- #1 Mirror
97% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 84,735 reviews2018
Dev: KAGAMI WORKSPub: Paradise Project
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.8 hrsMean: 24.1 hrs≥1hr: 89%
This is a game that combines match-3, GALGAME elements and beauties. If you want to learn more about those beauties, you need to best them first. How the story goes is choice-based so your choices will ultimately decide their fate.
Why similar: Match 3 40.8%, Anime 28.2%, Female Protagonist 10%, Visual Novel 9.2%, RPG 3.9%
Why You'll Like It: It is the closest match by far, offering the original game's anime fanservice, story segments, and match-3 progression loop in a very similar format.
- #2 Mirror Maker
96% matchMostly Positive72% of 1,017 reviews2019
Dev: KAGAMI WORKsPub: Paradise Project
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 10.7 hrs≥1hr: 72%
The reason we made Mirror Maker is to give the players the freedom to create. Make your own version of Mirror and share it with the world.
Why similar: Anime 45.5%, RPG 20%, FPS 16.6%, Visual Novel 12.5%, Indie 5.4%
Why You'll Like It: As a direct spinoff tied to the Mirror brand, it keeps the same fanservice-heavy anime appeal and puzzle-oriented structure.
- #3 H-Isekai Loves
96% matchVery Positive85% of 1,338 reviews2022
Dev: G-Blood
Windows
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 9.2 hrs≥1hr: 93%
What will you do when you are accidentally transported to another world? Looking to survive and return to the old world ? Or become the main character of this story? Try our new game. And of course, this is your chance to make your own Harem. Definitely !
Why similar: Match 3 33.3%, Anime 11%, Visual Novel 10.4%, Female Protagonist 10.3%, FPS 10.2%
Why You'll Like It: Its biggest overlap is the mix of anime girls, erotic VN framing, and match-3 gameplay rather than relying on only one of those elements.
- #4 Re:DESTINY
95% matchMostly Positive77% of 442 reviews2021
Dev: D-Ark StudioPub: Secret Labo
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 24.9 hrs≥1hr: 64%
This is a game that combines match-3 with light RPG elements, a GALGAME style of presentation with beautiful character. The story is strongly inspired by Japan mythology background and characters.
Why similar: Match 3 45.9%, Visual Novel 14.9%, Anime 14.9%, Multiple Endings 8.5%, RPG 6.4%
Why You'll Like It: It closely mirrors the seed's appeal by combining anime visual-novel scenes, mature presentation, and match-3 mechanics in one package.
- #5 HuniePop
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 31,634 reviews2015
Dev: HuniePot
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 55.0 hrs≥1hr: 86%
HuniePop is a unique sim experience for PC, Mac and Linux. It's a gameplay first approach that's part dating sim, part puzzle game, with light RPG elements, a visual novel style of presentation, an abrasive western writing style and plenty of "plot".
Why similar: Match 3 49.5%, Anime 38.7%, Story Rich 3.5%, RPG 3.3%, Singleplayer 2.1%
Why You'll Like It: This is another standout hybrid of relationship-focused anime writing and genuinely central match-3 gameplay with a playful adult tone.
- #6 HuniePop 2: Double Date
94% matchVery Positive91% of 9,344 reviews2021
Dev: HuniePot
Windows · Mac
Median: 7.6 hrsMean: 58.5 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Take a trip to an exotic island paradise for a steamy new adventure in this long awaited sequel to the popular dating sim / puzzle game hybrid, HuniePop!
Why similar: Match 3 68.1%, Anime 15.4%, Visual Novel 9.9%, RPG 2.1%, Story Rich 2%
Why You'll Like It: It expands the same puzzle-dating formula with more characters and story banter, making it a great follow-up if you want VN-style interactions wrapped around match-3 systems.
- #7 Otaku's Adventure
92% 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: Multiple Endings 21.8%, Visual Novel 19.6%, Anime 15.2%, Interactive Fiction 12.3%, RPG 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: Its anime presentation, branching routes, and playful tone make it a good fit for players who liked Mirror 2's lighter VN side and multiple endings.
- #8 NEEDY STREAMER OVERLOAD
91% matchVery Positive94% of 55,246 reviews2022
Dev: WSS playground
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 18.1 hrs≥1hr: 81%
NEEDY STREAMER OVERLOAD is a “multi-ending ADV” depicting daily life with “OMGkawaiiAngel”, a young girl with a rather extreme need for approval attempting to become the #1 “Internet Angel” (streamer).
Why similar: Anime 27.4%, Visual Novel 26.9%, Multiple Endings 18.1%, Psychological Horror 11.4%, Story Rich 6.9%
Why You'll Like It: It delivers a stylish anime narrative full of unstable relationships, player choices, and divergent outcomes for the same kind of route-driven obsession.
- #9 The World Next Door
93% matchVery Positive80% of 340 reviews2019
Dev: Rose City GamesPub: VIZ Media
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 95%
An addictive mix of lightning-fast puzzle battles, powerful storytelling and immersive visual novel elements, The World Next Door follows Jun, a rebellious teen girl trapped in a parallel realm inhabited by magical creatures, who must find her way home before time runs out.
Why similar: Match 3 35.4%, Visual Novel 15.4%, Female Protagonist 14.9%, Anime 12.5%, Story Rich 7.8%
Why You'll Like It: This blends anime character drama and visual-novel presentation with active puzzle combat, giving it a similar genre-mixing feel.
- #10 Hero Emblems II
91% matchMixed59% of 271 reviews2024
Dev: HeatPot Games
Windows
Hero Emblems II is a Japanese-style RPG that combines elements from side-scrollers and Match-3 games. Players will control members of the Night Chasers and embark on an adventure to become heroes in order to help the people who are suffering.
Why similar: Match 3 78.1%, RPG 11.2%, Adventure 4.6%, Indie 4.3%, Singleplayer 1.8%
Why You'll Like It: While less adult, it is one of the best story-driven anime-flavored puzzle RPGs on Steam if the match-3 combat side of Mirror 2 is what hooked you.
- #11 Catherine Classic
90% matchVery Positive87% of 10,957 reviews2019
Dev: ATLUSPub: SEGA
Windows
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 11.5 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Catherine: a tale of love, betrayal, and the terror of commitment. Experience the mature action-adventure-puzzle game unlike any other from the makers of the Persona series, now enhanced for PC in all its Classic glory. Is love over? Climb to the top or die trying.
Why similar: Anime 39.9%, Multiple Endings 25%, Story Rich 18.4%, Psychological Horror 4.8%, Visual Novel 4.7%
Why You'll Like It: It trades match-3 for block puzzles, but the mature anime storytelling, relationship choices, and multiple endings make it feel strikingly adjacent.
- #12 YOU and ME and HER: A Love Story
89% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 6,620 reviews2020
Dev: NitroplusPub: JAST
Windows
Median: 7.7 hrsMean: 131.3 hrs≥1hr: 86%
YOU and ME and HER: A Love Story is the visual novel medium in its purest form. Will Shinichi choose Miyuki, the beautiful queen bee of the school, or the endearingly awkward misfit Aoi? With art by Tsuji Santa, these beautifully rendered romances will stay with you forever.
Why similar: Visual Novel 39.8%, Anime 22%, Multiple Endings 12%, Psychological Horror 11.3%, Story Rich 9.1%
Why You'll Like It: If you want another anime VN with romance, route choices, and increasingly twisty outcomes, this is one of the strongest alternatives.
- #13 Doki Doki Literature Club Plus!
89% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 30,999 reviews2021
Dev: Team SalvatoPub: Serenity Forge
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.9 hrsMean: 81.7 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Welcome to the club! Write poems for your crush and experience the terror of school romance in this critically-acclaimed psychological horror story.
Why similar: Visual Novel 27.4%, Anime 24.1%, Multiple Endings 12.8%, Interactive Fiction 11.4%, Psychological Horror 10.5%
Why You'll Like It: Like Mirror 2, it starts as an anime character-focused VN and becomes much more experimental and unsettling depending on how you engage with it.
- #14 AI: The Somnium Files
88% 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 32.9%, Anime 28.4%, Story Rich 15.3%, Multiple Endings 13.4%, Adventure 5.7%
Why You'll Like It: This is a strong pick for the story side of Mirror 2, with anime aesthetics, multiple routes, and interactive investigation/puzzle sequences.
- #15 AI: THE SOMNIUM FILES - nirvanA Initiative
87% matchVery Positive86% of 3,657 reviews2022
Dev: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 16.2 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Special Agents Mizuki and Ryuki, along with their AI partners Aiba and Tama, are tasked to solve the bizarre Half Body serial killings in this sequel to the critically acclaimed AI: THE SOMNIUM FILES.
Why similar: Visual Novel 31.7%, Anime 29.5%, Interactive Fiction 23.3%, Adventure 7.7%, 3D 7.7%
Why You'll Like It: It pushes even harder on branching mystery storytelling and surreal puzzle segments for players who want a more narrative-heavy hybrid experience.
- #16 Raging Loop
86% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 10,075 reviews2017
Dev: KEMCO
Windows
Median: 24.2 hrsMean: 59.5 hrs≥1hr: 84%
The feast has begun, can you escape the village alive?
Why similar: Visual Novel 43.6%, Story Rich 14.2%, Anime 11.7%, Psychological Horror 8.9%, Adventure 8.1%
Why You'll Like It: This is an excellent choice if the parallel-route, bad-ending, and decision-heavy side of Mirror 2 mattered more to you than the puzzle board itself.
- #17 PARANORMASIGHT: The Seven Mysteries of Honjo
84% 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 27.7%, Anime 23.9%, Multiple Endings 19.1%, Story Rich 11.3%, RPG 8.3%
Why You'll Like It: It is another stylish, choice-aware supernatural narrative where progression depends on unraveling intertwined character routes and scenarios.
- #18 Gal*Gun 2
86% matchVery Positive84% of 2,474 reviews2018
Dev: INTI CREATES CO., LTD.Pub: PQube
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 18.5 hrs≥1hr: 50%
Notoriously lewd first-person shooter, where you find yourself irresistible to every girl in school! Fend off their advances as you explore the school grounds. Use gadgets to expel mischievous demons and upgrade kit like the 'Demon Sweeper' to suck the skirts clean off your suitors!
Why similar: Anime 21.4%, FPS 20.2%, Visual Novel 17.4%, Female Protagonist 16.6%, Story Rich 8.4%
Why You'll Like It: It keeps the same playful blend of horny anime presentation, shooter mechanics, and relationship-focused progression.
- #19 The Letter - Horror Visual Novel
84% matchVery Positive86% of 1,515 reviews2017
Dev: Yangyang MobilePub: Neon Doctrine
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.6 hrsMean: 11.1 hrs≥1hr: 90%
When seven people fall prey to a vicious curse, they will discover that horror rests not from the shadows lurking about, but within themselves. To what ends will one go in order to survive?
Why similar: Visual Novel 30.5%, Anime 13.7%, Multiple Endings 11.9%, Interactive Fiction 11.4%, Story Rich 8%
Why You'll Like It: Its large branching narrative and many possible outcomes capture the same 'your choices matter' energy in a darker, story-first form.
- #20 Death end re;Quest
83% matchMostly Positive77% of 1,394 reviews2019
Dev: Idea FactoryPub: Idea Factory International
Windows
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 37.5 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Death end re;Quest takes the classic turn-based RPG and flips it upside-down. Switch between the RPG action of the game world and the visual novel segments of the real world. In the realm of game development, it may seem all fun and games until the lines between fantasy and reality begin to blur.
Why similar: Anime 36%, Visual Novel 18.8%, Female Protagonist 15%, RPG 14.8%, Adventure 6.6%
Why You'll Like It: This hybrid leans more RPG than puzzle, but its anime presentation, dark route structure, and story/gameplay fusion make it a relevant follow-up.
- #21 X-note
85% matchMixed51% of 253 reviews2015
Dev: Zeiva Inc
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 97%
X-note is a blend between Visual Novel and Dating Sim. Follow the story of Essi as she pursues the truth of her mother's death.
Why similar: Visual Novel 30.4%, Anime 19.6%, Female Protagonist 19.3%, Interactive Fiction 7%, Multiple Endings 5.6%
Why You'll Like It: As a female-protagonist anime mystery VN with branching relationships and outcomes, it lines up with Mirror 2's route-focused narrative appeal.
- #22 Zero Escape: The Nonary Games
82% 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 32.5%, Multiple Endings 22.4%, Anime 16.9%, Story Rich 15.8%, Psychological Horror 6.6%
Why You'll Like It: If you want another game built around branching paths, puzzle-solving, and constantly recontextualized story routes, this is an easy recommendation.
- #23 Death end re;Quest 2
82% matchMixed69% of 499 reviews2020
Dev: Idea FactoryPub: Idea Factory International
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 12.9 hrs≥1hr: 91%
In collaboration with Corpse Party scenario writer Makoto Kedouin, this horror RPG follows Mai Toyama’s search for her sister in a quiet lakeside town. She’ll unravel clues to the town’s past by day, and battle Shadow Matter by night. Can you uncover the truth before reality is consumed by darkness?
Why similar: RPG 24.2%, Anime 23.6%, Female Protagonist 23.3%, Visual Novel 11.2%, Adventure 10.8%
Why You'll Like It: It continues the same blend of VN-like storytelling, anime horror, and mechanically driven progression with plenty of bad-end tension.
- #24 Zero Escape: Zero Time Dilemma
81% matchVery Positive82% of 4,789 reviews2016
Dev: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 11.4 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Nine participants awaken, trapped in an underground facility. To escape, they must play a game with deadly consequences. Who will live, and who will die? The choice is yours. Let the Decision Game begin…
Why similar: Visual Novel 34.1%, Anime 19.7%, Story Rich 16.8%, Multiple Endings 11.6%, Psychological Horror 9.6%
Why You'll Like It: It shares that same route-hopping, high-stakes decision structure while emphasizing fragmented storytelling and repeated what-if outcomes.
- #25 Fatal Twelve
81% matchVery Positive92% of 1,003 reviews2018
Dev: LYCORISPub: Sekai Project
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.7 hrsMean: 12.4 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Shishimai Rinka was a high schooler who ran a small café named Lion House in place of her grandmother. She lived her life much like any other person her age, but one day, she was caught up in an explosion while returning home on the train alongside her friend, Hitsuji Naomi.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 23.8%, Visual Novel 22.7%, Anime 16%, Multiple Endings 15.8%, Story Rich 9.8%
Why You'll Like It: This anime visual novel is heavy on character routes, survival tension, and consequential decisions that shape the ending.
- #26 Tokyo Dark
80% matchVery Positive84% of 1,341 reviews2017
Dev: CherrymochiPub: Square Enix
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Legend tells of a door deep below Tokyo's sewers. All who enter are lost forever. Detective Ito's partner is missing. Explore Tokyo & uncover the darkness that lays beneath the streets in this Point & Click - meets Visual Novel - narrative adventure that questions the very core of Ito's sanity.
Why similar: Anime 25.4%, Visual Novel 23.4%, Female Protagonist 21.6%, Multiple Endings 9.6%, Story Rich 7.3%
Why You'll Like It: Its psychological story, investigation mechanics, and multiple endings make it a solid pick for players drawn to the seed's interactive-fiction side.
- #27 Gal*Gun: Double Peace
79% matchVery Positive87% of 2,192 reviews2016
Dev: INTI CREATES CO., LTD.Pub: PQube
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 26.1 hrs≥1hr: 82%
A rail shooter, with a difference, replacing bullets with pheromone shots, and enemies with giddy love-obsessed school girls. Every love letter and advancing kiss drains your energy! Repel them while upgrading your power ups and take part in outrageously lewd mini-games to find your true love!
Why similar: FPS 30.9%, Anime 28.3%, Multiple Endings 23.4%, 3D 13.6%, Singleplayer 3.7%
Why You'll Like It: For the fanservice-plus-gameplay angle, this mixes anime shooting action with dating-sim route structure and multiple endings.
- #28 Gal*Gun Returns
79% matchVery Positive84% of 343 reviews2021
Dev: INTI CREATES CO., LTD.Pub: PQube
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 83%
The infamous ecchi rail-shooter is back! Fight back with pheromones as girls throw themselves at you and try to find true love in less than a day! Discover a beautifully reimagined version of the first game of the series that never came to the west!
Why similar: FPS 23.1%, Visual Novel 20.6%, Anime 18.7%, Multiple Endings 17.2%, Colorful 8.8%
Why You'll Like It: This is another strong option if you specifically want a more arcade-like anime fanservice game that still has route and ending variety.
- #29 Monster Girl2
77% matchVery Positive82% of 1,936 reviews2023
Dev: jksoftPub: Jksoft
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 14.3 hrs≥1hr: 40%
Monster Girl2 is a spot-the-difference game with branching stories and multiple endings.Uncover secrets, make choices, and decide the fate of alluring demon girls.Will you conquer them—or save them? Your decisions shape their destiny.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 22.8%, Multiple Endings 18.7%, RPG 13.8%, Anime 11.1%, FPS 8.7%
- #30 Highway Blossoms
78% matchVery Positive94% of 2,686 reviews2016
Dev: Studio Élan
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 17.4 hrs≥1hr: 93%
A yuri visual novel about Amber, a girl who's trying her best to be alone on the road, until she stumbles upon a young hitchhiker and the journal of a prospector from long ago. Fully voiced in English.
Why similar: Visual Novel 22.3%, Female Protagonist 19.4%, Anime 19%, Interactive Fiction 16.3%, Story Rich 9.7%
Why You'll Like It: It drops the puzzle element, but its character-centered anime storytelling and route-driven romance make it a worthwhile pick for the VN side of Mirror 2.
- #31 Bishojo Mangekyo Kotowari to Meikyu no Shojo
77% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,949 reviews2021
Dev: ωstarPub: Seikei Production
Windows
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 275.9 hrs≥1hr: 85%
玩家将和故事中性格各异的角色一起，解开神秘超自然事件的真相。并逐步了解贯穿整部游戏的核心——万华镜，及其持有者莲华的秘密。
Why similar: FPS 49.8%, Visual Novel 14.5%, Interactive Fiction 11%, Anime 10.1%, Story Rich 6%
- #32 The NOexistenceN of you AND me
73% 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 25%, Interactive Fiction 18.4%, Multiple Endings 16.6%, Anime 16.6%, Story Rich 8.9%
- #33 Pocket Mirror ~ GoldenerTraum
75% matchVery Positive93% of 1,656 reviews2023
Dev: AstralShiftPub: KOMODO
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Delve into the enthralling world of Pocket Mirror ~ GoldenerTraum, the acclaimed RPG Maker gothic horror game that'll take you on a moving journey of self-discovery.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 24.1%, Anime 20.1%, Female Protagonist 19.8%, RPG 12.9%, Colorful 8.8%
- #34 Project: Mirror
76% matchMostly Positive76% of 488 reviews2023
Dev: 430Games
Windows
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 57.3 hrs≥1hr: 64%
Project: MIRROR! is a world full of magic, there souls of beautiful girls have broken into several pieces during a violent and powerful storm. You are the only one who can help the beauties revive their souls!
Why similar: Match 3 55.8%, Anime 21.2%, Visual Novel 14%, Story Rich 3.2%, Singleplayer 3%
- #35 Glimmer in Mirror
76% matchMostly Positive75% of 916 reviews2023
Dev: MapleDorm GamesPub: 方块游戏(CubeGame)
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Glimmer in Mirror is a 2D story-rich action shooting game. Play as Shiro in a collapsed world, to meet various unique NPCs and monsters, and gradually uncover the truth of the world through a gripping story.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 33.7%, Anime 32.9%, RPG 14.2%, Adventure 7.5%, Casual 6.7%
- #36 Miss Neko 2
74% matchVery Positive92% of 2,795 reviews2021
Dev: Double WPub: Toffee Cafe
Windows
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 28.4 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Welcome to the magic island — Nekoland! All good things you want will happen here! Solve the match puzzles, collect the magic coins and then you will see miracles!
Why similar: Anime 33.1%, FPS 30.5%, Match 3 15.9%, Casual 8.6%, Adventure 7.1%
- #37 Flower girl 2
74% matchVery Positive81% of 2,139 reviews2022
Dev: 9Garden
Windows
Median: 24 minMean: 13.5 hrs≥1hr: 31%
《Flower Girl 2 》It is a game of beautiful girl + elimination + plot combination. The story is the story of players stealing sacred objects and fleeing the flower demon country with the tears of the flower god.
Why similar: Match 3 39%, Anime 18.4%, Visual Novel 14%, FPS 6.8%, Story Rich 6.3%
- #38 WISH - Paradise High
75% matchMostly Positive78% of 593 reviews2021
Dev: Momentum Games
Windows
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 14.3 hrs≥1hr: 71%
WISH - Paradise High is a puzzle game that combines visual Nobel elements that foster the appeal of female characters with various personalities.
Why similar: Match 3 33.4%, Anime 18.5%, Visual Novel 16.4%, Female Protagonist 12.2%, Casual 4.9%
- #39 RGB GlitchGazer
71% matchVery Positive98% of 94 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 34.4%, Anime 31.8%, Multiple Endings 19.2%, Adventure 8.9%, Story Rich 3.4%
- #40 Touhou Blooming Chaos 2
73% matchVery Positive93% of 2,582 reviews2021
Dev: 二色幽紫蝶
Windows
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 36.5 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Touhou Blooming Chaos 2 is an brand new rogue shooter where you control a character of a varied cast to explore an all randomized labyrinth. Enjoy the excessive fun of reaping enemies and character training. With balanced difficulty, you can always find your place as either beginner or veteran!
Why similar: RPG 39.7%, Anime 25.4%, Adventure 20.4%, Indie 14.5%
- #41 Even20: The Interference of Parallels
71% matchVery Positive94% of 51 reviews2025
Dev: SilverEyesPub: Wisdom Games Publishing
Windows · Mac
Two souls are drawn into a mysterious otherworld—and torn apart. In a realm filled with danger and restless spirits, each searches for the other while uncovering hidden truths. A suspenseful multi-ending adventure where every choice shapes their fate.
Why similar: Multiple Endings 23.1%, RPG 19.9%, Anime 16%, Story Rich 15.8%, Psychological Horror 9.6%
- #42 UNREAL LIFE
73% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 1,922 reviews2020
Dev: hako lifePub: room6
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 299.1 hrs≥1hr: 69%
And now, for today's story.
Why similar: Story Rich 26.1%, Multiple Endings 20.3%, Female Protagonist 17.8%, Anime 12.7%, Adventure 11.9%
- #43 INFINITY DEADLINE
70% matchVery Positive95% of 59 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: FMV 35% ★, Interactive Fiction 16.4%, Visual Novel 11.6%, Multiple Endings 10.7%, Anime 9.7%
- #44 Lunar Mirror:The Pavilion of Desire
72% matchVery Positive81% of 1,326 reviews2023
Dev: TUTGamePub: DSGame
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 8.9 hrs≥1hr: 77%
This is a side-scrolling exploration and puzzle game with the background of the horror story of Cthulhu. You can move the character through A and D, talk to the character in the scene, press the F key to interact with the props in the scene, and complete the puzzle by collecting clues.
Why similar: FPS 26.6%, Visual Novel 20.5%, RPG 19.2%, Story Rich 12.7%, Psychological Horror 8.5%
- #45 Ten Trials of Babel: The Doppelganger Maze
71% matchVery Positive93% of 4,366 reviews2022
Dev: 红渊Pub: NVLMaker
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 8.7 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Otome × Death Game × Mild Horror Multiple Endings Puzzle RPG
Why similar: Female Protagonist 37.8%, Multiple Endings 26.5%, Story Rich 13.9%, RPG 12.8%, Adventure 4.8%
- #46 AI2U: With You 'Til The End
68% matchVery Positive90% of 1,678 reviews2025
Dev: AlterStaff Inc.
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 9.2 hrs≥1hr: 81%
You wake up in the home of a cute girl who's eager to keep you by her side! Engage with thematic stories, puzzles, and yandere AI NPCs who'll go to any lengths to protect you—even if it means contradicting themselves. Bask in sweet meet-cutes, or brace for chaos if you dare to escape.
Why similar: Visual Novel 28.1%, Anime 26.9%, Female Protagonist 25.2%, Psychological Horror 9.1%, Adventure 6.8%
- #47 vivid/stasis
67% matchVery Positive94% of 3,589 reviews2025
Dev: Team VividstasisPub: Hajimeli
Windows
Rhythm-mystery hybrid game about uncovering the history of a mysterious system. The stage is set. Will you step up and play your role?
Why similar: Visual Novel 31.2%, Female Protagonist 21.8%, Anime 20%, Colorful 8.2%, Story Rich 6.4%
- #48 MINE MEMORY
69% matchVery Positive96% of 53 reviews2024
Dev: VAINSANE
Windows · Mac · Linux
Uncover the skeletons in Hana's closet in "MINE MEMORY," a gripping psychological visual novel. Dive into Hana's memories, shape her destiny, and confront haunting choices with deep consequences.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 35.3%, Female Protagonist 17.6%, Story Rich 14.6%, Visual Novel 11.2%, Anime 9.3%
- #49 Bright Memory
69% matchVery Positive90% of 33,037 reviews2020
Dev: FYQD-Studio
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 11.4 hrs≥1hr: 49%
Bright Memory is a lightning-fast fusion of the FPS and action genres, created by one-man development studio FYQD using Unreal Engine. Combine a wide variety of skills and abilities to unleash dazzling combo attacks.
Why similar: FPS 30.9%, Female Protagonist 29.3%, Anime 19.5%, Shooter 8%, Adventure 5.5%
- #50 Ib
67% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 5,122 reviews2022
Dev: kouriPub: PLAYISM
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 16.2 hrs≥1hr: 82%
A 2D exploration adventure game set in a creepy, mysterious art gallery.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 21.3%, Multiple Endings 19.2%, Anime 18%, Story Rich 14%, RPG 11.3%
- #51 Morph Girl
72% matchMostly Positive72% of 95 reviews2017
Dev: Autumn Knight
Windows
Morph Girl is a Japanese horror inspired FMV game about loss, depression and the supernatural.
Why similar: FMV 43.7% ★, Female Protagonist 10.6%, Visual Novel 9.9%, Interactive Fiction 8.9%, Multiple Endings 6.5%
- #52 MiSide
63% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 138,400 reviews2024
Dev: AIHASTOPub: IndieArk
Windows
Median: 5.8 hrsMean: 21.9 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Let's imagine that you have a game in which you care for a character. But could you imagine one day getting into that game yourself?
Why similar: Anime 23.7%, Story Rich 22.1%, Psychological Horror 17.2%, 3D 16.3%, RPG 9.2%
- #53 CATGIRL LOVER 2
70% matchMostly Positive75% of 476 reviews2019
Dev: CUTE ANIME GIRLSPub: Tranquility games
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 16.6 hrs≥1hr: 94%
An incredible continuation of a vibrant and interesting history of learning in the Golden Shower Order! Flashy and juicy anime girls are waiting for you! A simple but fascinating game with a mixture of Visual Novel and Match3.
Why similar: Match 3 45.7%, Anime 13.9%, RPG 12.4%, Casual 8.4%, Adventure 6.9%
- #54 Alice Through the Fey Realm
68% matchMostly Positive78% of 57 reviews2024
Dev: Mirrored CookiesPub: Breda University of Applied Sciences
Windows
Alice Through the Fey Realm is an enchanting isometric narrative adventure that puts you into the shoes of Alice. A compelling adventure unfolds as you awaken in the mysterious Fey Realm and embark on a quest to discover the key to your journey home.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 34.4%, RPG 16.1%, 3D 10.8%, Colorful 10.3%, Female Protagonist 9.6%
- #55 Project Kat - Paper Lily Prologue
66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 5,824 reviews2021
Dev: Leef 6010
Windows
Project Kat is a short, unconventional RPG horror game in which there is always another way. Solve puzzles, make friends (or not), and guide Kat as she attempts to uncover the mystery behind a strange golden letter.
Why similar: Anime 26.5%, Multiple Endings 18.7%, Female Protagonist 15.6%, Story Rich 12.9%, RPG 11.3%
- #56 Project Morpheus: Prologue
69% matchVery Positive82% of 542 reviews2021
Dev: Team RangerPub: Lightning Games
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 10.3 hrs≥1hr: 53%
Welcome to Project: Morpheus, you will reprise yourself as EAST, and play your way in this world where reality and dreams collide.
Why similar: RPG 30%, 3D 20.4%, Story Rich 17.4%, Shooter 16.3%, Adventure 15.9%
- #57 INDUSTRIA 2
67% matchMixed52% of 349 reviews2026
Dev: BleakmillPub: Headup
Windows
INDUSTRIA 2 is a narrative FPS adventure about a woman stranded in a parallel dimension. Explore, scavenge and fight your way through a mysterious boreal landscape consumed by an ever-hungry artificial intelligence to find a way home.
Why similar: FPS 48.8%, Story Rich 21.4%, 3D 11.2%, Female Protagonist 7.5%, Singleplayer 5.9%
- #58 Lover's Enigma
65% matchVery Positive92% of 50 reviews2026
Dev: FallenCranberry StudioPub: Okasan's Recipe
Windows · Mac
In Lover's Enigma , you investigate your husband's mysterious death while balancing complex relationships and personal trauma. Navigate a web of secrets involving a hidden cult and key characters. Your choices shape the story and lead to multiple endings.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 19.9%, Female Protagonist 16.6%, Visual Novel 16.2%, Anime 16.1%, Multiple Endings 12.2%
- #59 Virtua Unlimited Project
65% matchVery Positive92% of 428 reviews2024
Dev: Virtua Ride SystemPub: Neverland Entertainment
Windows
Virtua Unlimited Project is a 2D pixel-art style ACT game featuring VTuber characters. With classical platformer gameplay, challenging combat, and retro game feelings, VUP presents you a surreal, virtual world in which you will play as Aizawa Kana to venture and seek the truth beneath.
Why similar: Anime 41.1%, RPG 16.9%, Female Protagonist 16.8%, Story Rich 8.5%, Adventure 7.5%
