- #1 STEINS;GATE
97% 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: Time Travel 34.9% ★, Visual Novel 17.2%, Sci-fi 8.2%, Anime 8.1%, Story Rich 8%
- #2 STEINS;GATE ELITE
96% matchVery Positive90% of 1,627 reviews2019
Dev: MAGES. Inc.Pub: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 272.4 hrs≥1hr: 66%
STEINS;GATE ELITE follows a rag-tag band of tech-savvy young students who discover the means of changing the past via e-mail using a modified microwave.
Why similar: Time Travel 39.6% ★, Visual Novel 19.5%, Anime 9.8%, Sci-fi 9.1%, Story Rich 6.4%
- #3 STEINS;GATE 0
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 7,939 reviews2018
Dev: MAGES. Inc.Pub: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 124.0 hrs≥1hr: 88%
If you can't save the one you love… How can you save humanity? Sequel to the visual novel cult classic. Experience an alternate worldline of STEINS;GATE.
Why similar: Time Travel 34.7% ★, Visual Novel 17.8%, Story Rich 9.4%, Anime 8.5%, Sci-fi 8.5%
- #4 STEINS;GATE RE:BOOT
95% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: MAGES. Inc.Pub: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Windows
STEINS;GATE returns! Rebooted for the modern era! Featuring fully updated visuals, UI, and an all-new story that breathes new life into the streets of Akihabara.
Why similar: Time Travel 27.6% ★, Visual Novel 17.3%, Romance 8.1%, Sci-fi 7.5%, Multiple Endings 6.9%
- #5 Re:LeAP-future city and futureless
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: 灰烬天国
Windows
This is a text adventure game about time travel, developed and published by the Scorched Heaven Community. The total text volume of this work is approximately 250,000 words. It also includes more than 30 scenes. This work advances the story through mouse clicks.
Why similar: Time Travel 30.8% ★, Romance 9.5%, Sci-fi 8.8%, Cyberpunk 8.8%, Anime 7.3%
- #6 ISLAND
94% 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: Time Travel 29.5% ★, Visual Novel 18.6%, Anime 10.7%, Mystery 9%, Story Rich 8.1%
- #7 Retrocausality
93% match7 user reviews57% of 7 reviews2023
Dev: Thanatos
Windows
Now if the grandfather paradox isn't a thing, does that mean that we can we kick grandpa down the stairs? Retrocausality is a kinetic novel where you encounter paradoxes, causal loops, and inversions. The story follows our cast who survive an anomaly only to find themselves in a temporal war.
Why similar: Time Travel 34.1% ★, Visual Novel 13%, Cyberpunk 9.3%, Sci-fi 8.4%, Anime 7.7%
- #8 Frog & Blade
91% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2025
Dev: StarGazer
Windows
Killed by the villain Frogman, you awaken to the same morning. A mysterious drink, "Soma," grants power to those with strong desires, plunging the city into chaos. Fight the emerging villains, solve the case, and uncover the truth. A multi-ending, battle-packed, looping supernatural suspense ADV.
Why similar: Time Travel 22.2% ★, Psychological 16%, Visual Novel 12.8%, Mystery 11%, Story Rich 7.2%
- #9 Time Tenshi
92% matchMostly Negative30% of 10 reviews2020
Dev: Silver Cow Studio
Windows
Join the Time Tenshi on their thrilling adventures through time! Make key decisions to influence the story's outcome... and maybe even go on a date!
Why similar: Time Travel 27.2% ★, Visual Novel 16.2%, Romance 9.9%, Anime 9.8%, Sci-fi 8.3%
- #10 Poison Noir: Desire, Time & Gangsters
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Team Brunomir
Windows
A breathtaking visual novel that will make you live through two eras filled with love, terrifying mysteries, and bullets. Follow Jake as he travels back and forth between the 90s and the Prohibition era of the 20s, and make choices that will determine his fate.
Why similar: Time Travel 31.3% ★, Visual Novel 12.9%, Romance 9.7%, Mystery 8%, Anime 7.9%
- #11 Ubel
90% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Regularjax
Windows
A visual novel where eight participants are forced to play a death game where they have to vote every two hours. Who will survive? Who will betray? Who are the masterminds behind it all?
Why similar: Visual Novel 19.8%, Mystery 14.9%, Thriller 13.2%, Anime 11%, Sci-fi 10.6%
- #12 Decide 4 God
88% matchPositive96% of 45 reviews2025
Dev: Miracle Moon
Windows
The final entry of the Abime Series. Six intruders and six captives share a high-tech prison where their moral dilemmas may lead them to a fate worse than death. Can they overcome the wiles of Empathy Systems? What dark secrets lurk behind that institution? When does knowledge become a curse?
Why similar: Time Travel 19.4% ★, Psychological 15.3%, Visual Novel 12.2%, Thriller 10.5%, Conspiracy 9.8% ★
- #13 Date Warp
89% matchVery Positive89% of 178 reviews2014
Dev: Hanako Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.2 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!
Why similar: Time Travel 33.4% ★, Visual Novel 14%, Mystery 10.3%, Sci-fi 9.4%, Romance 9.1%
- #14 STEINS;GATE: Linear Bounded Phenogram
89% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 1,225 reviews2019
Dev: MAGES. Inc.Pub: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 129.0 hrs≥1hr: 88%
A story for every lab member. Discover a new side of each STEINS;GATE character and get a glimpse of their inner thoughts through 10 new stories.
Why similar: Time Travel 42.9% ★, Visual Novel 21.2%, Sci-fi 11.1%, Anime 9.4%, Story Rich 8.8%
- #15 Epoch Reset
87% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: abnermtjPub: Kakehashi Games
Windows
Unravel a narrative-driven 2.5D anime adventure as Hector, a dirt-poor genius and creator of the world’s first time machine. Travel between timelines, meet intriguing characters, and explore futuristic cityscapes as you seek to save reality from time-bending forces beyond imagination.
Why similar: Time Travel 37.9% ★, Visual Novel 12.9%, Cyberpunk 9.3%, Anime 8.6%, Sci-fi 8.5%
- #16 Parallel Convergence
86% match5 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2025
Dev: NYEKO Studio
Windows
A time travel project. A group of students. A cat that eats too much. Can you rewrite fate without losing what matters most?
Why similar: Time Travel 42.8% ★, Visual Novel 20%, Sci-fi 12.6%, Anime 11%, Multiple Endings 4.8%
- #17 My little sister: Prologue
86% matchPositive80% of 20 reviews2022
Dev: C's earth
Windows
😒😐🤨😉🥰😨😈 The girl of my dreams
Why similar: Time Travel 32.2% ★, Visual Novel 19.3%, Comic Book 12.5%, Anime 10.7%, Text-Based 9.6%
- #18 SYNESTHESIA
85% matchPositive100% of 43 reviews2023
Dev: Spire Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
🌀 Is there an escape to the endless spiral?🌀 『SYNESTHESIA』 is an emotive, character driven sci-fi mystery visual novel. Join a group of college students with strange cognitive powers, who soon discover something is amiss at the institute sworn to help them...
Why similar: Psychological 14.8%, Visual Novel 13.9%, Mystery 11%, Sci-fi 9.6%, Romance 9.4%
- #19 Rising Odds
84% matchPositive90% of 10 reviews2025
Dev: Lone Fox Studio
Windows
Participate in the Death Game "Rising Odds", a psychological horror visual novel, with dark and gore themes. Your choices will decide how this story ends!
Why similar: Time Travel 31.5% ★, Psychological 13.5%, Visual Novel 13%, Mystery 9.8%, Multiple Endings 6.6%
- #20 Advent: Dawn
84% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Spire Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
A research trip turns deadly when seven strangers are trapped in a vast cave beneath a remote island. 『Advent: Dawn』 is a sci-fi mystery visual novel where you must escape through fear, fractured trust, and whispers from the deep. Will you unravel the mystery before the cave unravels you?
Why similar: Visual Novel 17.4%, Mystery 14.7%, Sci-fi 12.1%, Thriller 11%, Story Rich 9.7%
- #21 SpookY2K
83% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: KigyoDev
Windows · Mac · Linux
You wake up on a cold bathroom floor, only to discover that you somehow time travelled to a Halloween party in 1999! As you try to make sense of your situation and get closer to the other guests, will your clueless choices let the party take a deadly turn?
Why similar: Time Travel 34% ★, Visual Novel 12.9%, Mystery 9.3%, Romance 8.6%, Thriller 8.5%
- #22 Head AS Code
82% matchVery Positive96% of 71 reviews2021
Dev: Miracle Moon
Windows
The first entry of the Abime Series. Eight captives must cooperate or compete to escape an underground subway under the manipulation of a dangerous psychopath. Can you really trust anyone? What about yourself? And what is the meaning of a good ending? Is reaching one even possible?
Why similar: Psychological 13%, Visual Novel 13%, Thriller 12.6%, Mystery 12.6%, Conspiracy 11.1% ★
- #23 Reflection
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: White Rainbow
Windows
In a world where the USSR leads in science and space, Sergei, a student of rocket engineering, loses his parents in the “Zarya” station disaster. Years later, he discovers his university's link to the project and sets out to uncover the truth.
Why similar: Visual Novel 24.7%, Sci-fi 15.6%, Anime 11.7%, Romance 11.2%, Mystery 11%
- #24 Three Minutes To Eight
81% matchMostly Positive74% of 189 reviews2023
Dev: Chaosmonger StudioPub: Assemble Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 67%
Three Minutes To Eight is a mind bending pixel art adventure. A gaming experience threading the edge of consciousness, where everything is possible and yet remains elusive. Players will find themselves in ███ ██ █ ▓ ▒ ░ ¿⊕ξד¶¶¶ Error 0x80070570.
Why similar: Time Travel 32% ★, Psychological 14.2%, Mystery 13.2%, Sci-fi 8.6%, Story Rich 8.3%
- #25 Shanghai Summer
80% matchVery Positive91% of 444 reviews2024
Dev: FUTU StudioPub: Astrolabe Games
Windows
Shanghai Summer is an adventure game set in the millennium. Our protagonist, Baichuan, goes through a series of "anomalies" over the length of twelve days. In his pursuit of the truth, he found that his hopes and regrets from the past finally seem to converge. Will he be able to "fix" it for good?
Why similar: Time Travel 32.2% ★, Visual Novel 12.9%, Mystery 10.4%, Romance 8.6%, Anime 7.9%
- #26 Root Double -Before Crime * After Days- Xtend Edition
82% 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 31.7%, Mystery 14%, Anime 12.8%, Story Rich 11.1%, Sci-fi 9.4%
- #27 My Silly Science Summer in the Past
78% matchPositive89% of 19 reviews2025
Dev: TBFPub: TLS
Windows · Mac · Linux
A visual novel for girls: Experience a fun time travel adventure and make friends with some quirky girls at a science camp. Will you solve the mysteries and find your way back to your time? Your choices make your own story! Full with challenging puzzle games, and unique endings.
Why similar: Time Travel 40.5% ★, Visual Novel 16.2%, Sci-fi 10.6%, Choices Matter 6.9%, Anime 6.7%
- #28 GNOSIA
79% matchVery Positive94% of 4,733 reviews2022
Dev: Petit DepottoPub: PLAYISM
Windows
Median: 7.2 hrsMean: 15.4 hrs≥1hr: 90%
The Gnosia lie. Pretending to be human, they’ll get in close, trick and deceive, and then eliminate one victim at a time...
Why similar: Time Travel 35.1% ★, Psychological 13.8%, Visual Novel 13.7%, Mystery 10.6%, Sci-fi 9.4%
- #29 ROBOTICS;NOTES DaSH
79% matchMixed67% of 268 reviews2020
Dev: MAGES. Inc.Pub: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 29.8 hrs≥1hr: 56%
Half a year after the events of ROBOTICS;NOTES ELITE, Kaito Yashio is introduced to Itaru Hashida through Nae Tennouji. Unsettling incidents start occurring all around them, harbingers of an event that will again plunge the world into chaos.
Why similar: Visual Novel 24.2%, Story Rich 20.3%, Sci-fi 18.2%, Mystery 18%, Anime 13.6%
- #30 Metahorror Therapy Session
77% matchPositive97% of 36 reviews2025
Dev: Meiri GamesPub: ZNT Productions
Windows · Mac
Take control of a therapist in a mysterious, never-ending therapy session. Can you unravel the truth behind your patient's lies, and live to tell the tale? A psychological mystery developed by a psychologist.
Why similar: Time Travel 35.1% ★, Psychological 17.1%, Visual Novel 13.8%, Mystery 11.3%, Story Rich 7.5%
- #31 No More Future
78% matchVery Positive99% of 122 reviews2022
Dev: Sedge
Windows
In the last days of their life, a dying person takes one final gamble... No More Future is a linear Sci-Fi Visual Novel, where you explore a futuristic world as an android trying to rebuild their old life. In this strange journey, they'll question the very foundations of their life and their world.
Why similar: Visual Novel 21%, Comic Book 16.9%, Text-Based 11.9%, Story Rich 10.3%, Sci-fi 9.1%
- #32 Re:Curse
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Elseth GamesPub: Papertrail Studios
Windows · Mac
A time-travel mystery visual novel about found-family, connections, and hope in dark times.
Why similar: Time Travel 44.2% ★, Visual Novel 18.2%, Romance 9.1%, Anime 7.4%, Interactive Fiction 6%
- #33 Complex Loop
76% matchVery Positive92% of 65 reviews2023
Dev: あみそ組
Windows
Complex Loop is a sci-fi themed visual novel. This is a story of time loops between past and future. Within a time limit of 20 minutes, your mission is to save a mysterious girl died from an explosion accident one year ago. Solve puzzles and reveal the truth behind the tragedy. An adventure awaits!
Why similar: Time Travel 34.6% ★, Comic Book 14.1%, Visual Novel 12.4%, Sci-fi 8.7%, Thriller 8.5%
- #34 Yet Another Killing Game
75% matchVery Positive98% of 220 reviews2025
Dev: Soulseer Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
You wake up in a house, alone with two beautiful girls... But no one is allowed to leave until one of you DIES. Why is this happening? What is the purpose of this “killing game”? But most importantly...WHO SHOULD DIE?!
Why similar: Time Travel 32.5% ★, Visual Novel 13%, Mystery 11.7%, Thriller 10.9%, Anime 8.3%
- #35 Timestamps: Lost Love
74% matchVery Positive89% of 61 reviews2025
Dev: Motkeyz Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
An exciting adult Visual Novel with a unique intriguing story featuring Sci-Fi, Time Travel, Romance, Sex, Humor, Character Development and some fun references.
Why similar: Time Travel 37.7% ★, Visual Novel 13.8%, Sci-fi 9.9%, Romance 9.2%, Mystery 8.5%
- #36 Four Lights
76% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: TorrietPub: Tiamant
Windows
This is a grand tale of revenge - waged by God and Us against Lucifer.
Why similar: Time Travel 37.3% ★, Visual Novel 21.1%, Text-Based 12.9%, Story Rich 9.7%, Sci-fi 9.5%
- #37 Ghost of the Quadrangle
75% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: VNhub
Windows · Mac
A choice-driven visual novel set at Blackthorn Academy, where you uncover hidden secrets, shape relationships, and influence rival factions through branching decisions in a dark story of mystery, romance, revenge, and multiple possible outcomes.
Why similar: Visual Novel 26%, Romance 15.1%, Story Rich 13.3%, Choices Matter 11.4%, Mystery 11%
- #38 Bright Oak
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Butterfly Rocket Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Bright Oak is a heavily character-driven visual novel with elements of science fiction. Discover the tragic secrets behind Bright Oak’s preternatural dilemma; find friendship, or possibly love; save the town and make your way home--and if at first you don’t succeed, try, try again!
Why similar: Time Travel 38.9% ★, Visual Novel 15.7%, Romance 10.9%, Story Rich 8.5%, Sci-fi 8.2%
- #39 34EVERLAST
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Kanata LabPub: PLAYISM
Windows
"How many times do I have to end the world before I can see you again?" This is a super-concentrated action entertainment for busy working adults, in which one game loop can be as short as 10 minutes and your discoveries and actions unravel a complex and intertwined world.
Why similar: Time Travel 35.2% ★, Comic Book 14.9%, Romance 11.1%, Sci-fi 10.9%, Story Rich 7.4%
- #40 MilkwaySubway
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: plasmafall
Windows
We haven't gone anywhere!We haven't gone anywhere!We haven't gone anywhere!We're just making some changes to our store page for a few reasons.
Why similar: Time Travel 30.2% ★, Mystery 11.2%, Sci-fi 10.7%, Visual Novel 10.1%, Cyberpunk 8.8%
- #41 1000: The All-Mother's Embrace
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Nikita Kryukov
Windows
Do you love me now?
Why similar: Psychological 34.3%, Visual Novel 21.5%, Story Rich 12.6%, Anime 11.8%, Romance 11.5%
- #42 Rail of Möbius
72% matchVery Positive95% of 485 reviews2021
Dev: PHOSEPO
Windows
It is an adventure game with multiple endings. An original script written by a well-known light novelist with a total of 400,000 words. With reasoning, suspense, love, and science fiction elements, it allows players to embark on a highly immersive journey of salvation on the submarine train.
Why similar: Time Travel 36.9% ★, Visual Novel 13.4%, Romance 10%, Mystery 9.4%, Story Rich 7.4%
- #43 A Totally Normal Love Story
72% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Something Hippo
Windows · Mac
Made for people who love Hallmark movies — and people who love to hate them. A totally normal love story in a perfectly ordinary small town, where nothing weird ever happens…or so you’re told.
Why similar: Visual Novel 24.7%, Romance 17%, Thriller 16.4%, Mystery 15.3%, Multiple Endings 11.8%
- #44 Sweet Science – The Girls of Silversee Castle
71% matchPositive86% of 43 reviews2024
Dev: TBF
Windows · Mac · Linux
This lighthearted visual novel lets you meet four quirky young women. A fun and highly interactive story taking you back in time – to the 1990s and a castle full of science, mysteries and – perhaps – romance...
Why similar: Time Travel 32.8% ★, Visual Novel 15.4%, Romance 11.2%, Sci-fi 9.3%, Anime 8.9%
- #45 DESOPE
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Celephais Seeker Division
Windows · Mac · Linux
Mechanical ghosts hide in the fog and the summer sky prays to collapse. Like a broken tape, do you still remember your name?
Why similar: Time Travel 43.3% ★, Mystery 14.2%, Visual Novel 12.7%, Text-Based 9%, Anime 7.3%
- #46 her tears were my light
70% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 796 reviews2022
Dev: NomnomNami
Windows · Mac · Linux
a love story between time and space
Why similar: Time Travel 47.6% ★, Visual Novel 17.8%, Romance 13.3%, Multiple Endings 7.4%, Anime 5.7%
- #47 Dullpain
70% matchVery Positive85% of 92 reviews2023
Dev: 埋月山枯Pub: East2West Games
Windows
Dullpain is a side-scrolling, interaction, and storytelling game. Playing as Jingwen, a young boss of a long-established repair shop, you need to repair not only everyday items, also memories. You can enjoy dull-pain and breathtaking stories in different time and space and redefine the end of story.
Why similar: Time Travel 33.3% ★, Visual Novel 14.1%, Romance 11.4%, Story Rich 8.8%, Anime 8.2%
- #48 Love Duction! The Guide for Galactic Lovers
71% matchPositive93% of 15 reviews2021
Dev: US8Pub: Sekai Project
Windows · Mac · Linux
Nanaboshi Kanata is a student traumatized by love whose world gets turned upside down when two girls vying for the Galactic Presidency declare that he will fall in love with them. Aliens, UFOs and even a guidebook for love? Nothing is normal and everything is weird in this comedic visual novel.
Why similar: Visual Novel 26.7%, Romance 16.3%, Sci-fi 15.6%, Anime 13.7%, Text-Based 9.6%
- #49 I Would Love to Wish You Good Morning
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Silhouette Games
Windows
I Would Love to Wish You Good Morning is a choice-driven dystopian psychological horror visual novel about isolation, obedience, and the price of fitting in. Will you navigate the uncanny social dynamics of the future... or die trying?
Why similar: Visual Novel 20.8%, Mystery 17%, Sci-fi 14%, Thriller 13.5%, Story Rich 11.4%
- #50 YU-NO: A girl who chants love at the bound of this world
70% matchMostly Positive79% of 360 reviews2019
Dev: MAGES. Inc.Pub: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 24.9 hrs≥1hr: 58%
Takuya Arima receives a package from his supposedly deceased father. It contains the mysterious Reflector Device which allows the user to travel between parallel worlds. Takuya must unearth the mystery of his father's legacy to prevent a calamity threatening to envelop reality itself.
Why similar: Visual Novel 29.7%, Time Travel 22.6% ★, Anime 13.3%, Story Rich 11.6%, Sci-fi 10.7%
- #51 start;again
69% matchVery Positive95% of 179 reviews2022
Dev: Two and a Half Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
A BL/yaoi mystery visual novel that follows a man named Sebastian as he’s forced into a game of life-or-death, alongside three strangers. Who put him there, and more importantly… who can he trust?
Why similar: Time Travel 25.8% ★, Visual Novel 15.6%, Mystery 13%, Romance 11.5%, Anime 8.7%
- #52 Phantom Thief Angels: Twin Angel - Labyrinth of Time and World - Re:light
68% matchPositive100% of 18 reviews2025
Dev: ALTERCIWS
Windows · Mac
Let's Go Fever Time! Lovely Angel! By day, ordinary girls. By night, the 'Phantom Thief Angels TwinAngel' - on a mission to reclaim stolen treasures. Winter 2024: The Angels descend on Steam.
Why similar: Time Travel 48.1% ★, Visual Novel 18.2%, Story Rich 8.3%, Anime 8.1%, Sci-fi 7.8%
- #53 Carly's World
67% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Satellite Ignite Studios
Windows · Linux
Reality may be often disappointing but granted a second chance to relive your life is promising start. You get to become a 16 year old girl named Carly who finally gets the chance to prove herself but at the cost that her nightmares might be real. A Visual Novel with sparse Rougelike gameplay.
Why similar: Time Travel 37.2% ★, Visual Novel 15.9%, Mystery 13.1%, Psychological 12.5%, Choices Matter 8.3%
- #54 The Tower Stories Green 1
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Seals and EquilibriaPub: Grdap Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
In a magical universe adorned with colorful characters from various races, we invite you to a visual novel adventure that will lead you to different endings. Define your own path in this captivating fantasy world and set sail on an unforgettable journey.
Why similar: Visual Novel 15.8%, Comic Book 15.8%, Cyberpunk 12.6%, Romance 10.6%, Sci-fi 10.2%
- #55 Paradox Factor
68% match7 user reviews57% of 7 reviews2022
Dev: Hosted Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Alter your past and future in this thought-provoking and edgy time travel game. Are you willing to live with the effects that your changes may cause?
Why similar: Time Travel 62.2% ★, Text-Based 12.9%, Choices Matter 10.3%, Sci-fi 7.2%, Interactive Fiction 4.4%
- #56 Zero Escape: The Nonary Games
68% matchVery Positive93% of 6,967 reviews2017
Dev: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 6.5 hrsMean: 21.7 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Kidnapped and taken to an unfamiliar location, nine people find themselves forced to participate in a diabolical Nonary Game by an enigmatic mastermind called Zero. Why were they there? Why were they chosen to put their lives on the line? And more importantly, who can be trusted?
Why similar: Visual Novel 22.9%, Mystery 16.6%, Time Travel 13.4% ★, Story Rich 11.9%, Choices Matter 9.3%
- #57 KIETA MEMORY – The Girl from the Stars
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: TBFPub: TLS
Windows · Mac · Linux
A romantic sci-fi visual novel starting in 1992. Life with your girlfriend Azuki, the girl from the stars, is fun, but when cosmic conspiracies threaten your love and all of Earth, you and your friends have to embark on an epic journey through time and space and rewrite your future.
Why similar: Visual Novel 21.7%, Time Travel 18.8% ★, Romance 10.9%, Anime 10.7%, Conspiracy 9.9% ★
- #58 人类终结之日——2074
66% matchPositive91% of 32 reviews2025
Dev: Cycle Game Studio
Windows
"Human Beings' Extinction Day: 2074"is a text-based visual novel game with a sci-fi and suspense theme. After an unprecedented disaster caused by an accident, the future of humanity seems bleak. Until April 9, 2074, a pivotal event that would shape humanity's fate occurred……
Why similar: Time Travel 46% ★, Visual Novel 14.6%, Mystery 8.3%, Sci-fi 7.4%, Story Rich 6.3%
- #59 Kill The Clock
65% matchVery Positive92% of 73 reviews2025
Dev: Happy Slugs
Windows
Kill the Clock is a narrative time-loop mystery adventure where you relive the same week to solve a murder that keeps changing. Customize your character, roll dice to influence story outcomes, and uncover the truth—before time resets again.
Why similar: Time Travel 30.6% ★, Visual Novel 14.4%, Mystery 13.6%, Thriller 9.8%, Multiple Endings 6.6%
- #60 Elevenses
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: REDRAYPub: PsychoFlux Entertainment
Windows
일레븐지스는 미스터리·로맨스 장르를 표방하는 비주얼 노벨 게임입니다. 악마 '메피'는 화자인 '이지원'을 위해 여러 가지 시련을 준비했습니다. 악마를 이기기 위해선 잔머리가 아닌 굳센 의지와 날카로운 직감이 필요합니다. 위대한 대적자, '메피'와 그녀가 준비한 장기말들을 직접 목도하세요.
Why similar: Visual Novel 17%, Romance 13.5%, Text-Based 11.9%, Thriller 9.8%, Mystery 9.2%