- #1 Legends: Saint George
97% matchNo user reviews2025
Dev: Guarida Games Studio SL
Windows
Relive the legend of Saint George... like never before. Make decisions, change the course of history, and discover unexpected and even absurd outcomes in this visual adventure for the whole family.
Why similar: Alternate History 17.8%, Lore-Rich 15.8%, Visual Novel 13.3%, Narration 12.2%, Multiple Endings 10.3%
- #2 Runet Legend
96% matchPositive90% of 20 reviews2025
Dev: ProjectKukuevo
Windows · Mac · Linux
To move further along the plot, you need to complete quests, look for various items that will help you get closer to the finale. Exciting adventures, secrets of the past and difficult decisions are waiting for you. Control the fate of Ozon671Games and help him figure out this difficult situation.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 23.4%, Narration 16.7%, Multiple Endings 14.1%, Choices Matter 10.6%, Story Rich 8.5%
- #3 Thank You for Your Time
96% matchPositive100% of 11 reviews2025
Dev: Rogue Writer Indie
Windows
In a surreal audition purgatory, how long will you wait to be chosen?
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 21.4%, Visual Novel 17.3%, Narration 11.1%, Choices Matter 9.8%, Multiple Endings 9.4%
- #4 SPRKLS.exe
95% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: PesiiDom
Windows
⟢ SPRKLS.exe is a cute, melancholic story-driven adventure that unfolds entirely on YOUR desktop 𓂃˗ˏˋ⟢ 𓂅 ࣪⟡̵͝ ₊ ೃ̶͂ ࿔̶̽⟡̷͛*⋆ [EMOTION OVERRIDE] ࿐̵̋⟡̸̂ ࣪ ˖༄̶̀ ✦̵͗ [YOU WEREN’T SUPPOSED TO SEE THIS] ⋆.˚ ̴̡̢̛̼̬̠̰̀͟҉̢C͊͊ ༘⋆ [PLEASE DON’T CLOSE ME AGAIN] ⟡̷͛ ˖𓏲ּ𝄢 ⟡̵̂ ִֶָ 𓂃⊹
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 17%, Visual Novel 14.9%, Lore-Rich 14.7%, Choices Matter 12.8%, Narration 11.3%
- #5 右手にペンを、左手に過去を。
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: HaraPeko部
Windows
-Change the past, create the future - A novel game about changing the past. What would the present be like if you could remove the regrets of that time? Rewrite the book that contains your past and create the future that you could not get. A new sensation ADV is now available from HaraPeko club.
Why similar: Visual Novel 20.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19.9%, Multiple Endings 16.8%, Alternate History 12.3%, Drama 9.2%
- #6 XVTM
94% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2025
Dev: Mischief and Craft
Windows
The abyss awaits. Descend into a minimalist visual novel about a girl in the future, and guide her through branching conversations, microgames, and explorable locations. Make friends with criminals, drink too much at dinner, or relax in a spa. Whatever happens, it was your choice.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 16.5%, Visual Novel 14.8%, Lore-Rich 14.4%, Multiple Endings 12.5%, Choices Matter 12.4%
- #7 Stellar Reflections
93% matchMostly Positive79% of 24 reviews2024
Dev: Badger Can Fly
Windows
Aurelia is a nobody living out her life on a space station orbiting Earth, spending her days working in a junkyard, frequenting a bar, or retreating to her cabin. She will confront a life-altering decision that challenges her perception of the world. Can she change and grow, or is she too far gone?
Why similar: Visual Novel 22.4%, Multiple Endings 18.1%, Choices Matter 16.5%, Drama 9.2%, Dystopian 9.1%
- #8 Bound Between Desks
92% match8 user reviews89% of 9 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: Choose Your Own Adventure 17.5%, Visual Novel 16.4%, Narration 15.7%, Choices Matter 12.8%, Multiple Endings 12.7%
- #9 My clinical death
91% match6 user reviews100% of 6 reviews2024
Dev: TerryFlyoPub: Mystael studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
A short visual novel about a girl who experiences a clinical death.
Why similar: Visual Novel 15.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.4%, Narration 15%, Multiple Endings 13.6%, Choices Matter 12.3%
- #10 Inside Utopia
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Nova Libraria
Windows · Mac · Linux
Inside Utopia is a Visual Novel in which you play as Didi, a brave young girl who is forced to infiltrate Utopia and steal the legendary Gold Stone back into her home land, or else the Queen will execute her mother.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 16.1%, Alternate History 15.9%, Visual Novel 14.6%, Multiple Endings 12.5%, Choices Matter 11.4%
- #11 Story of You: The Allied Kingdoms
90% match7 user reviews86% of 7 reviews2022
Dev: 3 Gentle Giants
Windows
Story of You: The Allied Kingdoms is a game about choices and consequences. See your character change according to the ways of life you choose, through a journey of discovery.
Why similar: Alternate History 26.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 26.1%, Visual Novel 24.5%, Choices Matter 13.2%, Adventure 7.6%
- #12 Song of Life
89% match6 user reviews50% of 6 reviews2021
Dev: Experience Game Studio
Windows
A small visual novel about the adventures of a guy named Leon, who wants to change his past. During his school years, a lot of interesting things happened, there were a lot of girls, and where is all this now… That's what Leon thought until he found an amulet that could send him back several years.
Why similar: Visual Novel 23.5%, Multiple Endings 15.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.3%, Choices Matter 12.6%, Narration 10.4%
- #13 Love's Time Cycle
88% matchNo user reviews
Dev: GameFox
Windows
A grand sci-fi romance healing masterpiece. Overnight, the beautiful girl around you have falling in love with you. Just as you think you can sink into this sweet trap, the one you love suddenly bids you farewell. In this endless cycle, will you be able to reclaim the love you’ve lost?
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 21.4%, Visual Novel 17.4%, Lore-Rich 16.8%, Multiple Endings 11.3%, Choices Matter 9.9%
- #14 Time travel light novels are full of beautiful girls
87% matchPositive93% of 15 reviews2025
Dev: CHEN JIE
Windows
A visual novel that combines 10 categories of online novels (Ancient Xuan Realm,Celestial Scheming,Xianxia Cultivation,Immortals Chronicle,Dharma Body Rebirth,Spirit Pact Novel,Immortal Heroines Saga,Mortal Bonds Record,Dao Origin System,Mystic Realm Odyssey).
Why similar: Alternate History 25.1%, Visual Novel 22%, Lore-Rich 18.6%, Drama 15.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.3%
- #15 Change the World
89% matchMostly Positive77% of 13 reviews2020
Dev: Tea Leaf Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Human belief has the power to change reality. For millennia, alien races have been visiting Earth, gaining supernatural abilities and fantastic wealth by exploiting this remarkable power. But humans are advancing, and many aliens now find themselves leaving Earth with nothing but debts and regrets.
Why similar: Visual Novel 24.6%, Multiple Endings 19.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.9%, Narration 12%, Choices Matter 10.7%
- #16 Adventure Awaits in The Secret of the Golden Key
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Pigeon Post Games
Windows
A family friendly adventure visual novel that makes reading fun! Accessibility is top of mind with voice-acted read-along narration with friendly fonts for readers with dyslexia. Experience hand drawn art and make important choices to determine how your story unfolds.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 24.8%, Visual Novel 24.5%, Narration 21.6%, Choices Matter 12.4%, Adventure 8%
- #17 Horny Academy
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Wet Ink
Windows
Horny Academy is an adult visual novel that blends interactive storytelling with a deep, branching narrative. Every choice you make leads to steamy animated scenes or unexpected twists within the mysterious walls of the magical Academy
Why similar: Visual Novel 18.4%, Narration 18.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.6%, Choices Matter 15.3%, Multiple Endings 12.8%
- #18 Oscillation
85% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Fractal Core
Windows
Immerse yourself in a dark sci-fi visual novel that tells a rich story through cinematic shots and meaningful dialogues with various characters. Every choice shapes the future. Every phrase and overlooked detail can cost the lives of all mankind. So make your choice with caution.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 20.2%, Visual Novel 16.9%, Narration 16.4%, Multiple Endings 13.4%, Dystopian 9%
- #19 Don Quijote
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Rubén Prende
Windows · Linux
An interactive graphic novel reimagining Cervantes' masterpiece in striking neo-noir style. Guide Don Quixote through La Mancha, make choices that shape his journey, and discover four unique endings in this tragicomic tale of idealism and madness.
Why similar: Visual Novel 20%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.3%, Narration 13.3%, Choices Matter 13.2%, Multiple Endings 11%
- #20 Genji Reincarnation: The Seven Mysteries of Shirahata High
83% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2026
Dev: MOON USAGI
Windows
Friendship or fate—what will they choose? A karmic and occult visual novel where urban legends blur the line between life, death, and reincarnation.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 22.3%, Lore-Rich 20.8%, Visual Novel 17.8%, Multiple Endings 14.3%, Choices Matter 12.2%
- #21 NOAH: 2050
84% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2024
Dev: Team NOAH
Windows
『NOAH: 2050』 is a 2D visual novel game that blends an adventure format where you can explore a school.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 22.6%, Visual Novel 22.2%, Multiple Endings 16.7%, Choices Matter 13.9%, Drama 9.2%
- #22 Hira Hira Hihiru
81% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 860 reviews2023
Dev: BA-KUPub: ANIPLEX.EXE
Windows
Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 10.7 hrs≥1hr: 69%
"Hira Hira Hihiru" is a visual novel set in a fictional Taishō Era. It tells the story of its two protagonists' struggle against Aerodema, a terrifying disease which brings the dead back to life.
Why similar: Visual Novel 27.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 22.5%, Choices Matter 15.5%, Drama 11.1%, Adventure 8.7%
- #23 局外人 L'Etranger
82% matchVery Positive82% of 414 reviews2019
Dev: Class-2
Windows · Mac
A unique visual novel about the high school experiences in alternate-history East Asia.
Why similar: Alternate History 25.3%, Visual Novel 21.4%, Multiple Endings 19.5%, Drama 16%, Story Rich 9.3%
- #24 Friendsim 2
81% matchVery Positive88% of 102 reviews2022
Dev: Studio June
Windows · Mac
In this episodic visual novel, follow the adventures of MSPA Reader as they return to Alternia once more to save their friends... and realize that nothing is as it seems.
Why similar: Visual Novel 16.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.2%, Multiple Endings 13.9%, Choices Matter 13.8%, Sci-fi 8.9%
- #25 Survive In Russia
82% matchMixed65% of 57 reviews2020
Dev: Alexander Sablin
Windows · Mac
Survive in Russia is a survival quest in Russia. You will be available a selection of characters. Each of them presents survival mode and story mode. Only on your choice will depend on the life of the character.
Why similar: Alternate History 17.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.4%, Multiple Endings 13.8%, Visual Novel 13.8%, Choices Matter 12.8%
- #26 First Crusader
80% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Ferhat
Windows
Determine the fate of the Crusaders in this history-based visual novel game. Be the leader of the Christians or the leader of the Turks. Choose your own path in a story where every decision matters. You will change the history of this Crusade.
Why similar: Alternate History 19.2%, Visual Novel 18.2%, Multiple Endings 15.5%, Choices Matter 15.5%, Narrative 10.2% ★
- #27 絶体絶命少女 虚空の方程式
79% matchPositive95% of 22 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。
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 25.3%, Visual Novel 23.5%, Drama 10.8%, Adventure 10%, Sci-fi 9.3%
- #28 GOLOD
78% match7 user reviews86% of 7 reviews2025
Dev: 116 Boys
Windows
GOLOD is an atmospheric visual novel about survival in the pixel-art style, where you will have to fight not only with a lack of food, but also with panic, suffocating idleness, secrets of the past, betrayal and difficult moral choices in a confined space.
Why similar: Visual Novel 18.1%, Alternate History 14.9%, Choices Matter 11.8%, Multiple Endings 11.5%, Lore-Rich 10.6%
- #29 VOICE
79% matchPositive89% of 19 reviews2021
Dev: WTFMAN
Windows
VOICE is a game about the story of living in a dystopian world where speaking is forbidden.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 19.3%, Lore-Rich 17%, Visual Novel 16%, Choices Matter 11.3%, Multiple Endings 11%
- #30 Blooming Ashes
76% match5 user reviews80% of 5 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 29%, Visual Novel 27.3%, Sci-fi 13.3%, Adventure 12.4%, Story Rich 8.3%
- #31 Project Subtrahend
78% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2023
Dev: LilyDynamite
Windows · Mac · Linux
Project Subtrahend is a choose-your-own-adventure visual novel, where you have the chance to get to know the stories, lore, and personalities of nine unique characters. Choices matter in this game, and it's up to you who lives or dies as you explore what it means to be human.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 20.9%, Lore-Rich 19.2%, Visual Novel 17.4%, Multiple Endings 15.5%, Choices Matter 14.6%
- #32 Force of Numbers
77% match5 user reviews80% of 5 reviews2024
Dev: INNO
Windows
The service has ended.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 28.7%, Visual Novel 26.8%, Multiple Endings 15.3%, Choices Matter 12.5%, Adventure 8.2%
- #33 The Sin Collector: Repentless
77% matchVery Positive92% of 90 reviews2021
Dev: Sylen Studio
Windows
THE SIN COLLECTOR: REPENTLESS is a game on the border of a visual novel and a classic text RPG, set in the world of The Sin Collector, a series of books written by Michał Gołkowski. Action takes place a couple of years before the events presented in the books.
Why similar: Alternate History 17.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.8%, Narration 14.4%, Visual Novel 14%, Choices Matter 11.6%
- #34 ThroneBreaker
76% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2025
Dev: Kingdoms Games
Windows
You play whose family was executed under the orders of a ruthless king Through years of cunning strategy and dangerous alliances, you lead a rebellion and seize the throne for yourself. But the crown is no sanctuary. Years later, just as you begin to rebuild the realm an assassin’s blade finds you.
Why similar: Visual Novel 25.6%, Multiple Endings 20.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19.8%, Choices Matter 17%, Drama 9%
- #35 Reflections of the void
74% matchPositive100% of 22 reviews2026
Dev: Echo Story Games
Windows
A sci-fi drama about love, control, and the price of human emotion. Care for your wards, follow every order — or break the rules to discover who you truly are.
Why similar: Lore-Rich 21.6%, Visual Novel 19.5%, Multiple Endings 16.7%, Choices Matter 15.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.6%
- #36 Summer Pockets REFLECTION BLUE
73% matchVery Positive88% of 989 reviews2025
Dev: VISUAL ARTS/KeyPub: VISUAL ARTS
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 118.0 hrs≥1hr: 62%
No matter how much times passes... I remember that blue, blue summer. Summer Pockets, the midsummer story brought to you by Key, has been powered-up with even more to play, including new heroines and routes, in Summer Pockets REFLECTION BLUE, now available on Steam!
Why similar: Visual Novel 22.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 22.3%, Multiple Endings 18%, Choices Matter 11.6%, Story Rich 9.6%
- #37 Whispers of Gold
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Falling Raven
Windows
In pursuit of coin, hired dagger Arthur finds himself embroiled in conspiracy involving the daughter of a noble House. Who is really pulling the strings behind the scenes?
Why similar: Visual Novel 20.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.3%, Choices Matter 16%, Multiple Endings 16%, Story Rich 10.1%
- #38 Pulse of Love
75% match9 user reviews33% of 9 reviews2023
Dev: SweetDreams
Windows
"Pulse of Love" is a captivating visual novel set in the vibrant world of the Korean K-pop scene drama. Experience the exhilarating journey of love, passion, and self-discovery as you navigate the highs and lows of fame.
Why similar: Visual Novel 21.5%, Multiple Endings 18.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.4%, Choices Matter 18.1%, Story Rich 10.7%
- #39 StarStruck
74% match3 user reviews67% of 3 reviews2024
Dev: Strawberrytail
Windows
Embark on a thrilling journey through this highly engaging science fantasy visual novel with memorable characters and multiple endings. Journey through space, uncover the past and pull off a heist or two as you negotiate the pitfalls of friendship and a crumbling reality. Can you save the universe?
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 22.7%, Visual Novel 20.4%, Choices Matter 17%, Narration 14.5%, Story Rich 9.1%
- #40 Doppelgänger
73% matchPositive100% of 49 reviews2023
Dev: HOLOSTARS English
Windows · Mac
The story is set in an alternate universe where the player is struggling with the memories of what they know to be HOLOSTARS English -TEMPUS- and the mysterious look-alikes who pull them every which way. Can the player figure out the truth about this twisted world and return to the guild?
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 32.5%, Visual Novel 26.3%, Choices Matter 17%, Story Rich 10.4%, Adventure 7%
- #41 Metamorphosis
72% matchPositive82% of 22 reviews2024
Dev: AKAI KIRI
Windows
An interactive visual novel in the mystical genre. Mikey is admitted to an unusual institution for treatment, where he encounters supernatural phenomena and begins to prepare for a metamorphosis that will lead him into another world.
Why similar: Visual Novel 28%, Choices Matter 21.2%, Multiple Endings 20.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.9%, Adventure 8.1%
- #42 Himegimi Detective
73% match9 user reviews89% of 9 reviews2021
Dev: YOX-Project
Windows
Sayla Limehult, First Princess to the Kingdom of Ratania, shall set off for the far-away land of Japan to learn about the wider world and her role within it. As both a princess, and a world-class detective!
Why similar: Visual Novel 31.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 30.6%, Multiple Endings 22.2%, Adventure 9.7%, Indie 4%
- #43 Devil Apartment
72% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: L.S. Frei
Windows
Hello, Jake. Welcome to the game.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 19.6%, Visual Novel 19%, Multiple Endings 14%, Drama 12.9%, Choices Matter 12.9%
- #44 Star-Crosst
71% matchPositive86% of 35 reviews2023
Dev: LunaticMoon
Windows
Earth has just survived a decade of war against an invading alien species, and the younger generation has been given an opportunity to restart their lives. Explore a deep, immersive character study set in a futuristic world about relationships, our purpose in life and the paths we make for ourselves
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 22.6%, Visual Novel 20.8%, Choices Matter 13.4%, Drama 12.6%, Multiple Endings 11.2%
- #45 Marcel Pagnol and the Secret Spring
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Playtouch
Windows
Embark on a touching and poetic adventure through the hills of Provence in “Marcel and the Secret Spring.” Inspired by the childhood stories of legendary French author and filmmaker Marcel Pagnol, this narrative-driven game lets you experience a world filled with nature, mystery, and nostalgia.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 22.7%, Alternate History 20.4%, Visual Novel 16.6%, Narration 11.5%, Choices Matter 10.5%
- #46 プリンセス×オーディエンス
71% matchPositive93% of 28 reviews2024
Dev: Nyamoli@
Windows
選択肢を間違えると即エンディング!?ドS狼プリンセスから質問攻めされる短編ゲーム
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 32.7%, Visual Novel 24.1%, Multiple Endings 17.2%, Choices Matter 13.6%, 2D 6%
- #47 201 - The Bad Number
70% matchMostly Positive79% of 29 reviews2024
Dev: Pavel Kopylov
Windows
"201 - The Bad Number" is an interactive science fiction game-book set on a post-apocalyptic Mars. In a world where only 200 people remain, each new inhabitant may hasten civilization's end. Players make choices that impact the fate of humanity and the colony in a unique dystopian setting.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 16.5%, Multiple Endings 13.3%, Visual Novel 13%, Choices Matter 11.9%, Sci-fi 9.6%
- #48 Tales of Maana: Lucy
70% matchPositive92% of 26 reviews2025
Dev: Antharuu
Windows · Mac · Linux
Dive into an enchanting world where every decision matters—alliances, betrayals, romance, and power struggles shape a story as deep as it is unforgettable.
Why similar: Visual Novel 22.3%, Choices Matter 18.1%, Multiple Endings 17.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17%, Lore-Rich 12.2%
- #49 Ghost of the Quadrangle
70% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: VNhub
Windows · Mac
A choice-driven visual novel set at Blackthorn Academy, where you uncover hidden secrets, shape relationships, and influence rival factions through branching decisions in a dark story of mystery, romance, revenge, and multiple possible outcomes.
Why similar: Visual Novel 27.5%, Choices Matter 19.7%, Multiple Endings 18.7%, Drama 12.3%, Story Rich 12.3%
- #50 CODE::LUX
68% matchPositive89% of 19 reviews2025
Dev: すやすやファクトリー
Windows
泥沼化した世界大戦によって主要な電力インフラが失われ、文明が崩壊した未来。 遺物を求めて廃墟を渡るスカベンジャーのカイは、旧国家システムを掌握する謎の少女ミツハと出会う。 彼女の願いは、ただひとつ――かつて世界を支えた核融合炉を再び動かすこと。
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 25.6%, Visual Novel 24.4%, Sci-fi 12.1%, Multiple Endings 11.4%, Adventure 10.3%
- #51 The Fiancée - Paths of Corruption
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Lounatick Creations
Windows · Mac · Linux
A mature branching visual novel where your choices guide Emily’s descent into temptation or resistance as she recovers in her fiancé’s family home under the watch of a dangerously charismatic father-in-law.
Why similar: Visual Novel 22.2%, Narration 19.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.2%, Multiple Endings 16.6%, Choices Matter 11.8%
- #52 It Was That Summer
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Echo Bay Studios
Windows
A narrative game set in Cambridge, 2006. Spend one unforgettable summer as Leon, a visiting student, balancing studies, friendship, and love. Your choices shape who you become: yourself, or someone new altogether.
Why similar: Visual Novel 25.6%, Choices Matter 20.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.7%, Narration 11.7%, Multiple Endings 10%
- #53 Insects Awaken
67% matchVery Positive90% of 445 reviews2025
Dev: HelloMeow
Windows · Mac
Insects Awaken is a puzzle visual novel set in the 1940s. It follows the story of Chen Shan, a young man entangled in espionage while defending his family and homeland. He embarks on a journey between the isolated cities of Chongqing and Shanghai, braving the chaos of war with his passion and youth.
Why similar: Choices Matter 17.8%, Visual Novel 16.4%, Multiple Endings 15.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.9%, Drama 12.4%
- #54 Deep Pixel Melancholy
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: ok/no
Windows
Deep Pixel Melancholy is a visual novel about being stuck in a time loop inside a gray, soulless city. Unravel the mystery, and decide whether escaping is really worth it.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 16.7%, Lore-Rich 15.9%, Visual Novel 15.3%, Choices Matter 13.1%, Narration 11.4%
- #55 SHINJUKU SOUMEI
67% 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 33.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 25.6%, Choices Matter 16.6%, Adventure 13.4%, 2D 5.9%
- #56 Royal Duality
69% matchPositive88% of 16 reviews2022
Dev: Hyakuten Games
Windows
Royal Duality is an immersive dark fantasy visual novel with 15 endings, various side stories and hidden Easter Eggs all set in an engaging lore-rich world
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 26.6%, Visual Novel 20%, Lore-Rich 16.9%, Choices Matter 12%, Multiple Endings 11.5%
- #57 The Beautiful Island
67% matchMostly Positive73% of 39 reviews2025
Dev: TBF
Windows · Mac · Linux
A short visual novel about war, peace and hope. Explore a city after a devastating war. Talk to people, try to understand, try to help. The heroes of war are dead, but you can be a hero of peace!
Why similar: Alternate History 23.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.5%, Visual Novel 16%, Narration 13.4%, Choices Matter 11.5%
- #58 Home Teacher Sister's
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: POISON MOTIONPub: PRODUCTION PENCIL
Windows
The protagonist, given the chance to revisit the past. Their goal is to manipulate the sisters who tormented them since childhood at will and settle old scores.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 28%, Visual Novel 26.3%, Multiple Endings 14.5%, Choices Matter 12.9%, Adventure 11.8%
- #59 Days With Ollie
66% matchMixed70% of 76 reviews2024
Dev: PT. Global Digital ArthaPub: hololive Indonesia
Windows
The day has finally come. The day that will determine on whether or not you'll be accepted as a reporter in hololive. And not just any reporter, but the exclusive reporter for Kureiji Ollie! What goes down on in the life of the zombie idol? Find out what it'll be like to spend Days with Ollie!
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 27.1%, Visual Novel 23.2%, Choices Matter 15%, Drama 13.7%, Story Rich 9%
- #60 Tipsy Cat
65% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2025
Dev: Astergame
Windows
Tipsy Cat is a choice-based adventure novel game. The game progresses by players choosing which records to play that day. Records are either drawn by lottery or purchased with in-game currency, so players can choose their records in a variety of ways. Enjoy the novel part along with the music.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 28.1%, Choices Matter 25.6%, Multiple Endings 20.1%, Visual Novel 14.4%, Adventure 8.9%