- #1 Nope Nope Nurses
97% matchMostly Positive78% of 622 reviews2022
Dev: Dark One!Pub: Shiravune
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 9.7 hrs≥1hr: 61%
Hospital ≠ hospitality...?! You're stuck on a medical bed with nurses tending to your every need. The only problem? Their personalities... Experience life with demons in white dresses in this visual novel misadventure!
Why similar: Visual Novel 28.5%, Comedy 19.1%, Survival 14.7%, Atmospheric 9.8%, Adventure 9.5%
Why You'll Like It: This is the direct predecessor to the seed game and shares the exact same dark comedy, medical-themed setting, and visual novel mechanics.
- #2 Night Shift Nurses
96% matchVery Positive86% of 600 reviews2024
Dev: Shiravune
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 15.2 hrs≥1hr: 65%
A washed-up mad doctor is hired back by a devious former test subject and asked to twist her hospital into a corrupt donation mill. Will he seize this second chance to practice his own vision of "science," or will his many failings drag him down once again in this pseudo-medical visual novel?
Why similar: Visual Novel 29.1%, Anime 14.4%, Text-Based 13.8%, Atmospheric 12.8%, Story Rich 12.6%
Why You'll Like It: Shares the specific medical-themed setting and dark comedy tone found in the seed game.
- #3 Cooking Companions
96% matchVery Positive94% of 1,183 reviews2021
Dev: Deer Dream StudiosPub: Serenity Forge
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Unravel the mystery in this cute psychological horror VN, set deep in the woods of the Tatras Mountains. Will you wind up on the chopping block?
Why similar: Visual Novel 16.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.8%, Horror 13.7%, Cute 9.8%, Anime 8.6%
Why You'll Like It: This game perfectly captures the blend of a cozy, cute aesthetic with disturbing psychological horror and narrative-driven choices.
- #4 BAD END THEATER
95% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 9,533 reviews2021
Dev: NomnomNami
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 71%
select your protagonist and explore a variety of terrible fates!
Why similar: Visual Novel 23.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.7%, Multiple Endings 14.5%, Story Rich 11.8%, Choices Matter 11.2%
Why You'll Like It: It features a similar focus on exploring multiple dark, tragic outcomes through a choose-your-own-adventure structure.
- #5 Doki Doki Literature Club!
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 219,150 reviews2017
Dev: Team Salvato
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 38.2 hrs≥1hr: 74%
The Literature Club is full of cute girls! Will you write the way into their heart? This game is not suitable for children or those who are easily disturbed.
Why similar: Visual Novel 33.3%, Horror 21.3%, Anime 17.5%, Cute 15.6%, Story Rich 9.7%
Why You'll Like It: It is the definitive example of a 'cute' visual novel that hides deep, unsettling psychological horror beneath its surface.
- #6 NUKITASHI
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 3,440 reviews2023
Dev: QruppoPub: Shiravune
Windows
Median: 9.8 hrsMean: 43.4 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Seiran Island. Even here in paradise, there are those who work in the shadows to bring it down... Confront the tyranny of a twisted system in this long-awaited visual novel adventure.
Why similar: Visual Novel 19.6%, Comedy 14.2%, Cute 9.4%, Survival 9.1%, Anime 9%
Why You'll Like It: Provides a similar blend of comedy, visual novel mechanics, and eccentric character interactions.
- #7 Kindergarten 3
93% matchVery Positive95% of 1,676 reviews2025
Dev: Con Man GamesPub: SmashGames
Windows · Mac · Linux
Kindergarten 3 is the long awaited threequel to the Kindergarten series! Explore a new school with old and new friends...and new ways to get ruthlessly murdered.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 21%, Investigation 17.3%, Comedy 16.6%, Funny 9.5%, Story Rich 8.2%
Why You'll Like It: Matches the dark humor and adventure-based gameplay that subverts expectations of a 'cute' setting.
- #8 Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk
91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 32,921 reviews2020
Dev: Nikita KryukovPub: Nikita Igorevich Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 24 minMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 11%
A short story about what sort of challenges everyday little things can be. Help the girl buy milk, be the first not to disappoint her.
Why similar: Visual Novel 39.3%, Horror 24.2%, Text-Based 14.7%, Anime 10%, Story Rich 5.6%
Why You'll Like It: Captures the surreal, atmospheric, and disturbing psychological tone of the seed game.
- #9 Your Turn To Die -Death Game By Majority-
91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 3,866 reviews2023
Dev: NankidaiPub: 0UP GAMES
Windows
Median: 6.4 hrsMean: 14.0 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Your Turn To Die -Death Game By Majority- is a multi-ending horror adventure game. Sara Chidouin returns home from school late one night to discover that something's gone terribly wrong. When she comes to, she finds herself, her friend Joe, and 9 other people trapped in a mysterious place.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 25.4%, Survival 17.2%, Multiple Endings 15.3%, Mystery 12.1%, Anime 10.2%
Why You'll Like It: A high-stakes visual novel where investigation and difficult choices determine the survival of the cast.
- #10 Nurse Love Addiction
92% matchVery Positive92% of 864 reviews2016
Dev: KOGADO STUDIOPub: KOMODO
Windows
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 85.8 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Follow Asuka Osachi, a ditzy girl training to become a nurse at Teito Nursing School. Experience her story with her classmates as they discover love, medicine, and adulthood.
Why similar: Visual Novel 40.2%, Anime 23.8%, Cute 10.5%, Story Rich 7.6%, Simulation 7.5%
Why You'll Like It: Explores the medical setting through a visual novel lens with a focus on character relationships and dark undertones.
- #11 The Coffin of Andy and Leyley
89% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 36,042 reviews2023
Dev: Kit9 Studio
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 12.3 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Walk-n-talk adventure with light puzzling. Brother and sister practice cannibalism after witnessing a botched satanic ritual.
Why similar: Visual Novel 25%, Horror 19.4%, Multiple Endings 18.9%, Story Rich 17.5%, Choices Matter 13.1%
Why You'll Like It: Offers a similarly dark, twisted narrative experience with a distinct, stylized visual presentation.
- #12 Hira Hira Hihiru
90% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 860 reviews2023
Dev: BA-KUPub: ANIPLEX.EXE
Windows
Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 10.7 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 28%, Choose Your Own Adventure 21.9%, Text-Based 9.3%, Choices Matter 9.1%, Adventure 8.8%
Why You'll Like It: A highly atmospheric visual novel that emphasizes investigation and narrative depth.
- #13 Yet Another Killing Game
89% matchVery Positive98% of 220 reviews2025
Dev: Soulseer Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
You wake up in a house, alone with two beautiful girls... But no one is allowed to leave until one of you DIES. Why is this happening? What is the purpose of this “killing game”? But most importantly...WHO SHOULD DIE?!
Why similar: Investigation 17.2%, Visual Novel 15.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.2%, Multiple Endings 9%, Cute 8.5%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on mystery, psychological horror, and multiple endings within a visual novel framework.
- #14 The Test: Hypothesis Rising
88% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 5,928 reviews2020
Dev: Randumb Studios
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 1.5 hrs≥1hr: 42%
The second chapter in The Test trilogy. Answer a series of in-depth questions to reveal hidden truths about yourself and unlock secrets to discover how your life can change drastically with just a few, slight modifications. ...But are you sure you want the answers you seek?
Why similar: Investigation 17.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.6%, Visual Novel 11.6%, Horror 9.9%, Comedy 7.2%
Why You'll Like It: Emphasizes the 'choices matter' aspect of the seed game with a focus on simulation and mystery.
- #15 Otome * Domain
87% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 865 reviews2022
Dev: PALETTE-QUALIAPub: Shiravune
Windows
Median: 8.1 hrsMean: 128.5 hrs≥1hr: 76%
An inconveniently orphaned young man must attend an all-girls school just to survive in this comedy visual novel. His housemates took him in when he was in trouble, but now he doesn't know who's taking care of who...!
Why similar: Visual Novel 20%, Comedy 15.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.4%, Cute 11.4%, Funny 5.1%
Why You'll Like It: Shares the visual novel format and comedic, character-driven narrative style.
- #16 Three Wishes
86% matchVery Positive100% of 76 reviews2025
Dev: Kyuppin
Windows · Mac · Linux
Ever wonder what the little sisters of famous idols get up to in their free time? Get ready for an adventure full of headpats and wish-driven insanity! Discover 12+ endings in this visual novel that pushes the genre beyond its limits.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 20%, Cute 17.9%, Funny 13.9%, Comedy 10.2%, Anime 9.8%
Why You'll Like It: Features interactive fiction elements and a cute aesthetic that masks deeper narrative complexity.
- #17 WORLD OF HORROR
84% matchVery Positive90% of 9,731 reviews2023
Dev: panstaszPub: Ysbryd Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Experience the quiet terror of this 1-bit love letter to Junji Ito and H.P. Lovecraft. Navigate a hellish roguelite reality with turn-based combat and unforgiving choices. Experiment with your deck of event cards to discover new forms of cosmic horror in every playthrough. The inevitable awaits...
Why similar: Horror 35.9%, Survival 18.5%, Atmospheric 12.2%, Anime 11.6%, Mystery 11.1%
Why You'll Like It: Delivers a unique, atmospheric horror experience that relies on investigation and cosmic dread.
- #18 Nurse Love Syndrome
86% matchVery Positive94% of 302 reviews2019
Dev: KOGADO STUDIOPub: KOMODO
Windows
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 240.1 hrs≥1hr: 68%
Meet cheerful Kaori Sawai, fresh out of nursing school, as she joins Yurigahama Hospital. Surviving a near death experience as a child left her with a desire to become a nurse and "healing hands" that let her relieve pain in patients just by touching them.
Why similar: Visual Novel 40.2%, Anime 18.7%, Adventure 12%, Cute 8.9%, Multiple Endings 8.5%
Why You'll Like It: Another medical-themed visual novel that balances character drama with a distinct anime aesthetic.
- #19 The Monstrous Horror Show
85% matchVery Positive91% of 287 reviews2023
Dev: kaniheadcrabPub: OTAKU Plan
Windows
Four girls find their way into an abandoned hospital, each for her own reasons. Will they manage to unravel the dark secrets hiding within, escape safely, and return to their normal, peaceful lives?
Why similar: Visual Novel 16.5%, Horror 16.2%, Story Rich 13.2%, Multiple Endings 11.1%, Atmospheric 10%
Why You'll Like It: Combines side-scrolling puzzle elements with a dark, story-rich narrative.
- #20 Trap Yuri Garden
84% matchVery Positive94% of 230 reviews2024
Dev: No StrikePub: Eroge Japan
Windows
Traps in motion at long last! Trap series creators Aogiri Penta and Nishida Hajime bring us another exciting title, a cross-dressing yuri love story that will shatter its readers sense of values into a thousand pieces!
Why similar: Visual Novel 27.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.6%, Comedy 13.9%, Anime 11.2%, Adventure 9%
Why You'll Like It: A visual novel that blends adventure and romance with a unique, stylized presentation.
- #21 The Final Prize is Soup
82% matchVery Positive94% of 62 reviews2024
Dev: 4nokiPub: Quill Yuri
Windows · Linux
You who are unqualified to drink Meng Po's soup, you have been chosen for the game of life. A horror yuri visual novel following a series of death games in the afterlife.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 22.4%, Visual Novel 20.9%, Horror 13.2%, Cute 11.2%, Anime 10.1%
Why You'll Like It: An interactive fiction title that captures the quirky, story-rich nature of the seed game.
- #22 Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Ch.1 Onikakushi
83% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 6,215 reviews2015
Dev: 07th ExpansionPub: MangaGamer
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 21.9 hrs≥1hr: 85%
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 37.4%, Mystery 14.7%, Anime 14.2%, Story Rich 11.8%, Atmospheric 8.2%
Why You'll Like It: A quintessential example of a 'cute' visual novel that descends into intense psychological horror.
- #23 Days With Ollie
82% matchMixed70% of 76 reviews2024
Dev: PT. Global Digital ArthaPub: hololive Indonesia
Windows
The day has finally come. The day that will determine on whether or not you'll be accepted as a reporter in hololive. And not just any reporter, but the exclusive reporter for Kureiji Ollie! What goes down on in the life of the zombie idol? Find out what it'll be like to spend Days with Ollie!
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 22.6%, Visual Novel 20.3%, Text-Based 11.4%, Cute 11.2%, Horror 9.7%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the choose-your-own-adventure mechanics and character-driven storytelling.
- #24 GNOSIA
80% matchVery Positive94% of 4,733 reviews2022
Dev: Petit DepottoPub: PLAYISM
Windows
Median: 7.2 hrsMean: 15.4 hrs≥1hr: 90%
The Gnosia lie. Pretending to be human, they’ll get in close, trick and deceive, and then eliminate one victim at a time...
Why similar: Visual Novel 30%, Anime 14.6%, Story Rich 14.6%, Mystery 13.4%, Atmospheric 12.1%
Why You'll Like It: Combines visual novel storytelling with social deduction and high-stakes investigation.
- #25 NUKITASHI 2
78% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 2,547 reviews2024
Dev: QruppoPub: Shiravune
Windows
Median: 14.8 hrsMean: 51.7 hrs≥1hr: 76%
A new battle begins for Junnosuke—backed by the FS Big Three! “This is what it truly means for the minority to get vengeance.”
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 15.6%, Visual Novel 15.3%, Comedy 11.2%, Survival 9.3%, Multiple Endings 8.8%
- #26 HoneyHoneyHoney!
81% matchVery Positive91% of 85 reviews2021
Dev: Ouchi JikanPub: Shiravune
Windows
In a world where men and women are kept at arm's length by the law... With three beautiful girls breaking barriers to win your affections, who'll be flying into your arms in the end?
Why similar: Visual Novel 25.6%, Comedy 17.5%, Cute 14.3%, Atmospheric 8.6%, Relaxing 8.4%
Why You'll Like It: A lighthearted visual novel that provides a similar narrative-focused experience.
- #27 night nite
79% matchVery Positive91% of 75 reviews2023
Dev: LuuuLuuuL
Windows
"Night Nite" is a horror comedy adventure game set in modern times. One day, mysterious events begin to unfold around you. What could be the true identity behind these occurrences?
Why similar: Comedy 23%, Cute 15.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14%, Story Rich 12.5%, Horror 9%
Why You'll Like It: Offers a casual, story-rich adventure with a cute aesthetic and comedic undertones.
- #28 Hadaka Shitsuji - Naked Butlers
81% matchVery Positive85% of 143 reviews2019
Dev: MADA LaboPub: MangaGamer
Windows · Mac · Linux
Naked Butlers is a hardcore yaoi visual novel rife with dark comedy. Unleash your inner sadist and bully these hot butlers good in this solo project from a developer who absolutely loves butlers!
Why similar: Visual Novel 27.5%, Anime 14.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.1%, Multiple Endings 13.3%, Choices Matter 12%
Why You'll Like It: A dark comedy visual novel that shares the mature, character-focused themes of the seed game.
- #29 Magical Massage
76% matchVery Positive99% of 96 reviews2026
Dev: Pop Elephant StudioPub: Cyberisle
Windows
Extreme Life-and-Death Massage! Enjoy magician's look of agony and cure embarrassing ailments! From hemorrhoids that cause earthquakes to rhinitis that make huge explosion...nothing too fancy that you can't handle. However, if your skills fall short, these powerful, unclothed magicians may kill you.
Why similar: Visual Novel 28.3%, Anime 14.4%, Cute 14.3%, Story Rich 12.9%, Multiple Endings 11.8%
- #30 Nope Nope Nope Nurses
78% matchVery Positive91% of 175 reviews2023
Dev: Dark One!Pub: Shiravune
Windows
The world's worst nurses are back, and they're nastier than ever! Can Yamada escape the clutches of the “OG Three,” a triple threat of veteran nurses who like to play dirty? Find out in this, the second genre-defining hospital misadventure visual novel from Dark One!
Why similar: Visual Novel 27.2%, Comedy 12.5%, Survival 11%, Atmospheric 10.8%, Horror 10.5%
- #31 NYO-NIN-JIMA -My New Life in Charge of a Tropical Island-
77% matchVery Positive89% of 106 reviews2024
Dev: PacoPaco SoftPub: Shiravune
Windows
Japanese romance-adventure VN from hit developer PacoPaco Soft! Stepping ashore a remote southern island, the protagonist’s battered spirits are soothed by the lovely Kowakame family that takes him in. However, many more unexpected surprises await him on the island...
Why similar: Visual Novel 16.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.9%, Comedy 13%, Cute 11.1%, Anime 9.2%
- #32 Corpse Party
79% matchVery Positive89% of 1,369 reviews2016
Dev: GrisGrisPub: XSEED Games
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 17.3 hrs≥1hr: 81%
A group of friends unknowingly perform an occult ritual that traps them in an otherworldly elementary school. Here, the vengeful spirits of young children threaten their lives and their sanity, and the only hope of survival is to uncover the chilling details behind the murders of those trapped before them...
Why similar: Horror 35.5%, Visual Novel 19.4%, Anime 15.6%, Story Rich 8.1%, Multiple Endings 7.4%
Why You'll Like It: A classic horror adventure that features a group of students trapped in a lethal, supernatural environment.
- #33 Real Anime Situation! 2
77% matchVery Positive94% of 64 reviews2024
Dev: Jitaku StudioPub: Shiravune
Windows
When chronic daydreamer Tooru’s dastardly diary is discovered, classmates old and new won’t give him a moment’s peace! Featuring eye-popping art, intricate animations, and multiple moonstruck heroines, this ’20 Moe Game Awards-winning comedy VN also received its own hit anime adaptation.
Why similar: Visual Novel 19.3%, Comedy 15.9%, Cute 10.2%, Anime 9.8%, Multiple Endings 8.4%
- #34 A Shinobi's Fate
75% matchVery Positive93% of 958 reviews2023
Dev: marron☆marronPub: Mango Party
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 66%
You have captured Ayame, the enemy's top shinobi! Use all the tools at your disposal to, tease and get intimate with this feisty maiden!
Why similar: Simulation 35%, Anime 31.3%, Multiple Endings 16.8%, 2D 8%, Visual Novel 6.5%
- #35 Tenioha! feat. Mami
76% matchVery Positive97% of 60 reviews2023
Dev: rootnuko+HPub: Shiravune
Windows
In this 2022 Moe Game Award–winning dark romance VN, step into the shoes of a submissive young corporate cog whose dream of a big-city bachelor’s lifestyle remains elusive—that is, until he catches the captivating gaze of one Mami Himekawa, his dommy-mommy, slightly older coworker...
Why similar: Visual Novel 20.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.8%, Cute 11.8%, Text-Based 8.2%, Anime 8%
- #36 The Shell Part III: Paradiso
73% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 567 reviews2025
Dev: Innocent GreyPub: Shiravune
Windows
Median: 13.2 hrsMean: 184.7 hrs≥1hr: 79%
The coiling chains of obsession that began with The Shell now threaten to strangle Detective Reiji Tokisaka in the third and final entry in the trilogy. As old friends and foes rise up for one last confrontation, can anyone break the cycle—and can Reiji's heart ever be set free?
Why similar: Investigation 25.1%, Visual Novel 17.2%, Horror 12.5%, Mystery 9.3%, Atmospheric 8.9%
- #37 Demons Roots
74% matchVery Positive94% of 2,167 reviews2023
Dev: Quick nail AristocratPub: Kagura Games
Windows
Median: 7.3 hrsMean: 20.1 hrs≥1hr: 87%
In a final struggle for survival, demonkind again invaded the human world. However, the world they return to after years in the darkness isn't the same as it once was...
Why similar: Anime 29.6%, Adventure 25.9%, Story Rich 22.7%, Cute 9.4%, Funny 5.7%
- #38 The Test: Reality Check
73% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 632 reviews2025
Dev: Randumb Studios
Windows
The Test: Reality Check is one of multiple installments in an ongoing social experiment that can be classified as an atmospheric, psychological-simulation with horror elements. Dive deep into your own psyche to find answers to questions you've kept locked away, hidden from yourself for far too long.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 15.4%, Visual Novel 14.7%, Horror 11.7%, Multiple Endings 8.6%, Text-Based 8.3%
- #39 The Test: Final Revelation
74% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 5,370 reviews2020
Dev: Randumb Studios
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 1.6 hrs≥1hr: 64%
The third chapter in The Test Trilogy. Answer a series of in-depth questions to reveal hidden truths about yourself and unlock secrets to discover who you really are as a person. The Final Revelation is upon us... but are you sure you TRULY want the answers you seek?
Why similar: Investigation 19.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.2%, Visual Novel 13.4%, Horror 11.1%, Multiple Endings 8%
- #40 Summer Clover
69% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 8,466 reviews2024
Dev: ConnectionPub: Mango Party
Windows
Median: 9.0 hrsMean: 12.3 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Experience a summer like never before as you become a live-in housekeeper for three charming sisters (and your supportive supervisor).
Why similar: Visual Novel 48.5%, Anime 20.1%, Cute 19%, Simulation 8.3%, 2D 4.1%
- #41 Decollate Decoration
69% matchVery Positive95% of 224 reviews2026
Dev: KANEKODOPub: KEMCO
Windows
This is a point-and-click, command-selection style adventure game where the protagonist is a girl who has become a ghost. The objective is to fulfill her desires by speaking to her beloved "him" causing poltergeists, visiting in dreams, or even cursing.
Why similar: Horror 22.8%, Visual Novel 22.7%, Cute 10.8%, Comedy 9.6%, Adventure 8.2%
- #42 Women's Prison
73% matchMostly Positive71% of 240 reviews2023
Dev: AIROTSPub: Mango Party
Windows
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 2.7 hrs≥1hr: 63%
You're a prison officer in an experimental woman's prison. You must satisfy their every need... even their sexual desires must be tended to! Be careful though. If there are enough complaints against you, you may be transferred to the men's :male_sign: prison!?
Why similar: Visual Novel 31.7%, Anime 18.9%, Multiple Endings 13.8%, Comedy 12.9%, Cute 9.8%
- #43 Taimanin Asagi
71% matchVery Positive86% of 172 reviews2023
Dev: LilithPub: Shiravune
Windows
A classic visual novel about a demon-slaying ninja. Asagi was the strongest Taimanin in Tokyo, but after completing her last mission, she just wants to settle down and marry her lover Kyousuke. Her old nemesis has other plans, however, and creeps back from the dead to seek vengeance...
Why similar: Visual Novel 25.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.2%, Cute 13.3%, Anime 11.8%, Atmospheric 10.1%
- #44 BAD END
75% matchVery Positive84% of 393 reviews2015
Dev: Arai Koh Create OfficePub: YOX-Project
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 92%
It's rumored that those who play 'BAD END'- a Visual Novel will die in REAL LIFE if they make the wrong decision in the game itself.
Why similar: Visual Novel 19.5%, Horror 15.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.2%, Multiple Endings 9.8%, Anime 9.8%
- #45 Otome Legends
71% matchVery Positive91% of 110 reviews2023
Dev: Jagaimo Studios
Windows · Linux
Play a dating sim inside of a dating sim to become an otome heroine protagonist. Nothing can possible go wrong... right?
Why similar: Visual Novel 22.8%, Comedy 17.2%, Horror 16.9%, Anime 11%, Cute 10.9%
- #46 Anthology Of The Killer
67% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 636 reviews2024
Dev: thecatamites / Tommy Tone / A. DegenPub: harmony corp central committee
Windows · Linux
The complete surrealist horror-comedy series! A mysterious world of zines and blood!!
Why similar: Horror 29.3%, Comedy 18.7%, Story Rich 16.6%, Cute 16.5%, Mystery 12.1%
- #47 Hentai Sexy Nurses
72% matchMostly Positive79% of 61 reviews2022
Dev: LTZinc
Windows
Hentai Sexy Nurses - is the simplest 2D puzzle the final goal of which to give you pleasure!
Why similar: Anime 35.5%, Simulation 22.8%, Adventure 18.1%, 2D 12.1%, Cute 5%
- #48 氷点下30度の絶望
66% matchVery Positive97% of 285 reviews2025
Dev: Mitsudomoe Koubou
Windows
可愛い後輩と2人っきり……冷凍庫の中で。 低体温症、矛盾脱衣、幻覚などの苦痛を乗り越えた先にあるのは、「真相」と「死」のみ。
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 23.7%, Visual Novel 21.3%, Multiple Endings 11.3%, Story Rich 9.4%, Choices Matter 8.3%
- #49 For Mother Matron
70% matchVery Positive91% of 163 reviews2022
Dev: Velvetique GamesPub: Neoclassic Games
Windows · Mac
A story about a girl named Lizzy living in a miserable world and her journey to its darkest depths. A free atmospheric horror visual novel where you navigate life-or-death situations. SEEK PARADISE OR DIE TRYING
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 21.5%, Visual Novel 21.1%, Horror 14.7%, Multiple Endings 11%, Choices Matter 8.4%
- #50 The NOexistenceN of you AND me
65% matchVery Positive93% of 19,673 reviews2024
Dev: 0x0Real StudioPub: Nino Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 15.7 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 33.3%, Multiple Endings 14.1%, Cute 12.5%, Anime 12.2%, Story Rich 11.5%
- #51 Folie Fatale
67% matchVery Positive86% of 2,482 reviews2024
Dev: Kanmidoko (神海処)Pub: 346lab Localization
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.0 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: Visual Novel 22.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 21.5%, Multiple Endings 9.9%, Mystery 8.8%, Anime 8.7%
- #52 Namaiki Dark Elf Sisters
71% matchVery Positive94% of 64 reviews2021
Dev: WafflePub: MangaGamer
Windows
In this playful, sexy visual novel, you play as a half-elf in dark elf society who is blessed with the golden opportunity to get lewd payback on the three half-sisters that once bullied you.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 18.5%, Visual Novel 16.4%, Comedy 13.2%, Anime 8.7%, Cute 8.3%
- #53 Class of '09: The Flip Side
70% matchMixed56% of 3,288 reviews2024
Dev: SBN3Pub: Wrath Club
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 86%
The final chapter of the Class of '09 VN series... this time from a different perspective! Join Nicole's best friend Jecka as you help her navigate the pitfalls of post-grad life! See what 2009 was truly like in this fully voiced interactive sitcom!
Why similar: Visual Novel 22.6%, Comedy 22.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 20.9%, Story Rich 9.2%, Multiple Endings 9.1%
- #54 Getting Inside: Hentai Story
67% matchVery Positive89% of 305 reviews2025
Dev: 4ny StudioPub: Horny Capybara Studio
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 84%
🔥 Getting Inside is a visual novel where devilishly seductive beauties aren’t shy about crawling into your zipper. Is it nothing more than a lucky coincidence, though? Find out exactly what demonic forces have fallen on your head and use them wisely!
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 22.6%, Visual Novel 22.1%, Multiple Endings 10.1%, Choices Matter 9.4%, Cute 9.2%
- #55 Yomawari: Lost in the Dark
69% matchVery Positive88% of 351 reviews2022
Dev: Nippon Ichi Software, Inc.Pub: NIS America, Inc.
Windows
Another chapter of the atmospheric horror series has emerged from the shadows! Eerie sound design and shadowy environments set the stage for gruesome and terrifying ghosts never seen before in the series.
Why similar: Cute 18.7%, Anime 16.2%, Atmospheric 15.6%, Horror 12.7%, Funny 12.6%
- #56 Taimanin Yukikaze
68% matchVery Positive90% of 201 reviews2024
Dev: LilithPub: Shiravune
Windows
A classic visual novel about a demon-slaying ninja. Yukikaze is an up-and-coming young Taimanin with a suite of deadly lightning powers, but when she embarks on a mission to rescue her missing mother, she just might have bitten off more than she can chew...
Why similar: Visual Novel 35.4%, Cute 20.2%, Anime 16.5%, Story Rich 14.4%, Adventure 9.1%
- #57 Sister's Curriculum
67% matchVery Positive98% of 145 reviews2024
Dev: WAZAZAK
Windows
The Story of Tutoring Top 1% Repeat Students Sisters
Why similar: Visual Novel 25.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 24.2%, Simulation 13.2%, Anime 10.2%, Cute 9%
- #58 Tiny Bunny
63% matchVery Positive83% of 29,932 reviews2025
Dev: SaikonoPub: Serenity Forge
Windows · Mac
Median: 8.5 hrsMean: 12.6 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Tiny Bunny is a non-linear horror visual novel. Those, who have heard the voice of the forest, are beyond help.
Why similar: Visual Novel 27.4%, Horror 20.8%, Atmospheric 13.6%, Story Rich 12.4%, Choices Matter 9.1%
- #59 Succumate
70% matchVery Positive82% of 1,008 reviews2020
Dev: Dojin OtomePub: Kagura Games
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 10.7 hrs≥1hr: 79%
From the creator of Summer Memories comes a new game where you must look after a demon named Lilim! Now you must juggle your time to keep her happy... or else!
Why similar: Visual Novel 27.3%, Horror 25.3%, Anime 17.4%, Funny 15.2%, Adventure 8.6%
- #60 Our Lovely Escape
72% matchMixed66% of 79 reviews2019
Dev: Reine Works
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Your life is a peaceful one. Each day, you work alongside your (otherwise?) all-female workforce in the pursuit of creating otome games. Will you complete your life with a cute girlfriend? Will you be doomed to a life of normalcy? Or...? Find out in this (mostly...?) normal visual novel!
Why similar: Visual Novel 26.5%, Horror 17.7%, Anime 14.7%, Cute 14.2%, Simulation 9%
