- #1 ANIME STANDING
97% matchVery Positive86% of 1,980 reviews2020
Dev: Konnichiwa Games
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 2.9 hrs≥1hr: 39%
You are a Delivery Agent. Your goal is to deliver packages save & sound to our bases, taking care of our people's needs. Dont' worry, you'll be awarded accordingly.
Why similar: Exploration 24%, Anime 23.3%, Story Rich 17.7%, Simulation 13.7%, Adventure 12%
- #2 Kemono Friends Opening Day
96% matchVery Positive99% of 99 reviews2023
Dev: snow in the library
Windows · Mac · Linux
A fan visual novel where you join Nana at Japari Park as new caretaker. Fun and food await in adventures with an energetic serval cat and an always hungry fox!
Why similar: Visual Novel 46.9%, Anime 15.7%, Multiple Endings 10.2%, Adventure 10.1%, Choices Matter 9.3%
- #3 Touhou: Fading Illusion
96% matchVery Positive91% of 237 reviews2022
Dev: Indie Game Order
Windows · Mac · Linux
A visual novel based on Touhou Project, made by fans for fans and others! Embark on the investigation of the greatest incident in Gensokyo's history and discover the terrifying truth of the youkai world with Reimu Hakurei, Marisa Kirisame, Sakuya Izayoi and other heroines!
Why similar: Visual Novel 27.3%, Interactive Fiction 26.2%, Multiple Endings 11.6%, Choices Matter 9.3%, Story Rich 8%
- #4 Project Kat - Paper Lily Prologue
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 5,865 reviews2021
Dev: Leef 6010
Windows
Project Kat is a short, unconventional RPG horror game in which there is always another way. Solve puzzles, make friends (or not), and guide Kat as she attempts to uncover the mystery behind a strange golden letter.
Why similar: Multiple Endings 19.8%, Exploration 19.6%, Anime 18.4%, Choices Matter 15.9%, Story Rich 15.1%
- #5 【SCP】器関ノ彷徨 -The will of a single Tale- 第1部
95% matchVery Positive89% of 98 reviews2019
Dev: Stoner TomohitoPub: GESTALT-§
Windows
-"Do you believe the actuality now?" When the SCP Foundation moves, you will be a witness of {Project MA-13}.
Why similar: Visual Novel 44.6%, Simulation 35.7%, Adventure 19.7%
- #6 Flashback
94% matchVery Positive86% of 459 reviews2023
Dev: Renka
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 51%
Flashback is a strategy game oriented to your choices. You will play the role of a deliveryman and live in a turbulent city for a month. You will meet various characters and experience events, and those characters' fates will cross and they will usher in their own futures based on your choices.
Why similar: Multiple Endings 28.2%, Choices Matter 24%, Anime 23.4%, Exploration 8%, Atmospheric 6.6%
- #7 Entropic Float: This World Will Decay And Disappear
93% matchPositive92% of 50 reviews2022
Dev: Nico HPub: Starfield Gaming
Windows · Mac
A free drama-mystery visual novel with a modern fantasy setting. Reach out to the fourteen people trapped inside to find the truth through eighteen endings, influenced by but not exclusively bound to your own system time.
Why similar: Visual Novel 32%, Interactive Fiction 25.8%, Multiple Endings 10.8%, Investigation 10.5%, Story Rich 7.7%
- #8 Trick and Treat - Visual Novel
92% matchVery Positive90% of 3,624 reviews2016
Dev: Eternal Night StudiosPub: Alberto Herrera
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 42 minMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 41%
Trick & Treat is a Visual Novel that test your instincts by making choices that can get you out from the cursed forest or drive you to death… or maybe just maybe your choices can guide you to something more?
Why similar: Visual Novel 56.5%, Anime 20.5%, Simulation 6.6%, Story Rich 4.1%, Multiple Endings 3.9%
- #9 Lern Island Letters
91% matchVery Positive94% of 66 reviews2025
Dev: River and Oak
Windows
You play as a postman, sorting mail for the five intriguing residents of a remote island. Pick up on their peculiar habits, discover their secrets without opening the envelopes, and try to save this peaceful haven from its fate!
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 32.9%, Investigation 30.2%, Multiple Endings 12.6%, Choices Matter 9.2%, Story Rich 8.4%
- #10 Working Daily
90% matchVery Positive88% of 92 reviews2026
Dev: No.25
Windows
This is a casual role-playing game. Become a delivery driver, sort and deliver packages, and perhaps even trigger interesting little stories!
Why similar: Point & Click 39.8%, Linear 19.2%, Exploration 17%, Anime 13.6%, Casual 5.4%
- #11 Come out, cat
89% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 575 reviews2025
Dev: shu3
Windows · Mac
The hidden cat is waiting for your words.
Why similar: Visual Novel 47.5%, Point & Click 42.4%, Adventure 6.3%, Indie 2.4%, Singleplayer 1.4%
- #12 The Island: Into The Mist
91% matchMixed66% of 225 reviews2019
Dev: BADA Games
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 86%
'The Island: In To The Mist' is an adventure game. It includes basic features of adventure genre and add some new systems to interest you. You have been given a chance to experience a group of university students, who confined in the island. There is a terrific but interesting story you will see.
Why similar: Visual Novel 18.7%, Point & Click 17.3%, Interactive Fiction 15.9%, Multiple Endings 10.5%, Choices Matter 9.4%
- #13 FAKEBOOK
88% matchVery Positive91% of 772 reviews2024
Dev: banjihagames
Windows · Mac
Point-and-click mystery adventure on the virtual SNS! Find secrets hidden by family, friends, companies, and idols.
Why similar: Visual Novel 18.7%, Investigation 18.5%, Interactive Fiction 17.1%, Point & Click 13.4%, Exploration 7.9%
- #14 Mermaid Mission: Titanic
89% matchVery Positive93% of 70 reviews2018
Dev: Arglefumph
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 18 minMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 19%
Play as a mermaid, who has been sent to the human world to discover why they're building a giant ship called the Titanic.
Why similar: Adventure 67.1%, Indie 32.9%
- #15 No Questions Asked
87% matchVery Positive94% of 83 reviews2023
Dev: Troubadour Collective
Windows
A neo-noir point&click thriller about a delivery service for illegal goods. Play as a Courier who—after hours—has to solve the mystery of his friend's disappearance. Visit various locations, collect clues, navigate branching dialogue options, and hurry as time is not on your side.
Why similar: Investigation 29.4%, Point & Click 23.2%, Interactive Fiction 17.3%, Multiple Endings 16.1%, Story Rich 8.3%
- #16 Staffer Case: A Supernatural Mystery Adventure
85% matchVery Positive94% of 4,108 reviews2023
Dev: Team Tetrapod
Windows · Mac
Median: 7.4 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Staffer Case is a new sort of mystery game, asking players to find clues, arrange them into documents, and point out the contradictions between them to solve a series of murders. Each mystery unraveled leads you closer to the truth lying at the heart of each case!
Why similar: Visual Novel 34.2%, Exploration 15.4%, Multiple Endings 14.5%, Story Rich 12.5%, Anime 12%
- #17 The Picture of Café au lait
86% matchVery Positive92% of 78 reviews2023
Dev: AstralSeal
Windows
The picture of café au lait is a visual novel game that makes the players feel immersed in story and character. They will experience the story in the game through the first-person perspective of the main character in the story named "Takagi".
Why similar: Visual Novel 38.1%, Interactive Fiction 18.8%, Anime 10.5%, Adventure 8.1%, Story Rich 7.3%
- #18 Побег в Москву 2
84% matchVery Positive88% of 124 reviews2025
Dev: Fish Run Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
This is a visual novel - a continuation of the game Escape to Moscow. More than 3 hours of gameplay, 6 game days. Immerse yourself in new adventures in Moscow and other locations. You need to help Aliya escape to freedom again! The plot of the game depends on the decisions you make.
Why similar: Visual Novel 28%, Interactive Fiction 26.8%, Investigation 17.5%, Anime 9.4%, Adventure 6.3%
- #19 ERROR: Human Not Found
86% matchVery Positive88% of 59 reviews2018
Dev: CelleC Games
Windows
Error: Human Not Found is a visual-novel/puzzle game with portions of point-and-click adventure. Play as Grace and work to uncover the cause of death for the first AI to inhabit a physical body. Solve 4 types of computer-science based puzzles that increase in difficulty as the story progresses.
Why similar: Adventure 47%, Casual 31%, Indie 22%
- #20 The Winter Tower
84% matchVery Positive89% of 74 reviews2022
Dev: EVERIUM
Windows · Mac
Will Ekaterina be able to safely complete her coming-of-age ceremony and emerge as the rightful successor to the House?
Why similar: Visual Novel 49.3%, Simulation 14.2%, Multiple Endings 13.9%, Choices Matter 13.4%, Story Rich 8.4%
- #21 Deluge: Threnody of Crashing Waves
83% matchVery Positive86% of 259 reviews2022
Dev: leavesPub: socah
Windows · Mac · Linux
In the not so distant past, the Isle of Abbot underwent a mysterious evacuation event. Delve into the secrets of this unsettling place and elicit the girls' tragic fate. An interactive visual novel with psychological and lovecraftian undertones.
Why similar: Visual Novel 50%, Anime 17.8%, Simulation 13.9%, Story Rich 10.4%, Choices Matter 5.9%
- #22 OmOneko
82% matchVery Positive97% of 67 reviews2025
Dev: TaleChaser
Windows · Mac · Linux
“A story about cat girls … with bite.” Nekos have evolved in the shadows of human society. Beautiful. Mysterious. Chaotic. And now, three of them live with you. Will you be able to get past the stigma and grow closer to them? OmOneko is a tale of cat and mouse... and rats.
Why similar: Visual Novel 28.3%, Interactive Fiction 27%, Multiple Endings 10.5%, Choices Matter 8.8%, Story Rich 8.5%
- #23 Take a Hint
81% matchVery Positive97% of 150 reviews2026
Dev: FloramisuPub: Skull Queens Games
Windows
Take a Hint! is a comic-style visual novel where you control Delfina and must convince your best friend Ailén that her boyfriend is not good for her. It won't be easy, and no one will leave until the truth comes out.
Why similar: Visual Novel 30.3%, Interactive Fiction 18.2%, Point & Click 17.5%, Multiple Endings 12.5%, Choices Matter 9.4%
- #24 √Letter - Root Letter -
82% matchMostly Positive79% of 578 reviews2017
Dev: DRAGAMI GAMES, LTD.
Windows
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 11.6 hrs≥1hr: 91%
When a letter is delivered 15 years late - you discover an old pen-friend was involved in a murder, before she disappeared. Travelling to her hometown, you must investigate the murder, using her past letters as clues to uncover the disturbing truth.
Why similar: Visual Novel 34.8%, Point & Click 27.8%, Multiple Endings 16.7%, Anime 12.3%, Adventure 6.9%
- #25 A Traveler to unknown Thule
81% matchVery Positive91% of 66 reviews2023
Dev: komasukePub: Nostia
Windows · Mac
Adventure Game Traveling around Iceland
Why similar: Visual Novel 41.4%, Anime 18.8%, Exploration 18.4%, Adventure 11.7%, Casual 5.3%
- #26 Miss!Don't Affect my Rank
80% matchMostly Positive80% of 236 reviews2025
Dev: Peach Fox GamePub: Shark Shark Game
Windows · Mac
This visual novel blends simulation and management gameplay. The protagonist, aiming to become a pro esports player, tries to cut off all distractions but is drawn into a strange adventure with a tsundere childhood friend and a sultry neighbor, where unshakable bonds and passion collide!
Why similar: Visual Novel 29.7%, Interactive Fiction 28.6%, Anime 13.1%, Multiple Endings 12.4%, Adventure 8.9%
- #27 Night Patrol Rules
78% matchVery Positive100% of 232 reviews2025
Dev: Te.Sa
Windows
Virtual group - PLAVE doujin game, set against the backdrop of winter school ghost stories. Experience the Night Patrol Rules of the Seven Mysteries through the eyes of all five band members, uncovering the unsettling truth hidden behind the mystery through your investigation and choices.
Why similar: Visual Novel 59.2%, Exploration 26.7%, Adventure 12.9%, Singleplayer 1.3%
- #28 Apocalypse Delivery Service
79% matchVery Positive94% of 148 reviews2024
Dev: Teamey
Windows
Apocalypse Delivery Service is an exciting survival and adventure game. You will enter a post-apocalyptic world where you play as a courier delivering packages. But don't think it will be easy! Your task is to find necessary items, survive, and most importantly, escape from the city.
Why similar: Indie 45.3%, Casual 42.8%, Singleplayer 11.9%
- #29 The NOexistenceN of you AND me
76% matchVery Positive93% of 21,072 reviews2024
Dev: 0x0Real StudioPub: Nino Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 17.4 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 39.9%, Interactive Fiction 22.9%, Multiple Endings 14.7%, Anime 9.7%, Story Rich 8.7%
- #30 Betrayal At Club Low
77% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 576 reviews2022
Dev: Cosmo D Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 2.6 hrs≥1hr: 65%
Tonight you're on a rescue mission, infiltrating a nightclub that was once a coffin factory. Will you succeed? Will you fail? Or will your night take an unexpected detour? Roll the Pizza Dice and find out!
Why similar: Point & Click 40.6%, Exploration 21.5%, Multiple Endings 17.2%, Choices Matter 14.8%, Atmospheric 5.9%
- #31 Tokyo Detectives
79% matchMixed69% of 59 reviews2021
Dev: Rincho Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Detective Game. Murder Investigation. Interrogate witnesses. Rebut with evidence.
Why similar: Investigation 30.6%, Visual Novel 29.8%, Point & Click 16.4%, Anime 10.8%, Story Rich 5.6%
- #32 44 Hidden Naomis
78% matchMixed66% of 65 reviews2025
Dev: NBDR Games
Windows
Embark on an enchanting journey to discover hidden Naomis scattered throughout meticulously crafted scenes. Can you find them all? This cozy hidden objects game challenges your attention to detail and perceptiveness. Capture the simple fun!
Why similar: Point & Click 59.4%, Anime 18.7%, Adventure 12.2%, Casual 8.9%, Singleplayer 0.8%
- #33 PRODUCER 2021
76% matchVery Positive100% of 176 reviews2022
Dev: Stuffed Wombat
Windows
a ~2 hour long graphic adventure novella. Tasked with disrupting the end of the world, you explore, investigate and produce your way through a strangely familiar world.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 27%, Visual Novel 26%, Point & Click 24.7%, Exploration 12.8%, Adventure 5.8%
- #34 Upwards, Rain! The Post Office of Farewells
75% matchVery Positive98% of 133 reviews2025
Dev: Studio Élan
Windows · Mac · Linux
Deciding to break protocol to lend a helping wing, Rain, a flighty little courier takes a skittish girl by the name of Mila on an adventure through the inner workings of a mysterious post office. Together, they search for a letter containing the last words of someone who seemingly never existed.
Why similar: Visual Novel 28.3%, Interactive Fiction 23.5%, Point & Click 21%, Anime 9.1%, Story Rich 6.6%
- #35 The Real Face of a VTuber
74% matchVery Positive92% of 318 reviews2026
Dev: 莉莉恩工作室Pub: WhisperGames
Windows
A narrative courtroom adventure all about VTubers! Players will take the role of prosecutor Justin Truth and investigate a murder at a VTuber agency, doing their best to uncover the identity of both the killer and VTuber's real face.
Why similar: Visual Novel 38.8%, Point & Click 24.5%, Story Rich 12.7%, Anime 10.4%, Adventure 7.2%
- #36 Herta's Chess Game
75% matchVery Positive98% of 86 reviews2024
Dev: Oct.Works
Windows
Herta's simulated universe network is interconnected throughout the universe. Pack your luggage and enter Herta's world with your friends. In this fan game, you will use the simulation data of each original character to have a strategic showdown with Herta.
Why similar: Anime 92.2%, Singleplayer 7.8%
- #37 By Moonlight
77% matchVery Positive89% of 121 reviews2019
Dev: SugarHyped
Windows · Mac
~ ~ A Comedic Mystery Visual Novel with Relationship Building ~ ~ Play as a paranormal investigator hired by the paranormal to investigate! Search for a headless horseman's missing head before the night is over.
Why similar: Visual Novel 40.8%, Multiple Endings 13.4%, Simulation 12.4%, Choices Matter 12.2%, Story Rich 10.4%
- #38 Arai-san Mansion Exploration Game: Incarnation
73% matchVery Positive95% of 75 reviews2026
Dev: A.C.3
Windows
"Arai-san Mansion Exploration Game: Incarnation" is a command-based text adventure based on the "Kemono Friends". As an investigator, explore an eerie mansion with astronomical floors. Use your skills and Ally cards to survive anomalies, and find a way to contain the mystery.
Why similar: Visual Novel 51.5%, Exploration 20.5%, Investigation 13.9%, Adventure 9.9%, Indie 2.5%
- #39 Artificial Fashionista
73% matchVery Positive96% of 103 reviews2024
Dev: KigyoDev
Windows · Mac · Linux
Fashion police, open up! Collect clothes, put together fashionable outfits, and impress your captors — for a chance to regain access to the outside world!
Why similar: Visual Novel 49.2%, Anime 18.2%, Simulation 16.4%, Linear 10.8%, Casual 4.7%
- #40 Feline Forensics and the Meowseum Mystery
71% matchVery Positive97% of 78 reviews2026
Dev: Nobody Crown
Windows
There's only one detective to unravel this murder turned museum heist... and they're the cat's meow. Interrogate a "colorful" cast of suspects until they cough up hairballs... and the truth. Will you wrap up the case in time for an afternoon nap, and make injustice knead its last biscuit?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 28.1%, Visual Novel 26.9%, Investigation 16.1%, Linear 12.4%, Story Rich 10%
- #41 The Red Pearls Of Borneo
69% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 3,395 reviews2026
Dev: Bushmonkey Games
Windows · Mac
A detective noir puzzle deduction game. Explore a non-linear timeline as a clairvoyant investigator in 1941 Borneo. Jump between time and locations to uncover motives and discover what truly happened in the Goodwill tobacco plantation that fateful night on the eve of the WW2 Japanese invasion.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 39.9%, Visual Novel 26.7%, Story Rich 11.7%, Adventure 9.9%, Multiple Endings 5.6%
- #42 Detective Instinct: Farewell, My Beloved
70% matchVery Positive94% of 423 reviews2025
Dev: Armonica LLC
Windows
A woman vanishes without a trace on a cross-country train. The catch? Nobody on board remembers her ever existing in the first place - nobody, except for you. Uncover the story in this mystery adventure game!
Why similar: Visual Novel 36.2%, Interactive Fiction 18.9%, Investigation 15.2%, Adventure 10.8%, Story Rich 7.9%
- #43 Dichotomy Illusion: The Coser Disassembly Incident
71% matchVery Positive87% of 398 reviews2025
Dev: akidouPub: 糕薯科技
Windows
"Dichotomy Illusion" is a Shin Honkaku mystery visual novel that combines real-world entertainment elements with physical locations, utilizing ACGN (Anime, Comics, Games, Novels) subculture knowledge to solve criminal cases and uncover the truth.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 41.5%, Visual Novel 31.8%, Simulation 19.5%, Story Rich 5%, Indie 1.7%
- #44 Locke(d)
71% matchVery Positive93% of 1,103 reviews2023
Dev: KigyoDev
Windows · Mac · Linux
An algorithm decided to show you this. What now?
Why similar: Artificial Intelligence 25.1%, Visual Novel 19.6%, Interactive Fiction 16.2%, Point & Click 15.5%, Linear 8.4%
- #45 TEST TEST TEST
70% matchVery Positive92% of 1,006 reviews2024
Dev: MojikenPub: Toge Productions
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 1.8 hrs≥1hr: 47%
Escape a time loop as an overworked office employee by solving cryptic puzzles with alternate reality game elements.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 25.2%, Investigation 22.1%, Multiple Endings 17.3%, Choices Matter 14.2%, Anime 10.8%
- #46 SC2VN - The eSports Visual Novel
72% matchVery Positive93% of 874 reviews2015
Dev: Team Eleven
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 14.3 hrs≥1hr: 53%
SC2VN is a visual novel about the South Korean StarCraft 2 scene. You play as Mach, a foreign semi-pro trying to make it in eSports who soon learns that success in StarCraft takes more than in-game strategy.
Why similar: Visual Novel 62.6%, Anime 16.4%, Simulation 8.6%, Casual 4.9%, Adventure 3.8%
- #47 Murder on the Marine Express
72% matchVery Positive94% of 78 reviews2021
Dev: 1564 Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
A mystery visual novel taking place aboard the underwater train Marine Express. Follow student Ranko Togawa on her quest to find the culprit on the murder of an accompanying teacher... with lots of surprises along the way!
Why similar: Visual Novel 36.3%, Investigation 26.5%, Linear 10.8%, Anime 9.8%, Story Rich 9.5%
- #48 The Murder Hotel
69% matchVery Positive95% of 66 reviews2025
Dev: Wegenbartho Games
Windows
Interrogate suspects, search for clues, & uncover a dastardly plot, as you solve a string of mystifying murders to help reluctant detective Ilmarinen escape the foreboding Fafnir Hotel.
Why similar: Visual Novel 42.5%, Interactive Fiction 25.5%, Anime 13%, Story Rich 12.5%, Adventure 5.2%
- #49 Flower in Us
68% matchVery Positive94% of 431 reviews2025
Dev: ChalkseagullPub: PsychoFlux Entertainment
Windows
Flower in Us is a short, story-driven mystery adventure that invites players to unravel hidden secrets.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 22.6%, Investigation 21.6%, Visual Novel 21%, Multiple Endings 9.7%, Choices Matter 8.5%
- #50 In Her Eyes
73% matchVery Positive81% of 79 reviews2020
Dev: NotDeadLuna Studio
Windows · Mac
A maiden(Meme) from another world is trying to summon you to help her prevent an assassination that is going to happen in 30 days. Your choice will not only affect your card deck and your battle style, but also affect the personality of the girl, which may lead to different ending.
Why similar: Visual Novel 43%, Choices Matter 15.5%, Anime 15%, Story Rich 10%, Casual 9%
- #51 Heartbeat in Thailand
66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 2,073 reviews2025
Dev: RainbowGame
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Freshly graduated, you head to Bangkok’s Chinatown to find your uncle—only to lose contact. Seeking a steady job, you’re mistaken for a gang boss and thrown into chaos. Along the way, you meet a sweet cousin, cold widow, mysterious performer, quirky ghost, and even... someone unexpected.
Why similar: Visual Novel 34.6%, Interactive Fiction 26.5%, Multiple Endings 14.5%, Story Rich 10%, Simulation 7.9%
- #52 X-note
74% matchMixed51% of 253 reviews2015
Dev: Zeiva Inc
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 97%
X-note is a blend between Visual Novel and Dating Sim. Follow the story of Essi as she pursues the truth of her mother's death.
Why similar: Visual Novel 45.8%, Anime 10.9%, Simulation 10.7%, Interactive Fiction 8.3%, Adventure 5.7%
- #53 MAELSTROM LEGACY: The Tesla Mystery
68% matchVery Positive82% of 61 reviews2025
Dev: Wistfulware
Windows · Mac
The Tesla Mystery is a puzzle-driven adventure game. Join the journey of investigation in a Paris infused with steampunk and Art Nouveau styles. Nikola Tesla, mastermind behind the Science Conference, has vanished under mysterious circumstances. Now, and uncover the truth hidden in the city...
Why similar: Visual Novel 19.9%, Investigation 18.8%, Point & Click 17.5%, Interactive Fiction 17.4%, Linear 8.7%
- #54 Parcel Simulator
65% matchVery Positive94% of 2,569 reviews2025
Dev: Dansan Digital
Windows
Median: 12.7 hrsMean: 17.7 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Inspect and process parcels and packages in this parcel inspection simulator! Receive and sort deliveries, examine labels for mistakes, and automate to maximise warehouse efficiency. Upgrade and expand your warehouse to build your parcel empire!
Why similar: Investigation 42.2%, Simulation 35.5%, Choices Matter 14.3%, Casual 8%
- #55 Reimu Needs Help!? Aunn-chan to the Rescue!
67% matchVery Positive97% of 157 reviews2024
Dev: ISY
Windows
Speedily solve Reimu's problems by skillfully stopping slot reels to pick two words to create items to give to her!
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 47.7%, Simulation 20.5%, Choices Matter 16.6%, Anime 13.1%, Singleplayer 2.2%
- #56 Rina's Undercover Train Operation
66% matchMostly Positive74% of 270 reviews2026
Dev: MetamorphosePub: Saikey Studios
Windows
A rogue-lite simulation animated game where you play as Rina, a special investigator with psychic powers that aims to cut down crime rate on trains. Upgrade your skills, combine them, and take down your enemies before they get you! Oh, and have fun changing Rina's outfits too!
Why similar: Visual Novel 33.8%, Point & Click 27.6%, Simulation 21.2%, Anime 17.4%
- #57 ALLBLACK Phase 1
70% matchMostly Positive77% of 103 reviews2020
Dev: NSAID
Windows · Mac · Linux
ALLBLACK Phase 1 is a visual novel adapted from light novel with the same title. Follow the journey of the amnesiac and seemingly abnormal "Theodore Quentin" as he uncovers his identity while escaping from the people who wants him at all cost...
Why similar: Visual Novel 41.4%, Linear 18.1%, Anime 14.5%, Story Rich 11.9%, Adventure 5.7%
- #58 Familiar Friends: What's Your Familiar?
66% matchVery Positive92% of 189 reviews2024
Dev: Randumb Studios
Windows
A cute and cozy Visual Novel experience with plenty of choices to make! Come find the Familiar truly meant for you by feeding The Conjuring Cauldron with a multitude of choices, all to a relaxing Original Soundtrack!
Why similar: Visual Novel 29.7%, Point & Click 17.3%, Multiple Endings 15.8%, Choices Matter 13%, Simulation 12.3%
- #59 The Ice Cream Culprit
66% matchVery Positive97% of 68 reviews2025
Dev: Konayachi
Windows · Mac · Linux
Let your girlfriend know (or not) about the culprit who ate her ice cream.
Why similar: Visual Novel 44.8%, Multiple Endings 19.6%, Choices Matter 17.7%, Anime 10.9%, Casual 4.2%
- #60 Lighthouse of Guiding Flames
69% matchVery Positive89% of 71 reviews2019
Dev: TomoToroPub: NARRATIVE NINE LTD
Windows
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 38.5%, Investigation 13.7%, Anime 11.5%, Story Rich 10.3%, Exploration 9.5%