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  1. #1 1000: The All-Mother's Embrace
    97% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Nikita Kryukov
    Windows

    Do you love me now?

    Why similar: Psychological 40.4%, Anime 20.2%, Story Rich 13.2%, Visual Novel 12.9%, Violent 7%

  2. #2 One Thousand Lies
    96% matchVery Positive89% of 1,129 reviews2016
    Dev: Keinart Lobre
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 36 minMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 36%

    One day, Ciarán starts receiving enigmatic emails from a mysterious sender, turning his everyday life into a mess of a romantic comedy with psychological themes mixed in. What lies beyond the mystery he's been presented with? In the words of Harry H.: "If you want to know the truth, go find it".

    Why similar: Anime 28.6%, Psychological 27.2%, Visual Novel 20%, Story Rich 12.1%, Simulation 10.7%

  3. #3 Higurashi When They Cry Hou+
    96% matchVery Positive88% of 163 reviews2023
    Dev: 07th ExpansionPub: MangaGamer
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 64%

    The tragedy of Hinamizawa is over. Those held captive within its grip are free from the fate that bound them to June 1983. Yet the tale of Hinamizawa is not truly complete. There are many worlds not yet explored.

    Why similar: Psychological 34.8%, Anime 27%, Visual Novel 16.5%, Violent 10.4%, Story Rich 3.9%

  4. #4 LOOP THE LOOP The Mansion of Gluttony
    95% match6 user reviews100% of 6 reviews2026
    Dev: sweet ampoule
    Windows

    A closed-circle mystery visual novel where twelve people wake up inside a bizarre, impossible mansion—and a string of murders begins. Read from Remi’s point of view as you piece together the truth through his thoughts and conversations. Linear, text-focused, Japanese/English supported.

    Why similar: Psychological 33.2%, Visual Novel 17.2%, Anime 15.8%, Story Rich 15.4%, Mystery 9.4%

  5. #5 Nami no Iro - The Color of the Waves
    94% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2026
    Dev: Dulkha315Pub: WhiteLodgeGames
    Windows

    Mugen Takebara doesn't remember much of his childhood. Returning to Inonaki wasn't his choice. Welcomed by his cousin, Sora, the two quickly reconnect… but something is wrong. With her. Or with you.

    Why similar: Psychological 24.6%, Anime 20.6%, Visual Novel 15.8%, Story Rich 12.7%, Mystery 7.9%

  6. #6 Anime Studio Simulator
    94% matchMixed65% of 69 reviews2016
    Dev: Visualnoveler
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 93%

    Anime Studio Simulator is a lighthearted visual novel about a group of friends fulfilling their dream of creating an anime. Your choices determine whether their anime succeeds... or fails.

    Why similar: Anime 56.5%, Simulation 25.3%, Visual Novel 13.8%, Indie 4.4%

  7. #7 Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Ch.1 Onikakushi
    92% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 6,215 reviews2015
    Dev: 07th ExpansionPub: MangaGamer
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 21.9 hrs≥1hr: 85%

    Higurashi When They Cry is a sound novel. The music, backgrounds and characters work together to create a world that is the stage of a novel for the user to read. They laugh and cry and get angry. The user takes the point of view of the protagonist to experience the story.

    Why similar: Psychological 32.3%, Anime 24.8%, Visual Novel 19.4%, Story Rich 12.1%, Mystery 8.6%

  8. #8 Foolhearted
    93% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: PAZZY
    Windows

    Uncover the truth behind the online casino world through the eyes of a delusional fool. Meet the cute dealers, fall too fast, and experience heartbreak in a psychological visual novel about ego, obsession, and self-discovery.

    Why similar: Psychological 42.4%, Anime 22.4%, Visual Novel 17.2%, Pixel Graphics 9%, Singleplayer 3.5%

  9. #9 outside the door
    91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 543 reviews2024
    Dev: basandaika games
    Windows

    Outside the door is a mystic visual novel set within one office. You are about to figure out the stories of a few visitors without having a single memory of yourself.

    Why similar: Psychological 32.8%, Anime 28.1%, Visual Novel 15.4%, Pixel Graphics 10.1%, Violent 6.5%

  10. #10 氷華の雪化粧/Snow Veil
    91% matchNo user reviews2025
    Dev: JlooPub: Sub:06
    Windows

    A visual novel depicting the daily life of a high school boy continuously tormented by guilt on a winter's day. It features layered music played on string instruments and piano, characterized by serious, deep psychological portrayals.

    Why similar: Psychological 40.9%, Visual Novel 17.5%, Anime 16.3%, Simulation 12.8%, Story Rich 7.9%

  11. #11 红夏
    90% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Anning004
    Windows

    《红夏》是一款以剧情体验为主的视觉小说游戏。八月末的某天,二十多名师生被神秘地困在学校里,等待他们的将是一场自相残杀……

    Why similar: Psychological 33.5%, Anime 21.4%, Visual Novel 14.8%, Pixel Graphics 10.3%, Story Rich 10.1%

  12. #12 Sickness
    89% matchVery Positive89% of 144 reviews2016
    Dev: ZetsubouPub: Unwonted Studios
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 95%

    Sickness is a visual novel centering around Suoh Tesla, an amoral high school student whose life is rapidly deteriorating. Following the deaths of his parents, a brief stay in the hospital, and the emergence of his “Sickness”, his daily life quickly devolves from carefree school days to a life of crime.

    Why similar: Psychological 21.9%, Anime 21.1%, Visual Novel 15.3%, Violent 15.2%, Simulation 12.2%

  13. #13 Lucid9: Inciting Incident
    89% matchVery Positive90% of 1,038 reviews2016
    Dev: Fallen Snow Studios
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 12.1 hrs≥1hr: 71%

    Lucid9 is a visual novel focused on a web of intricate mysteries set in the fictional 2018 metropolis of Isamu. Lucid9: Inciting Incident is the first part of the story, focused on a string of disappearances that occur at a prestigious, uppity boarding academy.

    Why similar: Anime 34.1%, Visual Novel 23.7%, Story Rich 13.4%, Simulation 12%, Mystery 9.5%

  14. #14 终末之名 ending name
    88% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2024
    Dev: endingn
    Windows

    "People can only endure pain after seeing the pain of others." He believes this. Between beautiful dreams and cruel reality, he would not hesitate to choose the former. This is the narrow and prejudiced short text adventure game "终末之名".

    Why similar: Psychological 40.9%, Anime 30.2%, Visual Novel 21.4%, Indie 3.9%, Singleplayer 3.5%

  15. #15 SOULS
    87% matchVery Positive90% of 147 reviews2017
    Dev: Team Fork
    Windows

    One day, the boy meets a monster, with whom he builds a strange relationship that is neither friend, nor family, nor owner and pet. How will the boy's future change?

    Why similar: Psychological 33.7%, Anime 24.6%, Visual Novel 15.5%, Story Rich 15.1%, Mystery 6.8%

  16. #16 Touching the Female Swordsman
    86% match7 user reviews14% of 7 reviews2025
    Dev: Uzura Studio
    Windows

    Touching a Female Swordsman is a sexually suggestive game. A female swordsman belonging to the rebel army has been captured by the kingdom's army, and a man in a kingdom mask starts touching her in order to get information out of her.

    Why similar: Simulation 26.3%, Anime 25.6%, Clicker 19.4%, Visual Novel 16.4%, Violent 9.9%

  17. #17 Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Ch.3 Tatarigoroshi
    86% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 1,224 reviews2016
    Dev: 07th ExpansionPub: MangaGamer
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 22.0 hrs≥1hr: 92%

    Higurashi When They Cry is a sound novel. The music, backgrounds and characters work together to create a world that is the stage of a novel for the user to read. They laugh and cry and get angry. The user takes the point of view of the protagonist to experience the story.

    Why similar: Psychological 29.9%, Anime 23.6%, Visual Novel 16.4%, Story Rich 11.9%, Violent 7.7%

  18. #18 Essence Bloom
    85% matchMostly Positive73% of 22 reviews2024
    Dev: Proxy Vision Projects
    Windows

    Essence Bloom is a linear, story-focused indie visual novel that allows the player to experience a world with beautiful cherry blossoms and fun times with friends....

    Why similar: Psychological 35.4%, Anime 26.1%, Visual Novel 15%, Story Rich 14.6%, Mystery 6.6%

  19. #19 Killing Magician
    82% matchPositive88% of 41 reviews2025
    Dev: DDUCK KONG
    Windows

    Iris (31), an office worker with eight years of experience. After meeting the mysterious magical girl Gregory, she becomes a magical girl herself. As the dark truths of this world slowly come to light, can Iris save the Earth?

    Why similar: Psychological 35.5%, Visual Novel 17.2%, Story Rich 15.5%, Simulation 15.2%, Anime 13.5%

  20. #20 The Fourteen Day Letters
    84% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Marlin Games
    Windows

    "The Fourteen Day Letters" is a ADV game centered around “chatting.” In a world that has already gone mad, you and “Yuna” hold onto the last fragments of sanity through a chatroom, spending fourteen days as everything slowly falls apart. And in the end, the outcome will change based on your choices.

    Why similar: Psychological 35.1%, Clicker 20.2%, Simulation 13.3%, Story Rich 9.4%, Anime 8.2%

  21. #21 A.C.H.E.S.
    84% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Dorian Englisbee
    Windows

    Click, shop and minigame your way to the top. Collect clicks in order to ቻቹቹጋ ፱ነ buy upgrades, unlock collectables and get even more ጋቹረጎርጎዐ፱ነ clicks. Test your skills in a variety of mini games. Discover the story between the cracks. Do you have what it takes to prepare for the Grand Ascension?

    Why similar: Software 39.2%, Simulation 17.7%, Platformer 11.6%, Clicker 10.8%, Visual Novel 9.4%

  22. #22 BLOK 200: Prologue
    83% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Experiments Field Studio
    Windows

    A visual novel in the Samosbor setting. You are a student of the technical college who wakes up in a stranger's living cell after your own death. You must come to terms with your new grim nature and face the cruel world far from the walls of your native incubator block.

    Why similar: Anime 27.3%, Psychological 23%, Visual Novel 17.6%, Pixel Graphics 10.5%, Violent 8.5%

  23. #23 DREAMING CITY
    80% matchPositive100% of 15 reviews2023
    Dev: NEUROPOLLY
    Windows · Mac

    Explore the mysteries of your soul to discover whether you're melancholic, choleric, sanguine, or phlegmatic. Each decision reflects your inner world, challenging your perception and revealing the hidden depths of your personality in this journey of self-discovery.

    Why similar: Psychological 35.7%, Anime 28%, Visual Novel 13%, Story Rich 11.6%, Mystery 8.3%

  24. #24 Cosmic Lighthouse
    82% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: 鸵鸟居士Pub: Edigger
    Windows

    This is a pixel-art AVG game that combines fortune-telling with a sci-fi theme! Players will take on the role of a diviner at the "Cosmic Lighthouse" airport, providing fortune-telling services to travelers and answering their questions as a way to make a living and strive to survive.

    Why similar: Psychological 23.9%, Clicker 17.6%, Visual Novel 16%, Simulation 14.2%, Story Rich 13.6%

  25. #25 山:临界幸存者
    79% matchVery Positive92% of 625 reviews2022
    Dev: 迩来工作室Pub: WindField Games
    Windows
    Median: 6.3 hrsMean: 8.9 hrs≥1hr: 86%

    偏远的山村中,正举行着古老的祭祀『仙姑宴』。少女吟诵着,舞动着,一场漫长而恐怖的杀戮剧正在悄然上演……

    Why similar: Anime 36.1%, Visual Novel 26.1%, Story Rich 21.8%, Mystery 10.7%, Singleplayer 3.2%

  26. #26 Anime Tap Clicker
    81% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: armeniancoolparty
    Windows

    Tap the screen to earn points in this fun and addictive game. Get tapping and start racking up those points now!

    Why similar: Simulation 35.9%, Anime 32.2%, Clicker 25.5%, Singleplayer 4.1%, Indie 2.3%

  27. #27 Gretel's Honesty
    81% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Callen Dulla
    Windows

    A comic-like visual novel, expressing a new story based on the fairy tale “Hansel and Gretel”.

    Why similar: Psychological 38.6%, Anime 18.6%, Story Rich 15.2%, Visual Novel 12.4%, Pixel Graphics 10%

  28. #28 Raising a Happy NEET
    79% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: るりりソフトPub: akaeroCore
    Windows

    A distant relative and NEET girl suddenly becomes your family. Together, you’ll begin a heartwarming and redemptive life together in this cohabitation sim.

    Why similar: Anime 33.5%, Simulation 29.6%, Story Rich 16.9%, Visual Novel 8.5%, Singleplayer 4.8%

  29. #29 Lu Bu Maker
    78% matchVery Positive84% of 170 reviews2018
    Dev: TALESSHOP Co., Ltd.
    Windows

    I have reincarnated in the gender-bent world of Dong-tak. If I wish to survive, I've got four years to raise Lü Bu the right way.

    Why similar: Anime 46.6%, Simulation 32.5%, Visual Novel 15.3%, Indie 5.5%

  30. #30 I'll save the world of harem - Isekai Harem Saver -
    77% match3 user reviews33% of 3 reviews2022
    Dev: CyberStep, Inc.
    Windows

    I've been summoned to a world of only women! As the only man in the world, the retention of the species depends on him. Can he save the world of harem?!

    Why similar: Anime 35.4%, Simulation 18.1%, Story Rich 17.6%, Visual Novel 16.4%, Violent 8.1%

  31. #31 A Winter's Daydream
    76% matchPositive96% of 49 reviews2018
    Dev: ebi-hime
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    A boy returns to his countryside home after spending half a year in the city, only to discover the unimaginable — his elderly grandmother has transformed into a cute young girl! Hijinks ensue.

    Why similar: Simulation 37%, Anime 33.8%, Visual Novel 21.4%, Indie 7.8%

  32. #32 Train of Afterlife
    78% matchMixed51% of 183 reviews2015
    Dev: Zeiva Inc
    Windows
    Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 97%

    Train of Afterlife is a mystery, psychological, horror Visual Novel.

    Why similar: Anime 24.8%, Visual Novel 24.6%, Psychological 17.8%, Simulation 15.6%, Story Rich 6.9%

  33. #33 XBlaze Code: Embryo
    77% matchMostly Positive75% of 114 reviews2016
    Dev: Arc System WorksPub: Aksys Games
    Windows
    Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 19.8 hrs≥1hr: 62%

    Set 150 years before the events of BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger, XBlaze Code: Embryo is a visual novel that follows Touya Kagari, a high school student whose world is turned upside down when he is attacked by a seemingly otherworldly being and saved by a mysterious girl named Es.

    Why similar: Anime 54.6%, Visual Novel 24.2%, Story Rich 17.3%, Singleplayer 4%

  34. #34 Raging Loop
    74% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 9,674 reviews2017
    Dev: KEMCO
    Windows
    Median: 23.9 hrsMean: 58.6 hrs≥1hr: 84%

    The feast has begun, can you escape the village alive?

    Why similar: Psychological 24.7%, Visual Novel 24.4%, Story Rich 15.1%, Anime 12.4%, Mystery 10.1%

  35. #35 You Are The Apple Of My Eye 研磨时光
    76% matchMixed65% of 37 reviews2018
    Dev: 时光咖啡机
    Windows

    A group of college students, who just have finished their study, are about to meet more in society. They are brave to face them. They have dreams. But still there are so many trifles out of their control and give them headache, especially referring to affections.

    Why similar: Anime 40.7%, Visual Novel 24.1%, Simulation 14.8%, Story Rich 14.6%, Indie 5.9%

  36. #36 Crimson Gray: Dusk and Dawn
    74% matchVery Positive94% of 124 reviews2018
    Dev: Sierra Lee
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    A slice of life visual novel with the emphasis on the slicing. Play as a mentally unstable young woman with blood on her hands trying to adapt to a normal life.

    Why similar: Psychological 36.4%, Anime 20.9%, Story Rich 13.4%, Visual Novel 12.8%, Simulation 10.2%

  37. #37 Lonely Christmas: Cupid's Punishment
    73% match4 user reviews75% of 4 reviews2025
    Dev: Bully Revenge Studios
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Santa has ordered one of her helpers, Cupid, to punish you. However, the "punishment" that Cupid has in mind for you is far from painful

    Why similar: Anime 26.9%, Simulation 26.6%, Visual Novel 17.4%, Story Rich 10.8%, Pixel Graphics 10.3%

  38. #38 The Sibling Experiment
    75% matchMostly Positive70% of 44 reviews2018
    Dev: GodlinePub: Visual Wordplay
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    An indie visual novel with family themes.

    Why similar: Simulation 33.1%, Anime 32.6%, Visual Novel 27.2%, Indie 7.1%

  39. #39 NO MORE WORK FOR ITO
    75% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Poética Software
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    A horror visual novel with light adventure elements, about a group of office workers grinding through an intense all-nighter. Just do your job and.... don’t ask about Ito… nothing happened to him... everything is fine.

    Why similar: Psychological 34.8%, Visual Novel 17.2%, Story Rich 16.4%, Anime 15.9%, Pixel Graphics 11.5%

  40. #40 My Dear Delirium
    72% matchPositive93% of 29 reviews2024
    Dev: Averona
    Windows

    Within this fully voice-acted Visual Novel, meet Elliot, and the vortex of conflicting truths he has become trapped in. Reach each ending to discover reality for yourself.

    Why similar: Psychological 42.1%, Anime 24.2%, Visual Novel 19.1%, Story Rich 11.6%, 2D 1.5%

  41. #41 Without Within
    73% matchVery Positive88% of 2,027 reviews2015
    Dev: InvertMouse
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 18 minMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 19%

    The (mis)adventures of Vinty, a nobody who thinks she's somebody!

    Why similar: Anime 58.4%, Visual Novel 26.6%, Story Rich 10%, Indie 2.8%, Singleplayer 2.2%

  42. #42 Anxiety Treatment with Relaxation Demo
    73% matchMixed67% of 12 reviews2022
    Dev: NewAdultReality
    Windows

    Dr. Lora Heugens talks about anxiety, how to calm down and feel good about yourself. She talks about common scenarios that normally makes people anxious and goes into details to react to them. She describes the process that will enable you to calm yourself quickly and efficiently anytime.

    Why similar: Software 46.1%, Simulation 23.3%, Anime 16.1%, Visual Novel 13%, Singleplayer 1.5%

  43. #43 Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Ch.2 Watanagashi
    71% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 1,766 reviews2015
    Dev: 07th ExpansionPub: MangaGamer
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 17.1 hrs≥1hr: 93%

    Higurashi When They Cry is a sound novel. The music, backgrounds and characters work together to create a world that is the stage of a novel for the user to read. They laugh and cry and get angry. The user takes the point of view of the protagonist to experience the story.

    Why similar: Anime 27.5%, Visual Novel 21.3%, Psychological 19.5%, Story Rich 12.9%, Mystery 8.8%

  44. #44 Lyset Core
    70% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2025
    Dev: Lyset Team
    Windows

    A horror visual novel set in a steampunk universe. Young Lyset finds herself wandering through a mysterious world of sentient machines. In her desperate search for her long-lost brother, she must choose between death and immortality.

    Why similar: Anime 35.2%, Visual Novel 21.1%, Story Rich 19.2%, Violent 16%, Singleplayer 4%

  45. #45 Ame no Marginal -Rain Marginal-
    71% matchVery Positive87% of 421 reviews2015
    Dev: stage-nanaPub: Sekai Project
    Windows
    Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 95%

    The latest visual novel by Tomo Kataoka, the author of Narcissu 1st & 2nd, has arrived! An empty world with endless rain and only one person. Here there is no hunger, sickness or even death. Just what story does this world's one occupant have?

    Why similar: Anime 52.6%, Visual Novel 29.3%, Story Rich 11.8%, Indie 4.7%, 2D 1.7%

  46. #46 Unhack 2
    71% matchVery Positive93% of 86 reviews2017
    Dev: InvertMouse
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 80%

    Return as the unhacker to take on Program X and her clone army!

    Why similar: Anime 43.9%, Visual Novel 27.4%, Story Rich 19.2%, Indie 9.5%

  47. #47 Grisaia Phantom Trigger Vol.5
    70% matchVery Positive96% of 134 reviews2018
    Dev: FrontwingPub: Frontwing USA
    Windows
    Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 88.8 hrs≥1hr: 93%

    Murasaki's sister Yuuki has returned to Japan and begins bonding with the other members of Class A. Feeling out of place, Murasaki thinks back on when she first met Haruto. Where was the secret art Haruto sought out in her village really hidden?

    Why similar: Anime 28%, Psychological 27.5%, Visual Novel 16.6%, Violent 13.4%, Story Rich 11.9%

  48. #48 Yellow House
    72% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: basandaika games
    Windows

    Yellow House is a non-linear visual horror novel. Dive into the grim atmosphere of a twisted mind surrounded by false and cruelty.

    Why similar: Psychological 36.6%, Anime 26.5%, Visual Novel 15.3%, Pixel Graphics 10.6%, Mystery 4.2%

  49. #49 CHAOS;CHILD
    68% matchVery Positive94% of 3,800 reviews2019
    Dev: MAGES. Inc.Pub: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
    Windows
    Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 81.1 hrs≥1hr: 81%

    From the creators of the critically acclaimed STEINS;GATE comes a sensational new visual novel: CHAOS;CHILD. Set in Shibuya in 2015, a group of high school students who survived an earthquake six years ago find themselves at the center of a new series of bizarre murders in the city.

    Why similar: Anime 25%, Visual Novel 21.4%, Psychological 16.3%, Story Rich 14.2%, Violent 12.8%

  50. #50 The Fall: Act I
    68% match9 user reviews89% of 9 reviews2025
    Dev: Flexing Skel
    Windows

    The story of three foreign students at a private British boarding school. Becoming information brokers within the school walls brought them money and respect, but knowledge can also bring trouble. The forbidden fruit was forced in their mouths and its taste will remain forever.

    Why similar: Psychological 37.1%, Anime 23.2%, Visual Novel 14.2%, Pixel Graphics 8.6%, Violent 7.3%

  51. #51 Crimson Gray
    69% matchVery Positive96% of 442 reviews2017
    Dev: Sierra Lee
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 95%

    John is a young man suffering from severe depression. As he loses his sense of purpose in life, he begins to see the world in unfocused gray. Just when he begins to lose all hope, John meets a girl... a very special girl.

    Why similar: Psychological 27.7%, Anime 19.2%, Visual Novel 13.2%, Story Rich 12.7%, Violent 12.2%

  52. #52 A Clockwork Ley-Line: The Borderline of Dusk
    69% matchVery Positive92% of 83 reviews2017
    Dev: Unison Shift: BlossomPub: Sekai Project
    Windows
    Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 11.7 hrs≥1hr: 85%

    In a mysterious school where day and night are two separate worlds, a mismatched trio work to resolve magic-related incidents. A world of magic, intrigue, mystery and the occult awaits you!

    Why similar: Anime 54.5%, Visual Novel 24%, Story Rich 11.4%, Mystery 7.1%, Singleplayer 3%

  53. #53 Echo 99 – Your Pomodoro Partner
    70% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Excellent Train Driver
    Windows

    helping you find the perfect balance between focused work and relaxation. Set focus periods to propel the train forward, unlocking heartwarming stories and unique items left behind by passengers at each stop. Discover a mysterious and fascinating world filled with healing and surprises.

    Why similar: Software 47.8%, Simulation 25%, Anime 23.2%, Singleplayer 2.3%, Indie 1.7%

  54. #54 Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Ch.4 Himatsubushi
    67% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 867 reviews2016
    Dev: 07th ExpansionPub: MangaGamer
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 20.9 hrs≥1hr: 91%

    Higurashi When They Cry is a sound novel. The music, backgrounds and characters work together to create a world that is the stage of a novel for the user to read. They laugh and cry and get angry. The user takes the point of view of the protagonist to experience the story.

    Why similar: Anime 26%, Visual Novel 18.2%, Psychological 13.9%, Violent 13.8%, Story Rich 13.8%

  55. #55 JNZ: Nightmare Girls
    69% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Forbidden Dreams
    Windows

    In this non-linear life sim, you get to play as a regular guy who has suddenly become a Catcher and must now chase and capture the demons in girls' subconscious using Jungian methods to save them from tragedy.

    Why similar: Anime 31.9%, Psychological 28.2%, Story Rich 16.7%, Visual Novel 13.8%, Simulation 5.4%

  56. #56 苍空的彼端
    65% matchVery Positive93% of 231 reviews2024
    Dev: PygmaGame
    Windows

    "The Other Side of the Sky" is a short text adventure game with an alternate fantasy setting in a single-line ending narrative mode.

    Why similar: Anime 42.2%, Visual Novel 26.8%, Story Rich 25.4%, Singleplayer 5.6%

  57. #57 Fallstreak
    68% matchVery Positive83% of 172 reviews2018
    Dev: Centicerise Productions
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    A golden dream, and a closed world. A spiral staircase into the garden of the mind. What lies beyond gilded wonderland?

    Why similar: Anime 28.4%, Psychological 20.5%, Visual Novel 19.1%, Violent 16.1%, Story Rich 10.1%

  58. #58 ALLBLACK Phase 1
    67% matchMostly Positive76% of 99 reviews2020
    Dev: NSAID
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    ALLBLACK Phase 1 is a visual novel adapted from light novel with the same title. Follow the journey of the amnesiac and seemingly abnormal "Theodore Quentin" as he uncovers his identity while escaping from the people who wants him at all cost...

    Why similar: Psychological 33.5%, Anime 23.2%, Visual Novel 13.4%, Story Rich 11.7%, Violent 11.6%

  59. #59 XBlaze Lost: Memories
    67% matchVery Positive80% of 50 reviews2016
    Dev: Arc System WorksPub: Aksys Games
    Windows

    XBlaze Lost: Memories is a visual-novel game based in the BlazBlue universe and the sequel to XBlaze Code: Embryo!

    Why similar: Anime 59.3%, Visual Novel 18.7%, Story Rich 17.7%, Singleplayer 4.3%

  60. #60 Everything I Know, and Everything I'm Ever Gonna Know
    64% match5 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2026
    Dev: TABLEAUX THEORY
    Windows

    An odd little visual novel about life, love, and baseball(?!) — a quiet, heartfelt coming-of-age story told through branching conversations and poetic choices.

    Why similar: Psychological 30.1%, Visual Novel 18.4%, Anime 17.8%, Story Rich 15.8%, Pixel Graphics 12.3%

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