60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Story Rich, Visual Novel, Singleplayer, Anime.
In this twisted love story of a visual novel by CLOCKUP, an insomniac must decide whether to protect his position as a yakuza bigwig’s pet killer or the mysterious woman who can put him to sleep.
Geminism
Two pairs of twins war for love, life, and limb beneath the curtain of a dark Tokyo night. From the artisans at CRAFTWORK comes a visual novel lush with art, action, and mystery; a story of GEMINISM—deformity and divinity.
Break Wolf
"Have we all been acting waywardly?" An Adventure RPG that deals with the life and death of wayward humans, striving to escape a syndicate that creates monsters.
Two pairs of twins war for love, life, and limb beneath the curtain of a dark Tokyo night. From the artisans at CRAFTWORK comes a visual novel lush with art, action, and mystery; a story of GEMINISM—deformity and divinity.
Why similar: Visual Novel 21.2%, Dark 16.2%, Anime 16%, Romance 14.8%, Colorful 8.7%
"Have we all been acting waywardly?" An Adventure RPG that deals with the life and death of wayward humans, striving to escape a syndicate that creates monsters.
Why similar: Anime 19.4%, Dark 18.4%, Choices Matter 14.6%, Multiple Endings 12.7%, Story Rich 12.6%
Bokuten is a dramatic, emotional visual novel where you must play cupid and decide if the relationships you witness are worth rekindling, or if letting them fall apart would result in greater happiness. The decisions you make will echo into the course of your own love life.
Why similar: Romance 20.9%, Visual Novel 18.3%, Anime 14.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.3%, Emotional 8.7%
Unravel a string of gruesome murders terrorizing Tokyo in this mystery-thriller visual novel. The secrets of a case from six years prior may just be the key to the current unending cycle of tragedy—and the thing that cracks this woeful world’s shell may be one girl’s smile.
Why similar: Visual Novel 22.6%, Romance 22.6%, Dark 13.8%, Choices Matter 9%, Anime 8.9%
The classic visual novel from AQUAPLUS that launched one of Japan's most beloved franchises, WHITE ALBUM is a story of love in many forms. Will a couple cling together, or drift apart on the cold wind? The album of their relationship will be as white as snow, and as poignant.
Why similar: Romance 24.1%, Visual Novel 20.2%, Anime 13.5%, Interactive Fiction 10.6%, Choices Matter 7.6%
The feast has begun, can you escape the village alive?
Why similar: Visual Novel 58.7%, Story Rich 14.3%, Anime 12.8%, Atmospheric 8.3%, Multiple Endings 4%
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: Visual Novel 22.7%, Interactive Fiction 19.6%, Romance 14.1%, Dark 12.9%, Anime 10.5%
First game of a four-part visual novel series. Nerdy Itsuki Ninomae accidentally creates a “digital hypnotism movie.” Showing it to his neighbor causes him to learn her and a classmate’s dark secret, dragging him into the underbelly of society.
Why similar: Romance 23.1%, Visual Novel 18.4%, Dark 16%, Anime 11.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.8%
Born as the heir to a crime syndicate, yet longing for an ordinary and peaceful life, the kind-hearted protagonist fights desperately to protect their loved ones. Set against a backdrop of towering skyscrapers, this visual novel weaves together the lives of 23 characters in a modern-day legend.
Why similar: Crime 27.9%, Visual Novel 22.7%, Anime 18.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.7%, Choices Matter 8.7%
A visual novel about obsession, loneliness, and, based on your choices, varying amounts of murder.
Why similar: Visual Novel 27.1%, Romance 23.5%, Anime 21.3%, Thriller 15.2%, Multiple Endings 3.1%
Thrown into prison for an act of self-expression, protagonist Shuichiro must confront both a violent system and his own actions—or else try to find happiness on the inside in this visual novel from the makers of NUKITASHI.
Why similar: Crime 30.7%, Romance 20.7%, Visual Novel 17.1%, Anime 13.7%, Emotional 5.4%
"Hira Hira Hihiru" is a visual novel set in a fictional Taishō Era. It tells the story of its two protagonists' struggle against Aerodema, a terrifying disease which brings the dead back to life.
Why similar: Visual Novel 36.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.3%, Choices Matter 11.7%, Anime 9.9%, Casual 8%
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 35.5%, Romance 25.8%, Anime 16.6%, Dark 6.2%, Story Rich 6.1%
Driving home late one night you encounter a refugee in distress. They are looking for salvation. Do you hand them over to violent authorities? Or risk sheltering them yourself?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 23.3%, Visual Novel 17.5%, Dark 13.1%, Choices Matter 9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 8.5%
A marriage between first person exploration and visual novel, blessed with a sprinkle of puzzle gameplay. Immerse yourself in a period drama that intertwines romance with murder mystery, as a young cleric who must resist or give in to the charms of a strikingly beautiful maid.
Why similar: Crime 21.3%, Romance 19.8%, Thriller 17.9%, Interactive Fiction 9.3%, Dark 7.6%
A story about a dead lamb walking.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 27.1%, Visual Novel 20.9%, Thriller 14.2%, Anime 10.7%, Choices Matter 8.4%
Wake up with amnesia in Tokyo, caught between the Yakuza and police. Romance 8 unique beauties: cop, ninja, boss, izakaya owner, heiress, college girl, teacher, model. Uncover your true identity—host, agent, assassin, or crime lord? Shape your destiny and find true love.
Why similar: Crime 36.3%, Interactive Fiction 20.8%, Romance 14.7%, Story Rich 7.7%, Multiple Endings 7.7%
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: Romance 22.2%, Visual Novel 18%, Anime 12.4%, Interactive Fiction 12.1%, Emotional 8%
Quantum Suicide is a game of betrayal, deception and romance in the cold depths of space.
Why similar: Romance 22.1%, Visual Novel 20.3%, Anime 14.6%, Interactive Fiction 10.2%, Choices Matter 9.6%
An adult LGBTQ+ visual novel about love, drugs, murder and crime. We follow this intense thriller through the eyes of our main protagonist, Sasha, while he maneuvers through dangerous drug deals, formidable kingpins, and silent assassins.
Why similar: Visual Novel 25%, Interactive Fiction 17.4%, Anime 16.3%, Dark 10.6%, Choices Matter 9.3%
You can't save him... but what if you could meet him again? Unquiet Grey is a heartbreaking timeloop visual novel about a troubled young woman and the kind-hearted musician she loves through countless lifetimes.
Why similar: Romance 31.9%, Visual Novel 22.4%, Emotional 12.2%, Anime 10.3%, Atmospheric 8.5%
A new visual novel from the legendary eXtend! Mixing dangerous romance with murder mystery, BUSTAFELLOWS is a steamy noir mystery that will make you shiver but ask for more!
Why similar: Crime 23%, Romance 18%, Visual Novel 14.8%, Anime 10.9%, Action-Adventure 6.8%
Graphic Novel meets Visual Novel in this story-rich, choice-driven thriller. Experience Blake’s journey as he encounters a clandestine nemesis, sparking a series of events that force him to choose between losing his sanity or rising to the challenge. Make the right decisions and save New Stone.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 18.6%, Crime 18%, Thriller 14.9%, Visual Novel 14.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10%
In Lover's Enigma , you investigate your husband's mysterious death while balancing complex relationships and personal trauma. Navigate a web of secrets involving a hidden cult and key characters. Your choices shape the story and lead to multiple endings.
Why similar: Romance 20.5%, Interactive Fiction 20.2%, Visual Novel 16.5%, Anime 13.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.9%
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: Romance 22.3%, Interactive Fiction 20.6%, Visual Novel 18.2%, Anime 12.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.6%
Perhaps it was the curse of a black lily that bloomed too early in the winter...Before graduation, a girl falls in love with another girl... But her pure feelings are torn apart by a "loop of tragedy."By [interrupting choices] and [typing in words], you will weave her feelings into the story.
Why similar: Visual Novel 38.8%, Anime 18.4%, Story Rich 11.2%, Atmospheric 10.9%, Emotional 10.2%
A washed-up mad doctor is hired back by a devious former test subject and asked to twist her hospital into a corrupt donation mill. Will he seize this second chance to practice his own vision of "science," or will his many failings drag him down once again in this pseudo-medical visual novel?
Why similar: Romance 26.3%, Interactive Fiction 21.9%, Visual Novel 19.6%, Anime 15%, Story Rich 6.6%
“A story about cat girls … with bite.” Nekos have evolved in the shadows of human society. Beautiful. Mysterious. Chaotic. And now, three of them live with you. Will you be able to get past the stigma and grow closer to them? OmOneko is a tale of cat and mouse... and rats.
Why similar: Romance 20.5%, Interactive Fiction 20.1%, Visual Novel 16.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.8%, Anime 7.4%
Is cutting down a young girl a sin, or a salvation? In the Haku-a Church where pure love and jealousy collide, a young gem-craftsman is forced to choose—to let her live, or to end her life.
Why similar: Visual Novel 39.7%, Anime 22.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 22.6%, Atmospheric 7.8%, Story Rich 5.8%
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: Interactive Fiction 25.1%, Romance 22.9%, Visual Novel 18.4%, Anime 15.6%, Multiple Endings 8.8%
A superhero-themed yandere romance visual novel. He's your coworker, your crush, and the villain you need to stop? Make choices to be with your supervillian ex, or move on to a new hot superhero.
Why similar: Romance 30.2%, Visual Novel 27.5%, Choices Matter 10.5%, Anime 8.3%, Multiple Endings 8.1%
You’re a werewolf. You’re in a city, infested with witches, hunters, ghosts, and vampires. That’s how this story starts. You decide how it ends.
Why similar: Romance 35.9%, Interactive Fiction 30%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15%, Choices Matter 7.8%, Multiple Endings 5.5%
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: Visual Novel 26.2%, Anime 19.7%, Romance 15.8%, Interactive Fiction 12.1%, Multiple Endings 9.3%
When tragedy sparks the advancement of science, a sentient android is created. Now, in this heart-wrenching, romantic, and beautiful visual novel, you will explore whether or not it's possible for man and machine to truly love each other.
Why similar: Romance 19.6%, Visual Novel 18.1%, Anime 14.4%, Emotional 8.7%, Interactive Fiction 8.4%
A Denpa Bishoujo Psychological Horror Curio: A Visual Novel ❦ Mild Horror, Mild Suspense, and a Hint of Whimsical Madness ❦ We Hope You Find Your Own "Happy Ending" Among Multiple Conclusions ❦ A Major Plot Twist, Perhaps? ❦ Glimpse a sliver of truth in the liminal space between life and death.
Why similar: Thriller 28%, Visual Novel 25.6%, Anime 13.5%, Crime 13.1%, Multiple Endings 9.2%
A choice-driven RPG thriller set in the World of Darkness universe. Step into the shoes of Samira, a young werewolf refugee in Poland, as she battles dark forces and loneliness, caught between rage and despair. How will your story unfold?
Why similar: Thriller 25.9%, Interactive Fiction 22.5%, Visual Novel 17.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.3%, Choices Matter 9.2%
A tragic love story following Memori and her search for the missing "him."
Why similar: Visual Novel 23.4%, Romance 21.7%, Anime 12.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.3%, Story Rich 8.2%
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: Visual Novel 28.4%, Anime 22.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.1%, Emotional 12.8%, Multiple Endings 7.6%
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: Interactive Fiction 24.4%, Visual Novel 20%, Romance 14.8%, Anime 12.3%, Dark 9.2%
Set in Ueno, Tokyo, where the wounds of the Pacific War have not yet healed, detective Takashiro Shugo becomes involved in a series of gruesome murders. A visual novel of love and hatred leading to obsession and madness…
Why similar: Visual Novel 25.9%, Anime 16.2%, Dark 15.9%, Thriller 13.7%, Atmospheric 8%
Desperate to end a bloody war, the Seven Shields Alliance—led by an elven goddess incarnate—seek out the assistance of the protagonist Vult and his Black Dog Mercenaries. He turns on them and takes control in this visual novel story of betrayal.
Why similar: Visual Novel 40.2%, Dark 23.2%, Atmospheric 9.6%, Choices Matter 9.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 8.7%
The Wolf's Bite is a one-versus-one choose-your-own-adventure game with an entrepreneur fairy tale twist. Inspired by stories such as "The Three Little Pigs" and "The Stinky Cheeseman and Other Fairly Stupid Tales", the game revolves around thwarting the other player while ensuring your business thrives.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 39.4%, Visual Novel 37%, Casual 23.5%
Mysterious deaths. Dreams that are reality, and reality that is a dream. Will Noah be able to move forward and solve the mystery—or will he give in to the demons of his past? A story-rich BL mystery visual novel.
Why similar: Romance 19.9%, Visual Novel 18.3%, Anime 13%, Dark 12%, Emotional 8.5%
Rewind time to save your girlfriend in a twisted high school death game. A gripping yuri visual novel: Investigate brutal murders, unravel psychological horrors, and fight for a forbidden love that defies death itself.
Why similar: Thriller 23.7%, Interactive Fiction 21.3%, Visual Novel 20.5%, Anime 10.7%, Story Rich 8.1%
All capture targets are mentally "Jirai"(landmine)!? Meet these eccentric boys, reveal the truth beneath in this Psycho-love-horror VN!
Why similar: Thriller 25.6%, Visual Novel 22.8%, Anime 13.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.2%, Multiple Endings 7.7%
Expose the dark secrets and mysteries of your seemingly idyllic hometown in this romantic thriller! Will you fall in love or fall victim to its horrors?
Why similar: Romance 24%, Thriller 23.7%, Interactive Fiction 19.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.4%, Atmospheric 7.4%
You are Hidu, a beastman mercenary in a port city. You must survive one very bad day. How? That’s entirely up to you. There are countless ways for events to unfold — and 25 endings.
Why similar: Crime 21.5%, Interactive Fiction 18.7%, Romance 12.2%, Visual Novel 11%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.1%
A visual novel about what it means to be human. A story about loneliness, self-identification, and the meaning of existence.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 22.8%, Visual Novel 22.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.2%, Anime 13.5%, Emotional 11.9%
Twilight Town: A Cyberpunk Day In Life is a chill, linear visual novel set in an ambient yet melancholic town in the distant future. Play as Ikuro and work with all kinds of shady figures to take care of your personal robot companion you're so hopelessly in love with.
Why similar: Visual Novel 39.4%, Dark 16.2%, Anime 14.4%, Story Rich 13.5%, Stylized 8%
Immerse yourself in a pixel-art visual novel that blends thrilling crime, romantic comedy, and the pursuit of love. This game depicts the story of a new employee pursuing his female boss.
Why similar: Crime 31.6%, Visual Novel 21%, Romance 18.5%, Anime 13.8%, Emotional 7.3%
In a bid to avoid failing out of college, Olive Penn inadvertently finds themselves caught in the middle of a feud between two campus club leaders whose rivalry seemingly threatens to tear their friendship apart.
Why similar: Romance 20.6%, Visual Novel 16.7%, Anime 10.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9%, Emotional 8.1%
You have been assigned to guard a dragon girl set to be executed at the end of 5 days and have the ability to kill her instantly at any time with the push of a button in this multi-ending visual novel.
Why similar: Visual Novel 31.2%, Anime 19.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.5%, Choices Matter 10.3%, Multiple Endings 10.1%
Akira’s life has been defined by violence, but that won’t be enough to save him when he’s forced to play a deadly game. Will the bonds you forge in this stunning visual novel lead to his salvation, or to his ruin?
Why similar: Visual Novel 60.1%, Anime 29.5%, Story Rich 10.3%
Otome dating sim - make your choices and survive this thriller romance game!
Why similar: Romance 28.6%, Visual Novel 24.7%, Anime 16.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 7.8%, Choices Matter 7.5%
Unfairly saddled with crippling debt after the events of Part I, Itsuki Ninomae and the gang turn to fellow student and daughter of a crime lord Kotoko Teshigawara for help. An intertwined web of loyalties and desire awaits as Itsuki, Kotoko and the others fight for justice.
Why similar: Visual Novel 31.2%, Dark 26.5%, Anime 17%, Story Rich 11.9%, Colorful 7.6%
"Lies, treachery, and a bounty worth dying for. You’re no warrior, just a cunning hunter—will your wits be enough to catch Ralph Devour?"
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21.9%, Visual Novel 19.4%, Romance 14%, Anime 12.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.8%
Prison escapes, flight, and conflicts with rival gangs... A criminal boy's love visual novel with thrilling and exhilarating plots!
Why similar: Visual Novel 29.8%, Dark 22%, Anime 17%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.1%, Colorful 8%
An otome visual novel - play a powerless victim of a terrifying, unfair world. 200+ choices, 50+ endings, 20+ hours of play - and only one way to escape.
Why similar: Thriller 19.8%, Romance 17.2%, Visual Novel 13.9%, Dark 11.5%, Anime 10.1%
Border of her Heart is a VN about Border control.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 22.7%, Romance 18.7%, Visual Novel 17.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.4%, Anime 8.4%
Loretta is a psychological thriller that makes the player an accessory to the heroine’s crimes, leading her through a self-crafted nightmare. Loretta’s story revolves around a woman handling betrayal, her husband’s infidelity, and reclaiming her agency during the socially tumultuous 1940s.
Why similar: Crime 23.8%, Thriller 18.2%, Interactive Fiction 16%, Visual Novel 14.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.6%
