- #1 The Weeping Swan: Ten Days of the City's Fall
97% matchMixed59% of 8,400 reviews2026
Dev: 零创游戏(ZerocreationGame)
Windows
Median: 8.6 hrsMean: 17.5 hrs≥1hr: 88%
A visual novel of brutal beauty and tragic love. You wake up trapped inside your own dark fantasy, Lion Camel Kingdom. To escape a ten-day demon massacre, you must survive and recover your memories to solve the mystery of a drowned Yangzhou courtesan.
Why similar: Word Game 23.1%, Interactive Fiction 13.4%, Dating Sim 11.7%, Visual Novel 10%, Anime 7.6%
- #2 恋爱绮谭 不存在的真相
96% matchVery Positive94% of 2,200 reviews2022
Dev: Never Knows Best
Windows
Median: 7.1 hrsMean: 46.5 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: Word Game 28.7%, Dating Sim 17.5%, Interactive Fiction 15.3%, Visual Novel 12.5%, Anime 6.1%
- #3 The Hungry Lamb: Traveling in the Late Ming Dynasty
96% matchVery Positive95% of 59,133 reviews2024
Dev: 零创游戏(ZerocreationGame)
Windows
Median: 6.1 hrsMean: 24.8 hrs≥1hr: 83%
He is a bandit who sells lives. She is a mute girl seeking revenge. In a famine-ravaged ancient China, a ruthless trafficker escorts four girls to a demon's feast. But when a deadly secret is revealed, a cold transaction turns into a journey of redemption. A dark visual novel about an unlikely bond.
Why similar: Word Game 18.8%, Visual Novel 15.6%, Dating Sim 14.2%, Interactive Fiction 13%, Historical 7.3%
- #4 Lay a Beauty to Rest: The Darkness Peach Blossom Spring
95% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 6,928 reviews2021
Dev: 零创游戏(ZerocreationGame)
Windows
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 17.4 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Love-suspense AVG with the theme of "The Peach Blossom Spring". The equinox flowers, bloom for one thousand years and wither for one thousand years. Eternal paradise. Do you choose to stay here, escape here, or bury everything here?
Why similar: Word Game 24.7%, Dating Sim 15.2%, Interactive Fiction 13.9%, Visual Novel 12%, Multiple Endings 6.7%
- #5 月华辉映之刻
93% matchVery Positive90% of 4,417 reviews2025
Dev: 侠客狗工作室
Windows
Median: 9.0 hrsMean: 17.4 hrs≥1hr: 86%
——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: Word Game 24.2%, Dating Sim 17.7%, Interactive Fiction 12.1%, Visual Novel 11.2%, Lore-Rich 5.9%
- #6 风起长安:驭骨人
94% matchVery Positive81% of 293 reviews2021
Dev: 轻梨工作室Pub: 咕咕工作室
Windows
This is a Chinese style otome game!
Why similar: Word Game 25.8%, Dating Sim 18.9%, Interactive Fiction 14.3%, Visual Novel 10.6%, Anime 6.6%
- #7 缚戎人:唐建中十三年
94% matchVery Positive84% of 55 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: Word Game 23.2%, Dating Sim 15.3%, Interactive Fiction 14%, Visual Novel 11.8%, Anime 7.9%
- #8 Love Curse: Find Your Soulmate
91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 3,103 reviews2025
Dev: Xso
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 9.4 hrs≥1hr: 80%
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 35.2%, Visual Novel 24.9%, Romance 8.9%, Anime 7.9%, Interactive Fiction 7.7%
- #9 Love Stories: When Pastel Meets Grotesque
92% matchVery Positive88% of 420 reviews2022
Dev: 桐生バトラ(疑狐社)Pub: Miwu Studio
Windows
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 41.1 hrs≥1hr: 66%
Some Scary Love Stories is a visual novel game with option branches Players tap the screen to read the story and make their own choices, eventually leading to different ending branches A collection of long-updated short stories on the theme of "Distorted Love"
Why similar: Word Game 34.2%, Visual Novel 15.4%, Anime 10.4%, Interactive Fiction 6.8%, Multiple Endings 6.6%
- #10 Demonheart: The Cursed Trial
91% matchVery Positive91% of 128 reviews2025
Dev: Rolling Crown
Windows · Mac
You are a girl with a demonic heart, trapped with a group of suspicious individuals. A demonspawn arrives, setting off a chain of mysterious murders. Can you trust any of your fellow captives and find love in the chaos? Or will you fight for your life alone?
Why similar: Dating Sim 21.7%, Interactive Fiction 16.4%, Visual Novel 15.1%, Anime 9.4%, Romance 7.7%
- #11 SIFU Kidnapped! Adventure in the Women's Kingdom
89% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,761 reviews2026
Dev: 次元边界
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Modern worker reborn as Golden Cicada in the all-female Land of Women. Unravel the Mother-Son River’s secrets, battle Demon King Mara, and bond with seven goddesses. Your choices shape many endings—balance enlightenment and love to rewrite the Three Realms.
Why similar: Dating Sim 28.9%, Interactive Fiction 24.9%, Visual Novel 18.5%, RPG 9.9%, Multiple Endings 7.8%
- #12 Homicipher: Demo
90% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 1,631 reviews2023
Dev: 八名木GamesPub: Gamera Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 36 minMean: 11.4 hrs≥1hr: 35%
Homicipher is a female-targeted language deciphering and exploration ADV based on the concept of "romance with horror men." The protagonist, who has wandered into another world, interacts with non-human beings to decipher their language while striving to escape.
Why similar: Word Game 51.9%, Interactive Fiction 27.1%, Multiple Endings 12%, Adventure 7.4%, Singleplayer 1.7%
- #13 The NOexistenceN of you AND me
88% matchVery Positive93% of 20,460 reviews2024
Dev: 0x0Real StudioPub: Nino Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 16.7 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 26.6%, Interactive Fiction 18.7%, Dating Sim 14.5%, Anime 13.3%, Multiple Endings 10.3%
- #14 彷徨之街 The Street of Adrift
89% matchMostly Positive76% of 2,333 reviews2024
Dev: Caramel-Mocha StudioPub: LoveStoryProject
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 25.2 hrs≥1hr: 83%
大小姐与头牌花魁的羁绊、救赎与毁灭故事。
Why similar: Dating Sim 17.8%, Interactive Fiction 14.1%, Visual Novel 13.9%, Violent 10%, Anime 9.7%
- #15 The Three Kingdoms: Rebirth
86% matchVery Positive93% of 2,815 reviews2026
Dev: 玛奇阿朵互娱科技Pub: 凤麟工作室
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 6.9 hrs≥1hr: 84%
You, an ordinary modern person, cross into the Three Kingdoms. There you meet legendary heroes and beauties. Will you retreat with your love, or rise to conquer the land? Every choice rewrites history—or leads to your doom.
Why similar: Dating Sim 25.2%, Interactive Fiction 18.2%, Visual Novel 16.3%, Lore-Rich 9%, Romance 8.9%
- #16 Curse Errant
87% matchVery Positive88% of 72 reviews2024
Dev: く~るシスターPub: Hanabi Games
Windows
Embark on a royal quest, exploring the lands outlying the matriarchy of Sharon. Discover what awaits the flaming-haired knight, Giselle and her master, Lana, as they uncover the darkest of secrets surrounding the mysteries behind their pact and the succession to the throne.
Why similar: Visual Novel 28.1%, Anime 25.5%, Adventure 20.8%, RPG 20%, 2D 5.6%
- #17 Spiritual Bond ~Breaking the curse, Intertwining fates~
85% matchVery Positive85% of 137 reviews2026
Dev: MONRAPub: LoveStoryProject
Windows
“Person of Serendipity… please help us——” A text-based adventure puzzle game set in ancient villages, where shrine maidens and the Kami guide you to forge unbreakable bonds. Every choice reshapes destiny—you will lead them, but to where?
Why similar: Dating Sim 21%, Interactive Fiction 19.4%, Visual Novel 18.8%, Anime 14.4%, Story Rich 7.8%
- #18 Homicipher
83% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 7,997 reviews2024
Dev: 八名木GamesPub: Gamirror Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Homicipher is a language deciphering and exploration ADV based on the concept of "romance with horror men." The protagonist, who has wandered into another world, interacts with non-human beings to decipher their language while striving to escape.
Why similar: Word Game 42%, Visual Novel 21.6%, Interactive Fiction 20.1%, Multiple Endings 10%, Adventure 4.9%
- #19 The Silent Kingdom
84% matchVery Positive100% of 309 reviews2025
Dev: Lucky Cat
Windows
An otome RPG adventure with a dark story and meaningful choices. Shape the fate of a princess who must corrupt her soul in order to save her kingdom.
Why similar: Visual Novel 18.4%, Anime 16.8%, Story Rich 13.3%, Romance 12.4%, Dark Fantasy 10.6%
- #20 孟德大小姐与自爆少年THREE KINGDOM FANTASY
86% matchMixed68% of 385 reviews2023
Dev: 蓝铂工作室Pub: 旅人计划
Windows · Mac · Linux
《孟德大小姐与自爆少年》是一款文字冒险(AVG)游戏,完全原创剧情,将带给大家一段穿插了过去与未来的棋局与因缘。游戏中,玩家将扮演普通大学生郭风笑,开启一场独特的奇妙旅程。
Why similar: Word Game 26.2%, Dating Sim 16.4%, Interactive Fiction 14.7%, Visual Novel 13.4%, Historical 8.1%
- #21 夜弦之音 - Echoes of Nocturnal Chords
84% matchVery Positive100% of 113 reviews2020
Dev: 秋之忧郁Pub: Eternal Dream
Windows
On a rainy night, Xiaoyin disappears searching for the legendary “Miracle Grass.” Yixuan follows clues into a trap-filled cave where bodies, monsters, lies, and warmth intertwine. Multiple endings guide you through fairy tale and reality, revealing a fate woven from hope and loss.
Why similar: Violent 17.2%, Interactive Fiction 16.2%, Gore 15.6%, Anime 13.4%, Romance 10.2%
- #22 RGB GlitchGazer
82% matchVery Positive98% of 94 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: Word Game 25.3%, Visual Novel 22.7%, Anime 15.9%, Lore-Rich 8.6%, Multiple Endings 7.4%
- #23 Find the Demon 恶魔鉴定守则
80% matchVery Positive88% of 381 reviews2024
Dev: SHAKINO_UNIONPub: LoveStoryProject
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 86%
她们中间,有一个是恶魔。
Why similar: Dating Sim 21.4%, Interactive Fiction 18.7%, Visual Novel 15.2%, Anime 11.1%, Lore-Rich 9.7%
- #24 The Final Prize is Soup
81% matchVery Positive94% of 66 reviews2024
Dev: 4nokiPub: Quill Yuri
Windows · Linux
You who are unqualified to drink Meng Po's soup, you have been chosen for the game of life. A horror yuri visual novel following a series of death games in the afterlife.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 30.6%, Visual Novel 25%, Anime 16.9%, Adventure 9%, Romance 7.9%
- #25 Throne of Monsters 怪物的王座
79% matchVery Positive95% of 192 reviews2025
Dev: 雏形游戏Pub: Comma 49
Windows
"Throne of Monsters" is a fantasy visual novel with map exploration and card-based combat.Trapped in a mist-covered city, you must slay the false king to escape.Face monsters, confront tears and regret, and lead the world to rebirth.
Why similar: Word Game 35%, Interactive Fiction 16.8%, Visual Novel 15%, Lore-Rich 9.2%, Story Rich 7.1%
- #26 百禾梦境漫游 Wandering Dreams of Yuri
79% matchVery Positive92% of 73 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: Word Game 25.9%, Dating Sim 17.1%, Interactive Fiction 14.4%, Visual Novel 10.5%, Anime 6.7%
- #27 Cursed Lands
82% matchMostly Positive74% of 125 reviews2018
Dev: Winter Wolves
Windows · Mac · Linux
Defeat the evil lurking in Castle Of N'Mar in this RPG/dating sim game. Recruit your team in any order you want, use the optional social talents to win the battles, play as male or female and fully customize your avatar. Five romance per gender, including the unique Naga Enok and Sylrissa!
Why similar: Dating Sim 38.6%, Visual Novel 19.6%, RPG 12.9%, Dark Fantasy 11.2%, Anime 10.4%
- #28 鬼畜大冒险 Gui Chu Da Mao Xian
81% matchMostly Positive76% of 219 reviews2018
Dev: 七彩绘色游戏
Windows · Mac · Linux
a text-based visual novel with some RPG elements. As the story progresses, you will collaborate with and fight against Gui Chu stars. Remember, collaborating and fighting is just a means to survive, not an answer to the secrets in this world. Your mission is to figure out the truth of this world.
Why similar: Dating Sim 40.9%, Visual Novel 20.1%, RPG 17.5%, Anime 15%, Adventure 6.5%
- #29 The Night Market
78% matchVery Positive86% of 71 reviews2023
Dev: Zinnia DemitassePub: Lamplight Inc.
Windows · Mac
Welcome to the Night Market. Survive your journey while navigating a foreign land, rife with political intrigue, arbitrary rules and secrets designed to keep you distracted. Fall in love, explore a world with rich characters, and try to save the realm.
Why similar: Dating Sim 37.4%, Interactive Fiction 31.8%, RPG 11.3%, Romance 11.1%, Story Rich 8.2%
- #30 我的恋爱逃生攻略 Love to Live
75% matchVery Positive86% of 774 reviews2025
Dev: 番茄炖肉制作组Pub: Comma 49
Windows · Mac · Linux
Trapped in a game of dreams, where the price of failing to escape is eternal slumber. Across shifting worlds, you meet 'him.' Is he merely a kindred spirit born of crisis, or a forgotten soul from your distant memories? A heart-pounding romance adventure across the dreamscape—begins now!
Why similar: Dating Sim 25.7%, Interactive Fiction 18.8%, Visual Novel 14.8%, RPG 8.2%, Romance 7.3%
- #31 Darkness Revenge
77% matchVery Positive83% of 111 reviews2024
Dev: Hematite
Windows
Choose between a male or female character and take revenge on your killers as a vampire!
Why similar: Dating Sim 30.3%, Visual Novel 22.3%, Interactive Fiction 18.6%, Romance 9.9%, Multiple Endings 5.8%
- #32 Ten Trials of Babel: The Doppelganger Maze
76% matchVery Positive93% of 4,366 reviews2022
Dev: 红渊Pub: NVLMaker
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 8.7 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Otome × Death Game × Mild Horror Multiple Endings Puzzle RPG
Why similar: Multiple Endings 24.1%, Story Rich 19.8%, RPG 17.5%, Dating Sim 14%, Mystery 9.3%
- #33 BAD END THEATER
75% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 9,656 reviews2021
Dev: NomnomNami
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 71%
select your protagonist and explore a variety of terrible fates!
Why similar: Visual Novel 32.1%, Multiple Endings 18.5%, Story Rich 15.6%, Anime 9.9%, Romance 8.8%
- #34 Lair Land Story
78% matchVery Positive86% of 228 reviews2020
Dev: CIRCLE Ent.Pub: PQube
Windows
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 62%
Decide a mysterious girl's fate in this stunning visual novel raising sim!
Why similar: Dating Sim 22.4%, Visual Novel 19.6%, Anime 13.5%, Multiple Endings 9.9%, Romance 9.7%
- #35 电波奇缘~与时音相会的日子
73% matchVery Positive97% of 64 reviews2026
Dev: 黎厘星游戏工作室
Windows
架空都市题材的视觉小说文字冒险游戏,玩家扮演社畜阿诚为失忆“女鬼”找回记忆。
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 20.8%, Visual Novel 18.8%, Dating Sim 16.8%, Romance 8.7%, RPG 8.5%
- #36 Kugayama Shiori's Death Diary
72% 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 32.1%, Adventure 15.6%, Gore 12.4%, 2D Platformer 12.2%, Violent 12%
- #37 Demonheart
77% matchVery Positive91% of 756 reviews2017
Dev: Rolling Crown
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 9.9 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Discover the secrets of the witches and demons in this dark fantasy romance game, featuring a female protagonist whose personality is completely up to the player thanks to extensive dialog choices.
Why similar: Dating Sim 24.5%, Interactive Fiction 18.4%, Visual Novel 18.1%, Romance 9.2%, Multiple Endings 9.1%
- #38 精神病大王花 Flowering Abyss
76% matchVery Positive83% of 235 reviews2022
Dev: CHARONPub: Pujia8 Studio
Windows
话题作《精神病大王花》重制作品。 追求精神病少女们的恋爱游戏,你能活到最后吗?
Why similar: Word Game 27.2%, Dating Sim 18.9%, Interactive Fiction 16%, Visual Novel 11.4%, Anime 6.4%
- #39 Countess in Crimson
74% matchVery Positive84% of 840 reviews2023
Dev: Digital Seductions
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 160.4 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Uncover the dark secrets of the secluded Carpathian village while engaging in passionate romance along the way in this interactive visual novel / adventure game hybrid with a gothic horror theme.
Why similar: Dating Sim 30.2%, Visual Novel 24.3%, Romance 10.4%, Story Rich 8%, Multiple Endings 8%
- #40 Mushroom Musume
71% matchVery Positive97% of 218 reviews2025
Dev: Mortally Moonstruck Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Raise a mushroom from a spore into a fine young woman, then discover the twists and turns her life may take in this creepy-cute fairytale life simulation game.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 27%, Anime 17.7%, Multiple Endings 16.7%, RPG 16.5%, Romance 11.8%
- #41 Enelia: Dawn of Madness
73% matchVery Positive95% of 129 reviews2024
Dev: Indra Studio
Windows
Immerse yourself in the enigmatic world of Nauris, where enchanting landscapes hide terrifying secrets: the strange behavior of elders, sinister rituals of priests, and the disappearance of citizens. Madness lurks everywhere – will you master it or become its victim? The choice is yours.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 18.8%, Visual Novel 18.1%, Dating Sim 15.7%, Anime 10.7%, Story Rich 8.7%
- #42 Yoshiwara Higanbana
74% matchVery Positive91% of 469 reviews2021
Dev: MariaCrownPub: Beijing Happy Entertainment Technology
Windows
--Whether I end up after falling in love, in your arms or in a scarlet prison? It's up to you to make my vow of higanbana fall or wither-- Even if it's only for one night, I want to be held by you...
Why similar: Word Game 26.4%, Dating Sim 20.1%, Interactive Fiction 15%, Visual Novel 10.3%, RPG 6.3%
- #43 Drowning Song of the Stagnant Sea
71% matchPositive86% of 50 reviews2026
Dev: 空想の工房Pub: Waku Waku Games
Windows
A dark fairy tale set in the deep sea. The fated encounter between a sea monster and a human forever changes their lives in this visual novel. Contains platonic yuri.
Why similar: Visual Novel 25.7%, Adventure 12.6%, Multiple Endings 11.9%, Dark Fantasy 11.8%, Violent 10.5%
- #44 Harem Fantasy
70% matchVery Positive89% of 313 reviews2026
Dev: Sweet Buns GamesPub: Neko Yume 工房
Windows · Mac
⛩️ Harem Fantasy is a visual novel in which you become a court healer in the Imperial Harem, populated with enchanting beauties and full of deadly intrigues. Treat, seduce, untwine the conspiracies and survive among passion and betrayal in the heart of the Celestial Empire 🐉
Why similar: Dating Sim 29.1%, Visual Novel 25.7%, Romance 11.4%, RPG 11.3%, Multiple Endings 10.3%
- #45 Lovely Lady RPG
70% matchVery Positive100% of 90 reviews2025
Dev: DAS POPPY UND MIA KUNSTKOLLEKTIV
Windows · Mac · Linux
Lovely Lady RPG is a visual novel about wandering around and just sort of seeing what life has in store for you. After waking up with a hole in her ceiling, a cosmic space Orb embedded in her chest and no recollection of basically anything, Ghost sets out to continue her life as best she can.
Why similar: Visual Novel 40.7%, RPG 19.5%, Lore-Rich 14.1%, Multiple Endings 9.5%, Romance 7.9%
- #46 剑与桃花 the sword and peachblossom
72% matchVery Positive93% of 54 reviews2022
Dev: 風鈴堂
Windows
This is a country strange theme of short visual novel. The game has part of the text of classical Chinese. This game is purely fictional and has nothing to do with real history.
Why similar: Word Game 36.1%, Dating Sim 23.9%, Visual Novel 15%, Anime 8%, 2D Platformer 5.9%
- #47 My Vow to My Liege
71% matchVery Positive92% of 4,086 reviews2020
Dev: YETU GAMEPub: 方块游戏(CubeGame)
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 9.5 hrs≥1hr: 85%
《My Vow to My Liege》is a visual novel dating game. Players get to play as a girl disguised as the King of Ng, a man. The 4 dateable characters are: the guide, the enemy, the minister and the guard.Will they choose the man over the country? Love over hate? Who will they finally end up with?
Why similar: Visual Novel 38%, Romance 22.6%, Anime 14.2%, RPG 13.6%, Dating Sim 8%
- #48 Love Alone Death
69% matchVery Positive99% of 418 reviews2023
Dev: vivid selfish
Windows · Mac
Build relationship with the characters. Your choices might earn you favor from one character, but disdain from another. Use items to solve problems. Confront various endings. Choose one person and face the end with them.
Why similar: Dating Sim 29.2%, Gore 14.1%, 2D Platformer 11.8%, Multiple Endings 11.8%, Romance 10.5%
- #49 Cradle of Nightmare : Flowers to you
68% matchVery Positive93% of 662 reviews2025
Dev: 红锈雨
Windows
Cradle of Nightmare: Flowers to You is an adventure game featuring a turn-based ATB system. Step into the shoes of Yue Qing, an ordinary high schooler thrust into a world of darkness as an otherworldly force tears reality asunder. Navigate a ruined world and end the filth festering within humanity.
Why similar: Dating Sim 32.9%, RPG 14.8%, Dark Fantasy 14.5%, Story Rich 13.6%, Adventure 9.2%
- #50 Lost Seed
69% matchPositive95% of 55 reviews2025
Dev: LostSeed制作组
Windows · Mac
游戏背景: 舞台是有着魔法存在的大陆——伊甸。居住在这里的人们在圣女的庇护下,过着还算是平静的生活。 在一座热闹的小镇“奥普乐”经营诊所的异国医师“诺德”,以及在历史悠久的学院中钻研魔法的优等生“莫妮卡”。 两名年轻的魔法师,因为与不可思议的少女邂逅,而开始走上了自己从未想过的道路。 可是,这一切不过是一场巨大的动荡前片刻的安宁…… 大陆历史背后的秘密,学院与王国的阴谋,以及少女的真实身份。根据你的选择,不同的命运将会在故事的最后等待着少女们。
Why similar: Word Game 33.3%, Dating Sim 21.8%, Visual Novel 13.6%, Anime 9.6%, RPG 7.1%
- #51 World of Witchcraft
70% matchMixed64% of 99 reviews2025
Dev: Mystic Sin Creations
Windows · Mac · Linux
Immerse yourself in a world where ambition, magic, and lust intertwine.
Why similar: Dating Sim 36.4%, Visual Novel 26%, Story Rich 10.6%, RPG 7.5%, Romance 6.9%
- #52 灾厄黑龙与谎言公主
67% matchVery Positive90% of 3,621 reviews2025
Dev: 莓夜工作室
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 71%
这是身为人类的公主,教会了强大而冷漠的黑龙,何为「爱」的故事。玩家将扮演故事中的女主角——一名人类国度的公主,与一头黑龙建立羁绊,融化与温暖它的心灵,为自身谋得生存希望。令人啼笑皆非的生活开始啦!
Why similar: Word Game 22.6%, Dating Sim 16.9%, Interactive Fiction 13.2%, Visual Novel 11.5%, Lore-Rich 6.4%
- #53 Sigh of the Abyss
67% matchVery Positive96% of 187 reviews2024
Dev: Rascal Devworks
Windows
Embrace the monster within in this dark fantasy visual novel with inclusive romances. Befriend charming allies, defy bitter rivals, fall in love. Your choices will save or condemn mortals, shaping the fate of a city as beautiful as it is cruel.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 20.9%, Visual Novel 17.4%, Lore-Rich 11.9%, Historical 9.9%, Multiple Endings 9.7%
- #54 Border of her Heart
73% matchMixed67% of 73 reviews2018
Dev: Tuomo LainePub: Tuomo's games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 48 minMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 43%
Border of her Heart is a VN about Border control.
Why similar: Dating Sim 25.2%, Interactive Fiction 21.4%, Visual Novel 17.2%, Romance 7.6%, Anime 7.4%
- #55 Bloody Painter Dating Sim
66% matchVery Positive90% of 1,652 reviews2024
Dev: DeluCat Productions
Windows
You have unfortunately been captured by a serial killer, and you must increase your chances of survival within seven days. Your choices will determine how he treats you and the outcome of your relationship. What will your final relationship with him be...?
Why similar: Dating Sim 35%, Visual Novel 17.5%, Interactive Fiction 15.1%, RPG 7.9%, Romance 5.7%
- #56 Decollate Decoration
65% matchVery Positive93% of 314 reviews2026
Dev: KANEKODOPub: KEMCO
Windows
This is a point-and-click, command-selection style adventure game where the protagonist is a girl who has become a ghost. The objective is to fulfill her desires by speaking to her beloved "him" causing poltergeists, visiting in dreams, or even cursing.
Why similar: Visual Novel 46.2%, Adventure 19.1%, 2D Platformer 11.3%, Story Rich 9.3%, Mystery 7.9%
- #57 Gensokyo:Presumption of Guilt~Pansies Before Dawn
65% matchVery Positive93% of 332 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: Word Game 28.5%, Visual Novel 21.4%, Lore-Rich 14%, Interactive Fiction 13.2%, Romance 8.3%
- #58 Scourge of the village
68% matchMostly Positive79% of 274 reviews2024
Dev: Triangel GamePub: Lightning Games
Windows
Scourge of The Village is a Chinese folk horror-themed text decryption game. A young female intern reporter who was inexplicably trapped in a nightmare while investigating a factory sewage discharge incident. In order to solve the mystery, she decided to go to the land of her dreams alone.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 28.5%, Mystery 18.1%, Story Rich 17.2%, 2D Platformer 10.1%, Adventure 9.7%
- #59 筮灵 SHILING
68% matchMostly Positive73% of 275 reviews2024
Dev: WindField GamesPub: Mammorize
Windows
国产本土新怪谈恐怖游戏——幽魂社前社长在直播中突然失踪,销声匿迹数月后发来诡异消息,将你引入离奇的规则世界。走不出的吞人楼栋、满员即死的午夜巴士、地图上不存在的村庄,还有勾魂剧院、吃人公司……世界的“暗面”等待探索,怪谲的谜题等待揭露。
Why similar: Word Game 22.5%, Visual Novel 16.3%, Dating Sim 15.6%, Interactive Fiction 14.5%, Story Rich 7.2%
- #60 Melancholy Love
69% matchVery Positive95% of 75 reviews2021
Dev: White Dew GamesPub: Kikai Digital
Windows · Mac
Melancholy Love is a Yuri Visual Novel between an elite and a misfit in an All-Girls' High School. How will sparks flare between the two?
Why similar: Visual Novel 23.6%, Interactive Fiction 15.3%, Anime 14.5%, Romance 12%, Multiple Endings 11.5%