- #1 Vampires' Melody 2
97% matchVery Positive88% of 1,008 reviews2023
Dev: AsicxArt
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 17.6 hrs≥1hr: 95%
Emerald seas! Blue skies! Sandy beaches! An island adventure in the ocean sounds like a trip to paradise. However, the place is a nightmare with no one to provide any blood for Raylan to feed on after he turned into a vampire by accident, especially since he has another hungry vampire at his side.
Why similar: Word Game 19.2%, Dating Sim 11.8%, JRPG 11.7%, Interactive Fiction 11.2%, Visual Novel 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: This direct sequel continues the supernatural romance and mystery elements established in the original game.
- #2 Café Stella and the Reaper's Butterflies
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 6,655 reviews2022
Dev: YUZUSOFTPub: NekoNyan Ltd.
Windows
Median: 19.1 hrsMean: 179.4 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Takamine Kousei was living a carefree college life until, one day, he tragically died in an accident. But then, the bizarre happened: Takamine Kousei opened his eyes again. And what's more, when he woke up, it was the morning of the very day, he had died.
Why similar: Visual Novel 31.9%, Romance 16.6%, Multiple Endings 16.1%, Anime 11.2%, Cute 6.8%
Why You'll Like It: Features a strong supernatural premise combined with romance and high-quality character art similar to the seed game.
- #3 Fox Hime Zero
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 5,944 reviews2018
Dev: AsicxArt
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 45.1 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Yan, a student of natural history, encounters a cute and mysterious girl with fox ears while conducting routine scientific research at a remote observation cabin. This might be a "blessing" for the intrepid in the golden age of geographical discovery...
Why similar: Visual Novel 39.4%, Anime 25.1%, Romance 10.3%, Cute 9.4%, Dating Sim 7.1%
Why You'll Like It: Shares the same charming anime aesthetic and focus on a mysterious, supernatural romantic encounter.
- #4 ATRI -My Dear Moments-
95% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 22,666 reviews2020
Dev: FrontwingPub: ANIPLEX.EXE
Windows
Median: 6.9 hrsMean: 107.8 hrs≥1hr: 83%
"As the world sank, I found you." In the near future, a sudden and unexplained sea rise has left much of human civilization underwater. In a little town slowly being enveloped by the ocean, an unforgettable summer is about to begin for a boy and a mysterious robot girl...
Why similar: Visual Novel 30.1%, Dating Sim 20.4%, Anime 14.1%, Romance 11.5%, Multiple Endings 9.5%
Why You'll Like It: An emotional and beautifully told visual novel that focuses on a unique, supernatural bond between the protagonist and a mysterious girl.
- #5 Sabbat of the Witch
94% matchVery Positive93% of 2,372 reviews2018
Dev: YUZUSOFTPub: NekoNyan Ltd.
Windows
Median: 6.3 hrsMean: 296.7 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Hoshina Shuuji has a secret: He has a mysterious power that allows him to perceive the emotions of others. However, he is soon to find out that he is not the only one who has something he doesn't want others to find out about as Ayachi Nene, a classmate, likewise has a secret.
Why similar: Visual Novel 42.7%, Dating Sim 17.2%, Anime 16.2%, Romance 8.5%, Cute 6.5%
Why You'll Like It: A highly regarded supernatural romance visual novel that shares the same blend of magic, humor, and character-driven drama.
- #6 Senren＊Banka
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 35,845 reviews2020
Dev: YUZUSOFTPub: HIKARI FIELD
Windows
Median: 16.8 hrsMean: 164.4 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Senren＊Banka is a Japanese-style visual novel produced by Yuzusoft, a Japanese developer of romance VNs. This game commemorated Yuzusoft's 10th anniversary. It won numerous awards on the year of its release in Japan for its art, music, and characters.
Why similar: Dating Sim 32.4%, Visual Novel 26.1%, Anime 12.5%, Multiple Endings 8.7%, Romance 7.8%
Why You'll Like It: Combines traditional Japanese folklore and supernatural elements with a compelling romance-focused narrative.
- #7 DATE A LIVE: Rio Reincarnation
93% matchVery Positive95% of 3,738 reviews2019
Dev: Idea FactoryPub: Idea Factory International
Windows
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 139.6 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Show the Spirits the power of love and save the world in this romantic visual novel!
Why similar: Dating Sim 29.3%, Visual Novel 23.2%, Anime 19.5%, JRPG 10.6%, Romance 9.9%
Why You'll Like It: A direct match for the anime-style romance and supernatural harem dynamics found in the seed game.
- #8 The House in Fata Morgana
92% matchVery Positive95% of 6,235 reviews2016
Dev: NOVECTPub: MangaGamer
Windows
Median: 6.5 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 34.6%, Multiple Endings 18.5%, Anime 17.8%, Romance 17.6%, Adventure 6.9%
Why You'll Like It: A masterpiece of gothic mystery and supernatural storytelling that offers a deeper, more atmospheric take on similar themes.
- #9 Tricolour Lovestory
91% matchVery Positive81% of 28,032 reviews2017
Dev: HL-Galgame
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 48.5 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Time flies and never comes back. But with an incredible 1-million-word script and 100+ original CGs, this game will take you back to when you were young, simple and pure. Go and get the love of your life back, start something new, or end everything in flame, that's for you to decide!
Why similar: Dating Sim 38.3%, Visual Novel 35.9%, Anime 13.6%, Romance 5.6%, Casual 3.1%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on a complex, emotional romantic journey with a distinct art style and multiple branching paths.
- #10 If My Heart Had Wings
91% matchVery Positive92% of 4,617 reviews2014
Dev: MoeNovel
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 46.1 hrs≥1hr: 89%
An animated visual novel of a lovely and bittersweet tale of youth, you play as Aoi Minase in this romantic-comedy as he meets various young girls in his hometown and works together with them to revive their school’s glider-flying “Soaring Club” in order to realize their shared dream of flight.
Why similar: Dating Sim 27.3%, Visual Novel 21.6%, Anime 13.6%, Romance 13.3%, Cute 8.4%
Why You'll Like It: A classic romance visual novel that excels at building intimate, character-focused stories with multiple endings.
- #11 Adabana Odd Tales
90% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 1,043 reviews2020
Dev: Liar-softPub: ANIPLEX.EXE
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 52.2 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 35.9%, Adventure 20.1%, Casual 19%, Multiple Endings 14.4%, Anime 10.6%
Why You'll Like It: A visually striking visual novel that explores folklore and mystery through a unique, narrative-heavy lens.
- #12 LoveChoice
89% matchVery Positive92% of 36,143 reviews2021
Dev: Akaba Studio
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 74%
"What is love?" We try to answer that with this game. The game encourages people to have a warm, soft, and understanding heart.
Why similar: Dating Sim 30.4%, Visual Novel 17.2%, Romance 15.9%, Multiple Endings 13.2%, Interactive Fiction 7.5%
Why You'll Like It: An interactive fiction game that emphasizes the importance of choices in shaping romantic outcomes.
- #13 My Cat Girl Lover
89% matchVery Positive89% of 344 reviews2022
Dev: 琉璃花糖制作组Pub: WindField Games
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 14.7 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Zirui, who lives alone, takes in a dying black cat. One rainy night the black cat suddenly 'bad-mouthed' Zirui. The next day, the black cat disappears and at the same time, a cat lady who resembles the black cat appears in Zirui's bed ......
Why similar: Word Game 23.9%, Dating Sim 15.5%, Interactive Fiction 14.3%, Visual Novel 12.5%, JRPG 11.5%
Why You'll Like It: A lighthearted visual novel that leans into the fantasy-romance tropes found in the seed game.
- #14 The Hungry Lamb: Traveling in the Late Ming Dynasty
87% matchVery Positive95% of 59,133 reviews2024
Dev: 零创游戏(ZerocreationGame)
Windows
Median: 6.1 hrsMean: 24.8 hrs≥1hr: 83%
He is a bandit who sells lives. She is a mute girl seeking revenge. In a famine-ravaged ancient China, a ruthless trafficker escorts four girls to a demon's feast. But when a deadly secret is revealed, a cold transaction turns into a journey of redemption. A dark visual novel about an unlikely bond.
Why similar: Word Game 19.7%, Visual Novel 18.2%, Interactive Fiction 14.9%, Dating Sim 14.6%, Multiple Endings 11%
Why You'll Like It: Provides a unique historical setting while maintaining the interactive fiction and multiple-ending structure.
- #15 Aokana - Four Rhythms Across the Blue
88% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 6,441 reviews2019
Dev: spritePub: NekoNyan Ltd.
Windows
Median: 9.2 hrsMean: 136.4 hrs≥1hr: 89%
In a world where flying through the sky is as simple as riding a bicycle, the sport "Flying Circus" is all the rage. Following the discovery of anti-gravitons, special shoes that allow an individual to fly, Anti-Graviton Shoes, took the world by storm.
Why similar: Visual Novel 36%, Dating Sim 20.1%, Anime 19%, Romance 11.4%, Casual 6.1%
Why You'll Like It: Offers a polished, story-rich experience with a strong emphasis on character relationships and high-quality production values.
- #16 Chasing Tails ~A Promise in the Snow~
86% matchVery Positive92% of 4,568 reviews2021
Dev: the last evil wizardPub: Nupu Neko Dev
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 38.1 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Trying to get away from trouble, June moves to a small town... to find even more trouble! A yuri comedy/horror visual novel, featuring a haunted house, fox-girls, and GxG love ❤︎.
Why similar: Visual Novel 47.1%, Anime 22.9%, Romance 16.3%, Cute 9.2%, Adventure 3.2%
Why You'll Like It: Features supernatural elements and a strong focus on character-driven romance within a visual novel format.
- #17 Flowers Blooming at the End of Summer
85% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,813 reviews2021
Dev: MidnightWorksPub: PsychoFlux Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 15.6 hrs≥1hr: 88%
여름방학을 며칠 앞둔 어느 날 갑작스레 내 앞에 나타난 한 소녀. 자신을 유령이라 밝힌 소녀는 난데없이 내게 자신을 없애 달라는 부탁을 건넨다. 자신의 눈에 보인다는 죽음의 색을 통해 나는 유령 소녀의 과거를 추적하기 시작하지만, 어째 소녀는 점점 죽음에 가까워지기보다는 나의 일상에 녹아들기 시작하는데...
Why similar: Visual Novel 39.1%, Romance 18.3%, Anime 15.8%, Dating Sim 10.8%, Casual 8.3%
Why You'll Like It: An indie visual novel that captures a similar sense of melancholy and romantic longing.
- #18 Fox Hime
86% matchVery Positive84% of 4,048 reviews2017
Dev: AsicxArt
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 67.3 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Yan is a college student with a special guardian girl named Mori at his side. "If my girlfriend is as beautiful as Mori, then my life must be blessed by the gods..." Unknowingly, another girl is entering his life...
Why similar: Visual Novel 37.9%, Anime 33.3%, Dating Sim 8.3%, Cute 6.9%, Casual 5.7%
Why You'll Like It: A short, sweet, and visually appealing visual novel that shares the same casual and romantic tone.
- #19 Lay a Beauty to Rest: The Darkness Peach Blossom Spring
84% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 6,928 reviews2021
Dev: 零创游戏(ZerocreationGame)
Windows
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 17.4 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Love-suspense AVG with the theme of "The Peach Blossom Spring". The equinox flowers, bloom for one thousand years and wither for one thousand years. Eternal paradise. Do you choose to stay here, escape here, or bury everything here?
Why similar: Word Game 25.1%, Interactive Fiction 15.5%, Dating Sim 15.3%, Visual Novel 13.6%, Multiple Endings 11.2%
Why You'll Like It: Blends adventure and mystery with the visual novel format, focusing on multiple endings and narrative choice.
- #20 The NOexistenceN of you AND me
82% matchVery Positive93% of 20,460 reviews2024
Dev: 0x0Real StudioPub: Nino Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 16.7 hrs≥1hr: 70%
Use "game" as a medium to showcase the world of "you/girl". Explore the truth of "you/girl/world" through the form of a "visual novel".
Why similar: Visual Novel 27.7%, Interactive Fiction 19.1%, Multiple Endings 15.7%, Dating Sim 13.3%, Anime 13.1%
Why You'll Like It: A psychological visual novel that explores complex themes with a strong anime aesthetic.
- #21 Kinkoi: Golden Loveriche
84% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 2,134 reviews2021
Dev: Saga PlanetsPub: NekoNyan Ltd.
Windows
Median: 17.5 hrsMean: 194.9 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Kinkoi: Golden Loveriche is a Japanese-style visual novel produced by Saga Planets, a Japanese developer of romance VNs. The game won numerous awards in the year of its release in Japan for its art, music, characters, and story.
Why similar: Dating Sim 27.8%, Visual Novel 24.5%, Romance 10.8%, Anime 9.8%, Multiple Endings 8%
Why You'll Like It: A high-production romance visual novel that delivers a lighthearted yet engaging story with memorable heroines.
- #22 Tiny Shadows Interwoven Hearts
78% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 3,201 reviews2025
Dev: 土豆花制作组
Windows
Programmer Lin Mo is tired of his monotonous life. One day, he meets a mysterious girl at a café who hides many secrets. As lies and true feelings intertwine, can this chance encounter save him from his numb existence? A visual novel filled with "love and hope".
Why similar: Word Game 20.5%, Dating Sim 17.2%, Interactive Fiction 15.7%, JRPG 11.7%, Visual Novel 11.1%
Why You'll Like It: An indie RPG-visual novel hybrid that focuses on dating and interactive storytelling.
- #23 Making*Lovers
82% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 652 reviews2020
Dev: SmeePub: NekoNyan Ltd.
Windows
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 38.7 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Making*Lovers A story about the way love can bloom after dating begins. The focus in Making*Lovers is on the things that come after a relationship's beginning. With "start dating, then fall in love" as the concept, you will work towards the moment when love truly blooms.
Why similar: Visual Novel 31.6%, Dating Sim 30.3%, Anime 15.5%, Romance 11.6%, Casual 11%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the progression of romantic relationships through a series of choices, mirroring the dating-sim aspects of the seed.
- #24 Dream Ending
81% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 3,199 reviews2019
Dev: #workshopPub: NVLMaker
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 33.2 hrs≥1hr: 85%
This is a small tale from the end. The leftovers of mankind are destined to perish as the Arks break orbit. Suddenly, however, she's making me ask her out, an invitation to face the apocalypse together... a short but exquisite visual novel, "Dream Ending" is humanity's last love story.
Why similar: Visual Novel 34.5%, Anime 17.5%, Romance 16.8%, Casual 16.3%, Adventure 14.9%
Why You'll Like It: A casual, indie-developed visual novel that focuses on romance and narrative discovery.
- #25 Blood Code
83% matchMostly Positive73% of 2,024 reviews2015
Dev: ZiX Solutions
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 24.8 hrs≥1hr: 92%
A story about an ordinary human girl and her romantic encounters with knights and princes. These characters may be gentle, passionate, considerate, or inhospitable. There are many character styles to suit a variety of individual player tastes.
Why similar: Vampires 31.7% ★, Dating Sim 20.8%, Visual Novel 16.6%, Romance 10%, Multiple Endings 6.5%
Why You'll Like It: An otome-style visual novel that focuses on supernatural romance and character-driven plot development.
- #26 STEINS;GATE
80% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 25,836 reviews2016
Dev: MAGES. Inc.Pub: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 6.5 hrsMean: 66.9 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: Visual Novel 42.8%, Anime 22.5%, Multiple Endings 17.2%, Romance 6.9%, Dating Sim 6.6%
Why You'll Like It: A must-play for fans of mystery and supernatural elements, offering a complex narrative with deep emotional stakes.
- #27 Sisters: Last Day of Summer
79% matchVery Positive85% of 416 reviews2024
Dev: JellyfishPub: JAST
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 17.6 hrs≥1hr: 93%
A fully-animated visual novel about a boy who wakes up in an unknown house with two beautiful sisters, their mother, and an unspoken truth.
Why similar: Dating Sim 21.2%, Visual Novel 18%, Interactive Fiction 15.4%, Anime 12.5%, Romance 10.7%
Why You'll Like It: A story-rich visual novel that emphasizes character relationships and emotional narrative beats.
- #28 妄想症：Deliver Me
81% matchVery Positive88% of 2,524 reviews2018
Dev: 属音制作组Pub: SakuraGame
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 13.5 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Based on the best seller 妄想症Paranoia, the story about Lingluo's college life will bring you to a world unknown. She pursues her music dream without knowing her life is about to be turned upside down. Losing her best friend and her confidence, she plunges into the depth of despair. What will she do?
Why similar: Visual Novel 63.5%, Anime 18%, Adventure 15.1%, Casual 3.4%
Why You'll Like It: Combines music and visual novel elements to tell a story with a unique, artistic flair.
- #29 CLANNAD
79% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 10,614 reviews2015
Dev: VisualArts/KeyPub: Sekai Project
Windows
Median: 7.3 hrsMean: 106.2 hrs≥1hr: 83%
From the world renowned visual novel studio Key, the highly rated story of CLANNAD is now available on Steam! Improved visuals, achievement integration, and Dangopedia make this the best version of CLANNAD to date.
Why similar: Visual Novel 34.3%, Anime 18.5%, Dating Sim 15.7%, Romance 13.2%, Multiple Endings 10.8%
Why You'll Like It: The gold standard for emotional, character-driven romance visual novels with significant branching paths.
- #30 Fluffy Store
78% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 3,742 reviews2019
Dev: AsicxArt
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 33.5 hrs≥1hr: 91%
A string of mysterious wind chimes brought three lovely and uninvited kemonomimi girls to this small convenience store. At such a summer night full of surprises and excitement, what lies ahead on their road of adventure?
Why similar: Visual Novel 47.9%, Anime 22.5%, Cute 12%, Adventure 9.3%, Casual 8.4%
- #31 Tales of the Black Forest
76% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 15,169 reviews2019
Dev: 拾英工作室
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 23.7 hrs≥1hr: 85%
In a world filled with yōkai, a surging dark power has overshadowed a Japanese town. A group of 2 developers have produced a Japanese pixel adventure game to tell a tale that dates back to the Heisei era...In the name of dreams and passion.
Why similar: Visual Novel 36.1%, Anime 29.7%, Adventure 19.1%, JRPG 10.4%, 2D 4.7%
- #32 百禾梦境漫游 Wandering Dreams of Yuri
75% matchVery Positive92% of 73 reviews2025
Dev: 琉璃花糖制作组Pub: u-secret studio
Windows
She becomes Alice of the fairy tale world and joins forces with the mysterious Zixuan to explore the twisted world of fantasy: name-grabbing factions, invisible witches ...... In their light-hearted adventures, they gradually uncover the truth and endeavour to return to reality.
Why similar: Word Game 20.5%, Dating Sim 13.4%, JRPG 12.8%, Interactive Fiction 12.5%, Visual Novel 9.3%
- #33 Noctuary
74% matchVery Positive92% of 2,635 reviews2023
Dev: GratescaPub: Serenity Forge
Windows
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 19.7 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Two young illuminators, Fancia and Alina, start their adventure in the bright and fascinating Inlixaland... ...in pursuit of becoming trustworthy "The Arborangers."
Why similar: JRPG 19.2%, Interactive Fiction 18.1%, Visual Novel 14.4%, Multiple Endings 10.9%, Anime 10.4%
- #34 I'a I'a Cofflhu Fhtagnyaa
77% matchVery Positive85% of 314 reviews2021
Dev: lamb of game
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 74%
"I'a'Ia Cofflhu Fhtagnyaa" is a Galgame with Cthulhu mythology, with three female (xie) masters (shen) who can be attacked, 8-10 hours of game time. Working in a coffee shop, I accidentally discovered the indescribable secret of this shop...
Why similar: Word Game 20.6%, Dating Sim 13.9%, Interactive Fiction 10.8%, Visual Novel 10%, Comic Book 9.1%
- #35 Nyakori's Rabbit Doll
76% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 1,426 reviews2020
Dev: 赤瞳大白猫
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 75.9 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Waking up in the beautiful night, maiden with cat’s ears whose name is Nyarutoru finds her friends nowhere. What are they waiting her ahead?
Why similar: JRPG 25.7%, Anime 25.1%, Multiple Endings 21.3%, Cute 17.2%, Adventure 10.7%
- #36 Maitetsu:Last Run!!
74% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 5,001 reviews2020
Dev: LosePub: HIKARI FIELD
Windows
Median: 12.1 hrsMean: 113.0 hrs≥1hr: 85%
《爱上火车-Last Run!!-》是日本美少女游戏知名品牌Lose所制作的E-mote视觉小说。本作为本篇故事的二次强化版与各路线后日谈及续集的合集，拥有相当于两部作品的内容，字数高达200万字。本作由Cura担当原画与人物设计，进行豹负责剧本，并由tO(と)主导演出效果。中日文版同步在日本与海外进行发售。
Why similar: Visual Novel 38%, Anime 21.8%, Dating Sim 14%, Cute 12.4%, Casual 8%
- #37 My 1/6 Lover
77% matchVery Positive81% of 577 reviews2018
Dev: lamb of game
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 90%
This is a visual novel about a lovestory with 6 routes, numerous CGs and 200,000 words. Small town, afternoon, leisure is in the air. A young man is trying to straighten himself up and finally say it to the girl of his dream. The girl shocked him with an unexpected answer. "I'm sorry, which of us do you like?"
Why similar: Dating Sim 25.9%, Visual Novel 19.5%, Multiple Endings 12.7%, Cartoon 10.4%, Romance 10.3%
- #38 恋爱绮谭 不存在的真相
73% matchVery Positive94% of 2,200 reviews2022
Dev: Never Knows Best
Windows
Median: 7.1 hrsMean: 46.5 hrs≥1hr: 89%
《恋爱绮谭~不存在的真相~》是一款文字冒险游戏。 初到江城的顾唯，意外成为了一起社会新闻的主人公。凶险的都市中，他需要在混乱的舆论和虚假的情报中找到唯一的真相，也需要在两名各有千秋的少女间完成自我的抉择。秋去冬来，覆盖城市的厚厚积雪下，究竟掩藏着什么样的秘密......
Why similar: Word Game 26.8%, Dating Sim 16.1%, Interactive Fiction 15.6%, Visual Novel 13%, Multiple Endings 7.7%
- #39 Phantom of the Twilight
73% matchVery Positive84% of 79 reviews2024
Dev: Lumiere Entertainment Inc.Pub: Smilegate
Windows
Enjoy a sweet romance with vampires in this otome novel adventure.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 36.8%, Visual Novel 31.2%, Anime 15.4%, Dating Sim 6.1%, 2D 5.4%
- #40 MUSYNX
75% matchVery Positive89% of 6,655 reviews2018
Dev: I-InfernoPub: Wave Game
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 19.6 hrs≥1hr: 74%
Indie rhythm game MUSYNX now on STEAM! Real "KEY" Sound System, Classic Gameplay, Unique Visual Themes and Constant Music Updates! MUSYNX is waiting for you!
Why similar: Anime 75%, Casual 25%
- #41 The Vampire's Bride: A bride who gets married to vampdoll
70% matchVery Positive92% of 71 reviews2026
Dev: WaterfallPub: mirai works
Windows · Mac
A visual novel game featuring a pure love girls' love story bound by blood, with the concept of "Vampires x Military Uniforms x girls' love (yuri) ."
Why similar: Vampires 35.4% ★, Word Game 28.9%, Visual Novel 16.4%, Anime 7.5%, Adventure 6.7%
- #42 恋爱绮谭~不存在的夏天~
73% matchVery Positive94% of 2,933 reviews2020
Dev: Never Knows Best
Windows
Median: 5.7 hrsMean: 37.6 hrs≥1hr: 91%
九省通衢之地的阴影里，不知名的存在正在蠢蠢欲动。普通到极点的学生顾韦，作为“非日常部”的一员，和女友苏半夏开始调查“虚拟偶像消失事件”的传闻。讲述都市怪谈的可疑直播间，废墟一般的住宅楼，等待在两人前方的是……
Why similar: Word Game 25.5%, Visual Novel 15.9%, Dating Sim 14.8%, Interactive Fiction 13.7%, Anime 8.9%
- #43 Epiphyllum in Love
72% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 2,311 reviews2020
Dev: #workshopPub: NVLMaker
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 48.8 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Final chapter of the trilogy. In a world where memory can be controlled, everyone is selling their souls. "I" have left everything behind, except the girl named Yin who still remains in my mind. At the end of my life, should I die with a beautiful fantasy, or go in search of sad memories of her?
Why similar: Word Game 29.1%, Dating Sim 22%, Visual Novel 21.2%, Casual 10%, Anime 9%
- #44 Ballads at Midnight
71% matchVery Positive94% of 467 reviews2022
Dev: SynstoriaPub: Abiding Bridge
Windows · Mac
Median: 24 minMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 36%
When a sarcastic bard is arrested and exiled to an abandoned castle, she expected to be at the mercy of a hungry, blood-thirsty vampire. She soon discovers that the vampire, Lucius, is not starving: he is gravely bored. She may just survive on borrowed time, one ballad each midnight.
Why similar: Vampires 53.7% ★, Interactive Fiction 15.4%, Visual Novel 12.1%, Romance 7.8%, Dating Sim 4.5%
- #45 月に寄りそう乙女の作法
69% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 4,402 reviews2022
Dev: NavelPub: HIKARI FIELD
Windows
Median: 12.0 hrsMean: 104.9 hrs≥1hr: 89%
『月に寄りそう乙女の作法』は有名な美少女ゲームブランド「Navel」が創設10周年を記念に制作した女装もの作品です。発売してから長い時間を立っても高い人気を保ち、続編や外伝作品『乙女理論とその周辺』などの派生作品も続々とリリースし、過去十年間業界に大きく影響を与えるシリーズ作品の一つです。
Why similar: Word Game 31.1%, Visual Novel 18.5%, Interactive Fiction 12.4%, Cartoon 11.9%, Anime 7.3%
- #46 The Fairy's Song
72% matchVery Positive96% of 186 reviews2020
Dev: ebi-hime
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 79%
A yuri / lesbian visual novel set in the UK. Marnie, a bored goth girl, accidentally stumbles upon a sleeping female knight in the forest. Together, the pair must work to break a centuries-old curse, while romantic feelings between them begin to grow.
Why similar: Visual Novel 28.7%, Anime 18%, Romance 16%, Cute 10.1%, Adventure 8.3%
- #47 魔女的夜宴
67% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 11,140 reviews2023
Dev: YUZUSOFTPub: HIKARI FIELD
Windows
Median: 17.4 hrsMean: 121.5 hrs≥1hr: 88%
《魔女的夜宴》是日本超人气美少女游戏品牌YUZUSOFT（柚子社）的经典名作。女主角绫地宁宁由当红声优桐谷华配音，是该社历代作品中最具代表性的女主角之一。国际中文版拥有超越原版的1920X1080的高清画质。本作也曾在美少女游戏大赏和萌系游戏大赏中斩获众多奖项。
Why similar: Dating Sim 31.6%, Visual Novel 23.3%, Interactive Fiction 15.3%, Multiple Endings 10%, Anime 7.6%
- #48 Cabernet
67% matchVery Positive95% of 2,024 reviews2025
Dev: Party for IntrovertsPub: Akupara Games
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Cabernet is a 2D narrative RPG set in a 19th century Eastern European inspired world, with a modern twist. Guide Liza, a young vampire in her new unlife among the unsuspecting townsfolk. Will you retain your humanity or descend further into the horror you have become?
Why similar: Vampires 54% ★, Dating Sim 11.6%, Interactive Fiction 9.9%, Visual Novel 9.7%, Multiple Endings 7.7%
- #49 星空列车与白的旅行
69% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 6,201 reviews2021
Dev: しらたまこPub: inc.ZOFE
Windows
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 109.8 hrs≥1hr: 85%
The train you took, piercing the night sky and galloping under the stars, was refreshing-it was really a great value trip. In the solo journey under the refreshing night breeze, I met casual passengers and the loving and loving flight attendants.
Why similar: Visual Novel 52.3%, Anime 21.4%, Cute 16.7%, Adventure 9.6%
- #50 Swaying Girl
70% matchVery Positive89% of 5,086 reviews2020
Dev: Wet GirlPub: Shoot Girl
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 12.1 hrs≥1hr: 52%
这是一个交互性小说的游戏，包含多个独立的小故事。画面精美，操作简单。
Why similar: Dating Sim 22.2%, Interactive Fiction 19.5%, Cartoon 12.4%, Visual Novel 11.3%, Anime 9.4%
- #51 The logic of the miniature garden
71% matchVery Positive87% of 611 reviews2019
Dev: CabbitPub: SakuraGame
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 138.8 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Guide your adventure with beautiful girls through the mysterious campus. Adventure aside, this game also draws a vivid picture of the darkness filled inside Hakoniwa City. As a human the protagonist can't do much about it, but he has been observing. What will he see?
Why similar: Visual Novel 58.7%, Anime 27.9%, Adventure 13.4%
- #52 Ms Vampire Love to Date with Me
68% matchVery Positive86% of 50 reviews2025
Dev: 卢隆工作室
Windows
《Ms Vampire Love to Date with Me》 is a multi-ending ADV that depicts the player and Irene (a vampire) living together during summer vacation.
Why similar: Visual Novel 26.6%, Dating Sim 16.4%, Interactive Fiction 15.9%, Romance 15.2%, Multiple Endings 14.4%
- #53 Yog-Sothoth’s Yard
67% matchVery Positive94% of 13,416 reviews2023
Dev: Bone Nail
Windows
Median: 7.6 hrsMean: 28.1 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Manage a hotel and hire employees including Death, a dragon, a Spirit Hunter, and a bioroid maid. Build your wealth through various means and refine your strategies based on the predictions of Oracles. All employees can be romanced depending on your choices.
Why similar: Dating Sim 22.4%, JRPG 21.5%, Visual Novel 15.8%, Interactive Fiction 14.6%, Anime 10.1%
- #54 Velvet Bite: Softly, with Teeth
71% matchMixed52% of 82 reviews2025
Dev: EVERIUM
Windows · Mac
You've been invited to a Halloween party! Yay! Music! Food! Drinks! Vampires! Wait. VAMPIRES!? Velvet Bite: Softly, With Teeth is a Romantic Visual Novel featuring 6 romanceable vampires.
Why similar: Dating Sim 32.9%, Visual Novel 22.6%, Anime 12.2%, Multiple Endings 8.9%, Casual 7.1%
- #55 Maitetsu:Pure Station
70% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 3,625 reviews2018
Dev: LosePub: HIKARI FIELD
Windows
Median: 6.2 hrsMean: 132.7 hrs≥1hr: 82%
美少女游戏品牌Lose在2016年推出的《爱上火车》获得萌系游戏大赏2016的准大奖和剧本奖金奖。另外在Getchu举办的“美少女游戏大赏2016”中获得综合部门第2名、剧本部门第4名、系统部门第2名、绘图部门第6名、音乐部门第8名、影片部门第7名、角色部门（八六）第3名。
Why similar: Visual Novel 35.4%, Dating Sim 26.3%, Anime 25.9%, Cute 7.2%, Adventure 5.3%
- #56 Aliya: Timelink
65% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 8,995 reviews2024
Dev: TDGame StudioPub: Anotherindie
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 24.0 hrs≥1hr: 73%
The player connects to a girl in distress in space thousands of years later? How will they resolve the crisis and discover the truth? Through the mechanism of real-time synchronization, the game breaks through the dimensional wall and creates an immersive dialogue across time and space.
Why similar: Word Game 38.3%, Interactive Fiction 24.2%, Visual Novel 19.1%, Multiple Endings 13.6%, Dating Sim 2.5%
- #57 Riddle Joker
67% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 6,879 reviews2020
Dev: YUZUSOFTPub: NekoNyan Ltd.
Windows
Median: 15.5 hrsMean: 199.7 hrs≥1hr: 91%
For decades, superpowers and psychic abilities were thought to be mere science fiction, but the discovery of a certain particle called the "Astron" at the end of the 20th century proved to the world that these wondrous phenomena were real.
Why similar: Visual Novel 27%, Dating Sim 26%, Romance 14.2%, Anime 12.5%, Cute 8.2%
- #58 Tiny Snow
68% matchVery Positive94% of 4,167 reviews2019
Dev: #workshopPub: NVLMaker
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 59.6 hrs≥1hr: 83%
On the snowy mountain, in the wooden hut, we are tied together by the world. She and "I" can only love each other, we cannot be separated. Is this free affection, or manipulated love? A short visual novel with multiple endings, "Tiny Snow", a story with two girls, and you who know what love is.
Why similar: Visual Novel 39.4%, Anime 17%, Multiple Endings 16.2%, Cute 8.2%, Romance 6.7%
- #59 Find Love or Die Trying
66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 12,005 reviews2021
Dev: Sunseeker Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 19.5 hrs≥1hr: 59%
Welcome to the only killer dating show where ending up single means ending up dead! Date or die, it's up to your choices!
Why similar: Dating Sim 34.5%, Visual Novel 23%, Anime 13.1%, Romance 12.7%, Multiple Endings 11.5%
- #60 your wife
64% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 9,455 reviews2024
Dev: HaHaHaGame
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 29.6 hrs≥1hr: 57%
Feeling that your computer desktop is too plain? Want to find a cute girl to keep you company? Then try this desktop pet wife!
Why similar: Anime 29.1%, Cute 24%, Relaxing 15.9%, Casual 14.9%, 2D 8.1%
