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In Toronto's cold, dry, pitch-black polar night, a four-string bass roars in a freezing basement. Sink into punker Jack's drug‑induced, hallucinatory "trip"—face the overwhelming unease through twisted fluid colors and a torn, fractured vision.

Reviews: No user reviews — 50%
Released: Q2 2027
Developer: Saon
Publisher: Game Poetics
Genres: Casual, Indie, RPG
Platforms: Windows, Mac, Linux

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    97% matchPositive82% of 17 reviews2026
    Dev: 从从从从从心丶
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    A dark romantic visual novel featuring Lilith, a hellish nun, as the sole heroine. Spend seven days with your sharp-tongued yet ever-present jailer, moving through judgment, banter, and shared moments, gradually uncovering the side of her she never shows to others.

    Why similar: Word Game 32.7%, Visual Novel 16.9%, Romance 16.5%, Psychological Horror 8.9%, RPG 5.9%

  2. #2 唯独记得我 WHO I AM
    96% matchPositive91% of 11 reviews2025
    Dev: 苏我Su_wo
    Windows

    The fictional nation of Danna's turbulent history of independence and foreign intervention serves only as a backdrop. This is simply a cliché love story about its third generation, who grew up in peace. (ノ◕ヮ◕)ノ*:・゚✧

    Why similar: Word Game 25.6%, Romance 19.1%, Visual Novel 18.5%, Story Rich 11.4%, RPG 7.3%

  3. #3 Neuro Horror
    96% matchMixed63% of 27 reviews2022
    Dev: AK Studio
    Windows

    The first psychological horror in history, in the format of a visual novel, created using a neural network.

    Why similar: Noir 20.9%, Word Game 20.5%, Psychedelic 14.4%, Visual Novel 12.2%, Gore 8.2%

  4. #4 盲心:伪装的幻想
    95% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: 林诗语Pub: LIN诗语游戏
    Windows

    Blind Heart: Disguised Fantasy is an AVG game——At some point, my ordinary life stopped being ordinary… The doppelgängers I’d only read about in online horror stories had appeared in the real world. Before I could even process this, my lover, Lin Shiyu, knocked on my door.

    Why similar: Word Game 43.9%, Visual Novel 18%, Romance 12.2%, Emotional 10.3%, Anime 8.9%

  5. #5 How Much for the Body in the Freezer
    94% matchVery Positive92% of 240 reviews2026
    Dev: RenkaPub: Renka LH 02
    Windows

    Short visual novel. An all-too-familiar story, born from an all-too-familiar motive, on an all-too-familiar street.

    Why similar: Noir 22.7%, Word Game 17.6%, Psychedelic 14.8%, Visual Novel 12.6%, Psychological Horror 10%

  6. #6 Uberich: Advent Sinners
    94% matchVery Positive83% of 306 reviews2025
    Dev: NBDR GamesPub: XD
    Windows

    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: Word Game 25.1%, Visual Novel 13.9%, Psychological Horror 12.4%, Romance 11.5%, Emotional 8.1%

  7. #7 Love Stories: When Pastel Meets Grotesque
    93% matchVery Positive87% of 475 reviews2022
    Dev: 桐生バトラ(疑狐社)Pub: Miwu Studio
    Windows
    Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 39.9 hrs≥1hr: 67%

    Some Scary Love Stories is a visual novel game with option branches Players tap the screen to read the story and make their own choices, eventually leading to different ending branches A collection of long-updated short stories on the theme of "Distorted Love"

    Why similar: Word Game 33.6%, Visual Novel 16.7%, Psychological Horror 11.7%, Romance 8.9%, Anime 8.1%

  8. #8 Sometime Again
    92% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: 因遇制作组
    Windows

    Reunion in Time is a school-life visual novel set in an authentic senior year. Attend classes, hang out with classmates, and make choices that subtly shape your relationships and the ending. Casual mini-games offer a light break.

    Why similar: Word Game 35.8%, Visual Novel 20.2%, Emotional 10.3%, Story Rich 9.9%, Anime 8.4%

  9. #9 Mercury Elopement Syndrome
    91% matchVery Positive83% of 186 reviews2026
    Dev: RenkaPub: Renka LH 1
    Windows

    Short visual novel. A 24-hour romance at its worst; a 24-hour escape at its sweetest.

    Why similar: Word Game 22.3%, Noir 18.1%, Psychedelic 14.6%, Visual Novel 12.7%, Psychological Horror 12.2%

  10. #10 The Witch Trials EP1 The Abyss Gazer
    91% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2026
    Dev: TUKUMO Production
    Windows

    In ancient Eastern legends, fairies were symbols of beauty and kindness. In the 21st century, the truly dangerous ones no longer fly in the sky. They walk among us. Every era has its witches. This is their story.

    Why similar: Word Game 37.5%, Visual Novel 20.5%, Romance 18%, Noir 10.3%, Story Rich 6.1%

  11. #11 纤维
    90% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: 冬日煮米游戏制作组
    Windows · Mac

    Connections are like fiber threads—tugged and tangled. Some tighten; others fray. Grades, the future, and family expectations steal her breath. Between closeness and distance, hope and avoidance, she tries to understand—and be understood.

    Why similar: Word Game 32.7%, Noir 20.3%, Visual Novel 13.7%, Romance 11.8%, Story Rich 6.3%

  12. #12 youth northbound
    89% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: 哥布林软件
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    This is a story about a runaway male protagonist and a runaway female protagonist who reunite and fall in love in Northeast China. They live in a very embarrassing situation but continue to support each other to get through tough times.

    Why similar: Word Game 26.1%, Romance 19.4%, Visual Novel 17.7%, Emotional 11.7%, Story Rich 9.4%

  13. #13 YiYi
    89% matchVery Positive93% of 201 reviews2022
    Dev: 埋月山枯
    Windows

    You are "GUI", you have come to a city of eternal night, to find your soul to dream of "Yi Yi".

    Why similar: Word Game 33.7%, Romance 25.9%, Story Rich 10.2%, Emotional 8.7%, RPG 5.5%

  14. #14 目盲/Blind
    88% matchVery Positive85% of 911 reviews2022
    Dev: GOCORE
    Windows
    Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 67%

    「Sometimes what the eye can't tell, the heart can.」 《Blind》 is a light fantasy game for girls set in a modern city. After a childhood accident that left me with a strange face blindness, I was introduced to a profession called "watchman" and since then, the world has taken on a whole new dimension.

    Why similar: Word Game 24%, Visual Novel 15.9%, Psychological Horror 14.3%, Emotional 12.8%, Romance 12%

  15. #15 光与影之恋 Chiaroscuro Lovers
    86% matchVery Positive99% of 111 reviews2026
    Dev: 琉璃花糖制作组Pub: 北京黎羽科技有限公司
    Windows

    A domineering CEO-like older sister who’s gentle only to her sister, a childhood friend who became her doctor, and a cheerful girl only she can see… Who was Chu Hebai before losing her memories, and how did she become entangled with them? A melancholic yuri AVG about regret and unspoken love.

    Why similar: Word Game 24%, Visual Novel 20.1%, Emotional 15.6%, Romance 14.8%, Story Rich 9.1%

  16. #16 塑时者Derealization
    87% matchNo user reviews2027
    Dev: 一心社
    Windows

    "Derealization" is a visual novel that combines Japanese campus youth, suspenseful loops, and supernatural combat. The main characters in this work are voiced by professional Japanese actors. Inserting original animation clips into the climactic scenes greatly enhances the impact of the plot.

    Why similar: Word Game 40.7%, Visual Novel 17.7%, Romance 13.1%, RPG 9.2%, Story Rich 5.8%

  17. #17 Same Time Tomorrow
    86% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: KHQ
    Windows

    A atmospheric visual novel about sleepless nights, quiet connection, and the girl who works the convenience store register until morning.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 26.2%, Romance 17.4%, Emotional 14.7%, Anime 11.9%, Dialogue Heavy 8.4%

  18. #18 她毕业了 So Long, My Youth
    84% matchMixed68% of 55 reviews2025
    Dev: 煎饼工作室 PanCakeStudio
    Windows

    I am Pancake. On the last day of college, I met her – How are you my dear?(Can't run, please turn off the antivirus system!)

    Why similar: Word Game 35.1%, Visual Novel 17%, Romance 15.2%, Emotional 14.4%, Story Rich 7.8%

  19. #19 The Warmth Between Us
    85% matchVery Positive96% of 179 reviews2020
    Dev: Connection
    Windows

    It is late December in Taipei. The pavement glows like silver under the winter rain. That's when we met for the first time. The warmth between us has a certain comfort that I’ve never felt before.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 25.1%, Romance 22.8%, Emotional 21.1%, Story Rich 12.3%, Anime 11.8%

  20. #20 A Girl A Rain
    83% matchPositive94% of 48 reviews2026
    Dev: 三玖谁顶的住啊
    Windows

    【A Girl A Rain】is a short visual novel.After pushing open the door, or perhaps before, the world has transformed. Will you be able to escape this rainstorm? Or will you stay...?

    Why similar: Word Game 43.3%, Visual Novel 23.6%, Anime 9.8%, Psychological Horror 9.8%, RPG 9%

  21. #21 无量疯之章
    84% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: 五条虾仁(5 shrimps)
    Windows

    "1990s Psychosis" - A feng shui master battles eldritch visions after a head injury. This Chinese Lovecraftian visual novel explores psychosis, cosmic horror and ancient gods through medication-resistant hallucinations. Remember: Take your pills.

    Why similar: Word Game 35.2%, Visual Novel 15.8%, Psychological Horror 10.8%, Romance 9.9%, Anime 7.9%

  22. #22 The World Below - A Call Within
    82% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2026
    Dev: Dulkha315Pub: WhiteLodgeGames
    Windows

    Achi ran away from the orphanage and he found himself surrounded by concrete, indifference, and violence. He was saved by a mysterious creature that came from within, and by a peculiar detective. He had no way of knowing that darker, more disturbing voices were about to reach him.

    Why similar: Noir 22.4%, Visual Novel 21.1%, Psychological Horror 16.2%, Emotional 13.8%, Psychedelic 11.2%

  23. #23 平凡的我與幽靈的同居生活
    82% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2023
    Dev: One Dream
    Windows

    物部才人在參加完父母的葬禮後回到家裡,但由於才人打算到東京找工作,於是便到東京尋找新居住的地方,在找了幾天後才人終於找到了一個便宜而且不錯的地方,因此爽快簽約並從原先的地方搬走,但入住後靈異事件不斷,打電話詢問經紀才知道這裡的上一手女主人死在這裡,簽約前也有跟自己說過,這時才人也隱約記起。 才人一開始並未完全接納伊藤,但在日復一日的相處下,才人和伊藤似乎都在彼此身上得到了某些東西,戀愛喜劇般的同居生活就此展開。

    Why similar: Word Game 42.8%, Visual Novel 21.7%, Romance 19.4%, Anime 9.8%, Story Rich 5.5%

  24. #24 再见犹丽迪茜
    81% matchPositive93% of 14 reviews2026
    Dev: 海伦幻想制作组
    Windows

    《再见犹丽迪茜》是一款关于音乐与校园青春题材的GalGame。高三艺考生李莫正处于低谷期。某天放学,他在本应空无一人的出租屋客厅里,遇见了一位陌生少女。她自称“犹丽迪茜”,很是古怪,却从此自然而然地闯入了他的生活。玩家将在游玩过程中体验一份别样的校园青春恋爱,并在结局处做出抉择。

    Why similar: Word Game 38.8%, Visual Novel 22.5%, Romance 10%, RPG 9%, Emotional 8.6%

  25. #25 Happy Sunny Doll
    81% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Starlit Hall Studio
    Windows

    A storm traps ten people in a museum. Seven rules demand that one of them become a Sunny Doll each day. Allocate points across five attributes, explore, talk and make choices in a supernatural horror text adventure with RPG elements. Romance is not required to progress.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 22.4%, Psychological Horror 19.7%, Romance 19%, Story Rich 10.4%, RPG 9.2%

  26. #26 The Butterfly Collector
    79% matchVery Positive88% of 964 reviews2025
    Dev: Wicky Yu
    Windows
    Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 1.6 hrs≥1hr: 45%

    investigate the evidence left by a stalker and kidnapper and track the fate of a college girl. The player advances and watches the plot by clicking to make choices for the heroine at key moments, with different choices leading to different endings.

    Why similar: Word Game 42.8%, Visual Novel 23.3%, Psychological Horror 16.6%, Gore 7.4%, Story Rich 5%

  27. #27 NOeSIS Ⅱ-人间无常「重置版」
    79% matchVery Positive98% of 211 reviews2023
    Dev: Red × Balloon
    Windows · Linux

    In order to pay off the loan, the protagonist and childhood sweetheart work together to clean up the lonely death. After meeting the girl who claims to be the incarnation of the firefly, the protagonist quietly changes.

    Why similar: Word Game 26.8%, Visual Novel 13.8%, Romance 12.2%, Psychological Horror 11.1%, Anime 8.3%

  28. #28 Sinful soul
    80% match4 user reviews25% of 4 reviews2023
    Dev: Alice Games FZE
    Windows

    Join a private club where it is possible to fulfill even the most sinful and daring desires. You can forget about modesty and decency in this place. Here your choice matters. Will you face eternal damnation, or will you find heaven on Earth?

    Why similar: Noir 30.8%, Visual Novel 18.6%, Romance 15.9%, Psychological Horror 14.3%, Story Rich 9.2%

  29. #29 DeCoDiary.volume 1 起 ~ Atheohood
    78% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: 彼界岛Bronjland
    Windows · Mac

    "What is The Ritual?"—Senior 1 student Zi Xiaoying left her hometown and arrived at the School on Isle Island, moving into Gracirsium's House. Even before settling in, she heard about esoterica and rituals on the island, and unexpectedly encountered a white-hair girl with an censer in the forest...

    Why similar: Word Game 42%, Visual Novel 19.2%, RPG 11.4%, Emotional 10.3%, Story Rich 9.6%

  30. #30 东京巴托比
    78% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: 今来彦Pub: CALYXOID
    Windows

    A branching visual novel set in Tokyo, 2006. A middle-aged temp finds an android at his door who no longer wants to live. As the aftershocks of an economic crisis close in, something uncanny spreads through their life together. Themes of psychological horror and suicide. A love story, perhaps.

    Why similar: Word Game 49.2%, Romance 21.2%, Visual Novel 19.9%, Story Rich 8.4%, Indie 1.3%

  31. #31 Two Sided Love
    77% matchNo user reviews100% of 4 reviews2026
    Dev: 粗心的黑颈鹤
    Windows · Mac

    What is the biggest variable in a relationship? Is it "him"? Or is it the "him in her heart"? May this little story serve as a blade, dissecting the "possessiveness" and "desire to control" in a relationship. What exactly gives rise to them?

    Why similar: Word Game 19.9%, Romance 19.5%, Emotional 19%, Visual Novel 19%, Story Rich 9.9%

  32. #32 NICE TO MEET YOU, AGAIN
    75% matchVery Positive97% of 399 reviews2026
    Dev: Purple SoftwarePub: Sekai Project
    Windows
    Median: 8.7 hrsMean: 27.0 hrs≥1hr: 84%

    NICE TO MEET YOU, AGAIN is a dramatic story by veteran visual novel developer, Purple software. How would you rewrite your life if given the chance to travel 13 years in to the past?

    Why similar: Word Game 32.1%, Visual Novel 17.1%, Romance 11.3%, RPG 10.1%, Emotional 9.5%

  33. #33 我反对这门亲事-I'm against this marriage
    77% matchPositive90% of 48 reviews2022
    Dev: 闪金游戏
    Windows

    Unemployed fathers pick up the pieces to make their daughters happy, earn money, work hard, and find a new life or a second chance!

    Why similar: Word Game 32%, Visual Novel 13.6%, Romance 13.3%, Emotional 11.2%, Story Rich 8.9%

  34. #34 风之歌
    76% matchMixed50% of 18 reviews2024
    Dev: 16air
    Windows

    In this visual novel, you will meet a group of distinct characters with different pasts from the perspective of an ordinary college student - the protagonist Luo Yu, and experience a profound love story, feeling youth and illusion in the university where you are studying.

    Why similar: Word Game 34.9%, Romance 17.4%, Visual Novel 16.9%, Story Rich 8.8%, Emotional 5.9%

  35. #35 病娇X契约
    75% matchPositive91% of 11 reviews2024
    Dev: 灵问制作组
    Windows

    当某一天你(张一文)被持有电击器的病娇女孩(杨小露)堵在巷子里告白 是不顾一切逃离还是暂时答应之后另寻它法?

    Why similar: Word Game 38.9%, Visual Novel 17.6%, Romance 11.6%, Emotional 10.4%, Anime 7.9%

  36. #36 蝶生梦影-Butterfly dream shadow
    76% matchPositive97% of 35 reviews2019
    Dev: 闪金游戏
    Windows

    Player Sui Mu is an egg that was killed in an accident on the way to his predecessor's wedding. But fortunately, she was selected by the West as a 'system'. As long as she completes the designated mission, she can have an opportunity to regenerate.

    Why similar: Word Game 29.6%, Visual Novel 18%, Romance 14.4%, Emotional 10.1%, Anime 8.6%

  37. #37 The Last 66 Days
    74% match7 user reviews100% of 7 reviews2023
    Dev: 曦冉Pub: Next Playground
    Windows · Mac

    I'm Anna, met Qiqing in a video game, he bright light in my once dark world. But in 66 days, he'll be gone, every day precious. You, my friend, the only one can help me. Please review my story, nurture our relationship, find out why he's leaving!

    Why similar: Word Game 36.1%, Romance 17.5%, Visual Novel 17.4%, Story Rich 7.3%, Emotional 6.7%

  38. #38 杉木花与风信子 Fir flowers and hyacinths
    74% matchMostly Positive75% of 12 reviews2023
    Dev: PYKE
    Windows

    这是一部使用RPGMAKERMZ 制作的像素风开放世界视觉小说。 作品讲述了主角在朋友的葬礼上,收到了来自朋友赠送的含有自己生前记忆的胶带。 在已故朋友生前准备的引导下,一步步解开心结,走出过去,面对新生活的故事。 游戏时常大概在一个半小时左右,无论您是否喜欢这部作品,都希望能看到您的评论。 您的评论会成为我前进的动力,我正在进行下一个故事的创作,也欢迎联系我提出您的宝贵意见。 最后,希望您玩的开心,谢谢。

    Why similar: Word Game 38.5%, Visual Novel 18.5%, Story Rich 10.6%, Anime 9%, Emotional 7.1%

  39. #39 恋爱见证!~天国命筑学园~
    73% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Imaginary Garden
    Windows

    Love Investigation! is a visual novel Game(Galgame). The "Heavenly Destiny Academy" is a re-education prison established by the Heavenly Council. You're a teacher, Received an order - among these girls,There's a thief! Find out who is behind this, and fall in love with her!

    Why similar: Word Game 37.7%, Romance 20%, Visual Novel 18.3%, Anime 9.1%, Emotional 6.1%

  40. #40 Last Days
    73% matchVery Positive94% of 198 reviews2021
    Dev: 琉璃花糖制作组
    Windows

    The gods have blessed New Canaan for four hundred years, and everyone - including Sister Ginsetsu - thought it would go on forever, until the day Ginsetsu met the gods of New Canaan. Since then, the story between the maiden who calls herself a god, and the maiden who will become a god has begun.

    Why similar: Word Game 34%, Romance 17.3%, Visual Novel 16.8%, Emotional 11.2%, Story Rich 7%

  41. #41 是谁偷走了我的人生?
    72% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Unfinished Lives studio
    Windows

    《是谁偷走了我的人生?》是一部发生在虚构自由城市“伯利蒂尔”的中长篇青春群像视觉小说。玩家将跟随社会学新生荆千和,在高校城中结识孔澄洸、池迟望等人,并通过轻量互动,逐渐走近她们各自隐藏的过去与困境。 “我,荆千和,失去了初中三年的记忆。” 来到伯利蒂尔后,她拥有了新的朋友与珍贵的日常,遗失的青春似乎正一点点重新生长。直到那个少年平静地说: “记住我,然后,去改变。” 当被掩埋的真相浮出水面,那些曾经失去的、渴望的,以及无法改变的过去,又将把她们带向怎样的未来? 愿你走完这段旅程时,也能重新找到属于自己的人生。

    Why similar: Word Game 42.1%, Visual Novel 18.4%, RPG 9.4%, Emotional 6.9%, Story Rich 6.7%

  42. #42 东方异乡录 ~the Apocryphal Gensoukyou
    73% matchVery Positive91% of 178 reviews2022
    Dev: YEARS
    Windows

    《东方异乡录 ~the Apocryphal Gensoukyou》是一款东方Project主题的短篇视觉小说游戏。主要讲述了在河城荷取的邀请下,雾雨魔理沙、爱丽丝·玛格特洛依德、帕秋莉·诺蕾姬三人在虚拟世界“Apocryphal Land”中冒险的爆笑喜剧故事。

    Why similar: Word Game 39.1%, Visual Novel 22.1%, RPG 9.9%, Emotional 8.3%, Anime 6.7%

  43. #43 Insomnia Club
    72% matchNo user reviews2027
    Dev: Memo Studio
    Windows · Mac

    A dark visual novel. By day, you monetize insomniacs’ pain and privacy. By night, you seek help in a real insomnia club, only to find those you treated as collateral sitting beside you. The closer you get, the harder it is to tell whether you’re protecting them—or turning them into better products.

    Why similar: Word Game 30.7%, Psychedelic 15.5%, Visual Novel 13.7%, Psychological Horror 10.3%, Emotional 9.8%

  44. #44 乌合之罪
    71% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: WindField Games
    Windows

    《乌合之罪》是一款校园霸凌复仇X悬疑惊悚恋爱的沉浸式AVG,你(玩家)所饰演的主人公将在与外界彻底断联的诡异孤岛上历经一场极端恶意的厮杀,请找回记忆,推进剧情,抵达十四年前遗落的真相……

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  45. #45 Dingir OS
    70% matchVery Positive85% of 67 reviews2025
    Dev: SpoocleMacBoogle
    Windows

    Congratulations, you've found Dingir OS — an operating system that lets you glimpse into the darkest corners of the internet. Browse forbidden websites, investigate lethal files, and immerse yourself in the world of digital legends. (We are not responsible for anything that may happen to you.)

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  46. #46 One Last Dream
    71% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: 最弱勇者小队
    Windows

    One Last Dream is a multi-ending narrative game. As HELUO, you serve as the caretaker of the last human alive in the AI era. Over 49 days, gather creativity critical for civilization’s survival and keep this person alive till the end of your duty.

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  47. #47 はじめるセカイの理想論 -goodbye world index
    69% matchVery Positive90% of 96 reviews2025
    Dev: WhirlpoolPub: TamaMako gaming
    Windows

    美少女游戏社团漩涡社(Whirlpool)带来的最新视觉小说。身处空想理论打造的创想世界中,与邂逅的女生们共度末日前的生活吧!

    Why similar: Word Game 36.9%, Visual Novel 17.7%, Romance 11.2%, RPG 10.2%, Emotional 9.8%

  48. #48 DAJI
    69% matchNo user reviews2027
    Dev: irre squad
    Windows · Mac

    A sweeping, choice-driven narrative RPG. Heaven picked you—a gentle spirit fox named Snow—to don the cursed mantle of Su Daji. Your mandate: seduce King Zhou of Shang and break an empire so the gods may claim their throne. Did you want this? Hard to say. But here you are...

    Why similar: Word Game 42.5%, Visual Novel 18.6%, Romance 14.1%, Dialogue Heavy 6.3%, Story Rich 6.2%

  49. #49 夏日的回忆
    71% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2021
    Dev: Shao Lei
    Windows

    这是一款传统的AVG的文字游戏!讲述的是……青春……校园……您的选择会影响主人公命运,引领这他走若干不同的结局……没有暴力,也没有色情。这关于……爱……友情……亲情的故事!还有……疑惑……不解……和全体通过后的一丝丝的奇怪的感觉。

    Why similar: Word Game 29%, Noir 27.3%, Romance 13.8%, Visual Novel 11.4%, Story Rich 8.1%

  50. #50 MAMIYA
    70% matchVery Positive90% of 534 reviews2021
    Dev: Kenkou LandPub: Fruitbat Factory
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 11.9 hrs≥1hr: 88%

    MAMIYA is a captivating, dark mystery visual novel in which a group of young men struggle against existential dread before the end of the world.

    Why similar: Noir 29.7%, Visual Novel 18%, Psychological Horror 17.7%, Emotional 9.7%, Story Rich 9.2%

  51. #51 Deep Lake: Prologue
    70% matchVery Positive80% of 75 reviews2021
    Dev: Sinto_KengekiPub: Kairos GD
    Windows · Mac

    "Deep Lake: Prologue" visual novel In the neo-Gothic genre, with a psychological story. Our hero's name is Sali. Sali is a former forensic photographer for the crime department. The accident that happened to him reveals in him a mysterious gift that can lead him to a terrible death.

    Why similar: Noir 31.4%, Visual Novel 20.5%, Psychedelic 18.6%, Anime 8.9%, Story Rich 7.3%

  52. #52 女儿国的诅咒 The Curse of Womanland
    66% matchVery Positive95% of 537 reviews2026
    Dev: 符离游戏(FuliGames)
    Windows

    A romance-adventure text-based game themed around the Land of Women. You will travel to the Land of Women, meet the mysterious young lady Jian Ling, and gradually uncover the bloody and dark secrets behind this realm. Death, resistance, or degeneration? Everything depends on your choices.

    Why similar: Word Game 36.7%, Visual Novel 18.5%, Romance 8.3%, Anime 8.3%, Story Rich 8.2%

  53. #53 春日落幕爱物语Spring's Finale:Tales of Love
    68% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: 金平糖kompetio_同人社团
    Windows · Mac

    This spring, your campus life is quietly changing. You start to ponder what the relationships between you all really mean. The throbbing of youth, the intimate bonds, and the hidden feelings are intertwined, waiting for your choices.

    Why similar: Word Game 33.8%, Visual Novel 15%, Romance 11.9%, Emotional 9.4%, Anime 7%

  54. #54 Hold My Hand (Or Let Go)
    67% matchPositive83% of 12 reviews2026
    Dev: GabbFace
    Windows

    A free Visual Novel about unrequited love, envy, friendship and forgiveness. Experience the story of Charlie, a completely normal Swedish college student that’s graduating next week. But before he does that, he has to say goodbye to all the friends that he made during his three years in town.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 25.4%, Romance 21.8%, Emotional 15.5%, Story Rich 11.3%, Dialogue Heavy 8.5%

  55. #55 冬日树下的回忆
    68% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 1,307 reviews2023
    Dev: 午后零时Pub: 黎羽科技LICOGAME
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    《冬日树下的回忆》是由制作人xwu创立的社团「午后零时」推出的首部免费原创视觉小说,并由其旗下小组『MagicaLuv』运营。 我的梦想是成为一名教师或者医生,在学业结束后我收到了来自医院的第一份工作实习邮件。在这所医院里我将担任实习治疗师(sensei)的工作,而我负责的是一位叫“言叶”的女孩……

    Why similar: Word Game 36.7%, Visual Novel 17.8%, Romance 15.1%, Story Rich 6.9%, RPG 6.2%

  56. #56 Innocence Rewrite
    68% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Charlotte's Oak
    Windows

    "Innocence Rewrite" captures the summer before and after the college entrance exam.As old bonds mend and distant feelings return, it's a season of healing amid chaos.No need for correction fluid — just feel, and slowly rewrite the innocence of youth.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 26.5%, Romance 23.3%, Emotional 16.7%, Story Rich 12.9%, Anime 11.6%

  57. #57 School Years
    69% matchVery Positive82% of 1,498 reviews2019
    Dev: YEARSPub: 摸鱼游戏
    Windows
    Median: 18 minMean: 14.2 hrs≥1hr: 45%

    A visual novel adapted from a real story.To tell the most authentic Chinese story in the most simple words

    Why similar: Word Game 21.9%, Visual Novel 17.9%, Romance 15.5%, Psychological Horror 13.9%, Story Rich 9.5%

  58. #58 The Weeping Swan: Ten Days of the City's Fall
    66% matchMixed59% of 9,444 reviews2026
    Dev: 零创游戏(ZerocreationGame)
    Windows
    Median: 9.9 hrsMean: 19.7 hrs≥1hr: 91%

    A visual novel of brutal beauty and tragic love. You wake up trapped inside your own dark fantasy, Lion Camel Kingdom. To escape a ten-day demon massacre, you must survive and recover your memories to solve the mystery of a drowned Yangzhou courtesan.

    Why similar: Word Game 29.6%, Romance 15.6%, Visual Novel 14.2%, Psychological Horror 12.7%, Story Rich 7.8%

  59. #59 ALVAR
    67% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: EMOKA
    Windows

    ALVAR is a ADV visual novel with raising mechanics and multiple endings. In the town of Nedtown, you guide and shape “your child” by choosing a trait to nurture, leading to different outcomes. Things may feel unsettling—but everything is normal. You have to trust it.

    Why similar: Word Game 27.7%, Psychological Horror 19.1%, Visual Novel 12.2%, Story Rich 9.4%, Emotional 8.6%

  60. #60 无言初雪与奇迹书
    67% matchNo user reviews2027
    Dev: 晚夏社Pub: late summer studio
    Windows

    江城是个很少下雪的南方城市。 倘若是哪个冬天见到了,就随手纪念一下吧… 在难以成团的雪籽融化成水之前,在眼前的人尚未走远消失之前 将“白色的奇迹”封存在相片里,记录在记事本里,铭刻于脑海里……

    Why similar: Word Game 39.7%, Visual Novel 17.5%, Romance 14.2%, Story Rich 9%, Anime 7%

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