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  1. #1 Border of her Heart
    97% matchMixed67% of 73 reviews2018
    Dev: Tuomo LainePub: Tuomo's games
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 48 minMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 43%

    Border of her Heart is a VN about Border control.

    Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 43.8%, Visual Novel 35.7%, Casual 20.6%

  2. #2 To Make a Game
    96% matchVery Positive91% of 77 reviews2022
    Dev: TheBluePenguin
    Windows · Linux

    A short meta story about the struggles of procrastination, and never finishing the things you start. Help motivate me, and give me the confidence I need to finish something.

    Why similar: Casual 37.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 28%, Visual Novel 26.1%, Relaxing 8.6%

  3. #3 Rivalhearts
    96% matchVery Positive91% of 85 reviews2024
    Dev: Studio Spiritus
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Join Noah in his first year of university as he decides to overcome his heartache, pursuing either a tomboy classmate, gorgeous doctor, or junior-year goth!

    Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 40.2%, Visual Novel 38.1%, Casual 21.6%

  4. #4 Guilt Free
    95% matchVery Positive86% of 288 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: Visual Novel 38.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 35.1%, Casual 26.1%

  5. #5 boyfriend or cake??
    94% matchVery Positive94% of 112 reviews2025
    Dev: Nolan TaylorPub: Tactical Toad LLC
    Windows · Linux

    alternatively: caring romantic partner or delicious confectionery dessert?

    Why similar: Casual 53.1%, Visual Novel 46.9%

  6. #6 Zero-Sum Heart
    93% matchVery Positive95% of 226 reviews2024
    Dev: Citreat Studio
    Windows · Mac

    "I" make a deal with the witch to give up my heart, in exchange for love— from everyone. Is it worth it if losing my heart means gaining *his*? ————————————————————————— In this short visual novel, make choices and answer the question: is love a zero-sum game?

    Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 43.9%, Visual Novel 31.1%, Casual 25%

  7. #7 We should talk.
    94% matchMixed57% of 163 reviews2020
    Dev: Insatiable CyclePub: Whitethorn Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 42 minMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 46%

    It's not what you say, it's how you say it. We should talk is a short-form narrative game that will make you think carefully about the words you choose. Can your relationship survive the night?

    Why similar: Visual Novel 51.9%, Casual 48.1%

  8. #8 Secrets of the Heartbeat
    91% matchVery Positive85% of 689 reviews2024
    Dev: RainbowGame
    Windows

    Confronted with life's peak, diverse romance beckons. Do you choose the allure of a charming secretary or the wisdom of an independent yoga instructor? Will you pursue distant celebrities or seek the sincerity of a working girl's love? Each choice shapes your journey.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 55%, Casual 45%

  9. #9 Dab on Darkness!
    92% matchVery Positive97% of 86 reviews2020
    Dev: Sigyaad Team
    Windows

    Dab On Darkness is a cozy, short, non-linear visual novel where you learn real world, practical tactics to deal with those nasty thoughts you would rather not have. Make the correct decision as your inner negativity manifests into a cute anime girl, lest you despair into the darkness...

    Why similar: Casual 50.8%, Visual Novel 27.2%, Relaxing 21.9%

  10. #10 Why do you love me?
    90% matchVery Positive98% of 214 reviews2024
    Dev: Alkinoy
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    A short romantic novel about modern relationships. We took some situations from life and tried to answer the question "why do people love each other?".

    Why similar: Visual Novel 51.1%, Casual 48.9%

  11. #11 Pandemic Love
    89% matchVery Positive93% of 232 reviews2021
    Dev: Red Skald
    Windows

    A short visual novel about isolation. You try to search for comfort in the lonesome people around you. Keeping the darkness at bay with small embers of light. Will you let the fear change you?

    Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 52.7%, Visual Novel 47.3%

  12. #12 Young Hearts
    88% matchVery Positive93% of 91 reviews2024
    Dev: Sky SeekersPub: Evening Studio
    Windows

    ‘Young Hearts’ is a visual novel in the genres of romance and slice of life, telling stories about the everyday life of a student company living in a warm southern town: stories about their secrets, dreams, love, their problems and ghosts of the past…

    Why similar: Visual Novel 47.4%, Casual 28.5%, Relaxing 24.1%

  13. #13 Retention
    91% matchMostly Negative35% of 702 reviews2015
    Dev: Sometimes You
    Windows
    Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 80%

    This game is about a person who kept running through his life, never looking back at the past. Once during a trip, he gets into trouble. Now he's lying on the cold ground, buried beneath his bicycle. Slides of various moments fly through his head.

    Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 34.9%, Visual Novel 32.6%, Casual 32.5%

  14. #14 The Heart of Influencer
    86% matchVery Positive90% of 325 reviews2025
    Dev: Mountain and Sea Studio
    Windows

    You are entrusted with training five "troubled" influencers from Mountain & Sea Media, and gain the “Heart Probe” ability which allows you to uncover girls’ inner thoughts. Use your wisdom and ability to help them meet their training KPIs, while discovering their real selves beneath their facades.

    Why similar: Casual 45.1%, Visual Novel 38.1%, Relaxing 16.7%

  15. #15 No Time To Live
    89% matchMostly Positive71% of 175 reviews2015
    Dev: Snail-Ninja Studio
    Windows
    Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 87%

    This is a story about an office clerk who tries to leave monotonous routine of life and do a book. And if he could find the time for his dream it depends on you.

    Why similar: Casual 100%

  16. #16 Vespa's Test
    87% matchVery Positive94% of 51 reviews2022
    Dev: Lepisoft
    Windows

    Vespa's Test is a short, relaxing personality test based on real psychological research. Answer a multitude of thought-provoking questions, and receive a vision tailored to your answers; what, in life, is holding you back?

    Why similar: Casual 38.8%, Relaxing 24.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.8%, Visual Novel 17.7%

  17. #17 One Lie
    86% matchMostly Positive76% of 50 reviews2025
    Dev: WooDon Studio
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    One Lie is a choice-driven adult visual novel about a young man not having the best start to his adulthood. His best friend betrays him and he decides to start his life somewhere else. Will he find peace, love and new friendships? Of course, he will. With whom? That's up to you.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 69.2%, Casual 17.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.9%

  18. #18 Primal Hearts
    85% matchVery Positive94% of 54 reviews2025
    Dev: MarmaladePub: Shiravune
    Windows

    After moving into a new town hoping for a new life, Kazuma finds himself the swing vote between two deadlocked factions representing tradition and innovation. Nicknamed “Triple Seven,” can he still live easy and find romance under his new status as a much-contested lucky guy?

    Why similar: Visual Novel 32.6%, Casual 25.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 24.9%, Relaxing 17%

  19. #19 Imitosis
    84% matchVery Positive98% of 204 reviews2024
    Dev: One Over Games
    Windows

    A free 5-minute visual novel. A security concern demands your attention.

    Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 40.7%, Visual Novel 39.2%, Casual 20.1%

  20. #20 a new life.
    82% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 2,375 reviews2020
    Dev: Angela He
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 48 minMean: 1.2 hrs≥1hr: 37%

    When your loved one hurts you, what do you do? A classic love story about letting go.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 100%

  21. #21 Drinks With Abbey
    83% matchMostly Positive79% of 400 reviews2019
    Dev: Ramify Games
    Windows · Mac

    Drinks with Abbey is a short, slice-of-life visual novel about a first date.

    Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 50.5%, Visual Novel 49.5%

  22. #22 Fling with a Tiefling
    81% matchVery Positive92% of 83 reviews2024
    Dev: Kristi Jimenez
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Fling with a Tiefling is a short fantasy romance visual novel that follows you, an adventurer whose journey is about to come to an end. With tonight potentially being the last night with your treasured Tiefling companion Karrus, how will you spend it with him?

    Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 51.4%, Visual Novel 48.6%

  23. #23 Say Goodbye
    84% matchMixed52% of 229 reviews2017
    Dev: morojenoe's empire
    Windows
    Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 9.4 hrs≥1hr: 87%

    This visual novel about an ordinary man with his typical problems. Suddenly, you got a report that your distant cousin died in a car crash. Fortunately, her daughter wasn't with her. You take the girl under your wing. But soon, something starts to go wrong...

    Why similar: Visual Novel 54.6%, Casual 45.4%

  24. #24 Find someone else
    82% matchVery Positive92% of 130 reviews2018
    Dev: Red Skald
    Windows

    A visual novel about the ever-changing nature of relationships and the hardships of dealing with loss.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 100%

  25. #25 Memoir
    81% matchVery Positive97% of 272 reviews2022
    Dev: 7757
    Windows

    A short memoir of first love.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 50.6%, Casual 49.4%

  26. #26 The Ice Cream Culprit
    78% matchVery Positive96% of 50 reviews2025
    Dev: Konayachi
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Let your girlfriend know (or not) about the culprit who ate her ice cream.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 58.6%, Casual 41.4%

  27. #27 Choice of Life: Samosbor
    77% matchVery Positive88% of 191 reviews2025
    Dev: Blazing Planet Studio
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    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: Choose Your Own Adventure 38.5%, Visual Novel 33.2%, Casual 28.3%

  28. #28 un/FRAGMENT.
    79% matchPositive88% of 50 reviews2024
    Dev: izakiko paradox
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    A short 10 minute visual novel about being a fragment in the universe and trying to find a way out of the ****.

  29. #29 HARMONIC REFLECTIONS
    78% matchVery Positive91% of 63 reviews2025
    Dev: Laplacian
    Windows

    A boy who can no longer hear the piano, living in the shadow of his gifted younger brother; a karate girl who is more than a friend but not yet a lover; and a girl with future memories. As past and future entwine, where will this triangle lead in this fleeting, bittersweet summer love story?

    Why similar: Visual Novel 43.3%, Casual 42.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.2%

  30. #30 Summer Meetings
    79% 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: Visual Novel 38%, Casual 27.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 22.8%, Relaxing 11.9%

  31. #31 My Therapy
    77% matchVery Positive96% of 332 reviews2022
    Dev: Suvorov Mikhail
    Windows · Linux

    A visual novel about cute melancholic girls!

    Why similar: Visual Novel 40.2%, Casual 37.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 22.3%

  32. #32 Always Remember Me
    80% matchMixed60% of 270 reviews2014
    Dev: Winter Wolves
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 94%

    Amy is desperate! Her boyfriend Aaron doesn't remember her anymore after a car accident! Will you be able to make him remember again? Or perhaps it's time to move on. Maybe Amy will fall in love with someone else? It's up to you to decide. Play this life simulation game with dating sim elements and shape Amy's destiny.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 45.2%, Casual 29.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 25.1%

  33. #33 Indecision.
    76% matchVery Positive84% of 636 reviews2018
    Dev: bilge
    Windows
    Median: 36 minMean: 2.3 hrs≥1hr: 37%

    A haiku platformer. It's short and vague.

    Why similar: Casual 50.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 49.8%

  34. #34 Tiny Shadows Interwoven Hearts
    70% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 2,978 reviews2025
    Dev: 土豆花制作组
    Windows

    Programmer Lin Mo is tired of his monotonous life. One day, he meets a mysterious girl at a café who hides many secrets. As lies and true feelings intertwine, can this chance encounter save him from his numb existence? A visual novel filled with "love and hope".

    Why similar: Visual Novel 100%

  35. #35 Katawa Shoujo
    71% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 5,256 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 38.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 23.2%, Casual 21.9%, Relaxing 16.2%

  36. #36 Lost Connections
    74% matchVery Positive96% of 76 reviews2023
    Dev: Amber Pearl
    Windows

    If she leaves now you will never see her again. Would you have enough courage to take a step, or would you stay quiet and regret it? Experience this story about love and loss.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 37.2%, Casual 37%, Choose Your Own Adventure 25.8%

  37. #37 Sand Castle
    75% matchVery Positive94% of 99 reviews2022
    Dev: Alice NowakPub: Unusual Meaning
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    A date on the beach, small talk, a little bit of nostalgia and an important decision. All of that taking place to the accompaniment of the summer breeze.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 63.1%, Relaxing 36.9%

  38. #38 女巫与六便士 the sibyl and sixpence
    75% matchVery Positive80% of 811 reviews2018
    Dev: 吃了就睡工作室
    Windows

    It's a 15-minute experimental visual novel about a love affair as weak as tea. Story consists of two chapters, formed by a mixture of four clues. It tells a love story about the sibyl and the prince.

    Why similar: Casual 68.2%, Visual Novel 31.8%

  39. #39 //TODO: today
    73% matchVery Positive93% of 426 reviews2021
    Dev: Boys Laugh +
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    A visual novel about figuring out life with the help of an AI. //TODO: today is a pastel colored slice-of-life story that let's you freely choose your pronouns and romantic preferences!

    Why similar: Visual Novel 52.5%, Casual 47.5%

  40. #40 Time Heals
    72% matchVery Positive82% of 83 reviews2025
    Dev: Owl`s
    Windows

    Is more than a visual novel it’s a story of loss, crisis, and resilience. A 19-year-old loses everything, moves, makes new friends, and faces challenges. Family secrets, the Italian mafia, and pro racing on the tracks pull him into a high-stakes game.

    Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 43.5%, Visual Novel 42.1%, Casual 14.3%

  41. #41 Gone Fireflies
    76% matchVery Positive85% of 52 reviews2018
    Dev: Quiet Bay Studio
    Windows

    A short story-driven experience about love, loss, and the choices we make.

    Why similar: Casual 100%

  42. #42 The Bright Star Of Seraph-Katis-
    73% matchVery Positive87% of 61 reviews2024
    Dev: STARxSTAR
    Windows

    《The Bright Star Of Seraph-Katis-》is a short text adventure game. This game combines a visual novel and an "adventure mode".

    Why similar: Visual Novel 53.4%, Casual 46.6%

  43. #43 Twists of My Life
    74% matchMostly Positive74% of 635 reviews2019
    Dev: Novel
    Windows · Linux
    Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 89%

    Twists of My Life" - is a visual novel where every decision you make can completely change the storyline.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 58.7%, Casual 41.3%

  44. #44 My Camp of Memories: Episode 1
    72% matchVery Positive90% of 99 reviews2023
    Dev: Daniil Tarasau
    Windows · Mac

    Visual novel in the genre of romance and adventure. You are eighteen years old, and you have just entered the last stage of education. However, strange fragments of memories, notes and a series of events say that it will not work out to study calmly. The path you take is entirely in your hands.

    Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 43.4%, Visual Novel 39.7%, Relaxing 16.9%

  45. #45 DIVINATION
    73% 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: Visual Novel 100%

  46. #46 Glass Heart
    71% matchVery Positive92% of 52 reviews2023
    Dev: Eternal Love Studios, LLC.
    Windows

    A 20% chance is all you have to survive the surgery. Will love give you the strength to continue this life or will you be singing with the angels? The choice is yours.

    Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 36%, Visual Novel 35.4%, Casual 28.6%

  47. #47 Heartbeat in Thailand
    66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 2,047 reviews2025
    Dev: RainbowGame
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 90%

    Freshly graduated, you head to Bangkok’s Chinatown to find your uncle—only to lose contact. Seeking a steady job, you’re mistaken for a gang boss and thrown into chaos. Along the way, you meet a sweet cousin, cold widow, mysterious performer, quirky ghost, and even... someone unexpected.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 61.7%, Casual 38.3%

  48. #48 Escape to Moscow
    71% matchVery Positive86% of 484 reviews2020
    Dev: Fish Run Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    A story about a guy, a girl he met, and their adventure. Freelance IT specialist Semyon meet a girl from Dagestan on the Internet. However, their relationship quickly grow over the regular chatting - he decides to help her run away from home. That is how their amazing adventure begins.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 50.7%, Casual 49.3%

  49. #49 Lost at Birth
    70% matchMostly Positive79% of 105 reviews2023
    Dev: V19games
    Windows · Linux

    Lost at Birth tells the story of an ordinary guy—stable job, nice house, comfortable routine, married—until a young woman turns his life upside‑down.

    Why similar: Casual 41.6%, Visual Novel 30.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 27.6%

  50. #50 Until Then
    64% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 15,382 reviews2024
    Dev: Polychroma GamesPub: Maximum Entertainment
    Windows · Linux
    Median: 7.6 hrsMean: 11.4 hrs≥1hr: 80%

    A fateful meeting sets off a chain reaction, upending Mark's life. People disappear and memories prove unreliable. Uncover a hidden truth with Mark and his friends in this narrative adventure and race to unravel the mystery before it's too late.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 75%, Casual 25%

  51. #51 Tomai
    69% matchVery Positive90% of 143 reviews2020
    Dev: DarkChibiShadow
    Windows · Linux

    With just 15 days of summer left, will Tomai pursue romance or responsibility?

    Why similar: Casual 43%, Visual Novel 42.4%, Relaxing 14.6%

  52. #52 Countdown
    67% matchVery Positive83% of 63 reviews2024
    Dev: duskstudio
    Windows

    Countdown is a short visual novel that tells the story of an ordinary individual's journey through their thoughts and emotions as their life approaches its end. The plot includes critiques and discussions of social issues such as life, family, the workplace, and the healthcare system.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 100%

  53. #53 Signs of the Sojourner
    69% matchVery Positive87% of 244 reviews2020
    Dev: Echodog Games
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 9.5 hrs≥1hr: 70%

    In this narrative card game about relationships and communication, navigate conversations in a colorful world reminiscent of our own. Learn and grow through the cards you choose to play. Who will you become? What will you leave behind?

    Why similar: Casual 30.4%, Visual Novel 28.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 27.9%, Relaxing 12.9%

  54. #54 Unroaded
    68% matchVery Positive93% of 304 reviews2019
    Dev: stormnebulae
    Windows · Mac

    Unroaded is a short free visual novel about the living dead man who instead of inaction has chosen the road.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 52.5%, Casual 47.5%

  55. #55 Space Choice: Data Analyzer
    68% matchVery Positive93% of 168 reviews2021
    Dev: Silver Dollar Games
    Windows
    Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 68%

    A little experimental game about making many choices quickly. Pick from 3 options, then do it again, and again, and again... Make the best out of a bad situation. Do it as quickly as you can because time is the most valuable resource at your disposal.

    Why similar: Casual 100%

  56. #56 Jake's Love Story
    70% matchVery Positive81% of 146 reviews2017
    Dev: Mikołaj Spychał
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 12 minMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 25%

    Everyday life comedy, where your choices matter.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 36.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 28.3%, Casual 21.2%, Relaxing 14.1%

  57. #57 Hibernation Day
    65% matchVery Positive96% of 209 reviews2023
    Dev: Ariorick
    Windows · Mac

    Hibernation Day is a short dialog based adventure with cozy visuals. It's about family and the problems we face trying to keep it afloat.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 100%

  58. #58 Monologue: Winter melancholy
    67% matchVery Positive83% of 76 reviews2023
    Dev: ProjectKukuevo
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    In this short but profound story, you will discover that the New Year is not only fun, but also a time for self-reflection. Immerse yourself in an emotional journey that will leave you thoughtful and perhaps with a new perspective on the meaning of this holiday.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 54.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 32.7%, Relaxing 12.3%

  59. #59 Home
    63% matchVery Positive100% of 127 reviews2025
    Dev: Mr.Spoon
    Windows

    A game about the short journey of a boy who left home. Experience a dense story in around 2 hours, along with rhythm gameplay and music puzzles. Enjoy live acoustic sounds and a story that feels like a musical film!

    Why similar: Visual Novel 100%

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