- #1 The Restless Sheep & The Lone Wolf -A Tale of Cutthroat Lovers-
97% matchVery Positive85% of 144 reviews2024
Dev: CLOCKUPPub: Shiravune
Windows
In this twisted love story of a visual novel by CLOCKUP, an insomniac must decide whether to protect his position as a yakuza bigwig’s pet killer or the mysterious woman who can put him to sleep.
Why similar: Crime 27.7%, Visual Novel 22.8%, Anime 18.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.7%, Choices Matter 8.7%
- #2 Andromeda Six
96% matchVery Positive97% of 100 reviews2025
Dev: Wanderlust Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Andromeda Six is a sci-fi inspired visual novel, with romance elements and an immersive, choice based story. Take on the role of a lost Traveler and uncover the truth of your past. Fight for a future for both yourself, and those you grow close to throughout your journey.
Why similar: Cyberpunk 21.5%, Immersive Sim 18.2%, Visual Novel 17.5%, Text-Based 13.6%, Choices Matter 9.1%
- #3 Blake: The Visual Novel
96% matchVery Positive91% of 64 reviews2021
Dev: Ori MeesPub: LegendOri Productions
Windows · Mac
Graphic Novel meets Visual Novel in this story-rich, choice-driven thriller. Experience Blake’s journey as he encounters a clandestine nemesis, sparking a series of events that force him to choose between losing his sanity or rising to the challenge. Make the right decisions and save New Stone.
Why similar: Comic Book 19.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.8%, Dialogue Heavy 13.8%, Visual Novel 11%, Crime 9%
- #4 Refate: Echoes of Desire
95% matchVery Positive89% of 673 reviews2025
Dev: Terraflame EntertainmentPub: Mountain and Sea Studio
Windows
Wake up with amnesia in Tokyo, caught between the Yakuza and police. Romance 8 unique beauties: cop, ninja, boss, izakaya owner, heiress, college girl, teacher, model. Uncover your true identity—host, agent, assassin, or crime lord? Shape your destiny and find true love.
Why similar: Immersive Sim 41.6%, Crime 36%, Story Rich 13.8%, Choices Matter 8.6%
- #5 KAMITSUBAKI CITY REGENERATE
94% matchVery Positive94% of 541 reviews2025
Dev: KAMITSUBAKI STUDIO
Windows
Answer the summons to the parallel world of "Kamitsubaki City" and meet a cast of colorful characters as you set out on a quest to save this city from the brink of destruction in this dark-fantasy sci-fi visual novel!
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 31.2%, Dark Fantasy 24.4%, Visual Novel 23.8%, Anime 10.4%, Cute 5.2%
- #6 The Murder Hotel
94% matchVery Positive93% of 73 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 15.7%, Crime 15.7%, Immersive Sim 13.6%, Anime 11.6%, Text-Based 11%
- #7 VIRTUAL GIRL @ WORLD’S END
93% matchVery Positive95% of 91 reviews2025
Dev: 株式会社ヘッドロックPub: Bushiroad Inc.
Windows
The story is set in future Tokyo, where human’s endless desires have consumed finite resources. In this world that is gradually approaching its end, the streamer girls continue to sing, while embracing dreams and despair in their hearts...
Why similar: Cyberpunk 26%, Visual Novel 19.5%, Text-Based 14.6%, Anime 11.1%, Cute 10.1%
- #8 Arcadia Fallen
92% matchVery Positive95% of 591 reviews2021
Dev: Galdra Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Play the role of a young alchemist apprentice who is unwillingly bound to an illegal spirit. Suddenly drawn into a war between humanity and magic, they must join a group of unlikely heroes to escape their own doom, hopefully saving the world along the way.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 18.4%, Comic Book 18%, Immersive Sim 14.2%, Visual Novel 13.9%, Text-Based 11.7%
- #9 Mohism: Battle of Words
91% matchMostly Positive78% of 610 reviews2023
Dev: 玄镜工作室Pub: Yooreka Studio
Windows
Mohism: Battle of Words is a detective game set in the world of wuxia. The game follows Zhang Xiaochen, investigates unsolved cases and comes into his own as a hero. He must rely on his wits and razor-sharp tongue to best his opponents, find the culprit and ensure justice prevails!
Why similar: Visual Novel 20.6%, Crime 16.6%, Dialogue Heavy 15%, Anime 13%, Detective 12.4%
- #10 Path of the Midnight Sun
91% matchVery Positive84% of 265 reviews2023
Dev: Studio Daimon
Windows
Protect a noblewoman reckoning with unholy powers as she wards off the soul of the Demon King sealed inside her. Doubt your own companions, survive against unforgiving hordes of monsters. But beware; every choice has consequences in this epic JRPG adventure of betrayal, romance & self-acceptance.
Why similar: Visual Novel 32.6%, Anime 23.5%, Story Rich 15.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14%, Choices Matter 11.7%
- #11 Putrika 2nd.cut:For the Exquisite Attire
89% matchVery Positive92% of 249 reviews2026
Dev: トトメトリ
Windows
Is cutting down a young girl a sin, or a salvation? In the Haku-a Church where pure love and jealousy collide, a young gem-craftsman is forced to choose—to let her live, or to end her life.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 21.3%, Visual Novel 19.1%, Text-Based 15%, Anime 11.4%, Cute 9.6%
- #12 Neo Cab
90% matchMostly Positive79% of 2,901 reviews2019
Dev: Chance AgencyPub: Fellow Traveller
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 7.3 hrs≥1hr: 66%
A visual novel about emotional survival in an automated world. Play as Lina, the last human cab driver. It’s your first night driving the lonely streets of Los Ojos, and your best friend has just disappeared. Stay on the road. Stay on the search. Stay human.
Why similar: Cyberpunk 24.9%, Comic Book 22%, Dialogue Heavy 20.4%, Visual Novel 15.6%, Choices Matter 10.1%
- #13 Gilded Shadows
88% matchVery Positive94% of 199 reviews2022
Dev: Steamberry Studio
Windows
A GxB visual novel that explores a whimsical, yet dangerous world which blends the solarpunk and cyberpunk aesthetics into a unique adventure. As you follow the MC on her journey, pursue various love interests in a stand-alone story unique to that route.
Why similar: Cyberpunk 30.6%, Visual Novel 24.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.7%, Choices Matter 11%, Story Rich 10.5%
- #14 Love Shore
89% matchMixed70% of 76 reviews2023
Dev: Perfect Garbage
Windows · Mac · Linux
Play as Sam or Farah as they attempt to navigate the neon thrills of their cyberpunk city Love Shore, solve murders, fight gods and maybe fall in love.
Why similar: Cyberpunk 30.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19.9%, Text-Based 16%, Choices Matter 12.8%, Crime 12.8%
- #15 of the Devil
85% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 2,644 reviews2025
Dev: nth Circle Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 13.3 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Immerse yourself in neon, smoke, and high-stakes legal gambles as a Defense Attorney with uniquely Killer insights in this episodic, diabolically stylish visual novel adventure game.
Why similar: Comic Book 21.7%, Cyberpunk 20.3%, Dialogue Heavy 15.3%, Visual Novel 13.4%, Detective 8.6%
- #16 SHINJUKU SOUMEI
86% matchVery Positive81% of 95 reviews2024
Dev: G-MODE
Windows
Through the eyes of Torao, explore a story that raises profound questions about the value of life. Questions that speak to those living in modern times, those in the city, and for all of us.
Why similar: Visual Novel 39%, Choose Your Own Adventure 33.4%, Choices Matter 15.1%, 2D 8.2%, Story Rich 4.3%
- #17 2064: Read Only Memories
87% matchMostly Positive80% of 1,682 reviews2015
Dev: MidBoss, LLC.Pub: Chorus Worldwide Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 89%
2064: Read Only Memories is a cyberpunk point-and-click adventure set in Neo-San Francisco. Team up with Turing, the world's first sapient machine, to unravel a conspiracy that threatens to shake an entire society
Why similar: Cyberpunk 25.1%, Comic Book 21.1%, Dialogue Heavy 18.7%, Visual Novel 14.9%, Choices Matter 9.6%
- #18 Yukar From The Abyss
86% matchVery Positive88% of 58 reviews2023
Dev: LocaGames
Windows
A fantasy otome game based on the myths and legends of Hokkaido, Japan. Meet and fight with unique Gods, overcome fierce trials together, and discover what happens when you pursue forbidden love with the divine..
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 25.4%, Mythology 20%, Visual Novel 19%, Anime 12%, Choices Matter 10.5%
- #19 NeuroNet: Mendax Proxy
84% matchVery Positive81% of 67 reviews2023
Dev: Dream Harvest
Windows
You are Arc, a city management AI. Designed to manage a city-wide AR metaverse known as the NeuroNet. Meet its many users, build relationships and help or hinder their lives while trying to balance the wider needs of the city. Find your humanity in a world losing theirs to technology.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 20.3%, Cyberpunk 19.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.9%, Text-Based 14.2%, Visual Novel 12.8%
- #20 Trials of Innocence
81% matchVery Positive92% of 1,812 reviews2025
Dev: 猫龙游戏Pub: Right Mind
Windows
Median: 18.6 hrsMean: 21.0 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Trials of Innocence is an indie courtroom detective game. Step into the shoes of the main character, rookie lawyer Luna Ray, and navigate her journey through the legal world. Unravel a shocking conspiracy that changes the fate of many, including herself, and confront her inner choices.
Why similar: Crime 18.6%, Visual Novel 17.5%, Dialogue Heavy 17.4%, Anime 13%, Detective 12.7%
- #21 Sona-Nyl of the Violet Shadows Refrain
82% matchVery Positive100% of 67 reviews2023
Dev: Liar-softPub: MangaGamer
Windows · Mac · Linux
Explore the meaning of memories in this mysterious fairytale where fantasy and reality intertwine. The story unfolds from the perspectives of two women: one who travels in the ruins of Engine City New York, and one who finds herself in an underground world with an eldritch, violet sky.
Why similar: Visual Novel 19%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.3%, Text-Based 18.1%, Anime 16.3%, Mystery 10.2%
- #22 Long Gone Days
81% matchVery Positive88% of 560 reviews2023
Dev: This I DreamtPub: Serenity Forge
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 90%
A modern-day JRPG that imagines a world of war. Overcome language barriers, forge unlikely friendships, and find hope amidst conflict.
Why similar: Anime 27.1%, Visual Novel 24.3%, Choices Matter 22.6%, Story Rich 16.5%, 2D 9.4%
- #23 The Sekimeiya: Spun Glass
82% matchVery Positive87% of 299 reviews2021
Dev: Trinitite Team
Windows · Mac · Linux
An intricate mystery visual novel. Search text, piece together clues, and jump around the story to unravel the tangled events within the sealed tower.
Why similar: Visual Novel 20.3%, Text-Based 15.8%, Anime 15%, Detective 13.7%, Mystery 11.6%
- #24 AIdol: Artificial Intelligence Idol
84% matchMixed67% of 67 reviews2018
Dev: MysteryCorgi
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.7 hrsMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 96%
A young high school student goes on an adventure to save her favorite virtual idol, Aiko, from malfunctioning, and gets help from the most unexpected of places.
Why similar: Cyberpunk 20.8%, Visual Novel 20%, Text-Based 14.7%, Anime 14.5%, Cute 9%
- #25 The Shadows of Pygmalion
83% matchVery Positive81% of 125 reviews2017
Dev: propellerPub: MangaGamer
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Enjoy an action-packed story in this urban fantasy Visual Novel about a girl dragged into a secret war for the free will of human society. Forge romantic bonds with the other girls on your side. Uncover the mysteries behind the Puppets secretly manipulating society. Find your reason to fight.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 25%, Visual Novel 18.7%, Anime 16.1%, Magic 12.9%, Choices Matter 9.5%
- #26 Tales of Justice Academy: Winds Arise
79% matchMostly Positive72% of 519 reviews2026
Dev: 九芽川 Ninth Leaf
Windows
You can play as a young martial artist entering Justice Academy. Train through various courses, customize your build with different weapons, skills, and inner techniques. Explore the jianghu, bond with companions, and shape your fate across branching stories and three romanceable heroines.
Why similar: Immersive Sim 22.1%, Visual Novel 20.4%, Choices Matter 19.9%, Anime 18.1%, Story Rich 12.5%
- #27 BUSTAFELLOWS
80% matchVery Positive86% of 1,043 reviews2021
Dev: NIPPON CULTURAL BROADCASTING EXTEND INC.Pub: PQube
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 13.9 hrs≥1hr: 61%
A new visual novel from the legendary eXtend! Mixing dangerous romance with murder mystery, BUSTAFELLOWS is a steamy noir mystery that will make you shiver but ask for more!
Why similar: Text-Based 21.9%, Crime 20.8%, Visual Novel 20.2%, Anime 15.5%, Choices Matter 12.3%
- #28 Legends of Savvarah: Children of the Sun
79% matchVery Positive92% of 86 reviews2025
Dev: ST Sinovar
Windows · Mac · Linux
A fantasy interactive story (visual novel) where the mysteries of ancient gods, enigmas of bygone eras, magic, and the complex relationships between various beings are intricately woven together.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 24.2%, Visual Novel 19.9%, Mythology 14.6%, Magic 12%, Choices Matter 11.3%
- #29 Kamikaze Lassplanes
78% matchMostly Positive79% of 81 reviews2024
Dev: Inky DreamsPub: Crunching Koalas
Windows
Fly and fall for powerful Lassplanes! Discover a hand-crafted anime VN with story-driven arcade shoot-'em-up gameplay. Take part in a romantic story with drama and comedic elements set in a steampunk Kingdom filled with magic and torn by a brutal war. Decide the fate of your country and heart.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 19.8%, Dialogue Heavy 19.8%, Visual Novel 15%, Anime 12.2%, Cute 8.5%
- #30 KamiYaba: Destiny on a Dicey Deadline
78% matchVery Positive92% of 411 reviews2022
Dev: HULOTTEPub: Shiravune
Windows
Median: 6.8 hrsMean: 63.0 hrs≥1hr: 71%
“If you don't tie the knot with the person of your dreams within the next year, you'll be in big trouble.” So forewarns Urara, the self-proclaimed Goddess of Matchmaking... kicking off a rowdy rom-com adventure!
Why similar: Visual Novel 30.7%, Magic 17%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.6%, Cute 15.3%, Choices Matter 10.1%
- #31 Astoria: Fate's Kiss
77% matchVery Positive98% of 62 reviews2024
Dev: UNICO INC.Pub: Voltage Inc.
Windows
It's a dangerous thing, gods and monsters living among mortals. Good thing your agency exists to keep them in line. With big dreams and an even bigger heart, you aspire to climb the agency's ladder... That is, until one day five mythical beings ask for your help!
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 28.7%, Visual Novel 26.4%, Mythology 20.7%, Anime 18.1%, Story Rich 6%
- #32 Break Wolf
76% matchVery Positive99% of 178 reviews2025
Dev: RE Atelier
Windows
"Have we all been acting waywardly?" An Adventure RPG that deals with the life and death of wayward humans, striving to escape a syndicate that creates monsters.
Why similar: Dark Fantasy 28.5%, Choices Matter 18.7%, Anime 18.6%, Story Rich 13.7%, Cute 12.9%
- #33 Heading Out
76% matchMostly Positive76% of 717 reviews2024
Dev: Serious SimPub: Crunching Koalas
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Flee your fear and carve your story. Blaze a trail across mythic American highways, where choices twist your tale and danger’s always in the rearview mirror. With roguelike routes, limited resources, and breakneck chases, this isn’t just a drive—it’s your legend in the making.
Why similar: Comic Book 33.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 24.1%, Visual Novel 18.1%, Choices Matter 12.9%, Story Rich 11.1%
- #34 Legends of Savvarah: Time of Pariah
75% matchVery Positive95% of 154 reviews2024
Dev: ST Sinovar
Windows · Mac · Linux
You are Hidu, a beastman mercenary in a port city. You must survive one very bad day. How? That’s entirely up to you. There are countless ways for events to unfold — and 25 endings.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 29.5%, Crime 21.1%, Visual Novel 16.3%, Choices Matter 13.5%, Story Rich 10.3%
- #35 Jackpot Crash Course
73% matchVery Positive100% of 425 reviews2026
Dev: RachelDrawsThisPub: STUDIO INVESTIGRAVE
Windows · Mac
In a game show starring only criminals, you must gamble against rival players to prove yourself worthy of being pardoned for your wrong deeds— But is the show really about proving your innocence? Jackpot Crash Course is a death game visual novel about crime, luck and spectacle.
Why similar: Visual Novel 22.5%, Crime 21.3%, Choices Matter 14%, Psychological 10.7%, Anime 10.3%
- #36 Liminal Border Part II
75% matchVery Positive92% of 86 reviews2024
Dev: Purple SoftwarePub: Shiravune
Windows
Unfairly saddled with crippling debt after the events of Part I, Itsuki Ninomae and the gang turn to fellow student and daughter of a crime lord Kotoko Teshigawara for help. An intertwined web of loyalties and desire awaits as Itsuki, Kotoko and the others fight for justice.
Why similar: Visual Novel 37.6%, Anime 21.5%, Story Rich 17%, Cute 15%, 2D 8.9%
- #37 Tails Noir Preludes
74% matchVery Positive91% of 309 reviews2023
Dev: EggnutPub: Raw Fury
Windows
Tails Noir Preludes is a post-noir narrative adventure with branching choices. It is an intertwined series of vignettes about change, circumstance, and consequence. Guide four characters through formative moments in their lives in a dystopian Vancouver inhabited by anthropomorphic animals.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 38.3%, Visual Novel 28.3%, Detective 11.7%, Story Rich 9.1%, Mystery 6.6%
- #38 Staffer Retro : A Supernatural Mystery Quest
71% matchVery Positive90% of 1,235 reviews2026
Dev: Team Tetrapod
Windows · Mac
Staffer Retro is a mystery adventure game where you uncover past incidents related to ‘Mana’, the source of supernatural powers. Gather information through dialogue and exploration, and piece together clues found in documents to guide the choices of Verita Retro, the protagonist.
Why similar: Visual Novel 15.3%, Text-Based 14.6%, Crime 13.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.2%, Detective 11.9%
- #39 Hira Hira Hihiru
72% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 985 reviews2023
Dev: BA-KUPub: ANIPLEX.EXE
Windows
Median: 6.1 hrsMean: 16.7 hrs≥1hr: 71%
"Hira Hira Hihiru" is a visual novel set in a fictional Taishō Era. It tells the story of its two protagonists' struggle against Aerodema, a terrifying disease which brings the dead back to life.
Why similar: Visual Novel 28%, Choose Your Own Adventure 26.1%, Text-Based 18.2%, Choices Matter 12.5%, Anime 8%
- #40 The Specter's Desire
73% matchVery Positive98% of 56 reviews2024
Dev: Themisian
Windows · Mac
This year's Desire Hierarchy has begun. The stakes are now deadly. Hop into The Specter's Desire, a Visual Novel in which you play against the city's top talents to save your parents. Includes puzzling gameplay that has you tearing down arguments, hatching schemes, and revealing the truth!
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 21.1%, Text-Based 18.7%, Visual Novel 15.8%, Detective 8.7%, Choices Matter 8.2%
- #41 Sigh of the Abyss
72% matchVery Positive96% of 193 reviews2024
Dev: Rascal Devworks
Windows
Embrace the monster within in this dark fantasy visual novel with inclusive romances. Befriend charming allies, defy bitter rivals, fall in love. Your choices will save or condemn mortals, shaping the fate of a city as beautiful as it is cruel.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 25.1%, Dark Fantasy 19.9%, Visual Novel 19.3%, Choices Matter 14.2%, Magic 12.5%
- #42 Last Resort
74% matchVery Positive81% of 54 reviews2023
Dev: Aleksey Izimov
Windows · Mac · Linux
Dive into the mysterious world of the "Last Resort", a non-linear visual novel where past and future are woven together. His life’s breaking under the weight of life problems. Unable to fight any further, He decides to take his final journey. Will it change anything? Or will it lead Him to the end?
Why similar: Visual Novel 35.6%, Anime 24.9%, Text-Based 16.3%, Cute 13.6%, 2D 9.6%
- #43 Starweaver Express ~Per aspera ad astra~
70% matchVery Positive92% of 153 reviews2026
Dev: Atelier Ueshima Erika
Windows · Mac · Linux
"Starweaver Express" is a unique visual novel that blends poetic storytelling with dreamlike visuals. As the mysterious transfer student Tsubaki Ueshima, you'll step into a cloistered academy and follow the paths of girls searching for starlight, love, and meaning.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 30.7%, Visual Novel 24.7%, Anime 22.1%, Story Rich 11.7%, Cute 10.8%
- #44 Six Legends
70% matchVery Positive100% of 106 reviews2025
Dev: Vincent Paquin
Windows
The epic and emotional journey of six dragons growing up in a broken civilization, each with their own unique perspectives on life. Mixing Visual Novel, Point-And-Click, Rhythm, Cooking, Fighting and more, Six Legends is a unique experience about life and friends.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 21.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19.6%, Visual Novel 18.1%, Choices Matter 10.5%, Cute 10.1%
- #45 OmOneko
69% matchVery Positive97% of 70 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: Comic Book 19%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.1%, Immersive Sim 13.6%, Visual Novel 13.4%, Text-Based 11.8%
- #46 Yokai Landlord: Monster Mystery!
69% matchVery Positive82% of 122 reviews2025
Dev: Shadow GlovePub: FINE Co., Ltd.
Windows
A Werewolf game-style social deduction adventure where you play as the landlord of an apartment and try to uncover the Yokai hiding among your residents. Not just a mystery adventure, this is a heart-warming tale of character growth.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 22.2%, Visual Novel 18.6%, Psychological 11.7%, Detective 10.7%, Mystery 10.6%
- #47 Read Only Memories: NEURODIVER
70% matchMostly Positive72% of 226 reviews2024
Dev: MidBoss, LLC.Pub: Chorus Worldwide Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Read Only Memories: NEURODIVER is a story-rich adventure and the sequel to 2064: Read Only Memories. Explore the rich world with an intuitive point-and-click interface as you take on the role of a young psychic agent tasked with tracking down a mysterious antagonist hiding in people's memories.
Why similar: Cyberpunk 23.6%, Comic Book 20%, Dialogue Heavy 17%, Visual Novel 14%, Choices Matter 8.5%
- #48 Infinite Stars - The Visual Novel
69% matchVery Positive89% of 96 reviews2022
Dev: Wraiith303Pub: IF THEN ELSE Interactive Fiction
Windows
Infinite Stars is a visual novel filled with romance, mystery & roleplaying elements where you choose how the adventure unfolds. Establish your character & personality through the hundreds of choices presented in this interactive fiction inspired by stories like Dune, The Expanse & Mass Effect.
Why similar: Cyberpunk 28%, Choose Your Own Adventure 26.6%, Visual Novel 21.1%, Choices Matter 11.4%, Story Rich 7.2%
- #49 Geminism
67% matchVery Positive89% of 134 reviews2025
Dev: CRAFTWORKPub: Shiravune
Windows
Two pairs of twins war for love, life, and limb beneath the curtain of a dark Tokyo night. From the artisans at CRAFTWORK comes a visual novel lush with art, action, and mystery; a story of GEMINISM—deformity and divinity.
Why similar: Dark Fantasy 24.2%, Visual Novel 23.5%, Anime 18.5%, Cute 11.4%, Story Rich 8.5%
- #50 PSYCHO-PASS: Mandatory Happiness
71% matchMostly Positive79% of 180 reviews2017
Dev: MAGES. Inc.Pub: NIS America, Inc.
Windows
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 7.9 hrs≥1hr: 87%
In a world where psychological states can be quantified, every choice has consequences, victims can become criminals, and the very nature of truth can warp and shift. Can detectives Nadeshiko Kugatachi and Takuma Tsurugi remain on the path of justice as they face the ugly truths of humanity?
Why similar: Visual Novel 29.9%, Cyberpunk 28.2%, Anime 26%, Psychological 9.3%, Detective 6.6%
- #51 Cyber City 2157: The Visual Novel
73% matchMixed53% of 222 reviews2016
Dev: HarotobiraPub: Sometimes You
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 8.7 hrs≥1hr: 98%
Feel the mysterious world of Molds and the City where the sun never sets. Look for clues, make decisions and follow your own path in the Cyber City 2157.
Why similar: Cyberpunk 47.5%, Visual Novel 34%, Story Rich 10.5%, 2D 8%
- #52 Save My Scrap
66% matchVery Positive100% of 58 reviews2026
Dev: Unio AnouPub: AMATA Games
Windows
"They mean everything to me. Please, make them whole again." An interactive visual novel puzzle game. By fixing the broken android, you may uncover the truth about your client's past.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 22.9%, Cyberpunk 22.6%, Visual Novel 22%, Anime 13.9%, Mystery 6.3%
- #53 Far Away
66% matchVery Positive95% of 8,200 reviews2021
Dev: Gratesca
Windows
Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 12.4 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Far Away is a visual novel full of dark humor depicting immersive storylines rather than romantic drama. You will play as Krosa, a typical girl who experiences gang conflicts, crimes, conspiracies, and family grudges in the port city of Bedjan.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 21%, Visual Novel 18.2%, Crime 14.3%, Anime 13.2%, Choices Matter 12.6%
- #54 Synergia
68% matchVery Positive87% of 824 reviews2020
Dev: Radi ArtPub: Top Hat Studios, Inc.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Synergia is a yuri thriller visual novel that takes place in a cyberpunk future, wrapped up in a beautifully unique, vibrant neon aesthetic. At the end of the world, sometimes love is the ultimate crime.
Why similar: Cyberpunk 39.3%, Visual Novel 25.9%, Anime 17.3%, Choices Matter 10.1%, Story Rich 7.4%
- #55 5omeday
65% matchVery Positive88% of 326 reviews2026
Dev: Indigo IngotsPub: Waku Waku Games
Windows
You have been assigned to guard a dragon girl set to be executed at the end of 5 days and have the ability to kill her instantly at any time with the push of a button in this multi-ending visual novel.
Why similar: Visual Novel 19.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.4%, Dialogue Heavy 16.2%, Anime 12.7%, Cute 10.5%
- #56 Midnight Ramen
65% matchVery Positive96% of 411 reviews2024
Dev: Cointinue Games
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 85%
In Midnight Ramen, you play as the owner of a late-night ramen stand and his apprentice. You interact with your customers, listen to their troubles, and help them out whenever you can. But as the bowls of ramen are cooked and served, troubles are beginning to brew in your own life as well...
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 32.7%, Visual Novel 23.5%, Immersive Sim 20.7%, Story Rich 11%, Cute 6.6%
- #57 Phantom PHANTOM OF INFERNO NITRO ARCHIVE
64% matchVery Positive92% of 131 reviews2026
Dev: NITRO PLUS
Windows
NITRO ORIGIN's debut title, Phantom PHANTOM OF INFERNO, is coming to Steam! A web of swirling conspiracies. A whirlwind of bullets. Amidst it all, a poignant tale of a boy and a girl unfolds...
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 27.7%, Visual Novel 23.6%, Anime 16.8%, Crime 15.6%, 2D 6.7%
- #58 Young Hearts
67% matchVery Positive91% of 96 reviews2024
Dev: Sky SeekersPub: Evening Studio
Windows
‘Young Hearts’ is a visual novel in the genres of romance and slice of life, telling stories about the everyday life of a student company living in a warm southern town: stories about their secrets, dreams, love, their problems and ghosts of the past…
Why similar: Visual Novel 27.1%, Anime 20.6%, Choices Matter 14.3%, Cute 12.2%, Story Rich 11%