- #1 I Have Died
97% matchPositive100% of 20 reviews2025
Dev: Ratmouse Games
Windows
You have died, and only you can discover how it happened. Do not worry though, I am here to help you. Let us figure this out together. This mixed media artistic point and click adventure novel will not take you long to complete.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 26.1%, Visual Novel 20.3%, Psychological Horror 17.2%, Psychological 16.1%, Linear 13%
- #2 Вторая степень покоя
96% matchPositive100% of 16 reviews2025
Dev: Marina Buttenko
Windows
Read words and make choices as you immerse yourself in the adventures inside the protagonist's head. This dark visual novel tells the story of a lost man among corpses in a northern Russian town. Will you help the hero find a good ending? I don't know what to do with him anymore.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 22%, Visual Novel 17%, Hand-drawn 13.5%, Romance 11.3%, Psychological 10.9%
- #3 Meat Girl
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: ophanimkei
Windows · Linux
𓍊𓋼𓍊𓋼𓍊 Meat Girl is a lesbian visual novel about a girl searching for her mentally ill roommate in cold mountains filled with meat 𓍊𓋼𓍊𓋼𓍊
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 23.9%, Psychological 15.3%, Visual Novel 14.8%, Female Protagonist 10%, Linear 9.6%
- #4 Trauma - Visual Novel
95% matchNo user reviews
Dev: KyleKun
Windows · Linux
Welcome to Trauma, a free-to-play short visual novel full of mysteries. Will you ever be able to smile again?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 16.9%, Romance 16.9%, Visual Novel 14.9%, Psychological 14.6%, Psychological Horror 12.6%
- #5 Alex's Hope & Alex's Solitude
94% matchVery Positive92% of 69 reviews2024
Dev: Violet Horizons Productions
Windows · Mac · Linux
A boy regains his hope and a girl finds herself in solitude. A kinetic novel that will take you through their darkest days and immerse you in their deepest emotions.
Why similar: Visual Novel 14.9%, Psychological Horror 14.3%, Psychological 14.1%, Hand-drawn 12.7%, Anime 10.3%
- #6 Tomorrow Will Be Dying
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Team Robo
Windows · Mac
Tomorrow Will Be Dying is an atmospheric, story-driven slice-of-life visual novel with light sim elements about finding yourself through your connections with others.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 27.7%, Visual Novel 19.1%, Hand-drawn 11.9%, Anime 11.5%, Female Protagonist 9.6%
- #7 Wolf and The Warren
93% matchPositive94% of 18 reviews2025
Dev: DPAD Games
Windows
Sam Bane is travelling cross country to start her new job. But, disaster! Her car broke down and she's been stranded in the woods. As luck would have it, Sam's stumbled across the forest's best kept secret...A quaint little hotel called ‘The Warren’ and it's owner Kylie.
Why similar: Romance 20.2%, Female Protagonist 16.6%, Visual Novel 15.5%, Hand-drawn 14.6%, Interactive Fiction 12.6%
- #8 Myosotis: My Life Is Not Yours to Take
92% matchPositive82% of 21 reviews2026
Dev: Try_Froggery
Windows
Haunt your murderer /slash/ ex-boyfriend and discover the truth behind his actions in a visual novel about finding peace when all you want is vengeance.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 26%, Visual Novel 16.7%, Romance 16.6%, Psychological Horror 14.5%, Anime 5.8%
- #9 Girls' Dorm -Managing an all-girls' dormitory-
91% matchPositive97% of 37 reviews2026
Dev: AZARASHI SOFTWARE PLUS ONEPub: Shiravune
Windows
Managing a dormitory is hard work—especially when its residents are all girls! Does Haruto have what it takes to deal with this garden of flowers?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 26.3%, Visual Novel 21.5%, Romance 18.7%, Linear 10.3%, Hand-drawn 6.4%
- #10 CAFE 0 ~The Sleeping Beast~
91% matchVery Positive83% of 53 reviews2016
Dev: ROSEVERTE MYSTERYPub: ROSEVERTE
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 95%
A supernatural mystery visual novel. What kind of fate will the heroine face after she relives the last seven days before her death?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21%, Romance 17.2%, Visual Novel 16.1%, Female Protagonist 13.9%, Psychological Horror 13%
- #11 The Colors of Love - Re-Colored
89% match7 user reviews100% of 7 reviews2026
Dev: Crimson R Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
A romantic visual novel about connection, choices, and the colors of the heart. Features an animated Live2D love interest, multiple endings, English and Spanish support, Steam achievements, and hidden secrets to uncover.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 29.8%, Visual Novel 24.9%, Romance 22.8%, Anime 8.6%, 2D 6.6%
- #12 Enigma Code: Prologue
90% matchMixed56% of 16 reviews2023
Dev: Gerytsch
Windows
"Enigma Code: Prologue" - a small science fiction game where you act as an artificial intelligence. Help CEO uncover the mystery of catastrophic failure in the most protected part of the virtual environment.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 16%, Visual Novel 13.1%, Psychological 12.6%, Linear 12.3%, Female Protagonist 10%
- #13 Watering The Plant Girl: ROOTS & REHYDRATED
88% matchPositive100% of 14 reviews2026
Dev: SomeoneInflative
Windows
An inflation-kink NSFW visual novel where a scientist named Enora experiences the best and worst week of her life with a cute plant girl. Tons of worldbuilding and sexual-yet-wholesome content!
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 18.5%, Psychological 18.1%, Psychological Horror 14.5%, Visual Novel 11.8%, Female Protagonist 10.4%
- #14 Beneath the Shadow
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: The White Room Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Beneath the Shadow is a 3-hour psychological horror kinetic novel set in an alternate Tokyo lost to endless darkness. Adapted from the creator's original novel, it follows Kazusa, an 18-year-old whose ordinary days unravel into madness. Linear and story-driven, with save/reload anytime.
Why similar: Visual Novel 21.7%, Psychological Horror 19%, Psychological 16.6%, Linear 15.7%, Anime 12.7%
- #15 Kindred [SnowBound]
87% matchPositive100% of 28 reviews2025
Dev: Victoria RafaelianPub: Captain Edge Studios
Windows
In this dark romance, horror visual novel, a brutal attack on your village leaves you stranded and vulnerable. Making matters worse is your run-in with the beast of the nearby woods. Will you find a way to escape your demented captor, or will you earn his trust? Choose a side; Don't look back.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21.6%, Romance 18.2%, Psychological Horror 15.1%, Visual Novel 14.7%, Female Protagonist 13.4%
- #16 My Murder
86% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Second Heart Studio
Windows · Mac
A girl was murdered, and she is the only one still hunting for her killer. The day before her birthday, Han Xiaoxiao woke as a spirit with no memory, three days dead. Possess the living, gather clues, and uncover how you died. But some truths are harder to bear than death itself.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 24.6%, Visual Novel 20.7%, Female Protagonist 17.5%, Psychological 13.2%, Anime 9.2%
- #17 and Roger
85% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 2,717 reviews2025
Dev: TearyHand StudioPub: Kodansha
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 1.6 hrs≥1hr: 76%
It was a morning like all others, until she realized her dad wasn't home. In his place, a stranger who speaks nonsense and insists she "takes her medicine". Who is he? Where is dad?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 20.2%, Romance 16.6%, Visual Novel 14.1%, Psychological Horror 12.3%, Female Protagonist 11.3%
- #18 Looking Up I See Only A Ceiling
86% matchVery Positive88% of 3,550 reviews2023
Dev: silver978Pub: IndieArk
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 2.9 hrs≥1hr: 58%
A short psychological adventure about a stressed girl who wants to explore her ceiling.
Why similar: Psychological 18.5%, Interactive Fiction 13%, Psychological Horror 12.6%, Visual Novel 12.5%, Female Protagonist 12.2%
- #19 A Field of Flowers and Stars
84% matchVery Positive91% of 75 reviews2021
Dev: Watercress
Windows · Mac · Linux
A Field of Flowers and Stars is a simple mouse or keyboard-based visual novel.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21.8%, Romance 21%, Visual Novel 20.4%, Anime 12.9%, Hand-drawn 10.3%
- #20 Cosplaying in Costalia: The Tororo Sisters!
84% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: AKABEi SOFT2Pub: Shiravune
Windows
When Souta’s cosplay-filled camera gets broken, the Yamakake sisters volunteer to be cosplay models for him. After gratefully accepting and whipping up a flurry of cosplay outfits for the girls, they head to Costalia, a cosplayer’s paradise. But will their photo shoots go off without a hitch?
Why similar: Visual Novel 24.9%, Romance 24.4%, Anime 15.7%, Interactive Fiction 15%, Linear 13.9%
- #21 Bride Of Darkness
82% matchPositive95% of 19 reviews2023
Dev: Vorobushek
Windows
Maria's plans for the future are completely ruined, as her parents unexpectedly marry her off. But an unwanted marriage is not the worst thing that awaits Maria, and her own life is at risk.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 25.8%, Visual Novel 19.6%, Romance 15.3%, Hand-drawn 13.7%, Anime 12.4%
- #22 The Frosty Leaves 寒叶下的薄冰
83% matchVery Positive83% of 71 reviews2018
Dev: 凝冰剑斩
Windows
This is a tragedy cause by illegal plant collecting. The main character, Leng Xiaobing, was a normal shop keeper form a grocery store, but ever things changed after she met a strange man…
Why similar: Visual Novel 17.3%, Interactive Fiction 16.9%, Anime 14.2%, Female Protagonist 12.7%, Romance 10.7%
- #23 PUTRID/SHARP
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: unseconds
Windows
Slice your way through the stages of rot and search for someone lost in a world that is waiting to end.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 27.3%, Romance 18.1%, Psychological Horror 16.9%, Visual Novel 9.7%, Linear 7.2%
- #24 Foolhearted
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: PAZZY
Windows
Uncover the truth behind the online casino world through the eyes of a delusional fool. Meet the cute dealers, fall too fast, and experience heartbreak in a psychological visual novel about ego, obsession, and self-discovery.
Why similar: Psychological 22.2%, Visual Novel 22%, Romance 17.3%, Anime 11.6%, Pixel Graphics 7.2%
- #25 Death Becomes You: Yuri Onsen Vacation
80% matchPositive81% of 31 reviews2024
Dev: Quill Yuri
Windows · Mac · Linux
Alice and Sophie finally have the time to go on an onsen retreat. However, their trip gets inturrupted by mysterious magic. The last straw: "MY FOOD!!!" Will the couple be able to find the culprit and finally enjoy their vacation?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 25.7%, Visual Novel 18.2%, Female Protagonist 16.2%, Anime 16%, Romance 14.2%
- #26 Playback Trauma®: In Sickness
81% match5 user reviews80% of 5 reviews2023
Dev: Undying Joy
Windows · Mac
You have just woken up from a coma and need to reach the Jersey Shore immediately. You have no car, no cash, and no pants. Take an ordinary hitchhike across New Jersey on an extraordinary night, all so you can tell your crush that you like her
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 19.5%, Psychological Horror 16%, Romance 15.8%, Visual Novel 15.3%, Hand-drawn 13.6%
- #27 龍神的新娘外傳:御鈴綺譚
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: ReIris
Windows
"Bride of Ryujin Another Story: The Tale of the Sacred Bell" is an ADV that blends Japanese-style fantasy with fairytale storytelling. The game tells the story of a nameless deity and a wandering shrine maiden. Players will join them as they uncover stories buried deep in Mt. Kirigakure.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 30.7%, Romance 21.9%, Anime 14.8%, Female Protagonist 8.5%, Visual Novel 7.4%
- #28 Girls' Dorm -Managing an all-girls' dormitory- After
78% matchNo user reviews96% of 26 reviews2026
Dev: AZARASHI SOFTWARE PLUS ONEPub: Shiravune
Windows
The story isn't over yet! This sequel to Girls' Dorm follows the daily lives of this troublesome trio at Sakuraba Girls' Academy.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 28.1%, Romance 19.1%, Visual Novel 18%, Anime 12.2%, Linear 8.4%
- #29 姬恋~缚羽的欠片 纯净中文版
78% matchPositive89% of 28 reviews2022
Dev: Chained-lily
Windows
本游戏是纯净中文版。
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 24.8%, Female Protagonist 23.4%, Visual Novel 23.1%, Anime 14.4%, Casual 9.6%
- #30 Hydrangea
77% matchVery Positive93% of 139 reviews2024
Dev: Meiri Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
A yandere psychological horror visual novel. Choose a sweetheart to romance, but beware the petals of obsession.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 22.9%, Visual Novel 16.7%, Romance 13.4%, Psychological 12.8%, Anime 10.4%
- #31 Dawn of Gray
79% matchNo user reviews2024
Dev: Wistfulware
Windows
Dawn of Gray is a single-player visual novel with a distinctive style, in which you play the role of a young man discovering himself and his feelings.
Why similar: Visual Novel 23%, Romance 22.8%, Interactive Fiction 16.6%, Linear 14.8%, Anime 14.6%
- #32 Where Control Ends
77% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Softveil StudioPub: Softveil
Windows · Mac · Linux
Where Control Ends is a psychological visual novel about Astra, a young girl trying to hold herself together after a night she cannot fully remember.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21.8%, Visual Novel 17.7%, Romance 16.3%, Psychological Horror 15.2%, Hand-drawn 7.9%
- #33 Please, Explode Me, Senpai!
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: SpoocleMacBoogle
Windows
During your first night together, your girlfriend inexplicably exploded. Now you have to live with it...
Why similar: Romance 20.9%, Interactive Fiction 19%, Psychological Horror 16.3%, Visual Novel 15.8%, Anime 12.9%
- #34 My Toes Story
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Osjey Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
A dating visual novel where you play as a young salaryman trying to balance work and romance. Make choices that guide your relationships, meet unique waifus, and fulfill your hidden desires.
Why similar: Romance 21.4%, Visual Novel 20.6%, Interactive Fiction 15.4%, Hand-drawn 14.5%, Anime 11.7%
- #35 Imagine We Were Human
74% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2026
Dev: Vine Moss GamesPub: pklwrks
Windows · Mac
A compilation of 12 small literary games about humans meeting and missing one another. Explore these experimental experiences that were made on a monthly basis over the course of a year.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 23.1%, Romance 17.3%, Visual Novel 15.9%, Linear 11%, Hand-drawn 8.2%
- #36 The Sound of Fireworks: The Haiku
75% matchPositive91% of 22 reviews2022
Dev: thatdiesel
Windows
Follow the story of Amimi Imai, an 18 year old student who's recent move from home has left her succumbed to a new high school and new life. The Sound of Fireworks: The Haiku is a single path/ending visual novel about love, acceptance, and a good ol' awkward budding teenage friendship.
Why similar: Romance 24%, Visual Novel 22.3%, Female Protagonist 16.4%, Anime 9.2%, Interactive Fiction 9.1%
- #37 Still Heroes
75% matchVery Positive90% of 114 reviews2022
Dev: exaheva
Windows · Mac · Linux
A digital comic about the story of Emeline. She tries to live her dream of being a superheroine after her friends decided to change their career paths. A gentle and moving story, drawn by hand.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 18.4%, Visual Novel 16%, Hand-drawn 13%, Linear 12.9%, Psychological 12.7%
- #38 Cherry's JOI
73% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: Cagey Games
Windows
Obey or resist in this hypnotic JOI experience where Cherry guides your every move. A twisted blend of suggestive gameplay, teasing narration, and darkly erotic choices awaits.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 31.7%, Visual Novel 21.2%, Romance 14.7%, Anime 12.8%, Casual 9.1%
- #39 The Fridge Is (NOT) Empty
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Mankind Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
A short psychological horror adventure about living in a house with a fridge that seems empty, but it's not.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 27.9%, Visual Novel 19%, Psychological Horror 12.7%, Hand-drawn 8.8%, Anime 7.6%
- #40 Night Loops
72% matchVery Positive89% of 168 reviews2023
Dev: JiaquariumPub: indie.io
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Journey through the psyche… Welcome to the Seaside Hotel, where the final hour of your night shift awaits. Tend to guests, explore their dreams, and lose your sense of Self – time and again. In this dark, labyrinthine adventure, unravel the path to the truth below.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 15.5%, Psychological 15%, Visual Novel 14.2%, Female Protagonist 13.3%, Hand-drawn 13.1%
- #41 Aletta - Visual Novel
74% matchNo user reviews2022
Dev: Haocheng YangPub: Chocolate Manor
Windows
An adventure visual novel with a pixel art style. About ghosts, past love, and a world of the unconscious.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 28.7%, Visual Novel 19.4%, Hand-drawn 15.3%, Romance 10.8%, Stylized 7.7%
- #42 if you stay
72% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: YukimiSoft
Windows · Mac · Linux
Winter 1999. Kicked out of your house after being outed by your closest friend, you plan to leave your hometown. Your girlfriend, Mika, wants to see you one more time. Decide whether or not you'll stay together.
Why similar: Romance 18.6%, Interactive Fiction 16.8%, Visual Novel 15.8%, Female Protagonist 12.8%, Hand-drawn 9.4%
- #43 【NekoGakuen】《MatthiolaReverieVerse:LostIsland》
73% matchMostly Positive77% of 22 reviews2022
Dev: NekoGakuen
Windows · Mac
This is a love story about a girl who is bullied and how she survives in this seemingly isolated world. Players can experience the situation of an isolated student and how she interacts with others at school.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 33.3%, Visual Novel 21%, Romance 20.8%, Female Protagonist 18.8%, Pixel Graphics 4.5%
- #44 Miya Might Break
70% matchPositive94% of 16 reviews2026
Dev: VAINSANE
Windows · Mac · Linux
A psychological horror visual novel about Miya, a former prodigy trapped in a decaying home with her unstable stepfather, her talking plush Mopa, and the bystander who hears every step she takes...
Why similar: Visual Novel 20.7%, Interactive Fiction 18.8%, Psychological Horror 18.4%, Anime 12%, Female Protagonist 11.7%
- #45 Pet
71% matchPositive95% of 21 reviews2023
Dev: beepsoft industries
Windows
A horror visual novel about trying to get home to feed your cat.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 26%, Psychological Horror 17.6%, Visual Novel 16.4%, Female Protagonist 13.4%, Hand-drawn 7.6%
- #46 Tyrania Enforcers - Visual Novel
69% matchPositive91% of 33 reviews2026
Dev: Leviathanimation
Windows · Mac · Linux
Faced with evil... would you pull the trigger? Tyrania Enforcers is a story-driven visual novel exploring morality, duty, and the cost of enforcing order in a world on the brink of conflict.
Why similar: Visual Novel 18.9%, Psychological 15%, Anime 12.8%, Female Protagonist 11.6%, Interactive Fiction 11.2%
- #47 The Final Fragment
70% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: mahousparkle
Windows
A GxG coming-of-age visual novel. Nina sucks at choosing. But when a mysterious incident happens at the arts academy, will she muster the courage to choose–or will she let someone else decide on her behalf?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 20.5%, Romance 17.5%, Visual Novel 15.5%, Female Protagonist 13%, Linear 8.8%
- #48 Victorian Debutante
71% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2022
Dev: Liquid Darkness
Windows · Mac
Simple visual novel in which you play as a young upperclass woman preparing for her debut before the Queen and her royal relatives. All of your decisions lead to one of four very different endings. Who will you become? The jewel of the season or the outcast, never again mentioned by your family?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 20.5%, Visual Novel 16.7%, Female Protagonist 15.3%, Hand-drawn 14.3%, Psychological 10.5%
- #49 To Be With You
71% matchPositive93% of 30 reviews2021
Dev: Illus Seed Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
A semi-autobiographical horror visual novel about unhealthy relationships. Can you help Alsie save her relationship from ruin?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 19.5%, Visual Novel 14.3%, Psychological 13.9%, Psychological Horror 13.8%, Romance 12.7%
- #50 slime feet
68% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 524 reviews2025
Dev: Nadia Nova
Windows · Mac · Linux
slime feet is a linear visual novel, a love story for everyone who has ever had to love through a keyboard. slime feet is about the body horror of an inevitable drawn out death, and the lesbian slime feet cybersex that comes with it.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 19%, Visual Novel 17.8%, Romance 16.9%, Female Protagonist 15.7%, Psychological Horror 15.4%
- #51 I'll Do It Tomorrow
69% matchVery Positive96% of 84 reviews2024
Dev: Luca Morotti
Windows
It's Sara's first day of work. However, when she takes the elevator to go to the office, she suddenly finds herself on a mysterious floor. What truth lies behind these weird rooms? Will you be able to move on? Or rather... will you want to move on?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21.2%, Psychological Horror 19.3%, Visual Novel 18.8%, Female Protagonist 15%, Anime 13.3%
- #52 AIKAGI After Days
70% match5 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2023
Dev: AZARASHI SOFTWAREPub: Frontwing USA
Windows
AIKAGI After Days is a visual novel which depicts a young couple enjoying their college life together. If you enjoyed their blossoming love story in AIKAGI, you will love this summer full of dates, swimming, fireworks, travel... and maybe just some studying.
Why similar: Visual Novel 27.4%, Romance 23.5%, Female Protagonist 19.7%, Linear 14.9%, Anime 11%
- #53 Tulpa the Unseen Lover
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Horse Position
Windows · Linux
Create yourself a perfect friend in this choice-driven visual novel. Love her, hate her, don't let her turn your life into a living hell.
Why similar: Romance 20.5%, Visual Novel 20.1%, Psychological 18.8%, Psychological Horror 14.7%, Interactive Fiction 10.5%
- #54 My Ghost Roommate
67% matchVery Positive100% of 71 reviews2026
Dev: Murky GamesPub: Saikey Studios
Windows
A romantic comedy visual novel where you move in with Juno, a shy ghost bound to your new apartment. Share awkward dinners, heartfelt moments, and maybe spark a supernatural romance in this short, charming story of love and letting go.
Why similar: Visual Novel 21.9%, Romance 18%, Interactive Fiction 16.7%, Anime 12.3%, Linear 8.4%
- #55 CORROSIVA
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: theo minute
Windows
A doctor in search of a cure to a corrosive disease finds her forgotten childhood friend among the remains of a former city. Love and obsession meet underneath acid rain in this yuri visual novel.
Why similar: Visual Novel 24.5%, Female Protagonist 20.2%, Hand-drawn 18.3%, Interactive Fiction 18.3%, Anime 10.3%
- #56 Gretel's Honesty
68% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Callen Dulla
Windows
A comic-like visual novel, expressing a new story based on the fairy tale “Hansel and Gretel”.
Why similar: Psychological 20%, Female Protagonist 18.5%, Visual Novel 15.7%, Psychological Horror 13.9%, Hand-drawn 10.6%
- #57 Dream Spectra
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Ozone Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Dream Spectra is a visual novel about trying to hang out with your crush and escape your migraines, styled with surreal 90s 3D rendered environments.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 22%, Visual Novel 16.2%, Female Protagonist 14.3%, Romance 13%, Linear 9.3%
- #58 I Can Never Love Another
67% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Love Every Soul Studio
Windows · Mac
A realistic visual novel based on a true story. As a lawyer trying to save a rock singer from her toxic family, you uncover the suffocating truth of "Codependency." Will you leave, sink into the abyss, or g◼︎ai◻︎n the c#our%ag◼︎e to f◼︎ac◻︎e the p#ai%n? Your choices decide.
Why similar: Visual Novel 20.1%, Psychological Horror 16.8%, Female Protagonist 15.5%, Hand-drawn 11.7%, Romance 10.5%
- #59 Saint Maker - Horror Visual Novel
66% matchVery Positive86% of 264 reviews2023
Dev: Yangyang MobilePub: Neon Doctrine
Windows · Mac
A haunted convent. Statues that move on their own. A buried past. Welcome to Saint Idelora’s convent, where becoming a saint comes with a price.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 22%, Visual Novel 20.2%, Psychological Horror 19%, Female Protagonist 17%, Anime 9.4%
- #60 The Defective One
66% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Little Studio
Windows
This is a visual novel set against the backdrop of a high school student band. It is a fierce collision between gender identity, the concept of freedom, and traditional views. You will play as the band's bassist, choose your answers to these issues, and experience the story of this special band.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 28.3%, Visual Novel 19.5%, Anime 10.7%, Hand-drawn 10%, Psychological 9.9%