- #1 STEINS;GATE ELITE
97% matchVery Positive90% of 1,627 reviews2019
Dev: MAGES. Inc.Pub: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 272.4 hrs≥1hr: 66%
STEINS;GATE ELITE follows a rag-tag band of tech-savvy young students who discover the means of changing the past via e-mail using a modified microwave.
Why similar: Visual Novel 40.7%, Anime 16.3%, Sci-fi 13.9%, Great Soundtrack 12.1%, Story Rich 8.7%
- #2 ROBOTICS;NOTES DaSH
96% matchMixed67% of 268 reviews2020
Dev: MAGES. Inc.Pub: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 29.8 hrs≥1hr: 56%
Half a year after the events of ROBOTICS;NOTES ELITE, Kaito Yashio is introduced to Itaru Hashida through Nae Tennouji. Unsettling incidents start occurring all around them, harbingers of an event that will again plunge the world into chaos.
Why similar: Visual Novel 28.9%, Sci-fi 16%, Story Rich 15.8%, Adventure 13.6%, Anime 13%
- #3 STEINS;GATE: Linear Bounded Phenogram
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 1,225 reviews2019
Dev: MAGES. Inc.Pub: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 129.0 hrs≥1hr: 88%
A story for every lab member. Discover a new side of each STEINS;GATE character and get a glimpse of their inner thoughts through 10 new stories.
Why similar: Visual Novel 33%, Adventure 20.9%, Sci-fi 12.7%, Great Soundtrack 11.9%, Anime 11.8%
- #4 STEINS;GATE 0
95% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 7,939 reviews2018
Dev: MAGES. Inc.Pub: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 124.0 hrs≥1hr: 88%
If you can't save the one you love… How can you save humanity? Sequel to the visual novel cult classic. Experience an alternate worldline of STEINS;GATE.
Why similar: Visual Novel 34.5%, Great Soundtrack 18.5%, Anime 13.2%, Sci-fi 12.1%, Story Rich 11.9%
- #5 CHAOS;CHILD
94% matchVery Positive94% of 3,800 reviews2019
Dev: MAGES. Inc.Pub: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 81.1 hrs≥1hr: 81%
From the creators of the critically acclaimed STEINS;GATE comes a sensational new visual novel: CHAOS;CHILD. Set in Shibuya in 2015, a group of high school students who survived an earthquake six years ago find themselves at the center of a new series of bizarre murders in the city.
Why similar: Visual Novel 36.1%, Great Soundtrack 14%, Mystery 13.5%, Anime 11.8%, Story Rich 8.9%
- #6 Harmonia
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 777 reviews2016
Dev: VisualArts/KeyPub: VisualArts
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 89.6 hrs≥1hr: 87%
From renowned visual novel studio Key, which brought you the highly rated visual novel “planetarian~the reverie of a little planet~”, this is “Harmonia”, the latest kinetic novel in the series.
Why similar: Visual Novel 35.7%, Anime 15.8%, Adventure 14.6%, Great Soundtrack 14.3%, Robots 10.7%
- #7 STEINS;GATE
93% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 25,378 reviews2016
Dev: MAGES. Inc.Pub: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 6.5 hrsMean: 66.2 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Developed by 5pb. and Nitroplus, STEINS;GATE was awarded Famitsu magazine's coveted annual Game of Excellence award and was voted one of the most emotionally charged “tear-inducing games” ever made, in a Famitsu poll. It is a gripping and moving Visual Novel, which has already spawned manga and anime adaptations.
Why similar: Visual Novel 36.1%, Great Soundtrack 17.3%, Anime 13.5%, Sci-fi 12.7%, Story Rich 11%
- #8 AI: The Somnium Files
92% matchVery Positive92% of 9,101 reviews2019
Dev: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 15.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Play as detective Kaname Date on the case of an elusive serial killer in this thrilling, sci-fi murder mystery.
Why similar: Visual Novel 32.6%, Mystery 14.8%, Anime 14.3%, Story Rich 10.6%, Sci-fi 9.1%
- #9 Muv-Luv
91% matchVery Positive94% of 1,935 reviews2018
Dev: aNCHOR Inc.
Windows
Median: 8.6 hrsMean: 20.9 hrs≥1hr: 87%
One of the most highly-acclaimed visual novel series arrives on Steam, newly revamped and officially in English! An interdimensional love story that takes high school romance on a roller-coaster ride through the depths of despair, culminating in a sci-fi grand finale of epic proportions.
Why similar: Visual Novel 29.9%, Mechs 20% ★, Anime 14.1%, Sci-fi 12%, Story Rich 9.6%
- #10 ANONYMOUS;CODE
91% matchMostly Positive80% of 513 reviews2023
Dev: MAGES. Inc.Pub: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 6.2 hrsMean: 12.6 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Hack Into God
Why similar: Visual Novel 44%, Adventure 25.5%, Anime 18.6%, Story Rich 10.8%, Singleplayer 1.1%
- #11 Ciconia When They Cry - Phase 1: For You, the Replaceable Ones
90% matchVery Positive93% of 540 reviews2019
Dev: 07th ExpansionPub: MangaGamer
Windows · Mac
Median: 12.2 hrsMean: 14.9 hrs≥1hr: 74%
This is the first chapter in newest entry When They Cry visual novel series produced by Ryuukishi07. It features HD graphics, more detailed animations, and newly created songs by many of the composers from Umineko, as well as several new additions.
Why similar: Visual Novel 30.3%, Great Soundtrack 17.7%, Adventure 12.4%, Mystery 11.6%, Sci-fi 10.4%
- #12 planetarian HD
89% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 3,260 reviews2017
Dev: VisualArts/KeyPub: VisualArts
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 65.2 hrs≥1hr: 87%
planetarian HD is an engaging and emotional visual novel from legendary game studio, Key. A sub-brand of VISUAL ARTS, Key are also famed for creating Kanon, AIR, CLANNAD, Little Busters!, Rewrite, Angel Beats!, and Summer Pockets.
Why similar: Visual Novel 41.6%, Anime 18.9%, Robots 12.6%, Adventure 9%, Great Soundtrack 7.5%
- #13 YU-NO: A girl who chants love at the bound of this world
89% matchMostly Positive79% of 360 reviews2019
Dev: MAGES. Inc.Pub: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 24.9 hrs≥1hr: 58%
Takuya Arima receives a package from his supposedly deceased father. It contains the mysterious Reflector Device which allows the user to travel between parallel worlds. Takuya must unearth the mystery of his father's legacy to prevent a calamity threatening to envelop reality itself.
Why similar: Visual Novel 37.9%, Adventure 14.5%, Anime 13.5%, Sci-fi 10.1%, Story Rich 9.6%
- #14 CHAOS;HEAD NOAH
88% matchVery Positive89% of 1,696 reviews2022
Dev: MAGES. Inc.Pub: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 52.6 hrs≥1hr: 82%
CHAOS;HEAD NOAH is now available on Steam!
Why similar: Visual Novel 40.6%, Mystery 13.9%, Anime 13%, Story Rich 10.6%, Adventure 9.3%
- #15 ISLAND
87% matchVery Positive95% of 1,748 reviews2018
Dev: FrontwingPub: Frontwing USA
Windows
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 154.6 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Sanzenkai Setsuna awakens on the shore of isolated island Urashima with no memories of his past. Befriending three local girls, Rinne, Karen, and Sara, Setsuna's quest to discover the secrets of Urashima and how they tie into his own past - and future - begins.
Why similar: Visual Novel 35.9%, Anime 16.5%, Mystery 10.2%, Story Rich 10.2%, Sci-fi 10%
- #16 ATRI -My Dear Moments-
85% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 22,459 reviews2020
Dev: FrontwingPub: ANIPLEX.EXE
Windows
Median: 7.0 hrsMean: 106.2 hrs≥1hr: 83%
"As the world sank, I found you." In the near future, a sudden and unexplained sea rise has left much of human civilization underwater. In a little town slowly being enveloped by the ocean, an unforgettable summer is about to begin for a boy and a mysterious robot girl...
Why similar: Visual Novel 47.5%, Anime 16%, Great Soundtrack 13.3%, Story Rich 11.4%, Adventure 6.4%
- #17 Himawari - The Sunflower -
86% matchVery Positive91% of 204 reviews2016
Dev: blank-note & FrontwingPub: MangaGamer
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 85.6 hrs≥1hr: 86%
After jointly founding the so-called Space Club, Youichi and his friend Amamiya Ginga, the son of Amamiya Daigo, spent their school days building a rocket -- until one fateful night, a mysterious young girl called Aries crash-lands near them, her memories also lost from the shock of the landing.
Why similar: Visual Novel 33.2%, Sci-fi 16%, Anime 15.1%, Adventure 13.8%, Story Rich 11.3%
- #18 Trinoline All Ages Version
86% matchVery Positive89% of 153 reviews2019
Dev: minoriPub: MangaGamer
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 26.8 hrs≥1hr: 83%
When tragedy sparks the advancement of science, a sentient android is created. Now, in this heart-wrenching, romantic, and beautiful visual novel, you will explore whether or not it's possible for man and machine to truly love each other.
Why similar: Visual Novel 41%, Anime 19.7%, Sci-fi 15.7%, Story Rich 14.7%, Adventure 7.9%
- #19 Root Double -Before Crime * After Days- Xtend Edition
84% matchVery Positive90% of 592 reviews2016
Dev: YetiPub: Sekai Project
Windows
Median: 8.9 hrsMean: 14.3 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Rescue squad captain Watase Kasasagi wakes up without his memories in the middle of his most critical mission yet-- a nuclear meltdown at a research facility. In an unfamiliar place and without his years of training, he must rescue the survivors and escape...
Why similar: Visual Novel 41.5%, Anime 13.4%, Mystery 10.8%, Story Rich 9.5%, Sci-fi 9.1%
- #20 CROSS†CHANNEL: Steam Edition
84% matchVery Positive90% of 430 reviews2018
Dev: MoeNovel
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 20.6 hrs≥1hr: 52%
"This is the Gunjo Broadcasting Club. Is there anyone left out there?” CROSS†CHANNEL is now available to the whole world for the first time ever. Eight students relive an eternally looping week as tensions rise. Can they mend their broken friendships, or are they too far gone to salvage...?
Why similar: Visual Novel 38.7%, Great Soundtrack 22%, Anime 14.6%, Adventure 14.5%, Story Rich 9.4%
- #21 The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles
81% matchVery Positive94% of 9,045 reviews2021
Dev: CAPCOM Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 11.4 hrsMean: 34.7 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Immerse yourself in a dramatic yet charming and witty world of evidence-gathering, deduction and courtroom battles with this double-pack of the adventures of rookie lawyer Ryunosuke.
Why similar: Visual Novel 35.3%, Mystery 15.2%, Anime 14.6%, Adventure 13.4%, Great Soundtrack 11.8%
- #22 Umineko When They Cry - Answer Arcs
82% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 1,457 reviews2017
Dev: 07th ExpansionPub: MangaGamer
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 24.7 hrsMean: 46.6 hrs≥1hr: 87%
This is the 2nd half of the Umineko When They Cry sound novel series, featuring episodes 5 through 8. This steam version features multi-language options, swap-able renewed character sprites, as well as the original BGMs and un-cut content.
Why similar: Visual Novel 30.3%, Great Soundtrack 29.9%, Mystery 15.4%, Story Rich 9.8%, Anime 7.7%
- #23 OMNIMUS
83% matchVery Positive87% of 54 reviews2019
Dev: Angry gamesPub: Total
Windows · Mac · Linux
Omnimus. Welcome to the future! A visual novel about a daring experiment.
Why similar: Adventure 32.2%, Visual Novel 30.2%, Sci-fi 14.5%, Anime 12.8%, Story Rich 8.9%
- #24 Return to Shironagasu Island
80% matchVery Positive94% of 3,990 reviews2020
Dev: HYOGO ONIMUSHIPub: TABINOMICHI
Windows
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 14.2 hrs≥1hr: 92%
A mystery adventure game and visual novel set on solitary Shironagasu Island. Discover its secrets, solve its mysteries, and escape from the ominous island!
Why similar: Visual Novel 38.9%, Adventure 21.1%, Mystery 17.4%, Anime 10.4%, Story Rich 6.2%
- #25 ENIGMA:
82% matchVery Positive95% of 144 reviews2016
Dev: UzumeyaPub: Fruitbat Factory
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Enigma is an atmospheric, full-length visual novel where you discover the secrets of Enigma, a worldwide epidemic, and a forest on a lonely island that bears its name.
Why similar: Visual Novel 37%, Great Soundtrack 19.8%, Adventure 18.3%, Anime 14.1%, Mystery 10.8%
- #26 Analogue: A Hate Story
81% matchVery Positive93% of 2,291 reviews2012
Dev: Love Conquers All Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 57%
A dark visual mystery novel featuring transhumanism, traditional marriage, loneliness, and cosplay. Two pursuable characters. Five endings. Welcome to the future.
Why similar: Visual Novel 58.6%, Anime 13.4%, Sci-fi 13.4%, Great Soundtrack 5.9%, Story Rich 5.5%
- #27 Hello Lady! - Complete Edition
79% matchVery Positive86% of 416 reviews2022
Dev: AKATSUKI-WORKSPub: NekoNyan Ltd.
Windows
Median: 7.4 hrsMean: 38.4 hrs≥1hr: 89%
It's the Dawn of a New Age- The 21st century has brought about its own slew of problems for society at large. Asa result, the most promising youths from around the world have been gathered and enrolled in Amakawa Noble Academy.
Why similar: Visual Novel 43.8%, Mystery 18.6%, Story Rich 14.9%, Anime 12.4%, Adventure 9.2%
- #28 BatteryNote
77% matchVery Positive100% of 186 reviews2025
Dev: 72studioPub: room6
Windows · Mac
BatteryNote is a multi-ending sci-fi adventure visual novel game. You can recharge three robots with limited lifespans, bringing them back to life. Interact with them through conversations or experiment by applying high voltage. How they spend their final moments is entirely up to you.
Why similar: Visual Novel 33.5%, Robots 22.8%, Sci-fi 18.8%, Story Rich 14.8%, Adventure 9.3%
- #29 Baldr Sky
79% matchVery Positive94% of 1,544 reviews2019
Dev: Sekai Project
Windows
Median: 10.2 hrsMean: 59.7 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Kou Kadokura, a cyber officer, seeks to uncover the truth behind the tragedy that ended his once peaceful life. A war looms, and the answers he’s looking for are locked away in him... So why can't he remember anything? Unravel the mysteries hidden in his lost memories through this fast-paced mech action game!
Why similar: Visual Novel 27.3%, Mechs 20.4% ★, Sci-fi 13.9%, Great Soundtrack 13.4%, Anime 9.2%
- #30 Aokana - Four Rhythms Across the Blue
78% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 6,383 reviews2019
Dev: spritePub: NekoNyan Ltd.
Windows
Median: 9.1 hrsMean: 136.1 hrs≥1hr: 88%
In a world where flying through the sky is as simple as riding a bicycle, the sport "Flying Circus" is all the rage. Following the discovery of anti-gravitons, special shoes that allow an individual to fly, Anti-Graviton Shoes, took the world by storm.
Why similar: Visual Novel 51.6%, Anime 19.4%, Adventure 10.5%, Story Rich 10.1%, Great Soundtrack 7.9%
- #31 Umineko When They Cry - Question Arcs
78% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 2,634 reviews2016
Dev: 07th ExpansionPub: MangaGamer
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 13.9 hrsMean: 40.4 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Umineko When They Cry is the 2nd series of Sound Novel released by 07th Expansion. The steam version features renewed character sprites which is swappable from the classic art.
Why similar: Visual Novel 31.1%, Great Soundtrack 30.8%, Mystery 16.2%, Story Rich 10.4%, Anime 7.9%
- #32 Lucy -The Eternity She Wished For-
77% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 8,175 reviews2016
Dev: Modern Visual Arts Laboratory
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 38.0 hrs≥1hr: 88%
If there was a robot that could laugh, cry and smile. ...Does it have a soul?
Why similar: Visual Novel 46.2%, Anime 17.8%, Robots 11.3%, Story Rich 9.1%, Great Soundtrack 7.6%
- #33 CLANNAD
76% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 10,460 reviews2015
Dev: VisualArts/KeyPub: Sekai Project
Windows
Median: 7.3 hrsMean: 105.4 hrs≥1hr: 83%
From the world renowned visual novel studio Key, the highly rated story of CLANNAD is now available on Steam! Improved visuals, achievement integration, and Dangopedia make this the best version of CLANNAD to date.
Why similar: Visual Novel 46%, Great Soundtrack 21%, Anime 17.9%, Story Rich 11.6%, Adventure 2.7%
- #34 Adabana Odd Tales
76% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 1,033 reviews2020
Dev: Liar-softPub: ANIPLEX.EXE
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 52.9 hrs≥1hr: 85%
"This is a tale of 'flowers' that never bloom." Shirohime, a girl who has lost her memory, and Kurofude, a mysterious boy, traverse through classic Japanese fairy tales within the land of Adabana, a realm of illustrated books. What awaits them after they mend the distorted tales?
Why similar: Visual Novel 34.5%, Adventure 27.8%, Great Soundtrack 17.7%, Story Rich 12.8%, Anime 7.3%
- #35 The Red Strings Club
75% matchVery Positive94% of 13,842 reviews2018
Dev: DeconstructeamPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 85%
The Red Strings Club is a cyberpunk narrative experience about fate and happiness featuring the extensive use of pottery, bartending and impersonating people on the phone to take down a corporate conspiracy.
Why similar: Great Soundtrack 35.1%, Story Rich 20.5%, Visual Novel 20.3%, Sci-fi 11.7%, Adventure 11.2%
- #36 PARQUET
74% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 2,374 reviews2021
Dev: YUZUSOFTSOURPub: NekoNyan Ltd.
Windows
Median: 6.4 hrsMean: 91.6 hrs≥1hr: 85%
In the near future, a technology called Brain-Machine Interface connects the brain and machines. This technology brings about a new paradigm and opens the gates to the digitization of human memory itself. From these new discoveries, "he" is born.
Why similar: Visual Novel 44.5%, Anime 19.3%, Story Rich 12.5%, Adventure 10.3%, Sci-fi 6.4%
- #37 Zero Escape: The Nonary Games
74% matchVery Positive93% of 6,967 reviews2017
Dev: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 6.5 hrsMean: 21.7 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Kidnapped and taken to an unfamiliar location, nine people find themselves forced to participate in a diabolical Nonary Game by an enigmatic mastermind called Zero. Why were they there? Why were they chosen to put their lives on the line? And more importantly, who can be trusted?
Why similar: Visual Novel 35.5%, Mystery 15.1%, Great Soundtrack 12.5%, Story Rich 12.1%, Anime 9.4%
- #38 The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel
73% matchVery Positive95% of 5,775 reviews2017
Dev: Nihon FalcomPub: XSEED Games
Windows
Median: 15.2 hrsMean: 50.7 hrs≥1hr: 87%
At Thors Military Academy, Erebonia’s best learn everything from the art of war to liberal arts. First year Rean Schwarzer learns he’s been selected to join the controversial Class VII, and they’ll need to deal with more than just class warfare--they’ll need to safeguard their country from chaos.
Why similar: Great Soundtrack 38.5%, Anime 29.3%, Story Rich 21.1%, Adventure 9.2%, Singleplayer 1.8%
- #39 A Clockwork Ley-Line: The Borderline of Dusk
75% matchVery Positive92% of 83 reviews2017
Dev: Unison Shift: BlossomPub: Sekai Project
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 11.7 hrs≥1hr: 85%
In a mysterious school where day and night are two separate worlds, a mismatched trio work to resolve magic-related incidents. A world of magic, intrigue, mystery and the occult awaits you!
Why similar: Visual Novel 39.7%, Anime 25.3%, Adventure 16.2%, Mystery 10.6%, Story Rich 7%
- #40 The Future Radio and the Artificial Pigeons
72% matchVery Positive91% of 300 reviews2023
Dev: LaplacianPub: NekoNyan Ltd.
Windows
Median: 7.2 hrsMean: 33.9 hrs≥1hr: 95%
2061, Japan. Mankind has lost the sky, and with it, its connections. All of it was taken away by birds... ...By countless artificial pigeons flying through the sky.
Why similar: Visual Novel 33.8%, Mystery 19.6%, Adventure 12.4%, Story Rich 12.2%, Anime 11.2%
- #41 AI: THE SOMNIUM FILES - nirvanA Initiative
70% matchVery Positive86% of 3,598 reviews2022
Dev: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 16.3 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Special Agents Mizuki and Ryuki, along with their AI partners Aiba and Tama, are tasked to solve the bizarre Half Body serial killings in this sequel to the critically acclaimed AI: THE SOMNIUM FILES.
Why similar: Visual Novel 29.3%, Mystery 15.3%, Conspiracy 15.2% ★, Sci-fi 15%, Anime 13.9%
- #42 ef - the first tale. (All Ages)
71% matchVery Positive96% of 189 reviews2019
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 52.2%, Anime 18.5%, Story Rich 16.8%, Adventure 11%, Singleplayer 1.4%
- #43 Symphonic Rain
71% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 1,136 reviews2017
Dev: KOGADO STUDIOPub: KOMODO
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 33.1 hrs≥1hr: 89%
The reborn HD edition, Remastered by Siro! Set in Piova, the city of music and endless rain. Guide Chris Vertin on the path to become a master musician in a harmonious fusion of Visual Novel and Music-based gameplay.
Why similar: Visual Novel 44.6%, Anime 21.3%, Story Rich 16.4%, Adventure 15.6%, Singleplayer 2.1%
- #44 Memory's Dogma CODE:01
73% matchMostly Positive78% of 371 reviews2016
Dev: Liz-ArtsPub: Sekai Project
Windows
Median: 6.9 hrsMean: 18.2 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Japan, 2030 A.D. Memories can now be digitized and archived, allowing people to communicate with the deceased. With only one week left before his best friend’s memories are deleted, can Hiroki uncover the truth behind Sorano’s death?
Why similar: Visual Novel 50.1%, Anime 21.2%, Adventure 11.8%, Sci-fi 11.4%, Story Rich 5.5%
- #45 Detroit: Become Human
67% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 236,046 reviews2020
Dev: Quantic Dream
Windows
Median: 11.3 hrsMean: 18.3 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Detroit: Become Human puts the destiny of both mankind and androids in your hands, taking you to a near future where machines have become more intelligent than humans. Every choice you make affects the outcome of the game, with one of the most intricately branching narratives ever created.
Why similar: Story Rich 30.4%, Great Soundtrack 20.3%, Robots 19.2%, Sci-fi 16.9%, Adventure 10.8%
- #46 STEINS;GATE: My Darling's Embrace
69% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 1,772 reviews2019
Dev: MAGES. Inc.Pub: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 12.2 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Fall in love with the lab members all over again in this sweet and slapstick romantic comedy!
Why similar: Visual Novel 58.9%, Adventure 17.9%, Anime 17%, Story Rich 4.1%, Singleplayer 2.1%
- #47 An Octave Higher
72% matchVery Positive83% of 298 reviews2015
Dev: KidalangPub: PLAYISM
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Fall into the magically complicated world of Overture as the three main characters embark on an adventure that will shake their lives and the world around them. Will they fan the flames of the growing revolution, or will they be the key to extinguishing it?
Why similar: Visual Novel 48.1%, Adventure 15.8%, Anime 15.5%, Great Soundtrack 11.2%, Story Rich 8.2%
- #48 Persona 4 Golden
66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 83,940 reviews2020
Dev: ATLUSPub: SEGA
Windows
Median: 12.9 hrsMean: 44.7 hrs≥1hr: 90%
A coming of age story that sets the protagonist and his friends on a journey kickstarted by a chain of serial murders.
Why similar: Great Soundtrack 37.5%, Anime 18.4%, Story Rich 14.6%, Mystery 13.7%, Visual Novel 8.7%
- #49 Stellar Code
65% matchVery Positive97% of 461 reviews2025
Dev: Fragaria
Windows
Mysterious phenomena from space. A researcher's fatal accident. Cryptic codes engraved on an unknown material. Together with your brilliant sister-in-law, you must unravel a mystery that could determine the fate of Earth. A sci-fi mystery visual novel of discovery and suspense.
Why similar: Visual Novel 36.3%, Sci-fi 17.1%, Adventure 16.8%, Anime 14.5%, Mystery 13%
- #50 ALTDEUS: Beyond Chronos
68% matchVery Positive95% of 407 reviews2021
Dev: MyDearest Inc.
Windows
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 36.5 hrs≥1hr: 75%
A sci-fi adventure full of robot battles, pop music, and emotion. Featuring one of the largest branching storylines ever in a VR game with 15-20 hours of gameplay, Altdeus will place you in the shoes of Chloe, a pilot in humanity's forces fighting massive hostile organisms known as the Meteora.
Why similar: Visual Novel 29.7%, Mechs 20.1% ★, Sci-fi 15.5%, Anime 14.3%, Story Rich 10.2%
- #51 Euphoria: Supreme Mechanics
70% matchMostly Positive77% of 234 reviews2020
Dev: Whale Rock Games
Windows
The ability to discern hidden connections is both a gift and a curse. The covert mechanisms of reality do not reveal themselves to any and all, and there is a price to pay for this knowledge…
Why similar: Adventure 25.4%, Great Soundtrack 21%, Mystery 15.1%, Robots 14.5%, Sci-fi 14%
- #52 Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair
67% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 30,083 reviews2016
Dev: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 10.8 hrsMean: 33.0 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Jabberwock Island—You and your classmates were ready for fun in the sun until Monokuma returned to restart his murderous game! Trapped in a kill-or-be-killed situation, your only hope rests in solving the island’s mysteries.
Why similar: Visual Novel 30.7%, Great Soundtrack 21.3%, Anime 17%, Mystery 14.6%, Story Rich 10.2%
- #53 Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Ch.1 Onikakushi
68% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 6,215 reviews2015
Dev: 07th ExpansionPub: MangaGamer
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 21.9 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Higurashi When They Cry is a sound novel. The music, backgrounds and characters work together to create a world that is the stage of a novel for the user to read. They laugh and cry and get angry. The user takes the point of view of the protagonist to experience the story.
Why similar: Visual Novel 42.1%, Mystery 16.7%, Anime 15%, Great Soundtrack 10.6%, Story Rich 9.7%
- #54 PSYCHO-PASS: Mandatory Happiness
70% matchMostly Positive79% of 178 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 48%, Anime 24.7%, Adventure 19.6%, Sci-fi 6.8%, Singleplayer 0.8%
- #55 Zero Escape: Zero Time Dilemma
69% matchVery Positive82% of 4,723 reviews2016
Dev: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 11.5 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Nine participants awaken, trapped in an underground facility. To escape, they must play a game with deadly consequences. Who will live, and who will die? The choice is yours. Let the Decision Game begin…
Why similar: Visual Novel 32.8%, Mystery 14.7%, Great Soundtrack 12.2%, Story Rich 11.3%, Sci-fi 9.8%
- #56 2064: Read Only Memories
69% matchMostly Positive80% of 1,665 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: Visual Novel 46.2%, Sci-fi 21.2%, Story Rich 17.4%, Adventure 13.6%, Singleplayer 1.7%
- #57 planetarian: Snow Globe
64% matchVery Positive95% of 267 reviews2025
Dev: VISUAL ARTS/KeyPub: VISUAL ARTS
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 8.9 hrs≥1hr: 51%
"planetarian: Snow Globe," the prequel to Key's sci-fi kinetic novel "planetarian: The Reverie of a Little Planet," is now available with binaural audio support! Enjoy the story of a companion robot and her coworkers at a planetarium, and the simple joys they find in their everyday lives.
Why similar: Visual Novel 34.4%, Adventure 17%, Sci-fi 16.2%, Anime 15.3%, Robots 14.4%
- #58 The Agency: Chapter 1
71% matchMixed64% of 56 reviews2016
Dev: Sapphire Dragon Productions
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 86%
“The Agency” is an episodic mystery kinetic novel. In a fictional dystopic sci-fi steampunk world still recovering from the destruction of a recent global war; a young man travels to the Imperial capital city to seek better fortunes for himself.
Why similar: Visual Novel 30.8%, Great Soundtrack 19.1%, Adventure 16.8%, Anime 13.2%, Mystery 11.7%
- #59 Muv-Luv photonmelodies♮
67% matchVery Positive88% of 249 reviews2020
Dev: aNCHOR Inc.
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 10.1 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Fall in Luv all over again! Familiar faces and worlds collide in three massive new adventures, including the long-awaited follow-up to Muv-Luv Alternative!
Why similar: Visual Novel 30.8%, Mechs 22.2% ★, Anime 14.9%, Adventure 11.8%, Sci-fi 8.5%