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  1. #1 Return to Ash
    97% matchVery Positive98% of 115 reviews2025
    Dev: Serenity Forge
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    “The hospital was empty. Quiet, and brighter than usual... like waking up on a snow day. But I didn't feel cold. I didn't feel much of anything.”

    Why similar: LGBTQ+ 23.2%, Visual Novel 17.7%, Emotional 10.9%, Multiple Endings 9.1%, Hand-drawn 8.7%

  2. #2 Parts of the Elephant
    96% matchPositive100% of 48 reviews2024
    Dev: 1 head 2 skulls
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Weird things are happening in the Elephant Hotel. It's getting late, you're getting drunk, and moments in the lives of strangers are scattered around you like spilled puzzle pieces. Can you put it all together?

    Why similar: LGBTQ+ 18.3%, Visual Novel 13.8%, Surreal 12.6%, Conversation 10.6%, Supernatural 10.5%

  3. #3 Open Spaces SE
    96% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2023
    Dev: Queenship Game StudioPub: Queenship Game Studio, LLC
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Skylar is an student with anxiety. Walter is a farmer with social anxiety and PTSD. Jessica is a programmer with anxiety and agoraphobia. Li Wei is an technologist with intense anxiety. Navigate their stories, learn how they move through the world, and about methods of treatment and recovery.

    Why similar: LGBTQ+ 15.3%, Visual Novel 11.2%, Psychological 10.3%, Choices Matter 8.3%, Female Protagonist 7.5%

  4. #4 Truer than You
    95% match9 user reviews100% of 9 reviews2025
    Dev: Transcenders Media AB
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Overcome your past and become someone new in Truer than You. A choice-driven narrative adventure about love, loss and being lost in life. You're hired as a gig-working actor to play roles in real-life situations. Have conversations, get a good rating and follow the rules. All good?

    Why similar: LGBTQ+ 19.4%, Conversation 13.8%, Visual Novel 12.6%, Choices Matter 9.9%, Multiple Endings 8.3%

  5. #5 Irrational
    94% match6 user reviews67% of 6 reviews2023
    Dev: M.A. Starling
    Windows

    An emotional story portraying the struggles of anxiety—the paralyzing thoughts and irrational fears. Join Lucy on her journey to find solace, alongside her supportive yet puzzled roommate. A heartfelt narrative delving into the complexities of anxiety and the challenges of empathy.

    Why similar: LGBTQ+ 19.1%, Visual Novel 13.9%, Psychological 11.4%, Female Protagonist 11.2%, Emotional 10.4%

  6. #6 The Afterlife Cafe
    94% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Guava Pixel Studios
    Windows · Linux

    Travel to the world of the dead, whose stories encourage reflection on life. Chat with spirits, brew drinks to suit your mood, and bond with the people who run the afterlife cafes. In this urban sci-fi fantasy visual novel, your choices impact the living, the departed, and your own path forward.

    Why similar: Conversation 18%, LGBTQ+ 16.1%, Visual Novel 15.4%, Supernatural 15.4%, Choices Matter 8.4%

  7. #7 Yuika My Bestie
    93% matchNo user reviews2025
    Dev: Feeling Potion
    Windows · Mac

    Experience a pastel-toned emotional journey in Yuika My Bestie, a short visual novel you can complete in under 15 minutes per playthrough. With 5 unique endings and heartfelt choices, it takes just 30–40 minutes to explore every path of this soft, late-night cry.

    Why similar: LGBTQ+ 17.7%, Conversation 14.6%, Visual Novel 12%, Emotional 9.1%, Female Protagonist 8.9%

  8. #8 Artificial Instincts
    92% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Cyampire
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    You came here with a motive, so as everyone, except that you are able to change theirs. Ride with Lucas to turn down all the love interests or end their trouble in this (obviously artificial intelligence-themed) sci-fi BL visual novel. Enjoy the long-waited grand finale in this trilogy!

    Why similar: LGBTQ+ 21.2%, Conversation 14.9%, Visual Novel 14.9%, Multiple Endings 8.5%, Choices Matter 8%

  9. #9 State of Presence
    91% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Harmony Frontiers
    Windows · Mac

    Waking up in a stranger's apartment is a jarring experience, even worse is learning you're there because you died. Phase between memories, the liminal plane, and current day to uncover your demise. Both the dead and living can help you on this journey. Will you play it safe or take risks?

    Why similar: LGBTQ+ 18.2%, Supernatural 16.1%, Visual Novel 12.1%, Conversation 11.5%, Psychological 8.7%

  10. #10 I Can Never Love Another
    91% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Love Every Soul Studio
    Windows · Mac

    A realistic visual novel based on a true story. As a lawyer trying to save a rock singer from her toxic family, you uncover the suffocating truth of "Codependency." Will you leave, sink into the abyss, or g◼︎ai◻︎n the c#our%ag◼︎e to f◼︎ac◻︎e the p#ai%n? Your choices decide.

    Why similar: LGBTQ+ 23%, Visual Novel 16.5%, Female Protagonist 11.4%, Hand-drawn 7.4%, Drama 7.2%

  11. #11 Saraab: Beyond The Veil
    90% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Rooted Elevation
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    A psychological horror visual novel about healing and destiny. When her brother disappears, Elham's desperate search plunges her into a world of haunting visions, buried truths, and battles against dark forces. Will she find her true calling and embrace the light? or will she succumb to darkness

    Why similar: Visual Novel 15.6%, Supernatural 14.4%, Emotional 10.6%, Choices Matter 10.1%, Female Protagonist 9.9%

  12. #12 After the Wane
    89% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Nova-box
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Retracing the footsteps of a mother she never knew, Lena's trying to make it as a dancer in the city. Caught in a quarrel between dance companies, dealing with love and heartbreak and the challenges of young adulthood, she must also cope with the voice in her head commenting on everything she does.

    Why similar: Supernatural 13.8%, Visual Novel 13.7%, LGBTQ+ 12.9%, Female Protagonist 10.4%, Choices Matter 9.3%

  13. #13 Lost Connections
    89% matchVery Positive96% of 76 reviews2023
    Dev: Amber Pearl
    Windows

    If she leaves now you will never see her again. Would you have enough courage to take a step, or would you stay quiet and regret it? Experience this story about love and loss.

    Why similar: LGBTQ+ 19.7%, Visual Novel 15.9%, Emotional 11%, Multiple Endings 10.2%, Choices Matter 9.5%

  14. #14 Greed and Fear and the Rest
    88% matchPositive100% of 20 reviews2024
    Dev: Cyampire
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    You are ready to say goodbye to life, but are you prepared to face your life's truth? Navigate a grad student's life between greed and fear in his final 6 hours (and beyond) in this BL visual novel.

    Why similar: LGBTQ+ 20.5%, Visual Novel 15.1%, Conversation 14.2%, Multiple Endings 8.1%, Choices Matter 7.9%

  15. #15 The Shame of a Daydreamer
    87% match9 user reviews78% of 9 reviews2026
    Dev: Micki
    Windows

    Shame & choices = possible apocalypse. You need to figure out what’s causing the apocalypse to happen, so that you can prevent it. 2 playable characters with different relations to shame → 2 unique perspectives of the same story. Complicated families, branching choices and unforgiving consequences.

    Why similar: Supernatural 14.4%, Surreal 13.3%, Psychological 10.6%, Text-Based 10.3%, Choices Matter 9.2%

  16. #16 Road Trip to the End of the World
    86% matchVery Positive97% of 188 reviews2025
    Dev: Shark and Pelican Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Road Trip to the End of the World is a visual novel about the death of a friendship. When Andy and her imaginary friend Fishy set off on a road trip to crash their ex-best friend’s wedding, will they know when to hit the brakes?

    Why similar: LGBTQ+ 24%, Visual Novel 17.1%, Female Protagonist 13.9%, Emotional 11.4%, Story Rich 9.1%

  17. #17 The Final Fragment
    86% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: mahousparkle
    Windows

    A GxG coming-of-age visual novel. Nina sucks at choosing. But when a mysterious incident happens at the arts academy, will she muster the courage to choose–or will she let someone else decide on her behalf?

    Why similar: LGBTQ+ 21.4%, Visual Novel 12.7%, Conversation 11.1%, Female Protagonist 10.1%, Text-Based 8.4%

  18. #18 Signal Creek
    85% matchPositive100% of 12 reviews2025
    Dev: snacktime games
    Windows · Mac

    Explore the abandoned Signal Creek Shopping Mall in this dialogue-rich pixel art RPG. Playing as college student Nour, you must guide your companions through encounters with the past.

    Why similar: LGBTQ+ 16.9%, Supernatural 13.4%, Surreal 11.9%, Text-Based 10.5%, Female Protagonist 9.3%

  19. #19 Lady in Mystery
    84% matchVery Positive94% of 163 reviews2021
    Dev: nolsoft
    Windows

    Welcome to a small detective agency in old Seoul. Lady in Mystery is a Yuri mystery visual novel set in 18th-century Joseon. Choose one of four women to grow closest to Heesoo, the disguised detective. Your choices may lead to love, revenge, or darker paths than you imagined.

    Why similar: LGBTQ+ 20.8%, Visual Novel 13.4%, Text-Based 11.4%, Female Protagonist 11.2%, Conversation 8.9%

  20. #20 Et le grain mourut
    84% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Fülli
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    A visual novel set in 1920s Paris. As summer draws near, young students are revising their end-of-year exams. Olivier is one of them.

    Why similar: LGBTQ+ 21.7%, Visual Novel 14.8%, Supernatural 14.8%, Emotional 9.1%, Multiple Endings 8.7%

  21. #21 Everlasting Snooze
    83% matchPositive100% of 12 reviews2024
    Dev: Cyampire
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    You lost your memory of nothing but a mundane day. But why do mysterious men keep jamming into your life, all of them pointing to the day you forgot? Find out a hypnotherapy clinic receptionist's memory of an insignificant day in this BL visual novel.

    Why similar: LGBTQ+ 19.7%, Visual Novel 15.4%, Conversation 13.4%, Psychological 8.4%, Choices Matter 8.1%

  22. #22 We Need Space
    82% matchPositive92% of 13 reviews2024
    Dev: Winter Twilight Productions, LLC
    Windows

    A romantic comedy visual novel with a sci-fi tilt. If you've ever wanted to blast someone into space, this may very well be for you.

    Why similar: LGBTQ+ 19.8%, Visual Novel 15%, Conversation 13.5%, Female Protagonist 12.6%, Choices Matter 8.2%

  23. #23 Beek: Familiar Spirit - Remastered
    81% matchPositive84% of 31 reviews2025
    Dev: Studio Klondike AustraliaPub: Studio Klondike
    Windows · Mac

    A call for help within a mysterious messaging app. Someone lost and wandering through a forest in a faraway place. And their destiny in your hands.

    Why similar: LGBTQ+ 21.3%, Text-Based 15.6%, Visual Novel 11.3%, Conversation 10.5%, Choices Matter 10.1%

  24. #24 if you stay
    82% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: YukimiSoft
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Winter 1999. Kicked out of your house after being outed by your closest friend, you plan to leave your hometown. Your girlfriend, Mika, wants to see you one more time. Decide whether or not you'll stay together.

    Why similar: LGBTQ+ 19.9%, Visual Novel 14.2%, Conversation 13.3%, Female Protagonist 10.5%, Choices Matter 8.2%

  25. #25 Pages of Tomorrow
    81% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Doksa
    Windows · Linux

    Challenge fate in this psychological visual novel about a juvenile psych ward patient who discovers a book that can predict the future.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 14.3%, LGBTQ+ 13.7%, Psychological 11.8%, Text-Based 11.1%, Supernatural 10.2%

  26. #26 Office Girls and Games
    80% matchMostly Positive77% of 26 reviews2023
    Dev: hatereallysPub: BRXKENVN
    Windows · Linux

    In this Visual Novel, you'll join Chloe and Jessie in the popular mobile game, Isekai Online. Eliminate arguments and disagreements in this strange duo and lead them to victory!

    Why similar: LGBTQ+ 22.6%, Visual Novel 15.3%, Text-Based 12.7%, Conversation 11.1%, Female Protagonist 10.8%

  27. #27 A Hint of Purple
    79% matchVery Positive95% of 116 reviews2023
    Dev: Empty Exhibit
    Windows

    A short visual novel about queer love and art. Follow Maya, a once-celebrated painter now paralyzed, as she struggles to accept her new reality and its effects on her relationship. Argue with your Prefrontal Cortex, insult an art critic, befriend the elderly.

    Why similar: LGBTQ+ 21.6%, Visual Novel 14.1%, Female Protagonist 11.9%, Text-Based 10.7%, Psychological 10.4%

  28. #28 Phoenyx: Breaking The Cycle
    78% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
    Dev: Laments_VN
    Windows

    A visual novel focusing on the relationship of two girls researching a cabin with a mysterious mirror. Find out more about their past together, what they really mean to each other, and how it will unfold. Can you break their cycle?

    Why similar: LGBTQ+ 21%, Visual Novel 19.1%, Supernatural 12.9%, Drama 12%, Emotional 11.3%

  29. #29 Victorian Debutante
    79% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2022
    Dev: Liquid Darkness
    Windows · Mac

    Simple visual novel in which you play as a young upperclass woman preparing for her debut before the Queen and her royal relatives. All of your decisions lead to one of four very different endings. Who will you become? The jewel of the season or the outcast, never again mentioned by your family?

    Why similar: Visual Novel 13.8%, Female Protagonist 11.9%, Text-Based 11%, Choices Matter 9.5%, Hand-drawn 9.3%

  30. #30 Graveyard Girls
    78% matchVery Positive98% of 158 reviews2022
    Dev: Delphinium Interactive
    Windows

    Graveyard Girls is a halloween-themed yuri visual novel about complicated grief and overcoming hardships. Collect Elle’s “scribbles” to learn about her struggles, befriend a mysterious girl, and have a conversation about death.

    Why similar: LGBTQ+ 16.5%, Visual Novel 14.3%, Text-Based 10.4%, Psychological 9.9%, Emotional 9.9%

  31. #31 CABALL
    77% matchPositive96% of 26 reviews2024
    Dev: LevistokPub: BRXKENVN
    Windows · Linux

    Veronica doesn't believe in mysticism, but the unexplained events that occur after she loses her job will make her change her mind forever.

    Why similar: Supernatural 19.1%, LGBTQ+ 17.7%, Visual Novel 15%, Female Protagonist 9.1%, Text-Based 8.9%

  32. #32 The Mask Game
    77% matchPositive94% of 32 reviews2024
    Dev: Ghost Clown
    Windows · Linux

    Which is worse: a toxic friend or a literal demon?

    Why similar: LGBTQ+ 29.4%, Female Protagonist 15.4%, Visual Novel 13.3%, Story Rich 11.8%, Drama 11.2%

  33. #33 Hardships Of A Vampire
    76% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Saitoki
    Windows · Linux

    A BL Visual Novel about an unlucky modern day Vampire who work the night shift at a convenience store. Will a mysterious co-worker and a flirty regular customer change his life to the better or worse?

    Why similar: LGBTQ+ 20.9%, Visual Novel 14%, Supernatural 13.8%, Text-Based 10.7%, Choices Matter 7.6%

  34. #34 The Quiet After
    75% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Grigsby's World Productions, LLC
    Windows

    The threat is on the road ahead and deep beneath her skin. A psychological visual novel about memory, trauma, and the cost of every choice.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 16.7%, Psychological 12.7%, Text-Based 12.6%, Emotional 10.2%, Choices Matter 10.1%

  35. #35 VOICE
    76% 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: LGBTQ+ 19.6%, Text-Based 14.3%, Visual Novel 13.9%, Conversation 12.4%, Choices Matter 7.9%

  36. #36 Zero-Sum Heart
    74% matchVery Positive95% of 226 reviews2024
    Dev: Citreat Studio
    Windows · Mac

    "I" make a deal with the witch to give up my heart, in exchange for love— from everyone. Is it worth it if losing my heart means gaining *his*? ————————————————————————— In this short visual novel, make choices and answer the question: is love a zero-sum game?

    Why similar: Supernatural 13.9%, LGBTQ+ 12.4%, Female Protagonist 11.1%, Surreal 10.9%, Visual Novel 9.5%

  37. #37 Silverblood
    75% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Tidehead Studios
    Windows

    Years after leaving her family to join the Sisters of the Whiterock Coven, Edith is anxious to finally return home. But first she has to pass her Trial of Ascension, a harrowing task bestowed by her patron deity. Together, Edith and her bully must complete the trial, no matter the consequences.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 14%, Female Protagonist 12%, LGBTQ+ 10.5%, Choices Matter 9.7%, Drama 9.4%

  38. #38 Spirit Driver
    74% match6 user reviews100% of 6 reviews2025
    Dev: Stellar Horse Studios
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    From the everyday passenger to the horrors of Halloween, Spirit Driver is a short, casual conversation visual novel where your choices can affect the fates of people and spirits alike. Remember, your choices have consequences. Good luck!

    Why similar: Visual Novel 21.9%, Conversation 21%, Supernatural 16.1%, Text-Based 13%, Choices Matter 9.2%

  39. #39 Comet Angel
    73% matchPositive100% of 18 reviews2025
    Dev: Cross Couloir
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Comet Angel is a sci-fi yuri narrative adventure with point and click puzzles. Join teenagers Izzy and Nat on an emotional journey of self-discovery and acceptance as they make humanity's first-ever alien contact.

    Why similar: LGBTQ+ 21.9%, Visual Novel 13.2%, Text-Based 12.2%, Conversation 11.5%, Female Protagonist 9.1%

  40. #40 Sisterly Bliss ~Don't Let Mom Find Out~
    72% matchVery Positive94% of 82 reviews2025
    Dev: eyephonPub: MangaGamer
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    A light admonishment from Mom sparks the realization that these twin sisters care for each other in more than a familial sense. In this dramatic & romantic yuri Visual Novel, it's up to you to navigate the forbidden tension between the sisters so their love can flourish without growing one-sided.

    Why similar: LGBTQ+ 26.9%, Visual Novel 20%, Female Protagonist 15.3%, Choices Matter 9.8%, Emotional 7.3%

  41. #41 Love Curse: Find Your Soulmate
    72% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 2,847 reviews2025
    Dev: Xso
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 9.0 hrs≥1hr: 84%

    Love Curse is a GL visual novel. You’ve fallen under a curse, and the only way to break it is to find your soulmate! The clock is ticking… Will you find true love? And what secrets will you uncover along the way?

    Why similar: LGBTQ+ 35.5%, Female Protagonist 19.2%, Visual Novel 16.2%, Supernatural 6.6%, Choices Matter 6.4%

  42. #42 The Devil lives down here
    73% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Lacrima
    Windows · Mac

    Solve puzzles and trick demons while looking for a way out of this absurd situation involving the release of the Devil.

    Why similar: Conversation 14.9%, Visual Novel 14.3%, Supernatural 12.4%, Female Protagonist 10.8%, Drama 9.3%

  43. #43 His World
    73% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Eckalon
    Windows

    His World is a short visual novel game where you play as a young shy introvert boy and witness his life with his family and get to see his internal world and struggles. You also make a few decisions throughout the game that will decide on one of game's multiple endings.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 18.1%, Conversation 14.1%, Emotional 11.7%, Text-Based 10.7%, Choices Matter 10.1%

  44. #44 Girl Werewolf Hamlet Saves Christmas
    71% matchNo user reviews2025
    Dev: Stegaloaurus Game Development
    Windows · Linux

    Guide Hamlet (now a Girl *and* a Werewolf) as she deals with a murder mystery, a usurped throne, and a cursed sledding competition. Her emotions are your stats, so.... emote wisely. Or impulsively. Or with shame. It’s her kingdom. Everyone else is just tolerated in it.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 18.5%, LGBTQ+ 17.3%, Surreal 13.5%, Female Protagonist 13.1%, Choices Matter 11.3%

  45. #45 春の音はまるで君に似てて
    70% matchPositive98% of 40 reviews2024
    Dev: Unnamed Moon
    Windows

    「春の音はまるで君に似てて」は暗い夜、道に迷ったような時期に悩んでいた主人公、相原愛理が偶然蒼の歌声を聞くようになり、二人の物語が始まります。日本の女学校を背景とし、少女と少女が出会い、お互いを通して自分が進みたい道を見つけ、一歩、また一歩踏み出していく、成長と恋の過程を込めた「ゆり」キネティックノーベルです。

    Why similar: LGBTQ+ 31.5%, Visual Novel 23%, Text-Based 15.5%, Story Rich 9%, Drama 7.7%

  46. #46 Chymicalia
    70% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Falling Awkwardly
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Cause chaos in a small Yorkshire town with unlicensed alchemy!

    Why similar: Conversation 21.7%, Visual Novel 21.2%, LGBTQ+ 18.9%, Drama 11.3%, Story Rich 10.4%

  47. #47 Eclipse : Special Forces
    69% matchVery Positive94% of 52 reviews2025
    Dev: MoonSun
    Windows · Mac

    MEN ARE EXTINCT. ONLY WOMEN REMAIN. Welcome to Eclipse—a choice-driven Yuri VN where God, Kings, Soldiers, and even Villains are all women. As Haesu, an elite agent, your choices will forge her destiny and the very future of the world. Amidst love, desire, and bloodshed—can you handle the truth?

    Why similar: LGBTQ+ 21%, Visual Novel 14%, Text-Based 13.7%, Female Protagonist 9.3%, Cartoony 8.6%

  48. #48 Tokyo Onmyoji -The Tale of Rei Tengenjibashi-
    71% matchPositive96% of 23 reviews2022
    Dev: HolicWorksPub: Moonchime Studios
    Windows

    It is the year 2014 in the Shinjuku ward of Tokyo, Japan. Though previously banned at the close of World War II, the practice of the onmyoji—masters of spirits and divination—has been approved once again in order to combat the ongoing supernatural threat.

    Why similar: LGBTQ+ 24.9%, Supernatural 19.1%, Visual Novel 17.2%, Multiple Endings 9.9%, Text-Based 8.5%

  49. #49 Lone Bird in the Tree
    68% matchPositive100% of 10 reviews2026
    Dev: Aosolagame
    Windows · Mac

    “Lone Bird in the Tree” is an ADV with male and female versions of each of the four characters. The story alternates between the “future” of the main character, who is deeply traumatized by the grief of his/her best friend, and the “story leading up to the loss of his/her best friend”.

    Why similar: LGBTQ+ 24.1%, Visual Novel 12.9%, Text-Based 11.4%, Hand-drawn 10.3%, Conversation 10.1%

  50. #50 Crown Delights Deli
    70% matchMostly Positive78% of 83 reviews2022
    Dev: baconeggandcheese
    Windows · Mac

    Crown Delights Deli is a visual novel with multiple dialect/language choices. As the cashier at a Brooklyn bodega, choose to talk in English, AAVE, or Spanish to a diverse cast of characters as you try to maintain a five-star rating for your boss.

    Why similar: LGBTQ+ 21%, Conversation 19.5%, Visual Novel 16.3%, Text-Based 13.4%, Choices Matter 10.5%

  51. #51 Hypnophobia; From Your Shadow
    69% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Stick Horse
    Windows

    This is a story about Iris, a nobody who didn't have a Happy Ending and now suffers the consequences of their own (lack of) actions all alone in the most northern city in the world. A depressing story and a melancholic lesson teached in life's hard way awaits you.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 20.2%, LGBTQ+ 18.7%, Drama 13.7%, Psychological 13.4%, Emotional 12.9%

  52. #52 P R I S M - A Visual Novel
    71% matchNo user reviews2022
    Dev: GoldieClaws
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    On her way to the city of opportunity, a young Freyja is trapped when a sudden fog descends upon the town known as Avon-On-Reach. Soon, she starts to wonder if there's more to the fog than meets the eye, and if it has a connection to the strange monstrous happenings around the town.

    Why similar: LGBTQ+ 34.2%, Visual Novel 15.5%, Female Protagonist 14.4%, Multiple Endings 13.4%, Story Rich 10%

  53. #53 Nothing Can Stop Us (Encore)
    68% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Demigiant
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    A ~1 hour short narrative game about a friendship that spans two lifetimes. Serious, funny, weird, maybe heartbreaking.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 14.5%, LGBTQ+ 12.2%, Conversation 11%, Emotional 10.5%, Hand-drawn 9.3%

  54. #54 2ECONDS TO STΔRLIVHT: My Heart's Reflection
    69% matchVery Positive84% of 148 reviews2021
    Dev: SKY HOUR WORKSPub: Anarch Entertainment
    Windows

    "The day I put that uniform on, I saw myself in the mirror for the first time. And I dared to think, maybe, just maybe..." A free VN about standing up to the world to be yourself. Part of the NOISZ series, and prequel to NOISZ STΔRLIVHT.

    Why similar: LGBTQ+ 25.3%, Visual Novel 17.4%, Female Protagonist 14.7%, Choices Matter 8.6%, Multiple Endings 7.7%

  55. #55 Fishbowl
    68% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: imissmyfriends.studio
    Windows · Mac

    Fishbowl is a narrative game about dreams, grief, and hope. Rediscover your memories and find your way into the present in this intimate experience where slice-of-life meets surreal.

    Why similar: LGBTQ+ 14.9%, Conversation 14.1%, Visual Novel 13.5%, Emotional 11.1%, Psychological 10.2%

  56. #56 GEMINI SYNDRXME
    67% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: SHAWAVERSEPub: BRXKENVN
    Windows · Linux

    GEMINI SYNDRXME is a strange story about two twin girls: Mei and Aoi. Despite external similarity, their characters are absolute opposites.

    Why similar: LGBTQ+ 21.4%, Visual Novel 15.8%, Text-Based 12.8%, Conversation 11.8%, Psychological 8.4%

  57. #57 Bonjin ~ An Ordinary Man
    66% matchPositive92% of 26 reviews2025
    Dev: VNDI
    Windows · Linux

    When your beloved wants to abandon his personality and become an absolutely ordinary person, what do you do? Bonjin ~ An Ordinary Man is an young adult romantic story about transgender identity, exploration of masculinity, and mutual understanding.

    Why similar: LGBTQ+ 22%, Visual Novel 14.9%, Emotional 10.4%, Female Protagonist 10.3%, Choices Matter 9.8%

  58. #58 BRXKEN INSIDE
    66% matchVery Positive85% of 86 reviews2025
    Dev: SHAWAVERSEPub: BRXKENVN
    Windows · Linux

    Shion's calm and measured life comes to an end when she meets Akiko. This encounter has the chance to change her life or plunge it further into the abyss of depression and hopelessness.

    Why similar: LGBTQ+ 21.1%, Visual Novel 15.7%, Text-Based 12.1%, Conversation 11.9%, Psychological 8.6%

  59. #59 Life is Strange Remastered
    67% matchVery Positive91% of 9,009 reviews2022
    Dev: Deck NinePub: Square Enix
    Windows
    Median: 8.2 hrsMean: 12.3 hrs≥1hr: 86%

    Experience the BAFTA award-winning story of Life is Strange now beautifully remastered with enhanced visuals and vastly improved animation using mocap technology.

    Why similar: LGBTQ+ 23.8%, Choices Matter 14.6%, Female Protagonist 13.9%, Multiple Endings 10.8%, Story Rich 10.2%

  60. #60 Margo
    67% matchVery Positive94% of 317 reviews2022
    Dev: ygretz
    Windows · Mac

    Margo just woke up from a nap! Will you help her get back on track?

    Why similar: LGBTQ+ 20.6%, Conversation 12.9%, Surreal 12.9%, Female Protagonist 11.6%, Emotional 9.2%

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