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60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Adventure, Singleplayer, Visual Novel, Anime.

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After quitting the job, you were casually browsing a video site when you saw a strange video with a blank thumbnail. "Can you hear me? Can you see me...?" The next day, you receive a message requesting you to be the manager of the mysterious VTuber "Owarino Rinne". The endless journey begins.

Reviews: Very Positive — 98% — of 53 reviews
Released: 2025-01-03
Developer: 『縋想』プロジェクト
Genres: Adventure, Indie
Platforms: Windows, Mac

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    Dev: Randumb Studios
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    ── 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 ──

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    96% matchVery Positive92% of 331 reviews2024
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    Windows · Mac

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    Why similar: Modern 24.6%, Visual Novel 19.7%, Text-Based 15.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.5%, Anime 9.6%

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    95% matchMostly Positive70% of 77 reviews2024
    Dev: PT. Global Digital ArthaPub: hololive Indonesia
    Windows

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    94% matchVery Positive87% of 347 reviews2024
    Dev: betetiro
    Windows · Mac · Linux

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    94% matchVery Positive97% of 97 reviews2026
    Dev: 群星闪耀时Pub: 群星闪耀时
    Windows

    A mad and romantic ADV. Unravel a strange world of science and philosophy with a mecha girl, zombie girl, or beastfolk. Some paths may disturb you... or thrill you.

    Why similar: Philosophical 25.5%, Visual Novel 24.1%, Anime 17.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.2%, Adventure 8%

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    93% matchVery Positive95% of 746 reviews2024
    Dev: basandaika games
    Windows
    Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 2.7 hrs≥1hr: 77%

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    91% matchVery Positive93% of 21,931 reviews2024
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    Windows · Mac
    Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 18.2 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 45.6%, Anime 24%, Multiple Endings 14.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 8.9%, Adventure 4.1%

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    92% matchVery Positive95% of 891 reviews2022
    Dev: D10RAMA
    Windows

    A mysterious senpai. A serial murder case that has taken the world by storm. And a giant, shadowy fish swimming at my feet... What if all of them are connected and surround me like a circle? What should I do?

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    91% matchVery Positive93% of 1,113 reviews2023
    Dev: KigyoDev
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    90% matchVery Positive92% of 62 reviews2023
    Dev: PIGORIS
    Windows

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    88% matchVery Positive94% of 1,258 reviews2026
    Dev: Acrobatic ChirimenjakoPub: SHUEISHA GAMES
    Windows
    Median: 5.7 hrsMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 77%

    When the world is coming to an end, who would you want to speak to one last time? Schrödinger’s Call is a visual novel that lets you experience the pain and salvation of human connection, as if you were turning the pages of a picture book.

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    89% matchVery Positive89% of 82 reviews2023
    Dev: LuuuLuuuL
    Windows

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    89% matchVery Positive91% of 69 reviews2023
    Dev: komasukePub: Nostia
    Windows · Mac

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    86% matchVery Positive95% of 531 reviews2025
    Dev: KAMITSUBAKI STUDIO
    Windows

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    87% matchVery Positive92% of 133 reviews2024
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    84% matchVery Positive83% of 347 reviews2024
    Dev: 法螺会
    Windows · Mac

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    Windows

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    Windows · Mac · Linux

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    Windows
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    Windows
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    Windows
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    Dev: ACQUIRE Corp.Pub: Aniplex Inc.
    Windows
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    77% matchVery Positive94% of 57,572 reviews2022
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    Windows · Mac
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    82% matchMixed57% of 58 reviews2017
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    Windows

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    Windows · Mac · Linux

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    80% matchMostly Positive78% of 167 reviews2022
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    Windows · Mac · Linux

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    Windows
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    Windows · Mac

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    76% matchVery Positive94% of 190 reviews2025
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    Windows

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    75% matchVery Positive86% of 262 reviews2022
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    74% matchPositive91% of 66 reviews2022
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    73% matchVery Positive87% of 83 reviews2024
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    71% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 910 reviews2023
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    Windows
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    Windows

    幽霊のために、何ができるの

    Why similar: Visual Novel 47.2%, Text-Based 33.8%, Adventure 15.7%, Singleplayer 3.2%

  59. #59 Lost Infinity
    67% matchPositive83% of 54 reviews2025
    Dev: Void EchoPub: Valera Entertainment
    Windows

    Where are you going with the main character? "Lost Infinity" is a game about nothing, or maybe something, only you will decide. Grieve, think, reason.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 71.3%, Adventure 21.7%, Indie 4.2%, Singleplayer 2.8%

  60. #60 Last Resort
    68% matchVery Positive81% of 54 reviews2023
    Dev: Aleksey Izimov
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Dive into the mysterious world of the "Last Resort", a non-linear visual novel where past and future are woven together. His life’s breaking under the weight of life problems. Unable to fight any further, He decides to take his final journey. Will it change anything? Or will it lead Him to the end?

    Why similar: Visual Novel 47.1%, Anime 29.2%, Text-Based 13.3%, Multiple Endings 7.8%, Indie 1.7%

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