- #1 Tokyo Necro
97% matchVery Positive88% of 226 reviews2023
Dev: Nitro OriginPub: JAST
Windows
Median: 9.8 hrsMean: 24.9 hrs≥1hr: 90%
The Earth has plunged into an ice age, and the cities that survive have a new threat – Necromancers; those who reanimate corpses using inexplicable biotech. Now So'un and Ethica, two badass Living Dead Stalkers, must save Tokyo in this thrilling sci-fi visual novel!
Why similar: Visual Novel 45.5%, Anime 33.7%, Adventure 18%, Singleplayer 2.8%
- #2 ANONYMOUS;CODE
96% matchMostly Positive80% of 513 reviews2023
Dev: MAGES. Inc.Pub: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 6.2 hrsMean: 12.6 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Hack Into God
Why similar: Visual Novel 45.8%, Anime 32.4%, Adventure 19.5%, Singleplayer 2.3%
- #3 Cho Dengeki Stryker All Ages Version
96% matchVery Positive95% of 133 reviews2014
Dev: OVERDRIVEPub: MangaGamer
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 8.1 hrs≥1hr: 86%
A boy, helpless to protect that which he cherished... A girl, hopeless in the face of a promise unkept... A man, desperate to escape his finite destiny... A child, forgetting what must not be forgotten... OVERDRIVE presents a brand new super hero epic!
Why similar: Visual Novel 53.1%, Anime 34.8%, Adventure 12.1%
- #4 神明的一天世界(God's One Day World)
95% matchVery Positive85% of 728 reviews2016
Dev: 灰烬天国
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 8.4 hrs≥1hr: 95%
an Visual Novel & Puzzle Game
Why similar: Visual Novel 45.7%, Anime 28.8%, Adventure 25.5%
- #5 the 9th day:第九日
94% matchVery Positive92% of 317 reviews2017
Dev: Lingtan Studio
Windows
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 14.0 hrs≥1hr: 95%
The story of The 9th Day, that started with the autumn fire incident, begins here…
Why similar: Visual Novel 43.4%, Anime 36.5%, Adventure 20%
- #6 An Octave Higher
94% matchVery Positive83% of 298 reviews2015
Dev: KidalangPub: PLAYISM
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Fall into the magically complicated world of Overture as the three main characters embark on an adventure that will shake their lives and the world around them. Will they fan the flames of the growing revolution, or will they be the key to extinguishing it?
Why similar: Visual Novel 54.4%, Anime 29.4%, Adventure 13.1%, Singleplayer 3%
- #7 A Clockwork Ley-Line: The Borderline of Dusk
93% 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 44.1%, Visual Novel 41.2%, Adventure 12.4%, Singleplayer 2.3%
- #8 Tokyo School Life
92% 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 44.9%, Anime 43.4%, Adventure 9.5%, Singleplayer 2.3%
- #9 Our World Is Ended.
91% matchMostly Positive72% of 96 reviews2019
Dev: Red EntertainmentPub: PQube
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 29.8 hrs≥1hr: 52%
A controversial visual novel that blurs the lines between fantasy and reality. AR game developers, Judgement 7, see their creations break into the real world and threaten to destroy Tokyo. It certainly raised a few eyebrows on release, but few can argue with the quality of its rich story-telling.
Why similar: Visual Novel 36.8%, Adventure 32.2%, Anime 31%
- #10 Adabana Odd Tales
90% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 1,033 reviews2020
Dev: Liar-softPub: ANIPLEX.EXE
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 52.9 hrs≥1hr: 85%
"This is a tale of 'flowers' that never bloom." Shirohime, a girl who has lost her memory, and Kurofude, a mysterious boy, traverse through classic Japanese fairy tales within the land of Adabana, a realm of illustrated books. What awaits them after they mend the distorted tales?
Why similar: Visual Novel 51.3%, Adventure 30.5%, Anime 18.2%
- #11 London Detective Mysteria
91% matchVery Positive84% of 132 reviews2019
Dev: Karin EntertainmentPub: XSEED Games
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 12.9 hrs≥1hr: 98%
The evening is as ordinary as they come for London, England as the curtains close on the 19th century. Mist hangs thick, beclouding the radiance of the moon and modest glow of gas lamps. Upon the resounding chime of Big Ben, a new tale of love and adventure like no other begins!
Why similar: Visual Novel 50%, Adventure 26.5%, Anime 23.6%
- #12 Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance
88% matchVery Positive92% of 11,586 reviews2024
Dev: ATLUSPub: SEGA
Windows
Median: 20.7 hrsMean: 41.8 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Become a mighty demigod and battle through a decimated Tokyo in a war between angels and demons. Make new allies along your journey, engage in intense, turn-based combat, recruit hundreds of demons and forge your own path to dictate the fate of all existence.
Why similar: Anime 68.5%, Adventure 24.8%, Singleplayer 6.8%
- #13 KAMITSUBAKI CITY REGENERATE
87% matchVery Positive94% of 509 reviews2025
Dev: KAMITSUBAKI STUDIO
Windows
Answer the summons to the parallel world of "Kamitsubaki City" and meet a cast of colorful characters as you set out on a quest to save this city from the brink of destruction in this dark-fantasy sci-fi visual novel!
Why similar: Visual Novel 54.4%, Anime 22.4%, Adventure 18%, Singleplayer 5.2%
- #14 ABYSS OF THE SACRIFICE
89% matchVery Positive83% of 265 reviews2020
Dev: INTENSEPub: D3PUBLISHER
Windows
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 12.8 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Five girls meet in an isolated underground city. As they slay and betray each other, what fate awaits them at the end of their journey? Hope? Or despair? Enjoy an immersive story, fully voiced and boasting multiple endings!
Why similar: Visual Novel 49%, Anime 36.6%, Adventure 13.1%, Singleplayer 1.3%
- #15 PSYCHO-PASS: Mandatory Happiness
89% matchMostly Positive79% of 178 reviews2017
Dev: MAGES. Inc.Pub: NIS America, Inc.
Windows
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 7.9 hrs≥1hr: 87%
In a world where psychological states can be quantified, every choice has consequences, victims can become criminals, and the very nature of truth can warp and shift. Can detectives Nadeshiko Kugatachi and Takuma Tsurugi remain on the path of justice as they face the ugly truths of humanity?
Why similar: Visual Novel 45.5%, Anime 39.3%, Adventure 13.7%, Singleplayer 1.5%
- #16 Nanairo Reincarnation
86% 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 53.6%, Anime 35.7%, Adventure 8.6%, Singleplayer 2.1%
- #17 ENIGMA:
86% matchVery Positive95% of 144 reviews2016
Dev: UzumeyaPub: Fruitbat Factory
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Enigma is an atmospheric, full-length visual novel where you discover the secrets of Enigma, a worldwide epidemic, and a forest on a lonely island that bears its name.
Why similar: Visual Novel 49.9%, Anime 31.8%, Adventure 18.2%
- #18 Muv-Luv
84% 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 49.3%, Anime 39%, Adventure 8.2%, Singleplayer 3.6%
- #19 CHAOS;CHILD
83% 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 58.3%, Anime 32%, Adventure 8.1%, Singleplayer 1.6%
- #20 Operation Babel: New Tokyo Legacy
85% matchMostly Positive79% of 117 reviews2017
Dev: MAGES. Inc.Pub: NIS America, Inc.
Windows
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 10.4 hrs≥1hr: 83%
When a mysterious object—dubbed ‘the Embryo’—appears in the sky, the CPA and the Xth Squad are mobilized to face the new threat. Customize your characters with the innovative 'Sub-Blood' system, form your perfect team, and venture into deadly labyrinths to challenge the invaders!
Why similar: Anime 100%
- #21 Sorcery Jokers All Ages Version
84% matchVery Positive95% of 96 reviews2018
Dev: 3rdEyePub: MangaGamer
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 142.9 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Fight to defend or tear down the new world order in Socery Jokers, a modern fantasy visual novel full of battles and action. Shift between multiple perspectives, wield impressive magic, and delve into a conflict between personal freedom and public order.
Why similar: Visual Novel 42.6%, Anime 34.3%, Adventure 13.5%, Action 6.7%, Singleplayer 2.8%
- #22 VIRTUAL GIRL @ WORLD’S END
81% matchVery Positive95% of 85 reviews2025
Dev: 株式会社ヘッドロックPub: Bushiroad Inc.
Windows
The story is set in future Tokyo, where human’s endless desires have consumed finite resources. In this world that is gradually approaching its end, the streamer girls continue to sing, while embracing dreams and despair in their hearts...
Why similar: Visual Novel 51.3%, Anime 28.1%, Adventure 17.5%, Singleplayer 3%
- #23 The House in Fata Morgana
82% 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 52.6%, Anime 32.3%, Adventure 11.1%, Singleplayer 4.1%
- #24 SHUTEN ORDER
79% matchVery Positive81% of 691 reviews2025
Dev: Neilo Inc.Pub: EXNOA LLC
Windows
Median: 10.0 hrsMean: 23.6 hrs≥1hr: 95%
"168 remaining until the end of the world..." Humanity is approaching its end. A sudden dismemberment murder of the leader of a religious nation that advocates an apocalyptic ideology... Five adventure games are combined into one, centered around a suspenseful story full of mystery and intrigue.
Why similar: Visual Novel 45.8%, Anime 33.7%, Adventure 16.4%, Singleplayer 4.2%
- #25 Tokyo Dark
82% matchVery Positive84% of 1,336 reviews2017
Dev: CherrymochiPub: Square Enix
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Legend tells of a door deep below Tokyo's sewers. All who enter are lost forever. Detective Ito's partner is missing. Explore Tokyo & uncover the darkness that lays beneath the streets in this Point & Click - meets Visual Novel - narrative adventure that questions the very core of Ito's sanity.
Why similar: Visual Novel 46%, Anime 42.4%, Adventure 9.7%, Singleplayer 2%
- #26 DRAMAtical Murder
80% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 4,466 reviews2021
Dev: Nitro+CHiRALPub: JAST
Windows
Median: 6.7 hrsMean: 12.2 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Aoba's vibrant cyberpunk world is one of contrasts: high-tech virtual reality battles versus street gang turf wars, ultra-exclusive luxury resorts and tiny junk shops. The choices you make will shape the path of Aoba's journey into the dark secrets lurking beneath the glossy sheen of the city.
Why similar: Visual Novel 55.6%, Anime 36.5%, Adventure 5.7%, Singleplayer 2.2%
- #27 [TDA01] Muv-Luv Unlimited: THE DAY AFTER - Episode 01 REMASTERED
81% matchVery Positive90% of 86 reviews2021
Dev: aNCHOR Inc.
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 92%
The epic saga of Muv-Luv Unlimited: The Day After continues! In the aftermath of Operation Babylon, only a few inhabitable places remain on Earth. Follow the Japanese survivors in Seattle as they struggle to rebuild their lives — and defend themselves from the BETA.
Why similar: Visual Novel 45.8%, Anime 36.7%, Adventure 13.2%, Singleplayer 4.3%
- #28 Harmonia
79% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 777 reviews2016
Dev: VisualArts/KeyPub: VisualArts
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 89.6 hrs≥1hr: 87%
From renowned visual novel studio Key, which brought you the highly rated visual novel “planetarian~the reverie of a little planet~”, this is “Harmonia”, the latest kinetic novel in the series.
Why similar: Visual Novel 48.9%, Anime 36.3%, Adventure 14.7%
- #29 Geminism
76% matchVery Positive90% of 115 reviews2025
Dev: CRAFTWORKPub: Shiravune
Windows
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 48.1%, Anime 36.7%, Adventure 12.7%, Singleplayer 2.5%
- #30 Utawarerumono: Prelude to the Fallen
77% matchVery Positive94% of 1,340 reviews2021
Dev: AQUAPLUSPub: DMM GAMES
Windows
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 135.9 hrs≥1hr: 89%
The first game in the Utawarerumono trilogy of story-rich tactics RPGs. Into a world filled with verdant nature, populated by folk with fluffy ears and fuzzy tails, awakens Hakuowlo, a man of masked mien and missing memory.
Why similar: Visual Novel 51.8%, Anime 42.3%, Adventure 4.9%, Singleplayer 1%
- #31 克莉丝的炎之信仰 Cryste: the Faith of Fire Vol.1
78% matchVery Positive89% of 296 reviews2017
Dev: SalvationPub: JingtuStudio
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 93%
In another distant world, there is a kingdom of fire. They who live under the red sky. People with different social classes. Birth with different but changeless fate. Those of nobility bring fortune and power to men, and bring hope.
Why similar: Visual Novel 59.6%, Anime 23.2%, Adventure 17.2%
- #32 MECHANICA: A Ballad of the Rabbit and Mercury
75% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 881 reviews2021
Dev: Loser/sPub: OTAKU Plan
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 84%
5029 AD, "Guillotine", the Japanese territory on Mercury, a city full of neon signs and drunks. You will explore the beautiful cyberpunk-style 2D world, play music to the residents of Mercury to gather intelligence, and finally achieve the goal of saving the world.
Why similar: Visual Novel 52.5%, Anime 37.6%, Adventure 7.3%, Singleplayer 2.6%
- #33 Disaster Report 4: Summer Memories
77% matchMixed67% of 490 reviews2020
Dev: Granzella Inc.Pub: NIS America, Inc.
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 89%
In the shadow of a massive earthquake, you must brave a destroyed city where your choices will determine who survives.
Why similar: Adventure 65.1%, Action 34.9%
- #34 Operation Abyss: New Tokyo Legacy
78% matchMixed68% of 191 reviews2017
Dev: MAGES. Inc.Pub: NIS America, Inc.
Windows
Median: 7.6 hrsMean: 11.6 hrs≥1hr: 87%
When reports of kidnappings and strange incidents begin to break out across Tokyo, Hinowa Academy's very own Xth Squad is dispatched to investigate and neutralize the imminent danger. Loyalties will be questioned and secrets will be exposed as they desperately search for the truth!
Why similar: Anime 100%
- #35 Knell of St. Godhrkar
74% matchVery Positive94% of 1,530 reviews2021
Dev: 二律背反Pub: 旅人计划
Windows · Mac
In this game, you can watch as 7 protagonists come to a crossroad, facing their own destiny. You will witness their own choices and the blood-splattering consequence they have on one another. There is no way out except to plunge them into the abyss...
Why similar: Visual Novel 56.9%, Anime 22.5%, Adventure 17.3%, Singleplayer 3.4%
- #36 妄想破绽 Broken Delusion
76% matchMixed60% of 4,043 reviews2019
Pub: bilibili
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 32.5 hrs≥1hr: 70%
《妄想破绽》是一款文字冒险(AVG)游戏,数十万字精彩原创剧情,将带给大家一段近未来架空科技都市的幻想冒险体验。游戏中,玩家将扮演普通高中生与顶级黑客的双重身份。有一天“我”抱着玩笑心理在网络上虚构了一个不存在的假人,不料却因此带来了惊天巨变……
Why similar: Visual Novel 45%, Anime 27.9%, Adventure 27.1%
- #37 Sona-Nyl of the Violet Shadows Refrain
73% matchVery Positive100% of 62 reviews2023
Dev: Liar-softPub: MangaGamer
Windows · Mac · Linux
Explore the meaning of memories in this mysterious fairytale where fantasy and reality intertwine. The story unfolds from the perspectives of two women: one who travels in the ruins of Engine City New York, and one who finds herself in an underground world with an eldritch, violet sky.
Why similar: Visual Novel 43.3%, Anime 35.8%, Adventure 10.2%, Action 6.6%, Singleplayer 4%
- #38 The Shell Part I: Inferno
72% matchVery Positive91% of 1,325 reviews2023
Dev: Innocent GreyPub: Shiravune
Windows
Median: 10.7 hrsMean: 110.2 hrs≥1hr: 70%
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 64.1%, Anime 23.4%, Adventure 10.2%, Singleplayer 2.3%
- #39 Rewrite+
73% 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 48.8%, Anime 37.7%, Adventure 12.4%, Singleplayer 1.1%
- #40 Tokyo Xanadu eX+
74% matchVery Positive86% of 1,744 reviews2017
Dev: Nihon FalcomPub: Aksys Games
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 16.3 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Tokyo Xanadu eX+; a massive action RPG from the masters of the genre, Nihon Falcom! When high school student Kou Tokisaka encounters the nightmare realm known as the Eclipse, his world is forever changed.
Why similar: Anime 84.8%, Action 7.6%, Singleplayer 7.5%
- #41 不落城-Unconquered Castle
75% matchVery Positive81% of 150 reviews2018
Dev: 灰烬天国
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 9.3 hrs≥1hr: 84%
A Visual Novel Game. The story which happens thousand years after that "God's one day world". It's a story telling two brave girls who saved their city.
Why similar: Visual Novel 61.8%, Anime 38.2%
- #42 Threefold Recital
67% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 5,372 reviews2025
Dev: Everscape GamesPub: indienova
Windows
Median: 9.7 hrsMean: 9.2 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Threefold Recital is set in an oriental fantasy world where the metropolis of Bluescales faces turmoil after a long golden age. The mix of magic, modern, and ancient technologies challenges governance, while tensions between humans, beastlings, and dragons grow. In the shadows, a crisis looms...
Why similar: Visual Novel 62%, Anime 21.5%, Adventure 11.3%, Singleplayer 5.1%
- #43 Symphonic Rain
72% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 1,136 reviews2017
Dev: KOGADO STUDIOPub: KOMODO
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 33.1 hrs≥1hr: 89%
The reborn HD edition, Remastered by Siro! Set in Piova, the city of music and endless rain. Guide Chris Vertin on the path to become a master musician in a harmonious fusion of Visual Novel and Music-based gameplay.
Why similar: Visual Novel 46.5%, Anime 37.1%, Adventure 11.9%, Singleplayer 4.5%
- #44 SHINJUKU SOUMEI
70% matchVery Positive81% of 95 reviews2024
Dev: G-MODE
Windows
Through the eyes of Torao, explore a story that raises profound questions about the value of life. Questions that speak to those living in modern times, those in the city, and for all of us.
Why similar: Visual Novel 66.8%, Adventure 29.9%, Singleplayer 3.3%
- #45 Dusk City
69% matchVery Positive90% of 293 reviews2024
Dev: Suteneko Lab.Pub: Dieselmine
Windows
A flourishing civilization had sunk into the sea. The night never dawns...... and a sense of apocalypse hangs over the world. You'll land on an island in such a world, and as you explore the town and ruins, you'll come into contact with fragments of the world's mysteries.
Why similar: Adventure 57.4%, Action 35.7%, Singleplayer 6.9%
- #46 LustRunner 3069: Tokyo Crisis
71% matchMixed60% of 60 reviews2024
Dev: ラストランナー
Windows · Linux
Set in the year 3069, this visual novel plunges players into a cyberpunk dystopia, where the bustling streets of Tokyo serve as the backdrop for an electrifying adventure.
Why similar: Visual Novel 83.8%, Adventure 6.2%, Singleplayer 5.3%, Action 4.7%
- #47 Butterfly's Poison; Blood Chains
70% matchVery Positive95% of 94 reviews2023
Dev: PROTOTYPE
Windows
Tokyo, 1918. World War I is coming to an end. Yuriko Nomiya, aristocratic by birth, is suddenly struck by a series of misfortunes. Is this fate brought about by the changing times, or is someone plotting against her? The dark, bittersweet tale of Yuriko and five young men is about to unfold...
Why similar: Visual Novel 69.3%, Adventure 26.6%, Singleplayer 4.1%
- #48 Malus Code
73% matchMostly Positive72% of 103 reviews2016
Dev: M2 Co.,LTDPub: Dogenzaka Lab
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Malus Code is the story of a graduate student studying abroad at a Japanese university, and the three people he meets in the laboratory there. In this unfamiliar environment, can you earn their friendship? For those who don't want a lonely, sad life.
Why similar: Visual Novel 45.5%, Anime 39.8%, Adventure 14.7%
- #49 VenusBlood GAIA International
70% matchMixed66% of 119 reviews2023
Dev: NinetailPub: JAST
Windows
Embark on the impossible quest to rescue the decaying world of Palastra in this dungeon defense SRPG, interwoven with a story of epic proportions!
Why similar: Visual Novel 48%, Anime 29.4%, Adventure 16.2%, Singleplayer 6.5%
- #50 赫炎的印加诺克 Fullvoice ReBORN
71% matchVery Positive85% of 187 reviews2019
Dev: Liar-softPub: Nekoday
Windows
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 8.4 hrs≥1hr: 88%
10年前的“复活”彻底孤立了“完全环境都市”印加诺克。恐怖的幻想生物接连出没,象征富裕的蒸汽机械文明发生了变异,不时化为异形袭击人类。蛰伏上层的贵族幸免于难,寄居下层的百万流民奇病肆虐。歪曲的灰色天空中生出无限的迷雾,理应唯一的太阳,如今却悬挂双日。这里是孤立都市,也是异形都市。
Why similar: Visual Novel 44.6%, Adventure 30.4%, Anime 25%
- #51 Type-NOISE: Shonen Shojo
67% matchVery Positive80% of 133 reviews2025
Dev: DankHeartsPub: WhisperGames
Windows
Type-NOISE: Shonen Shojo is a multi-ending mystery adventure game. A group of boys and girls who have lost their memories gather in a “Tokyo” that is both familiar and unfamiliar. They must trace their lost memories to escape the bizarre labyrinths. Are they prepared to confront their “true selves”?
Why similar: Visual Novel 44.4%, Anime 35.1%, Adventure 15.5%, Singleplayer 5%
- #52 Ascendant Hearts
71% matchVery Positive88% of 122 reviews2018
Dev: Visualnoveler
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 87%
A visual novel where you wake up in a strange new world before going on a real-life RPG adventure with three wacky party members.
Why similar: Visual Novel 40.7%, Anime 36.1%, Adventure 21.6%, Singleplayer 1.5%
- #53 ef - the first tale. (All Ages)
69% matchVery Positive96% of 189 reviews2019
Dev: minoriPub: MangaGamer
Windows
Median: 7.1 hrsMean: 286.2 hrs≥1hr: 71%
What starts with a conversation between two long lost friends spills out into a captivating visual novel about four youths struggling to pursue their dreams and find their place in the world as love complicates everything.
Why similar: Visual Novel 55.4%, Anime 32.9%, Adventure 8.6%, Singleplayer 3.1%
- #54 The Sekimeiya: Spun Glass
68% matchVery Positive86% of 279 reviews2021
Dev: Trinitite Team
Windows · Mac · Linux
An intricate mystery visual novel. Search text, piece together clues, and jump around the story to unravel the tangled events within the sealed tower.
Why similar: Visual Novel 50.1%, Anime 36%, Adventure 10.6%, Singleplayer 3.3%
- #55 Ten Trials of Babel: The Doppelganger Maze
66% matchVery Positive93% of 4,340 reviews2022
Dev: 红渊Pub: NVLMaker
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 8.7 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Otome × Death Game × Mild Horror Multiple Endings Puzzle RPG
Why similar: Adventure 84.6%, Singleplayer 15.4%
- #56 A Flicker of Light
68% matchVery Positive84% of 137 reviews2022
Dev: 饺子社
Windows
In this visual novel, experience the story of Ethan Syfran, who by an accident got him and his family caught in a whirlpool of crime in a catastrophe-swept world. How would he struggle to get out and save everything he cherished... or carry up all the sins he'd done and keep going?
Why similar: Visual Novel 45.5%, Anime 36.2%, Adventure 14.4%, Singleplayer 3.8%
- #57 DRACU-RIOT!
61% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 867 reviews2026
Dev: YUZUSOFTPub: NekoNyan Ltd.
Windows
Median: 7.8 hrsMean: 27.2 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Welcome to the Special Administrative Region "Aqua Eden", an artificial island off the coast of Japan where casinos and more are legal.
Why similar: Visual Novel 52.3%, Anime 41.8%, Adventure 4.4%, Singleplayer 1.5%
- #58 TOKYO CHRONOS
68% matchVery Positive87% of 336 reviews2019
Dev: MyDearest Inc.Pub: Sekai Project
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 78%
TOKYO CHRONOS is the VR game that has multiple-choice decision points as well as more than one ending. The game takes place in Shibuya, Tokyo, which has only eight people, including you, the protagonist, Kyosuke Sakurai. Why are they there?
Why similar: Visual Novel 46.3%, Anime 38%, Adventure 12.3%, Singleplayer 3.4%
- #59 Spiral Dystopia
66% matchVery Positive86% of 63 reviews2023
Dev: LiLiMPub: Kagura Games
Windows
Kou Osakaki has spent his entire life watching over his family's shrine, peacefully whiling away the days with his close childhood friends. But when a beautiful young girl transfers to his class, everything changes.
Why similar: Anime 46%, Adventure 27.9%, Visual Novel 21.3%, Singleplayer 4.9%
- #60 Astoria: Fate's Kiss
64% matchVery Positive98% of 57 reviews2024
Dev: UNICO INC.Pub: Voltage Inc.
Windows
It's a dangerous thing, gods and monsters living among mortals. Good thing your agency exists to keep them in line. With big dreams and an even bigger heart, you aspire to climb the agency's ladder... That is, until one day five mythical beings ask for your help!
Why similar: Visual Novel 46.6%, Anime 30.9%, Adventure 20.3%, Singleplayer 2.3%