60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Visual Novel, Anime, Story Rich, Adventure.
A world of shadows. A world of light. In the world of light where no shadows exist lived a boy - Meito Tanabe. One day, he met a girl who possessed a shadow - Shimon. She brings him to her world - a place filled with shadows.
A Light in the Dark
──We cannot choose in this unfair world.The rich boy stuck in his never changing daily life...The fierce girl struggling for survival...Two people in totally opposite positions in life.In the face of confusion and the choices before them, what will they find...?
A Clockwork Ley-Line: The Borderline of Dusk
In a mysterious school where day and night are two separate worlds, a mismatched trio work to resolve magic-related incidents. A world of magic, intrigue, mystery and the occult awaits you!
──We cannot choose in this unfair world.The rich boy stuck in his never changing daily life...The fierce girl struggling for survival...Two people in totally opposite positions in life.In the face of confusion and the choices before them, what will they find...?
Why similar: Visual Novel 47.9%, Violent 31.7%, Anime 10.5%, Indie 10%
In a mysterious school where day and night are two separate worlds, a mismatched trio work to resolve magic-related incidents. A world of magic, intrigue, mystery and the occult awaits you!
Why similar: Visual Novel 51.1%, Anime 24.3%, Mystery 13.1%, Adventure 11.5%
Higurashi When They Cry is a sound novel. The music, backgrounds and characters work together to create a world that is the stage of a novel for the user to read. They laugh and cry and get angry. The user takes the point of view of the protagonist to experience the story.
Why similar: Visual Novel 29.6%, Horror 17.7%, Violent 16.3%, Mystery 13.5%, Anime 11.1%
Wonderful Everyday is a visual novel with multiple routes which develops a story based on a few concepts: "the sky and the world", "the beginning and the end", "literature and science", "savior and hero", "brother and sister".
Why similar: Visual Novel 42.4%, Violent 23.2%, Horror 11.6%, Mystery 10.7%, Anime 8.6%
Higurashi When They Cry is a sound novel. The music, backgrounds and characters work together to create a world that is the stage of a novel for the user to read. They laugh and cry and get angry. The user takes the point of view of the protagonist to experience the story.
Why similar: Visual Novel 32.3%, Horror 20.4%, Violent 16.2%, Mystery 13.2%, Anime 11.1%
Higurashi When They Cry is a sound novel. The music, backgrounds and characters work together to create a world that is the stage of a novel for the user to read. They laugh and cry and get angry. The user takes the point of view of the protagonist to experience the story.
Why similar: Visual Novel 36.1%, Horror 18%, Violent 15.5%, Mystery 13.8%, Anime 10.4%
From hit writer Ryukishi07, the creator of When They Cry, comes a story on the theme of “curses.” Strike down the dark riddle of dolls and soot in this supernatural horror visual novel.
Why similar: Visual Novel 49.5%, Horror 23.4%, Anime 17.5%, Adventure 9.7%
An anthology series that serves as a Corpse Party sequel, prequel, midquel, and alternate universe tale all in one. Rejoin old friends for a deeper dive into the haunted halls of Heavenly Host Elementary...
Why similar: Visual Novel 29.9%, Violent 29.1%, Horror 21.1%, Anime 11%, Adventure 6.1%
Enjoy an action-packed story in this urban fantasy Visual Novel about a girl dragged into a secret war for the free will of human society. Forge romantic bonds with the other girls on your side. Uncover the mysteries behind the Puppets secretly manipulating society. Find your reason to fight.
Why similar: Visual Novel 53.4%, Horror 26.8%, Anime 19.8%
Ethani lost her way and ended up at the Lighthouse. Where did she come from and where should she go? Explore this fantasy Visual Novel to reveal her past and set sail once more...
Why similar: Visual Novel 30.6%, Violent 27.1%, Mystery 11.3%, Anime 9.4%, Horror 8.7%
Higurashi When They Cry is a sound novel. The music, backgrounds and characters work together to create a world that is the stage of a novel for the user to read. They laugh and cry and get angry. The user takes the point of view of the protagonist to experience the story.
Why similar: Visual Novel 33.8%, Violent 22.6%, Mystery 13.1%, Horror 12.2%, Anime 10.1%
"This is a tale of 'flowers' that never bloom." Shirohime, a girl who has lost her memory, and Kurofude, a mysterious boy, traverse through classic Japanese fairy tales within the land of Adabana, a realm of illustrated books. What awaits them after they mend the distorted tales?
Why similar: Visual Novel 63%, Adventure 27.3%, Anime 9.7%
Hoshina Shuuji has a secret: He has a mysterious power that allows him to perceive the emotions of others. However, he is soon to find out that he is not the only one who has something he doesn't want others to find out about as Ayachi Nene, a classmate, likewise has a secret.
Why similar: Visual Novel 78%, Anime 15.8%, Adventure 6.2%
A dark, dramatic medieval visual novel. On a stage at the boundary between life and death, an actress struggles through her hardest performance—directed by a jester, she relives her past for the the prize of resurrection...
Why similar: Visual Novel 40.7%, Horror 21%, Mystery 19.7%, Anime 15.7%, Adventure 2.9%
Two thousand years ago, the Pestis Disaster swept through the land, corrupting all living things and making it to difficult to live on the land. Having touched the darkest darkness the world has seen, one must now face the dazzling light. Thus I pose this question. Whose wings did I see that day?
Why similar: Visual Novel 34.2%, Horror 20.8%, Violent 18.1%, Anime 13.1%, Adventure 10.9%
Higurashi When They Cry is a sound novel. The music, backgrounds and characters work together to create a world that is the stage of a novel for the user to read. They laugh and cry and get angry. The user takes the point of view of the protagonist to experience the story.
Why similar: Visual Novel 40.3%, Horror 19.8%, Mystery 13.9%, Violent 11.6%, Anime 10.7%
CHAOS;HEAD NOAH is now available on Steam!
Why similar: Visual Novel 45.8%, Violent 16.5%, Mystery 14.7%, Anime 11%, Horror 6.5%
Miniature Garden is a Japanese mystery visual novel with multiple endings and art by Korie Riko (Lump of Sugar).
Why similar: Visual Novel 41.2%, Mystery 15.9%, Anime 13.8%, Horror 13%, Adventure 8.6%
"Let us celebrate, the birth of this nightmare." A story about an urban legend surrounding a certain "Box", this is a Japanese-style, supernatural visual novel about madness, love and hate.
Why similar: Visual Novel 38.9%, Violent 19.7%, Horror 18.4%, Anime 12.1%, Mystery 10.9%
The tragedy of Hinamizawa is over. Those held captive within its grip are free from the fate that bound them to June 1983. Yet the tale of Hinamizawa is not truly complete. There are many worlds not yet explored.
Why similar: Visual Novel 39.4%, Violent 21.2%, Anime 13%, Adventure 9.2%, Horror 8.5%
One day, the boy meets a monster, with whom he builds a strange relationship that is neither friend, nor family, nor owner and pet. How will the boy's future change?
Why similar: Visual Novel 47.8%, Mystery 18.3%, Anime 15.9%, Adventure 7.8%, Indie 5.4%
From the creators of the critically acclaimed STEINS;GATE comes a sensational new visual novel: CHAOS;CHILD. Set in Shibuya in 2015, a group of high school students who survived an earthquake six years ago find themselves at the center of a new series of bizarre murders in the city.
Why similar: Visual Novel 39.4%, Violent 21.5%, Mystery 14.1%, Horror 11.5%, Anime 9.5%
Mio is a young girl surrounded by death, and after an unexpected accident, she finds out where people go after they die. Maybe Heaven, or Hell...or an Underworld full of demons and mysteries.
Why similar: Visual Novel 74.4%, Adventure 14.2%, Indie 11.4%
A gothic suspense tale set in a cursed mansion. "The House in Fata Morgana" is a full-length visual novel spanning nearly a millennium that deals in tragedy, human nature, and insanity.
Why similar: Visual Novel 40.9%, Horror 19.2%, Mystery 17.4%, Anime 11%, Adventure 6.3%
Explore the meaning of memories in this mysterious fairytale where fantasy and reality intertwine. The story unfolds from the perspectives of two women: one who travels in the ruins of Engine City New York, and one who finds herself in an underground world with an eldritch, violet sky.
Why similar: Visual Novel 48.8%, Mystery 24.5%, Anime 18%, Adventure 8.6%
A deeply unsettling visual novel following a boy who returns to his hometown expecting to find peace; however, it isn't long before his hopes are dashed by the monster known as Gore Screaming Show.
Why similar: Visual Novel 46.6%, Horror 26.9%, Anime 17.1%, Adventure 9.3%
Higurashi When They Cry is a sound novel. The music, backgrounds and characters work together to create a world that is the stage of a novel for the user to read. They laugh and cry and get angry. The user takes the point of view of the protagonist to experience the story.
Why similar: Visual Novel 38.1%, Violent 16%, Horror 16%, Mystery 14.7%, Anime 11.4%
Two pairs of twins war for love, life, and limb beneath the curtain of a dark Tokyo night. From the artisans at CRAFTWORK comes a visual novel lush with art, action, and mystery; a story of GEMINISM—deformity and divinity.
Why similar: Visual Novel 44.7%, Horror 20.2%, Anime 15.2%, Mystery 11.1%, Adventure 8.9%
Once upon a time, after his mother passed away, a boy called Nora felt all alone in the world. He spent every day with his unique and kind hearted friends until one fateful day, he had a chance encounter with a princess from the Netherworld.
Why similar: Visual Novel 51%, Anime 19.3%, Mystery 18.7%, Adventure 11%
Play as a detective tasked with catching a serial killer in this visual novel set in post-war Japan. Investigate key locations, question many complex characters, piece together clues, and try to stop the culprit before they end yet another young girl's smile.
Why similar: Visual Novel 39.7%, Horror 21.5%, Mystery 19.3%, Anime 14.3%, Adventure 5.2%
Magical Eyes - Red is for Anguish is a thrilling mystery story revolving around a series of unfathomable incidents in a town.
Why similar: Visual Novel 38.2%, Horror 15.6%, Mystery 15.5%, Anime 13%, Adventure 9.8%
Walking through the forest, the girl found an interesting book, after reading which her world turned upside down for a while. And maybe forever. The shadow flowers gently whispered to her, luring her further into the darkness. Will she be able to bear the moral of this tale?
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 72.8%, Anime 18.5%, Indie 4.4%, Adventure 4.3%
The story of The 9th Day, that started with the autumn fire incident, begins here…
Why similar: Visual Novel 49.3%, Anime 18.5%, Adventure 17%, Indie 15.2%
Featuring a blend of 2D adventure and visual novel, The Mildew Children is a grim tale about a village inhabited only by children who follow savage pagan traditions. A young witch named Kyrphel, along with her sisters, are bound to perform a macabre Ritual in order to save their village.
Why similar: Visual Novel 48.6%, Mystery 19.8%, Horror 19%, Adventure 12.5%
Train of Afterlife is a mystery, psychological, horror Visual Novel.
Why similar: Visual Novel 58.2%, Anime 12.3%, Adventure 11.2%, Indie 9.7%, Mystery 8.7%
"Hello my World! Lily." is a visual novel about a programmer who finds an unusual way to cope with loneliness and routine. But after a while, his imagination and actions go too far, and the line between reality and fantasy begins to melt rapidly.
Why similar: Visual Novel 52.8%, Adventure 17.1%, Anime 16.5%, Mystery 9.7%, Indie 3.9%
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: Horror 29.6%, Violent 24.4%, Mystery 22.4%, Adventure 10.8%, Anime 8.1%
On Christmas Eve, a strange girl breaks into your home claiming to be the bringer of death.；This unbelievable prophesy is then followed by many strange omens...he must make a choice...
Why similar: Visual Novel 53.8%, Anime 18.3%, Adventure 14.5%, Indie 13.5%
《Seduction》is a 2d horror adventure puzzle game. Lee has to survive in the dark realm and to save Mei's soul from being use for the great summoning. Facing with mysteries, he has to figure out the truth in order to end it.
Why similar: Violent 41.3%, Horror 30.6%, Adventure 11.9%, Indie 9.5%, Mystery 6.7%
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: Visual Novel 34.3%, Horror 20.1%, Anime 14.2%, Mystery 13.2%, Violent 11.4%
Kaito wakes to find himself in a strange room, with no memories, and a taciturn girl named Yonagi by his side. Upon learning of his role, he immerses himself into three wondrous dream worlds with her. When all three stories meet a bitter end, Kaito recovers his memories, and the true story unfolds.
Why similar: Visual Novel 85.1%, Adventure 14.9%
Unravel a string of gruesome murders terrorizing Tokyo in this mystery-thriller visual novel. The secrets of a case from six years prior may just be the key to the current unending cycle of tragedy—and the thing that cracks this woeful world’s shell may be one girl’s smile.
Why similar: Visual Novel 57.2%, Mystery 25.6%, Anime 10.1%, Adventure 7.1%
Basically the story goes as visual novel form. Sometimes, the system switches into dot part, and you can control the character to continue the story.
Why similar: Visual Novel 23.6%, Violent 21.1%, Horror 17.1%, Anime 12.6%, Mystery 10.4%
Higurashi When They Cry is a sound novel. The music, backgrounds and characters work together to create a world that is the stage of a novel for the user to read. They laugh and cry and get angry. The user takes the point of view of the protagonist to experience the story.
Why similar: Visual Novel 55.5%, Mystery 21.3%, Anime 14.8%, Violent 3.8%, Adventure 3.7%
This is a story of disease and suffering; of medication and adverse effects; of thoracotomy scars and cellular poisons; of the living who cannot help but to die and of the dying who cannot help but to live; of a resting place other than "on 7F" or "at home".
Why similar: Visual Novel 75.9%, Anime 18.4%, Indie 4.9%, Adventure 0.7%
"A Requiem for Innocence" is a companion to the visual novel "The House in Fata Morgana." It tells the tale of a young man dragged down by his ambitions and a girl both worshiped as a saint and maligned as a witch. For them, there is no happily ever after.
Why similar: Visual Novel 49.8%, Violent 30.6%, Adventure 11.8%, Anime 7.8%
A mystery adventure game and visual novel set on solitary Shironagasu Island. Discover its secrets, solve its mysteries, and escape from the ominous island!
Why similar: Visual Novel 41.2%, Horror 18.5%, Mystery 17.7%, Adventure 12.3%, Anime 8.4%
The hero moves to a new city. However, along with him comes a masked killer who begins to kill his friends one by one... Make decisions to build your adventure. Can you stop him before it's too late?
Why similar: Visual Novel 36.4%, Mystery 16.6%, Violent 14.3%, Horror 14.2%, Anime 12.8%
John is a young man suffering from severe depression. As he loses his sense of purpose in life, he begins to see the world in unfocused gray. Just when he begins to lose all hope, John meets a girl... a very special girl.
Why similar: Visual Novel 35.9%, Violent 29.3%, Horror 18%, Anime 10.9%, Indie 6%
If one’s imagined world of nightmare and the real world unite…. The hide-and-seek game of death in the world of nightmare begins. Discover hints and save yourself from the nightmare!
Why similar: Visual Novel 43.3%, Horror 26.8%, Anime 16.2%, Adventure 7.6%, Indie 6.1%
The world and reality of Joe collapse as a sequence of paranormal events starts in September. A mysterious girl with physical powers named Chava wants him dead, as he can be a core key for her cult to dominate the reality between worlds.
Why similar: Visual Novel 47.6%, Mystery 23.2%, Anime 16%, Adventure 13.2%
"Hira Hira Hihiru" is a visual novel set in a fictional Taishō Era. It tells the story of its two protagonists' struggle against Aerodema, a terrifying disease which brings the dead back to life.
Why similar: Visual Novel 55.6%, Violent 22.7%, Adventure 14.9%, Anime 6.8%
The feast has begun, can you escape the village alive?
Why similar: Visual Novel 47.5%, Mystery 16.8%, Violent 13.3%, Adventure 7.2%, Indie 5.5%
Umineko When They Cry is the 2nd series of Sound Novel released by 07th Expansion. The steam version features renewed character sprites which is swappable from the classic art.
Why similar: Visual Novel 49%, Mystery 24.2%, Horror 14.9%, Anime 9.2%, Adventure 2.7%
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 50.8%, Violent 14%, Mystery 12.7%, Anime 12.2%, Adventure 5.7%
an Visual Novel & Puzzle Game
Why similar: Visual Novel 55.8%, Adventure 23.3%, Anime 15.7%, Indie 5.2%
A couple of days before the summer holiday starts... Kanzaki Shuuichi receives a "cursed Blu-ray disc" from one of his friends and is possessed by a female ghost which, when exorcised, leaves behind the physical form of the female specter.
Why similar: Visual Novel 42.7%, Horror 16.4%, Mystery 16.3%, Anime 14%, Adventure 10.6%
A tragic love story following Memori and her search for the missing "him."
Why similar: Visual Novel 46.4%, Horror 22.1%, Mystery 14.6%, Anime 11%, Adventure 5.9%
"Curse of the Shadow" is a BL-themed horror visual novel. Cursed by a "ghost", protagonist Xu finds eerie dark shadows in every photo he takes.Once escaping reality, he’s forced by fate to face fears again.To uncover the curse’s truth, he and two friends embark on a terrifying, unknown journey.
Why similar: Visual Novel 39.8%, Horror 24.5%, Violent 24.3%, Adventure 6.8%, Indie 4.6%
