60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Visual Novel, Drama, Singleplayer, Text-Based.
A short visual novel inspired from the works by the masters of Japanese cinema: Masaki Kobayashi, Akira Kurosawa, Hideo Gosha.
牛头镇的快乐故事
This is a realistic visual game (AVG). 10-year-old Wang Nan plans to go to the provincial capital during the summer vacation, but many incredible things suddenly happen in the town, and many of them are related to him... So where should he go?
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An award-winning, fully-voiced sound novel. In 1888 in Yoshiwara, the pleasure district of Tokyo, a man meets a woman. Soon after, the illustrious escort Hakuhi dies. So begins a tale of the events leading up to her death, told from the perspective of two men with nothing in common.
This is a realistic visual game (AVG). 10-year-old Wang Nan plans to go to the provincial capital during the summer vacation, but many incredible things suddenly happen in the town, and many of them are related to him... So where should he go?
Why similar: Cinematic 24.8%, Visual Novel 21.3%, Drama 19.9%, Text-Based 10.8%, Conversation 5.5%
An award-winning, fully-voiced sound novel. In 1888 in Yoshiwara, the pleasure district of Tokyo, a man meets a woman. Soon after, the illustrious escort Hakuhi dies. So begins a tale of the events leading up to her death, told from the perspective of two men with nothing in common.
Why similar: Visual Novel 25.6%, Historical 19.3%, Drama 18.2%, Text-Based 15.7%, Linear 9.8%
A short atmospheric pixel-art story about the moment when a father, late at night, realizes his mistakes and remembers what truly matters. Inspired by a classic. Perfect for parents, sons, daughters, and anyone who knows the feeling of “what if…”.
Why similar: Visual Novel 32.1%, Text-Based 29.6%, Drama 17.7%, Atmospheric 10.8%, Casual 5.9%
"Maybe...we all are deaf." This is a sweet-bitter story based on modern times. Also, this is a visual novel game with simple menu and using click or space bar to play, without no choice. Although, this game is not a simulation game only for love.
Why similar: Visual Novel 31.8%, Text-Based 28.7%, Drama 20.7%, Violent 8.3%, Casual 8%
You are about to dive into the adventures of the main hero: pilot-engineer Henry Morgan! The adventure is truly dangerous, but at the same time very passionate and full of love! An intriguing plot with unexpected twists that will leave you craving for more!
Why similar: Visual Novel 24.7%, Text-Based 21.4%, Drama 19.8%, Historical 15%, Atmospheric 9.7%
People end up forgetting about the dead.
Why similar: Visual Novel 22.3%, Drama 21.3%, Cinematic 20.4%, Text-Based 17.4%, Story Rich 6.3%
I dreamed of a girl. From then on, I saw her every day in my dreams. I don't know why it happened. I can only keep telling myself that it is all false, all illusion. But on the other hand, I fell in love with it.
Why similar: Visual Novel 33.5%, Drama 27.5%, Text-Based 25.5%, Casual 6.3%, Story Rich 4.9%
When the world is coming to an end, who would you want to speak to one last time? Schrödinger’s Call is a visual novel that lets you experience the pain and salvation of human connection, as if you were turning the pages of a picture book.
Why similar: Text-Based 24.7%, Visual Novel 22.6%, Cinematic 21.2%, Drama 17.7%, Atmospheric 6.7%
1999年，千年世纪之交……再一次，并非恋爱的邂逅。 由原班人马带来的《泡沫冬景》正统续作，再次向视觉小说表现力的极限发起挑战。
Why similar: Visual Novel 20.2%, Cinematic 19.3%, Text-Based 19.2%, Drama 16.4%, Atmospheric 7%
I wish this moment could be forever. Yuto Habu, the hero with nothing to show for it, met the camera-toting heroine He meets the heroine, Nazuna Fukamachi, who has a camera, on a bridge with a beautiful view by chance.
Why similar: Cinematic 48.1%, Visual Novel 37.9%, Casual 10.4%, Indie 1.8%, Singleplayer 1.8%
It is a Japanese visual novel game. It is a game to read texts. Enjoy the story of anguish, conflict, dreams and hope. There is no branching depending on the choices, but you can have a rich story experience like a movie.
Why similar: Visual Novel 33.7%, Text-Based 30.7%, Drama 17.9%, Violent 8.8%, Story Rich 4.5%
"GOODBYE WORLD" is a narrative adventure game. Play through 12 stages of a puzzle platformer while following the two protagonists through 13 chapters of their story.
Why similar: Cinematic 21.7%, Text-Based 19.4%, Visual Novel 17%, Drama 12.3%, Atmospheric 10%
An atmospheric, dramatic otome-esque visual novel set in Iceland in the 1800s. Follow the kind-hearted heroine, Gréta, as she finds herself caught between the affections of three handsome men who care for her in different ways.
Why similar: Visual Novel 24.3%, Historical 22.4%, Text-Based 19%, Drama 12.1%, Atmospheric 7.3%
Misuzu no Kuni is a kinetic visual novel with no choices or branching paths.Set in a late 20th-century Japan, it tells a traditional-style fantasy school drama.In this world, a special autonomous territory known as the Land of the Tengu exists within Japan.Supported language: Japanese only.
Why similar: Visual Novel 26.4%, Text-Based 25.8%, Drama 18.6%, Historical 13.6%, Casual 8.8%
White Wool & Snow is the second visual novel in the Misericorde series.
Why similar: Visual Novel 23.3%, Historical 22.8%, Text-Based 17.3%, Medieval 15%, Drama 13.6%
"The Burial of Shortcake" is an unpredictable story. It is a new visual novel with characters which are created/designed by voice actor Nozomi Sasaki, whose "expressiveness" shines throughout her career as a performer.
Why similar: Cinematic 31%, Visual Novel 27%, Drama 23.2%, Text-Based 11.5%, Story Rich 4.9%
A romantic fairy tale set in a fantasy medieval Rus'. Play as Ivan, a young bard with a gusli in hand, on a quest to win the love of the elusive Novgorod princess. Learn tunes, make choices!
Why similar: Visual Novel 24.8%, Historical 19.5%, Drama 17.4%, Medieval 16.2%, Conversation 6.7%
"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 35.1%, Text-Based 19.2%, Drama 17.5%, Casual 8.4%, Violent 8.3%
Relive Thomas’s memories in this mystery-filled visual novel. What really happened to Emily? Make choices, explore different versions of events, and uncover two complementary endings that reveal the full truth.
Why similar: Text-Based 26.8%, Visual Novel 25.5%, Drama 20.2%, Cinematic 11.1%, Conversation 6.8%
A short tale, a long journey. With a beautiful watercolor touch, it depicts the life of a woman. In her ordinary and modest life...experience her joys, her sorrows, her growth. Witness the story she spins in a life woven by those around her.
Why similar: Cinematic 35.3%, Visual Novel 26%, Drama 16.5%, Atmospheric 13.7%, Casual 5.9%
"How about a drink?" In this heartwarming, conversation-driven visual novel, you step into the role of the leader of a hot spring drinking club. You'll help its colorful members navigate personal troubles, sometimes with the aid of a drink or two, and see their challenges through to resolution.
Why similar: Text-Based 25.4%, Visual Novel 22.9%, Drama 17.4%, Conversation 13.7%, Atmospheric 8.6%
Set in the first century, The Father's Story is a visual novel which offers different perspectives of the birth of Christ and the events surrounding that night. It is a bold Christmas story which dares to ask the question: "What else happened?"
Why similar: Cinematic 27.5%, Visual Novel 23.5%, Text-Based 16.9%, Historical 12.8%, Casual 7.8%
What starts with a conversation between two long lost friends spills out into a captivating visual novel about four youths struggling to pursue their dreams and find their place in the world as love complicates everything.
Why similar: Cinematic 26.1%, Visual Novel 24.1%, Drama 22.2%, Text-Based 11.9%, Atmospheric 8.7%
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 25.6%, Cinematic 23%, Text-Based 19.4%, Drama 13.3%, Casual 8.4%
A text-based RPG full of choice and action. Fight for survival in the midst of the Roman invasion of ancient Caledonia. Strategize one dice roll at a time as emotions affect your performance. Use willpower to outsmart opponents, gain allies, wage war, or strive for peace. How will your story end?
Why similar: Cinematic 27.1%, Text-Based 17.4%, Visual Novel 15.4%, Conversation 11.6%, Medieval 10.7%
In 1944, unprecedented disaster struck Japan, forcing it to accept an unconditional ceasefire from its enemy nations in World War 2. As a result, the Japanese have become a people without a nation, but they still come together and do whatever it takes to live without giving up...
Why similar: Visual Novel 33.9%, Historical 29.6%, Drama 22.8%, Linear 7.6%, Story Rich 4.7%
A free, story-driven short visual novel with no choices. The narrative weaves between the present (202X) and the past (200X), depicting the suffocating chain of violence within a Korean school setting with stark realism.
Why similar: Visual Novel 30.6%, Text-Based 28.6%, Conversation 11.6%, Atmospheric 10.4%, Linear 7.8%
Reformatted to 200 custom handmade pages, this Harlem Renaissance story employs the reader's mind exploring personas of race, gender, and capitalism. When Angela is prompted by society, this story explores her choices.
Why similar: Visual Novel 34.6%, Text-Based 34%, Drama 24.9%, Casual 3.6%, Indie 1.6%
This is a PC role-playing independent game. You were born in the south of Yong'an City, and as you grew up, you made many friends. After entering the lord's mansion, can you stick to your true heart when facing the temptation of fame and fortune.
Why similar: Visual Novel 29.4%, Text-Based 29.3%, Historical 16.8%, Linear 12.4%, Casual 6.8%
A lesbian romance set in England shortly after WWI. The story centres around Dot, a young maid who begins to work in the crumbling stately home of Bly, and her young mistress: the devious, devilish Patience.
Why similar: Visual Novel 24%, Historical 22.5%, Text-Based 20.3%, Drama 16.5%, Linear 8.9%
Three Theban tragedies of Sophocles as a visual novel with parallel text in Ancient Greek for reference.
Why similar: Visual Novel 27.9%, Historical 23%, Drama 21.3%, Cinematic 15.9%, Story Rich 5.9%
A short visual novel where a private investigator gets reeled into a murky mystery, entangled in lies, secrets, and a family curse.
Why similar: Visual Novel 27.1%, Text-Based 25.4%, Drama 16.6%, Linear 9.2%, Atmospheric 8.8%
In this story, three troubled high school girls. The tale then shifts to his past, where he meets his destined partner, only to face her congenital heart disease. It’s a story of how each path leads to its own form of happiness.
Why similar: Visual Novel 35.7%, Text-Based 32.4%, Drama 30.8%, Singleplayer 1.1%
Fairy Deer is a kinetic thriller visual novel. Make your way deep into the terrifying Forest in search of the sole pathway to happiness—the mythical Fairy Deer.
Why similar: Text-Based 32.6%, Visual Novel 31.5%, Story Rich 7.7%, Casual 7.3%, Atmospheric 7.3%
Originally released in 2012, Loving Life is a non-fictional auto-biographical visual novel about Zhenghua Yang (Z) and the near-fatal incident which led to the founding of Serenity Forge. This is where it all began.
Why similar: Drama 21.4%, Visual Novel 21.2%, Cinematic 21.2%, Text-Based 19.2%, Atmospheric 8.8%
幽霊のために、何ができるの
Why similar: Visual Novel 41.3%, Text-Based 40.6%, Atmospheric 14.8%, Singleplayer 3.3%
"My mother, my daughter, and me—three sixteen-year-olds on an extraordinary adventure."After traveling through time to meet their sixteen-year-old counterparts, three generations of women set off on an adventure through the Land of the Gods. What could await them at the end of their journey?
Why similar: Cinematic 32.6%, Visual Novel 31.3%, Text-Based 28.2%, Atmospheric 4.5%, Casual 2.3%
My True North - a nonlinear visual novel about Personal Choice of a Human, Love, and the Journey to Yourself in a world of the living dead. Watch. Love. And don't go under the ice. Especially in the height of summer.
Why similar: Visual Novel 23.8%, Cinematic 22.6%, Drama 19%, Text-Based 16.9%, Conversation 8.5%
A historical romance VN about a feckless queen and an impoverished revolutionary based on the life (and death) of Marie Antoinette. Your choices determine whether the capricious Queen Liliane loses her head... or her heart.
Why similar: Visual Novel 25.7%, Historical 23.4%, Cinematic 21.1%, Drama 16.4%, Story Rich 4.6%
"retrospect" is a novel game consisting of five chapters. Trace the memories of the ghosts and learn about them. That is the only mourning you can do.
Why similar: Visual Novel 34%, Text-Based 30.5%, Drama 21.8%, Atmospheric 6.2%, Story Rich 3.7%
"AQK" is a job interview simulation game where you, a job seeker, face off against a series of eccentric interviewers in pursuit of that coveted job offer.
Why similar: Visual Novel 42.7%, Text-Based 41.8%, Casual 11.4%, Indie 2.1%, Singleplayer 2%
Ancient Life is a game that simulates the life of ancient people. The game contains various events that may have occurred in ancient times. Players can choose to farm, be an official, craftsman, be a hunter, be a merchant, and have different occupations.
Why similar: Text-Based 26.2%, Historical 24.9%, Drama 23.2%, Visual Novel 14.1%, Story Rich 6.6%
A sapphic fairy tale mashup as Robin Hood teams up with Red Riding Hood to save their town set in a historically accurate medieval England.
Why similar: Visual Novel 18.8%, Historical 17.7%, Text-Based 17.1%, Drama 14.5%, Medieval 12.9%
多愁善感的秋天即將結束。 終將迎來冬天的某個夜裡。 ————我，遇見了魔法少女。
Why similar: Visual Novel 26.8%, Text-Based 24.5%, Drama 20.4%, Linear 10.6%, Story Rich 7.6%
A boys' love / yaoi visual novel set in 19th century Japan. Join Haru, an aloof young man forced to crossdress by his mother from childhood, and Kishou, a cheerful thief brought up in poverty, as they travel across the country to break an age-old curse.
Why similar: Visual Novel 25.9%, Drama 20.2%, Historical 19.1%, Text-Based 11.6%, Linear 7.9%
A human drama novel game set in a bar with the theme of "companion". Enjoy the "Speak Easy" atmosphere that mixes the liveliness of a bar with the stylishness of a bar.
Why similar: Visual Novel 27%, Drama 23.5%, Historical 22.3%, Conversation 13.6%, Story Rich 7.5%
Dive into the enthralling story of Hunter, a young man whose dreams of joining the Navy are shattered by an unexpected twist of fate. As he navigates the complexities of his daily life, Hunter finds himself on an unexpected path filled with mystery, personal growth, and discovery.
Why similar: Text-Based 23.3%, Visual Novel 21.4%, Cinematic 18.1%, Drama 14.5%, Conversation 12.2%
一款以恋与制作人万圣节主题为背景的回合制角色扮演游戏，游戏中玩家可以操纵人物与NPC互动、行走于森林、小镇及荒野等游戏地图中，与驱魔师白起一起冒险解谜。
Why similar: Drama 29.7%, Text-Based 26.5%, Medieval 19.5%, Visual Novel 14.5%, Casual 6.5%
All the heroines are miko! Fighting miko! Working miko! Moe miko! A girl's love that pierces through time. A tragic fate imposed upon these fighting shrine maidens. And the darkness who seek to rampage through the world of night... With those strong feelings, will Yuuya and Akiha be together?!
Why similar: Visual Novel 36.3%, Drama 27.5%, Text-Based 15.7%, Story Rich 7.4%, Linear 6.8%
A fantasy Galgame. Play as Kashus, join former knight Candide to defeat the Demon King. Encounter the innocent Holiness in a coastal city. This journey weaves a tale of fantasy, fierce battles, and triumph—an experience that truly feels like playing an RPG!
Why similar: Visual Novel 37.1%, Drama 27.7%, Text-Based 20.3%, Linear 6.6%, Story Rich 5.8%
A scientist decides to participate in a secret research project inorder to bring back his wife whom he lost in the war. As he progresses in his research, he slowly encounters the sinister truths and threats hidden behind.
Why similar: Visual Novel 30%, Drama 25.6%, Text-Based 18.7%, Casual 10.3%, Conversation 9.6%
MATCH APP! is a visual novel game based on a Japanese dating app. Players take on the role of the protagonist and experience a story of new encounters through the dating app.
Why similar: Cinematic 31.2%, Text-Based 26.1%, Visual Novel 24.1%, Drama 11.3%, Casual 4.4%
Please note: This game does not support English at current stage. 《小厨杂记》是一款融合了烹饪元素的视觉小说，通过为食客端上不同的菜肴与食客对话，并最终达成不同的结局。
Why similar: Visual Novel 36.1%, Text-Based 33.2%, Historical 19.7%, Casual 8.5%, Indie 1.5%
The Days Without Gods is a text-based DND fantasy ADV in which the player takes on the role of Mori Granson, an apprentice and subordinate of Hysso, the president of the Magic Association, and meets Coccinea, a young girl he rescued years ago, and other characters in the mage capital of Tylin.
Why similar: Visual Novel 36.6%, Drama 20.7%, Medieval 20%, Linear 8.7%, Casual 5.4%
Missing Stars is a visual novel that aims to depict mental disorders and the people who live with them in a realistic, but sensitive and respectful light.
Why similar: Visual Novel 36.9%, Text-Based 24.3%, Drama 18.4%, Casual 9.8%, Story Rich 8.6%
A linear visual novel voice-acted by Louise Porter, Richard Browning, Krissy Koellia, and others, The Epic of Inanna is a challenging and thought-provoking exploration of the meaning of life and morality.
Why similar: Cinematic 29.7%, Visual Novel 22.3%, Drama 17.8%, Historical 14.8%, Conversation 6.5%
Elezion is a visual novel about memory, war, and human connection, told across several intertwined timelines. Retro pixel art and original music frame a story where every choice explores what it means to exist.
Why similar: Visual Novel 38.7%, Drama 30.2%, Linear 11.9%, Casual 11%, Story Rich 3.9%
The Qixia Diary is an original Visual Novel inspired by the food culture of Hangzhou, China. You play as Sheng Sheng—a first-year art student at Yunqi University. Through her eyes, you'll step into a unique university life brimming with warmth and local charm beside the West Lake.
Why similar: Visual Novel 36.8%, Drama 29.6%, Text-Based 17%, Conversation 9%, Story Rich 5.2%
From Beyond is a game about a man being transported into a different world after being stabbed. Will he find happiness and hope in a world filled with despair? Will he piece the puzzle pieces together and uncover the mystery of his newfound colorblindness? That's up to you... Or is it?
Why similar: Visual Novel 30.8%, Drama 23.6%, Text-Based 18.2%, Medieval 15.5%, Violent 7%
Opportunities to Stuff is a cinematic visual novel exploring appetite, comfort, and control. Help shape the lives of those around you as indulgence and emotion intertwine. Enter people's lives and view their stories to see how they are forever transforming.
Why similar: Visual Novel 26.9%, Cinematic 25.6%, Drama 20.3%, Text-Based 10.1%, Story Rich 7.3%
