- #1 Gensokyo:Presumption of Guilt~Pansies Before Dawn
97% matchVery Positive93% of 350 reviews2026
Dev: 戏壤游戏(Xirang Games)
Windows
Explore the intertwined fates of humans and youkai in this interactive fiction. As an unwitting protagonist, enter the sealed realm of Gensokyo to investigate a series of bizarre murders. Unearth ancient secrets and witness a gripping saga hidden for millennia.
Why similar: Detective 24.7%, Lore-Rich 23.5%, Text-Based 17.7%, Visual Novel 16.2%, Interactive Fiction 10.5%
- #2 東方翠神廻廊 〜 Faith in the Goddess of Suwa.
96% matchMostly Positive78% of 225 reviews2024
Dev: T.D
Windows · Mac · Linux
“Touhou Suijin Kairou” is a Touhou derivative RPG featuring over 150 fantasy girls! Explore the corridors and solve the strange situation in Gensokyo! A profound story unfolds, and your choices will change the future!
Why similar: Visual Novel 42.3%, Choices Matter 24.1%, Story Rich 17.7%, Atmospheric 10.8%, Casual 5.1%
- #3 東方幻想魔録W ~ The Devil of Decline
96% matchVery Positive92% of 50 reviews2024
Dev: ハチクマソフトPub: mebius.
Windows
Select one of four protagonists, and resolve the spiriting away incident plaguing all of Gensokyo! There are over 100 allies called "shikigami" to recruit. Combine shikigami however you like and bring the incident to its resolution!
Why similar: Adventure 46.3%, Fantasy 26%, Story Rich 23.4%, Singleplayer 4.3%
- #4 Ghostwire: Tokyo - Prelude
95% matchMixed62% of 452 reviews2022
Dev: Tango GameworksPub: Bethesda Softworks
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 28%
Join KK and his gang of supernatural detectives as they investigate a strange disappearance, only to stumble upon something more sinister. Build relationships with your team and piece together their stories.
Why similar: Visual Novel 41.5%, Multiple Endings 22%, Story Rich 14.9%, Adventure 7%, Atmospheric 6.9%
- #5 Touhou Artificial Dream in Arcadia
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 1,217 reviews2023
Dev: Bar Holographic Otaku
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Explore Gensokyo from an outsider's perspective in this old-school Touhou DRPG!
Why similar: Adventure 51.3%, Fantasy 30.6%, Anime 13.2%, Singleplayer 5%
- #6 Entropic Float: This World Will Decay And Disappear
94% matchPositive92% of 50 reviews2022
Dev: Nico HPub: Starfield Gaming
Windows · Mac
A free drama-mystery visual novel with a modern fantasy setting. Reach out to the fourteen people trapped inside to find the truth through eighteen endings, influenced by but not exclusively bound to your own system time.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 29.2%, Visual Novel 28.4%, Multiple Endings 14.9%, Story Rich 10.6%, Text-Based 8.1%
- #7 Touhou Kouzougi ~ Flickerframe Shutter Festival
93% matchVery Positive90% of 50 reviews2025
Dev: Ryann Thierry
Windows
A fan-made celebration of Touhou's creative spirit! When a suspicious festival erupts, Aya must photograph spellcards, unlock skills, and uncover hidden truths. Packed with loving references to fanworks both old and new, from all around the world!
Why similar: Mythology 37.3%, Magic 23.1%, Anime 16.5%, Fantasy 12%, Adventure 9.6%
- #8 Marisa of Liartop Mountain
92% matchVery Positive85% of 291 reviews2025
Dev: Alliance Arts
Windows
Marisa of Liartop Mountain is an adventure RPG where the player's choice and the dice will determine the path. Reimu ventures through a mysterious book, to find Marisa who disappeared... but Reimu is not alone. 4 girls will guide, help, and support Reimu on her journey... While having a blast!
Why similar: Anime 28.1%, Choices Matter 24.5%, Fantasy 18.2%, Story Rich 15.4%, Atmospheric 8.9%
- #9 Touhou Dystopian
90% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 2,194 reviews2025
Dev: Kay Lnk
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 8.5 hrs≥1hr: 76%
Touhou Project's Brand New Action Roguelite Fan Game! Strange incidents erupt in the Animal Realm and Primate Spirit Garden. Embark on an unknown journey, uncover the truth behind the anomalies, and break through this 'Touhou Dystopian'!
Why similar: Anime 30.9%, Magic 26.2%, Colorful 17.5%, Fantasy 13.8%, Adventure 8.2%
- #10 求闻编年史 ~ Gensokyo Recollection
91% matchVery Positive97% of 230 reviews2022
Dev: Forever Shrine
Windows
这是一部以九代阿礼少女为主角展开的宏大叙事向东方同人RPG:拥有过目不忘能力的稗田阿求因一场噩梦丧失了所有前世的记忆。 为了找寻自己的记忆,稗田阿求跟随幻想乡众人踏遍幻想乡的每一个角落,重新见证幻想乡的历史。
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 40.5%, Visual Novel 27.7%, Anime 11.1%, Magic 9.8%, Adventure 7.5%
- #11 Tokyo Detectives
91% matchMixed69% of 59 reviews2021
Dev: Rincho Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Detective Game. Murder Investigation. Interrogate witnesses. Rebut with evidence.
Why similar: Detective 38.2%, Visual Novel 20.2%, Text-Based 17.3%, Anime 13.7%, Story Rich 5.9%
- #12 Dichotomy Illusion: The Coser Disassembly Incident
89% matchVery Positive87% of 398 reviews2025
Dev: akidouPub: 糕薯科技
Windows
"Dichotomy Illusion" is a Shin Honkaku mystery visual novel that combines real-world entertainment elements with physical locations, utilizing ACGN (Anime, Comics, Games, Novels) subculture knowledge to solve criminal cases and uncover the truth.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 56.3%, Visual Novel 33.9%, Story Rich 8.3%, Singleplayer 1.5%
- #13 秘封旅行 ~ Secret Sealing Travel
89% matchVery Positive100% of 246 reviews2020
Dev: 鸽屋谷
Windows
秘封旅行是一款Touhou Project的同人桌宠休闲游戏。与桌面的两位秘封俱乐部少女互动,体验数值养成,在近未来京都的大地图上,尽情探索、打工、购物,来和秘封俱乐部一起享受每一天吧!
Why similar: Casual 100%
- #14 Touhou - Reimus Awesome Holiday
88% matchVery Positive95% of 110 reviews2022
Dev: AksawShin
Windows
Its Reimus Day off. But her day is ruined by an unknown force in Gensokyo! Play as Reimu to find out what this mysterious group is about and uncover their secret!
Why similar: Detective 43%, Lore-Rich 33.6%, Choices Matter 11.1%, Multiple Endings 10%, Story Rich 1.9%
- #15 The Radiants
87% matchVery Positive86% of 87 reviews2023
Dev: Rose Arcana Games
Windows · Mac
The Radiants is a magical adventure visual novel with light stat raising & multiple endings. Choose what kind of Oracle you will become and maybe find romance along the way.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 19%, Visual Novel 18.4%, Multiple Endings 10.7%, Choices Matter 10.6%, Mythology 9.4%
- #16 Touhou Mystery Reel
86% matchVery Positive94% of 945 reviews2022
Dev: Iceprite
Windows
Touhou Mystery Reel is a 2D platformer action game with special combat system. You can experience exciting battles and interesting stories in the game. There will be different endings of the stages. The player has the freedom to choose either to fight the powerful bosses or to take "shortcuts".
Why similar: Anime 40.2%, Colorful 23.1%, Adventure 20.9%, Casual 15.8%
- #17 The Red Pearls Of Borneo
84% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 3,395 reviews2026
Dev: Bushmonkey Games
Windows · Mac
A detective noir puzzle deduction game. Explore a non-linear timeline as a clairvoyant investigator in 1941 Borneo. Jump between time and locations to uncover motives and discover what truly happened in the Goodwill tobacco plantation that fateful night on the eve of the WW2 Japanese invasion.
Why similar: Detective 27.8%, Interactive Fiction 18.9%, Text-Based 14%, Nonlinear 11.2%, Visual Novel 9.9%
- #18 Touhou: Lost Branch of Legend
86% matchVery Positive93% of 2,083 reviews2022
Dev: Alioth Studio
Windows · Mac
Median: 19.4 hrsMean: 46.4 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Welcome to Eientei, combine multiple colors of mana to build your ideal deck, duel with gensokyo girls, and chase back the mysterious moon treasure. Also, enjoy the unpredictable Roguelike with fantasy Danmaku!
Why similar: Anime 89.2%, Singleplayer 10.8%
- #19 Touhou: New World
85% matchMostly Positive78% of 294 reviews2023
Dev: Ankake SpaPub: XSEED Games
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 8.6 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Delve back into the world of Touhou in this bullet hell action-RPG adventure! The boundary between Gensokyo and the outside world has been breached, and it falls to Reimu Hakurei and Marisa Kirisame to discover why. Level up skills, forge new equipment, and explore Gensokyo to uncover the truth!
Why similar: Anime 37%, Magic 35.9%, Fantasy 21.8%, Adventure 3.1%, Singleplayer 2.3%
- #20 Christmas Celebration With Sakuya Izayoi
83% matchVery Positive90% of 172 reviews2021
Dev: Sigyaad Team
Windows
Celebrate Christmas with Sakuya Izayoi from the Touhou Project in this cozy visual novel! Explore the colourful sights of the human village in Gensokyo as it hosts a one of a kind festival with several venues and gorgeous sights to see!
Why similar: Anime 36.3%, Visual Novel 26.7%, Colorful 17.2%, Casual 8.7%, Story Rich 8.2%
- #21 The Bygone Days of Her and the Flowers
80% matchVery Positive99% of 223 reviews2025
Dev: luern0313
Windows · Mac · Linux
和纳西妲一起,回到「过去」的须弥。真正的花神诞祭、密室中发生的「不可能犯罪」、预示着世界将毁灭的地震……在「神」不在的须弥城,你能否揭开命案的真相,探寻提瓦特世界的终极秘密,然后…与「那个人」再次相见? 和伙伴们一起,去见证《只属于「她与花」的往日》
Why similar: Detective 27.4%, Text-Based 17.5%, Visual Novel 17.2%, Lore-Rich 17.1%, Anime 10.1%
- #22 Touhou Genso Wanderer -Reloaded-
82% matchVery Positive93% of 1,833 reviews2018
Dev: AQUASTYLE
Windows
Median: 9.6 hrsMean: 66.6 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Based on the "Touhou Project" world, Touhou Genso Wanderer -Reloaded- is an addictive roguelike RPG that's easy for beginners to pickup and play, but with tons of advanced options for pros! Explore dungeons with your Touhou favorites characters, collect loot, and battle over the Golden Spheres!
Why similar: Anime 48.1%, Adventure 27.3%, Visual Novel 11.8%, Fantasy 9%, Singleplayer 3.7%
- #23 Nanairo Reincarnation
82% matchVery Positive96% of 166 reviews2019
Dev: Silky's Plus WasabiPub: Sekai Project
Windows
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 11.6 hrs≥1hr: 82%
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 29.4%, Anime 15.8%, Choices Matter 12.1%, Text-Based 11.9%, Interactive Fiction 9.6%
- #24 Faces of Illusion: The Twin Phantoms
84% matchMixed61% of 197 reviews2017
Dev: Moonrise InteractivePub: Artifex Mundi
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Dive into a spectacle of magic and illusion!
Why similar: Adventure 31.5%, Casual 23.4%, Story Rich 17.1%, Fantasy 12.9%, Atmospheric 11.7%
- #25 月夜下的紅茶杯 ~ Blacktea With Moon
81% matchVery Positive93% of 590 reviews2018
Dev: 凝冰剑斩
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 75.5 hrs≥1hr: 23%
~Blacktea With Moon~ is a visual novel style fan game of Touhou Project. The main story line of the game will deep into the love story of the two main protagonists who are Sakuya and Remilia. Players will play as both Sakuya and Remilia in the game and the story begins and focus on the day after Sakuya arrived Scarlet Devil Mansion.
Why similar: Visual Novel 50.6%, Anime 28.5%, Fantasy 9.8%, Casual 6.9%, Singleplayer 4.2%
- #26 绽于枝垂樱下~Flowering Across the Hakugyokurou
81% matchVery Positive95% of 164 reviews2019
Dev: 凝冰剑斩
Windows
《Flowering Across the Hakugyokurou》is a short Vision Novel Touhou Project Fan Fiction game. The main story is about a love story of Yuyuko and Yukari. This game will tell a story that happened before Yuyuko died.
Why similar: Visual Novel 36.8%, Mythology 30.8%, Anime 20.4%, Story Rich 10.3%, Singleplayer 1.7%
- #27 Save Me, Sakuya-san!
78% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 909 reviews2021
Dev: Sigyaad Team
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 9.7 hrs≥1hr: 72%
She's here to help! Let Sakuya Izayoi from the Touhou Project comfort you after encountering some hardships in this beautiful visual novel that aims to heal your troubles away!
Why similar: Visual Novel 37%, Anime 26.9%, Story Rich 13.7%, Colorful 7.5%, Casual 6.5%
- #28 DAEMON MASQUERADE
77% matchVery Positive95% of 484 reviews2024
Dev: Callum Page
Windows · Mac · Linux
An anime-inspired supernatural detective game. Uncover the identities and powers of your adversaries using a conspiracy board full of evidence.
Why similar: Detective 33.4%, Lore-Rich 27.3%, Visual Novel 15.1%, Anime 10.8%, Story Rich 8.6%
- #29 Lighthouse of Guiding Flames
79% matchVery Positive89% of 71 reviews2019
Dev: TomoToroPub: NARRATIVE NINE LTD
Windows
Ethani lost her way and ended up at the Lighthouse. Where did she come from and where should she go? Explore this fantasy Visual Novel to reveal her past and set sail once more...
Why similar: Detective 24.6%, Visual Novel 23.8%, Anime 13.3%, Story Rich 9.9%, Fantasy 7.7%
- #30 Urban Myth Dissolution Center
75% matchVery Positive88% of 6,076 reviews2025
Dev: HakababunkoPub: SHUEISHA GAMES
Windows
Median: 7.3 hrsMean: 9.6 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Join forces with the psychic Director of the Urban Myth Dissolution Center and solve a variety of cases involving cursed relics, rental properties with shady histories, and dimensional anomalies. Monstrous oddities and otherworldly planes abound in this occult mystery adventure game!
Why similar: Visual Novel 25.4%, Detective 24.1%, Text-Based 22.7%, Story Rich 10.2%, Anime 6.2%
- #31 东方裁判梦~Rookie Attorney Legendry
78% matchMostly Positive72% of 141 reviews2024
Dev: YEARSPub: WindField Games
Windows
"Touhou Saibanmu ~Rookie Attorney Legendry" is a puzzle-solving detective game based on the Touhou series. It mainly tells the story of Marisa Kirisame who, by chance, becomes a lawyer. The story is divided into three chapters, each with multiple endings.
Why similar: Detective 38.4%, Visual Novel 25.9%, Anime 16.3%, Story Rich 8.6%, Colorful 6.1%
- #32 东方十昊狱 ~ Hella Dazzling Hell!!
79% matchMostly Positive72% of 93 reviews2021
Dev: Lonhong TeamPub: Lonhong Media
Windows
龙皇社东方同人作品第三作LH03-东方十昊狱! 本游戏是一款2D横板的东方project二次同人动作RPG游戏,拥有宏大的叙事和独具特色的武器合成/组装系统,玩家将扮演救灾小队穿行于幻想乡各处,探索隐藏的秘宝并调查异变的成因。
Why similar: Anime 39.9%, Colorful 23.1%, Adventure 20.8%, Fantasy 16.2%
- #33 Touhou Fairy Knockout ~ One fairy to rule them all
76% matchVery Positive87% of 276 reviews2023
Dev: 二色幽紫蝶
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 1.9 hrs≥1hr: 47%
You will role-play as playful fairies with unique personalities, and accomplish your own Gekokujō in Gensokyo where the strong gather! Make your own favorite fairy character the strongest with your own hands!
Why similar: Anime 53.1%, Colorful 30.7%, Casual 16.3%
- #34 ステータス確認探偵
74% matchVery Positive95% of 76 reviews2025
Dev: 風切羽
Windows
Check the suspect's status and solve the mystery! A status-checking mystery ADV in which a rookie detective takes on difficult cases that take place in a fantasy world.
Why similar: Visual Novel 59.5%, Adventure 22.3%, Story Rich 15.8%, Singleplayer 2.5%
- #35 Murder on the Marine Express
76% matchVery Positive94% of 78 reviews2021
Dev: 1564 Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
A mystery visual novel taking place aboard the underwater train Marine Express. Follow student Ranko Togawa on her quest to find the culprit on the murder of an accompanying teacher... with lots of surprises along the way!
Why similar: Detective 34.6%, Visual Novel 21.3%, Text-Based 19.5%, Anime 10.8%, Story Rich 8.7%
- #36 My Therapy
74% matchVery Positive96% of 334 reviews2022
Dev: Suvorov Mikhail
Windows · Linux
A visual novel about cute melancholic girls!
Why similar: Visual Novel 26.5%, Multiple Endings 18.3%, Interactive Fiction 17.5%, Anime 13.9%, Choices Matter 9.8%
- #37 瓔珞事件簿之誰殺了愛情
75% matchVery Positive97% of 79 reviews2022
Dev: 傅真Pub: Genuine Studio Ltd
Windows
瓔珞事件簿系列遊戲是一系列以私人偵探拍擋瓔.珞為主角的推理解謎遊戲 你將會與兩位充滿火花的偵探, 一同破解一個又一個離奇案件!
Why similar: Detective 24.4%, Visual Novel 21.2%, Text-Based 11.6%, Anime 11.2%, Choices Matter 8.3%
- #38 Fading Hearts
77% matchMixed65% of 192 reviews2014
Dev: Sakura River Interactive
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 188.4 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Your choices changes the GENRE of the story!Almost EVERY NPC LIES to you at some point in the game!Live a life of adventure or a normal life! A game with true choices!An interactive story/game where you play the role of Ryou, a seemingly normal high school student in the land of Sorayama.
Why similar: Visual Novel 36.5%, Multiple Endings 25.3%, Anime 20.2%, Casual 6.6%, Fantasy 6.4%
- #39 Sona-Nyl of the Violet Shadows Refrain
72% matchVery Positive100% of 64 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: Lore-Rich 24.7%, Text-Based 17.6%, Visual Novel 17.1%, Anime 11.4%, Multiple Endings 10.6%
- #40 Staffer Case: A Supernatural Mystery Adventure
70% matchVery Positive94% of 4,108 reviews2023
Dev: Team Tetrapod
Windows · Mac
Median: 7.4 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Staffer Case is a new sort of mystery game, asking players to find clues, arrange them into documents, and point out the contradictions between them to solve a series of murders. Each mystery unraveled leads you closer to the truth lying at the heart of each case!
Why similar: Detective 31.1%, Text-Based 17.8%, Visual Novel 13.6%, Multiple Endings 9%, Anime 9%
- #41 Deluge: Threnody of Crashing Waves
73% matchVery Positive86% of 259 reviews2022
Dev: leavesPub: socah
Windows · Mac · Linux
In the not so distant past, the Isle of Abbot underwent a mysterious evacuation event. Delve into the secrets of this unsettling place and elicit the girls' tragic fate. An interactive visual novel with psychological and lovecraftian undertones.
Why similar: Visual Novel 44.2%, Anime 29.4%, Story Rich 14.3%, Choices Matter 9.5%, Casual 2.6%
- #42 The NOexistenceN of Morphean Paradox : The Forest of Silver Shallots
70% matchMostly Positive70% of 1,935 reviews2026
Dev: 0x0Real StudioPub: Nino Games
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 2.9 hrs≥1hr: 53%
You awaken in the Forest of Silver Shallots, setting out to uncover the secret of the Morphean Paradox. Above, factions weave their schemes; below, the black mist hides a swelling undercurrent. Time never stands still, and truth wears many faces. Not everyone can return to their fate…
Why similar: Visual Novel 25.3%, Multiple Endings 19.6%, Choices Matter 16.6%, Story Rich 13%, Anime 12.2%
- #43 Remyadry
73% matchVery Positive88% of 587 reviews2018
Dev: Kokoko SoftPub: DLsite
Windows
Median: 6.5 hrsMean: 295.6 hrs≥1hr: 87%
The denizens of Touhou Project in a Dungeon Crawling RPG! Gensokyo is connected to 'a certain world' and a huge dungeon by the name of 'Mazes of the Week' appears. Create your own Touhou Characters, step up to the dungeon's challenges! An 'Authentic Style' RPG inspired by Touhou Project.
Why similar: Anime 100%
- #44 Soulslayer~灭魂·误佳期~
72% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 724 reviews2017
Dev: 开水工作室Pub: NVLMaker
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 91%
An exciting adventure in a story of ancient Chinese setting.Visual Novel with multiple endings to explore.
Why similar: Detective 55.1%, Visual Novel 29%, Adventure 9.4%, Casual 6.5%
- #45 Trials of Innocence
68% matchVery Positive92% of 1,723 reviews2025
Dev: 猫龙游戏
Windows
Median: 18.7 hrsMean: 21.5 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Trials of Innocence is an indie courtroom detective game. Step into the shoes of the main character, rookie lawyer Luna Ray, and navigate her journey through the legal world. Unravel a shocking conspiracy that changes the fate of many, including herself, and confront her inner choices.
Why similar: Detective 24.2%, Lore-Rich 19.6%, Interactive Fiction 16.9%, Visual Novel 13.6%, Anime 7.8%
- #46 神社的百合香 ~ Floral Aroma in the Shrine
71% matchVery Positive94% of 864 reviews2018
Dev: 凝冰剑斩
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 29.9 hrs≥1hr: 46%
《Floral Aroma in the Shrine》is a short Vision Novel Touhou Project Fan Fiction game. The main story is about a love story of Reimu and Marisa. Player will be playing as Marisa and experience her side of the story happened in Hakurei Jinja.
Why similar: Visual Novel 55.3%, Anime 29.3%, Fantasy 12.4%, Singleplayer 3.1%
- #47 Star Apprentice: Magical Murder Mystery
71% matchVery Positive94% of 177 reviews2021
Dev: Will-o-Works
Windows
Star Apprentice: Magical Murder Mystery is a danmaku-detective game that combines point-and-click style deduction with high octane bullet hell gameplay. Find evidence, interrogate suspects, and refute contradictions to solve the case!
Why similar: Detective 36.3%, Visual Novel 20.7%, Magic 16.7%, Anime 13.7%, Story Rich 10.1%
- #48 The Island: Into The Mist
73% matchMixed66% of 225 reviews2019
Dev: BADA Games
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 86%
'The Island: In To The Mist' is an adventure game. It includes basic features of adventure genre and add some new systems to interest you. You have been given a chance to experience a group of university students, who confined in the island. There is a terrific but interesting story you will see.
Why similar: Detective 21%, Text-Based 13.7%, Interactive Fiction 12.3%, Visual Novel 11.3%, Choices Matter 10.4%
- #49 Kemono Friends Opening Day
70% matchVery Positive99% of 99 reviews2023
Dev: snow in the library
Windows · Mac · Linux
A fan visual novel where you join Nana at Japari Park as new caretaker. Fun and food await in adventures with an energetic serval cat and an always hungry fox!
Why similar: Visual Novel 33.3%, Anime 20.8%, Choices Matter 12%, Multiple Endings 11.3%, Adventure 8.7%
- #50 Illusion Carnival
66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 7,011 reviews2024
Dev: KiZ
Windows · Mac
A lost soul wanders through a whimsical, eerie pop-up book like amusement park. Dive into fun-filled stages, encounter unique characters, fend off spirit erosion, and uncover the park's hidden secrets. The enchanting yet dark Illusion Carnival begins now.
Why similar: Visual Novel 31.4%, Anime 20.6%, Story Rich 19.4%, Colorful 11.5%, Fantasy 10%
- #51 Touhou Shoujo Tale of Beautiful Memories / 東方少女綺想譚
71% matchVery Positive94% of 200 reviews2019
Dev: The N Main ShopPub: DLsite
Windows
Journey through a pixelated, isometric version of Gensoukyou in this quasi-3D action RPG! Dash and jump to avoid enemies, or shoot them down from far! Hit the right buttons at the right time to accumulate power and battle efficiently! Play as Reimu and friends and get to the bottom of the incident!
Why similar: Anime 100%
- #52 Touhou Rinrinki ~ Crafts of the Lucky Beast
67% matchVery Positive94% of 118 reviews2026
Dev: Starcrow Dev
Windows
Touhou Rinrinki ~ Crafts of the Luck Beast is a Touhou Doujin Card-Strategy Game. Using cards across different seasons, join forces with duelists of unique abilities, face various opponents from all over Gensoukyo, and uncover the truth behind the Card Duel Incident!
Why similar: Anime 64.6%, Fantasy 35.4%
- #53 TouHou Makuka Sai ~ Fantastic Danmaku Festival
69% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 1,492 reviews2018
Dev: 東方幕華祭制作组
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 192.2 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Fantastic Danmaku Festival is a Touhou Project fanfiction STG with colourful danmaku, beautiful remix music and original music. Besides the characters we know in Touhou Project, there is also a brand new original character named Nix in this game! With the Scarlet Devil mansion as their stage, the girls are soaring in the sky of Gensokyo!
Why similar: Anime 48%, Adventure 28.4%, Casual 20%, Singleplayer 3.6%
- #54 Methods: The Illusion Murders
69% matchVery Positive88% of 99 reviews2024
Dev: LockedOn GamesPub: Erabit
Windows · Mac · Linux
Detective Red July must stop a serial killer who patterns his murders after optical illusions in this mystery visual novel set in the world of Methods.
Why similar: Detective 25.2%, Interactive Fiction 21.1%, Text-Based 20.9%, Visual Novel 16%, Anime 8.6%
- #55 The Real Face of a VTuber
66% matchVery Positive92% of 318 reviews2026
Dev: 莉莉恩工作室Pub: WhisperGames
Windows
A narrative courtroom adventure all about VTubers! Players will take the role of prosecutor Justin Truth and investigate a murder at a VTuber agency, doing their best to uncover the identity of both the killer and VTuber's real face.
Why similar: Detective 35.9%, Visual Novel 20.2%, Text-Based 15.1%, Story Rich 10.3%, Anime 10.1%
- #56 Touhou Three Noisy Fairies' Adventure ~ Take it Easy
67% matchMostly Positive78% of 77 reviews2025
Dev: 狐狸壶工作室
Windows
幻想乡中生活着神明、妖怪、人类和妖精。妖精相对弱小,但却过着无忧无虑的生活。本故事讲的是幻想乡妖精们悠然的日常……本应该是这样的。采蘑菇后遇到的形似馒头的生物打破了宁静的生活。在旺盛的好奇心的驱使下,光之三妖精和愉快的伙伴们踏上了冒险之旅,或许有一天她们也将成为异变的主角?面对强大的幻想乡少女、难解的机关、油库里的阴谋,光之三妖精不屈、不媚、不省!以三妖精视角体验幻想乡!登场幻想少女总数超百人的中长篇JRPG!
Why similar: Anime 46.1%, Story Rich 30%, Adventure 13.9%, Multiple Endings 7.2%, Singleplayer 2.8%
- #57 秘封フラグメント
68% matchVery Positive98% of 184 reviews2021
Dev: シカクゲームズPub: Phoenixx Inc.
Windows
東方Projectでおなじみ、上海アリス幻樂団様制作の音楽CDシリーズ「秘封倶楽部」の二次創作ノベルゲームです。選択肢はありません。物語中で入手した記憶の欠片「フラグメント」や、プレイヤー自身の知恵によって物語を分岐させ、彼女達の冒険―蓮台野夜行―を成功に導きましょう。
Why similar: Text-Based 42.6%, Visual Novel 39.5%, Adventure 15.6%, Singleplayer 2.2%
- #58 Cross The Boundaries
66% matchVery Positive99% of 89 reviews2025
Dev: AlfredProsPub: Ziel Graywords
Windows · Linux
This is a Touhou Fangame. Maribel Hearn is a girl with unusual experience with ghosts and supernatural beings. In Cross The Boundaries, you will solve riddles while trying to stay alive, and looking for a way out of the nightmare.
Why similar: Visual Novel 28%, Lore-Rich 26.3%, Anime 16.2%, Atmospheric 8.2%, Fantasy 8%
- #59 東方幻夢箋 ~ Touhou Phantasm Dream
69% matchVery Positive87% of 86 reviews2020
Dev: Lonhong TeamPub: Lonhong Media
Windows
龙皇社东方同人作品第一作LH01-东方幻梦笺! 本次引起异变的是神秘“可怖”的鬼怪力量—整个幻想乡笼罩着噩梦下,究竟幻想乡的少女们会如何行动呢? 三组自机飒爽登场,更有蕾米莉亚芙兰朵露两姐妹参与事件当中!不同的自机会有不同的操作体验,望能给您带来丰富的操作体验!
Why similar: Adventure 57.4%, Casual 42.6%
- #60 Flower in Us
64% matchVery Positive94% of 431 reviews2025
Dev: ChalkseagullPub: PsychoFlux Entertainment
Windows
Flower in Us is a short, story-driven mystery adventure that invites players to unravel hidden secrets.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 28.3%, Visual Novel 20.6%, Choices Matter 15.2%, Multiple Endings 14.9%, Story Rich 9.2%