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60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Visual Novel, Romance, Anime, Female Protagonist.

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A full-length time-travel romance visual novel. Date handsome boys just like any other game… until they die before your eyes(!) Trapped between memories and delusions, fighting fate itself - can you rewrite their endings? Dear time traveler, welcome home.

Reviews: No user reviews — 50%
Released: 2026-11-26
Developer: Cherish Fan
Genres: Adventure, Indie, RPG
Platforms: Windows, Mac, Linux

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    97% matchVery Positive89% of 179 reviews2014
    Dev: Hanako Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 84%

    Five days ago, Janet left her dorm to go on a date - and never came back. Was she kidnapped? Murdered? The truth may be even stranger. Solve puzzles to connect together pieces of the story in a science-fiction adventure with eleven possible endings!

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  2. #2 Sweet Clockwork
    96% matchPositive100% of 10 reviews2026
    Dev: Team D.T.R
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    A dark time-loop mystery visual novel about a fated romance with only one person: I-on Moon. A birthday love letter leads to death at 6 PM, then the same morning begins again. Unmask the killer "X" and save I-on Moon. Multiple bad endings. One true ending.

    Why similar: Otome 35.2% ★, Time Travel 25.5% ★, Romance 9.3%, Mystery 8.1%, Visual Novel 7.2%

  3. #3 Chronotopia: Second Skin
    96% matchPositive100% of 19 reviews2023
    Dev: Träumendes Mädchen
    Windows · Mac · Linux

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    95% matchVery Positive97% of 87 reviews2026
    Dev: ENDYSIS
    Windows · Mac · Linux

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    94% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2024
    Dev: Bamboo Calculator
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    A certain feeling of dread pervades a small southeastern island nation still recovering from its gruesome past. Miss Audacity finds herself caught in the center of a serial murder case spanning 8 years. Help her as she tries to remember the past in order to save her sister, her friends, and herself.

    Why similar: Otome 27.5% ★, Time Travel 26.4% ★, Philosophical 16.8%, Visual Novel 7.2%, Mystery 6.7%

  6. #6 Area-X
    94% matchPositive100% of 34 reviews2015
    Dev: Zeiva Inc
    Windows

    is a blend between Visual Novel and Adventure Game. Follow the story of Elcia as she time travels and solves the mysteries of her surroundings.

    Why similar: Otome 35.6% ★, Time Travel 16.7% ★, Visual Novel 13.8%, Romance 5.3%, Female Protagonist 5.3%

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    93% matchVery Positive93% of 4,487 reviews2015
    Dev: Idea FactoryPub: Idea Factory International
    Windows
    Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 9.3 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?

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    92% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: 莉莉皆辛苦 pdy_ppy
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    This is a [Romance × Horror× Mystery] otome visual novel.— Because his world is finite. And you are his only way out.

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    91% matchVery Positive92% of 438 reviews2022
    Dev: Pinlin
    Windows · Mac · Linux

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    91% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: VODALES
    Windows · Mac

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    90% matchVery Positive94% of 134 reviews2023
    Dev: Split Narrative Inc.
    Windows · Mac

    Band emergency! This was supposed to be Hannah’s day off, but now she’s been roped into managing The Replay Boys, an up-and-coming boy band. Make choices to stoke multi-timeline romances, keep the band from killing each other, and fight a resurrected ’80s pop star ghost. Can you manage?

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  12. #12 Cinderella Phenomenon - Otome/Visual Novel
    89% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 4,148 reviews2017
    Dev: Dicesuki
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 24.8 hrs≥1hr: 75%

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    88% matchVery Positive90% of 1,088 reviews2026
    Dev: MAGES. Inc.Pub: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
    Windows
    Median: 6.8 hrsMean: 15.0 hrs≥1hr: 77%

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    89% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: YUKIKO SATO
    Windows

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    87% matchVery Positive85% of 918 reviews2018
    Dev: IDEA FACTORYPub: Intragames
    Windows
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    86% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 805 reviews2017
    Dev: Red EntertainmentPub: D3PUBLISHER
    Windows
    Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 22.4 hrs≥1hr: 89%

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    86% matchNo user reviews
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    Windows

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    Windows

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    84% matchVery Positive93% of 767 reviews2014
    Dev: Sujin RiPub: Cheritz
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 9.3 hrsMean: 19.7 hrs≥1hr: 92%

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    Dev: MAGES. Inc.Pub: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
    Windows
    Median: 6.6 hrsMean: 67.8 hrs≥1hr: 82%

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    83% matchVery Positive92% of 625 reviews2021
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    Windows
    Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 64%

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    82% matchNo user reviews
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    Windows

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    82% matchNo user reviews2027
    Dev: AzureXtwilightPub: Neoclassic Games
    Windows

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    Dev: Dogenzaka Lab
    Windows
    Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 90%

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    81% matchVery Positive86% of 279 reviews2016
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    Windows · Mac · Linux
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  26. #26 7'scarlet
    80% matchMostly Positive74% of 885 reviews2019
    Dev: IDEA FACTORYPub: Intragames
    Windows
    Median: 7.2 hrsMean: 14.5 hrs≥1hr: 75%

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  27. #27 REDLINE — Strings of Fate
    79% matchNo user reviews
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    Windows

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    79% matchMostly Positive72% of 312 reviews2017
    Dev: 橙光游戏
    Windows
    Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 96%

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    78% matchNo user reviews2026
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    Windows · Mac
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    77% matchNo user reviews2020
    Dev: Studio Theophilus
    Windows · Mac · Linux

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    77% matchVery Positive90% of 69 reviews2023
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    76% matchVery Positive89% of 5,462 reviews2021
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    Windows
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    76% matchNo user reviews2027
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    75% matchVery Positive83% of 194 reviews2021
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    74% match7 user reviews100% of 7 reviews2023
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    Windows

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    73% matchVery Positive91% of 4,107 reviews2020
    Dev: YETU GAMEPub: 方块游戏(CubeGame)
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    75% matchMixed68% of 126 reviews2014
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    Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 62%

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    72% matchPositive92% of 39 reviews2025
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    73% matchNo user reviews2027
    Dev: WhiteNoiseStudio
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    72% matchNo user reviews2026
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    71% matchPositive95% of 37 reviews2023
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    Windows
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    71% matchVery Positive95% of 1,776 reviews2018
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    Windows
    Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 8.5 hrs≥1hr: 98%

    "Pub Encounter" is a romance game where you can fall in love with one of several middle-aged men.

    Why similar: Otome 69.7% ★, Visual Novel 11.8%, Female Protagonist 6.3%, Dating Sim 5.7%, Adventure 4.1%

  57. #57 Finally, in Love Again
    67% match8 user reviews100% of 8 reviews2023
    Dev: UNICO INC.Pub: Voltage Inc.
    Windows

    Happy Birthday! Your present? Love, for the first time in ten years! You've put love on the backburner for one too many years. But a run-in with an ex and the serendipitous appearance of five younger men have put the light of love back into your life!

    Why similar: Otome 60.3% ★, Visual Novel 12.9%, Romance 12.8%, Adventure 4.8%, Anime 4.7%

  58. #58 Blue Blood Love Song
    66% matchNo user reviews2027
    Dev: HouKkin
    Windows · Mac

    A multi-ending visual novel blending romance, sci-fi, and mystery. A perfect reunion gradually gives way to unsettling inconsistencies. As your relationship with him deepens, you must choose between trust and doubt—and every decision may change your bond and the ending that awaits you.

    Why similar: Otome 28.8% ★, Visual Novel 11%, Mystery 10.9%, Romance 9.7%, Dating Sim 8.8%

  59. #59 莫待无花空折枝:做题家的 Git 重启日志
    65% match7 user reviews100% of 7 reviews2026
    Dev: 西江仙客
    Windows

    现实里没有 git checkout,错过的分支无法回滚。但在这里,你可以。 这是一个写给「做题家」的纯爱文字 AVG:习惯用理性防御情感的男主「陆渊」,在博士毕业那天喝下一杯名为「重构」的酒,重回 2019 年夏天。 五条互斥纯爱单线,15万+字剧情。在这个赛博时空里,去解开当年无解的谜题,跑通属于你的唯一分支。

    Why similar: Time Travel 41.8% ★, Visual Novel 13.2%, Romance 13.2%, Dating Sim 7%, Story Rich 6.6%

  60. #60 Speakeasy
    65% matchVery Positive85% of 83 reviews2024
    Dev: Open Late Games
    Windows · Mac

    A delightful, delicious, devilish erotic visual novel.

    Why similar: Otome 56.7% ★, Visual Novel 12%, Romance 11.6%, Story Rich 5.6%, Female Protagonist 5.1%

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