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60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Anime, Visual Novel, Singleplayer, Female Protagonist.

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The player assumes the role of Mary Clarissa Christie. Mary has heterochromia eyes, her right eye is gold while her left eye is blue. She originally had blue eyes but her right eye changed colours one year prior to the game's events and she has been seeing strange visions since.

Reviews: Very Positive — 89% — of 73 reviews
Released: 2021-12-14
Developer: Liar-soft
Publisher: iMoe Games
Genres: Adventure
Platforms: Windows

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    Dev: Caramel-Mocha StudioPub: LoveStoryProject
    Windows
    Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 25.5 hrs≥1hr: 83%

    大小姐与头牌花魁的羁绊、救赎与毁灭故事。

    Why similar: Interactive Fiction 26%, Visual Novel 22.5%, Story Rich 14.3%, Anime 12.8%, Female Protagonist 12.1%

  57. #57 The House in Fata Morgana
    67% matchVery Positive95% of 6,041 reviews2016
    Dev: NOVECTPub: MangaGamer
    Windows
    Median: 6.4 hrsMean: 27.3 hrs≥1hr: 84%

    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: Gothic 40.3%, Visual Novel 21%, Story Rich 12.8%, Anime 9.3%, Female Protagonist 7.3%

  58. #58 Lorelei and the Laser Eyes
    64% matchVery Positive94% of 2,911 reviews2024
    Dev: SimogoPub: Annapurna Interactive
    Windows
    Median: 8.0 hrsMean: 12.3 hrs≥1hr: 83%

    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 40.4%, Story Rich 31.1%, Female Protagonist 25.9%, Singleplayer 2.7%

  59. #59 Analogue: A Hate Story
    69% matchVery Positive93% of 2,291 reviews2012
    Dev: Love Conquers All Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 57%

    A dark visual mystery novel featuring transhumanism, traditional marriage, loneliness, and cosplay. Two pursuable characters. Five endings. Welcome to the future.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 55.5%, Interactive Fiction 15.6%, Anime 15.3%, Story Rich 9.1%, Female Protagonist 2.2%

  60. #60 Fading Hearts
    72% matchMixed65% of 192 reviews2014
    Dev: Sakura River Interactive
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 168.3 hrs≥1hr: 85%

    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%, Cute 17.1%, Adventure 6.8%, Female Protagonist 2.3%

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