- #1 The Labyrinth of Grisaia
97% matchVery Positive88% of 159 reviews2016
Dev: FrontwingPub: Frontwing USA
Windows
Median: 12.3 hrsMean: 580.7 hrs≥1hr: 76%
“Are things OK as they are?” In every second of every minute of the life the young man had lived, the same thought recurred in his mind. Looking back on his past, the girls he’d met in this peaceful life made him feel guilty, and his heart was tormented with that guilt.
Why similar: Visual Novel 23.5%, Anime 15.8%, Nudity 12.5%, Mature 9.8%, Romance 7.7%
Why You'll Like It: This is the direct sequel that continues the intense character-focused narrative of the original.
- #2 The Eden of Grisaia
96% matchVery Positive93% of 117 reviews2017
Dev: FrontwingPub: Frontwing USA
Windows
Median: 9.4 hrsMean: 295.8 hrs≥1hr: 72%
The final chapter in the Grisaia series, featuring The Seed of Blanc Aile, the overarching story's grand conclusion and Prologue De La Grisaia, a prologue set before Yuuji's arrival at Mihama.
Why similar: Visual Novel 17.2%, Nudity 12.1%, Anime 11.7%, Mature 10.3%, Romance 7.9%
Why You'll Like It: The conclusion to the main trilogy, providing essential closure to the overarching story.
- #3 The Afterglow of Grisaia
96% matchVery Positive96% of 122 reviews2016
Dev: FrontwingPub: Frontwing USA
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 27.6 hrs≥1hr: 84%
A side story to The Labyrinth of Grisaia, this game explores protagonist Kazami Yuuji's past, focusing on his life with Kusakabe Asako, the CIRS agent who rescued him at a young age from a terrorist organization. Secret passages of The Labyrinth of Grisaia are revealed within...
Why similar: Visual Novel 21.1%, Nudity 18.2%, Anime 14.1%, Mature 10.6%, Sexual Content 6.8%
Why You'll Like It: An essential epilogue that offers further insight into the lives of the main cast.
- #4 G-senjou no Maou - The Devil on G-String
95% matchVery Positive92% of 744 reviews2015
Dev: AKABEiSOFT2Pub: Sekai Project
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 33.7 hrs≥1hr: 90%
You play as Azai Kyousuke, the son of an infamous gangster. Kyousuke knows what he likes and lets nothing stand in his way in getting what he wants. Referred to as God by his classmates, he often enjoys listening to Bach and "working" part time for his stepfather.
Why similar: Visual Novel 31.9%, Anime 14.5%, Nudity 13.4%, Story Rich 8%, Romance 6.9%
Why You'll Like It: Features a similar blend of high-stakes mystery, dark themes, and intense character drama.
- #5 Little Busters! English Edition
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 1,092 reviews2017
Dev: VisualArts/KeyPub: VisualArts
Windows
Median: 8.6 hrsMean: 42.5 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Capturing the hearts of countless fans since 2007, Little Busters! is an emotional visual novel from Key, the minds behind Angel Beats! and CLANNAD. This special English release supports touch controls and dynamic switching between English and Japanese text, and is in HD for the first time on PC.
Why similar: Visual Novel 35.6%, Anime 17%, Romance 7.5%, Multiple Endings 7.4%, Story Rich 7.1%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on building deep, meaningful connections within a school setting, much like the original.
- #6 CLANNAD
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 10,460 reviews2015
Dev: VisualArts/KeyPub: Sekai Project
Windows
Median: 7.3 hrsMean: 105.4 hrs≥1hr: 83%
From the world renowned visual novel studio Key, the highly rated story of CLANNAD is now available on Steam! Improved visuals, achievement integration, and Dangopedia make this the best version of CLANNAD to date.
Why similar: Visual Novel 32.1%, Anime 18.6%, Romance 12.8%, Story Rich 8.2%, Multiple Endings 7.7%
Why You'll Like It: A classic, character-driven visual novel that excels at emotional storytelling and deep relationship development.
- #7 Muv-Luv
93% matchVery Positive94% of 1,935 reviews2018
Dev: aNCHOR Inc.
Windows
Median: 8.6 hrsMean: 20.9 hrs≥1hr: 87%
One of the most highly-acclaimed visual novel series arrives on Steam, newly revamped and officially in English! An interdimensional love story that takes high school romance on a roller-coaster ride through the depths of despair, culminating in a sci-fi grand finale of epic proportions.
Why similar: Visual Novel 24.7%, Anime 17.4%, Romance 14.6%, Story Rich 8%, Nudity 7.4%
Why You'll Like It: Masterfully transitions from lighthearted comedy to a high-stakes, intense narrative experience.
- #8 Wonderful Everyday Down the Rabbit-Hole
92% matchVery Positive93% of 2,444 reviews2017
Dev: KeroQPub: Frontwing USA
Windows
Median: 9.4 hrsMean: 168.3 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Wonderful Everyday is a visual novel with multiple routes which develops a story based on a few concepts: "the sky and the world", "the beginning and the end", "literature and science", "savior and hero", "brother and sister".
Why similar: Visual Novel 27.2%, Nudity 11.5%, Anime 11.1%, Sexual Content 8.7%, Psychological Horror 7.6%
Why You'll Like It: Explores dark, psychological themes with a complex and thought-provoking narrative structure.
- #9 Fate/stay night REMASTERED
90% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 4,307 reviews2024
Dev: TYPE-MOONPub: Aniplex Inc.
Windows
Median: 5.8 hrsMean: 47.6 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Seek the root of the Fate franchise. Return to where it all began.
Why similar: Visual Novel 30.1%, Anime 17%, Multiple Endings 11.5%, Sexual Content 9.5%, Story Rich 7.8%
Why You'll Like It: A foundational story-rich visual novel with high-stakes action and intricate romance routes.
- #10 Muv-Luv Alternative
91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 3,575 reviews2018
Dev: aNCHOR Inc.
Windows
Median: 9.8 hrsMean: 34.3 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Playtime's over. Time for despair. Experience the definitive version of a masterpiece in the Muv-Luv trilogy's thrilling conclusion. Note: therapy not included.
Why similar: Visual Novel 30%, Anime 18.6%, Romance 11.4%, Sexual Content 10.7%, Story Rich 8.4%
Why You'll Like It: The definitive high-stakes narrative experience that builds upon the foundation of its predecessor.
- #11 YOU and ME and HER: A Love Story
91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 6,464 reviews2020
Dev: NitroplusPub: JAST
Windows
Median: 7.7 hrsMean: 128.2 hrs≥1hr: 85%
YOU and ME and HER: A Love Story is the visual novel medium in its purest form. Will Shinichi choose Miyuki, the beautiful queen bee of the school, or the endearingly awkward misfit Aoi? With art by Tsuji Santa, these beautifully rendered romances will stay with you forever.
Why similar: Visual Novel 28.2%, Anime 12%, Romance 9.8%, Sexual Content 8.7%, Nudity 8.6%
Why You'll Like It: A meta-narrative that subverts romance tropes in a dark and psychological way.
- #12 ISLAND
89% matchVery Positive95% of 1,748 reviews2018
Dev: FrontwingPub: Frontwing USA
Windows
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 154.6 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Sanzenkai Setsuna awakens on the shore of isolated island Urashima with no memories of his past. Befriending three local girls, Rinne, Karen, and Sara, Setsuna's quest to discover the secrets of Urashima and how they tie into his own past - and future - begins.
Why similar: Visual Novel 28.1%, Anime 19.3%, Story Rich 8.1%, Romance 7.5%, Multiple Endings 6.8%
Why You'll Like It: A mysterious, story-rich adventure with deep lore and multiple endings that reward careful reading.
- #13 STEINS;GATE
89% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 25,378 reviews2016
Dev: MAGES. Inc.Pub: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 6.5 hrsMean: 66.2 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Developed by 5pb. and Nitroplus, STEINS;GATE was awarded Famitsu magazine's coveted annual Game of Excellence award and was voted one of the most emotionally charged “tear-inducing games” ever made, in a Famitsu poll. It is a gripping and moving Visual Novel, which has already spawned manga and anime adaptations.
Why similar: Visual Novel 35.1%, Anime 19.7%, Story Rich 10.9%, Multiple Endings 10.8%, Great Soundtrack 7.6%
Why You'll Like It: An incredibly story-rich visual novel with complex character development and a gripping plot.
- #14 Aokana - Four Rhythms Across the Blue
88% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 6,383 reviews2019
Dev: spritePub: NekoNyan Ltd.
Windows
Median: 9.1 hrsMean: 136.1 hrs≥1hr: 88%
In a world where flying through the sky is as simple as riding a bicycle, the sport "Flying Circus" is all the rage. Following the discovery of anti-gravitons, special shoes that allow an individual to fly, Anti-Graviton Shoes, took the world by storm.
Why similar: Visual Novel 36.2%, Anime 20.3%, Romance 11.7%, Mature 9.6%, Dating Sim 7.6%
Why You'll Like It: High-production romance combined with a compelling competitive sports narrative.
- #15 Sabbat of the Witch
87% matchVery Positive93% of 2,370 reviews2018
Dev: YUZUSOFTPub: NekoNyan Ltd.
Windows
Median: 6.3 hrsMean: 295.2 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Hoshina Shuuji has a secret: He has a mysterious power that allows him to perceive the emotions of others. However, he is soon to find out that he is not the only one who has something he doesn't want others to find out about as Ayachi Nene, a classmate, likewise has a secret.
Why similar: Visual Novel 43.7%, Anime 17.9%, Mature 13.3%, Romance 8.7%, Dating Sim 6.7%
Why You'll Like It: Features excellent character writing and romance with a polished, high-budget aesthetic.
- #16 Fureraba ~Friend to Lover~
86% matchVery Positive98% of 387 reviews2018
Dev: SmeePub: NekoNyan Ltd.
Windows
Median: 16.7 hrsMean: 66.5 hrs≥1hr: 66%
Springtime. The season of the cherry blossoms, and a time of new beginnings, new encounters, and new people. For Aoba Kyousuke, this new season marks the start of his second year in high school, and also the year he resolved himself to finally fulfill his long-cherished dream: finding a girlfriend.
Why similar: Visual Novel 28.9%, Anime 17%, Romance 12.1%, Dating Sim 10.3%, Mature 8.4%
Why You'll Like It: A lighthearted, high-quality dating sim focused on building genuine character relationships.
- #17 If My Heart Had Wings
86% matchVery Positive92% of 4,609 reviews2014
Dev: MoeNovel
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 46.1 hrs≥1hr: 89%
An animated visual novel of a lovely and bittersweet tale of youth, you play as Aoi Minase in this romantic-comedy as he meets various young girls in his hometown and works together with them to revive their school’s glider-flying “Soaring Club” in order to realize their shared dream of flight.
Why similar: Visual Novel 21%, Anime 14%, Romance 13.2%, Dating Sim 10%, Nudity 8.3%
Why You'll Like It: A heartfelt romance set in a school environment with a strong focus on personal growth.
- #18 Summer Pockets
84% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 4,789 reviews2020
Dev: VisualArts/KeyPub: VisualArts
Windows
Median: 10.3 hrsMean: 137.8 hrs≥1hr: 86%
From the creators of Angel Beats! and CLANNAD, Key, comes their latest emotional, award-winning journey. Follow protagonist Takahara Hairi as he travels to the secluded island Torishirojima, where he rediscovers what it means to enjoy summer vacation.
Why similar: Visual Novel 35.4%, Anime 15.6%, Romance 7.7%, Great Soundtrack 7.6%, Story Rich 6.7%
Why You'll Like It: Offers emotional, character-focused storytelling set in a beautiful, atmospheric environment.
- #19 9-nine-:Episode 1
85% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 1,894 reviews2019
Dev: PALETTEPub: Sekai Project
Windows
Median: 7.2 hrsMean: 145.4 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Help Miyako and Kakeru track down a superpowered serial killer before they strike again.
Why similar: Visual Novel 33.4%, Nudity 19%, Anime 17.6%, Sexual Content 11.5%, Multiple Endings 6.6%
Why You'll Like It: A gripping supernatural mystery that balances character chemistry with an engaging plot.
- #20 Under One Wing
84% matchVery Positive94% of 108 reviews2019
Dev: HarmorisePub: Sol Press
Windows
Fairy Fight - A large-scale dogfight, utilizing the finest warplanes the world has ever known. Sasaki Junichi is the grandson of a legendary FF Pilot. He arrives at the student dormitory of a legendary FF academy known as Shouou Academy, only to find... every other tenant is a woman!!
Why similar: Visual Novel 23.7%, Anime 17.4%, Nudity 14.1%, Sexual Content 13.2%, Romance 9%
Why You'll Like It: A character-driven visual novel that emphasizes school life and romantic development.
- #21 Root Double -Before Crime * After Days- Xtend Edition
83% matchVery Positive90% of 592 reviews2016
Dev: YetiPub: Sekai Project
Windows
Median: 8.9 hrsMean: 14.3 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Rescue squad captain Watase Kasasagi wakes up without his memories in the middle of his most critical mission yet-- a nuclear meltdown at a research facility. In an unfamiliar place and without his years of training, he must rescue the survivors and escape...
Why similar: Visual Novel 42.7%, Anime 20.6%, Multiple Endings 13.7%, Story Rich 9.9%, Violent 4.4%
Why You'll Like It: A high-stakes mystery with a complex branching narrative that keeps the reader guessing.
- #22 Grisaia Phantom Trigger Vol.1
82% matchVery Positive92% of 352 reviews2017
Dev: FrontwingPub: Frontwing USA
Windows
Median: 6.0 hrsMean: 53.4 hrs≥1hr: 88%
"Grisaia: Phantom Trigger" is a visual novel, specifically a kinetic novel (without branching routes). Returning character artist Akio Watanabe and writer Ryuta Fujisaki bring you the latest installment in the acclaimed Grisaia series.
Why similar: Visual Novel 31.8%, Anime 20.8%, Nudity 11.4%, Violent 9.4%, Story Rich 8.8%
Why You'll Like It: A spin-off that maintains the series' signature character dynamics and action-oriented pacing.
- #23 Tokyo School Life
82% matchVery Positive93% of 668 reviews2015
Dev: M2 Co.,LTDPub: Dogenzaka Lab
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 88%
"Tokyo School Life" is the story of your trip as an exchange student in Tokyo and the three girls you meet there. Live the everyday life you love from anime and manga! Vocal opening song/Japanese voices/English text
Why similar: Visual Novel 23.6%, Anime 20.3%, Nudity 10.8%, Romance 10%, Dating Sim 9.8%
Why You'll Like It: A charming, character-focused romance set in a school environment with high-quality art.
- #24 Crimson Gray
81% 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: Visual Novel 19.1%, Nudity 12.7%, Anime 11.6%, Multiple Endings 9.7%, Psychological 7.6%
Why You'll Like It: A dark, psychological take on romance that forces the player to make high-stakes choices.
- #25 Rewrite+
79% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 669 reviews2021
Dev: VisualArts/KeyPub: Sekai Project
Windows
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 60.5 hrs≥1hr: 78%
In this city built upon the ideal coexistence of civilization and the environment, Tennouji Kotarou spends his days with his friends, Kanbe Kotori and Yoshino Haruhiko. In this peaceful city, a tumultuous event shakes the foundations of Kazamatsuri once a year.
Why similar: Visual Novel 31.1%, Anime 21.4%, Dating Sim 10.3%, Romance 9.6%, Multiple Endings 6.9%
Why You'll Like It: A complex, character-driven mystery that incorporates supernatural elements and deep world-building.
- #26 Gaokao.Love.100Days
81% matchVery Positive90% of 8,191 reviews2015
Dev: 高考恋爱委员会Pub: NVLMaker
Windows
Median: 8.9 hrsMean: 35.9 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Getting a girl-friend before National College Entrance Exam, I know it's crazy, but from today, we will face everything together.
Why similar: Visual Novel 28.9%, Dating Sim 14.9%, Multiple Endings 10.7%, Nudity 10.4%, Mature 9.9%
Why You'll Like It: A unique dating sim with multiple endings that focuses on the pressure of academic life.
- #27 Evenicle
80% matchVery Positive92% of 1,316 reviews2018
Dev: AlicesoftPub: MangaGamer
Windows
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 24.8 hrs≥1hr: 85%
In a world where the more a knight achieves, the more wives he can obtain, a young man sets off on an adventure with lust in his heart. Walk the land, sail the seas, fly through the sky! It's a sex-seeking, world-traversing RPG!
Why similar: Nudity 24.9%, Sexual Content 18.4%, Mature 15.1%, Anime 14.1%, Visual Novel 10.6%
Why You'll Like It: A mature RPG-VN hybrid that focuses on world-building and complex character relationships.
- #28 Making*Lovers
79% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 652 reviews2020
Dev: SmeePub: NekoNyan Ltd.
Windows
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 38.9 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Making*Lovers A story about the way love can bloom after dating begins. The focus in Making*Lovers is on the things that come after a relationship's beginning. With "start dating, then fall in love" as the concept, you will work towards the moment when love truly blooms.
Why similar: Visual Novel 39.3%, Anime 20.9%, Romance 15.1%, Dating Sim 14.4%, Story Rich 5.9%
Why You'll Like It: A polished, romance-focused visual novel that provides engaging and distinct character routes.
- #29 The House in Fata Morgana
78% matchVery Positive95% of 6,041 reviews2016
Dev: NOVECTPub: MangaGamer
Windows
Median: 6.4 hrsMean: 27.3 hrs≥1hr: 84%
A gothic suspense tale set in a cursed mansion. "The House in Fata Morgana" is a full-length visual novel spanning nearly a millennium that deals in tragedy, human nature, and insanity.
Why similar: Visual Novel 27.2%, Anime 14.8%, Romance 14.2%, Multiple Endings 11%, Story Rich 9.6%
Why You'll Like It: A dark, gothic, and emotionally resonant story-rich experience that is widely considered a masterpiece.
- #30 Baldr Sky
78% matchVery Positive94% of 1,544 reviews2019
Dev: Sekai Project
Windows
Median: 10.2 hrsMean: 59.7 hrs≥1hr: 71%
Kou Kadokura, a cyber officer, seeks to uncover the truth behind the tragedy that ended his once peaceful life. A war looms, and the answers he’s looking for are locked away in him... So why can't he remember anything? Unravel the mysteries hidden in his lost memories through this fast-paced mech action game!
Why similar: Visual Novel 29.9%, Anime 15%, Multiple Endings 14.6%, Dating Sim 11.9%, Story Rich 7.9%
Why You'll Like It: A unique blend of intense combat and a deep, multi-layered sci-fi narrative.
- #31 Sunrider Academy
77% matchVery Positive83% of 1,140 reviews2015
Dev: Love in SpacePub: Sekai Project
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 93%
You are Kayto Shields, an ordinary man thrown into an extraordinary adventure. Control Kayto's day to day life as well as his responsibilities as club manager in this stat management sim.
Why similar: Nudity 23.2%, Anime 19.4%, Visual Novel 19.3%, Mature 11.1%, Dating Sim 9.6%
- #32 The Ditzy Demons Are in Love With Me
75% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 1,530 reviews2018
Dev: SMILEPub: Sekai Project
Windows
Median: 7.1 hrsMean: 227.0 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Ren’s virginity is in danger as he is suddenly pushed into the school’s special girl's dormitory full of useless demons. Assigned as an assistant to watch over them, his happy and troublesome days as a teacher for these cute but incompetent demons has begun.
Why similar: Visual Novel 16.8%, Mature 10.8%, Anime 10.6%, Nudity 9.8%, Romance 8.8%
- #33 The Leisure of Grisaia
77% matchVery Positive91% of 303 reviews2016
Dev: FrontwingPub: Frontwing USA
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 95.3 hrs≥1hr: 82%
This side story to "The Fruit of Grisaia" is a character-driven visual novel featuring some of the same characters. This time, it's Michiru who takes the lead role in this slapstick comedy. A laugh-out-loud side story detailing the Mihama girls' school hijinks.
Why similar: Visual Novel 24.9%, Anime 17.2%, Nudity 13.5%, Sexual Content 8.1%, Dating Sim 6.1%
- #34 Grisaia Phantom Trigger Vol.2
76% matchVery Positive94% of 166 reviews2017
Dev: FrontwingPub: Frontwing USA
Windows
Median: 6.1 hrsMean: 66.4 hrs≥1hr: 90%
A VIP disappears en route to Japan, and it's up to Mihama students Rena, Tohka, Chris, and Murasaki to help investigate, with the twins from Kyousen Sakuragaoka in tow. Recovering the VIP pushes their minds and bodies to the brink, and to top it all off, Rena and Haruto’s past is revealed as well!
Why similar: Visual Novel 27.6%, Anime 17.3%, Nudity 11.9%, Romance 10.1%, Violent 9.6%
- #35 Nurse Love Addiction
76% matchVery Positive92% of 864 reviews2016
Dev: KOGADO STUDIOPub: KOMODO
Windows
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 85.8 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Follow Asuka Osachi, a ditzy girl training to become a nurse at Teito Nursing School. Experience her story with her classmates as they discover love, medicine, and adulthood.
Why similar: Visual Novel 19.7%, Anime 16.4%, Nudity 15.4%, Mature 13.6%, Romance 8.8%
- #36 Grisaia Phantom Trigger Vol.5.5
75% matchVery Positive93% of 82 reviews2019
Dev: FrontwingPub: Frontwing USA
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 207.3 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Three months have passed since Arisaka Shiori started her somewhat special position as a teacher at Mihama Academy, the "school of assassins", when she is forced to take an objective look at herself. Does she want to continue in this job? Which world will she choose to live in?
Why similar: Visual Novel 30.8%, Anime 21.5%, Nudity 12.3%, Story Rich 7.9%, Violent 7.6%
- #37 Grisaia Phantom Trigger Vol.5
74% 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: Visual Novel 24.1%, Anime 17%, Mature 12.1%, Nudity 11.4%, Psychological 7.6%
- #38 eden*
73% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 5,041 reviews2015
Dev: minoriPub: MangaGamer
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 60.0 hrs≥1hr: 89%
A tale of the planet's final love story told using the full force of minori's critically acclaimed illustrative style, engaging musical compositions, and the highly talented staff that has led fans coming back for more every single time!
Why similar: Visual Novel 36.1%, Anime 26.2%, Romance 10.6%, Story Rich 6.9%, Nudity 5.4%
- #39 Sakura Angels
74% matchVery Positive84% of 2,169 reviews2015
Dev: Winged Cloud
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 31.4 hrs≥1hr: 90%
日本語バージョンダウンロード開始されました。Two girls, blessed with magical powers, are faced with the task of saving the lonely protagonist from the clutches of a mysterious witch and ancient evil, sealed away long ago by his ancestors. What does this sorceress want from our protagonist?
Why similar: Nudity 24.6%, Anime 19.7%, Mature 17.8%, Visual Novel 17.1%, Sexual Content 7.4%
- #40 Sakura Santa
73% matchVery Positive85% of 653 reviews2015
Dev: Winged Cloud
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 38.5 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Koji is feeling a bit down. This year is the first Christmas he's spending alone. After moving away from home to attend the University of his dreams, he found his college life to be rather lonely. Feeling distraught, he wanders to his local shrine to make an offering.
Why similar: Visual Novel 28.4%, Anime 26.7%, Nudity 23.2%, Mature 10.9%, Sexual Content 3.4%
- #41 OPPAI Ero App Academy Bigger, Better, Electric Boobaloo!
70% matchVery Positive90% of 289 reviews2023
Dev: MilkfactoryPub: Frontwing USA
Windows
OPPAI Ero App Academy: Bigger, Better, Electric Boobaloo is a VISUAL NOVEL set in Toaru Academy, an all-girls academy where a bigger bust indicates higher exp! Shimojo Kazuma is the first male student at the school. Will he be able to win the hearts of these buxom beauties?
Why similar: Visual Novel 22.8%, Nudity 18.4%, Anime 11.7%, Sexual Content 11.6%, Mature 10.1%
- #42 Kinkoi: Golden Time
69% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 821 reviews2022
Dev: Saga PlanetsPub: NekoNyan Ltd.
Windows
Median: 12.8 hrsMean: 78.9 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Welcome to Noble Private Academy, an institution that cultivates the wealthiest, most well-connected students in all of Japan! At this boarding school, one must be willing to accept all of its refined and dignified teachings or be met with strict opposition!
Why similar: Visual Novel 25.3%, Anime 13.3%, Romance 13.2%, Nudity 13%, Multiple Endings 10.3%
- #43 CHAOS;CHILD
71% 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: Visual Novel 34.2%, Anime 16.7%, Story Rich 8.6%, Multiple Endings 7.5%, Violent 6.9%
- #44 Yukikoi Melt
72% matchVery Positive92% of 83 reviews2020
Dev: FrontwingPub: Frontwing USA
Windows
"Yukikoi Melt" is a visual novel about a young man's life in the Winter Country. Miharu, a winter hater, and the girls of the Winter Club find their lives intertwined when he moves to snowy Yubane. Can their warmth melt his heart?
Why similar: Visual Novel 20.8%, Anime 14.4%, Mature 13.2%, Nudity 13.1%, Romance 11.3%
- #45 Highschool Romance
73% matchMostly Positive79% of 590 reviews2015
Dev: Dharker Studios
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Can you find love as the only boy in an all-girls school? Find out, in this slice-of-life visual novel game with multiple endings.
Why similar: Visual Novel 21.9%, Mature 18.9%, Nudity 17.9%, Anime 14.1%, Romance 9.8%
- #46 Grisaia Phantom Trigger Vol.7
71% matchVery Positive88% of 120 reviews2020
Dev: FrontwingPub: Frontwing USA
Windows
As daily life goes on unchanged, the girls - and Haruto - continue to sharpen their fangs. They are summoned for a mission of unprecedented scale, against the religious organization "TFA", where Enishi and Kuroe await. What kind of hellish scenes will Arisaka have to face on the battlefield?
Why similar: Visual Novel 23.8%, Mature 18.2%, Anime 17.3%, Nudity 13.6%, Story Rich 8.1%
- #47 Grisaia Phantom Trigger Vol.4
72% matchVery Positive97% of 132 reviews2018
Dev: FrontwingPub: Frontwing USA
Windows
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 84.4 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Taiga is an elementary student applying to join Class A, the combat unit. Her transfer is approved, but there's one catch: Chris must supervise her. All is well until a terrorist attack breaks out, and Chris rushes off alone. SORD is powerless - what will they do?
Why similar: Visual Novel 34.1%, Anime 23.7%, Nudity 9.6%, Violent 8.4%, Sexual Content 6.4%
- #48 Grisaia Phantom Trigger Vol.3
70% matchVery Positive93% of 160 reviews2017
Dev: FrontwingPub: Frontwing USA
Windows
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 76.1 hrs≥1hr: 93%
"Grisaia: Phantom Trigger" is a visual novel, specifically a kinetic novel (without branching routes). Returning character artist Akio Watanabe and writer Ryuta Fujisaki bring you the latest installment in the acclaimed Grisaia series.
Why similar: Visual Novel 27.1%, Anime 19.1%, Nudity 14.4%, Mature 8.1%, Story Rich 7.8%
- #49 Grisaia Phantom Trigger Vol.6
70% matchVery Positive95% of 110 reviews2019
Dev: FrontwingPub: Frontwing USA
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 12.5 hrs≥1hr: 67%
Haruto, along with Sengoku, Ukawa, and the other members of the first Phantom Triggers go to visit the grave of their old friend, and the memories of the life of Aoi - a young woman so vicious, and yet so pure - return once more. What events led to Aoi's final moments?
Why similar: Visual Novel 41.1%, Anime 28.7%, Story Rich 8.2%, Sexual Content 7.3%, Cute 6.9%
- #50 Kotodama: The 7 Mysteries of Fujisawa
71% matchMixed57% of 70 reviews2019
Dev: Art Co. LtdPub: PQube
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 9.0 hrs≥1hr: 56%
A highschool visual novel with a difference! While Fujisawa Academy may seem like a normal school, beneath the surface lie dark and sinister secrets. Puzzle-battle your classmates with the power of Kotodama to strip away their lies - and a lot more!
Why similar: Visual Novel 17%, Anime 13.2%, Mature 12.8%, Nudity 12.1%, Romance 8%
- #51 Your Diary +
69% matchVery Positive85% of 335 reviews2018
Dev: CubePub: Hyper'sthene
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 59.6 hrs≥1hr: 59%
Your Diary + is a visual novel game that explores the seven ways humans experience happiness in the stories of its seven heroines. What does it mean to be useful to someone? To be loved? To trust someone with your heart? Rediscover the importance of these everyday joys.
Why similar: Visual Novel 19.2%, Anime 13.1%, Nudity 13%, Romance 10.3%, Sexual Content 7.8%
- #52 ef - the latter tale. (All Ages)
68% matchVery Positive97% of 123 reviews2019
Dev: minoriPub: MangaGamer
Windows
In this direct continuation of "ef - the first tale", Yuu tells the tale of a young woman who has lost one of her eyes due to an accident, but who may have lost so much more beneath the surface.
Why similar: Visual Novel 30.4%, Anime 20.5%, Romance 15.7%, Sexual Content 14.4%, Story Rich 12.4%
- #53 Dies irae ~Amantes amentes~
69% matchVery Positive87% of 687 reviews2017
Dev: lightPub: views Co., Ltd
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 25.5 hrs≥1hr: 53%
Night after night, the same dream of a guillotine. A headhunting serial killer. And the "knights" in black who follow soon after. Irrationality that defies the realm of common sense begins to assault and devour the city.
Why similar: Visual Novel 37.7%, Anime 20.1%, Story Rich 8.6%, Violent 7.9%, Great Soundtrack 6.5%
- #54 Sakura Swim Club
68% matchVery Positive85% of 2,789 reviews2015
Dev: Winged Cloud
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 64.9 hrs≥1hr: 88%
In Sakura Swim Club, follow the story of Kaede, just your average guy. Upon transferring to a new school, he meets two beautiful girls in the swim club. Things haven't gone well for the swim club lately, but with Kaede's help, that all changes.
Why similar: Nudity 26.2%, Mature 19%, Anime 18.2%, Visual Novel 16.8%, Sexual Content 9%
- #55 Nanairo Reincarnation
67% matchVery Positive96% of 165 reviews2019
Dev: Silky's Plus WasabiPub: Sekai Project
Windows
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 11.8 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Join spirit detective Kagami Makoto and his demon familiars as they hunt down the wandering ghosts disrupting the peace of his small town.
Why similar: Visual Novel 26.7%, Anime 15.8%, Mature 12.6%, Romance 11.2%, Nudity 7.3%
- #56 OPPAI Academy Big, Bouncy, Booby Babes!
65% matchVery Positive92% of 561 reviews2021
Dev: MilkfactoryPub: Frontwing USA
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 31.7 hrs≥1hr: 64%
Get reincarnated into a fantasy world, take on the role of the protagonist Takumi, and use your magic to get all the girls! Clear various quests to progress the main story of this gorgeous FANTASY VISUAL NOVEL, and capture the attractive heroines' hearts along the way!
Why similar: Visual Novel 25.5%, Nudity 18.8%, Mature 12.8%, Sexual Content 12.3%, Anime 11.2%
- #57 Sakura Nova
68% matchVery Positive86% of 415 reviews2016
Dev: Winged Cloud
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 15.8 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Join Mikage, Kaguya, and Arisa as they train together, fight together and come together at a prestigious academy for young sexy aspiring knights. It’s an adventure of action, magic and humor!
Why similar: Visual Novel 26.3%, Nudity 23%, Anime 20%, Mature 15.7%, Sexual Content 12.8%
- #58 OPPAI Succubus Academy Sucky and Busty, Demonic and Lusty!
63% matchVery Positive92% of 179 reviews2024
Dev: MilkfactoryPub: Frontwing USA
Windows
OPPAI Succubus Academy is a VISUAL NOVEL set in Faren'ch Deshka Girls' Academy. Its students may excel in bust size, but their ero ranking has the academy on the verge of closure. It's up to Suguru and his Book of Sexy Magic to get all the succubi, teach them his ero ways, and save the day!
Why similar: Nudity 20.5%, Visual Novel 19.2%, Sexual Content 16.9%, Anime 13.6%, Mature 13.3%
- #59 Amnesia™: Memories
66% matchVery Positive92% of 4,125 reviews2015
Dev: Idea FactoryPub: Idea Factory International
Windows
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 9.4 hrs≥1hr: 94%
You awaken to find your memories gone. To learn the truth behind your amnesia, you’ll choose from five romantic paths, each its own world. With 20+ endings, can you write the lasting love story you deserve, or will your love and life come to an end?
Why similar: Visual Novel 35%, Anime 16.5%, Romance 15.9%, Dating Sim 11.7%, Multiple Endings 8.3%
- #60 Sounds of Her Love
66% matchVery Positive91% of 761 reviews2017
Dev: ds-sans
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 48 minMean: 13.5 hrs≥1hr: 46%
In the midst of their hearts, something is blossoming between two students. Both of whom go about their daily lives at an international school in Tokyo. Just what is flowering? Of course, it's love. Starting your new life after transferring into an international school, you find yourself dismayed when it turns out to be the same as any...
Why similar: Visual Novel 33.3%, Anime 21.4%, Nudity 16.8%, Romance 15.6%, Sexual Content 5.6%
