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主人公の前に突然現れた人工生命「レプリス」の少女・レゥ。人と変わらない感情を持つ彼女と過ごす中で、「心とは何か」「人間とは何か」という問いに向き合っていくSF恋愛アドベンチャー

Why similar: Dating Sim 20.8%, Interactive Fiction 20.2%, Visual Novel 14%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.7%, Adventure 11.4%

Caustic Murmurs is a Yuri Visual Novel featuring themes of loss, loneliness, and deep love. Witness a growing bond an uncover unexpected secrets

Why similar: Dating Sim 23.3%, Interactive Fiction 18%, Visual Novel 12.5%, Adventure 10.7%, Text-Based 8.7%

メモリーズオフシリーズ最新作のアフターストーリー 主人公「久寿米木一葵」と登場ヒロインたちの「その後」を楽しんでいただけます。 ビジュアルノベル形式のゲームスタイルで選択肢を選びながらストーリーが進行します。 それぞれの道を歩み始めたヒロインたち。 それぞれの未来を大切な「あなた」と一緒につかむため、 それぞれの想いが、今はじける……！

Why similar: Dating Sim 25.2%, Interactive Fiction 19.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.7%, Visual Novel 12.6%, Adventure 11.8%

かけがえのない想いを見つけた、その先に――

Why similar: Dating Sim 28.2%, Interactive Fiction 19.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.9%, Visual Novel 14%, Adventure 11.9%

A story-driven visual novel set on a quiet coastal town, where fleeting connections, unspoken desires, and personal choices shape how every relationship unfolds.

Why similar: Dating Sim 25.5%, Interactive Fiction 19.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.2%, Visual Novel 12.9%, Adventure 11.6%

Running from a painful betrayal, you retreat to the quiet countryside, hoping to leave the past behind. Instead, you find unexpected relationships, buried secrets, and a future that depends entirely on the choices you make.

Why similar: Dating Sim 24.6%, Interactive Fiction 18.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.6%, Visual Novel 12.4%, Adventure 11.3%

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: Interactive Fiction 19.3%, Dating Sim 19.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.6%, Visual Novel 16.6%, Anime 10.5%

A heartwarming romance visual novel with mini cozy puzzle games… where yes, you can date capybaras. Welcome to Capybara Cafe Chronicles.

Why similar: Dating Sim 18.9%, Interactive Fiction 15.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.8%, Cooking 11.1%, Visual Novel 10.4%

A relaxing visual novel game focusing on cozy adventure and learning Japanese.

Why similar: Dating Sim 25.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 20.4%, Visual Novel 15.1%, Interactive Fiction 13.7%, Anime 8.4%

This is a romance visual novel rotating around a murder mystery, with multiple-endings and gender selectable protagonist.

Why similar: Dating Sim 25.6%, Interactive Fiction 19.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.7%, Visual Novel 13.2%, Text-Based 9.6%

Immerse yourself in the enigmatic world of Nauris, where enchanting landscapes hide terrifying secrets: the strange behavior of elders, sinister rituals of priests, and the disappearance of citizens. Madness lurks everywhere – will you master it or become its victim? The choice is yours.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 16.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.4%, Visual Novel 14.1%, Dating Sim 14.1%, Anime 7.6%

見知らぬ密室で目を覚ました主人公。 頼れるものは、手元に残された一台のスマートフォンだけ。 通話、メッセージ、アプリなどに残された痕跡をたどりながら、脱出の手がかりを探していく。 しかし、情報を集めるほどに、 この事件の裏に隠された異様な真実が浮かび上がっていく。 スマートフォンを操作して進める、サイコロジカル・ホラーADV。

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 24.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 20.7%, Text-Based 15.4%, Adventure 14.2%, Dark 6.1%

Back from hell and into Hyuga, enemies and allies clash in this epic sequel! Overcome ultimate despair or be consumed by it: the choice is yours, ronin!

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 22.5%, Dating Sim 21.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.1%, Text-Based 13.2%, Adventure 13%

A private ASMR experience with VTuber Saya.Get closer through livestreams and private chats in this interactive visual novel.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 23.3%, Dating Sim 22.5%, Visual Novel 15.3%, Adventure 13.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.6%

A New Kind of Romantic Adventure:Break the Flags! Akira Morisaki set up "flags" with girls for Valentine’s Day success. But receiving too many chocolates triggered a fatal surge of “love power”! Saved by the angel Chocoriel, he must relive February 14th and break the flags to escape his doomed fate.

Why similar: Dating Sim 32.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.1%, Visual Novel 16.5%, Adventure 11.8%, Text-Based 7.9%

Step into the high-stakes world of journalism in this Playbook! As a reporter at the "The Meridian" newsroom, YOU are the hero. Chase a massive investigative scoop, navigate ruthless office politics, and build deep relationships. Will you break the story, or will the deadline break you?

Why similar: Dating Sim 22.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 21.1%, Interactive Fiction 21%, Visual Novel 14%, Text-Based 8.3%

「ヒロイン全員サイコパス！」 隙あらば危害を加えようとしてくる危険なサイコパス美少女たちを、あなたは攻略できますか? 頭のイカれた女の子と恋するヤンデレホラーゲーム。

Why similar: Dating Sim 25.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.4%, Visual Novel 15.2%, Text-Based 11.9%, Adventure 8.8%

Fantôme Rapport is a multi-genre visual novel that blends romance, horror, and mystery. Uncover the secrets of a ghostly luxury cruise liner and the enigmatic women aboard.

Why similar: Dating Sim 26.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18%, Visual Novel 14.7%, Text-Based 10.7%, Anime 9.4%

Labeled a “troublemaker,” you transfer to the worst high school. There, you become entangled in dangerous relationships driven by desire, jealousy, and manipulation. Will you get closer, be used, or get hurt— your choices will determine how your story with them ends.

Why similar: Dating Sim 25.9%, Interactive Fiction 19.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.3%, Visual Novel 13.2%, Adventure 12.2%

Vacation Terminal is a short 2D Psychological thriller, horror and survival based visual novel with evading based puzzle elements. Following the story of two strangers.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 22.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.9%, Visual Novel 15.5%, Adventure 12.7%, Hand-drawn 9.5%

In this fantasy visual novel, take the role of Kunya and find out what happened to prince Merril with the help of Luna, Takara, Manila and Lyara. Play as male or female, face numerous dangers and discover love along with the hidden power of Lyara, the beastmaster princess.

Why similar: Dating Sim 28.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.7%, Visual Novel 15.8%, Adventure 13.3%, Hand-drawn 9.2%

Enjoy your time in a hospital with a sexy doctor, nurse and an idol roommate! An adult visual novel adventure with multiple endings.

Why similar: Dating Sim 22.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 21.9%, Interactive Fiction 21.2%, Visual Novel 14.7%, Adventure 6.3%

Fulfilling your dream is just the beginning… but what if your dreams held a mystery? Join Konekomaru in this dating VN, where romance, comedy, and a hidden enigma intertwine. Meet different girls, make choices, and uncover the meaning of his dreams. Love, destiny, or something more?

Why similar: Dating Sim 23.6%, Interactive Fiction 20.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.8%, Visual Novel 14.7%, Text-Based 10.6%

LYNK: The Algorithm of Intimacy is a psychological romance thriller about intimacy, surveillance, and the fear of being truly seen. What begins as a dating app slowly moves beyond the screen, into real encounters, unstable connections, and choices that reveal who you become when someone is watching.

Why similar: Dating Sim 24.4%, Interactive Fiction 18.8%, Visual Novel 15%, Adventure 11.4%, Text-Based 11.2%

"The medical examination diary: Teamwork in Paradise." is a novel game. Enjoy new episodes by the heroines of "The medical examination diary: the exciting days of me and my senpai" and "The 2nd page of the medical examination diary: Another story of exciting days of me and my senpai".

Why similar: Dating Sim 26.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.8%, Visual Novel 16.9%, Adventure 13%, Text-Based 11.2%

The Ocean Between Us is an atmospheric Japanese-style visual novel about distance, memories, and emotions that linger between two people. Experience a calm romantic drama with a gentle pace, emotional dialogue, and a melancholic atmosphere.

Why similar: Dating Sim 29.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19.7%, Visual Novel 18.2%, Adventure 15.1%, Anime 7.3%

Love Signal: On Air is a simulation game that puts you into the shoes of Yuna's manager, giving you the responsibility to choose the activities that make Yuna and other streamers shine. Help them with their various streaming activities to achieve greater goals and climb onto bigger stages!

Why similar: Dating Sim 25.7%, Interactive Fiction 19.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.5%, Adventure 12.7%, Visual Novel 12.1%

A fable from your childhood. Don't you remember it?

Why similar: Dating Sim 20.7%, Interactive Fiction 17.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.5%, Text-Based 12.9%, Visual Novel 12.5%

A vibrant fantasy visual novel with multiple endings and choices.

Why similar: Dating Sim 25%, Interactive Fiction 21.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.1%, Visual Novel 16.5%, Hand-drawn 8.2%

Infected with the parasite commonly known as the “brain eating amoeba”, you have 10 days left before your death. One of the symptoms is hallucinations. And through that, “he” starts to talk and confesses his love to you. Can you convince the parasite to leave your body before it’s too late?

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 24%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.4%, Visual Novel 17.4%, Adventure 13.1%, Dark 5.8%

💖 Meet five stunning girls in this sexy visual novel prologue — from a rebellious punk vampire to a playful zombie and a sweet angel. Play through each girl’s two chapter, flirt, and unlock steamy 3D scenes.

Why similar: Dating Sim 22%, Interactive Fiction 20.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 20.1%, Visual Novel 13.5%, Text-Based 10.4%

In an abandoned bathroom waits a hungry female mouth; wet, eager, and downright sinister. Dare to feed it? — SHORT NAUGHTY SPOOKY VISUAL NOVEL · 26k words · 12 endings (in some you might even survive).

Why similar: Dating Sim 20.3%, Interactive Fiction 16.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16%, Visual Novel 12.2%, Text-Based 10.4%

“Sweet Starlight Sisters” is a character-raising romance adventure where you share a sweet life under one roof with the bunny-girl sisters Anya and Sanya. Train the duo with your own hands to become top performers, and—while occasionally fielding their heart-pounding advances—lead them to victory.

Why similar: Dating Sim 26.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.8%, Visual Novel 16.6%, Adventure 13.2%, Text-Based 11.6%

A text-based RPG with a nonlinear story set in a free Slavic fantasy world. Shape the heroine's character through your choices and unlock multiple endings. Mystery, folklore, and relationships — your fate depends only on you.

Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 21.7%, Interactive Fiction 21.6%, Text-Based 14.9%, Visual Novel 14.3%, Hand-drawn 10.7%

An LGBTQ+ Mystery Visual Novel with comic panel style aesthetics and pixel styled backgrounds. Join The Heart Breachers operatives as they navigate the world of desire, treachery, and emotional turmoil while learning to understand lofty concepts such as friendship, hope, and belief in oneself.

Why similar: Dating Sim 23.2%, Interactive Fiction 20.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.6%, Visual Novel 14.9%, Text-Based 10.1%

In search for her grandmother's keepsake, an unlikely visitor--Adelheid Ritter von Weinberger pushed order after order towards the bureau. Time felt like it passed by at their command--what could it mean for the academy?

Why similar: Dating Sim 25.4%, Interactive Fiction 20.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.6%, Visual Novel 13.9%, Anime 8.3%

The church is impatient. The church is hungry. The church is willing to do anything to get you back.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 24%, Choose Your Own Adventure 23.1%, Visual Novel 15.8%, Text-Based 10.6%, Horror 8.5%

1999年，千年世纪之交……再一次，并非恋爱的邂逅。 由原班人马带来的《泡沫冬景》正统续作，再次向视觉小说表现力的极限发起挑战。

Why similar: Dating Sim 18.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.8%, Interactive Fiction 14.8%, Visual Novel 14.2%, Text-Based 13.1%

You have exactly 5. Bread is 4, the bus fare to school is 3. What do you give up? In this short narrative experience, you play as 13-year-old Adam. Confront an interface that reacts to a painful reality, and discover that freedom of choice is sometimes nothing but a privilege.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 23.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.5%, Visual Novel 15.7%, Text-Based 15%, Adventure 13.3%

A dating visual novel where you play as a young salaryman trying to balance work and romance. Make choices that guide your relationships, meet unique waifus, and fulfill your hidden desires.

Why similar: Dating Sim 21.9%, Visual Novel 18%, Interactive Fiction 13.8%, Hand-drawn 12%, Anime 9.7%

Venture Capital is a visual novel.players take on the role of a newcomer to the venture capital, learning, growing, and developing relationships with several women. Players will face some choices, Each choice leads to a different ending.

Why similar: Dating Sim 31.6%, Interactive Fiction 28.2%, Visual Novel 23.3%, Adventure 11.6%, Story Rich 5.2%

――これは“魔法少女”のための物語だ。

Why similar: Dating Sim 32.5%, Visual Novel 19.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19.1%, Adventure 14.6%, Anime 9.3%

歌舞伎のホストとなり、メンヘラな姫たちのメンケアをしながらお金を貢がせてナンバーワンを目指すクズホスト恋愛ADV。

Why similar: Dating Sim 27.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.8%, Visual Novel 17.3%, Adventure 14.2%, Text-Based 10.5%

A romantic comedy where you play as a “love advisor” at the counselling office Making Lovely for a group of quirky, romantically challenged heroines. You, The protagonist becomes a “temporary boyfriend”. As you comment on their every move, you help them discover their true charms.

Why similar: Dating Sim 28%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.9%, Visual Novel 17.5%, Adventure 15.1%, Text-Based 9%

In 2032, Tokyo scientists unveil Araraginium, the 257th element, capable of materializing matter and bringing back the deceased as Araragi Humans. Masakazu Tokimune, a Japanese high school student, grapples with daily life's blend of humor, intrigue, and love.

Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 20.2%, Visual Novel 16.8%, Dating Sim 14.5%, Text-Based 12.9%, Adventure 10.5%

It's been about one year since a young man came to Yunagicho. And in this town, he's met quite a few people. This is the story of his loving relationships with the wonderful women he has met. Let's do our best today, with both our familiar friends, and our new ones, too! ♪

Why similar: Dating Sim 27.6%, Interactive Fiction 21.6%, Visual Novel 15%, Text-Based 12.4%, Anime 9.2%

After your mother’s strange funeral, a black rain blocks the roads and leaves you stranded. The air smells like rotting fruit and nature begins to mutate. Can you get out of here before the forest finds you?

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 20.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.5%, Visual Novel 16.9%, Adventure 13.1%, Anime 7.5%

Mental pain will never disappear, it will forever torment the soul of the protagonist. Who is he? How did he end up here? Why do dead people appear before him? Who is this girl with bandaged eyes? Eternal Pain: Epiphany is the story of the insight of a person who finds himself in purgatory.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 25.1%, Visual Novel 19%, Adventure 14.7%, Text-Based 10.1%, Hand-drawn 9.3%

The strange custom of "Onibarai" held in the village they moved to. The countryside life of the newlywed couple is infiltrated by the villagers' sinister intentions...!?

Why similar: Dating Sim 25.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.5%, Visual Novel 15.2%, Text-Based 12.3%, Adventure 9.2%

A short visual novel about dealing with loss. You explore a festival filled with old memories and regret. Where the voices of the dead never stay quite dead. Will you manage to change, before it's too late?

Why similar: Dating Sim 24.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.5%, Visual Novel 14.1%, Text-Based 12.4%, Hand-drawn 11%

CLOSED HANDS is a groundbreaking work of interactive fiction that explores the tangled intertwined stories of five people thrown together by a fictional terror attack.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 30.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 24%, Text-Based 19.8%, Adventure 17.8%, Atmospheric 5.5%

七月的海风带着咸湿的气息，吹过神奈川的街道。作家逢坂礼瑜回到阔别多年的故乡，却意外遇见了那个曾经让他心动的女孩——桂木碧。她的笑容依旧温柔，但眼神中却藏着说不清的复杂情绪。 礼瑜决定帮助碧走出生活的困境，可这一切却被他的现女友绘羽琉艾莉看在眼里。一边是未完成的过去，一边是正在书写的现在，礼瑜的每一步选择，都可能改变三个人的命运。

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 28.7%, Dating Sim 28.5%, Visual Novel 17.8%, Anime 9.6%, Adventure 8.8%

Their shop's super popular Extra Special Pudding's secret ingredient is actually...?!

Why similar: Dating Sim 26.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.5%, Visual Novel 15.6%, Cooking 14.5%, Adventure 9.2%

In this 2022 Moe Game Award–winning dark romance VN, step into the shoes of a submissive young corporate cog whose dream of a big-city bachelor’s lifestyle remains elusive—that is, until he catches the captivating gaze of one Mami Himekawa, his dommy-mommy, slightly older coworker...

Why similar: Dating Sim 24.7%, Visual Novel 16.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.4%, Text-Based 10.5%, Anime 8.1%

This short story commemorates the first anniversary(2016) of the CnGal. It's a heartwarming, healing tale filled with references to our mascot's daily life and Chinese galgame jokes. We hope you enjoy it—and fall in love with our mascot!

Why similar: Dating Sim 31.3%, Interactive Fiction 27.8%, Visual Novel 22.8%, Anime 10.3%, Adventure 6%

Maiden of Milk is an adult, stat-based VN about managing the milk, moods, and schedules of five very busty women. Spend limited weekly energy on dates, milking, gifts, and intimate scenes to grow their curves and unlock new events.

Why similar: Dating Sim 26.9%, Interactive Fiction 20.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.4%, Visual Novel 13.4%, Adventure 13.1%

A psychological horror story, with a spiking sense of danger and gentle melancholy. An out of this world adventure, revolving around books, memories and mortality. Along the way, perhaps you shall pick up pieces of a long forgotten heart, or some unlikely companions that you never knew you needed.

Why similar: Dating Sim 19%, Interactive Fiction 17.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16%, Visual Novel 12.4%, Text-Based 10.2%

A light-hearted lesbian romance between a tired office lady and a gyaru foxgirl. Make choices as Sasami and pursue a relationship with the cheerful Mirai, or risk ruining it.

Why similar: Dating Sim 25.7%, Interactive Fiction 20.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.4%, Visual Novel 14.2%, Text-Based 12.2%

The prologue arc to the "Garden of Roses" story. A visual novel set in a world where monster girls walk among us. Take the role of Will Getz, a young man with a score to settle after 15 long years of being away from home.

Why similar: Dating Sim 18.9%, Interactive Fiction 14.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.4%, Visual Novel 11.1%, Hand-drawn 8.2%

Deep in the dim forest, where the trees had stolen the light and the wind had vanished...the brother and sister walked along a path shrouded in purple mist.

Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 21%, Visual Novel 17.7%, Adventure 14.2%, Hand-drawn 12.2%, Cooking 11.8%