- #1 目盲/Blind
97% matchVery Positive85% of 908 reviews2022
Dev: GOCORE
Windows
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 67%
「Sometimes what the eye can't tell, the heart can.」 《Blind》 is a light fantasy game for girls set in a modern city. After a childhood accident that left me with a strange face blindness, I was introduced to a profession called "watchman" and since then, the world has taken on a whole new dimension.
Why similar: Visual Novel 30.2%, Female Protagonist 19.1%, Anime 16%, Story Rich 9.7%, Text-Based 8.7%
- #2 WITCH ON THE HOLY NIGHT
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 8,439 reviews2023
Dev: TYPE-MOONPub: Aniplex Inc.
Windows
Median: 14.2 hrsMean: 66.0 hrs≥1hr: 85%
A tale told with vivid colors and rich sound in a classic TYPE-MOON visual novel.
Why similar: Drama 35.5%, Visual Novel 28.1%, Anime 10.4%, Story Rich 8.1%, Female Protagonist 6.7%
- #3 Detective Girl of the Steam City
96% matchVery Positive92% of 1,987 reviews2019
Dev: ClymeniaPub: Kagura Games
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 10.1 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Play as Sophie, a private investigator not unlike Sherlock Holmes. It's up to Sophie to uncover the hidden truths of London through her investigations. What mysteries and intrigue await her? Find out in this steampunk RPG!
Why similar: Steampunk 47.6% ★, Female Protagonist 16.3%, Sexual Content 14.9%, Anime 9.3%, Visual Novel 6.9%
- #4 Sona-Nyl of the Violet Shadows Refrain
95% matchVery Positive100% of 67 reviews2023
Dev: Liar-softPub: MangaGamer
Windows · Mac · Linux
Explore the meaning of memories in this mysterious fairytale where fantasy and reality intertwine. The story unfolds from the perspectives of two women: one who travels in the ruins of Engine City New York, and one who finds herself in an underground world with an eldritch, violet sky.
Why similar: Steampunk 36.4% ★, Visual Novel 14.2%, Lovecraftian 9.5%, Story Rich 9%, Anime 8.5%
- #5 Moonless Moon
94% matchVery Positive92% of 331 reviews2024
Dev: Kazuhide OkaPub: KAMITSUBAKI STUDIO
Windows · Mac
When night falls, she wanders into another world... Moonless Moon is a text-based adventure game following a girl as she travels through a variety of different worlds.
Why similar: Visual Novel 28.6%, Story Rich 17.2%, Text-Based 16.8%, Adventure 11.4%, Anime 11%
- #6 Liminal Border Part I
94% matchVery Positive92% of 133 reviews2023
Dev: Purple SoftwarePub: Shiravune
Windows
First game of a four-part visual novel series. Nerdy Itsuki Ninomae accidentally creates a “digital hypnotism movie.” Showing it to his neighbor causes him to learn her and a classmate’s dark secret, dragging him into the underbelly of society.
Why similar: Visual Novel 28.3%, Story Rich 16.7%, Anime 12.7%, Cute 11.7%, Adventure 9%
- #7 Black Lily's Tale
92% matchVery Positive88% of 496 reviews2023
Dev: 1000-REKA
Windows
Perhaps it was the curse of a black lily that bloomed too early in the winter...Before graduation, a girl falls in love with another girl... But her pure feelings are torn apart by a "loop of tragedy."By [interrupting choices] and [typing in words], you will weave her feelings into the story.
Why similar: Visual Novel 35.2%, Female Protagonist 18.6%, Story Rich 16.5%, Anime 12.2%, Adventure 8.3%
- #8 Drowning Song of the Stagnant Sea
91% matchPositive89% of 70 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: Drama 31.6%, Visual Novel 27.5%, Adventure 14.7%, Text-Based 8.2%, Story Rich 6.9%
- #9 见习侦探
93% matchMixed61% of 59 reviews2021
Dev: 全能侦探社
Windows
"Internship Detective" is a text adventure game of detective story from the perspective of double female masters. The two heroines Doudou (Intership detective) and Bobo (“big” detective) .
Why similar: Drama 30.6%, Interactive Fiction 24.7%, Visual Novel 16.7%, Story Rich 10%, Anime 7.8%
- #10 AKAIITO HD REMASTER
90% matchVery Positive93% of 138 reviews2023
Dev: SUCCESS Corp.
Windows
Japanese adventure game. Set in the present age, the game unfolds from the point of view of Kei Hato, a girl who has a special blood called "Nieno Chi". A special system called the blood sucking system is used.
Why similar: Visual Novel 49%, Adventure 23.4%, Cute 14.2%, Female Protagonist 11.9%, Singleplayer 1.5%
- #11 Lighthouse of Guiding Flames
91% matchVery Positive89% of 71 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: Visual Novel 33.2%, Story Rich 17.4%, Anime 16.7%, Adventure 12.2%, Female Protagonist 12.1%
- #12 The city of eyes and the girl in dreamland
89% matchVery Positive88% of 127 reviews2024
Dev: UVKenPub: Playmeow
Windows
In the thriving industrial, city of Cyclops, the quacksalver "Etsu" had earned a great reputation for his superb medical skills. However, behind his talent and achievements were two unknown secrets: one was eyes with a special power endowed by an existence mysterious to Etsu; the other was a girl who suffered from illnesses,...
Why similar: Sexual Content 38.5%, Visual Novel 28.5%, Anime 20%, Cute 13%
- #13 Gothic Murder: Adventure That Changes Destiny
89% matchVery Positive96% of 69 reviews2020
Dev: orange
Windows · Mac
A housemaid takes on a terrifying murder plan in order to protect her lord, whose life is in danger! A romantic mystery that takes place at an earl's manor in 20th-century England. Depending on the selection, the story will branch into different endings.
Why similar: Visual Novel 49.5%, Adventure 30.4%, Female Protagonist 10.2%, 2D 8.2%, Singleplayer 1.7%
- #14 ef - the latter tale. (All Ages)
88% matchVery Positive97% of 127 reviews2019
Dev: minoriPub: MangaGamer
Windows
Median: 10.0 hrsMean: 460.8 hrs≥1hr: 73%
In this direct continuation of "ef - the first tale", Yuu tells the tale of a young woman who has lost one of her eyes due to an accident, but who may have lost so much more beneath the surface.
Why similar: Visual Novel 31.8%, Story Rich 21.1%, Adventure 18.4%, Anime 16.6%, Sexual Content 10.9%
- #15 Far Away
86% matchVery Positive95% of 8,179 reviews2021
Dev: Gratesca
Windows
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 12.3 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Far Away is a visual novel full of dark humor depicting immersive storylines rather than romantic drama. You will play as Krosa, a typical girl who experiences gang conflicts, crimes, conspiracies, and family grudges in the port city of Bedjan.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 23.2%, Visual Novel 22.3%, Story Rich 13.5%, Anime 11.4%, Female Protagonist 11%
- #16 Kara no Shojo
87% matchVery Positive92% of 455 reviews2018
Dev: Innocent GreyPub: MangaGamer
Windows
Median: 6.1 hrsMean: 154.7 hrs≥1hr: 62%
Play as a detective tasked with catching a serial killer in this visual novel set in post-war Japan. Investigate key locations, question many complex characters, piece together clues, and try to stop the culprit before they end yet another young girl's smile.
Why similar: Visual Novel 37.1%, Story Rich 22.9%, Anime 21.7%, Sexual Content 10.8%, Adventure 7.5%
- #17 Butterfly's Poison; Blood Chains
86% matchVery Positive94% of 106 reviews2023
Dev: PROTOTYPE
Windows
Tokyo, 1918. World War I is coming to an end. Yuriko Nomiya, aristocratic by birth, is suddenly struck by a series of misfortunes. Is this fate brought about by the changing times, or is someone plotting against her? The dark, bittersweet tale of Yuriko and five young men is about to unfold...
Why similar: Drama 44.3%, Visual Novel 25.4%, Adventure 11%, Female Protagonist 8.2%, Sexual Content 5.8%
- #18 Night of The Black Goat
84% matchVery Positive89% of 93 reviews2024
Dev: サークルRENPub: 072 Project
Windows
Ordinary you are suddenly taken to the dreamlands one day. What unfolds before your eyes is the cruel Cthulhu mythical world where gods and mythical creatures coexist, and the strong can do whatever they want. To return to the real world or achieve a happy ending with the heroine...?
Why similar: Lovecraftian 29.7%, Story Rich 20.4%, Anime 18.1%, Colorful 11.4%, Sexual Content 10.9%
- #19 Eye of Saccharine
85% matchVery Positive79% of 61 reviews2023
Dev: SasDeRiderPub: BRXKENVN
Windows · Mac · Linux
A girl suffering from hallucinations tries her best to live a normal life in the megapolis. She sees an advertisement for a certain doctor presenting a revolutionary technology for diagnosing and treating the psyche, "G.L.A.Z.A".
Why similar: Visual Novel 28.1%, Female Protagonist 15.1%, Text-Based 14.5%, Story Rich 13.6%, Anime 10.9%
- #20 3rd eye
84% matchVery Positive87% of 333 reviews2019
Dev: 3rd eye projectPub: PLAYISM
Windows
A 2D exploration/horror game starring the Touhou Project's Koishi Komeiji. Use her Third Eye to explore a mental world entirely unlike reality.
Why similar: Adventure 100%
- #21 The Occult Detective
82% matchMostly Positive71% of 332 reviews2025
Dev: Battlecry Studio
Windows
A narrative detective game blended with supernatural elements. Play as a rookie investigator, discover vital clues in every case, dive into unscripted interrogations and uncover truths that break minds. But with each revelation, the world feels... less human.
Why similar: Drama 36.9%, Visual Novel 23.2%, Story Rich 16.4%, Anime 13%, Adventure 6%
- #22 RGB GlitchGazer
81% matchVery Positive97% of 97 reviews2026
Dev: 群星闪耀时Pub: 群星闪耀时
Windows
A mad and romantic ADV. Unravel a strange world of science and philosophy with a mecha girl, zombie girl, or beastfolk. Some paths may disturb you... or thrill you.
Why similar: Visual Novel 42.7%, Anime 24.5%, Adventure 14.8%, 2D 10.3%, Story Rich 5.1%
- #23 Holy Maid Academy
82% matchPositive87% of 51 reviews2024
Dev: LiquidPub: Shiravune
Windows
When Ryunosuke Kokuto lands a professorial role at an exclusive academy, his hopes for his new charges prove more ambitious than most! In this characteristically crispy dark comedy VN from Liquid, navigate an unlikely career filled with breakneck twists through the lofty halls of St. Martius.
Why similar: Drama 39.3%, Visual Novel 19.2%, Anime 9.1%, Story Rich 8.7%, Cute 8%
- #24 Secrets of the Heart
79% matchVery Positive94% of 219 reviews2026
Dev: FallingDayPub: YOZAKURA
Windows
To help her photographer boyfriend, she meets new people and enters different worlds, gradually discovering a hidden side of herself. Her ending depends on the choices you make.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 28.7%, Visual Novel 19.9%, Anime 15.8%, Story Rich 13%, Female Protagonist 11.5%
- #25 Another Sight - Definitive Edition
83% matchMostly Positive78% of 187 reviews2018
Dev: Lunar Great Wall StudiosPub: Fish Eagle
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 84%
A teenager who has lost her sight and a mysterious cat team up in a surreal fantasy adventure into the unexpected, weaving a tale that brings together some of the world’s greatest minds: Monet, Tesla, Edison and other historical cultural icons.
Why similar: Steampunk 60.3% ★, Female Protagonist 13.5%, Story Rich 13.1%, Adventure 11.9%, Singleplayer 1.2%
- #26 Deluge: Threnody of Crashing Waves
81% matchVery Positive86% of 262 reviews2022
Dev: leavesPub: socah
Windows · Mac · Linux
In the not so distant past, the Isle of Abbot underwent a mysterious evacuation event. Delve into the secrets of this unsettling place and elicit the girls' tragic fate. An interactive visual novel with psychological and lovecraftian undertones.
Why similar: Visual Novel 29.6%, Lovecraftian 24%, Anime 17.8%, Female Protagonist 12.4%, Story Rich 12%
- #27 Cemetery Mary
80% matchVery Positive97% of 382 reviews2021
Dev: arcadekitten
Windows · Mac · Linux
A visual novel about a girl who loves the cemetery. When her parents go missing, she receives a mysterious text that has the potential to completely ruin her life...or fix it?
Why similar: Visual Novel 35.4%, Female Protagonist 18.2%, Story Rich 15.1%, Anime 11.9%, Cute 11.4%
- #28 Murder on the Marine Express
79% matchVery Positive92% of 79 reviews2021
Dev: 1564 Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
A mystery visual novel taking place aboard the underwater train Marine Express. Follow student Ranko Togawa on her quest to find the culprit on the murder of an accompanying teacher... with lots of surprises along the way!
Why similar: Drama 36.2%, Visual Novel 20.3%, Story Rich 10.4%, Female Protagonist 10.3%, Anime 9.2%
- #29 Witch of Eclipse
76% matchVery Positive89% of 273 reviews2025
Dev: ONEONE1Pub: Kagura Games
Windows
Travel the world as a witch and help the people by defeating threats, going to dungeons in search of materials, and granting other special favors.
Why similar: Anime 26.3%, Adventure 22.7%, Sexual Content 22.2%, Female Protagonist 16.6%, 2D 10.4%
- #30 SeaBed
77% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 1,087 reviews2017
Dev: PaleontologyPub: Fruitbat Factory
Windows
Median: 5.7 hrsMean: 73.9 hrs≥1hr: 91%
SeaBed is a yuri-themed psychological mystery visual novel told through the perspectives of three separate characters: Sachiko, Takako and Narasaki.
Why similar: Visual Novel 42.4%, Female Protagonist 21.7%, Anime 14.8%, Adventure 8.1%, Story Rich 6.8%
- #31 Malleus Cocconum: The Heiress
75% matchVery Positive95% of 161 reviews2025
Dev: Domus Aurea
Windows · Mac · Linux
You are Arenda Finch—fifteen years old, wealthy beyond measure, and newly exiled from your former school. Dunkenwood House takes you in, but its halls hide the darker side of privilege. Humanity or demonic nature. Love or desire. Every choice shapes the person you become.
Why similar: Gothic 35.5% ★, Drama 24.4%, Visual Novel 17.5%, Story Rich 7.9%, Female Protagonist 7.6%
- #32 Urban Myth Dissolution Center
74% matchVery Positive88% of 6,230 reviews2025
Dev: HakababunkoPub: SHUEISHA GAMES
Windows
Median: 7.0 hrsMean: 9.7 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Join forces with the psychic Director of the Urban Myth Dissolution Center and solve a variety of cases involving cursed relics, rental properties with shady histories, and dimensional anomalies. Monstrous oddities and otherworldly planes abound in this occult mystery adventure game!
Why similar: Visual Novel 37.2%, Story Rich 18.7%, Text-Based 13.8%, Adventure 10.9%, Anime 8%
- #33 Melancholy Love
78% matchVery Positive95% of 76 reviews2021
Dev: White Dew GamesPub: Kikai Digital
Windows · Mac
Melancholy Love is a Yuri Visual Novel between an elite and a misfit in an All-Girls' High School. How will sparks flare between the two?
Why similar: Drama 36.2%, Visual Novel 18.2%, Interactive Fiction 13.3%, Female Protagonist 9.5%, Story Rich 9.2%
- #34 TASOKARE HOTEL Re:newal
77% matchVery Positive87% of 83 reviews2024
Dev: SEEC Inc.
Windows · Mac
一日中夕暮れに染まっている「黄昏ホテル」。そこは、生と死の狭間を彷徨う魂たちが羽を休めるために存在する場所。ある日、ホテルに迷い込んだ少女が、出会いと事件をきっかけに、自らの運命を大きく切り開くことに。生死の狭間で謎解きに挑む、世にも奇妙な異世界脱出アドベンチャーが登場!
Why similar: Visual Novel 30.5%, Story Rich 18.5%, Text-Based 14.8%, Cute 11.7%, Female Protagonist 11.4%
- #35 7'scarlet
78% matchMostly Positive74% of 880 reviews2019
Dev: IDEA FACTORYPub: Intragames
Windows
Median: 7.2 hrsMean: 14.5 hrs≥1hr: 75%
The remote town of Okunezato is shaped like a crescent moon and shrouded in dark myths and legends. Take on the role of a brave young woman journeying into the unknown to uncover dangerous truths and locate her missing brother with her childhood friend.
Why similar: Visual Novel 39.6%, Anime 22.2%, Female Protagonist 21.9%, Adventure 14.6%, Singleplayer 1.7%
- #36 Cross The Boundaries
74% matchVery Positive99% of 95 reviews2025
Dev: AlfredProsPub: Ziel Graywords
Windows · Linux
This is a Touhou Fangame. Maribel Hearn is a girl with unusual experience with ghosts and supernatural beings. In Cross The Boundaries, you will solve riddles while trying to stay alive, and looking for a way out of the nightmare.
Why similar: Visual Novel 40.3%, Anime 21%, Adventure 16.2%, Story Rich 9.3%, 2D 9.3%
- #37 Hell's 8th Avenue: Miori's Mysterious Notebook
75% matchMostly Positive76% of 62 reviews2025
Dev: Magical PonponPub: Saikey Studios
Windows
In this adventure game, play as Miori, a young detective tasked with finding a missing person and purifying the ominous 'Illusory 8th Street.' Challenge your dexterity with fun Quick Time Events and push forward... or get punished for being too slow.
Why similar: Anime 25.8%, Sexual Content 19.2%, Adventure 14.4%, Female Protagonist 12.3%, Cute 10.9%
- #38 Heart Cage
72% matchVery Positive97% of 379 reviews2025
Dev: RiceLoveCoffee
Windows · Mac · Linux
Yandere x Otome x Mystery A mystery Otome game with all yandere love interest, play as a detective and find out the truth!
Why similar: Visual Novel 25.6%, Lovecraftian 17.8%, Female Protagonist 16.7%, Story Rich 13%, Sexual Content 10.5%
- #39 Decollate Decoration
70% matchVery Positive93% of 446 reviews2026
Dev: KANEKODOPub: KEMCO
Windows
This is a point-and-click, command-selection style adventure game where the protagonist is a girl who has become a ghost. The objective is to fulfill her desires by speaking to her beloved "him" causing poltergeists, visiting in dreams, or even cursing.
Why similar: Visual Novel 45.7%, Adventure 20.5%, Cute 14.3%, Story Rich 12.3%, 2D 6%
- #40 Blood Lily Loop
72% matchVery Positive83% of 72 reviews2024
Dev: Sounding Stone / 老奉毊
Windows
Your bestie seems to be hiding something. There's something about your world that seems odd as well, like it has...secrets. Dive into the Cthulhu Mythos universe of this horror game and witness a "friendship" that rewrites the world.
Why similar: Visual Novel 21.5%, Lovecraftian 20.6%, Interactive Fiction 19.6%, Female Protagonist 12.8%, Story Rich 12.6%
- #41 Bishojo Mangekyo Kotowari to Meikyu no Shojo
71% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,959 reviews2021
Dev: ωstarPub: Seikei Production
Windows
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 284.8 hrs≥1hr: 85%
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: Visual Novel 25.4%, Sexual Content 22.2%, Interactive Fiction 20.5%, Story Rich 12.9%, Anime 11%
- #42 Salthe
73% matchVery Positive84% of 223 reviews2020
Dev: SoireePub: Shiravune
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 14.9 hrs≥1hr: 85%
A dark, dramatic medieval visual novel. On a stage at the boundary between life and death, an actress struggles through her hardest performance—directed by a jester, she relives her past for the the prize of resurrection...
Why similar: Gothic 41.9% ★, Visual Novel 22.2%, Anime 13.9%, Interactive Fiction 9.5%, Story Rich 6.6%
- #43 The Crimson Maid
69% matchVery Positive88% of 113 reviews2026
Dev: GrimTalinPub: Wales Interactive
Windows
A marriage between first person exploration and visual novel, blessed with a sprinkle of puzzle gameplay. Immerse yourself in a period drama that intertwines romance with murder mystery, as a young cleric who must resist or give in to the charms of a strikingly beautiful maid.
Why similar: Gothic 41.2% ★, Interactive Fiction 18.6%, Story Rich 17.4%, Visual Novel 12.1%, Adventure 10%
- #44 Fading Hearts
76% matchMixed65% of 192 reviews2014
Dev: Sakura River Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 186.0 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Your choices changes the GENRE of the story!Almost EVERY NPC LIES to you at some point in the game!Live a life of adventure or a normal life! A game with true choices!An interactive story/game where you play the role of Ryou, a seemingly normal high school student in the land of Sorayama.
Why similar: Visual Novel 48.6%, Anime 24.1%, Cute 17%, Adventure 6.9%, Female Protagonist 2.4%
- #45 Faulty Apprentice
73% matchVery Positive81% of 190 reviews2019
Dev: AGL studios
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 81%
In this world of magic, monsters, and mystery, the fate of Stars Reach Castle will be determined by you, the Faulty Apprentice! A story-rich visual novel/dating with Light Ecchi on the side. (Free 3 DLCs)
Why similar: Visual Novel 30.9%, Story Rich 19.5%, Anime 18.9%, Sexual Content 12%, Female Protagonist 8.2%
- #46 Talented Exorcist won't submit to Tentacle Demon
70% matchVery Positive84% of 96 reviews2024
Dev: けーわいけーわいPub: 072 Project
Windows
Exorcists are those who protect people from demons. What will happen to Mari, the exorcist, on her journey to defeat these erotic demons?
Why similar: Visual Novel 17.4%, Female Protagonist 16.2%, Story Rich 14.9%, Anime 13.6%, Cute 8.9%
- #47 Gahkthun of the Golden Lightning Steam Edition
73% matchVery Positive90% of 106 reviews2016
Dev: Liar-softPub: MangaGamer
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Lightning crackles in the sky. A lone man hovers, overlooking The Academia. His name is Nikola Tesla, the one who will set this land right. With one assistant at his side, he shall face the council, overthrow the shadows in control, and rescue the unwitting students.
Why similar: Steampunk 40.2% ★, Visual Novel 20.4%, Anime 9.9%, Lovecraftian 8.4%, Adventure 7.5%
- #48 Hazy Mind
69% matchVery Positive87% of 347 reviews2024
Dev: betetiro
Windows · Mac · Linux
You can't remember anything, and all you can see is HER. Delve into your story and uncover the truth behind what happened to you and your parents.
Why similar: Visual Novel 31.9%, Story Rich 19.4%, Anime 14.4%, Adventure 10.9%, Female Protagonist 10.1%
- #49 Kurone's Feelings ~Apprentice Witch of Starfall Village~
70% matchVery Positive89% of 132 reviews2024
Dev: BielografPub: OTAKU Plan
Windows
Kurone's Feelings ~Apprentice Witch of Starfall Village~ follows a girl who has lost her memories as she gradually develops human "feelings" and stumbles through various mishaps while doing her best to assist the witch of a small village in helping the locals.
Why similar: Visual Novel 31.5%, Sexual Content 17.8%, Adventure 13.3%, Story Rich 10.1%, Colorful 9.7%
- #50 Abnormal Status ~Tattoo / Prohibited Books / Parasites~
71% matchMostly Positive75% of 64 reviews2023
Dev: OctopigPub: OTAKU Plan
Windows
In the present day, the majority of the human race has become capable of using magic. The sudden rise of this power has not been met with adequate laws and regulations, and the world is rapidly becoming a wasteland as crimes and discrimination intensify.
Why similar: Visual Novel 17.8%, Story Rich 15.3%, Female Protagonist 13.8%, Text-Based 13.1%, Anime 12.3%
- #51 BAD END THEATER
67% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 10,015 reviews2021
Dev: NomnomNami
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 71%
select your protagonist and explore a variety of terrible fates!
Why similar: Visual Novel 40.2%, Story Rich 25.8%, Cute 10.9%, Anime 10.2%, Colorful 4.9%
- #52 Salvation:Immortale
69% matchVery Positive85% of 147 reviews2024
Dev: 琉璃花糖制作组Pub: WindField Games
Windows
The fog city detective with exceptional intelligence and keen insight, Mei Qu, one day encounters a snow country girl with snow-colored long hair and witch-like beauty, Snell, at a crime scene. From this moment, their fates begin to intertwine, and an adventurous story unfolds.
Why similar: Visual Novel 25.7%, Story Rich 17.6%, Anime 16%, Female Protagonist 15.7%, Cute 10.1%
- #53 natsuno-kanata - beyond the summer
68% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 905 reviews2022
Dev: Kazuhide Oka
Windows · Mac
── In the summer of the world that has ended, the girl travels aimlessly. "natsuno-kanata - beyond the summer" is a text adventure game that depicts girls traveling in apocalypse. Through talking to the girls, we get to know them and approach the mysteries of the world ──
Why similar: Visual Novel 30.8%, Anime 16.1%, Text-Based 13.6%, Story Rich 12.2%, Female Protagonist 11%
- #54 Goetia
71% matchMostly Positive77% of 790 reviews2016
Dev: SusheePub: Forever Entertainment S. A.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Goetia is a point & click adventure where you play the ghost of a young lady. You are Abigail. Abigail Blackwood.
Why similar: Gothic 55.5% ★, Adventure 18.4%, Female Protagonist 14.1%, Story Rich 8.1%, 2D 3.3%
- #55 Shino's Insatiable Pursuit of Knowledge
66% matchVery Positive82% of 152 reviews2026
Dev: Ota Guchi FieldPub: Kagura Games
Windows
In this wacky story-driven adventure, you'll join Shino as she tries to fund her lab, catch the thief who stole all of their money, and... infiltrate a shady cult!? She'll make it through thanks to the power of invention! Probably!
Why similar: Adventure 35.8%, Anime 33.3%, Sexual Content 28.2%, Singleplayer 2.7%
- #56 Wonderful Everyday Down the Rabbit-Hole
68% matchVery Positive93% of 2,708 reviews2017
Dev: KeroQPub: Frontwing USA
Windows
Median: 9.6 hrsMean: 175.4 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Wonderful Everyday is a visual novel with multiple routes which develops a story based on a few concepts: "the sky and the world", "the beginning and the end", "literature and science", "savior and hero", "brother and sister".
Why similar: Visual Novel 39.1%, Story Rich 17.6%, Anime 12.8%, Female Protagonist 10%, Sexual Content 9.5%
- #57 Lorelei and the Laser Eyes
65% matchVery Positive94% of 3,222 reviews2024
Dev: SimogoPub: Annapurna Interactive
Windows
Median: 8.5 hrsMean: 12.7 hrs≥1hr: 82%
The stage is set. Imagine an old baroque manor, perhaps a hotel or a museum, somewhere in central Europe. A woman wanders in search of answers.
Why similar: Adventure 40.1%, Story Rich 32%, Female Protagonist 25.4%, Singleplayer 2.5%
- #58 The Mermaid of Zennor
68% matchVery Positive99% of 77 reviews2021
Dev: ebi-hime
Windows · Mac · Linux
A short, dark visual novel set in the UK about a young autistic girl's destructive obsession with her older brother.
Why similar: Visual Novel 26.2%, Interactive Fiction 20%, Anime 13.9%, Female Protagonist 13.3%, Text-Based 10.4%
- #59 Raining City: Millions Recollections
65% matchVery Positive86% of 304 reviews2025
Dev: Orca LayoutPub: 昆布科技
Windows
One night, Lyu Xuan woke up soaked in blood, a mysterious black hole in the palm of her hand, and millions pouring out of that hole, like an unstoppable fountain of wealth. Still in shock, She has to evade the monsters that rushed to her and her new riches. A strange story begins in a gloomy city…
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 29.5%, Visual Novel 21.3%, Female Protagonist 12.5%, Story Rich 12.4%, Anime 12.2%
- #60 Dear me, I was...
64% matchVery Positive100% of 77 reviews2026
Dev: Arc System Works
Windows
A short tale, a long journey. With a beautiful watercolor touch, it depicts the life of a woman. In her ordinary and modest life...experience her joys, her sorrows, her growth. Witness the story she spins in a life woven by those around her.
Why similar: Drama 39.6%, Visual Novel 23.9%, Adventure 6.4%, Colorful 6.3%, Anime 5.6%