- #1 Ten Trials of Babel: The Doppelganger Maze
97% 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: Otome 46.9% ★, Multiple Endings 14.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.6%, Female Protagonist 12.1%, Adventure 5.1%
- #2 Folie Fatale
96% matchVery Positive86% of 2,531 reviews2024
Dev: Kanmidoko (神海処)Pub: 346lab Localization
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 87%
All capture targets are mentally "Jirai"(landmine)!? Meet these eccentric boys, reveal the truth beneath in this Psycho-love-horror VN!
Why similar: Otome 46.2% ★, Visual Novel 13.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.3%, Female Protagonist 8.7%, Multiple Endings 8.4%
- #3 Butterfly's Poison; Blood Chains
96% matchVery Positive94% of 102 reviews2023
Dev: PROTOTYPE
Windows
Tokyo, 1918. World War I is coming to an end. Yuriko Nomiya, aristocratic by birth, is suddenly struck by a series of misfortunes. Is this fate brought about by the changing times, or is someone plotting against her? The dark, bittersweet tale of Yuriko and five young men is about to unfold...
Why similar: Otome 49.2% ★, Visual Novel 15.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.1%, Adventure 8.6%, Multiple Endings 7.8%
- #4 TAISHO x ALICE episode 2
95% matchVery Positive86% of 693 reviews2020
Dev: PrimulaPub: pencil
Windows
DUALICE(TAISHO x ALICE episode II) is a fairytale visual novel in which YOU must save your Prince Charming! You will take on the role of the fairytale heroine in order to rehabilitate your chosen love interest and guide him to his "happily ever after"!
Why similar: Otome 55.8% ★, Visual Novel 15.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.9%, Anime 4.3%, Adventure 4%
- #5 Amnesia™: Memories
94% matchVery Positive92% of 4,248 reviews2015
Dev: Idea FactoryPub: Idea Factory International
Windows
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 9.4 hrs≥1hr: 94%
You awaken to find your memories gone. To learn the truth behind your amnesia, you’ll choose from five romantic paths, each its own world. With 20+ endings, can you write the lasting love story you deserve, or will your love and life come to an end?
Why similar: Otome 57% ★, Visual Novel 15.2%, Romance 8.5%, Female Protagonist 6.7%, Multiple Endings 4.9%
- #6 Homicipher
93% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 7,997 reviews2024
Dev: 八名木GamesPub: Gamirror Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Homicipher is a language deciphering and exploration ADV based on the concept of "romance with horror men." The protagonist, who has wandered into another world, interacts with non-human beings to decipher their language while striving to escape.
Why similar: Otome 48% ★, Visual Novel 14.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.2%, Multiple Endings 10%, Female Protagonist 7.5%
- #7 Natsuno-Kanata: Beyond Summer
94% matchVery Positive93% of 123 reviews2024
Dev: Kazuhide OkaPub: Waku Waku Games
Windows · Mac
──終わってしまった世界の夏、少女はあてのない旅をする。通話を介して終わってしまった世界を共に生きるアドベンチャーゲーム。
Why similar: Visual Novel 32.7%, Post-apocalyptic 25.9%, Adventure 15%, Multiple Endings 13.2%, Female Protagonist 8.6%
- #8 Hakuoki: Kyoto Winds
92% matchVery Positive93% of 2,231 reviews2017
Dev: Idea FactoryPub: Idea Factory International
Windows
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 11.7 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Romance 12 handsome warriors and the samurai of the Shinsengumi, uncover their dark secrets, and conquer your demons in this historical fantasy visual novel! Your narrative choices unlock multiple branching storylines and 30 different endings!
Why similar: Otome 57.9% ★, Visual Novel 17.1%, Female Protagonist 7.8%, Romance 7.4%, Adventure 5%
- #9 The Crimson Flower that Divides: Lunar Coupling
91% matchVery Positive81% of 63 reviews2023
Dev: dramatic create
Windows
On a continent where the number of women has drastically decreased due to an incurable disease known as "The Rot." The heroine, Naala was welcomed into the royal family and began to feel at ease in her life as Auri's bride. However, ...
Why similar: Otome 50.7% ★, Romance 13.4%, Visual Novel 12.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 8.5%, Female Protagonist 7.6%
- #10 natsuno-kanata - beyond the summer
90% matchVery Positive95% of 899 reviews2022
Dev: Kazuhide Oka
Windows · Mac
── In the summer of the world that has ended, the girl travels aimlessly. "natsuno-kanata - beyond the summer" is a text adventure game that depicts girls traveling in apocalypse. Through talking to the girls, we get to know them and approach the mysteries of the world ──
Why similar: Visual Novel 32.6%, Post-apocalyptic 27.6%, Adventure 12.8%, Female Protagonist 11%, Anime 9.4%
- #11 7'scarlet
91% matchMostly Positive75% of 867 reviews2019
Dev: IDEA FACTORYPub: Intragames
Windows
Median: 7.2 hrsMean: 14.5 hrs≥1hr: 75%
The remote town of Okunezato is shaped like a crescent moon and shrouded in dark myths and legends. Take on the role of a brave young woman journeying into the unknown to uncover dangerous truths and locate her missing brother with her childhood friend.
Why similar: Otome 49.4% ★, Visual Novel 13.9%, Romance 9.6%, Female Protagonist 7.3%, Adventure 6.6%
- #12 TAISHO x ALICE epilogue
89% matchVery Positive92% of 608 reviews2021
Dev: PrimulaPub: pencil
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 63%
This is the final installment of TAISHO x ALICE, a fairytale visual novel in which YOU must save your Prince Charming! Take on the role of the heroine in order to rehabilitate your chosen love interest and guide him to his "happily ever after" once and for all!
Why similar: Otome 50.9% ★, Visual Novel 14%, Adventure 8.9%, Female Protagonist 7.1%, Romance 6.9%
- #13 Ken ga Kimi
88% matchVery Positive94% of 1,172 reviews2020
Dev: RejetPub: Beijing Happy Entertainment Technology
Windows
Love story with samurais living in Japan This is a splendid Japanese adventure game which its story is happened in "The Land of the Rising Sun" where human, Yōkai and Oni were living together. Will your story end in the tragedy of "Ken(sword)", or the romance of "Kimi(you)"?
Why similar: Otome 68% ★, Visual Novel 14%, Female Protagonist 9.3%, Adventure 7%, Anime 1.7%
- #14 Destiny's Princess: A War Story, A Love Story
89% matchMostly Positive76% of 313 reviews2016
Dev: Dogenzaka Lab
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 88%
It's a game for girls designed with a dramatic storyline with an emphasis on an intriguing plot. You can fall in love with the well-known heroes of the Warring States Period!
Why similar: Otome 65.3% ★, Visual Novel 14%, Adventure 11.6%, Female Protagonist 5.3%, Anime 3.7%
- #15 OZMAFIA!!
87% matchVery Positive82% of 679 reviews2016
Dev: Poni-Pachet SYPub: MangaGamer
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 14.9 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Once upon a time, a girl, her pet dog, and three companions made a journey to meet a great wizard who could grant their wishes. But what if the girl hadn’t believed that “there’s no place like home”? Explore a fairytale world through a dozen routes and 20+ endings!
Why similar: Otome 64.3% ★, Visual Novel 13.7%, Romance 8.5%, Female Protagonist 7.1%, Anime 3.1%
- #16 Moonless Moon
85% matchVery Positive92% of 306 reviews2024
Dev: Kazuhide OkaPub: KAMITSUBAKI STUDIO
Windows · Mac
When night falls, she wanders into another world... Moonless Moon is a text-based adventure game following a girl as she travels through a variety of different worlds.
Why similar: Visual Novel 24%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19.4%, Adventure 12.4%, Emotional 11.1%, Multiple Endings 10.1%
- #17 Degraman: Act I. Vincent
86% matchVery Positive83% of 192 reviews2021
Dev: NamNorm
Windows · Mac · Linux
An otome visual novel - play a powerless victim of a terrifying, unfair world. 200+ choices, 50+ endings, 20+ hours of play - and only one way to escape.
Why similar: Otome 43.5% ★, Visual Novel 13.2%, Multiple Endings 11.2%, Romance 9.9%, Female Protagonist 6.6%
- #18 The Uncertain: Light At The End
86% matchMixed64% of 1,195 reviews2020
Dev: ComonGamesPub: META Publishing
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 92%
The Uncertain is a story-driven adventure game set in a post-apocalyptic world. Humanity disappeared from the face of the Earth and has been replaced by robots. Together with Emily, one of the survivors, you will have to witness how people try to live in a world ruled by robots.
Why similar: Romance 20%, Multiple Endings 19.7%, Emotional 16.5%, Female Protagonist 13.1%, Adventure 11.9%
- #19 TAISHO x ALICE episode 1
83% matchVery Positive86% of 1,344 reviews2019
Dev: PrimulaPub: pencil
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 7.3 hrs≥1hr: 70%
DUALICE(TAISHO x ALICE episodeI) is a fairytale visual novel in which YOU must save your Prince Charming! You will take on the role of the fairytale heroine in order to rehabilitate your chosen love interest and guide him to his "happily ever after"!
Why similar: Otome 69.7% ★, Visual Novel 13.9%, Adventure 8.4%, Female Protagonist 5.6%, Anime 2.3%
- #20 Steam Prison
84% matchVery Positive84% of 432 reviews2019
Dev: HuneXPub: MangaGamer
Windows · Mac · Linux
There are two kinds of people: the rulers and the ruled. The Heights are a gorgeous utopia. The Depths, a filthy industrial wasteland. Our heroine, raised in the Heights, has nothing but contempt for those below.
Why similar: Otome 62.1% ★, Visual Novel 11%, Female Protagonist 6.8%, Romance 6.7%, Multiple Endings 4.1%
- #21 Dangerous Fellows: Otome Game
84% matchMixed45% of 143 reviews2023
Dev: Storytaco
Windows
Otome dating sim - make your choices and survive this thriller romance game!
Why similar: Otome 46.6% ★, Visual Novel 15%, Romance 10.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 6.1%, Adventure 5.8%
- #22 TAISHO x ALICE episode 3
82% matchVery Positive91% of 444 reviews2021
Dev: PrimulaPub: pencil
Windows
DUALICE(TAISHO x ALICE episode III) is a fairytale visual novel in which YOU must save your Prince Charming! You will take on the role of the fairytale heroine in order to rehabilitate your chosen love interest and guide him to his "happily ever after"!
Why similar: Otome 50% ★, Visual Novel 16.6%, Adventure 10.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 7.8%, Female Protagonist 7.6%
- #23 The Silent Kingdom
80% matchVery Positive100% of 309 reviews2025
Dev: Lucky Cat
Windows
An otome RPG adventure with a dark story and meaningful choices. Shape the fate of a princess who must corrupt her soul in order to save her kingdom.
Why similar: Otome 44% ★, Visual Novel 9.1%, Romance 9%, Multiple Endings 7.7%, Female Protagonist 6.5%
- #24 Our End of the World
82% matchMostly Positive80% of 4,817 reviews2017
Dev: 橘子班Pub: NVLMaker
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 17.1 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Filled with puzzles, the story between she and me at the end of the world. English Subtitle Released on 2018/11/22!
Why similar: Visual Novel 32.7%, Multiple Endings 29%, Post-apocalyptic 22%, Adventure 8.3%, Anime 8%
- #25 The Radiants
81% matchVery Positive86% of 86 reviews2023
Dev: Rose Arcana Games
Windows · Mac
The Radiants is a magical adventure visual novel with light stat raising & multiple endings. Choose what kind of Oracle you will become and maybe find romance along the way.
Why similar: Otome 41.4% ★, Visual Novel 13.6%, Romance 9.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.1%, Multiple Endings 8%
- #26 Gilded Shadows
81% matchVery Positive95% of 192 reviews2022
Dev: Steamberry Studio
Windows
A GxB visual novel that explores a whimsical, yet dangerous world which blends the solarpunk and cyberpunk aesthetics into a unique adventure. As you follow the MC on her journey, pursue various love interests in a stand-alone story unique to that route.
Why similar: Otome 48.8% ★, Visual Novel 14.9%, Romance 11.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 6.6%, Female Protagonist 6%
- #27 OPUS: Rocket of Whispers
79% matchVery Positive92% of 1,673 reviews2018
Dev: SIGONO INC.
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Rocket of Whispers is an award-winning post-apocalyptic adventure that follows two survivors on a journey to launch a space burial for the lost souls of their desolate world. Help them search the snowy wasteland for supplies and the courage to say goodbye.
Why similar: Visual Novel 25%, Post-apocalyptic 20.1%, Emotional 17.6%, Female Protagonist 12.5%, Adventure 10%
- #28 Time Space Rebuild
78% matchMostly Positive81% of 435 reviews2025
Dev: INNOVATION DREAM
Windows · Mac
In "Time Rebuild", human civilization stands on the brink of destruction. You will become a time-traveling hero, embarking on a journey to save the world while encountering and bonding with women of vastly different appearances and personalities.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 20.2%, Visual Novel 15.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.6%, Multiple Endings 14%, Romance 13.5%
- #29 KANADE
77% matchVery Positive84% of 352 reviews2025
Dev: FrontwingPub: Frontwing USA
Windows
A visual novel about becoming lovers with Kanade—a half-human, half-alien girl. Enjoy a tender relationship with Kanade and witness how love blossoms into a song that saves the world.
Why similar: Visual Novel 30.2%, Post-apocalyptic 20.9%, Adventure 14.1%, Emotional 13.7%, Anime 9.7%
- #30 Diving Disorder-下潜症
79% matchVery Positive93% of 143 reviews2021
Dev: Lingtan Studio
Windows
Diving Disorder is an AVG on wasteland theme. Players will play the role of a refugee who are struggling to survive after a global disaster, together with a white-haired girl suffering from narcolepsy, exploring the truth of the doomsday and the old world in memory.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 41.3%, Romance 19%, Multiple Endings 17%, Adventure 15.2%, Anime 6.9%
- #31 The Robot Girl Meets The Human!
78% matchVery Positive97% of 70 reviews2022
Dev: Usui Sio
Windows · Mac
This is an adventure game that takes you on a journey through a world after humans have disappeared. Lead the robot girl "Scarlet" to find the surviving humans.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 24.4%, Visual Novel 17.4%, Multiple Endings 17.2%, Emotional 13.2%, Adventure 9%
- #32 Meiji Tokyo Renka Full Moon
76% matchVery Positive93% of 192 reviews2024
Dev: dramatic create
Windows
“Meiji Tokyo Renka Full Moon” (also known as “Meikoi”) is a historical romance fantasy game in which the main character travels back in time to the Meiji era and meets and falls in love with the great figures of history. Having ability changes her relationship with them....
Why similar: Otome 43.2% ★, Visual Novel 10.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.9%, Romance 9.7%, Multiple Endings 8.9%
- #33 S.H.E.L.T.E.R. - An Apocalyptic Tale
76% matchVery Positive88% of 780 reviews2021
Dev: Winterlook Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.8 hrsMean: 10.7 hrs≥1hr: 92%
A post-apocalyptic, adults only Visual Novel, where you and your choices will shape the future of humanity and those around you. Engage in meaningful relationships with the characters or bring them to depravity.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 20.7%, Visual Novel 16%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.4%, Romance 14%, Multiple Endings 13.1%
- #34 Our world has not decayed
77% matchVery Positive85% of 393 reviews2019
Dev: lamb of game
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 72%
Although it is already the end of the world, we still stay together. all characters are over the age of 18.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 32.4%, Visual Novel 29.9%, Romance 19.6%, Adventure 9.3%, Anime 7.7%
- #35 Fostering Apocalypse
75% matchVery Positive94% of 77 reviews2021
Dev: Incisor Studios
Windows · Mac
The demon summoned to embark the second apocalypse is only a child, and a woman who has lost it all resolves to save her. A half-hour long narrative game with survival gameplay elements and two endings.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 27.6%, Visual Novel 27.2%, Multiple Endings 14.3%, Female Protagonist 12.8%, Adventure 10.4%
- #36 Homicipher: Demo
72% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 1,631 reviews2023
Dev: 八名木GamesPub: Gamera Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 36 minMean: 11.4 hrs≥1hr: 35%
Homicipher is a female-targeted language deciphering and exploration ADV based on the concept of "romance with horror men." The protagonist, who has wandered into another world, interacts with non-human beings to decipher their language while striving to escape.
Why similar: Otome 51.2% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.1%, Multiple Endings 12.2%, Female Protagonist 9.6%, Adventure 7%
- #37 VIRTUAL GIRL @ WORLD’S END
73% matchVery Positive95% of 86 reviews2025
Dev: 株式会社ヘッドロックPub: Bushiroad Inc.
Windows
The story is set in future Tokyo, where human’s endless desires have consumed finite resources. In this world that is gradually approaching its end, the streamer girls continue to sing, while embracing dreams and despair in their hearts...
Why similar: Visual Novel 39%, Emotional 24.1%, Adventure 19.9%, Anime 8.6%, Story Rich 7.3%
- #38 Noctuary
72% matchVery Positive92% of 2,635 reviews2023
Dev: GratescaPub: Serenity Forge
Windows
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 19.7 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Two young illuminators, Fancia and Alina, start their adventure in the bright and fascinating Inlixaland... ...in pursuit of becoming trustworthy "The Arborangers."
Why similar: Visual Novel 18.1%, Post-apocalyptic 17.1%, Multiple Endings 14.1%, Emotional 11.5%, Romance 10.9%
- #39 Glass Heart
74% 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: Otome 44.9% ★, Visual Novel 12.1%, Romance 10.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.2%, Emotional 6%
- #40 Melancholy Love
75% matchVery Positive95% of 75 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: Visual Novel 19.6%, Romance 14.6%, Multiple Endings 14.4%, Emotional 11.9%, Female Protagonist 9.7%
- #41 Yukar From The Abyss
74% matchVery Positive92% of 52 reviews2023
Dev: LocaGames
Windows
A fantasy otome game based on the myths and legends of Hokkaido, Japan. Meet and fight with unique Gods, overcome fierce trials together, and discover what happens when you pursue forbidden love with the divine..
Why similar: Otome 39.5% ★, Visual Novel 12.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.8%, Romance 9.3%, Multiple Endings 8%
- #42 The Princess of the Tower Wants a Hero
73% matchVery Positive95% of 147 reviews2022
Dev: AntaPub: Neoclassic Games
Windows · Mac
A sweet winter themed Otome Visual Novel about a princess of a tower who just wants a hero. … Except she ends up with a tone-deaf bard for a roommate, a sassy demon for a butler and no hero. Still stuck in a tower though.
Why similar: Otome 42.7% ★, Visual Novel 13.7%, Romance 8.9%, Multiple Endings 7.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 6.7%
- #43 Hakuoki: Edo Blossoms
73% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 1,075 reviews2018
Dev: Idea FactoryPub: Idea Factory International
Windows
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 11.2 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Continue your journey to Edo in Hakuoki™: Edo Blossoms, where you play as the heroine Chizuru Yukimura. Romance the famous warriors of the Shinsengumi as you enter a fantasy drama of battles and self-discovery. Your narrative choices unlock multiple branching storylines and 30 different endings!
Why similar: Otome 65.1% ★, Visual Novel 15.4%, Female Protagonist 8.1%, Adventure 6.1%, Anime 3.7%
- #44 我的恋爱逃生攻略 Love to Live
70% matchVery Positive86% of 774 reviews2025
Dev: 番茄炖肉制作组Pub: Comma 49
Windows · Mac · Linux
Trapped in a game of dreams, where the price of failing to escape is eternal slumber. Across shifting worlds, you meet 'him.' Is he merely a kindred spirit born of crisis, or a forgotten soul from your distant memories? A heart-pounding romance adventure across the dreamscape—begins now!
Why similar: Otome 33.5% ★, Visual Novel 17.5%, Romance 12.6%, Multiple Endings 12.3%, Female Protagonist 10%
- #45 The NOexistenceN of you AND me
67% 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 42%, Multiple Endings 24.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.1%, Anime 9.5%, Story Rich 7.5%
- #46 Yoshiwara Higanbana
71% matchVery Positive91% of 469 reviews2021
Dev: MariaCrownPub: Beijing Happy Entertainment Technology
Windows
--Whether I end up after falling in love, in your arms or in a scarlet prison? It's up to you to make my vow of higanbana fall or wither-- Even if it's only for one night, I want to be held by you...
Why similar: Otome 53.7% ★, Visual Novel 12.5%, Female Protagonist 8.6%, Adventure 7.6%, Romance 5.1%
- #47 RGB GlitchGazer
68% 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 27%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.4%, Emotional 16.5%, Multiple Endings 13.3%, Adventure 12.1%
- #48 Alice's World
68% matchVery Positive90% of 390 reviews2025
Dev: STORIA GAMES CO., LTD
Windows
Alice's World is a story-driven 2D adventure puzzle game. Amidst desolate ruins and deserted cities in a world filled with death, the young girl Alice hears "your" voice from in front of the screen. You must guide her forward, solve the mysteries, and reach the top of the tower.
Why similar: Visual Novel 22.4%, Multiple Endings 18.6%, Adventure 15.8%, Female Protagonist 13%, Anime 10.8%
- #49 My Vow to My Liege
69% matchVery Positive92% of 4,086 reviews2020
Dev: YETU GAMEPub: 方块游戏(CubeGame)
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 9.5 hrs≥1hr: 85%
《My Vow to My Liege》is a visual novel dating game. Players get to play as a girl disguised as the King of Ng, a man. The 4 dateable characters are: the guide, the enemy, the minister and the guard.Will they choose the man over the country? Love over hate? Who will they finally end up with?
Why similar: Otome 54.9% ★, Visual Novel 15.7%, Romance 13.6%, Female Protagonist 10.2%, Anime 2.7%
- #50 Arcadia Fallen
69% matchVery Positive95% of 547 reviews2021
Dev: Galdra Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Play the role of a young alchemist apprentice who is unwillingly bound to an illegal spirit. Suddenly drawn into a war between humanity and magic, they must join a group of unlikely heroes to escape their own doom, hopefully saving the world along the way.
Why similar: Otome 45.4% ★, Visual Novel 15.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.5%, Romance 10.2%, Female Protagonist 6.7%
- #51 Kunado Chronicles
70% matchMostly Positive79% of 178 reviews2023
Dev: Purple SoftwarePub: Shiravune
Windows
Median: 13.2 hrsMean: 25.5 hrs≥1hr: 77%
The dragon is already dead. Help what's left of humanity learn how to live in this post-apocalyptic fantasy visual novel.
Why similar: Post-apocalyptic 18.8%, Visual Novel 15.4%, Multiple Endings 11.6%, Romance 11.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.2%
- #52 BAD END THEATER
67% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 9,656 reviews2021
Dev: NomnomNami
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 71%
select your protagonist and explore a variety of terrible fates!
Why similar: Visual Novel 26.2%, Multiple Endings 22.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.5%, Romance 10.5%, Choices Matter 10.4%
- #53 EPHEMERAL -FANTASY ON DARK-
71% matchVery Positive88% of 178 reviews2018
Dev: dramatic create
Windows
Fleeting, yet beautiful. The world of darkness―― The main protagonist, Cloe (name changeable) lived in a secluded town. Surrounded by wire fences, it felt like she was trapped inside a cage. Zombies were the only residents in that town, and she wasn't the exception.
Why similar: Otome 47.1% ★, Visual Novel 13.1%, Romance 11.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11%, Female Protagonist 6.4%
- #54 Psychedelica of the Black Butterfly
70% matchVery Positive85% of 890 reviews2018
Dev: IDEA FACTORYPub: Intragames
Windows
Median: 10.6 hrsMean: 16.1 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Awakening in a mysterious mansion, her first, frantic thoughts are: 'Where am I? And more importantly, WHO am I?'
Why similar: Otome 66.9% ★, Visual Novel 13.2%, Adventure 8.1%, Female Protagonist 6.2%, Romance 5.6%
- #55 Particles of Reality
69% matchVery Positive91% of 58 reviews2023
Dev: Arewar Games
Windows · Mac
You are a troubled college student trying to live a normal life surrounded by some... complicated men. Although unaware, you are causing the destruction of reality. Will the Guardians kill you to protect the universe? Can you find your happily ever after... How many times will you die trying?
Why similar: Otome 49.8% ★, Visual Novel 14.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.6%, Romance 7.5%, Female Protagonist 6.5%
- #56 Radiance of Annihilation -Disorder Eclipse-
67% matchVery Positive81% of 74 reviews2026
Dev: Courreges AccelPub: Kagura Games
Windows
In a post-apocalyptic world, a government employee works together with his partner to stop criminals from uncovering weapons that once devastated the world, only to get caught in a conspiracy that could decide humanity's fate.
Why similar: Adventure 94.5%, Singleplayer 5.5%
- #57 他人世界末 On-looker
67% matchVery Positive93% of 2,960 reviews2020
Dev: 8A studioPub: 昆布科技
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 15.5 hrs≥1hr: 80%
这是属于不怎么开朗的我们,充满逃避、畏缩、胆怯、不切实际的单恋故事。 属于你的故事结局将会如何,由你的选择而定。
Why similar: Visual Novel 35.8%, Multiple Endings 25.8%, Romance 11.6%, Anime 9.7%, Adventure 9.5%
- #58 Memory Girl +
66% matchVery Positive97% of 67 reviews2025
Dev: cream△Pub: Champloo Games
Windows
A tragic love story following Memori and her search for the missing "him."
Why similar: Visual Novel 23.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.1%, Multiple Endings 13.5%, Romance 13.4%, Emotional 10.2%
- #59 Hira Hira Hihiru
65% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 902 reviews2023
Dev: BA-KUPub: ANIPLEX.EXE
Windows
Median: 5.7 hrsMean: 10.6 hrs≥1hr: 69%
"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 35.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 21.8%, Adventure 19.1%, Choices Matter 9.6%, Multiple Endings 6.2%
- #60 Trap of MUSK:Europe Night
68% matchMixed69% of 227 reviews2023
Dev: IDEA FACTORYPub: Beijing Happy Entertainment Technology
Windows
An exotic love story set in the land of hot sand. The target, who has never truly loved a woman. And the client, who loves women in a twisted way. How will you manage between these two? Who is it that destroys the sacrifice of thirsty love--?
Why similar: Otome 60.6% ★, Multiple Endings 9.4%, Female Protagonist 8.7%, Adventure 8.7%, Story Rich 3.7%