- #1 Tokyo Hosto
97% matchMixed49% of 67 reviews2015
Dev: Baller IndustriesPub: Baller industries
Windows · Mac
Median: 30 minMean: 7.0 hrs≥1hr: 30%
Your name is Jayson Traish, and you have just graduated from high school. You failed your exams horribly and you face a life of menial work. Your only recourse is to try get a job at a host bar, where your duties include, hitting on women, drinking copious amounts of alcohol and cleaning the toilets.
Why similar: Adventure 54.8%, Visual Novel 45.2%
- #2 Quantum Conscience
96% matchMostly Positive72% of 57 reviews2015
Dev: Woodsy Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 98%
In this unconventional visual novel, the player controls the story by choosing whether to use the main character's ability to read people's minds. As an agent of an intergalactic society of freedom fighters, Blaire's telepathic skills can be used in the name of freedom, or to manipulate others for power.
Why similar: Adventure 61.2%, Visual Novel 38.8%
- #3 Crystal Chameleon
96% match4 user reviews25% of 4 reviews2019
Dev: Milan KazarkaPub: Vysoko Anime Production
Windows
Sci-Fi cyberpunk Visual Novel based in a future where telepathic powers are common-place and humans and dolphins work together.
Why similar: Visual Novel 36%, Adventure 26.6%, Sci-fi 18.8%, Indie 10.1%, 2D 8.5%
- #4 Together We Live
95% matchVery Positive97% of 208 reviews2017
Dev: Water PhoenixPub: KEMCO
Windows
This is a visual novel game without player selections. To atone for the sins of humanity, the girl continues to die.
Why similar: Visual Novel 47.5%, Adventure 42.3%, Indie 10.2%
- #5 Blooming Ashes
94% match6 user reviews83% of 6 reviews2026
Dev: LunaKin
Windows
In a shattered post-apocalyptic world, your story is forged through tension, intrigue, and humanity. Traverse hidden paths, witness multiple perspectives, and shape the fate of the last refuge. Will you wield cold steel or ignite the flame of empathy?
Why similar: Visual Novel 36.1%, Adventure 32.3%, Sci-fi 19.4%, 2D 9.8%, Indie 2.5%
- #6 The Next World
94% matchMostly Positive73% of 115 reviews2016
Dev: Illuminated GamesPub: AAD Productions
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Welcome to The Next World - a strategic visual novel telling the story of a crashed colony ship and its ragged group of survivors, trying to make a new life on the wrong planet. Craft plans, make decisions, and manage your colony's limited resources in a desperate fight to stay alive.
Why similar: Visual Novel 38.3%, Sci-fi 28.3%, Adventure 27.4%, Indie 6%
- #7 Once10
93% matchVery Positive82% of 104 reviews2019
Dev: JingtuStudio
Windows · Mac
This is a visual novel about 60 minutes in length, telling a story of memories.he visual novel "Once10" is a story which will recall the experience of many individuals.
Why similar: Adventure 45%, Visual Novel 44.6%, Indie 10.4%
- #8 マイ・プラネット─MOON CHILD─
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: D.U.F.F.
Windows
[Gameplay Mechanics]• Controls: Simple mouse-click navigation to advance the story.• Branching Narrative: Player choices directly influence the plot, leading to multiple unique endings.• Standard Features: Includes essential functions such as Skip, Auto-mode, Save/Load, and Message Backlog.
Why similar: Visual Novel 39.3%, Adventure 35.1%, Sci-fi 25.6%
- #9 Jisei
91% matchPositive88% of 25 reviews2018
Dev: sakevisual
Windows · Mac · Linux
A murder mystery visual novel. Use your psychic powers to track down a killer and prove your innocence!
Why similar: Adventure 44.7%, Visual Novel 44.1%, Indie 11.2%
- #10 i feel very lonely and i don't remember myself
89% matchVery Positive94% of 139 reviews2023
Dev: Ricardo Cancela
Windows
A short sci-fi visual novel about four scientists trapped in an underground lab. Explore their chat records to uncover the mysteries of Inturg Technologies. How can they escape their doom?
Why similar: Visual Novel 35.3%, Nonlinear 22.7%, Sci-fi 22.1%, Adventure 13.2%, 2D 4.8%
- #11 Memoria
90% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Diagonal Games
Windows · Mac
Your crew is still sleeping, you’re alone in a spaceship, stuck in the void. Will you survive?
Why similar: Adventure 41.8%, Visual Novel 28.2%, Sci-fi 20%, Indie 10.1%
- #12 雪色废都 Abandoned Snowy Castle
89% match6 user reviews83% of 6 reviews2019
Dev: Amethyst Atelier
Windows
You are traveling to England with your little sister during the summer holiday. But what comes is...
Why similar: Adventure 46.6%, Visual Novel 42.1%, Indie 11.3%
- #13 The Bright Star Of Seraph-Katis-
87% matchVery Positive87% of 61 reviews2024
Dev: STARxSTAR
Windows
《The Bright Star Of Seraph-Katis-》is a short text adventure game. This game combines a visual novel and an "adventure mode".
Why similar: Visual Novel 41.3%, Adventure 28.4%, Sci-fi 15.9%, 2D 9.9%, Indie 4.5%
- #14 Kansei
88% matchPositive94% of 16 reviews2018
Dev: sakevisual
Windows · Mac · Linux
A murder mystery visual novel. Use your psychic powers to uncover secrets and hunt down a murderer.
Why similar: Adventure 50%, Visual Novel 38%, Indie 12.1%
- #15 Re Angel
86% matchVery Positive99% of 141 reviews2018
Dev: Studio GU
Windows
Re Angel is a 2nd visual novel created by Studio GU, an indy game developer from Thailand.
Why similar: Visual Novel 48.7%, Adventure 41%, Indie 10.2%
- #16 The Leopard Catgirl in Miaoli
86% matchVery Positive95% of 193 reviews2019
Dev: Erotes Studio
Windows
The protagonist Wang Cheng-En returns to his hometown due to the rivalry between different countries. Along the way, he encounters a girl with animal ears by accident.How will this relationship develop when he lives together with this unusual girl?
Why similar: Adventure 55.5%, Visual Novel 31.9%, Indie 12.6%
- #17 Lament/邸宅の幽鬼
84% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2026
Dev: 焙煎紅茶
Windows
絶望と現実に何度打ちのめされても"人間らしさ"を探し続ける。君の本当の願いは─────。現代日本とダークな世界観で繰り広げられる、「心理探究×クローズドADV」
Why similar: Visual Novel 38.1%, Adventure 34.5%, Sci-fi 24.8%, Indie 2.7%
- #18 Orion: A Sci-Fi Visual Novel
85% matchMixed54% of 82 reviews2015
Dev: Cylight Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
A science-fiction visual novel centered on the implications of time travel, artificial intelligence, and humanity's ascent to the stars.
Why similar: Visual Novel 50%, Sci-fi 27.6%, Adventure 22.4%
- #19 Flamel's miracle(弗拉梅尔的奇迹)
84% matchMixed68% of 155 reviews2017
Dev: Weixi Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 36.4 hrs≥1hr: 97%
Assistant and I headed to a newly discovered Plane world for new resouces. Unfortunately, we ran into worm hole, due to which our spacecraft were forced to make emergency landing onto an unknown world. In order to fix the spacecraft, we started our adventure and got involved into various accidents and incidents, voluntarily or not...
Why similar: Visual Novel 49.6%, Adventure 41%, Indie 9.5%
- #20 神明的一天世界(God's One Day World)
83% 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 49%, Adventure 47.9%, Indie 3.1%
- #21 Before Arriving at the Terminal
82% matchVery Positive88% of 84 reviews2019
Dev: 人工くらげ
Windows
A horror visual novel set in a suburban city.
Why similar: Visual Novel 55.6%, Adventure 33.5%, Indie 10.9%
- #22 Serafina's Crown
82% matchMostly Positive74% of 54 reviews2016
Dev: Woodsy StudioPub: Thesis Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 98%
Serafina’s Crown is a visual novel with elements of fantasy, adventure and romance. You play as Odell Perin, the newly-appointed regent of Darzia as she tries to solve the murder of the queen and a host of other domestic and international crises.
Why similar: Adventure 54.5%, Visual Novel 32.3%, Indie 13.2%
- #23 Once in Yaissor 2
81% matchMixed54% of 81 reviews2017
Dev: Valera Entertainment
Windows
Median: 24 minMean: 9.2 hrs≥1hr: 33%
Страх и горечь окутала Яиссор, больше нет надежды на светлое будущее... Хотя и до этого особо не был виден свет дальнейшего беззаботного жития. В любом случае Володе предстоит пройти нелёгкий путь по устранению своих внутренних врагов.
Why similar: Adventure 47.5%, Visual Novel 41%, Indie 11.5%
- #24 Emily: Displaced
81% match8 user reviews100% of 8 reviews2016
Dev: Bossa StudiosPub: War Child Gaming
Windows · Mac
A choice-based visual novel about a child affected by war
Why similar: Adventure 55%, Visual Novel 31.7%, Indie 13.3%
- #25 妄想破绽 Broken Delusion
79% 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: Adventure 45.4%, Visual Novel 43.1%, Indie 11.5%
- #26 My Maid Girlfriend
79% matchPositive86% of 36 reviews2018
Dev: Genius inc.
Windows · Mac
You are the protagonist! You take on the role of the protagonist and experience romancing with adorable maids!
Why similar: Visual Novel 65.5%, Adventure 34.5%
- #27 Crypto Girl The Visual Novel
80% matchMostly Negative31% of 39 reviews2018
Dev: Nikita "Ghost_RUS"Pub: Ghost_RUS Games
Windows
Learn the story of an ordinary girl Dokkaebi who decided to become a miner and farm the crypto currency
Why similar: Visual Novel 66.5%, Adventure 26.2%, Indie 7.3%
- #28 She is Mermaid
77% matchVery Positive84% of 73 reviews2018
Dev: COSEN
Windows
Tired of your normal city life? Maybe it's instinct, maybe it's science, but nature is calling Hiroto back to his rural hometown! Little does he know that his childhood friend has somehow gotten herself turned into a... mermaid!?
Why similar: Visual Novel 45.1%, Adventure 39.6%, Indie 15.3%
- #29 イミテーション
78% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: gentle TAMPOPO
Windows
――It seems that in this world, immortal humans are called “Players.” Eve, a girl living in a world where immortality is commonplace. Become her, gather information through conversation and exploration, and unravel the mysteries of this world.
Why similar: Visual Novel 39%, Adventure 35.7%, Sci-fi 25.3%
- #30 禁忌taboo
76% matchPositive92% of 24 reviews2022
Dev: junzhu
Windows
《禁忌》是一款关于表里世界、梦境与现实的悬疑恐怖剧情游戏。 故事围绕中学生徐灿的视角,讲述春游校车事故之后,徐灿意外觉醒某种诡异的感知能力,与神秘少女岳灵药一起重返废弃矿镇调查真相的同时,逐渐寻回被遗忘的记忆……
Why similar: Adventure 31%, Visual Novel 30.9%, Nonlinear 26.6%, 2D 9.1%, Indie 2.4%
- #31 Snow Light
78% matchMostly Negative20% of 20 reviews2014
Dev: West Dragon Productions DRPub: OG-ZONE Digital Entertainment
Windows · Linux
In a close futuristic world, follow Snow Light a professional of espionage missions, and travel all over the globe to places such as Turkmenistan, Russia and England.
Why similar: Visual Novel 48.7%, Adventure 41%, Indie 10.3%
- #32 Ever 17 - The Out of Infinity
73% matchVery Positive84% of 195 reviews2025
Dev: MAGES. Inc.Pub: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Windows
To the promise we once made and the place we must return
Why similar: Visual Novel 41.2%, Adventure 29.7%, Sci-fi 17.9%, 2D 11.2%
- #33 Vision of Aurora Borealis
76% matchMostly Positive75% of 40 reviews2016
Dev: Purin Productions
Windows · Mac · Linux
A scenic visual novel about a young photographer who comes across a mysterious girl who changes his outlook on life and aspirations.
Why similar: Visual Novel 60.3%, Adventure 31.7%, Indie 8%
- #34 The Rainy Port Keelung 雨港基隆
75% matchVery Positive86% of 426 reviews2015
Dev: Erotes Studio
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 35.7 hrs≥1hr: 93%
The story will develop into the year of 1947, where the players would face one of the most traumatic historical events in the history of Taiwan.Sorry,now there are only English interface, English subtitles are still being processed,we hope to complete as soon as possible.
Why similar: Visual Novel 58.8%, Adventure 33.4%, Indie 7.8%
- #35 Perceptions of the Dead
74% matchVery Positive92% of 335 reviews2017
Dev: Ithaqua Labs
Windows · Linux
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 70%
Follow three stories set in a world where the dead linger, and things far worse wait beyond the veil.
Why similar: Visual Novel 61.1%, Adventure 31.1%, Indie 7.8%
- #36 Space Pilgrim Episode II: Epsilon Indi
75% matchVery Positive82% of 987 reviews2016
Dev: Pilgrim AdventuresPub: GrabTheGames
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 87%
One year after the events of Episode I, Captain Pilgrim is once again carrying a shipload of passengers between star systems. This time her guests include a mysterious priestess, a wayward youth and a robotics genius.
Why similar: Adventure 71.3%, RPGMaker 16.1% ★, Sci-fi 9.1%, Indie 1.8%, 2D 1.6%
- #37 Before the screen goes black
74% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Sayo-nara22
Windows · Mac · Linux
You only have one week to befriend the one who lives on the other side of the screen. He’s waiting for you, remembers all your visits, and even notices how long you’re gone. Play mini-games, listen to his thoughts, and simply watch how the world around you changes.
Why similar: Visual Novel 45.4%, Adventure 41.2%, 2D 13.5%
- #38 Alone in Space (by RetroVem)
71% matchPositive88% of 17 reviews2023
Dev: RetroVem
Windows
Explore this short 2D sci-fi adventure game with an interactive game environment, interesting plot, a score system and (at least) two endings!
Why similar: Nonlinear 32.5%, RPGMaker 22.8% ★, Sci-fi 20.7%, Adventure 15.8%, 2D 6.3%
- #39 Your Smile Beyond Twilight:黄昏下的月台上
72% matchVery Positive94% of 600 reviews2017
Dev: Lingtan Studio
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 33.5 hrs≥1hr: 91%
A story about forced smiles, coming to terms with the past, and love—but most of all, redemption.
Why similar: Visual Novel 55.5%, Adventure 34.5%, Indie 10%
- #40 つばめの世代
71% matchPositive88% of 17 reviews2024
Dev: PECOLIEN
Windows
A young man, rational and cold-blooded because he has lived on the battlefield since childhood, is attacked and injured by bandits. Injured, he takes refuge in a nearby abandoned shelter. There he meets someone. She is an android girl who was manufactured in the olden days as a babysitter.
Why similar: Visual Novel 45.9%, Adventure 40.9%, 2D 13.2%
- #41 Reminiscence in the Rain
71% match4 user reviews75% of 4 reviews2024
Dev: 『縋想』プロジェクト
Windows · Mac
The world's most "sentimental" tale. "Let's go away together." Those were Yuika Aoi's last words. It was the winter of my first year of college. She disappeared, without a trace. Where had she gone? - only the flower knows.
Why similar: Visual Novel 50.6%, Adventure 32.7%, 2D 13.8%, Indie 2.9%
- #42 Kemono Friends Opening Day
70% matchVery Positive99% of 98 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 41.3%, Adventure 23.9%, Sci-fi 21.9%, 2D 10.7%, Indie 2.2%
- #43 Leviathan: the Cargo — Ongoing series
73% matchMixed55% of 69 reviews2016
Dev: Lostwood
Windows · Mac · Linux
Following the events of The Last Day of the Decade, a band of smugglers carries a chest through the underground tunnels beneath the city of Kroistham in this action-adventure game rich with captivating dialogues and story, choices that matter and optional dungeons to explore.
Why similar: Visual Novel 54.7%, Adventure 33.1%, Indie 12.2%
- #44 SHINJUKU SOUMEI
69% 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 50.1%, Adventure 39.3%, 2D 10.6%
- #45 The Pack
73% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2019
Dev: ZAKHARCHENKO SERGEY ALEXANDROVICH
Windows
The story of two people who have dedicated their lives to law enforcement. One, a former police officer, instructs less experienced comrades and makes a feasible contribution to the fight against crime, although he doesn't always keep up with the law.
Why similar: Visual Novel 52.9%, Adventure 47.1%
- #46 Three Fourths Home: Extended Edition
72% matchMixed64% of 247 reviews2015
Dev: [bracket]gamesPub: Digerati
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 82%
A visual short story set in Nebraska, Three Fourths Home follows an extended conversation between Kelly and her family during a drive home through an intense thunderstorm.
Why similar: Visual Novel 48.9%, Adventure 39.9%, Indie 11.2%
- #47 Blue Hawaii Aniki's Soft Ore Demand DEBUT
68% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: Kirishima Shoichi
Windows
The Blue Hawaii Aniki’s legend begins. The debut of the late-night variety show-style novel game is here! Experience the puzzling and hilarious developments of the cast and their eccentric characters. The next installment is scheduled for release in November 2025!
Why similar: Visual Novel 46.3%, Adventure 41.1%, 2D 12.6%
- #48 One Small Fire At A Time
70% matchVery Positive94% of 65 reviews2016
Dev: KidalangPub: Culture Select
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 98%
13-year-old Janis has "Magic Deficiency Disorder," a madness where one can't use magic in a very magic-oriented world. For her protection, she lives in a madhouse: a place where those with mental disorders can be safe from an unforgiving society.
Why similar: Visual Novel 49.7%, Adventure 40.1%, Indie 10.1%
- #49 Blue Hawaii Aniki's Soft Ore Demand vol.1
68% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: Kirishima Shoichi
Windows
"Blue Hawaii Aniki's Soft Ore Demand" is a B-grade late-night variety show starring "Blue Hawaii Aniki's Soft Ore Demand," a show where "self-proclaimed film director" Blue Hawaii Aniki makes a little extra cash.
Why similar: Visual Novel 46.3%, Adventure 41.1%, 2D 12.6%
- #50 克莉丝的炎之信仰 Cryste: the Faith of Fire Vol.1
69% 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 61%, Adventure 30.9%, Indie 8.1%
- #51 Final Frame
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Zeiva Inc
Windows
Inspired by Danganronpa and Ace Attorney series, Final Frame is a murder mystery Visual Novel set in modern Japan.
Why similar: Visual Novel 41.7%, Adventure 32.6%, Nonlinear 17.9%, Indie 7.8%
- #52 SHADOW
67% match8 user reviews88% of 8 reviews2024
Dev: 裏束
Windows
スクールカーストを題材としたストーリー。 学校内で起きた出来事を影で暗躍しながら解決していきます。
Why similar: Adventure 36%, RPGMaker 23.7% ★, Visual Novel 22.8%, 2D 13.3%, Indie 4.1%
- #53 Omni Link
69% matchPositive89% of 47 reviews2018
Dev: RoenciaPub: Roencia Game Creators
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Omni Link is a hybrid visual novel featuring exploration, real-time space combat, and choices that affect gameplay and story. Find love across the stars, and become a hero in an epic adventure.
Why similar: Visual Novel 46.1%, Sci-fi 25.5%, Adventure 23.4%, Indie 5%
- #54 Happy New Year, Zeliria!
67% matchVery Positive90% of 127 reviews2020
Dev: Salangan GamesPub: Phoenix_co
Windows · Mac · Linux
This is a New Year's fairy tale and at the same time a small spin-off of the first part of the game Zeliria Sactuary.
Why similar: Visual Novel 43%, Adventure 25%, Nonlinear 19.3%, 2D 10.6%, Indie 2%
- #55 Never 7 - The End of Infinity
65% matchVery Positive81% of 93 reviews2025
Dev: MAGES. Inc.Pub: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Windows
Save me from this cage of infinity
Why similar: Visual Novel 39.6%, Adventure 31.5%, Sci-fi 17.5%, 2D 11.4%
- #56 Hypoxia - One Last Breath
67% matchPositive80% of 20 reviews2021
Dev: NagiPub: Hypoxia Studio
Windows
A breathtaking sci-fi visual novel! Since the Z gas appeared in the atmosphere, it is no longer possible to breath outside the Dome. You play as Carl Thanavan, a young scientist determined to uncover the origin of the catastrophe. Which path will you choose?
Why similar: Visual Novel 40.4%, Adventure 25.9%, Sci-fi 23.4%, 2D 6.6%, Indie 3.6%
- #57 キミが消えてしまう前に
63% matchPositive97% of 32 reviews2025
Dev: ニケ
Windows
A visual novel game where you spend an exciting school life in an abandoned school with ghost girls who have regrets and cannot rest in peace.
Why similar: Visual Novel 51.1%, Adventure 34%, 2D 11.8%, Indie 3.1%
- #58 Everglow
65% matchVery Positive93% of 104 reviews2022
Dev: 7CoreLoops
Windows · Mac · Linux
Experience the story of Glow, a young and naive furry heroine caught between two empires' interplanetary ambitions, forged in tragedy and conspiracy.
Why similar: Visual Novel 45.2%, Sci-fi 23.7%, Adventure 20.9%, 2D 7.6%, Indie 2.5%