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  1. #1 Time Tenshi
    97% match9 user reviews30% of 10 reviews2020
    Dev: Silver Cow Studio
    Windows

    Join the Time Tenshi on their thrilling adventures through time! Make key decisions to influence the story's outcome... and maybe even go on a date!

    Why similar: Time Travel 21.1% ★, Visual Novel 15.2%, Romance 12.3%, Multiple Endings 11.1%, Anime 8.8%

  2. #2 Yukizuki no Seisou
    96% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: VODALES
    Windows · Mac

    High school student Kusaka Sousuke, who has faint precognition, visits Yukizuki during winter break—a town haunted by rumors of ghosts and mysterious disappearances. In the snow-covered town, he meets the mysterious girl he saw in a dream… An adventure-type visual novel from VODALES.

    Why similar: Time Travel 29.7% ★, Visual Novel 16.4%, Romance 11.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.1%, Story Rich 8.2%

  3. #3 NUKITASHI 2
    96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 2,774 reviews2024
    Dev: QruppoPub: Shiravune
    Windows
    Median: 15.7 hrsMean: 55.5 hrs≥1hr: 77%

    A new battle begins for Junnosuke—backed by the FS Big Three! “This is what it truly means for the minority to get vengeance.”

    Why similar: Dark Humor 14.3%, Visual Novel 12.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.8%, Romance 12.3%, Multiple Endings 12.2%

  4. #4 Poison Noir: Desire, Time & Gangsters
    95% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Team Brunomir
    Windows

    A breathtaking visual novel that will make you live through two eras filled with love, terrifying mysteries, and bullets. Follow Jake as he travels back and forth between the 90s and the Prohibition era of the 20s, and make choices that will determine his fate.

    Why similar: Time Travel 25.3% ★, Romance 12.7%, Visual Novel 12.6%, Multiple Endings 10.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.9%

  5. #5 Love and Demons
    94% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Waifu Production
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Dive into the fearsome Demon Realm! Step into the shoes of Max, a lazy prince who will be accompanied by three odd girls. Can you find a way to get him back home?

    Why similar: Romance 17.3%, Visual Novel 13.6%, Comedy 13.3%, Multiple Endings 12.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 8.8%

  6. #6 莫待无花空折枝:做题家的 Git 重启日志
    94% match7 user reviews100% of 7 reviews2026
    Dev: 西江仙客
    Windows

    现实里没有 git checkout,错过的分支无法回滚。但在这里,你可以。 这是一个写给「做题家」的纯爱文字 AVG:习惯用理性防御情感的男主「陆渊」,在博士毕业那天喝下一杯名为「重构」的酒,重回 2019 年夏天。 五条互斥纯爱单线,15万+字剧情。在这个赛博时空里,去解开当年无解的谜题,跑通属于你的唯一分支。

    Why similar: Time Travel 28.4% ★, Visual Novel 15.3%, Romance 14.6%, Multiple Endings 10.9%, Story Rich 7.8%

  7. #7 Sweet F. Cake
    93% matchVery Positive87% of 563 reviews2020
    Dev: TexicPub: Bear in the Night
    Windows
    Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 17.0 hrs≥1hr: 91%

    A magical story of a virgin pioneer caught in the crossfire of love. This is a game for a real recluse!

    Why similar: Visual Novel 16%, Romance 15.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.5%, Comedy 12.9%, Choices Matter 10.1%

  8. #8 プリンセス×オーディエンス
    92% matchPositive94% of 31 reviews2024
    Dev: Nyamoli@
    Windows

    選択肢を間違えると即エンディング!?ドS狼プリンセスから質問攻めされる短編ゲーム

    Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 23.8%, Visual Novel 18.9%, Multiple Endings 14.4%, Comedy 8.8%, Choices Matter 8.6%

  9. #9 Stolen Memories
    91% matchMostly Positive78% of 37 reviews2024
    Dev: Aleksey Izimov
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Hot girls are distracting you from your studies, but you still have to get into the prestigious university! Love or money - which would you choose? Or maybe both? Find out in Stolen Memories - a unique harem visual novel with cute girls!

    Why similar: Romance 16.9%, Visual Novel 16%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.6%, Multiple Endings 14.8%, Choices Matter 8.4%

  10. #10 LOVEPICAL-POPPY!
    90% matchVery Positive94% of 382 reviews2025
    Dev: SMEEPub: Kagami Games
    Windows
    Median: 8.1 hrsMean: 32.4 hrs≥1hr: 88%

    From renowned Japanese visual novel brand SMEE, LOVEPICAL-POPPY!, the ultimate moege, arrives on Steam! Made for SMEE’s 15th anniversary and celebrating 150k+ sales, it keeps the brand’s signature sweetness while adding life-sim gameplay and a unique story progression system.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 20.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.9%, Romance 16.2%, Comedy 10.8%, Anime 10%

  11. #11 Making Lovers After Stories
    91% matchVery Positive96% of 84 reviews2022
    Dev: SmeePub: NekoNyan Ltd.
    Windows

    Making Lovers After Stories contains the official extra stories for Making Lovers. Experience the crazy stories that are happening to your favorite girls!

    Why similar: Visual Novel 20.2%, Romance 18.4%, Comedy 15.7%, Multiple Endings 13.9%, Cute 6.7%

  12. #12 My Klutzy Cupid
    89% matchVery Positive88% of 69 reviews2023
    Dev: HulottePub: NekoNyan Ltd.
    Windows

    In the midst of leading an ordinary life, I began to feel the urge to find myself a girlfriend. Yet somehow, I couldn't bring myself to take the first step. But one day... "What's this...?" A single notebook had fallen right in front of me. "Hey, you! Yes, you! Why aren't you picking it up?"

    Why similar: Visual Novel 21.4%, Romance 19%, Comedy 15.9%, Multiple Endings 10.6%, Story Rich 9.9%

  13. #13 狂愛イノセンス -The Broken Platonic-
    89% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2024
    Dev: 筍lavoratorePub: テラサレ (Terrace and Ray Ltd.)
    Windows

    One day in midsummer, Iona got visited by her little sisters. The reunion is not an emotional one: the eldest brother, Riku, has stabbed their father. As she confronts her sisters, she realise that they remind her of Riku. This time, let's start a moral love.

    Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 16%, Romance 15.1%, Visual Novel 14.5%, Dark Humor 13.1%, Multiple Endings 10.4%

  14. #14 My Silly Science Summer in the Past
    87% matchPositive90% of 21 reviews2025
    Dev: TBFPub: TLS
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    A visual novel for girls: Experience a fun time travel adventure and make friends with some quirky girls at a science camp. Will you solve the mysteries and find your way back to your time? Your choices make your own story! Full with challenging puzzle games, and unique endings.

    Why similar: Time Travel 29.5% ★, Visual Novel 14.3%, Comedy 11.1%, Multiple Endings 10.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 8.3%

  15. #15 SENGOKU Princess ~天下統一は姫武将と共に~
    88% match3 user reviews67% of 3 reviews2022
    Dev: CyberStep, Inc.
    Windows

    After a “time slip” the first person you run into is a female Nobunaga Oda?! Can the worst possible outcome be avoided?! A war-torn tale of a warlord in a female body!

    Why similar: Time Travel 29.4% ★, Romance 16.6%, Visual Novel 15.9%, Adventure 8.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 8.2%

  16. #16 start;again
    86% matchVery Positive95% of 195 reviews2022
    Dev: Two and a Half Studios
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    A BL/yaoi mystery visual novel that follows a man named Sebastian as he’s forced into a game of life-or-death, alongside three strangers. Who put him there, and more importantly… who can he trust?

    Why similar: Time Travel 19% ★, Visual Novel 13.9%, Romance 13.7%, Comedy 10.8%, Multiple Endings 10.7%

  17. #17 Princess Evangile All Ages Version
    86% matchVery Positive90% of 235 reviews2015
    Dev: MOONSTONEPub: MangaGamer
    Windows
    Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 65.1 hrs≥1hr: 94%

    This romantic visual novel has you joining a financially struggling all-girls' private school as one student's example case for gender integration. The two of you try to prove that going co-ed could save the school, while the story explores themes of traditions, change, family, and relationships.

    Why similar: Romance 17.1%, Visual Novel 13.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.8%, Multiple Endings 11.5%, Comedy 10.1%

  18. #18 恋愛花道
    84% match2 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2025
    Dev: ひとりサークル「匙投げ部」Pub: Waku Waku Games
    Windows

    恋愛リアリティショー「恋愛花道」に主役として出演することになった主人公・ハレムこと薔薇園 晴夢(ばらぞの はれむ)。しかし、恋人候補の男たちは全員"ハズレ"だった……!

    Why similar: Visual Novel 17.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.7%, Romance 10.3%, Comedy 10.1%, Adventure 9.2%

  19. #19 ISLAND
    85% matchVery Positive95% of 1,776 reviews2018
    Dev: FrontwingPub: Frontwing USA
    Windows
    Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 154.5 hrs≥1hr: 84%

    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: Time Travel 26.5% ★, Visual Novel 20.3%, Anime 11.1%, Romance 9.6%, Story Rich 8.5%

  20. #20 0.5%
    82% matchMostly Positive76% of 17 reviews2026
    Dev: Acetate123
    Windows

    0.5% is a hand-drawn black and white visual novel. It features two college students June and Tai. June's choices and discovery will uncover Tai's secrets.

    Why similar: Romance 17.4%, Visual Novel 16.4%, Time Travel 14.3% ★, Multiple Endings 13.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.5%

  21. #21 Floral Flowlove
    83% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: SAGA PLANETSPub: NekoNyan Ltd.
    Windows

    Floral Flowlove is a romance adventure game created by the Japanese game brand SAGA PLANETS. It won many awards in the art, music, and character categories in the year of its release in Japan.

    Why similar: Romance 21.5%, Visual Novel 21.3%, Multiple Endings 11.3%, Choices Matter 10.9%, Story Rich 9.8%

  22. #22 University Love Affair
    84% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2022
    Dev: AshenFox Stories
    Windows

    University life is always interesting. It is full of romance, dreams and plans for the future. Derek Winters is a university student. Difficulties appeared on his way, having passed which he will be able to find harmony, love and everything he wants. His fate is in your hands. YOU can help him or...

    Why similar: Romance 18.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.4%, Visual Novel 16.8%, Multiple Endings 10.5%, Anime 8.4%

  23. #23 Re:Fragment ~Absolute Ambition~
    82% matchVery Positive94% of 123 reviews2025
    Dev: AstralSeal
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    We all dream of a bright future ahead, but life doesn't always turn out how we expect. Yuuma, the protagonist, lives a peaceful life until the student council president proposes a new controversial policy that changes everything they once knew forever.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 21.6%, Multiple Endings 16.6%, Romance 16.4%, Choices Matter 11.9%, Anime 9.7%

  24. #24 Summer Pockets REFLECTION BLUE
    81% matchVery Positive91% of 1,387 reviews2025
    Dev: VISUAL ARTS/KeyPub: VISUAL ARTS
    Windows
    Median: 7.0 hrsMean: 126.9 hrs≥1hr: 71%

    No matter how much times passes... I remember that blue, blue summer. Summer Pockets, the midsummer story brought to you by Key, has been powered-up with even more to play, including new heroines and routes, in Summer Pockets REFLECTION BLUE, now available on Steam!

    Why similar: Visual Novel 18.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.3%, Multiple Endings 16.1%, Story Rich 8.9%, Anime 8%

  25. #25 Irotoridori No Sekai HD - The Colorful World
    81% matchVery Positive96% of 277 reviews2024
    Dev: FAVORITEPub: NekoNyan Ltd.
    Windows
    Median: 6.7 hrsMean: 125.3 hrs≥1hr: 71%

    When he was a child, Yuuma received a special power from the “translucent magician”, Shinku. Just by touching someone with his hand, he is able to cure all of their wounds in return for some of his memories.

    Why similar: Romance 19.8%, Visual Novel 18.5%, Multiple Endings 14%, Choices Matter 9.2%, Story Rich 9.1%

  26. #26 PARQUET
    80% matchVery Positive95% of 2,414 reviews2021
    Dev: YUZUSOFTSOURPub: NekoNyan Ltd.
    Windows
    Median: 6.2 hrsMean: 94.9 hrs≥1hr: 84%

    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 22.7%, Romance 21.3%, Anime 11.7%, Multiple Endings 10.3%, Story Rich 9.6%

  27. #27 Frog & Blade
    79% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2025
    Dev: StarGazer
    Windows

    Killed by the villain Frogman, you awaken to the same morning. A mysterious drink, "Soma," grants power to those with strong desires, plunging the city into chaos. Fight the emerging villains, solve the case, and uncover the truth. A multi-ending, battle-packed, looping supernatural suspense ADV.

    Why similar: Time Travel 23.4% ★, Visual Novel 15.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.4%, Multiple Endings 11.2%, Romance 10.3%

  28. #28 Memory Girl +
    77% matchVery Positive97% of 72 reviews2025
    Dev: cream△Pub: Champloo Games
    Windows

    A tragic love story following Memori and her search for the missing "him."

    Why similar: Visual Novel 18.4%, Romance 14.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.4%, Multiple Endings 12.2%, Story Rich 9%

  29. #29 Renai X Royale - Love's a Battle
    78% matchVery Positive90% of 116 reviews2022
    Dev: ASa ProjectPub: NekoNyan Ltd.
    Windows

    I, transfer student Hanamaru Mari, love you, Komachi Hiro-kun! Please go out with me! Our protag, Komachi Hirotaka. Every day, he goes through the motions-- dodging his cunning underclassman's advances, accidentally hitting on the student council president, and chasing idols.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 21.6%, Romance 18.6%, Comedy 15.9%, Multiple Endings 9.4%, Story Rich 7.6%

  30. #30 Amatarasu Riddle Star
    79% matchVery Positive92% of 59 reviews2019
    Dev: softhouse-sealPub: MangaGamer
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Daily life meets fantastical fairy tales in this slice-of-life romance Visual Novel. Pursue one of five unique and quirky heroines in this funny, charming tale of wishes, dreams, and love.

    Why similar: Romance 15.6%, Visual Novel 15.6%, Comedy 12%, Multiple Endings 11.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.2%

  31. #31 終わりの鐘が鳴る前に Chapter.1 Plus Edition
    78% match5 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2023
    Dev: Cynical Honey
    Windows

    “Moments of Youth with You and the Grim Reaper” Presented with a condition to be resurrected by the Grim Reaper, the protagonist must bring happiness to a classmate wish to fulfill her unrequited love . However, her best friend also has feelings for someone else....

    Why similar: Visual Novel 22.8%, Romance 22.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19.7%, Multiple Endings 11.1%, Comedy 9%

  32. #32 Days with Marie, My Love - MOTION EDITION -
    77% match3 user reviews0% of 3 reviews2025
    Dev: POISON EXTASYPub: PRODUCTION PENCIL
    Windows

    You can enjoy the sex life of the lovers. The heroine's sex technique is especially wonderful. The hero is tossed around, but he boldly tries his best to satisfy the heroine.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 20%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19%, Romance 12.4%, Comedy 10.8%, Adventure 10.2%

  33. #33 Color Recollection
    76% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Pico2☆ミ
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    A near-future drama ADV where you decide the fate of faulty automatons. As a doll artisan, gather keywords from dialogue and solve color-mixing puzzles. Your reports tip the balance between respecting emotion and correcting it, branching to multiple endings. Holographic UI, chill vibes.

    Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 23.1%, Visual Novel 17.9%, Romance 14%, Multiple Endings 11.2%, Choices Matter 7.1%

  34. #34 STEINS;GATE ELITE
    76% matchVery Positive90% of 1,688 reviews2019
    Dev: MAGES. Inc.Pub: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
    Windows
    Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 277.2 hrs≥1hr: 65%

    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: Time Travel 39% ★, Visual Novel 23.3%, Anime 11.2%, Story Rich 7.4%, Romance 5.6%

  35. #35 her tears were my light
    75% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 863 reviews2022
    Dev: NomnomNami
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    a love story between time and space

    Why similar: Time Travel 33.6% ★, Romance 16%, Visual Novel 15.6%, Multiple Endings 11.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 5.8%

  36. #36 STEINS;GATE
    75% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 27,155 reviews2016
    Dev: MAGES. Inc.Pub: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
    Windows
    Median: 6.6 hrsMean: 67.8 hrs≥1hr: 82%

    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: Time Travel 35.2% ★, Visual Novel 21.1%, Multiple Endings 10.3%, Story Rich 9.5%, Anime 9.5%

  37. #37 Sweet Science – The Girls of Silversee Castle
    74% matchPositive86% of 44 reviews2024
    Dev: TBF
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    This lighthearted visual novel lets you meet four quirky young women. A fun and highly interactive story taking you back in time – to the 1990s and a castle full of science, mysteries and – perhaps – romance...

    Why similar: Time Travel 24% ★, Visual Novel 13.6%, Romance 13.2%, Comedy 10.3%, Anime 7.4%

  38. #38 My Days with a Clueless Demon Lord
    74% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Not a Pizza DeliveryPub: Saikey Studios
    Windows

    Step into an unpredictable adventure with the mischievous Demon Lord, Manamia! Explore a relationship offering a mix of humor and intimacy as you navigate her playful quirks and the challenges of living together. Will you guide her gently or embrace her wild side?

    Why similar: Visual Novel 20.1%, Comedy 16.6%, Romance 15.6%, Anime 13.4%, Multiple Endings 8.7%

  39. #39 Real Anime Situation! DT
    73% matchPositive88% of 32 reviews2025
    Dev: Jitaku StudioPub: Shiravune
    Windows

    I’m Shun, and I have a talent for crushing romance flags—in real life! Featuring even more eye-popping art, nuanced animations, plus a fresh-faced cast of DT-obsessed heroines, this Moe Game Awards-winning comedy franchise also received its own hit anime adaptation.

    Why similar: Romance 16.3%, Visual Novel 16.2%, Comedy 14.5%, Multiple Endings 11.6%, Anime 9.6%

  40. #40 Sugar Lies
    73% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: KOGADO STUDIO
    Windows

    That love tastes like a sweet lie. A young man who hates lies. A girl who lives by them. A short visual novel about a classic summer boy-meets-girl romance.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 20.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 20.3%, Romance 13.2%, Comedy 11.5%, Adventure 10.9%

  41. #41 Parallel Convergence
    72% match7 user reviews86% of 7 reviews2025
    Dev: NYEKO Studio
    Windows

    A time travel project. A group of students. A cat that eats too much. Can you rewrite fate without losing what matters most?

    Why similar: Time Travel 37.1% ★, Visual Novel 21%, Anime 11%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.8%, Multiple Endings 8.9%

  42. #42 Love, Elections, and Chocolate
    71% matchVery Positive89% of 534 reviews2025
    Dev: spritePub: NekoNyan Ltd.
    Windows
    Median: 6.1 hrsMean: 74.2 hrs≥1hr: 78%

    Love, Elections, and Chocolate is a romantic visual novel developed by the Japanese game studio Sprite. Upon its release in Japan, it garnered numerous awards for its exceptional art, captivating music, and well-crafted characters.

    Why similar: Romance 22.3%, Visual Novel 21.4%, Choices Matter 11.8%, Comedy 10.6%, Multiple Endings 10.5%

  43. #43 Click Start
    73% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Tech-AM Studio
    Windows

    Click Start is a visual novel about relationships, boundaries, and consequences. Make choices that shape conversations, relationships, and multiple endings—because what matters is not only who you choose, but how you treat others along the way.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 22.2%, Multiple Endings 19%, Romance 17.7%, Choices Matter 13%, Story Rich 9.6%

  44. #44 Information conveyed Information received
    71% match7 user reviews75% of 7 reviews2026
    Dev: ほんわかふわふわ
    Windows

    You are an AD intern at a TV studio aiming to secure a job offer. During a live talk show, you must give directions using cue cards. Convey information based on the situation to keep things running smoothly, boost audience favorability toward the guest, and earn your offer through your performance.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 22.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 22.6%, Multiple Endings 12.7%, Adventure 12.4%, Anime 8.5%

  45. #45 spookY2K
    71% matchPositive80% of 10 reviews2026
    Dev: KigyoDev
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    You wake up on a cold bathroom floor, only to discover that you somehow time travelled to a Halloween party in 1999! As you try to make sense of your situation and get closer to the other guests, will your clueless choices let the party take a deadly turn?

    Why similar: Time Travel 27.6% ★, Visual Novel 12.7%, Romance 11.2%, Multiple Endings 10.6%, Comedy 9.1%

  46. #46 Lost Between the Lines
    72% matchPositive81% of 16 reviews2022
    Dev: 5dims Inc.
    Windows · Mac

    A large-volume visual novel with beautiful illustrations by a popular artist!

    Why similar: Romance 16.4%, Comedy 12.4%, Visual Novel 12.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.9%, Multiple Endings 10.4%

  47. #47 STEINS;GATE RE:BOOT
    68% matchVery Positive90% of 1,088 reviews2026
    Dev: MAGES. Inc.Pub: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
    Windows
    Median: 6.8 hrsMean: 15.0 hrs≥1hr: 77%

    STEINS;GATE returns! Rebooted for the modern era! Featuring fully updated visuals, UI, and an all-new story that breathes new life into the streets of Akihabara.

    Why similar: Time Travel 30.7% ★, Visual Novel 20.1%, Multiple Endings 13%, Romance 11.3%, Story Rich 7.6%

  48. #48 Timestamps: Lost Love
    69% matchVery Positive85% of 68 reviews2025
    Dev: Motkeyz Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    An exciting adult Visual Novel with a unique intriguing story featuring Sci-Fi, Time Travel, Romance, Sex, Humor, Character Development and some fun references.

    Why similar: Time Travel 30.8% ★, Visual Novel 13.8%, Romance 12.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 8.5%, Multiple Endings 8.5%

  49. #49 STEINS;GATE 0
    70% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 8,522 reviews2018
    Dev: MAGES. Inc.Pub: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
    Windows
    Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 128.7 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: Time Travel 34.6% ★, Visual Novel 21.7%, Story Rich 11.1%, Multiple Endings 10.6%, Anime 9.9%

  50. #50 Riddle Me Bunny: Nonogram
    70% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Midnight Cupcakes
    Windows

    A cozy nonogram puzzle adventure wrapped in a storybook world. Solve gentle picture-logic puzzles to reveal hand-crafted pixel art, and slowly bring color back to a village that has quietly faded away.

    Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 16.9%, Visual Novel 16.8%, Romance 16.6%, Multiple Endings 13.6%, Choices Matter 8.2%

  51. #51 Pulse of Love
    70% match9 user reviews40% of 10 reviews2023
    Dev: SweetDreams
    Windows

    "Pulse of Love" is a captivating visual novel set in the vibrant world of the Korean K-pop scene drama. Experience the exhilarating journey of love, passion, and self-discovery as you navigate the highs and lows of fame.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 19%, Multiple Endings 17.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.1%, Choices Matter 12.9%, Story Rich 10.5%

  52. #52 透明的她与真实的我
    67% matchVery Positive90% of 210 reviews2025
    Dev: 可味玩KawayiPlay
    Windows

    This game is a bishoujo game developed and published by Kawayi Play.

    Why similar: Multiple Endings 20.2%, Visual Novel 17.5%, Choices Matter 13.1%, Time Travel 9.6% ★, Anime 9.1%

  53. #53 Bound Between Desks
    68% matchPositive86% of 21 reviews2025
    Dev: AnyTale Game StudiosPub: ANYTALE LLC
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    A mystical visual novel where ordinary school life intertwines with mysterious phenomena. Every decision you make could lead to uncovering secrets... or plunge you into even greater uncertainty.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 17.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.3%, Multiple Endings 14.4%, Romance 13.2%, Choices Matter 11%

  54. #54 時折記 -Tokioriki-
    69% matchNo user reviews2027
    Dev: 綴路工房
    Windows

    Every person you choose leaves someone else behind. Spend your limited afternoons building relationships, exploring the town, and recording each day in Kanata’s diary—then face timed Shadow Choices as an old book begins to fracture his ordinary life.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 20.2%, Time Travel 19.8% ★, Multiple Endings 16.3%, Choices Matter 11.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.6%

  55. #55 Ghost of the Quadrangle
    69% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: VNhub
    Windows · Mac

    A choice-driven visual novel set at Blackthorn Academy, where you uncover hidden secrets, shape relationships, and influence rival factions through branching decisions in a dark story of mystery, romance, revenge, and multiple possible outcomes.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 23.3%, Romance 18%, Multiple Endings 16.8%, Choices Matter 13.5%, Story Rich 11.5%

  56. #56 REPLAY BOYS
    67% matchVery Positive94% of 134 reviews2023
    Dev: Split Narrative Inc.
    Windows · Mac

    Band emergency! This was supposed to be Hannah’s day off, but now she’s been roped into managing The Replay Boys, an up-and-coming boy band. Make choices to stoke multi-timeline romances, keep the band from killing each other, and fight a resurrected ’80s pop star ghost. Can you manage?

    Why similar: Time Travel 20.1% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.2%, Visual Novel 13.9%, Multiple Endings 12.5%, Romance 12.2%

  57. #57 7 Days Of Rose
    68% match2 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2022
    Dev: Cross Game Studio
    Windows · Linux

    What happens when the self-proclaimed "most boring guy ever" meets a girl who's anything but that? Why, rom-com mischief of course! Travel to a tropical island full of exotic locations, survive your lovey-dovey parents and romance the girl of your dreams! But what does she hide behind that smile?

    Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 18.2%, Visual Novel 16.6%, Romance 15.5%, Multiple Endings 11.2%, Choices Matter 9.3%

  58. #58 Dullpain
    67% matchVery Positive85% of 92 reviews2023
    Dev: 埋月山枯Pub: East2West Games
    Windows

    Dullpain is a side-scrolling, interaction, and storytelling game. Playing as Jingwen, a young boss of a long-established repair shop, you need to repair not only everyday items, also memories. You can enjoy dull-pain and breathtaking stories in different time and space and redefine the end of story.

    Why similar: Time Travel 25.8% ★, Romance 14.3%, Multiple Endings 13.3%, Visual Novel 13.2%, Choices Matter 10%

  59. #59 Innocence Rewrite
    67% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Charlotte's Oak
    Windows

    "Innocence Rewrite" captures the summer before and after the college entrance exam.As old bonds mend and distant feelings return, it's a season of healing amid chaos.No need for correction fluid — just feel, and slowly rewrite the innocence of youth.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 22.6%, Romance 19.5%, Multiple Endings 11.8%, Story Rich 11.3%, Anime 11.1%

  60. #60 Rivalhearts
    66% matchVery Positive91% of 99 reviews2024
    Dev: Studio Spiritus
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Join Noah in his first year of university as he decides to overcome his heartache, pursuing either a tomboy classmate, gorgeous doctor, or junior-year goth!

    Why similar: Romance 16.1%, Visual Novel 13.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.6%, Multiple Endings 12.4%, Comedy 11.9%

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