- #1 Death by Begonia
97% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2022
Dev: Talia JettPub: Paper Moon Studios
Windows
Death by Begonia is a surreal LGBTQ+ Southern gothic murder mystery. Follow Riley's attempts to reconnect with old childhood friends in a town haunted by annual serial murders. Will you fall in love and unlock the mysteries hidden in your friends' hearts? Or will you die trying?
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 14.2%, Romance 11%, Psychological Horror 9.6%, Visual Novel 9.1%, Interactive Fiction 8.9%
- #2 Bound Between Desks
96% matchPositive86% of 14 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 12.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.4%, Mystery 11%, Romance 10.6%, Choices Matter 9.8%
- #3 Siren's Call: Escape Velocity
96% matchVery Positive98% of 135 reviews2025
Dev: ThePenSword
Windows
The definitive edition of the fan-favorite visual novel is here! A surreal, coming-of-age tale set in early 2010s Central Florida, Siren's Call is the small town you swore you'd always leave. Something inside you knows this is your last chance. Will you reach escape velocity?
Why similar: Surreal 12.2%, Philosophical 11.6%, Visual Novel 9.9%, Interactive Fiction 8.5%, Psychological Horror 8%
- #4 Memory Girl +
94% matchVery Positive97% of 67 reviews2025
Dev: cream△Pub: Champloo Games
Windows
A tragic love story following Memori and her search for the missing "him."
Why similar: Visual Novel 13.9%, Romance 12.5%, Psychological Horror 11.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10%, Choices Matter 8.2%
- #5 Doce Fim ~sweetend placebo~
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Meiri Games
Windows · Mac
Shape queer love and friendship at the end of the world in this choice-driven, emotional narrative game. Will you settle for pessimism, or open yourself to trust?
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 17.3%, Romance 12.4%, Visual Novel 11.2%, Interactive Fiction 8.9%, Multiple Endings 8.9%
- #6 Mi primer amor
93% match6 user reviews50% of 6 reviews2025
Dev: MAGNA GAMES
Windows
A visual novel about first love, decisions, and the sweetness of a town where everyone knows each other. Join Haruto on his journey to discover what it truly means to love.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 21%, Romance 16.3%, Visual Novel 15.3%, Choices Matter 7.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 7.6%
- #7 Glass Hearts
92% match4 user reviews75% of 4 reviews2022
Dev: Aedian Glair
Windows · Mac · Linux
Gripping psychological thriller Yaoi game full of difficult choices. Can you trust your own mind?
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 15.3%, Romance 12.8%, Psychological Horror 10.6%, Visual Novel 10.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.4%
- #8 Hydrangea
91% matchVery Positive92% of 130 reviews2024
Dev: Meiri Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
A yandere psychological horror visual novel. Choose a sweetheart to romance, but beware the petals of obsession.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 14.4%, Interactive Fiction 12.7%, Visual Novel 12.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.8%, Romance 10.6%
- #9 Zero-Sum Heart
91% matchVery Positive95% of 237 reviews2024
Dev: Citreat Studio
Windows · Mac
"I" make a deal with the witch to give up my heart, in exchange for love— from everyone. ——————————————————————————Is it worth it if losing my heart means gaining *his*? In this short visual novel, make choices and answer the question: is love a zero-sum game?
Why similar: Philosophical 13.2%, Romance 12.1%, Surreal 10.1%, LGBTQ+ 9.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.5%
- #10 Dreambound
90% matchVery Positive95% of 93 reviews2024
Dev: Two and a Half Studios
Windows · Mac
Mysterious deaths. Dreams that are reality, and reality that is a dream. Will Noah be able to move forward and solve the mystery—or will he give in to the demons of his past? A story-rich BL mystery visual novel.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 16.7%, Romance 12.2%, Visual Novel 11.6%, Mystery 10%, Surreal 8.7%
- #11 Ashen Reverie
89% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: Tidalspire
Windows
You’ve ignored the hallucinations for years. But after visiting a shrine in search of answers, a stranger claims she sees them too. Ashen Reverie is a visual novel about the consequences of chasing a myth too far.
Why similar: Visual Novel 11.8%, Psychological Horror 11.2%, Choices Matter 10.2%, Interactive Fiction 9.6%, Mystery 9%
- #12 CAFE 0 ~The Sleeping Beast~
89% matchVery Positive83% of 53 reviews2016
Dev: ROSEVERTE MYSTERYPub: ROSEVERTE
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 95%
A supernatural mystery visual novel. What kind of fate will the heroine face after she relives the last seven days before her death?
Why similar: Romance 14.9%, Visual Novel 13.4%, Interactive Fiction 12.8%, Psychological Horror 11.2%, Choices Matter 9.2%
- #13 CamGirls: Sophie X Rias
88% matchPositive88% of 24 reviews2021
Dev: Dharker Studios
Windows
Follow Sophie as she embarks on her latest adventure in making money, working alongside the enigmatic Rias as they put on a special yuri/lesbian camgirl show for their viewers.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 20%, Visual Novel 12.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.5%, Interactive Fiction 12%, Romance 11.6%
- #14 The Future Radio and the Artificial Pigeons
86% matchVery Positive91% of 304 reviews2023
Dev: LaplacianPub: NekoNyan Ltd.
Windows
Median: 7.2 hrsMean: 33.6 hrs≥1hr: 95%
2061, Japan. Mankind has lost the sky, and with it, its connections. All of it was taken away by birds... ...By countless artificial pigeons flying through the sky.
Why similar: Romance 15.4%, Visual Novel 14.1%, Mystery 14%, Choices Matter 10%, Surreal 9%
- #15 Animal Cafe
87% matchMostly Positive75% of 24 reviews2021
Dev: Dharker Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Luna has been working too hard, fortunately as she finishes up each night she manages to find her way to a hidden out of the way cafe, one where the gals all dress up like different animals. It could be a place for dreams to come true, or just for Luna to blow off some steam and relax each night.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 19.9%, Romance 15.6%, Visual Novel 12.6%, Choices Matter 10.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.5%
- #16 Seraphim Slum
85% matchVery Positive95% of 154 reviews2024
Dev: rosesrotPub: angelrot games
Windows · Mac · Linux
An eerie liminal game that explores just how far an angel can fall. Play as sapphic Lucifer and corrupt angels into falling... in love with you.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 16.2%, Surreal 12.3%, Psychological Horror 11.5%, Philosophical 11.4%, Visual Novel 10.9%
- #17 Tales From The Under-Realm: After Midnight
86% matchPositive92% of 25 reviews2022
Dev: Winter Wolves
Windows · Linux
TFTU: After Midnight is a dark / gothic visual novel with multiple endings. Your choices matter and will determine who stays alive and who dies. Discovering the whole truth about the murders will require more than one playthrough.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 18.1%, Visual Novel 11.3%, Mystery 10.7%, Choices Matter 10.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.8%
- #18 Fearbonding
84% matchVery Positive96% of 143 reviews2025
Dev: Night Asobu
Windows · Mac · Linux
Fearbonding is a Yandere x Demon BL Horror Visual Novel. Play as Hinata, a demon, and try to tame the deranged Kosuke. Will you get to satisfy your hunger for fear through your new hunting dog or will you be the one to get devoured?
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 17.4%, Romance 14.3%, Psychological Horror 13.5%, Visual Novel 12.3%, Interactive Fiction 7.1%
- #19 Yonder World: Interview with the Void
84% matchPositive93% of 14 reviews2022
Dev: Fluttering Abyss
Windows · Mac · Linux
A psychological horror story, with a spiking sense of danger and gentle melancholy. An out of this world adventure, revolving around books, memories and mortality. Along the way, perhaps you shall pick up pieces of a long forgotten heart, or some unlikely companions that you never knew you needed.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 15.7%, Romance 12.6%, Interactive Fiction 11%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.9%, Visual Novel 10.8%
- #20 Femboy Detective
83% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: PepperjakPub: Pretty Boy ATS
Windows · Mac · Linux
Dark yaoi horror game about learning who to trust. Investigate leads, interrogate suspects, and unravel a doomsday conspiracy in the search for your missing friend.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 17.8%, Romance 11.7%, Visual Novel 10.7%, Psychological Horror 8.9%, Surreal 8.8%
- #21 The Final Prize is Soup
82% matchVery Positive94% of 66 reviews2024
Dev: 4nokiPub: Quill Yuri
Windows · Linux
You who are unqualified to drink Meng Po's soup, you have been chosen for the game of life. A horror yuri visual novel following a series of death games in the afterlife.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 13.2%, Interactive Fiction 12.4%, Visual Novel 12.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.6%, Romance 9%
- #22 Lachesis or Atropos
82% matchVery Positive87% of 71 reviews2023
Dev: 4nokiPub: Quill Yuri
Windows · Mac · Linux
This world is woven of strings, of fate and of hate. What do you see, detective? A horror-mystery yuri visual novel peering into the maddening darkness of love and death.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 17.6%, Visual Novel 12.6%, Romance 10.6%, Choices Matter 9.8%, Mystery 9.6%
- #23 Grow a Girlfriend
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: True Blue Basin
Windows · Mac · Linux
You accidentally grew a mushroom girl! Overcome your social anxiety to help her live her brief life to the fullest! Or don't.
Why similar: Romance 15.8%, Psychological Horror 13.9%, Visual Novel 13.9%, Choices Matter 9.1%, Anime 8.1%
- #24 Silver Blue
81% matchPositive92% of 13 reviews2022
Dev: Bunbosoup
Windows · Mac · Linux
Silver blue is a BL visual novel 15+ with anime style, containing adventure fantasy content.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 15.3%, Interactive Fiction 12.4%, Romance 11.7%, Surreal 10.8%, Mystery 9.8%
- #25 The Ripe Blood Anthology: This World Is Just for the Two of Us
80% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Роман Ветер-Пурпурный
Windows · Linux
A visual novel where your choices matter. Derek has a job, a beloved boyfriend, friends, and… “piranha thoughts.” Everything was perfect until his younger sister Rina returned to town.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 18.7%, Interactive Fiction 14.6%, Romance 14.3%, Visual Novel 13.6%, Choices Matter 11.5%
- #26 Siren's Call: Escape Velocity - Prologue
79% matchPositive94% of 35 reviews2024
Dev: ThePenSword
Windows
Welcome to your endless summer! Escape its influence before the town of Siren's Call erases you completely. This version of the game is a free prologue and covers the first part of this story.
Why similar: Philosophical 12.1%, Surreal 11.9%, Visual Novel 11.1%, Mystery 9.6%, Interactive Fiction 8.5%
- #27 missed messages.
78% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 15,474 reviews2019
Dev: Angela He
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 36 minMean: 3.0 hrs≥1hr: 18%
‘goth gf’s iPhone’ airdrops you - accept or decline? A love/horror story about life, death, & memes.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 20.4%, Visual Novel 16.6%, Romance 14.8%, Choices Matter 11.9%, Psychological Horror 11.4%
- #28 Ascension: Transition and Silver
79% matchVery Positive94% of 79 reviews2021
Dev: SulMatul
Windows · Linux
Ascension is a visual novel following three lost souls as they venture into The Zone - a dangerous and alien world. Follow the abrasive Doctor, the shy Scholar and sardonic Escort on their journey - though none of them will come out unscathed.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 15.9%, Romance 11.4%, Visual Novel 10.2%, Interactive Fiction 10.1%, Psychological Horror 9.4%
- #29 Dance of the Butterflies
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Parupuro Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Your twin sister is missing. Under her name, you uncover a deadly system where 50 people compete for a Wish powerful enough to change anything. The price of entry is a piece of yourself, signed away in a contract. Survive. Find her. And try not to lose yourself to the people you meet along the way.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 17.9%, Visual Novel 15.1%, Romance 14.1%, Philosophical 11.9%, Psychological 10.6%
- #30 Talk About Something in the Nowhere
77% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2026
Dev: Rhoddon-Byte
Windows · Mac · Linux
A short horror visual novel where you get to know your brand new self-aware in-game boyfriend and explore your relationship through Talking About Something in the Nowhere.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 23.7%, Psychological Horror 14.6%, Visual Novel 13.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.7%, Anime 6%
- #31 SYNESTHESIA
77% matchPositive100% of 43 reviews2023
Dev: Spire Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
🌀 Is there an escape to the endless spiral?🌀 『SYNESTHESIA』 is an emotive, character driven sci-fi mystery visual novel. Join a group of college students with strange cognitive powers, who soon discover something is amiss at the institute sworn to help them...
Why similar: Philosophical 14.5%, Romance 12.1%, Visual Novel 11.9%, Mystery 9.5%, Choices Matter 8.2%
- #32 Sisterly Bliss ~Don't Let Mom Find Out~
76% matchVery Positive94% of 83 reviews2025
Dev: eyephonPub: MangaGamer
Windows · Mac · Linux
A light admonishment from Mom sparks the realization that these twin sisters care for each other in more than a familial sense. In this dramatic & romantic yuri Visual Novel, it's up to you to navigate the forbidden tension between the sisters so their love can flourish without growing one-sided.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 22.5%, Visual Novel 16.7%, Romance 12.7%, Choices Matter 10.3%, Anime 8.3%
- #33 Mediterranea Inferno
76% matchVery Positive83% of 545 reviews2023
Dev: EyeguysPub: Santa Ragione
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Explore the inner demons of three childhood friends on a summer retreat. Unearth secrets, fears and obsessions as you help them reconnect and rediscover themselves. A mature and treacherous visual novel from the creator of Milky Way Prince – The Vampire Star.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 17.9%, Surreal 13.1%, Romance 12.9%, Visual Novel 11.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.7%
- #34 Muse
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Ruma Games
Windows
A psychological visual novel where struggling artist Clara explores surreal dreams through reality-warping painting minigames. Solve abstract puzzles, make story-altering choices, and uncover dark truths across multiple endings. Will her art bring salvation... or unravel into madness?
Why similar: Surreal 12.9%, LGBTQ+ 12.6%, Philosophical 11.3%, Psychological Horror 10.8%, Romance 10.1%
- #35 Artificial Selection
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: KigyoDev
Windows · Mac · Linux
Fourteen supposed criminals are forced to take part in an anti-death game: To avoid the death penalty, they must prove they can get along — even if their own lives are on the line. Discover the motives of the other participants and help them avoid killing each other.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 13.4%, Philosophical 12.4%, Romance 11.1%, Visual Novel 10.9%, Psychological Horror 10.7%
- #36 Lost Connections
74% matchVery Positive96% of 77 reviews2023
Dev: Amber Pearl
Windows
If she leaves now you will never see her again. Would you have enough courage to take a step, or would you stay quiet and regret it? Experience this story about love and loss.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 17.6%, Visual Novel 14.7%, Choices Matter 11%, Multiple Endings 9.8%, Emotional 9.8%
- #37 MetaWare High School (Demo)
74% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 692 reviews2020
Dev: Not Fun Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
How do you see the world when nothing is real? An experimental metafictional visual novel.
Why similar: Philosophical 14.2%, LGBTQ+ 12.9%, Surreal 10.9%, Visual Novel 9.6%, Psychological Horror 7.6%
- #38 The seven days i spent with you
73% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: RErevue_studioPub: LoveStoryProject
Windows
With the enigmatic girl who imprisoned you――seven days in an unfamiliar room.
Why similar: Surreal 15.3%, Psychological Horror 12.2%, Visual Novel 12.1%, Romance 11.3%, Interactive Fiction 9.8%
- #39 The Test: Secrets of the Soul
73% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 1,558 reviews2023
Dev: Randumb Studios
Windows
You will answer a series of questions that will reveal things from deep within. Some will be uncomfortable, but with great knowledge comes great sacrifice. Can you make it all the way through The Test, and are you SURE you want the answers you seek? For it is time to unlock "Secrets of the Soul..."
Why similar: Philosophical 11.3%, Visual Novel 10.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.1%, Choices Matter 9.6%, Psychological Horror 9.4%
- #40 ORBIT 5
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: CALIPSO
Windows
You and the luckiest man in the world! How'd you end up on a strange ship with an even stranger Russian astronaut? Who knows!? A horror/romance visual novel about to finding a lonely captain someone to talk to.
Why similar: Visual Novel 17.5%, LGBTQ+ 15.9%, Romance 11.6%, Psychological Horror 10.1%, Surreal 10%
- #41 Symbiotic Love - Yuri Visual Novel
73% matchMostly Positive75% of 20 reviews2021
Dev: White Dew GamesPub: Kikai Digital
Windows · Mac
Symbiotic Love is a coming-of-age Yuri Visual Novel set in an All Girls' High School. What has fate in store for love so perfect, so symbiotic, that they could only live, and perish together?
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 22.5%, Romance 18.5%, Visual Novel 16.3%, Choices Matter 8.4%, Multiple Endings 8.3%
- #42 Blackthorn Witch
71% match9 user reviews100% of 9 reviews2024
Dev: BDOneArt
Windows · Mac · Linux
A psychological horror story set in the town of Blackthorn; a place that lives in constant fear of a witch. The two main suspects? Levi’s mom and sister! His only lifelines to the outside world. Can they live a peaceful life? Or will they be dragged down by the dying town?
Why similar: Visual Novel 14%, Interactive Fiction 13.9%, Psychological Horror 13.3%, Choices Matter 10.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.5%
- #43 Bonjin ~ An Ordinary Man
70% matchPositive93% of 27 reviews2025
Dev: VNDI
Windows · Linux
When your beloved wants to abandon his personality and become an absolutely ordinary person, what do you do? Bonjin ~ An Ordinary Man is an young adult romantic story about transgender identity, exploration of masculinity, and mutual understanding.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 18%, Visual Novel 12.6%, Romance 11%, Choices Matter 10.5%, Emotional 8.5%
- #44 Mizuchi 白蛇心傳
72% matchVery Positive96% of 114 reviews2020
Dev: Aikasa Collective
Windows · Mac · Linux
Mizuchi 白蛇心傳 is a heartfelt and philosophical yuri visual novel inspired by the Legend of the White Snake and multiple folklores. Follow Linh's journey with a beautiful shape-shifting temptress and a resourceful warrior nun, and experience a story of friendship, love, transformation, and belonging.
Why similar: Philosophical 14.4%, LGBTQ+ 13.9%, Romance 11.4%, Visual Novel 10%, Interactive Fiction 7.1%
- #45 Trauma - Visual Novel
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: KyleKun
Windows · Linux
Welcome to Trauma, a free-to-play short visual novel full of mysteries. Will you ever be able to smile again?
Why similar: Romance 16.1%, Visual Novel 13.6%, Psychological Horror 11.9%, Mystery 11.8%, Interactive Fiction 11.3%
- #46 The NOexistenceN of you AND me
68% matchVery Positive93% of 20,460 reviews2024
Dev: 0x0Real StudioPub: Nino Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 16.7 hrs≥1hr: 70%
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 19.2%, Psychological Horror 15.6%, Interactive Fiction 11.2%, Surreal 10.2%, Multiple Endings 9.9%
- #47 BAD END
71% matchVery Positive84% of 395 reviews2015
Dev: Arai Koh Create OfficePub: YOX-Project
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 92%
It's rumored that those who play 'BAD END'- a Visual Novel will die in REAL LIFE if they make the wrong decision in the game itself.
Why similar: Visual Novel 14.8%, Mystery 12.2%, Interactive Fiction 11.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.4%, Multiple Endings 9.2%
- #48 Room 337
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Spud Coding, LLC
Windows · Mac · Linux
You are a father. You wake in a hallway that hums. Empty pools. Dead malls. Your four daughters are here. Voice acted by a real father and his daughters. Two endings. No right answer.
Why similar: Surreal 12.8%, Psychological Horror 12.6%, Interactive Fiction 11.9%, Philosophical 10.5%, Emotional 8.4%
- #49 Scarecrows of Illyria
71% matchNo user reviews2023
Dev: Stegalosaurus Game Development
Windows · Linux
Sole survivor of a terrible incident, you find yourself in the company of new friends and new conflict on the island of Illyria.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 16.7%, Romance 13.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.2%, Interactive Fiction 13.1%, Visual Novel 12.7%
- #50 Mayday Trials
68% matchMostly Positive72% of 32 reviews2025
Dev: VAINSANE
Windows · Mac · Linux
A short psychological thriller visual novel where you guide Sora through twisted interrogations, moral dilemmas, and unraveling memories...
Why similar: Philosophical 17.6%, Psychological Horror 12.1%, Visual Novel 12%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.2%, Interactive Fiction 10.8%
- #51 The House in Fata Morgana
70% matchVery Positive95% of 6,235 reviews2016
Dev: NOVECTPub: MangaGamer
Windows
Median: 6.5 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: Philosophical 13.3%, LGBTQ+ 13.1%, Romance 12.5%, Visual Novel 12.1%, Psychological Horror 10.1%
- #52 A YEAR OF SPRINGS
68% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 952 reviews2021
Dev: npckc
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Experience the stories of Haru, Erika, and Manami, a trio of friends navigating their feelings of love, connection, and just wanting to belong.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 19.7%, Visual Novel 13.6%, Interactive Fiction 10.8%, Romance 9%, Choices Matter 8.3%
- #53 Re:Fragment ~Absolute Ambition~
67% matchVery Positive94% of 119 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 19.5%, Romance 16.5%, Choices Matter 13.5%, Multiple Endings 11.3%, Anime 9%
- #54 Melancholy Love
69% matchVery Positive95% of 75 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: LGBTQ+ 18.8%, Romance 15.4%, Visual Novel 12.9%, Choices Matter 9.3%, Multiple Endings 8.4%
- #55 Refind Self: The Personality Test Game
66% matchVery Positive88% of 3,694 reviews2023
Dev: LizardryPub: PLAYISM
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 2.2 hrs≥1hr: 69%
Games can really show someone's personality, don't you think? By way of a simple exploration-based adventure, this data-science game analyzes your actions to estimate your personality.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 13.9%, Interactive Fiction 13.8%, Visual Novel 13.2%, Philosophical 11.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.4%
- #56 Lone Bird in the Tree
65% matchPositive92% of 12 reviews2026
Dev: Aosolagame
Windows · Mac
“Lone Bird in the Tree” is an ADV with male and female versions of each of the four characters. The story alternates between the “future” of the main character, who is deeply traumatized by the grief of his/her best friend, and the “story leading up to the loss of his/her best friend”.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 20.2%, Psychological Horror 13.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.6%, Visual Novel 11.2%, Interactive Fiction 10.7%
- #57 Asphyxia
69% matchMostly Positive77% of 277 reviews2015
Dev: ebi-hime
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 95%
A gloomy lesbian / yuri visual novel featuring characters based on famous Romantic poets such as Coleridge, Wordsworth, and Byron. Can you help Samantha Coleridge repair her fractured relationship with Lillian Wordsworth?
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 18.7%, Romance 14.6%, Visual Novel 14.6%, Interactive Fiction 7.8%, Anime 7.8%
- #58 Call Me Cera
66% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Toadhouse GamesPub: Team Toadhouse
Windows · Mac · Linux
A 'crunchy wholesome' game about making friends as an adult.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 18.3%, Visual Novel 13.9%, Philosophical 12.9%, Choices Matter 9.2%, Interactive Fiction 9%
- #59 Bokuten - Why I Became an Angel
67% matchVery Positive86% of 153 reviews2019
Dev: OVERDRIVEPub: MangaGamer
Windows
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 20.5 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Bokuten is a dramatic, emotional visual novel where you must play cupid and decide if the relationships you witness are worth rekindling, or if letting them fall apart would result in greater happiness. The decisions you make will echo into the course of your own love life.
Why similar: Romance 15.6%, Visual Novel 14.2%, LGBTQ+ 12.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.8%, Emotional 9.5%