Games Like School Years

Getting a girl-friend before National College Entrance Exam, I know it's crazy, but from today, we will face everything together.

Why similar: Visual Novel 34.6%, Romance 18.7%, Nudity 15.7%, Anime 10.4%, Sexual Content 8%

Why You'll Like It: It captures the intense academic pressure and social dynamics of the Chinese school experience perfectly.

Time flies and never comes back. But with an incredible 1-million-word script and 100+ original CGs, this game will take you back to when you were young, simple and pure. Go and get the love of your life back, start something new, or end everything in flame, that's for you to decide!

Why similar: Visual Novel 28.5%, Sexual Content 20.4%, Nudity 16.7%, Anime 11.3%, Romance 7.4%

Why You'll Like It: A quintessential Chinese visual novel that focuses on high school romance and emotional storytelling.

From behind the incidents, there hide the secret of the past.

Why similar: Visual Novel 16.6%, Romance 15.1%, Psychological Horror 13.3%, Anime 11.1%, Horror 8.8%

Why You'll Like It: It shares the same dark, psychological horror atmosphere and mystery-solving elements found in the seed game.

In this casual sim set in China, you step into the shoes of an average kid from birth towards the end of your high school. Study hard, have fun, make friends and face your ultimate challenge, the “Gaokao”. What will your life be after that? And when you have a child, will you be a Tiger Parent?

Why similar: Psychological Horror 37.3%, Simulation 17.8%, RPG 12.2%, Anime 9.7%, Casual 5.8%

Why You'll Like It: This life-simulation game mirrors the cultural expectations and developmental challenges found in Chinese upbringing.

"What is love?" We try to answer that with this game. The game encourages people to have a warm, soft, and understanding heart.

Why similar: Romance 33.1%, Visual Novel 21.6%, Story Rich 13.9%, Interactive Fiction 6.2%, Simulation 5.7%

Why You'll Like It: An interactive Chinese indie title that emphasizes meaningful choices and emotional storytelling.

Guide your adventure with beautiful girls through the mysterious campus. Adventure aside, this game also draws a vivid picture of the darkness filled inside Hakoniwa City. As a human the protagonist can't do much about it, but he has been observing. What will he see?

Why similar: Sexual Content 36.1%, Nudity 25.7%, Visual Novel 23%, Anime 11.4%, Indie 3.8%

Why You'll Like It: A deep psychological visual novel that explores mature themes and unsettling narrative twists.

The Literature Club is full of cute girls! Will you write the way into their heart? This game is not suitable for children or those who are easily disturbed.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 22.4%, Visual Novel 22%, Anime 15.9%, Romance 12.4%, Horror 9.4%

Why You'll Like It: A masterclass in subverting the school-life visual novel genre with psychological horror elements.

SIX FRUITS BARE THEIR FANGS AT THE WORLD. --The academy was their orchard. In this place of learning, protected by high walls from the outside world, there arrived a single young man who'd lost his purpose in life. He'd lost sight of what he wanted to protect.

Why similar: Visual Novel 25.1%, Nudity 18.4%, Anime 15.6%, Romance 11.9%, Sexual Content 11%

Why You'll Like It: Combines school-life settings with deep, dark backstories and mature psychological character development.

Your Diary + is a visual novel game that explores the seven ways humans experience happiness in the stories of its seven heroines. What does it mean to be useful to someone? To be loved? To trust someone with your heart? Rediscover the importance of these everyday joys.

Why similar: Visual Novel 18.2%, Sexual Content 17%, Romance 15.8%, Nudity 15.4%, Anime 12.3%

Why You'll Like It: An anime-style visual novel that focuses on romantic development and character-driven narratives.

This is the anti-visual novel. Instead of playing as some guy magically able to score with beautiful anime girls, YOU play the anime girl and create mass chaos in the lives of your potential "suitors". Earnest comedy, social accuracy, and late 2000's aesthetic await you in Class of '09!

Why similar: Visual Novel 28.1%, Sexual Content 18%, RPG 13.7%, Story Rich 7.8%, Anime 7.6%

Why You'll Like It: Features a cynical, dark look at high school life with a focus on branching paths and psychological consequences.

A detective visual novel inspired by Danganronpa and Everlasting Summer. You play as a young agent sent to an elite girls’ academy to investigate a suspicious death. Interrogate suspects, gather clues, and build romantic relationships — truth or temptation?

Why similar: Detective 20.1%, Sexual Content 16.8%, Visual Novel 15.4%, Romance 14.4%, Anime 9.7%

Why You'll Like It: Features a detective-themed narrative set within an academic environment with mature undertones.

Katawa Shoujo is a romantic visual novel set in the fictional Japanese Yamaku High School for disabled children. Hisao's congenital heart defect forces him to move to a new school. Despite his difficulties, Hisao is able to find friends—and perhaps love, if he plays his cards right.

Why similar: Visual Novel 27.5%, Romance 24%, Anime 15.1%, Story Rich 11.7%, Sexual Content 7.1%

Why You'll Like It: A classic visual novel that balances school life with mature themes and emotional depth.

This is a galgame about college life, where you'll pursuit the love of your life. You'll surely experience hardship, triumph, happiness, sadness, maybe even trauma. Only time can heal all.

Why similar: Visual Novel 54.7%, RPG 20.3%, Anime 14.3%, Indie 10.8%

Why You'll Like It: An indie visual novel that incorporates RPG elements and a mysterious, anime-inspired atmosphere.

A game about starting a relationship while working part-time at a convenience store

Why similar: Visual Novel 20.3%, Sexual Content 18.7%, Nudity 12.4%, Anime 12.3%, Story Rich 9.8%

Why You'll Like It: A high-quality dating simulation that captures the charm and social interaction style of modern visual novels.

Use "game" as a medium to showcase the world of "you/girl". Explore the truth of "you/girl/world" through the form of a "visual novel".

Why similar: Visual Novel 30.2%, Psychological Horror 20%, Anime 14.9%, Interactive Fiction 13.7%, Story Rich 11.6%

Why You'll Like It: A psychological horror visual novel that mirrors the dark, introspective tone of the seed game.

I had to admit, the only thing that is more scary than a murder weapon, is that girl, who is not even supposed to hold it

Why similar: Detective 18.9%, Visual Novel 14.9%, Sexual Content 12.2%, Psychological Horror 11.2%, Anime 9.9%

Why You'll Like It: Combines school-related character dynamics with unexpected horror and suspense.

Visual novel loved by many – Everlasting Summer – now on Steam!

Why similar: Visual Novel 31.8%, Anime 16.7%, Romance 15.1%, Story Rich 14.2%, Nudity 13.8%

Why You'll Like It: A surreal and psychological visual novel that blends mystery with slice-of-life elements.

This is a game that combines match-3, GALGAME elements and beauties. If you want to learn more about those beauties, you need to best them first. How the story goes is choice-based so your choices will ultimately decide their fate.

Why similar: Sexual Content 44.1%, Nudity 35.1%, Anime 9.5%, Visual Novel 4.1%, JRPG 1.6%

Why You'll Like It: Blends mature visual novel storytelling with puzzle mechanics and character-focused progression.

When seven people fall prey to a vicious curse, they will discover that horror rests not from the shadows lurking about, but within themselves. To what ends will one go in order to survive?

Why similar: Visual Novel 28.6%, Horror 15.9%, Sexual Content 12.3%, Psychological Horror 11.1%, Anime 9.5%

Why You'll Like It: Provides a high-stakes horror experience with branching narratives and multiple endings.

This is a role-playing game, the game adopts the expression of dynamic comics. You can play the game by dragging similar to the comics.

Why similar: Sexual Content 16.3%, Nudity 15.5%, Romance 10.6%, Interactive Fiction 10.4%, Anime 7.7%

Why You'll Like It: An interactive fiction title that explores dark, mature themes through a unique narrative lens.

A story about forced smiles, coming to terms with the past, and love—but most of all, redemption.

Why similar: Visual Novel 53.3%, Anime 30.2%, Indie 16.5%

Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric indie visual novel that focuses on romance and emotional storytelling.

Fight against & romance the one hunting for your soul in A Date with Death, a romance chat simulator where you date(?) the Grim Reaper himself. Create your own character, decorate your apartment, and chat away with the charming yet dangerous Grim Reaper through text and video calls.

Why similar: Visual Novel 39.7%, Romance 34.7%, Anime 10.5%, Interactive Fiction 8.3%, Story Rich 6.7%

Why You'll Like It: A psychological visual novel that uses a unique premise to explore mature themes and character relationships.

An animated visual novel of a lovely and bittersweet tale of youth, you play as Aoi Minase in this romantic-comedy as he meets various young girls in his hometown and works together with them to revive their school’s glider-flying “Soaring Club” in order to realize their shared dream of flight.

Why similar: Romance 21.6%, Visual Novel 21.2%, Anime 13.9%, Story Rich 11.3%, Nudity 10.4%

Why You'll Like It: A heartfelt school-based visual novel that emphasizes personal growth and social connections.

Adult Education is a steamy visual novel set in an adult evening school, where a sultry teacher develops an intimate interest in her female students.

Why similar: Sexual Content 27.2%, Nudity 25.3%, Visual Novel 19.8%, Romance 15.9%, Story Rich 7.7%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on mature, realistic relationship dynamics within a visual novel framework.

From the creators of Angel Beats! and CLANNAD, Key, comes their latest emotional, award-winning journey. Follow protagonist Takahara Hairi as he travels to the secluded island Torishirojima, where he rediscovers what it means to enjoy summer vacation.

Why similar: Visual Novel 34.6%, Anime 14.9%, Romance 12.1%, Sexual Content 10.9%, Story Rich 9.9%

Why You'll Like It: A highly regarded visual novel that explores school-life nostalgia and deep character arcs.

This is a story of disease and suffering; of medication and adverse effects; of thoracotomy scars and cellular poisons; of the living who cannot help but to die and of the dying who cannot help but to live; of a resting place other than "on 7F" or "at home".

Why similar: Visual Novel 56.5%, Anime 26.8%, Story Rich 10%, Indie 4.4%, Casual 1.2%

Why You'll Like It: A deeply emotional and story-rich visual novel that focuses on life, death, and human connection.

Rule the world or die trying!Being a Princess is not an easy job. Being a Queen is even harder. Especially when you're only fourteen years old, and the reason you've inherited the throne is that your royal mother has just met an untimely end.Now power is up for grabs.

Why similar: Visual Novel 40.9%, Anime 28.2%, Simulation 10.6%, RPG 7.9%, Indie 4.8%

Why You'll Like It: A simulation-heavy visual novel where managing social and academic stats is critical to survival.

A gothic suspense tale set in a cursed mansion. "The House in Fata Morgana" is a full-length visual novel spanning nearly a millennium that deals in tragedy, human nature, and insanity.

Why similar: Visual Novel 22.6%, Romance 19.1%, Psychological Horror 15.5%, Story Rich 12.2%, Anime 12.1%

Why You'll Like It: A masterpiece of psychological storytelling that shares the intense, dark narrative focus of the seed game.

In order to pay off the loan, the protagonist and childhood sweetheart work together to clean up the lonely death. After meeting the girl who claims to be the incarnation of the firefly, the protagonist quietly changes.

Why similar: Word Game 14.6%, Visual Novel 11.2%, Anime 9.2%, Romance 8.9%, FPS 8.6%

Sex with Teachers - is the simplest puzzle which can help you to develop your visual memory and enjoy hot pictures of sexy ladies.

Why similar: Sexual Content 22.1%, Nudity 21.4%, Visual Novel 16.9%, Anime 13.9%, Simulation 9%

This visual novel blends simulation and management gameplay. The protagonist, aiming to become a pro esports player, tries to cut off all distractions but is drawn into a strange adventure with a tsundere childhood friend and a sultry neighbor, where unshakable bonds and passion collide!

Why similar: Sexual Content 23.7%, Nudity 20%, Word Game 12.8%, Visual Novel 10.1%, Anime 9%

Sweet Home is a visual novel set in a Chinese high school. Parted friendships, ambiguous romances, tangled relationships, and flawed families... Are these just the pangs of adolescence—or something heavier? Step into the shoes of Zhao Ying, shape her choices, and uncover every possible path.

Why similar: Word Game 24.8%, Visual Novel 23.1%, Interactive Fiction 16.5%, RPG 12.3%, Simulation 5.4%

《学生时代》是一款可自由构筑的校园人生模拟器。你将在高度还原的中国校园中，从入学一路走到高考，与多个性格鲜明的同学一起成长，互相陪伴。你的养成和选择，不但会决定你的人生，也会影响到朋友们的未来。

Why similar: Visual Novel 83.6%, Casual 16.4%

夜羊社视觉小说的初次官方中文版登陆Steam，洛丽塔的世界，任你徜徉！ 单线故事，可以轻松体验。 使用手工绘制的角色，画风精美。 通过精心设计的角色与故事情节，让玩家沉浸在故事中。 小说风格的的剧本，通过文字感受角色细致的心理活动。 本地化的文本与UI界面，零门槛体验游戏内容。

Why similar: Sexual Content 14.4%, Visual Novel 14.2%, Romance 11.9%, JRPG 10.5%, Anime 10.4%

On the ruins of the city, in the ruins of the church. I started my apocalyptic journey with the silver-haired girl Xun. Stumbling, full of moving and surprising. Towards an uncertain future.

Why similar: Sexual Content 16.1%, Word Game 15%, Nudity 14.6%, Visual Novel 13.7%, JRPG 9%

这是一个交互性小说的游戏，包含多个独立的小故事。画面精美，操作简单。

Why similar: Sexual Content 44.5%, Nudity 33.5%, Interactive Fiction 4.8%, Visual Novel 4.2%, FPS 3.9%

An interactive visual novel that tells the story of Mr. Han, who is entrusted with the role of a home tutor for a troubled student. As they spend time together day and night, feelings that go beyond the teacher-student relationship gradually develop between them.

Why similar: Sexual Content 16.4%, Word Game 15.6%, Nudity 15%, Visual Novel 10.5%, Romance 9.6%

Shino has been the protagonist's childhood friend since they were kids. She is like a symbol of a man's "preferences"... A girl with such high specs that anyone would take a second glance if they passed her by. However, everyday life with her doesn't seem to be just peaceful.

Why similar: Sexual Content 21%, Nudity 20.3%, JRPG 11.3%, Visual Novel 10.7%, Romance 8.6%

"Moment of Moonset" is a thriller story game. The heroine Pang Lu comes into contact with Aileen by chance, and encounters a strange mysterious power on the way to learn Aileen's identity. How should she respond, or should she choose to fall into crisis? Or escape intact? Or...

Why similar: Word Game 20.8%, Visual Novel 13.8%, Sexual Content 13.2%, Interactive Fiction 12%, RPG 11.3%

Love n Life: Happy Student, a unique dating sim, incorporates inventory management for the first time. As a top-scoring third-year student, you are chosen to join the most prestigious college, where you’ll meet gorgeous ladies. Discover intriguing personalities and the school’s mysteries.

Why similar: Sexual Content 15.5%, Nudity 12.9%, Visual Novel 11.2%, Romance 11%, JRPG 9.7%

"Let's play Onii-chan" is a Slice of Life/Eroge Kinetic Novel about a developer of AO-rated games and his younger sister, who wants to become a developer too and intends to learn by doing things.

Why similar: Sexual Content 27.7%, Nudity 27.6%, Visual Novel 10%, Anime 9.9%, Romance 7.1%

你来到了一所郊外的“荒野高校“，你发现了这所学校，不仅仅是表面上残破不堪 ，而且每个角落都透露着诡异且压抑的气氛。随着时间的流逝以及事件的推进，被尘封已久的历史真相被一步步揭露。 我与寥寥几名的“全校同学”展开了对于学校的探索，已生命为代价换取来的真相，才是整个事件的冰山一角。

Why similar: Word Game 24%, Visual Novel 18.9%, Psychological Horror 13.5%, Interactive Fiction 13.3%, Story Rich 9.4%

This is a plot-oriented interactive puzzle game. The gameplay uses mouse clicks or drag-and-drop methods to promote the development of the plot. The game tells the story of an ordinary young man who pursues love, grows up in the process of hard work, and finally reaps friendship and love.

Why similar: Sexual Content 42.6%, Interactive Fiction 12.3%, Anime 11.7%, Visual Novel 9.8%, FPS 6.4%

Sex Dorm🔞 – A visual novel where you play as a student from Japan who moves to the U.S. to experience college life. Explore new cultures, build relationships, work part-time, and dive into your hidden desires in the world of university life.

Why similar: Sexual Content 21.4%, Nudity 20.7%, Visual Novel 18.2%, Romance 16.8%, Story Rich 10.6%

本游戏以视觉小说的形式，收录了十四个奇幻恐怖的短篇故事。从网站专栏的投稿、社团的恐怖故事分享会、到某座设施中的秘密实验……你将以不同的视角，探索发生在鸶门市周边的种种奇妙传闻。

Why similar: Detective 34.8%, Visual Novel 28.6%, Word Game 23.7%, Psychological Horror 3.4%, Indie 2.1%

Trick & Treat is a Visual Novel that test your instincts by making choices that can get you out from the cursed forest or drive you to death… or maybe just maybe your choices can guide you to something more?

Why similar: Visual Novel 28.5%, Anime 20.9%, Sexual Content 13.6%, Romance 11.5%, Horror 8.5%

[game type] AVG + simulated love cultivation[game rating] objects aged 18 and above[game theme] BL ancient Roman wind school daily + hot-blooded battle

Why similar: Word Game 23.8%, Romance 19.5%, Visual Novel 18.1%, Anime 14.6%, Interactive Fiction 12.2%

This was a story about humans and monsters, disease and haunting, and the past and the future. It leads you to the unusual traditional Japanese culture.

Why similar: Visual Novel 26.9%, Sexual Content 26.6%, Anime 20.6%, Nudity 20.4%, Story Rich 5.4%

Sex Faculty🔞 is a visual novel for adults, where immersive storytelling and a sense of realism are complemented by a variety of scenes and elements intended for players over 18.

Why similar: Sexual Content 27.9%, Nudity 26%, Visual Novel 22.4%, Story Rich 11.7%, Simulation 7.8%

A narrative-driven visual novel that delves into the complex psychological phenomenon of cuckolding.

Why similar: Sexual Content 34.5%, Visual Novel 16.1%, Nudity 13.2%, Romance 10.2%, RPG 7.6%

Can you find love as the only boy in an all-girls school? Find out, in this slice-of-life visual novel game with multiple endings.

Why similar: Nudity 22.9%, Visual Novel 22.6%, Sexual Content 16.4%, Romance 16.2%, Anime 14.2%

《Ms Vampire Love to Date with Me》 is a multi-ending ADV that depicts the player and Irene (a vampire) living together during summer vacation.

Why similar: Detective 19.9%, Visual Novel 14.9%, Romance 14.1%, Psychological Horror 10.1%, RPG 8%

In her attempt to solve the mystery of her parents’ death, Chen Ruoxia is accidently drawn into the storm of unspoken rules in the entertainment industry. Hiding behind it is a truth even uglier... In this showbiz world surrounded by dark secrets and conspiracies, will she be able to escape with the truth or will she become their next...

Why similar: Detective 17.4%, Sexual Content 15.4%, Nudity 14.6%, Visual Novel 12%, JRPG 9.6%

A visual novel game following a young man who wakes up in the body of another student... Learning his friends may not be living the perfect lives he thought they were.

Why similar: Visual Novel 29.4%, Nudity 26.7%, Sexual Content 19.1%, Anime 15.8%, Indie 8.9%

九省通衢之地的阴影里，不知名的存在正在蠢蠢欲动。普通到极点的学生顾韦，作为“非日常部”的一员，和女友苏半夏开始调查“虚拟偶像消失事件”的传闻。讲述都市怪谈的可疑直播间，废墟一般的住宅楼，等待在两人前方的是……

Why similar: Word Game 20%, Visual Novel 18.3%, Romance 13%, Anime 10.7%, Interactive Fiction 10.4%

玩家将和故事中性格各异的角色一起，解开神秘超自然事件的真相。并逐步了解贯穿整部游戏的核心——万华镜，及其持有者莲华的秘密。

Why similar: Sexual Content 32.9%, FPS 27.2%, Visual Novel 12.6%, Anime 6.6%, Interactive Fiction 5.9%

《追忆夏色年华》是由美少女游戏品牌MOONSTONE制作的一款奇幻恋爱题材作品。讲述了主人公与妹妹时隔三年一同返回故乡生活，并与曾经关系密切的三位女孩再度相见，并深入了解她们内心隐藏的爱意与黑暗的故事。本作由山风岚负责原画，吴担当剧本，solfa制作音乐，霜月遥献唱主题曲。

Why similar: Sexual Content 28.5%, Nudity 25.2%, Visual Novel 18.7%, Anime 11.2%, Interactive Fiction 5.1%