- #1 Coffee Talk Episode 2: Hibiscus & Butterfly
97% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 2,805 reviews2023
Dev: Toge Productions
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 7.0 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Dust off your coffee machine and prepare your warmest smile to meet your customers again in the second episode of the much loved coffee brewing and heart-to-heart talking simulator; Coffee Talk Episode 2: Hibiscus & Butterfly.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 22.7%, LGBTQ+ 12.6%, Visual Novel 12.2%, Interactive Fiction 10.5%, Emotional 9.4%
- #2 This Warm Place
96% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Wundev
Windows
Be the person you needed. Brew tea, listen well, and guide branching stories in a narrative slice-of-life about showing up when it matters. No perfect answers. Only your choices and what they set in motion.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 19.5%, Emotional 16.1%, Visual Novel 12.4%, Interactive Fiction 9.2%, Choices Matter 7.1%
- #3 Coffee Talk
96% matchVery Positive95% of 12,615 reviews2020
Dev: Toge Productions
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 10.2 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Coffee Talk is a coffee brewing and heart-to-heart talking simulator about listening to fantasy-inspired modern peoples’ problems, and helping them by serving up a warm drink or two.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 21.4%, Visual Novel 12.4%, LGBTQ+ 11%, Emotional 9.6%, Interactive Fiction 8.4%
- #4 あなたに花束を
95% matchNo user reviews
Dev: abyss good gamesPub: Chorus Worldwide Games
Windows
“Flowers for You” is a gentle adventure game where you create custom bouquets based on each customer’s story as a florist. Set in modern Japan, listen to faded memories and craft floral arrangements that bring color back into their lives.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 19.1%, Emotional 12.1%, LGBTQ+ 11.7%, Visual Novel 11.2%, Interactive Fiction 10.7%
- #5 Tavern Talk - A Cozy Visual Novel
94% matchVery Positive89% of 1,765 reviews2024
Dev: Gentle Troll Entertainment
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 70%
A cozy visual novel about running a tavern in a D&D-inspired fantasy! Gather rumors, serve magical drinks, and meet adventurers on a life-changing quest.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 15.9%, LGBTQ+ 13.1%, Visual Novel 11.1%, Emotional 10.7%, Interactive Fiction 8.4%
- #6 Lost Connections
94% matchVery Positive96% of 79 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: Emotional 16.3%, Visual Novel 15.6%, LGBTQ+ 14.5%, Multiple Endings 8.2%, Cute 7.2%
- #7 Yuika My Bestie
93% matchNo user reviews2025
Dev: Feeling Potion
Windows · Mac
Experience a pastel-toned emotional journey in Yuika My Bestie, a short visual novel you can complete in under 15 minutes per playthrough. With 5 unique endings and heartfelt choices, it takes just 30–40 minutes to explore every path of this soft, late-night cry.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 20%, Emotional 14.1%, LGBTQ+ 13.6%, Visual Novel 12.2%, Interactive Fiction 8.4%
- #8 The Afterlife Cafe
92% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2026
Dev: Guava Pixel Studios
Windows · Linux
Travel to the world of the dead, whose stories encourage reflection on life. Chat with spirits, brew drinks to suit your mood, and bond with the people who run the afterlife cafes. In this urban sci-fi fantasy visual novel, your choices impact the living, the departed, and your own path forward.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 22.2%, Visual Novel 13.8%, LGBTQ+ 12.7%, Interactive Fiction 11.1%, Emotional 10.9%
- #9 if you stay
91% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: YukimiSoft
Windows · Mac · Linux
Winter 1999. Kicked out of your house after being outed by your closest friend, you plan to leave your hometown. Your girlfriend, Mika, wants to see you one more time. Decide whether or not you'll stay together.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 17.1%, LGBTQ+ 14.8%, Visual Novel 13.7%, Emotional 9.3%, Interactive Fiction 9%
- #10 Fishbowl
90% matchVery Positive95% of 193 reviews2026
Dev: imissmyfriends.studio
Windows · Mac
Fishbowl is a slow and tender narrative game about dreams, grief, and hope. Rediscover your memories and find your way into the present in this intimate experience where slice-of-life meets surreal.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 21.6%, Emotional 16.2%, Visual Novel 13.1%, Interactive Fiction 10.8%, LGBTQ+ 9.9%
- #11 CamGirls: Sophie X Rias
91% 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+ 17.9%, Dialogue Heavy 15.6%, Visual Novel 14.9%, Interactive Fiction 11.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 7.4%
- #12 Coffee Talk Tokyo
89% matchVery Positive90% of 556 reviews2026
Dev: Chorus Worldwide Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Coffee Talk Tokyo is the newest entry in the beloved series, set in a late-night café in Tokyo. Brew drinks, meet humans and yōkai, and experience heartfelt stories in a cozy, story-rich world.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 19.1%, Visual Novel 12.8%, Emotional 11.2%, Interactive Fiction 10.5%, LGBTQ+ 9.9%
- #13 A YEAR OF SPRINGS
89% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 1,003 reviews2021
Dev: npckc
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 3.5 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+ 16.9%, Visual Novel 14.8%, Emotional 13.8%, Interactive Fiction 10%, Relaxing 7.4%
- #14 Koko's Cafe
88% matchPositive100% of 17 reviews2026
Dev: PluviiArt
Windows
Serve coffee and befriend customers as you learn their story in this coming-of-age visual novel.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 25.3%, Visual Novel 16.8%, Interactive Fiction 9.7%, Relaxing 7.5%, Cute 7.1%
- #15 Lotus: The Self-Made Witch
87% matchNo user reviews
Dev: tofurocksPub: Project Ensō
Windows · Mac · Linux
Brew potions and graduate with your best friend(?) in this small visual novel with drag and drop crafting elements!
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 16.6%, Magic 14%, Visual Novel 13.4%, Interactive Fiction 9.5%, Crafting 7.7%
- #16 Iridescence ~ A Charming, Seaside Epic!
86% matchPositive95% of 19 reviews2024
Dev: NeoNight
Windows · Mac · Linux
Explore a serene island where land and sea intertwine on your quest to help a mysterious girl from the sea find her way home. Uncover rich mythology and hidden truths in this heart-warming, epic tale, brought to life with gorgeous artwork and music. Embark on a truly unforgettable adventure!
Why similar: Emotional 15.1%, Dialogue Heavy 14.2%, Visual Novel 11.8%, LGBTQ+ 11.2%, Interactive Fiction 10.3%
- #17 Plenty of Fish in the Sea
86% matchVery Positive94% of 94 reviews2025
Dev: Nullblade Studios
Windows
Plenty of Fish in the Sea is a cozy narrative-driven dating sim where you engage in heartfelt conversations with charming salmon and take them on delightful underwater dates.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 16.8%, Emotional 15.2%, Dialogue Heavy 13.2%, Visual Novel 10.6%, Interactive Fiction 9.6%
- #18 LifeSimOS
84% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2026
Dev: Clayton Davis
Windows
A story-rich coming-of-age experience told through a 2004 desktop, where friendships, music, and late-night conversations shape who you become. Explore chats, drama, mini-games, and the early internet in a branching story about growing up, making mistakes, and finding your place.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 23.3%, Visual Novel 18.6%, Interactive Fiction 14.4%, Emotional 11.1%, Choices Matter 8.1%
- #19 Columbus
84% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2026
Dev: ZHANG CHUNNING
Windows
Columbus》 is a dark fantasy visual novel with dual male leads. Play as Weaponzzie, a nameless weapon trapped in a wealthy estate. Dialogue choices drive a branching story to 10 endings—tenderness, ruin, freedom, or downfall. Your bond with the young master is defined by you.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 21.5%, Visual Novel 17.2%, LGBTQ+ 12.3%, Emotional 11.6%, Choices Matter 8.5%
- #20 Pasajeros
85% matchPositive86% of 21 reviews2022
Dev: GameLoop
Windows
Pasajeros is developed through a collection of urban and surreal stories collected in a taxi in Bogotá . It’s a four-night adventure packed with micro-stories of vampires, mariachis, and thugs. In addition to the opportunity to find love or madness in the night magic of a city.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 21.2%, Visual Novel 13.9%, Interactive Fiction 11.8%, Emotional 11.2%, LGBTQ+ 9.1%
- #21 Harmony: The Fall of Reverie
83% matchMostly Positive73% of 296 reviews2023
Dev: DON'T NOD
Windows
The fate of humanity is at stake. Use your gift of clairvoyance to see into the future and stop an apocalypse that threatens the balance between your world and the deities'.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 14.4%, Visual Novel 13.5%, Emotional 12.9%, LGBTQ+ 12.4%, Interactive Fiction 10.7%
- #22 Undercover Love - Where Shadows Meet
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: MIKATRON-GAMES
Windows
A dark noir visual novel following Alex, a former police officer drawn into the mafia’s world. In a city where trust can get you killed and everyone has something to hide, Alex and a mafia leader with buried secrets are pulled into revenge, power, and slow-burn romance shaped by your choices.
Why similar: Visual Novel 19.4%, LGBTQ+ 18.5%, Interactive Fiction 14.2%, Dialogue Heavy 13.3%, Choices Matter 9.9%
- #23 Black Dog Bar
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: BitLight
Windows · Mac · Linux
Black Dog Bar is a dialog-based bartender simulator. Each client has its own story. Communicate, mix cocktails, and... manipulate. It is only you who decides where the complicated story of each hero will turn and what will happen to them when they leave the bar.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 25.5%, Visual Novel 16.3%, Emotional 13.5%, Interactive Fiction 13.4%, Relaxing 8.4%
- #24 The Final Fragment
81% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: mahousparkle
Windows
A GxG coming-of-age visual novel. Nina sucks at choosing. But when a mysterious incident happens at the arts academy, will she muster the courage to choose–or will she let someone else decide on her behalf?
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 18.1%, Dialogue Heavy 16.5%, Visual Novel 14.4%, Emotional 13.3%, Interactive Fiction 11.9%
- #25 Margaret's Little Shop of Wonders
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Possum 5Pub: Abiding Bridge
Windows
Gardening and magic are meeting in Margaret’s Little Shop of Wonders. Play as Margaret, a young witch who just opened her own flower shop, and fulfill the peculiar requests of her strange customers!
Why similar: Visual Novel 16.4%, Magic 13.9%, Interactive Fiction 13.7%, Emotional 13%, Choices Matter 8.5%
- #26 Waning Flowers of a World Eternal - The Rainbow Appears After Flowering Rain
78% matchVery Positive97% of 335 reviews2025
Dev: SWEET&TEAPub: Shiravune
Windows
Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 28.6 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Is one life worth the price of another? A bittersweet visual novel about life and death, trust and bonds, and promises made. Brought to you by popular Japanese bishojo game developer SWEET&TEA. Winner of the Moe Game Awards 2016's "New Brand Award"!
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 25.7%, Emotional 19%, Visual Novel 17.7%, Relaxing 9.3%, Interactive Fiction 8.8%
- #27 Six Legends
79% matchVery Positive100% of 106 reviews2025
Dev: Vincent Paquin
Windows
The epic and emotional journey of six dragons growing up in a broken civilization, each with their own unique perspectives on life. Mixing Visual Novel, Point-And-Click, Rhythm, Cooking, Fighting and more, Six Legends is a unique experience about life and friends.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 18%, Visual Novel 13.2%, LGBTQ+ 13.1%, Interactive Fiction 12%, Cute 7.4%
- #28 Nothing Can Stop Us (Encore)
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Demigiant
Windows · Mac · Linux
A ~1 hour short narrative game about a friendship that spans two lifetimes. Serious, funny, weird, maybe heartbreaking.
Why similar: Emotional 16.5%, Dialogue Heavy 15.1%, Visual Novel 15%, LGBTQ+ 9.5%, Interactive Fiction 9.1%
- #29 Flora & Sauna
80% matchPositive83% of 23 reviews2022
Dev: Obcerd Productions
Windows
Flora and Sauna is an 18+ visual novel set at a spa with some unique services. Explore the spa and meet a fun cast of interesting characters! Help them out, and they'll be sure to reward you in their own special ways~
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 15%, Dialogue Heavy 14.9%, Visual Novel 12.6%, Magic 11.8%, Interactive Fiction 10.2%
- #30 GOBLR: Goblin Date Night Simulator
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: SunS3b
Windows
A bite-sized visual novel about going on dates with some absolutely disastrous goblins.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 18.5%, Visual Novel 16%, Interactive Fiction 14.1%, Emotional 11.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 7.3%
- #31 Whispering Memories
76% match5 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2026
Dev: Stellar Forge
Windows · Mac · Linux
Return to a hometown that hasn’t changed the way it should have. A psychological visual novel focused on atmosphere, relationships, and a reality that slowly refuses to stay still. Can you uncover the truth before it consumes you?
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 21.5%, Visual Novel 14.8%, Interactive Fiction 13%, Cute 8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 8%
- #32 Sips and Sonnets
76% matchVery Positive100% of 65 reviews2025
Dev: Blue Tango Street
Windows · Mac · Linux
Run a tea shop in the British countryside in this heartfelt visual novel voiced by Bethan Dixon Bate (Baldur's Gate 3) and Lenval Brown (Disco Elysium). Play as Ms Meadows as she prepares for her best friend’s long-awaited visit. Brew tea, listen to customers’ stories, and craft poems.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 21.8%, Visual Novel 14.9%, Emotional 14.8%, Multiple Endings 8.1%, Choices Matter 7.6%
- #33 Irene. The Window
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: The Right Words
Windows
Reconnect with an old friend. Discuss your daily lives, past loves, and talking snakes. Get up and do things in real life because she asks you to. Become closer and stay until the very end.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 24.9%, Visual Novel 13.9%, Emotional 13.4%, Interactive Fiction 10.2%, Relaxing 7.4%
- #34 one night, hot springs
77% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 3,188 reviews2018
Dev: npckc
Windows · Mac · Linux
Haru is invited by her old friend Manami to spend a night at the hot springs. All Haru wants to do is enjoy the hot springs like everyone else, but she doesn't want to cause any trouble...
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 20.2%, Visual Novel 16.7%, Emotional 13.4%, Cute 9%, Multiple Endings 8.2%
- #35 Best Served Cold
74% matchVery Positive88% of 747 reviews2025
Dev: Rogueside
Windows · Mac
Can you mix a cocktail while eye-to-eye with a criminal? Find out in Best Served Cold, a murder mystery set in a bustling speakeasy where you serve customers, make friends and enemies, and solve crimes. At the Nightcap bar, prohibition is a killer… and so are some of your customers!
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 23%, Visual Novel 16%, Interactive Fiction 10%, LGBTQ+ 8.7%, Choices Matter 7.9%
- #36 Emberbound
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Fluffore Studio
Windows · Mac
EMBERBOUND is a furry visual novel about returning home, reuniting with old friends, and promises left unfinished. Back in his hometown to handle matters concerning his family’s old house, Yunxi faces the regrets and feelings that never truly faded.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 18.7%, Visual Novel 17.9%, Interactive Fiction 15.1%, Dialogue Heavy 11.9%, Emotional 11.4%
- #37 Bonjin ~ An Ordinary Man
74% 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+ 17%, Emotional 16%, Visual Novel 15.2%, Dialogue Heavy 12.9%, Choices Matter 7.7%
- #38 Quality Dreams, Reasonably Priced
73% matchPositive100% of 34 reviews2025
Dev: zorkie studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Work as a body modification consultant in a dystopian future. Talk to clients, make recommendations, and decide how much to upsell them. Balance helping others with earning enough to save your sick rabbit. Make decisions and change lives.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 21.2%, LGBTQ+ 15.6%, Visual Novel 13%, Emotional 12.7%, Interactive Fiction 8.5%
- #39 Crown Delights Deli
75% matchMostly Positive78% of 83 reviews2022
Dev: baconeggandcheese
Windows · Mac
Crown Delights Deli is a visual novel with multiple dialect/language choices. As the cashier at a Brooklyn bodega, choose to talk in English, AAVE, or Spanish to a diverse cast of characters as you try to maintain a five-star rating for your boss.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 26.9%, Visual Novel 16.8%, LGBTQ+ 16.3%, Choices Matter 8.3%, Cute 7.6%
- #40 Avalon Gates: 1 Million D
73% match5 user reviews40% of 5 reviews2026
Dev: KingsAvalon Studio
Windows
One million dollars. Two sisters. Countless consequences. Experience everyday life in modern Vietnam while uncovering the truth behind a mysterious one-million-dollar debt.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 24%, Visual Novel 19.8%, Interactive Fiction 9.2%, Choices Matter 9%, Emotional 9%
- #41 Sunset Drive
72% matchPositive100% of 20 reviews2025
Dev: Klapanom Games
Windows
Relaxing, emotional, and short, Sunset Drive is created for quiet gaming sessions. Embark on a narrative road trip where two companions share talks, silences, and choices under fading light. Piece together unspoken emotions via atmospheric detours leading to multiple endings and discover anew.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 22.8%, Emotional 15%, Visual Novel 14.1%, Interactive Fiction 8.1%, Multiple Endings 7.9%
- #42 Living on Plain Pasta
71% matchMostly Positive74% of 76 reviews2026
Dev: Granité Works
Windows
A conversation adventure where you spend the worst, best summer visiting your booze-loving senpai, making weird food, and sneaking out together at midnight.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 25.8%, Visual Novel 16.4%, Interactive Fiction 15.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.1%, Emotional 9.7%
- #43 The Archipelago
73% matchVery Positive91% of 116 reviews2022
Dev: Never Done Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
The Archipelago is a visual novel about brewing tea. The teas you choose determine who you encounter in the midst of a vibrant and changing world.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 16.2%, Dialogue Heavy 14.4%, Visual Novel 14.1%, Emotional 12.9%, Interactive Fiction 12.1%
- #44 LUNADUN: LUNATIC DUNGEON
71% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Team BONA
Windows
You choose a favorite and walk beside them. But those you left behind — where do they go while you're gone? LUNADUN: LUNATIC DUNGEON is an emotional VN where choices shape the fate of four characters. 'The ones you loved, the ones you ignored — you don't get to walk away from either of them.'
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 21.5%, Emotional 17.8%, Visual Novel 15.6%, LGBTQ+ 9.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 8.5%
- #45 Animaloid Girl
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: PANDRI-DON
Windows
The story of a girl who is changing from a human to a "KEMONO" and watching her coming of age. This is a multi-ending "adventure game about training an Animalized girl" set in a KEMOMIMI x Hong Kong x cyberpunk world.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 19.9%, Emotional 14.2%, Visual Novel 13%, Interactive Fiction 9.4%, Choices Matter 6.9%
- #46 No Longer Home
72% matchMixed62% of 452 reviews2021
Dev: Humble GrovePub: Fellow Traveller
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 54%
No Longer Home is a game about letting go of the life you've built due to circumstances beyond your control. Immerse yourself in the lives of Bo and Ao and learn about their dreams, frustrations and fears. Welcome the magic of the everyday and somewhat extraordinary.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 16.6%, Dialogue Heavy 15.4%, Emotional 15.3%, Interactive Fiction 12.5%, Visual Novel 11.3%
- #47 声韵之恋
70% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: 铃墨文化
Windows
《声韵之恋》是一款以配音行业为题材的 GALGAME。作品以配音导演张文轩为主角,他受友人委托承接一部番剧的配音执导工作,借此与三位风格各异的配音演员相遇结缘并了解配音行业的真实生态与圈内文化。
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 25.1%, Visual Novel 18.6%, Emotional 15.6%, Interactive Fiction 13.9%, Cute 7.5%
- #48 Everlasting Snooze
70% matchPositive100% of 14 reviews2024
Dev: Cyampire
Windows · Mac · Linux
You lost your memory of nothing but a mundane day. But why do mysterious men keep jamming into your life, all of them pointing to the day you forgot? Find out a hypnotherapy clinic receptionist's memory of an insignificant day in this BL visual novel.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 19.7%, Visual Novel 16.9%, LGBTQ+ 16.6%, Interactive Fiction 13.6%, Emotional 12.1%
- #49 Beastfolk Barber
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Safe Flight GamesPub: SIGONO INC.
Windows · Mac
You're a barber in a city full of beastfolk. Chat with your customers, style their look, help them see something new in the mirror... and in themselves.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 26.4%, Visual Novel 14.1%, Interactive Fiction 12.5%, Emotional 11.8%, Relaxing 8.9%
- #50 Morningtide Motel
69% match9 user reviews100% of 9 reviews2024
Dev: Slandercast Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Your motel is busy for the first time in years. Antsy city-folk and dispossessed teens flood your rooms, and you can barely keep up. Now, after a week of all-nighters spent managing reservations, room service requests, and Yup! reviews, you begin to wonder… could you even fall asleep if you tried?
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 22.9%, Visual Novel 12.8%, Interactive Fiction 9.3%, Magic 9%, Multiple Endings 9%
- #51 Divine Diner
68% match4 user reviews75% of 4 reviews2026
Dev: Ambrosia Interactive LLC
Windows
A Greek Myth-based, heartfelt narrative game where you're a demigod named Aelius trying to find your godly father and re-forge your family.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 19.8%, Visual Novel 16.3%, Interactive Fiction 15.2%, LGBTQ+ 14.9%, Emotional 7.5%
- #52 Heartspell: Horizon Academy
67% matchVery Positive97% of 135 reviews2025
Dev: Dire Kitten Games
Windows
Date wizards, match gems, and level up in this match-3 visual novel with a lot of heart and a little spice. Form deep relationships with faeries, sirens and werewolves, each with their own endearing personalities and challenges. Make choices that affect your relationships, and their destinies.
Why similar: Visual Novel 15.4%, LGBTQ+ 13%, Dialogue Heavy 12.9%, Magic 12%, Interactive Fiction 10.8%
- #53 Tamayura Mirai
69% matchVery Positive93% of 232 reviews2023
Dev: AzuritePub: Shiravune
Windows
Median: 7.7 hrsMean: 41.9 hrs≥1hr: 71%
There is a girl, searching for something she lost... Tamayura Mirai is a midsummer fantasy visual novel of humans, spirits, and sorcerers that's won several industry awards in Japan.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 16%, Visual Novel 15%, Emotional 14.9%, Magic 13%, Cute 8.4%
- #54 Call Me Cera
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Toadhouse GamesPub: Team Toadhouse
Windows · Mac · Linux
A 'crunchy wholesome' game about making friends as an adult.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 17.4%, Visual Novel 17%, Emotional 15.6%, Interactive Fiction 9.3%, Choices Matter 6.9%
- #55 A TAVERN FOR TEA
68% matchVery Positive92% of 155 reviews2023
Dev: npckc
Windows · Mac · Linux
A fantasy tea-brewing adventure. Listen to your customers' worries and brew them the tea that they didn't know they needed.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 14.5%, Visual Novel 12.5%, Magic 11.6%, Interactive Fiction 10.9%, Emotional 9.8%
- #56 Merry’s Seven Wishes
67% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2026
Dev: Midnight Shift Games
Windows
After his wife Merry dies, Richard finds a letter containing seven final wishes she left behind. Fulfill them one by one, revisit the memories of their life together, and slowly bring color back into a world that has turned completely gray.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 22.3%, Emotional 21%, Visual Novel 19.8%, Interactive Fiction 13.9%, Story Rich 7.8%
- #57 Shadows of Deceit - Season 1
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: First Sin
Windows
Shadows of Deceit is a choice-driven adult Visual Novel where you find yourself bound to the Goddess of Temptation, accept her gift and indulge in a life of pleasure or resist her pull and stay true to your heart. Go on a journey filled with desire, corruption, drama, comedy, and lots of sex.
Why similar: Visual Novel 19.1%, Dialogue Heavy 14.5%, Interactive Fiction 12.2%, Emotional 10.8%, Magic 7.8%
- #58 Head Over Heels
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: TundraFlamePub: Dulcia Games
Windows · Mac
A dullahan goes to a speed-dating event: Will she fall head over heels or trip up on her chances for love?
Why similar: Visual Novel 14.6%, Interactive Fiction 13.1%, Emotional 12.7%, LGBTQ+ 11.7%, Dialogue Heavy 10.2%
- #59 I'm Making a Monster
65% matchMostly Positive75% of 63 reviews2026
Dev: zorkie studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Piece by piece, you pour your soul into the monster. This is your burden and you bear it willingly. Your friends think that this is unhealthy.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 20%, Emotional 18.7%, Interactive Fiction 15.5%, Magic 12.3%, Visual Novel 9.9%
- #60 Silverblood
66% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Tidehead Studios
Windows
Years after leaving her family to join the Sisters of the Whiterock Coven, Edith is anxious to finally return home. But first she has to pass her Trial of Ascension, a harrowing task bestowed by her patron deity. Together, Edith and her bully must complete the trial, no matter the consequences.
Why similar: Visual Novel 15.9%, Dialogue Heavy 14.3%, Emotional 14.2%, Magic 13.8%, LGBTQ+ 8.9%