- #1 箍の外れたビスクドール 一滅外道ノ章
97% matchNo user reviews
Dev: おんねんちゃんねる
Windows
『さあ、無限の絶望をあじわえ!』町の人々が原因不明の症状でとつぜん凶暴になる。高校生たちに襲いかかるバッドエンドを楽しむ物語。
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 18.8%, Visual Novel 18.3%, 2D Platformer 16.3%, Adventure 12.6%, Hand-drawn 8.6%
- #2 Mongolian Death Worm Capture Department Activity Record
96% match8 user reviews75% of 8 reviews2025
Dev: mokosoft
Windows
I arrived in the land of Mongolia to capture the Mongolian Death Worm. To capture my beloved Mongolian Death Worm and save our Mongolian Death Worm Capture Department from extinction. ◆Game Introduction This is a visual novel style visual novel game. The estimated playing time is about 1 hour.
Why similar: Comic Book 16.8%, Visual Novel 16.3%, 2D Platformer 15.3%, Cinematic 12.7%, Anime 9.1%
- #3 Abandoned Village Walking Group
96% matchMixed64% of 28 reviews2024
Dev: mokosoft
Windows
He wanders into the village and comes face to face with the village customs and the mystery of the sacred tree. However, he is also a freak who wants to desecrate the mystery. The battle for the salvation of mankind by the cursed village begins.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 21.6%, Visual Novel 17.4%, 2D Platformer 16.9%, Anime 7.9%, Horror 6%
- #4 Kugayama Shiori's Death Diary
95% matchVery Positive95% of 516 reviews2026
Dev: Laplacian
Windows
A mystery visual novel where horror meets occult comedy. Follow Kugayama Shiori, a ghost who casually dies over and over as she searches for her cause of death and the regrets that bind her to this world. Her investigation will eventually lead to a single incident—and the truth behind her demise.
Why similar: Visual Novel 20.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19.3%, 2D Platformer 15.2%, Adventure 13.6%, Cinematic 11.2%
- #5 あまつそらに咲く
94% match6 user reviews100% of 6 reviews2024
Dev: studio aila
Windows
みんなで過ごすことができる最後の夏。 『この夏を忘れない思い出にしよう。』 だれかが言ったその言葉から始まる、茹だるように暑い、鮮明な夏の日。 大丈夫。きっと忘れない。 たとえ、目に見えるものが偽物だとしても。
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 22.6%, Visual Novel 21.5%, Comic Book 17.1%, Adventure 14.7%, Anime 10.7%
- #6 ノロワレサイクル
94% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Bokusen StudioPub: PAW International
Windows
Mayuhara City, Tokyo. The wounds of the mass suicide event of Mayuhara Academy from eight years ago have finally begun to heal. The rumors of the “Mayuhara Curse” are still whispered amongst the students.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 19.5%, Visual Novel 17%, 2D Platformer 14.5%, Anime 8.8%, Adventure 8.3%
- #7 Horrific Xanatorium
93% matchPositive89% of 27 reviews2024
Dev: PagerattaPub: KEMCO
Windows
A world where Spilia, a virus that causes delusions and hallucinations, has become epidemic. A horror visual novel game set in a hospital where patients are isolated.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 21.6%, Visual Novel 20%, Adventure 13.6%, Hand-drawn 12.7%, Dark 6.7%
- #8 Under the Gray Sky
92% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2026
Dev: mokosoft
Windows
In a world that has perished, a young man finds himself lost in an unknown underground city. There, spread out before him, was a strange city built from countless intertwined pipes, and a vampire girl living in solitude. ・This is a visual novel game featuring branching choices.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 21.1%, Visual Novel 20.7%, 2D Platformer 18.4%, Adventure 14.5%, Anime 8.7%
- #9 Star's Peaces: Memorial Edition
91% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2025
Dev: Heisei High School Game Creation ClubPub: YOX-Project
Windows
A manga-style visual novel game featuring 30 high school students. Hikari Kamikura races around Heisei High School in an attempt to change her friendless situation!
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 24.6%, Comic Book 24.1%, Visual Novel 22.6%, Adventure 16.4%, Anime 12.3%
- #10 It was a human.
91% matchMostly Positive76% of 484 reviews2024
Dev: Loser/sPub: GAMER Plan
Windows
A short SF psychedelic interrogation ADV game that focuses on the interrogation of a suspect in a dismemberment murder case. The protagonist is a lieutenant colonel, tasked with interrogating the suspect. The protagonist needs to find out why she killed the two men and how she committed the crime.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 23.7%, Visual Novel 21.1%, Anime 11.5%, Adventure 9.3%, Sci-fi 8%
- #11 Complex Loop
90% matchVery Positive93% of 68 reviews2023
Dev: あみそ組
Windows
Complex Loop is a sci-fi themed visual novel. This is a story of time loops between past and future. Within a time limit of 20 minutes, your mission is to save a mysterious girl died from an explosion accident one year ago. Solve puzzles and reveal the truth behind the tragedy. An adventure awaits!
Why similar: Comic Book 16.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15%, Visual Novel 12.8%, Cinematic 10.9%, 2D Platformer 10%
- #12 Melt Away
89% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: OvercastPub: TOKYOTOON
Windows
People end up forgetting about the dead.
Why similar: Visual Novel 20.2%, Comic Book 17.3%, 2D Platformer 15.6%, Cinematic 12.6%, Adventure 9.9%
- #13 月夜にかれん
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: おんねんちゃんねる
Windows
ひょんなことからバディを組むことになった少年と美少女幽霊による怪異調査もの。壮絶なバトルを通じて、幽霊たちが生前に抱えていた悲しい過去を解き明かし、鎮めていく。現代解釈の「学校の七不思議」を軸に織りなす心霊怪異アクション。
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 20.1%, Visual Novel 19.3%, Comic Book 17.9%, 2D Platformer 17.3%, Adventure 12.7%
- #14 Nagi no Koi
88% matchPositive100% of 12 reviews2025
Dev: Nutrients
Windows
A Japanese-style visual novel where two stories intersect.
Why similar: Visual Novel 29.8%, 2D Platformer 17.1%, Adventure 16.6%, Anime 14.4%, Emotional 8.1%
- #15 Breaking Point
87% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Phantom Script Studio
Windows
A psychological thriller visual novel where your choices deeply affect an 18-year-old woman's mental state, leading to multiple endings.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 20.2%, Visual Novel 17.9%, Comic Book 16.5%, Hand-drawn 11.3%, Anime 10.1%
- #16 Fate/hollow ataraxia REMASTERED
86% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 980 reviews2025
Dev: TYPE-MOONPub: Aniplex Inc.
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 62.1 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Relive the four days of destiny...
Why similar: Visual Novel 21.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 20.7%, 2D Platformer 16.9%, Anime 11%, Hand-drawn 10%
- #17 DROOM
86% matchPositive96% of 24 reviews2024
Dev: mokosoft
Windows
DROOM" is an adventure game of choice-based progression. The rooms are inhabited by a variety of alien life forms, and your choices are the key to success. As you progress through the levels, the threats in the rooms increase and the path becomes more difficult.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 21.6%, Visual Novel 11.9%, Gore 9.7%, Anime 8.5%, Adventure 8.4%
- #18 Rock-Hard Rehab: How to Survive a Hospital Harem
85% matchPositive92% of 25 reviews2026
Dev: Yareba Dekiru Ko.Pub: 69waves
Windows
“My arms are broken, but my dick works just fine!” After saving a woman, you’re hospitalized with both arms in casts—unable to use your hands, yet unbearably horny. A guilty office worker, a caring nurse, and a seductive doctor step in to “help,” turning your recovery into total harem chaos.
Why similar: Visual Novel 21.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19.8%, 2D Platformer 17.4%, Comic Book 15.2%, Adventure 14.7%
- #19 トラウマーメイド
84% matchPositive100% of 11 reviews2021
Dev: CHARONPub: PGN Games
Windows
ヤンデレホラーな恋愛アドベンチャーゲーム。人魚姫・お姫様・王子様の歪な三角関係を描く物語。狂気の物語を全キャラクターフルボイス・全編アニメーションでお届け。物語の主人公となり、魅力的なヒロインたちを攻略してください。
Why similar: Comic Book 28.1%, Visual Novel 27.9%, Adventure 20.6%, Gore 8.5%, Violent 7.5%
- #20 幽囚の魔法使い
83% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: samezakistudio
Windows
“The Imprisoned Magician” is a fantasy BL visual novel that explores the bond between master and apprentice. Aim to become a fully-fledged magician under the tutelage of a master with a troubled past.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 24.7%, Visual Novel 24.5%, 2D Platformer 21.7%, Adventure 17.6%, Violent 5.7%
- #21 Deep Under
82% matchVery Positive96% of 54 reviews2024
Dev: WildOmul
Windows
DEEP UNDER is a grim visual novel about how an ordinary camping trip with friends can turn into a real nightmare.
Why similar: Comic Book 20.2%, Visual Novel 18.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.4%, Hand-drawn 9.5%, Dark 8.6%
- #22 さくらいろプリズム
84% matchNo user reviews2023
Dev: blooming spectrum
Windows
春。神奈川県のとある高校で、写真部部長・光(ひかる)は廃部の危機に迫られていた。 やがて光の前に現れる3人の少女。 「写真」を通じて彼女たちはどんな景色を見るのだろう——。 恋と青春の物語『さくらいろプリズム』。 クリックひとつで進んでいく物語。 現れる選択肢からひとつを選んでハッピーエンドを目指そう。 葵、澪、初音。あなたは誰と恋をする?
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 28.6%, Visual Novel 20.9%, 2D Platformer 19.5%, Adventure 7.7%, Anime 7.6%
- #23 イカスミポーション
81% matchVery Positive99% of 76 reviews2025
Dev: Nyamoli@
Windows
"イカスミ"でポーションをつくる!?怪しいポーション屋さんのイカ『スミミ』と共に、個性豊かな人外キャラクター達にポーションを売るアドベンチャーゲーム!
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 20%, Hand-drawn 15.3%, Visual Novel 14.5%, Comic Book 14.3%, 2D Platformer 14.1%
- #24 The Axolotl Cycle
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: STREMOUSOV
Windows · Mac · Linux
The Axolotl Cycle is a dark visual novel about memory, identity, and the price of immortality. Immerse yourself in a world where the line between dreams and reality fades, and every choice shapes your destiny.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 19.1%, Visual Novel 17.3%, Cinematic 13.9%, Adventure 11.7%, Hand-drawn 9.4%
- #25 ANGEL WHISPER - The Suspense Visual Novel Left Behind by a Game Creator.
81% matchMixed65% of 17 reviews2024
Dev: Child-DreamPub: Mamekujira
Windows
This is the last work of a certain game creator who mysteriously disappeared. The cross reality ADV, known for its shocking conclusion, is coming back after 24 years.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 19.5%, Visual Novel 19.2%, Adventure 9%, Cinematic 8.9%, Anime 8.8%
- #26 ふりかけ☆スペイシー
80% matchVery Positive96% of 243 reviews2023
Dev: よんとんトマチン
Windows
『ふりスペ』はネオ昭和×ギャグ×ビジュアルノベル!ゴスでブリなドレスを身にまとい、オタク文化を愛する「さぁたん」は2浪中のハタチ。ひょんなことから謎のワープに巻き込まれ、たどり着いたのはネオ昭和、出会うは狂気の女子高校生たち!?
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 24.6%, Visual Novel 23.9%, Comic Book 21.1%, Anime 12.1%, Adventure 11.4%
- #27 深夜1時の交換手
79% matchPositive89% of 19 reviews2025
Dev: ツノウサギの家
Windows
Have you heard the rumor? If you call a certain number at 1am, you will be connected to a person called the 1am operator. This person is said to be able to connect you to the past.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 31.3%, Visual Novel 28.8%, Adventure 21.6%, Dark 11.2%, 2D 7.1%
- #28 Monari Station
78% matchPositive83% of 12 reviews2026
Dev: VAINSANE
Windows · Mac · Linux
An ordinary commute becomes a moral crucible in Monar Station, a short psychological horror visual novel. Navigate an extreme situation, make value-defining choices... Discover what lingers after the train moves on...
Why similar: Visual Novel 23.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 23%, Adventure 10%, Cinematic 9.8%, Anime 6.9%
- #29 サイコロサイコ セブンスヘブン
79% matchPositive100% of 23 reviews2022
Dev: CHARONPub: PGN Games
Windows
「ヒロイン全員サイコパス!」 隙あらば危害を加えようとしてくる危険なサイコパス美少女たちを、あなたは攻略できますか? 頭のイカれた女の子と恋するヤンデレホラーゲーム。
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 21.4%, Visual Novel 20.1%, 2D Platformer 18.1%, Adventure 10.1%, Anime 9.7%
- #30 The Tower Stories Green 1
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Seals and EquilibriaPub: Grdap Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
In a magical universe adorned with colorful characters from various races, we invite you to a visual novel adventure that will lead you to different endings. Define your own path in this captivating fantasy world and set sail on an unforgettable journey.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 19%, Comic Book 18.9%, Visual Novel 16.8%, Lore-Rich 9.7%, Anime 8%
- #31 Stellar Code
76% matchVery Positive97% of 469 reviews2025
Dev: Fragaria
Windows
Mysterious phenomena from space. A researcher's fatal accident. Cryptic codes engraved on an unknown material. Together with your brilliant sister-in-law, you must unravel a mystery that could determine the fate of Earth. A sci-fi mystery visual novel of discovery and suspense.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 22.8%, Visual Novel 20.1%, 2D Platformer 17.4%, Anime 10.3%, Adventure 10%
- #32 Shinjuku Anomaly
77% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: AMATA Games
Windows
You have a part-time job taking photos of anomalies in the night in Shinjuku.
Why similar: Comic Book 20.7%, Visual Novel 19.2%, Cinematic 12.7%, Hand-drawn 10.5%, Dark 9.5%
- #33 今、私たちの学校は...
76% match5 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2023
Dev: IKINA GAMESPub: G CHOICE / STUDIOARTDINK
Windows
No place to safe. Still, survive. The students, confined in a zombie-infested school building and with nowhere to run, wish, fight and struggle to escape and survive from this hell.
Why similar: Comic Book 21.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 21.2%, Visual Novel 19.2%, Adventure 11.2%, Psychological 6.5%
- #34 シルヴァリオ トリニティ-Beyond the Horizon-
77% matchPositive100% of 10 reviews2020
Dev: lightPub: ARES Inc.
Windows
A young man who was saved by a hero in his childhood moves forward to become a person who can save someone. For the light.For the future.For someone else. For protecting girls next time.ONLY RUN BELIEVEING IN TOMORROW.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 27.7%, Visual Novel 25.4%, Adventure 18.6%, Sci-fi 8.1%, Gore 7.4%
- #35 Syutyaku Gakuen
74% matchVery Positive93% of 56 reviews2025
Dev: mokosoft
Windows
The only quality that can be measured is whether or not they possess the qualities of morbid love. As they spend their time at the school, what was once a peaceful life turns into a blood-soaked, corpse-riddled, blood-soaked day....
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 20%, Visual Novel 18.9%, 2D Platformer 17%, Anime 9.5%, Adventure 9.3%
- #36 Blooming Ashes
74% match6 user reviews83% of 6 reviews2026
Dev: LunaKin
Windows
In a shattered post-apocalyptic world, your story is forged through tension, intrigue, and humanity. Traverse hidden paths, witness multiple perspectives, and shape the fate of the last refuge. Will you wield cold steel or ignite the flame of empathy?
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 31.2%, Visual Novel 28.8%, Adventure 21.6%, Sci-fi 11.2%, 2D 7.1%
- #37 死写 -SHISYA-
75% match9 user reviews78% of 9 reviews2023
Dev: TEAM SHINZA
Windows
Horror adventure game to appraise spirits photos
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 30.3%, Visual Novel 28.3%, Adventure 23.3%, Horror 11.3%, 2D 6.8%
- #38 カワサキデビルズ
75% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: OCG FCGD DivisionPub: 株式会社ワンコネクト
Windows
選択は、刻一刻と変化する。 妹の命、悪魔との契約、裏切りと信頼――川崎の夜を舞台に繰り広げられる現代退魔ビジュアルノベル。リアルタイムで変化する選択肢、沈黙すら意味を持つ選択システム。悪魔と紡ぐマルチエンディング。あなたは、何を犠牲にして、何を守るのか。
Why similar: Visual Novel 24%, 2D Platformer 21.3%, Adventure 17%, Anime 12.2%, Dark 8.1%
- #39 PARASiTE FLOWER
73% matchMostly Positive77% of 241 reviews2024
Dev: Catowo
Windows
PARASiTE FLOWER is a beautiful yet disturbing side scroller game where you slowly uncover the story of Ari.
Why similar: Comic Book 16.4%, Visual Novel 14%, 2D Platformer 13%, Cinematic 12.1%, Hand-drawn 8.7%
- #40 Don't Beg for Help
73% matchPositive80% of 20 reviews2023
Dev: Kosmo Cat
Windows · Mac · Linux
A horror visual novel game with "Tales from the Crypt" style plot.
Why similar: Visual Novel 29.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 22.9%, Adventure 15.3%, Horror 9.3%, Anime 9%
- #41 Awakewood
73% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: NeuroCreativa
Windows · Mac · Linux
After your mother’s strange funeral, a black rain blocks the roads and leaves you stranded. The air smells like rotting fruit and nature begins to mutate. Can you get out of here before the forest finds you?
Why similar: Visual Novel 21.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 21.1%, Adventure 14.7%, Anime 9.1%, Sci-fi 6.9%
- #42 Train to Hong Kong
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: MahloPub: Mahlo Games
Windows
The sudden appearance of zombies has disrupted the normal course of things, now you and your comrades have to get to a bunker in Hong Kong. Can you survive in a world where force decides everything and every choice has consequences?
Why similar: Visual Novel 31.5%, 2D Platformer 23.9%, Adventure 18.2%, Anime 14.7%, Survival 11.7%
- #43 エスケープゴート ~吾妻衛士の冤罪~
71% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2025
Dev: orange
Windows
これまで多くのミステリーゲームを手掛けたオレンジが届ける、テキストアドベンチャーゲーム。 本作は「探偵 神宮寺三郎」シリーズなどでお馴染みのコマンド式を採用しており、 コマンドで情報集めや推理をしながら真相へと迫っていきます。 無実の罪で警察から追われることになった男が、逃げながら事件解決に挑む “逃亡×推理”のサスペンスをお楽しみください。
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 31.2%, Visual Novel 20%, Adventure 19.8%, Mystery 9.9%, Gore 7.7%
- #44 NEUROBROOD
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Enrei Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
«NEUROBROOD» is a visual novel in the cyberpunk‑horror genre. Those touched by the abyss of neurodream never wake up the same.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 22.9%, Visual Novel 20.5%, Hand-drawn 13.6%, Adventure 13.6%, Dark 6.4%
- #45 未然探偵 The Protea Cases
72% match8 user reviews100% of 8 reviews2022
Dev: orange
Windows
予測された未来に挑め―― 探偵見習いである伊月千春は失踪人探しの仕事の最中、犯罪予測AI『プロテア』を偶然、手に入れるが…
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 32%, Visual Novel 29.5%, Adventure 22.1%, Mystery 9.1%, 2D 7.3%
- #46 Neon Whispers
71% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: EMG Tech
Windows
Neon Whispers contains nudity, explicit sexual content, fetish elements, and adult themes. All characters are 18+. It features deep emotional and physical relationships and hardcore scenes. Push the boundaries of desire and power dynamics with your choices.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 22.6%, Visual Novel 20.8%, Adventure 14.3%, Comic Book 13.2%, Cinematic 10.3%
- #47 SHINJUKU SOUMEI
70% matchVery Positive81% of 95 reviews2024
Dev: G-MODE
Windows
Through the eyes of Torao, explore a story that raises profound questions about the value of life. Questions that speak to those living in modern times, those in the city, and for all of us.
Why similar: Visual Novel 35.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 27.2%, Adventure 23.1%, Gore 7.8%, 2D 6.8%
- #48 Crimson Reflection
69% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2026
Dev: Elun Labs LLC
Windows
The story begins the moment he kills his lover. Kazuma is driven into a corner by Asana’s obsessive love. Madness, jealousy, obsession, deception, and regret collide— plunging the case toward an unpredictable end. A yandere suspense novel of intense love and insanity: Crimson Reflection.
Why similar: Comic Book 19.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.7%, Visual Novel 15.1%, 2D Platformer 14.7%, Anime 7.1%
- #49 Gretel's Honesty
70% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Callen Dulla
Windows
A comic-like visual novel, expressing a new story based on the fairy tale “Hansel and Gretel”.
Why similar: Comic Book 18.1%, Visual Novel 17.5%, Psychological 12%, Dark 10.2%, Hand-drawn 9.6%
- #50 Paradise Sea
69% match5 user reviews80% of 5 reviews2025
Dev: mokosoft
Windows
Where are we? But the destination is clear. In this sea of trees, my final home, there must be a paradise. Who am I? But my purpose is clear. The noise that wanders in the deep consciousness, seeking the peace that lies beyond.
Why similar: Visual Novel 21.9%, 2D Platformer 20.4%, Anime 12%, Adventure 11.1%, Dark 8.1%
- #51 夢游仙境ロマネスク: Chronicles of Refugia
70% matchPositive88% of 26 reviews2022
Dev: MediumPub: YOX-Project
Windows
In the aftermath of catastrophic global warming, humans live in conflict with their new, not-so-human neighbors... and three "Alices" must fight against humanity to ensure the survival of their race.
Why similar: Visual Novel 27.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 27.7%, Adventure 20.9%, Anime 14.5%, Sci-fi 9.1%
- #52 Spirit Hunter: Death Mark II
68% matchVery Positive98% of 159 reviews2024
Dev: EXPERIENCEPub: Aksys Games
Windows
Spirit Hunter: Death Mark II is a suspense-horror game set at a prestigious academy. When rumors circulate about supernatural occurrences at the famed Konoehara Academy in Tokyo’s H City, it’s up to the head of the Kujou family, also known as the “Spirit Doctor,” to take on the case.
Why similar: Visual Novel 33.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 22.8%, Adventure 15.1%, Horror 10.5%, Gore 7.1%
- #53 さらば劇薬 -encore-
69% matchPositive82% of 17 reviews2022
Dev: ひとりサークル「匙投げ部」Pub: Waku Waku Games
Windows
普通の女子高生・ソワレは、普通な自分を変えるために普通じゃない劇団のオーディションを受けることにした。そこで出会ったのは元子役の女子高生・マチネ。彼女もまた、ソワレと同じく主役の座を狙っていたのだった……。
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 29.7%, Comic Book 23.6%, Visual Novel 22.6%, Adventure 8.8%, 2D 5.8%
- #54 キミが消えてしまう前に
67% matchPositive97% of 33 reviews2025
Dev: ニケ
Windows
A visual novel game where you spend an exciting school life in an abandoned school with ghost girls who have regrets and cannot rest in peace.
Why similar: Visual Novel 35.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 26.7%, Adventure 19.6%, Horror 11%, 2D 7.4%
- #55 DT.O: Hanes
68% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: E
Windows · Mac · Linux
When a woodcutter is hired to map the ancient forest of Ethrna, a mysterious substance called ■■■■■ shatters his reality. Face a world of forgotten memories and a past that shouldn't exist...? Can Phabius find the truth within his mind?
Why similar: Visual Novel 19.7%, Comic Book 15.6%, Hand-drawn 12.6%, Adventure 9.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.3%
- #56 Dysnamic
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Laments_VN
Windows
A story-rich and character-centric visual novel about a world with an illness called Dysnamia. Join Bene as he handles his Dysnamia and his past, helping the festival in his town be successful despite the terror lurking in the background.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 24.9%, Visual Novel 22.4%, Anime 11.9%, Dark 6.9%, 2D 5.9%
- #57 DR3AMy
67% matchPositive90% of 29 reviews2024
Dev: ph0ton
Windows · Mac
"Players, please break the chains of Amy's nightmares with DR3AMy!" Break free from nightmares with the lovely DR3AMy android and Amy. This game contains visual and auditory horror elements. It is not recommended for the elderly or those with a weak heart.
Why similar: Visual Novel 23%, 2D Platformer 21.1%, Anime 13.4%, Dark 9.6%, Sci-fi 7.1%
- #58 Haunted House 2
66% matchVery Positive91% of 239 reviews2025
Dev: Genuine Studio
Windows
In the infamous haunted building "Changrong Tower," security guard Li Cheng has come to understand the true nature of ghosts and their purposes. This time, he embarks on another adventure to help vengeful spirits, driven by a desire to uphold his deepest values.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 18.3%, Visual Novel 16.9%, 2D Platformer 15.6%, Cinematic 13.9%, Hand-drawn 10.9%
- #59 Higurashi When They Cry Hou+
67% matchVery Positive88% of 170 reviews2023
Dev: 07th ExpansionPub: MangaGamer
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 65%
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 28.5%, Anime 16.3%, Adventure 13.2%, Psychological 13.1%, Gore 8.7%
- #60 絶体絶命少女 虚空の方程式
67% matchPositive96% of 24 reviews2023
Dev: +LIVEPub: EXAMGAMES
Windows
少女の絶命まであと30分…。 『絶体絶命少女』は、"冷たい方程式"や"トロッコ問題"をオマージュした短編SFビジュアルノベルです。 母親に会うため宇宙船に密航した少女か、宇宙事故に遭い救助を待つ遭難者たちか、あなたは命の選択を迫られます。 救う命を選び、少女の運命を見届けましょう。
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