- #1 The False Alice -Retold Tale-
97% matchNo user reviews
Dev: VISUAL ARTS / team AecaPub: VISUAL ARTS
Windows
This is the trash can where all failed works gather. When you awaken, you come across three false Alices. In order to become the one true Alice, they attempt to kill each other. Who will become the real Alice? This is a visual novel where your decisions, will change the ending of the story.
Why similar: Dark Fantasy 23.4%, Visual Novel 21.9%, Anime 15.8%, Violent 13.9%, Gore 9.8%
- #2 Bifröst: Prelude to the Storm
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: eccentric studio
Windows · Mac
Bifröst: Prelude to the Storm is a BL visual novel set in an epic fantasy world — told through 8 POV characters, 30+ fully illustrated cast members, accompanied with 40+ soundtracks and 50+ event CG's. The story branches based on your decisions, shaping relationships, loyalties, and personal fates.
Why similar: Visual Novel 22.4%, Dark Fantasy 20.7%, Anime 14.9%, Violent 10.4%, Gore 7.7%
- #3 From Beyond
96% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2025
Dev: WCoMF Project
Windows
From Beyond is a game about a man being transported into a different world after being stabbed. Will he find happiness and hope in a world filled with despair? Will he piece the puzzle pieces together and uncover the mystery of his newfound colorblindness? That's up to you... Or is it?
Why similar: Dark Fantasy 23.3%, Visual Novel 20.7%, Medieval 14.1%, Drama 14.1%, Anime 13.4%
- #4 How Stories Die
95% matchVery Positive90% of 120 reviews2020
Dev: VisualBagel
Windows · Mac · Linux
Time travel, assassins and one magical gangster rabbit! The demon king threatens your kingdom and it's up to you, the prince, to find a suitable hero to fight it. Not an easy task, as it will require you to shed a lot of blood and maybe even die. But at least you will save everyone... right?
Why similar: Visual Novel 20.1%, Violent 15.2%, Medieval 14.9%, Anime 14.6%, Gore 11.5%
- #5 The Voice from the Well: The Velessar Saga
94% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2023
Dev: Knight of the Northern Cross
Windows
The Voice from the Well is a fantasy adventure visual novel with multiple endings. Stranded in a foreign world, Jay must fight to reclaim his stolen memories as mysterious forces conspire!
Why similar: Visual Novel 23.6%, Dark Fantasy 19.4%, Medieval 17.6%, Anime 13.3%, Fantasy 9.4%
- #6 CHAOS;HEAD NOAH
94% 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 29.6%, Gore 17.4%, Anime 14.8%, Violent 12.4%, Mystery 11.5%
- #7 Fallstreak
93% matchVery Positive83% of 172 reviews2018
Dev: Centicerise Productions
Windows · Mac · Linux
A golden dream, and a closed world. A spiral staircase into the garden of the mind. What lies beyond gilded wonderland?
Why similar: Visual Novel 23.5%, Violent 20.2%, Anime 15.2%, Dark Fantasy 13.7%, Gore 13.3%
- #8 十三月のふたり姫/The 13th month
92% matchMostly Negative33% of 21 reviews2022
Dev: Kobayashimaru LLC
Windows
The famous fairy tale “Sleeping Beauty” is completely reimagined and redesigned as Visual Novel… With a demonic imagination and originality.
Why similar: Dark Fantasy 31.5%, Visual Novel 21.4%, Drama 18.7%, Story Rich 9.2%, Adventure 7.2%
- #9 リベンジ・ハート
91% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2026
Dev: とらねこさんの小屋
Windows
「4日後に、俺の心臓を撃ちぬいて殺して欲しい」 リベンジ・ハートはワガママな殺し屋ケヴィンと、心臓を狙われた少年ルカが繰り広げる一本道ノベルADVです。 ――引き金が引かれるその時まで。復讐を願う少年とそれに加担した殺し屋の4日間が始まる。
Why similar: Crime 30%, Visual Novel 22.8%, Violent 10.4%, Anime 9.5%, Drama 9.1%
- #10 Exogenesis ~Perils of Rebirth~
91% matchMixed69% of 13 reviews2019
Dev: KwanPub: Sekai Project
Windows
After losing his sister to a violent death, former treasure hunter Yu Sayashi learns about a mysterious relic that may bring her back. However, this mythical "Ark" may be more terrifying than he could ever imagine. Innocent lives are at stake. How far will he go to save his sister?
Why similar: Visual Novel 26.4%, Violent 22.1%, Gore 16.4%, Anime 7%, Atmospheric 6%
- #11 Root Double -Before Crime * After Days- Xtend Edition
90% 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 34.6%, Anime 17.4%, Violent 11%, Mystery 10.2%, Gore 8.1%
- #12 Lyset Core
89% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2025
Dev: Lyset Team
Windows
A horror visual novel set in a steampunk universe. Young Lyset finds herself wandering through a mysterious world of sentient machines. In her desperate search for her long-lost brother, she must choose between death and immortality.
Why similar: Visual Novel 26.7%, Violent 20.8%, Anime 19.5%, Gore 12.9%, Story Rich 9.1%
- #13 Sound of Drop - fall into poison -
89% matchVery Positive85% of 536 reviews2015
Dev: aiueoKompanyPub: Sekai Project
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Nestled in the heart of Tokyo, the quaint little aquarium, Manten Aquarium. Numerous urban legends have arisen from here. On the night of the full moon the waters turn to blood and man faced fish lurk within.
Why similar: Visual Novel 28.7%, Violent 18.4%, Anime 17.7%, Gore 15.4%, Mystery 4.2%
- #14 Cursed Memory
88% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Midnight Crew
Windows
A psychological dark fantasy visual novel with turn-based combat. Unravel the mystery of a curse that erases memories and transforms people into demons.
Why similar: Dark Fantasy 20.3%, Visual Novel 17%, Drama 11.5%, Medieval 10.4%, Violent 9.8%
- #15 The Way We All Go (2015)
87% matchVery Positive87% of 154 reviews2015
Dev: ebi-hime
Windows · Linux
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 92%
A horror/romance visual novel with numerous choices and over 20 endings. Set in Japan in the 1980s, our protagonist, Atcchan, must navigate his relationship between his two estranged childhood friends, one of whom might be a yandere. Will he live to see the end of his summer vacation?
Why similar: Visual Novel 32.5%, Violent 27.5%, Gore 21.1%, Anime 15.4%, Indie 3.5%
- #16 G-senjou no Maou - The Devil on G-String
86% matchVery Positive92% of 744 reviews2015
Dev: AKABEiSOFT2Pub: Sekai Project
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 33.7 hrs≥1hr: 90%
You play as Azai Kyousuke, the son of an infamous gangster. Kyousuke knows what he likes and lets nothing stand in his way in getting what he wants. Referred to as God by his classmates, he often enjoys listening to Bach and "working" part time for his stepfather.
Why similar: Visual Novel 32%, Crime 15.8%, Anime 15.1%, Mystery 10.3%, Violent 8.2%
- #17 Grisaia Phantom Trigger Vol.8
85% matchVery Positive92% of 102 reviews2022
Dev: FrontwingPub: Frontwing USA
Windows
At last, an all-out war is at hand. The battle against the religious organization, The Fatal Answer (TFA), has entered its final phase, with CIRS and SORD preparing to send all of their troops into TFA's stronghold.
Why similar: Visual Novel 26.1%, Anime 18.2%, Drama 12%, Violent 10.9%, Gore 8.1%
- #18 ザワークラウトの中で自転車を漕ぐ
86% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: LIMINAL NEST
Windows
Juvenile/Suspense Visual Novel Heading Towards Decadence
Why similar: Crime 30.4%, Visual Novel 24.5%, Anime 17.7%, Drama 13.4%, Adventure 9.2%
- #19 Sanator: Elmo's Legacy
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Ignis Sanat
Windows · Mac · Linux
Sanator: Elmo's Legacy is a branching visual novel that follows the adventures of a certain plague doctor. What secrets do the Ailur people hold, and who St. Elmo really was? Venture into the heart of the frozen Taiga and find the answers.
Why similar: Dark Fantasy 29.3%, Visual Novel 26.4%, Violent 19%, Atmospheric 9.9%, Story Rich 9.3%
- #20 Lucid9: Inciting Incident
83% matchVery Positive90% of 1,038 reviews2016
Dev: Fallen Snow Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 12.1 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Lucid9 is a visual novel focused on a web of intricate mysteries set in the fictional 2018 metropolis of Isamu. Lucid9: Inciting Incident is the first part of the story, focused on a string of disappearances that occur at a prestigious, uppity boarding academy.
Why similar: Visual Novel 34.8%, Anime 21.8%, Mystery 14.2%, Violent 8.9%, Story Rich 7.3%
- #21 Game of Fitna Vol. 1
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: FIAgames
Windows · Mac · Linux
Game of Fitna Vol. 1: A thrilling death game visual novel set in 2030. Play as Zayn, a high school student thrown into sinister survival games known as "TEST." Fight for your life, uncover shocking truths, and face intense moral dilemmas in this mature, thought-provoking experience.
Why similar: Visual Novel 18.9%, Gore 16.8%, Violent 15.8%, Anime 14%, Drama 13.1%
- #22 Zarie: The Story of Sin
82% matchPositive96% of 46 reviews2023
Dev: MOON USAGI
Windows
What kind of conversation will you have with the Shinigami girl? How will you conclude your story? The choice is yours in this tale of sin and 'the girl'.
Why similar: Visual Novel 34%, Violent 17.7%, Anime 13.6%, Atmospheric 12%, Choices Matter 11.6%
- #23 Scp: Resonance
82% matchMixed70% of 163 reviews2019
Dev: Эмиль ШагаповPub: HEARTDREAMERS
Windows
The game takes place today, in the multifaceted universe of SCP. The main character is Galen, a simple scientist in Site 13. Recently, Galen graduated from the Faculty of Psychology and was recruited to work with SCP objects. But is everything so simple here?
Why similar: Violent 32.3%, Gore 26.1%, Visual Novel 21.1%, Anime 10.3%, Adventure 6.5%
- #24 Corpse Party: Sweet Sachiko's Hysteric Birthday Bash
81% matchVery Positive87% of 207 reviews2019
Dev: MAGES. Inc.Pub: XSEED Games
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 13.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Vengeful spirit Sachiko Shinozaki is having a birthday bash, and the lovable cast of damned souls from the Corpse Party series is invited! Join the revelers as they do their best to keep Sachiko happy and survive her twisted games in this midquel to Corpse Party and Corpse Party: Book of Shadows.
Why similar: Violent 31.4%, Gore 24.7%, Visual Novel 22.8%, Anime 15.8%, Adventure 5.3%
- #25 Lighthouse of Guiding Flames
81% matchVery Positive88% of 68 reviews2019
Dev: TomoToroPub: NARRATIVE NINE LTD
Windows
Ethani lost her way and ended up at the Lighthouse. Where did she come from and where should she go? Explore this fantasy Visual Novel to reveal her past and set sail once more...
Why similar: Violent 21%, Visual Novel 20.2%, Drama 16.2%, Anime 13.1%, Mystery 8.9%
- #26 Sanator: Scarlet Scarf
80% matchVery Positive89% of 524 reviews2019
Dev: Ignis SanatPub: Ignis Sanat 🔥
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 114.6 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Scarlet Scarf is a visual novel inspired by the legend of Plague Maiden. Dive into the dark mysteries of a dying city with the fate of Sanator Richard Murdock in your hands. Perhaps it's not too late to stop the on-going calamity...
Why similar: Dark Fantasy 22.6%, Visual Novel 18.6%, Anime 12.3%, Gore 9.6%, Mystery 8.5%
- #27 Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Ch.7 Minagoroshi
79% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 663 reviews2019
Dev: 07th ExpansionPub: MangaGamer
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 15.8 hrsMean: 91.0 hrs≥1hr: 87%
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 23.9%, Anime 18.7%, Violent 15.3%, Gore 13%, Mystery 12.9%
- #28 CHAOS;CHILD
78% 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 28.6%, Violent 17.6%, Anime 14.6%, Gore 13.6%, Mystery 12.2%
- #29 Swordbreaker The Game
79% matchVery Positive83% of 406 reviews2015
Dev: DuCats Games Studio
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 95%
The Swordbreaker game is interactive fiction with lots of illustrations where you and you alone get to choose the storyline and the ending!
Why similar: Gore 18.3%, Dark Fantasy 17.9%, Visual Novel 17.8%, Violent 12.1%, Medieval 11.9%
- #30 バロックを抱く揺籠
77% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2026
Dev: hata
Windows
実在の近世ヨーロッパ王家をモチーフにした、オカルティックノベルゲーム。 絵画のようなクラシカルなビジュアルと、断絶した一族の謎が織りなす ダークファンタジー。
Why similar: Visual Novel 23.3%, Dark Fantasy 22.1%, Medieval 20.3%, Atmospheric 8.9%, Anime 8.6%
- #31 A Light in the Dark
77% matchVery Positive93% of 1,722 reviews2018
Dev: CreSpiritPub: Sekai Project
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 8.1 hrs≥1hr: 91%
──We cannot choose in this unfair world.The rich boy stuck in his never changing daily life...The fierce girl struggling for survival...Two people in totally opposite positions in life.In the face of confusion and the choices before them, what will they find...?
Why similar: Visual Novel 32.7%, Violent 25.1%, Anime 14.9%, Gore 13.7%, Story Rich 5.2%
- #32 Shards of Chaos
76% matchPositive87% of 38 reviews2024
Dev: Chaoticway
Windows
“Raising the blade over my dear friend, I could only curse this broken world with all my soul. Nothing to worry about... If my blade turns out to be the slower.” Shards of fate, heart and soul.
Why similar: Dark Fantasy 20%, Visual Novel 17.8%, Drama 14.9%, Anime 14.4%, Choices Matter 7.2%
- #33 CZAR: Decision
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: GlyphisPub: YSY Softworks
Windows
CZAR: Decision is VN-JRPG with classic side-view battle system. Play as Sagara, a mysterious man who was involved in Miasma Incident five years ago, seeking the truth about it.
Why similar: Dark Fantasy 20.4%, Visual Novel 17.9%, Drama 14%, Anime 13.7%, Medieval 9%
- #34 Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Ch.6 Tsumihoroboshi
76% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 873 reviews2018
Dev: 07th ExpansionPub: MangaGamer
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.2 hrsMean: 40.2 hrs≥1hr: 88%
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 29.5%, Anime 18.1%, Violent 15%, Mystery 12.9%, Gore 12.2%
- #35 Abyss Lord
75% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Flex Turtle
Windows
What awaits the young man in the future? A long and happy life next to loved ones? Losses and suffering leading to an inglorious death? The throne of the enemy of humanity? A harem of all sorts of races, from pretty goblins to graceful vampires? The one and only love until death?
Why similar: Dark Fantasy 19%, Visual Novel 17.5%, Medieval 14.8%, Anime 12.8%, Violent 7.7%
- #36 HIYOKU NO TORI
73% matchPositive80% of 35 reviews2023
Dev: kamotanprojectPub: iMel
Windows
An occult-mystery-adventure game set in Kyoto—detectives investigate to solve bizarre and complex cases. What did Kamotan detectives finally uncover on their way to the truth of these cryptic incidents?
Why similar: Visual Novel 25.1%, Crime 23.6%, Anime 16.7%, Mystery 11.9%, Adventure 9.2%
- #37 Pawn
74% matchMostly Positive70% of 20 reviews2016
Dev: ODBear Studios
Windows
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 98%
A story rich visual novel where you must investigate a series of disappearances threatening the inhabitants of your hometown. Analyze crime scenes, interrogate suspects, witness the dreadful events unravel and face your past. Beware, innocence might be nothing but a mere illusion.
Why similar: Violent 31.4%, Visual Novel 21.3%, Gore 16.9%, Anime 15.3%, Mystery 8.3%
- #38 【SCP】器関ノ彷徨 -The will of a single Tale-【DEMOver.】
73% matchVery Positive90% of 373 reviews2018
Dev: Stoner TomohitoPub: GESTALT-§
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 21.4 hrs≥1hr: 58%
-"Do you believe the actuality now?" When the SCP Foundation moves, you will be a witness of {Project MA-13}.
Why similar: Violent 29.9%, Visual Novel 23%, Gore 22.9%, Anime 18.7%, Adventure 5.6%
- #39 MYTH - Steam Edition
73% matchVery Positive89% of 169 reviews2016
Dev: CircletempoPub: MangaGamer
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 8.6 hrs≥1hr: 78%
A world of shadows. A world of light. In the world of light where no shadows exist lived a boy - Meito Tanabe. One day, he met a girl who possessed a shadow - Shimon. She brings him to her world - a place filled with shadows.
Why similar: Visual Novel 36.8%, Violent 29.8%, Anime 12.2%, Mystery 11.5%, Adventure 6%
- #40 Drowning Song of the Stagnant Sea
74% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: 空想の工房Pub: Waku Waku Games
Windows
A dark fairy tale set in the deep sea. The fated encounter between a sea monster and a human forever changes their lives in this visual novel. Contains platonic yuri.
Why similar: Dark Fantasy 28.1%, Visual Novel 24.3%, Violent 12.3%, Drama 9.8%, Gore 9.1%
- #41 Ciconia When They Cry - Phase 1: For You, the Replaceable Ones
71% 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 30.2%, Violent 27.9%, Anime 14.8%, Mystery 13.1%, Story Rich 7.3%
- #42 The Melody of Grisaia
72% matchVery Positive94% of 90 reviews2016
Dev: FrontwingPub: Frontwing USA
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 31.4 hrs≥1hr: 85%
A side story for The Labyrinth of Grisaia, this episode takes place just after Kusakabe Asako officially names Kazami Yuuji her successor as number 9029, and details his globe-hopping exploits thereafter. Yet more secret passages of The Labyrinth of Grisaia are revealed within...
Why similar: Visual Novel 27.9%, Violent 26.3%, Anime 19.7%, Drama 12.5%, Story Rich 7.7%
- #43 All of Us Are Dead...
70% matchVery Positive98% of 55 reviews2023
Dev: IKINAGAMES
Windows
All of us are not dead. Our school has been infested with zombies, and we are still alive. Every day, our hopes of escaping this school become less and less likely. Follow us as we try to survive and escape our zombie-filled school. A visual novel based on the popular webcomic.
Why similar: Visual Novel 26.9%, Violent 19.3%, Gore 14.7%, Anime 9.6%, Story Rich 8.7%
- #44 Silenced: The House
72% matchMostly Positive73% of 99 reviews2018
Dev: Graven Visual Novels
Windows · Mac
Median: 30 minMean: 2.8 hrs≥1hr: 39%
Any plans for the weekend? There is a great place to escape from the hustle and bustle of the city and daily routine! We promise a unique experience of horror and despair… if you stay alive, of course. Survive the night in the house from your nightmares!
Why similar: Violent 28.8%, Visual Novel 25.8%, Gore 22.2%, Anime 14.9%, Adventure 5.3%
- #45 山:临界幸存者
69% matchVery Positive92% of 625 reviews2022
Dev: 迩来工作室Pub: WindField Games
Windows
Median: 6.3 hrsMean: 8.9 hrs≥1hr: 86%
偏远的山村中,正举行着古老的祭祀『仙姑宴』。少女吟诵着,舞动着,一场漫长而恐怖的杀戮剧正在悄然上演……
Why similar: Visual Novel 38.2%, Anime 23%, Mystery 16%, Story Rich 11.9%, Adventure 8.7%
- #46 ロストカラーズ/再装版 / LOSTCOLORS
71% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2020
Dev: 自転車創業Pub: jitensyasougyou
Windows
A world without color "Lost Colors". In order to get rid of the evil that has befallen him, Real travels back and forth between worlds of color, solving the mysteries of the world.
Why similar: Violent 31.6%, Adventure 16.6%, Dark Fantasy 12.8%, Visual Novel 11%, Gore 8.3%
- #47 Cannibal Tales - Episode 1
69% matchVery Positive89% of 64 reviews2024
Dev: Fantastico Studio
Windows · Mac
Horror thriller visual novel written by cult director Ruggero Deodato. A cannibal story in three episodes. Embark on a challenging journey, where every choice has a price and consequences. Will you be able to reach the end without getting your soul devoured? Dare to decide!
Why similar: Visual Novel 21.9%, Crime 18.1%, Violent 15.8%, Gore 12.2%, Drama 8.9%
- #48 Raging Loop
68% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 9,674 reviews2017
Dev: KEMCO
Windows
Median: 23.9 hrsMean: 58.6 hrs≥1hr: 84%
The feast has begun, can you escape the village alive?
Why similar: Visual Novel 34.8%, Mystery 14.7%, Violent 12%, Gore 9%, Story Rich 8%
- #49 Dual Chroma
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Galen Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Journey alongside the Second Prince of the Galens Empire to unlock ancient secrets in this romantic fantasy adventure visual novel with a dark twist. With multiple endings and immersive battle sequences, will you write your own destiny, or repeat the mistakes of those whom history has forgotten?
Why similar: Dark Fantasy 18.2%, Visual Novel 17.2%, Medieval 12.8%, Drama 12.4%, Anime 12.3%
- #50 Utopia: Birth of The Heroes
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Mana Core Game Studios
Windows
One war and three heroes on opposing sides. Love, conviction and sacrifice will define them. Utopia is a story-rich visual novel about creating a perfect society, and the cost of reaching it.
Why similar: Visual Novel 18.5%, Anime 14%, Medieval 11.9%, Violent 8.6%, Drama 8.1%
- #51 Eden's Ritter - Paladins of Ecstasy
68% matchVery Positive87% of 143 reviews2020
Dev: WafflePub: Shiravune
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 54%
A virtuous princess and her lady knight battle depraved demons called Lustfiends, but struggle between shame and lust themselves... An erotic dark-fantasy visual novel.
Why similar: Dark Fantasy 24.3%, Visual Novel 23.3%, Medieval 16.2%, Anime 15.6%, Violent 8.1%
- #52 VOID
69% matchMostly Positive79% of 42 reviews2017
Dev: Vifth FloorPub: Sekai Project
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 9.0 hrs≥1hr: 93%
VOID is a visual novel themed around espionage and revenge. You play as Arthur Woods, a man seeking revenge from the death of his loved one, forging himself into a deadly assassin. Along the way, you will meet people who may (or may not) be your allies, as you try to untangle the web of lies and intrique surrounding your girlfriends...
Why similar: Visual Novel 36.7%, Violent 26.5%, Anime 16%, Story Rich 9.1%, Choices Matter 6.3%
- #53 Say Goodbye
70% matchMixed52% of 229 reviews2017
Dev: morojenoe's empire
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 9.4 hrs≥1hr: 87%
This visual novel about an ordinary man with his typical problems. Suddenly, you got a report that your distant cousin died in a car crash. Fortunately, her daughter wasn't with her. You take the girl under your wing. But soon, something starts to go wrong...
Why similar: Visual Novel 37.3%, Violent 37.2%, Anime 14.6%, Adventure 6%, Indie 4.9%
- #54 Summona Realm: The Secret Flame
66% match6 user reviews100% of 6 reviews2025
Dev: Odd Ember
Windows
Summona Realm is a simple visual novel that uses a map-based system to navigate the story. The game gives the feel of black and white Japanese manga.
Why similar: Visual Novel 23.3%, Medieval 16.9%, Anime 16.7%, Mystery 10.2%, Dark Fantasy 9%
- #55 Higurashi When They Cry Hou+
66% matchVery Positive88% of 163 reviews2023
Dev: 07th ExpansionPub: MangaGamer
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 64%
The tragedy of Hinamizawa is over. Those held captive within its grip are free from the fate that bound them to June 1983. Yet the tale of Hinamizawa is not truly complete. There are many worlds not yet explored.
Why similar: Visual Novel 29.7%, Anime 21.2%, Violent 19.2%, Gore 14.2%, Adventure 7.1%
- #56 七人杀阵 - Seven Sacrifices
67% matchVery Positive80% of 1,067 reviews2018
Dev: 章鱼罐头制作组
Windows
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 6.9 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Seven girls came to a mountain villa on the outskirts to attend a party. Suddenly they were struck by a storm. They were trapped and lost contact with the outside world.Everyone was caught unawares by the accident, but the conspiracy has just begun.
Why similar: Violent 27.2%, Visual Novel 22.3%, Gore 19.3%, Mystery 11.6%, Adventure 9.5%
- #57 Corpse Party: Blood Drive
68% matchMostly Positive75% of 377 reviews2019
Dev: MAGES. Inc.Pub: XSEED Games
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 13.2 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Set two months after Corpse Party: Book of Shadows, Corpse Party: Blood Drive is the definitive conclusion to the long-running Heavenly Host story arc. Featuring dynamic lighting, 3D sound, detailed environments, and new gameplay systems, this is a Japanese horror experience not to be missed!
Why similar: Violent 30.6%, Gore 26.6%, Anime 22.2%, Visual Novel 17.6%, Indie 3%
- #58 LOOP THE LOOP The Mansion of Gluttony
66% match6 user reviews100% of 6 reviews2026
Dev: sweet ampoule
Windows
A closed-circle mystery visual novel where twelve people wake up inside a bizarre, impossible mansion—and a string of murders begins. Read from Remi’s point of view as you piece together the truth through his thoughts and conversations. Linear, text-focused, Japanese/English supported.
Why similar: Visual Novel 28.7%, Mystery 16%, Anime 11.5%, Drama 11.3%, Story Rich 9.6%
- #59 Spirit Hunter: NG
67% matchVery Positive90% of 280 reviews2019
Dev: EXPERIENCEPub: Aksys Games
Windows
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 20.5 hrs≥1hr: 72%
Beware the Creeping Horror... Face nightmares you thought were merely urban legends. Uncover a dark mystery, making deadly decisions just to survive. Play this chilling companion story to the award-winning Spirit Hunter: Death Mark game and bring the terror home.
Why similar: Violent 30.8%, Visual Novel 29.5%, Gore 22.7%, Adventure 9.6%, Anime 7.4%