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Tetsuya Kai sneaks into school at night to pick up a forgotten item and is suddenly attacked by an unidentified monster. In a desperate pinch, he is saved by his classmate Tomomi Soshi.The mystery surrounding the "shikigami" that attacked him and saved him is explored.

Why similar: Visual Novel 24.7%, Drama 16.5%, Adventure 15.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.9%, Text-Based 12.5%

「彼は本当に精神疾患なのか？それとも……」 精神科医である道島（主人公）は、ある入院患者の担当を任される。母親を刺したというその少年は、 奇妙な幻聴の症状を抱えており……。貴方は神話生物の魔の手から逃れ、生き延びる事が出来るのか…！？

Why similar: Visual Novel 27.2%, Text-Based 17.7%, Adventure 16.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.3%, Pixel Graphics 12.3%

A stranger arrives at a quiet and isolated town... PIGBLUE.

Why similar: Text-Based 23.7%, Visual Novel 21.4%, Drama 14.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.8%, Mystery 8.1%

It is a Japanese visual novel game. It is a game to read texts. Enjoy the story of anguish, conflict, dreams and hope. There is no branching depending on the choices, but you can have a rich story experience like a movie.

Why similar: Text-Based 26.6%, Visual Novel 26%, Drama 17.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.8%, Adventure 8.8%

「これは何を手にするために、何かを失う物語」 季節は変わり冬になる。死神の条件のために主人公、長谷部涼平は菅野雪乃への恋心を自覚するが、彼女の親友に想いを寄せられてしまい、今度は三角関係の当事者になってしまった。自分の未来を掴むためにも菅野雪乃との両思いを目指すことになるが…。青春群像劇ビジュアルドラマ三部作の最終章が遂に開幕！

Why similar: Text-Based 21.2%, Visual Novel 21%, Drama 17.5%, Adventure 16.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.5%

Izumi, the demon girl you accidentally captured. A novel adventure game where you gradually connect hearts as you spend your days together with Izumi.

Why similar: Visual Novel 27%, Adventure 22.5%, Text-Based 20.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.4%, 2D 4.8%

Medical clerk Manami Sorano discovers a medical record of a non-existent patient. The next day at a hot spring inn, a murder occurs—the victim’s name matches the record. Coincidence or fate? Using her skills and medical records, she unravels the truth in this mystery adventure!

Why similar: Text-Based 25.8%, Visual Novel 24.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 20.7%, Adventure 13.4%, Mystery 9.2%

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: Text-Based 22.5%, Visual Novel 21.7%, Drama 20.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.2%, Adventure 9.4%

"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 27.1%, Drama 17.4%, Text-Based 16.6%, Adventure 15.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.3%

【A ghost girl, is here.】Terau Mare is a shy girl moves to Tokyo to go to university, and her new house, Hakusan-so, is like an abandoned. As soon as she enters the room, Mare meets a ghost girl, Furuzaki Yuika. Yuika says, "I'm going to kick you out of here soon." But...

Why similar: Visual Novel 33.4%, Text-Based 30.4%, Adventure 21.8%, Story Rich 5.7%, 2D 3.5%

When the past awakens, the future bleeds. A full length cinematic sci-fi mystery visual novel where augmented reality, history, AI technology and murder collide in the heart of Kyoto.

Why similar: Text-Based 36.4%, Visual Novel 34.2%, Adventure 20.8%, 2D 5%, Singleplayer 3.6%

夜の世界で「星のかけら」を集める少女アイの ゆるくてかわいい街ブラノベルゲーム！

Why similar: Text-Based 28.5%, Visual Novel 26.7%, Adventure 22.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.2%, Singleplayer 2.5%

Discover the secrets held within the old House on 32, Dandelion Drift. In this classic Visual Novel you’ll find joy, hope, but also remorse and terror.

Why similar: Visual Novel 22.9%, Text-Based 18.4%, Adventure 17.3%, Drama 13.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.9%

サウンドノベル「かまいたちの夜」シリーズ30周年を記念して、『かまいたちの夜×3』がSteamに登場！ シリーズ3作目にして完結編となる本作には、『かまいたちの夜』『かまいたちの夜2』のメインストーリーも収録。 初めてシリーズを遊ぶ方でも登場人物たちの関係性や過去にあった事件を知ることができるので、安心してプレイできる。

Why similar: Text-Based 26.3%, Visual Novel 24.6%, Adventure 20.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.7%, Mystery 9.8%

is a story-driven adventure about a young woman who loses her balance in life after a major event and begins searching for her path again. Explore her daily moments, talk with people, and follow her journey toward finding answers.

Why similar: Visual Novel 23.3%, Adventure 17.8%, Drama 16.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.9%, Text-Based 11%

This is an adventure novel of suspense and horror in which the story diverges depending on the choices you make. An online drinking session with friends. A person with a knife is lurking in the background. What will you do to rescue your friend?

Why similar: Visual Novel 26%, Adventure 21.2%, Text-Based 18.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.8%, Mystery 8.1%

Love remembers you. Even if you’ve forgotten.

Why similar: Text-Based 29.8%, Visual Novel 27.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19.3%, Adventure 14.7%, Atmospheric 5.5%

矛盾を見つけ、相談者の悩みを解決する怪異判定アドベンチャー

Why similar: Text-Based 24.2%, Visual Novel 22.5%, Adventure 19.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.8%, Pixel Graphics 8.4%

Love Sphere is a Adventure told from a first-person perspective. Relive the dull middle-aged man's brief encounter.

Why similar: Visual Novel 24.4%, Adventure 19.7%, Drama 19.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.7%, Text-Based 16.4%

Authentic Mystery ADV Alice49 Episode 0 Diamonds and Cream Puffs An adventure game to solve a mystery hidden in a mystery novel.

Why similar: Text-Based 24.3%, Visual Novel 21%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.5%, Adventure 17.7%, Mystery 14.6%

The main character builds a condominium in order to have a married woman as his object of desire, Two beautiful wives become his targets.They get close to married women, make them drown in the pleasures of sex, and impregnate them with the seed of a child other than their husbands' into their wombs!

Why similar: Visual Novel 23.4%, Drama 21.4%, Adventure 18%, Text-Based 16.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.3%

女性キャラ多めで全体的にキャラクターのあくが強いです。 テンポのいいテキストを心がけております。 オカルト、歴史、泣き、コメディ、バトル、ミステリ、恋愛少々、と様々な要素があり。

Why similar: Text-Based 22.8%, Visual Novel 20.7%, Drama 17.3%, Adventure 16.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.3%

In this story, three troubled high school girls. The tale then shifts to his past, where he meets his destined partner, only to face her congenital heart disease. It’s a story of how each path leads to its own form of happiness.

Why similar: Drama 29.3%, Text-Based 26.9%, Visual Novel 26.5%, Adventure 15.3%, Singleplayer 1.9%

死後、白黒の世界に迷い込んだ「ぼく」は生前の記憶を取り戻す"旅"に出る。主人公の葬式から始まる、切なくて温かい成長譚。

Why similar: Visual Novel 25.1%, Adventure 19.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.2%, Drama 16.1%, Text-Based 14.5%

Electric Sleep is a pixel art interactive story. Explore a crumbling world through the perspective of different emotions.

Why similar: Text-Based 29.5%, Visual Novel 24.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.8%, Pixel Graphics 10.7%, Adventure 8.6%

"Sign White" is a text visual novel set in a fictionalized medieval era. Send letters from your pigeon house to communicate with people for a limited period of time. Make connections to save people, listen to their worries, and participate in important decisions to change the fate of the world.

Why similar: Text-Based 28.6%, Visual Novel 26.7%, Adventure 22.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.2%, Singleplayer 2.6%

Enjoy the warm family trip.

Why similar: Visual Novel 27%, Adventure 22.5%, Text-Based 20.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.4%, 2D 4.8%

A novel game about experiencing first love that begins in the rainy season.

Why similar: Visual Novel 24.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 20.7%, Drama 19.1%, Adventure 17%, Text-Based 15.9%

Beyond Good and Evil: What Will You Choose in This Ambiguity? Kurotōtō is a multi-ending adventure game that questions the realm beyond good and evil. Its compact length lets you experience the bleak aspects of modern society and make nerve-wracking scenario choices. What ending will you reach?

Why similar: Visual Novel 28.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.2%, Text-Based 14.8%, Pixel Graphics 13.6%, Drama 13.4%

「透明人間」のクロと、「透明人間しか見えない・聞こえない」豹馬。平穏を望む２人に、世界は恐るべき牙を剥ける。何度でも。ただ、豹馬の望みが絶たれるまで。

Why similar: Visual Novel 25.2%, Drama 19.5%, Adventure 15.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.4%, Mystery 9.9%

人気コンカフェ「troisième(トロワジエム)」で。 嬢を送迎する「送りドライバー」として働く主人公はある日、店長から依頼を受ける。 「最近、どうにもウチの子たちの様子がヘンなの。どこか仕事に身が入っていないというか……」 「そこでアンタ、送りの時にそれとなく事情を聞き出してもらえないかしら？」 嬢たちの事情を暴き、 依頼を遂行するか？それとも禁断の愛を育むか……？ 決断は、アナタの手に委ねられています……。

Why similar: Visual Novel 24.2%, Text-Based 23.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 20.7%, Drama 17.5%, Adventure 6.1%

みんなで過ごすことができる最後の夏。 『この夏を忘れない思い出にしよう。』 だれかが言ったその言葉から始まる、茹だるように暑い、鮮明な夏の日。 大丈夫。きっと忘れない。 たとえ、目に見えるものが偽物だとしても。

Why similar: Visual Novel 24.3%, Adventure 18.5%, Drama 17.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16%, Text-Based 10.3%

"Sugar,sugar,sugarcoat" is a dating simulation game set in a school. Interact with the girls and gain their love. You must then offer that love to the devil you love.

Why similar: Visual Novel 22.5%, Adventure 18.5%, Drama 15.9%, Text-Based 14.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.2%

A mystery adventure - uncover the truth behind a series of deaths by collecting clues hidden across internet. news articles, and wikipedias—creating an immersive experience that feels like real. Information is visually organized into a mind map, gradually open as the investigation progresses.

Why similar: Visual Novel 29.7%, Adventure 24.5%, Text-Based 23%, Mystery 12.7%, 2D 5.8%

The first visual novel game of The Ancient Magus' Bride!

Why similar: Visual Novel 31.4%, Text-Based 26.2%, Adventure 19.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.2%, Story Rich 5.1%

A Game Where You're Killed for Becoming a Couple.

Why similar: Visual Novel 23.4%, Adventure 18%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.4%, Drama 14%, Mystery 11.4%

-Change the past, create the future - A novel game about changing the past. What would the present be like if you could remove the regrets of that time? Rewrite the book that contains your past and create the future that you could not get. A new sensation ADV is now available from HaraPeko club.

Why similar: Visual Novel 24.7%, Text-Based 22.1%, Drama 17.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15%, Adventure 14%

Gather evidence and uncover the truth through your interactions with others in this mystery adventure game about a case where past and present collide.

Why similar: Visual Novel 31.5%, Adventure 26.3%, Mystery 13.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.6%, 2D 6.1%

Spend a week at your uncle’s house in this short visual novel.From time to time, a special “Pursue” button will appear, guiding the story toward one of two endings.Approx. 30 minutes playtimeTwo possible endingsRated R12[Features]The “Pursue” button cannot be skipped.

Why similar: Visual Novel 28.2%, Adventure 22.7%, Text-Based 21.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.8%, 2D 5%

My second spring in high school. Surrounded by my dreamy upperclassman, that classmate I'm interested in, and my childhood friend who's a year younger than me. She's been in the search for a boyfriend who would look at her, and only her. The protagonist Chika decides to confess her feelings to……

Why similar: Visual Novel 28.4%, Adventure 23.2%, Text-Based 21.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19.4%, 2D 4.9%

"The Burial of Shortcake" is an unpredictable story. It is a new visual novel with characters which are created/designed by voice actor Nozomi Sasaki, whose "expressiveness" shines throughout her career as a performer.

Why similar: Drama 24.8%, Visual Novel 22.5%, Adventure 17.7%, Text-Based 10.7%, Mystery 10.6%

Enjoy your new life living with your brother's wife, who suddenly appeared.

Why similar: Visual Novel 27%, Adventure 22.5%, Text-Based 20.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.4%, 2D 4.8%

The first game of Sorcerer’s Records Series Season 3 is here! Check out the story of Sorcerer's Records, which is more mature than ever! This game is a standard lower window novel game for men of all ages.

Why similar: Drama 31.9%, Visual Novel 29.6%, Adventure 24.4%, 2D 5.7%, Story Rich 3.9%

Accuse and execute the owner of the werewolf card. It's a 5-minute round of a repeated death game in the werewolf genre.

Why similar: Visual Novel 25.7%, Text-Based 25.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 21.9%, Adventure 12.9%, Mystery 7.3%

"Maybe...we all are deaf." This is a sweet-bitter story based on modern times. Also, this is a visual novel game with simple menu and using click or space bar to play, without no choice. Although, this game is not a simulation game only for love.

Why similar: Text-Based 29.6%, Visual Novel 29.3%, Drama 24.5%, Mystery 7.6%, 2D 5.3%

Buried is a playable, interactive story told through stunning photos, a haunting soundscape, and gripping text. You play the role of Roger Hastings, a logger who awakens to find his friends missing, uncovering something that should have stayed hidden...

Why similar: Text-Based 35.3%, Adventure 21.6%, Visual Novel 20.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.7%, Indie 5.1%

幽霊のために、何ができるの

Why similar: Text-Based 37.3%, Visual Novel 33.9%, Adventure 16.6%, Singleplayer 6.2%, Atmospheric 6%

Roam a quiet late-night city in this chill point-and-click adventure. Click anything that catches your eye, check your phone, and reply to viewer comments only if you feel like it. Take your time and enjoy a slow, unhurried night—free from anyone’s expectations.

Why similar: Visual Novel 20.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.2%, Drama 15.3%, Adventure 14.1%, Text-Based 14%

“지애 쌤이랑 사귀고 싶지?”, "너랑 지애 쌤이 잘 될 수 있게 도와줄게.” ㅡ짝사랑을 좇아 멘토링 프로그램에 들어온 주인공. 그러나 그곳에서 만난 멘티 서희는 선생님과 맺어질 수 있게 돕겠다며 이상한 제안을 해오는데—서희의 제안 뒤에 숨겨진 진짜 의도는 무엇일까? 어딘가 수상한 4차원 소녀와 함께하는 예측 불가능한 연애 협동.

Why similar: Visual Novel 25.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 21.5%, Text-Based 20.5%, Drama 12.6%, Adventure 12.1%

少女の絶命まであと30分…。 『絶体絶命少女』は、"冷たい方程式"や"トロッコ問題"をオマージュした短編SFビジュアルノベルです。 母親に会うため宇宙船に密航した少女か、宇宙事故に遭い救助を待つ遭難者たちか、あなたは命の選択を迫られます。 救う命を選び、少女の運命を見届けましょう。

Why similar: Visual Novel 25.7%, Adventure 20%, Drama 18.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.8%, Space 8.2%

“Please give your vital energy to Lily.”

Why similar: Visual Novel 23.2%, Drama 20.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.4%, Adventure 15.7%, Text-Based 15.3%

Change the world by changing its framework. The answer always lies just beyond...

Why similar: Visual Novel 29.1%, Adventure 22.5%, Pixel Graphics 19.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.6%, 2D 5.5%

In this short but profound story, you will discover that the New Year is not only fun, but also a time for self-reflection. Immerse yourself in an emotional journey that will leave you thoughtful and perhaps with a new perspective on the meaning of this holiday.

Why similar: Visual Novel 27.4%, Text-Based 24.6%, Drama 13%, Adventure 12.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.5%

"The medical examination diary: Teamwork in Paradise." is a novel game. Enjoy new episodes by the heroines of "The medical examination diary: the exciting days of me and my senpai" and "The 2nd page of the medical examination diary: Another story of exciting days of me and my senpai".

Why similar: Visual Novel 24%, Text-Based 18.3%, Adventure 17.7%, Drama 17%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.7%

少女達の「最期の一日」を辿り、真相を紐解いていく

Why similar: Visual Novel 27.9%, Text-Based 21.6%, Adventure 21.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.3%, 2D 4.9%

Dive into a captivating standalone story in just an hour! Presenting the first installment of the "Handy Novel" series. Highly praised on smartphones, this acclaimed narrative is now ready for your enjoyment on Steam for PC/Mac!

Why similar: Text-Based 28.2%, Visual Novel 26.1%, Adventure 21.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.8%, Story Rich 3.2%

Reformatted to 200 custom handmade pages, this Harlem Renaissance story employs the reader's mind exploring personas of race, gender, and capitalism. When Angela is prompted by society, this story explores her choices.

Why similar: Text-Based 29.7%, Visual Novel 27%, Drama 24.9%, Adventure 14.8%, Singleplayer 2.2%

「We prove our void――」

Why similar: Visual Novel 41.4%, Text-Based 20.8%, Adventure 18.4%, Mystery 12.1%, Atmospheric 4.9%

A man awoke by the lake with no memory. Guided by a pilgrim, he discovers he was once the sorcerer Merlin—and learns the truth about the "Saint" who sealed him away. A dark fantasy visual novel about unrequited love. Three endings await.

Why similar: Text-Based 26.2%, Visual Novel 26.1%, Adventure 20.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.9%, Atmospheric 3.5%

Welcome to Awaken Infinity! Immerse yourself in a unique top-down RPG with visual novel elements. Wake up in a futuristic room with no memory, and unravel the mysteries of your past. Experience deep storytelling, meet intriguing characters, and uncover hidden secrets.

Why similar: Text-Based 25.3%, Visual Novel 18.3%, Adventure 8.6%, Drama 8.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 8.1%