- #1 Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective
97% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 7,849 reviews2023
Dev: CAPCOM Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 6.6 hrsMean: 8.3 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective, the classic puzzle-solving mystery adventure directed by Ace Attorney creator Shu Takumi, is back! This long-awaited HD remaster features upgraded visuals and sound and new gallery content.
Why similar: Mystery 28.3%, Puzzle 18%, Visual Novel 15.4%, Story Rich 14.7%, Anime 12.8%
Why You'll Like It: A brilliant supernatural mystery puzzle game that shares the focus on manipulating fate and solving intricate logic puzzles.
- #2 AI: The Somnium Files
96% matchVery Positive92% of 9,101 reviews2019
Dev: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 15.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Play as detective Kaname Date on the case of an elusive serial killer in this thrilling, sci-fi murder mystery.
Why similar: Visual Novel 29.6%, Anime 23.4%, Mystery 23.3%, Story Rich 12.9%, Adventure 5.5%
Why You'll Like It: Combines deep mystery investigation with surreal puzzle-solving segments within a visual novel framework.
- #3 Zero Escape: The Nonary Games
96% matchVery Positive93% of 6,967 reviews2017
Dev: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 6.5 hrsMean: 21.7 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Kidnapped and taken to an unfamiliar location, nine people find themselves forced to participate in a diabolical Nonary Game by an enigmatic mastermind called Zero. Why were they there? Why were they chosen to put their lives on the line? And more importantly, who can be trusted?
Why similar: Visual Novel 30.2%, Mystery 22.3%, Anime 14.5%, Puzzle 14.1%, Story Rich 13.8%
Why You'll Like It: Features high-stakes puzzle rooms and a branching narrative where every choice significantly impacts the dark, mysterious outcome.
- #4 Your Turn To Die -Death Game By Majority-
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 3,866 reviews2023
Dev: NankidaiPub: 0UP GAMES
Windows
Median: 6.4 hrsMean: 14.0 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Your Turn To Die -Death Game By Majority- is a multi-ending horror adventure game. Sara Chidouin returns home from school late one night to discover that something's gone terribly wrong. When she comes to, she finds herself, her friend Joe, and 9 other people trapped in a mysterious place.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 23.7%, Dark 23.2%, Mystery 20.2%, Anime 16.5%, Story Rich 8.9%
Why You'll Like It: A gripping visual novel that emphasizes difficult choices and psychological mystery in a life-or-death setting.
- #5 The Sekimeiya: Spun Glass
95% matchVery Positive86% of 279 reviews2021
Dev: Trinitite Team
Windows · Mac · Linux
An intricate mystery visual novel. Search text, piece together clues, and jump around the story to unravel the tangled events within the sealed tower.
Why similar: Visual Novel 22.3%, Mystery 21.5%, Anime 17.2%, Text-Based 13.6%, Story Rich 10.7%
Why You'll Like It: A complex, story-rich mystery that challenges players to piece together fragments of a fractured narrative.
- #6 Urban Myth Dissolution Center
94% matchVery Positive88% of 5,751 reviews2025
Dev: HakababunkoPub: SHUEISHA GAMES
Windows
Median: 7.7 hrsMean: 9.8 hrs≥1hr: 84%
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 26.9%, Mystery 20.2%, Text-Based 17.5%, Story Rich 10.5%, Anime 8.6%
Why You'll Like It: Features a unique blend of psychological horror and mystery investigation within a visual novel structure.
- #7 Higurashi When They Cry Hou+
93% 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 35.3%, Anime 29.1%, Adventure 10.5%, Mystery 7.5%, Dark 6.7%
Why You'll Like It: A quintessential dark supernatural mystery set in a rural village that perfectly captures the eerie, folklore-heavy atmosphere.
- #8 KAMITSUBAKI CITY REGENERATE
91% matchVery Positive94% of 509 reviews2025
Dev: KAMITSUBAKI STUDIO
Windows
Answer the summons to the parallel world of "Kamitsubaki City" and meet a cast of colorful characters as you set out on a quest to save this city from the brink of destruction in this dark-fantasy sci-fi visual novel!
Why similar: Visual Novel 48%, Anime 21.2%, Adventure 14.8%, Cute 11.7%, Singleplayer 4.3%
Why You'll Like It: A dark fantasy visual novel that features multiple endings and a heavy emphasis on choice-driven destiny.
- #9 428: Shibuya Scramble
92% matchVery Positive95% of 3,587 reviews2018
Dev: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 11.9 hrs≥1hr: 82%
A kidnapping on the streets of Shibuya brings together a hot-blooded detective, hard-hitting journalist, former gang leader, the head researcher of a big pharma manufacturer and a part-timer stuck in cat costume for a series of events each more unexpected and outrageous than the last.
Why similar: Visual Novel 46.4%, Mystery 29.4%, Story Rich 14.4%, Adventure 9.9%
Why You'll Like It: An innovative interactive fiction title where player choices across multiple perspectives dictate the fate of the city.
- #10 The Divine Speaker
91% matchVery Positive96% of 436 reviews2022
Dev: Two and a Half Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
A story-rich tale of breaking the bonds of fate... and meeting some cute guys along the way!
Why similar: Dating Sim 21.6%, Visual Novel 21.1%, Anime 16.6%, Mystery 13.6%, Text-Based 11.8%
Why You'll Like It: A fantasy visual novel that balances character relationships with a grand, mysterious adventure.
- #11 The House in Fata Morgana
90% 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: Visual Novel 25.6%, Mystery 19.7%, Dark 19.1%, Anime 16.8%, Story Rich 12%
Why You'll Like It: A hauntingly beautiful visual novel that excels at dark, gothic storytelling and deep character-driven mystery.
- #12 Sumire
89% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 924 reviews2021
Dev: GameTomo TeamPub: GameTomo Co., Ltd.
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 90%
One Day, One Life. Sumire is a magical narrative adventure about choices made, and dreams lost and found. Embark on a mysterious journey to help Sumire achieve her deepest wishes, before the day ends and the sky turns to twilight.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 24.9%, Visual Novel 21.7%, Anime 16.6%, Cute 13.3%, Story Rich 10.2%
Why You'll Like It: A charming yet melancholic interactive fiction game about exploring a world filled with spirits and making life-altering choices.
- #13 Arcadia Fallen
89% matchVery Positive94% of 508 reviews2021
Dev: Galdra Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Play the role of a young alchemist apprentice who is unwillingly bound to an illegal spirit. Suddenly drawn into a war between humanity and magic, they must join a group of unlikely heroes to escape their own doom, hopefully saving the world along the way.
Why similar: Dating Sim 23.5%, Visual Novel 21.4%, Text-Based 14.2%, Puzzle 9.6%, Cute 9.5%
Why You'll Like It: A choice-heavy visual novel that allows for significant character customization and branching story paths.
- #14 Corpse Party
88% matchVery Positive89% of 1,369 reviews2016
Dev: GrisGrisPub: XSEED Games
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 17.3 hrs≥1hr: 81%
A group of friends unknowingly perform an occult ritual that traps them in an otherworldly elementary school. Here, the vengeful spirits of young children threaten their lives and their sanity, and the only hope of survival is to uncover the chilling details behind the murders of those trapped before them...
Why similar: Anime 32.1%, Visual Novel 23.6%, Dark 13%, Story Rich 9.7%, RPG 9%
Why You'll Like It: A classic dark supernatural adventure that uses visual novel elements to tell a terrifying story of cursed spirits.
- #15 Sigh of the Abyss: Shadow Bonds
87% matchVery Positive93% of 103 reviews2022
Dev: Rascal Devworks
Windows
Embrace the monster within to free yourself from a curse in this dark fantasy visual novel, a standalone introduction to the characters and setting of Sigh of the Abyss.
Why similar: Visual Novel 58.2%, Story Rich 28.5%, Casual 13.3%
Why You'll Like It: A dark, atmospheric visual novel that focuses on complex relationships and supernatural intrigue.
- #16 东方心之解束~Saving from the devil
86% matchVery Positive98% of 175 reviews2022
Dev: 咲熠
Windows
来试试《心之解束》吧！这是一个以小恶魔和帕秋莉为主角，剧情丰富，玩法多样的“休闲类”东方同人RM游戏哦~在一次属于两人的异变中，她们的命运将会何去何从呢？ 玩家交流qq群：115601828
Why similar: Anime 18%, Mystery 17%, Interactive Fiction 16.2%, Cute 12.4%, Puzzle 11.1%
Why You'll Like It: A puzzle-heavy title that uses an anime aesthetic to deliver a dramatic, supernatural story.
- #17 Doki Doki Literature Club!
84% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 219,150 reviews2017
Dev: Team Salvato
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 38.2 hrs≥1hr: 74%
The Literature Club is full of cute girls! Will you write the way into their heart? This game is not suitable for children or those who are easily disturbed.
Why similar: Visual Novel 23.3%, Anime 20.7%, Dating Sim 20.6%, Dark 14.2%, Cute 11.2%
Why You'll Like It: Subverts the cute visual novel aesthetic with dark, psychological twists that challenge the player's perception of the story.
- #18 Chemically Bonded
86% matchVery Positive89% of 75 reviews2019
Dev: ds-sans
Windows · Mac · Linux
Enter the melancholic life of a Japanese high school student, as you soon become entwined in the dispute between two female students. Learn more about their past as you piece together their relationship and mend their bond, all whilst forming bonds of your own.
Why similar: Visual Novel 38.2%, Anime 23.3%, RPG 14.3%, Casual 12.2%, Adventure 12%
Why You'll Like It: A casual visual novel that blends adventure elements with a lighthearted yet engaging narrative.
- #19 STEINS;GATE
83% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 25,378 reviews2016
Dev: MAGES. Inc.Pub: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 6.5 hrsMean: 66.2 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Developed by 5pb. and Nitroplus, STEINS;GATE was awarded Famitsu magazine's coveted annual Game of Excellence award and was voted one of the most emotionally charged “tear-inducing games” ever made, in a Famitsu poll. It is a gripping and moving Visual Novel, which has already spawned manga and anime adaptations.
Why similar: Visual Novel 38.7%, Anime 26.1%, Story Rich 15.9%, Mystery 9.2%, Dating Sim 5.2%
Why You'll Like It: A masterclass in narrative-driven mystery where the player's choices manipulate time and fate.
- #20 神明的一天世界(God's One Day World)
85% matchVery Positive85% of 728 reviews2016
Dev: 灰烬天国
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 8.4 hrs≥1hr: 95%
an Visual Novel & Puzzle Game
Why similar: Visual Novel 39.2%, Anime 26.5%, Adventure 20.3%, Puzzle 8.2%, Casual 5.8%
Why You'll Like It: An adventure-focused visual novel that explores themes of divinity and destiny in a casual, anime-inspired setting.
- #21 Nanairo Reincarnation
84% matchVery Positive96% of 165 reviews2019
Dev: Silky's Plus WasabiPub: Sekai Project
Windows
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 11.8 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Join spirit detective Kagami Makoto and his demon familiars as they hunt down the wandering ghosts disrupting the peace of his small town.
Why similar: Visual Novel 35.9%, Anime 25.6%, Text-Based 10.6%, Interactive Fiction 10.5%, Story Rich 5.6%
Why You'll Like It: Features a strong supernatural theme involving spirits and the afterlife, presented through a classic visual novel format.
- #22 GNOSIA
82% matchVery Positive94% of 4,733 reviews2022
Dev: Petit DepottoPub: PLAYISM
Windows
Median: 7.2 hrsMean: 15.4 hrs≥1hr: 90%
The Gnosia lie. Pretending to be human, they’ll get in close, trick and deceive, and then eliminate one victim at a time...
Why similar: Visual Novel 28.3%, Anime 23.3%, Mystery 22.3%, Story Rich 13.6%, Adventure 6.3%
Why You'll Like It: A unique mystery visual novel that incorporates social deduction mechanics to uncover the truth behind a supernatural threat.
- #23 For the GHOSTs
82% matchVery Positive98% of 296 reviews2024
Dev: GenSanKoku
Windows
幽霊のために、何ができるの
Why similar: Visual Novel 35.5%, Text-Based 32.2%, Cute 18.3%, Adventure 9.9%, Singleplayer 4.1%
Why You'll Like It: A text-based adventure that focuses on the interaction between the protagonist and supernatural entities.
- #24 Gensokyo：Presumption of Guilt~Pansies Before Dawn
79% matchVery Positive94% of 267 reviews2026
Dev: 戏壤游戏(Xirang Games)
Windows
Explore the intertwined fates of humans and youkai in this interactive fiction. As an unwitting protagonist, enter the sealed realm of Gensokyo to investigate a series of bizarre murders. Unearth ancient secrets and witness a gripping saga hidden for millennia.
Why similar: Visual Novel 26.4%, Mystery 23.3%, Text-Based 21%, Interactive Fiction 15.3%, Story Rich 6.1%
- #25 Love Curse: Find Your Soulmate
79% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 2,847 reviews2025
Dev: Xso
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 9.0 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Love Curse is a GL visual novel. You’ve fallen under a curse, and the only way to break it is to find your soulmate! The clock is ticking… Will you find true love? And what secrets will you uncover along the way?
Why similar: Dating Sim 34.4%, Visual Novel 32.3%, Anime 11.1%, Text-Based 9.2%, Interactive Fiction 6.6%
- #26 Jukai Maze
80% matchVery Positive89% of 89 reviews2026
Dev: 致意
Windows · Mac · Linux
Beneath the shadowed sea of trees below the volcanic mountain lies a mysterious facility probing the afterlife, as omens of the world’s end approach. A loved one missing, reality twisting, a volcano stirring below. Once more you enter the maze, seeking the exit hidden in spectral forest shadows.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 40.3%, Mystery 19%, Adventure 15.7%, Text-Based 10.8%, Visual Novel 8.1%
Why You'll Like It: An interactive fiction game that utilizes word-based mechanics to navigate a mysterious, dark environment.
- #27 Kimagure Temptation
81% matchVery Positive97% of 184 reviews2021
Dev: Silky's Plus WasabiPub: Sekai Project
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 20.8 hrs≥1hr: 69%
Mysterious murders. A cursed apartment building. Cohabitating with a cute demon girl?! All in a day's work for diviner, Haruhisa but will he be able to solve the case and not be distracted by a demon girl only interested in him?
Why similar: Visual Novel 32.3%, Anime 16.3%, Text-Based 15.5%, Cute 14.7%, Mystery 14.1%
Why You'll Like It: A point-and-click adventure visual novel that features a cute aesthetic hiding a deeper, mysterious story.
- #28 缚戎人：唐建中十三年
78% matchVery Positive82% of 51 reviews2025
Dev: 思维度工作室（Sharewedo Studio）Pub: 思维度工作室（Sharewedo Studio)
Windows · Mac · Linux
A text adventure game of the mid Tang Dynasty, where players can experience the story of a lonely city in the Western Regions during the Tang Tibetan War in the 13th year of Jianzhong by the 'bound barbarians'. Witness the growth and helplessness of characters and the rise and fall of the era.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 16.9%, JRPG 16%, Dating Sim 15.3%, Visual Novel 15.2%, Anime 12.3%
- #29 月华辉映之刻
75% matchVery Positive92% of 4,219 reviews2025
Dev: 侠客狗工作室
Windows
Median: 9.0 hrsMean: 17.0 hrs≥1hr: 88%
——这是由阴阳两面的夹缝中，诞生的深刻羁绊。世人只言开封繁华，歌舞升平，却难以看到那，被隐藏起来的黑暗背面。粉饰的美好，残酷的真相。生者的思念，亡者的祝福。所以，你要止步当前，还是深究一切？
Why similar: Dating Sim 19.6%, Interactive Fiction 16.6%, Visual Novel 16.1%, Mystery 12.7%, Text-Based 10.8%
- #30 Tayutama: Kiss on my Deity
77% matchVery Positive95% of 85 reviews2025
Dev: kawaiinium
Windows
Armed with spirit powers unique to his lineage, Yuri teams up with Mashiro and three other heroines to explore whether humans and Tayutai can coexist peacefully. This romantic fantasy adventure tells a heartfelt tale of growth, connection, and the mysteries of love.
Why similar: Visual Novel 20.7%, Anime 19.5%, Text-Based 18.7%, Dating Sim 18.6%, Cute 12.8%
- #31 Love in the distance
81% matchMixed66% of 334 reviews2021
Dev: Level-Buster Studio
Windows
A word adventure game based on a long-distance relationship. On high school and college campuses, pick up memories that belong only to that time. Ideal and reality, if we can chose it again, can we not have regrets?
Why similar: Dating Sim 32.1%, Interactive Fiction 19.1%, Anime 15.1%, Visual Novel 14.8%, Story Rich 10.8%
Why You'll Like It: An interactive fiction title that emphasizes story-rich, branching paths and emotional depth.
- #32 令和罕见物语
77% matchVery Positive86% of 145 reviews2023
Dev: 哥布林软件
Windows
一部魔幻现实主义的视觉小说，一部荒诞主义的GalGame。
Why similar: JRPG 16%, Interactive Fiction 15%, Dating Sim 14.4%, Visual Novel 13.8%, FPS 11.4%
- #33 KamiYaba: Destiny on a Dicey Deadline
76% matchVery Positive92% of 377 reviews2022
Dev: HULOTTEPub: Shiravune
Windows
Median: 6.2 hrsMean: 59.2 hrs≥1hr: 69%
“If you don't tie the knot with the person of your dreams within the next year, you'll be in big trouble.” So forewarns Urara, the self-proclaimed Goddess of Matchmaking... kicking off a rowdy rom-com adventure!
Why similar: Dating Sim 36.3%, Visual Novel 33.5%, Cute 18.2%, Story Rich 9.3%, Adventure 2.2%
- #34 RGB GlitchGazer
74% matchVery Positive99% of 93 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 32.2%, Anime 27.4%, Mystery 26.2%, Adventure 8.9%, Story Rich 3%
- #35 WILL: A Wonderful World / WILL：美好世界
74% matchVery Positive93% of 5,446 reviews2017
Dev: WMY Studio
Windows · Mac
Median: 6.2 hrsMean: 12.7 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Become a god and help change the fate of people, even the world! In WILL: A Wonderful World, you will receive letters written by characters living in urban cities. By rearranging the order and combinations of sentences in these letters, you are going to alter the destiny of whomever that wrote them.
Why similar: Visual Novel 17.4%, Mystery 17.2%, Anime 15.3%, Puzzle 11.3%, Story Rich 11.1%
- #36 The Radiants
75% matchVery Positive86% of 85 reviews2023
Dev: Rose Arcana Games
Windows · Mac
The Radiants is a magical adventure visual novel with light stat raising & multiple endings. Choose what kind of Oracle you will become and maybe find romance along the way.
Why similar: Dating Sim 25.1%, Visual Novel 22.5%, Interactive Fiction 20.8%, Anime 12.1%, Story Rich 7.8%
- #37 The Ethereal Dream
73% matchMostly Positive77% of 285 reviews2025
Dev: 鸭子与葱制作组Pub: NVLMaker
Windows
乙女向多结局AVG——在蓝色的月夜里，邂逅那些已逝之人的灵魂吧。
Why similar: Dating Sim 25%, Mystery 20.5%, Anime 18.1%, Interactive Fiction 15.7%, Visual Novel 8.4%
- #38 99 Spirits
78% matchMixed59% of 406 reviews2013
Dev: TORaIKIPub: Fruitbat Factory
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 94%
99 Spirits is an RPG/Puzzle game that revolves around the popular Japanese folklore of Tsukumogami, everyday objects coming alive on their 100th birthday.
Why similar: JRPG 23.3%, Anime 19.7%, Visual Novel 15.9%, RPG 10%, Puzzle 8.4%
- #39 Reimu Needs Help!? Aunn-chan to the Rescue!
71% matchVery Positive97% of 155 reviews2024
Dev: ISY
Windows
Speedily solve Reimu's problems by skillfully stopping slot reels to pick two words to create items to give to her!
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 39.1%, Anime 23.5%, Puzzle 17.8%, Cute 15.9%, Singleplayer 3.8%
- #40 Virtual Ties 〜ヰ世界情緒夢想曲〜
70% matchVery Positive90% of 71 reviews2026
Dev: ENTERGRAM,INC.Pub: KAMITSUBAKI STUDIO
Windows
This is a training adventure game where you produce the virtual idol Isekai Joucho to help your childhood friend Hoshiumi achieve her dream.
Why similar: Anime 31.1%, Cute 24.9%, Visual Novel 21.1%, Casual 7.8%, Story Rich 7.6%
- #41 Re:DESTINY
73% matchMostly Positive77% of 440 reviews2021
Dev: D-Ark StudioPub: Secret Labo
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 24.9 hrs≥1hr: 64%
This is a game that combines match-3 with light RPG elements, a GALGAME style of presentation with beautiful character. The story is strongly inspired by Japan mythology background and characters.
Why similar: Visual Novel 28.6%, Anime 26%, Cute 11%, RPG 9.2%, Story Rich 7.8%
- #42 Fateweaver: Smash or Pass
72% matchVery Positive94% of 80 reviews2023
Dev: Randumb Studios
Windows
You are The Fateweaver; an ancient beast of legendary status. It is your job to determine which way Fate will unravel as you dig deep into the psyche of those who beckon. Decide whether to help those who beg for your mercy, or invoke the wrath of the Gods upon those you deem unworthy of existence...
Why similar: Visual Novel 32.7%, Interactive Fiction 29.8%, Anime 24.2%, RPG 13.3%
- #43 百禾梦境漫游 Wandering Dreams of Yuri
70% matchVery Positive91% of 70 reviews2025
Dev: 琉璃花糖制作组Pub: u-secret studio
Windows
She becomes Alice of the fairy tale world and joins forces with the mysterious Zixuan to explore the twisted world of fantasy: name-grabbing factions, invisible witches ...... In their light-hearted adventures, they gradually uncover the truth and endeavour to return to reality.
Why similar: JRPG 17.3%, Interactive Fiction 16.4%, Dating Sim 16.2%, Visual Novel 12.8%, Anime 9.9%
- #44 Shades of Sakura
72% matchMostly Positive70% of 584 reviews2021
Dev: BanzaiProject
Windows
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 9.6 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Shades of Sakura is a casual physics-based puzzle game. Challenge yourself to get 10 animated scenes with Live2D. Go on a fascinating journey through ancient Japan and our Samurai girls. Connect the balls by drawing lines to win!
Why similar: JRPG 15.4%, NSFW 14.4%, Dating Sim 14.3%, Visual Novel 12.3%, Anime 11%
- #45 The NOexistenceN of you AND me
66% matchVery Positive93% of 19,673 reviews2024
Dev: 0x0Real StudioPub: Nino Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 15.7 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 27.8%, Interactive Fiction 19.1%, Anime 17.3%, Dating Sim 12.1%, Cute 10.7%
- #46 风起长安：驭骨人
71% matchVery Positive81% of 292 reviews2021
Dev: 轻梨工作室Pub: 咕咕工作室
Windows
This is a Chinese style otome game！
Why similar: Dating Sim 20.8%, Interactive Fiction 19%, Visual Novel 15%, Anime 11.4%, Text-Based 9.4%
- #47 见习侦探
73% 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: Interactive Fiction 22.3%, Visual Novel 18.2%, Mystery 13.9%, Anime 12.7%, Cute 11.1%
- #48 恋爱绮谭 不存在的真相
68% matchVery Positive94% of 2,196 reviews2022
Dev: Never Knows Best
Windows
Median: 7.2 hrsMean: 45.5 hrs≥1hr: 89%
《恋爱绮谭~不存在的真相~》是一款文字冒险游戏。 初到江城的顾唯，意外成为了一起社会新闻的主人公。凶险的都市中，他需要在混乱的舆论和虚假的情报中找到唯一的真相，也需要在两名各有千秋的少女间完成自我的抉择。秋去冬来，覆盖城市的厚厚积雪下，究竟掩藏着什么样的秘密......
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 17.7%, Dating Sim 16.7%, Visual Novel 15.4%, Text-Based 12.4%, Mystery 9.5%
- #49 Shanghai Summer
68% matchVery Positive91% of 444 reviews2024
Dev: FUTU StudioPub: Astrolabe Games
Windows
Shanghai Summer is an adventure game set in the millennium. Our protagonist, Baichuan, goes through a series of "anomalies" over the length of twelve days. In his pursuit of the truth, he found that his hopes and regrets from the past finally seem to converge. Will he be able to "fix" it for good?
Why similar: Dating Sim 14.7%, Visual Novel 13.9%, Interactive Fiction 13%, Anime 12.2%, Mystery 11.4%
- #50 A Traveler to unknown Thule
69% matchVery Positive90% of 63 reviews2023
Dev: komasukePub: Nostia
Windows · Mac
Adventure Game Traveling around Iceland
Why similar: JRPG 21%, Dating Sim 18.5%, Text-Based 14.7%, Anime 14%, Visual Novel 12.3%
- #51 Fateweaver: The Alchemist's Quandary
68% matchVery Positive98% of 99 reviews2023
Dev: Randumb Studios
Windows
You are The Fateweaver; an ancient beast of legendary status. It is your job to determine which way Fate will unravel as you dig deep into the psyche of those who beckon. Decide whether to help those who beg for your mercy, or invoke the wrath of the Gods upon those you deem unworthy of existence...
Why similar: Visual Novel 21.5%, Mystery 17.9%, Interactive Fiction 16.4%, JRPG 14.2%, Anime 14.1%
- #52 回忆画册~MemoriesAlbum~
71% matchMixed54% of 78 reviews2022
Dev: RubyHaruSoftware
Windows
This work adopts the story mode of double female owners. The two female owners have their own corresponding endings. The player can decide the route of the endings from the first person perspective through options.
Why similar: JRPG 21.9%, Dating Sim 21.4%, Visual Novel 18.9%, Text-Based 11.9%, Cute 9.5%
- #53 Spiritbound: The Goddess's Quest
66% matchVery Positive95% of 63 reviews2026
Dev: マッスルランスネークPub: Oπ
Windows
At a haunted house... This place is the lair of evil spirits with dark desires. An exorcist suggested, "Let's summon the legendary God!" That's right...this is a exorcism story brought to you by the God.
Why similar: NSFW 44.7%, Interactive Fiction 25.2%, RPG 12%, Casual 9.2%, Exploration 7.6%
- #54 Otaku's Adventure
67% matchVery Positive95% of 8,860 reviews2019
Dev: Spacelight Studio
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 12.9 hrs≥1hr: 85%
"Otaku's Adventure" is a different kind of AVG.The story tells of an Otaku who has been single for many years and thirst for love. While he inadvertently embarks on a fantastic journey, he eventually wins girls' love. The game combines storytelling with alternative TAKAGISM, and mini-games.
Why similar: Dating Sim 23.3%, Visual Novel 19.1%, Anime 13.6%, Interactive Fiction 10.7%, Cute 7.3%
- #55 Forbidden Fruit
70% matchMixed65% of 87 reviews2022
Dev: Lustration Team
Windows · Mac · Linux
A nonlinear visual novel where you find yourself on an island of temptation and mystery. Flirting, dangerous adventures, and charismatic furries, every dialogue can turn into a romance, and every choice you make shapes the story ❤️
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 17.2%, Dating Sim 16.7%, Visual Novel 16.7%, Text-Based 12.7%, Anime 11.7%
- #56 Memories Off Sousou ~Not always true~
67% matchMostly Positive73% of 114 reviews2025
Dev: MAGES. Inc.Pub: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Windows
かけがえのない想いを見つけた、その先に――
Why similar: Dating Sim 26.3%, Interactive Fiction 21.8%, Visual Novel 19.6%, Anime 11.9%, Adventure 9.1%
- #57 Tamayura Mirai
66% matchVery Positive94% of 200 reviews2023
Dev: AzuritePub: Shiravune
Windows
Median: 7.6 hrsMean: 43.1 hrs≥1hr: 72%
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: Dating Sim 20.2%, Visual Novel 18.8%, Anime 16.3%, Mystery 13.5%, Cute 11.4%
- #58 PARANORMASIGHT: The Mermaid's Curse
62% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 1,800 reviews2026
Dev: Square Enix
Windows
Median: 13.6 hrsMean: 13.9 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Will you survive the curse together this summer? A new supernatural mystery adventure begins, telling a bittersweet story of the passions of youth featuring new locations, new legends and a new cast of characters.
Why similar: Visual Novel 24.1%, Mystery 19.6%, JRPG 12.8%, RPG 11.7%, Anime 11.3%
