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60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Visual Novel, Story Rich, Singleplayer, Choices Matter.

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Born as the heir to a crime syndicate, yet longing for an ordinary and peaceful life, the kind-hearted protagonist fights desperately to protect their loved ones. Set against a backdrop of towering skyscrapers, this visual novel weaves together the lives of 23 characters in a modern-day legend.

Reviews: Mostly Positive — 74% — of 62 reviews
Released: 2025-09-24
Developer: 株式会社ロケットスタジオ
Publisher: Bushiroad Inc.
Genres: Adventure
Platforms: Windows

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    95% matchVery Positive81% of 95 reviews2024
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    94% matchVery Positive94% of 509 reviews2025
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    92% matchVery Positive97% of 63 reviews2025
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    91% matchMostly Positive79% of 75 reviews2024
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    89% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 860 reviews2023
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    Windows
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    76% matchVery Positive84% of 137 reviews2022
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    Dev: minoriPub: MangaGamer
    Windows
    Median: 7.1 hrsMean: 286.2 hrs≥1hr: 71%

    What starts with a conversation between two long lost friends spills out into a captivating visual novel about four youths struggling to pursue their dreams and find their place in the world as love complicates everything.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 20.1%, Drama 15.9%, Anime 12.2%, Text-Based 12.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.8%

  56. #56 Synergia
    68% matchVery Positive87% of 795 reviews2020
    Dev: Radi ArtPub: Top Hat Studios, Inc.
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.4 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 39.4%, Visual Novel 25.8%, Anime 17.1%, Choices Matter 10.4%, Story Rich 7.4%

  57. #57 Cyber City 2157: The Visual Novel
    72% 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 33.8%, Story Rich 10.5%, 2D 8.3%

  58. #58 MAMIYA
    67% matchVery Positive93% of 444 reviews2021
    Dev: Kenkou LandPub: Fruitbat Factory
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 12.1 hrs≥1hr: 86%

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

    Why similar: Visual Novel 23.3%, Dark Fantasy 14.4%, Anime 12.9%, Drama 12.2%, Choices Matter 12.2%

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