11.2%
- #56 Psycho地雷InLove : 싸이코지라이 인 러브
67% matchVery Positive96% of 286 reviews2022
Dev: 유진게임즈
Windows
A simulation of an outcast romance!
Why similar: Dating Sim 23.4%, Visual Novel 21.1%, Emotional 15.8%, Anime 12.5%, Cute 10.3%
- #57 Familiar Friends: What's Your Familiar?
66% matchVery Positive91% of 192 reviews2024
Dev: Randumb Studios
Windows
A cute and cozy Visual Novel experience with plenty of choices to make! Come find the Familiar truly meant for you by feeding The Conjuring Cauldron with a multitude of choices, all to a relaxing Original Soundtrack!
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 22.2%, Visual Novel 16.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.6%, Multiple Endings 12.5%, Anime 12.4%
- #58 Find Love or Die Trying
64% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 12,005 reviews2021
Dev: Sunseeker Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 23.9 hrs≥1hr: 59%
Welcome to the only killer dating show where ending up single means ending up dead! Date or die, it's up to your choices!
Why similar: Dating Sim 21.1%, Visual Novel 17.4%, Emotional 13.8%, Anime 11.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 8.2%
