- #1 My Summer Adventure: Memories of Another Life — Day 1
97% matchVery Positive92% of 52 reviews2023
Dev: AlkinoyPub: 101XP
Windows · Mac · Linux
A strange incident turns the life of an ordinary young man upside down when, having fallen asleep on a regular train commute, he wakes up in another country... in a body of a Japanese student! An unforgettable summer adventure awaits, promising many fateful meetings and momentous occasions.
Why similar: Emotional 12.3%, Romance 11.9%, Visual Novel 11.9%, Interactive Fiction 10.9%, Text-Based 10.5%
- #2 LifeSimOS
96% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2026
Dev: Clayton Davis
Windows
A story-rich coming-of-age experience told through a 2004 desktop, where friendships, music, and late-night conversations shape who you become. Explore chats, drama, mini-games, and the early internet in a branching story about growing up, making mistakes, and finding your place.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 15.2%, Visual Novel 14.4%, Dialogue Heavy 12.3%, Emotional 9.2%, Text-Based 9.2%
- #3 Whispering Memories
96% match5 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2026
Dev: Stellar Forge
Windows · Mac · Linux
Return to a hometown that hasn’t changed the way it should have. A psychological visual novel focused on atmosphere, relationships, and a reality that slowly refuses to stay still. Can you uncover the truth before it consumes you?
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 14.3%, Interactive Fiction 13.2%, Visual Novel 11%, Dialogue Heavy 10.9%, Text-Based 8.1%
- #4 Graveyard Girls
95% matchVery Positive98% of 163 reviews2022
Dev: Delphinium Interactive
Windows
Graveyard Girls is a halloween-themed yuri visual novel about complicated grief and overcoming hardships. Collect Elle’s “scribbles” to learn about her struggles, befriend a mysterious girl, and have a conversation about death.
Why similar: Emotional 12.7%, Interactive Fiction 12.1%, Visual Novel 11.3%, Psychological 8.9%, Text-Based 7.5%
- #5 To Be With You
94% matchPositive93% of 30 reviews2021
Dev: Illus Seed Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
A semi-autobiographical horror visual novel about unhealthy relationships. Can you help Alsie save her relationship from ruin?
Why similar: Emotional 12.3%, Interactive Fiction 11.9%, Visual Novel 10.3%, Psychological 9.1%, Dialogue Heavy 8.9%
- #6 <Kobako> It's You Again | また、きみだ。
94% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Kōbako
Windows
A romantic loop 3D visual novel about a girl who forgets you every night. It’s always your first date. She resets. You don’t. Try to win her heart, or choose to let go. Another strange post from the town of Akabako.
Why similar: Visual Novel 15.6%, Romance 14.2%, Emotional 12.3%, Psychological 11.4%, Interactive Fiction 10.8%
- #7 Guilt Free
93% matchVery Positive86% of 293 reviews2020
Dev: Lateral Games
Windows · Mac
Guilt Free is a visual novel crossed with a point and click made to offer perspective on mental health and eating disorders. Navigate a couple's rocky relationship and encounter "flaws" or "quirks" that may actually be symptomatic behaviors.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 16.3%, Interactive Fiction 12.2%, Emotional 11.6%, Visual Novel 11%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.6%
- #8 Hentai Novel: Lily is stripping
91% match9 user reviews100% of 9 reviews2025
Dev: Sexy Baguette Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
🔞 Step into an erotic journey with Hentai Novel: Lily is stripping! 📸 Follow Lily, a mysterious muse, in a slow-burn visual novel where sensual tension builds frame by frame. Enjoy explicit scenes, seductive animations, and steamy voice acting as you blur the line between art and desire!
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 15.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.4%, Visual Novel 12.4%, Emotional 9.8%, Romance 8.9%
- #9 Princess Evangile All Ages Version
92% matchVery Positive90% of 235 reviews2015
Dev: MOONSTONEPub: MangaGamer
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 65.5 hrs≥1hr: 94%
This romantic visual novel has you joining a financially struggling all-girls' private school as one student's example case for gender integration. The two of you try to prove that going co-ed could save the school, while the story explores themes of traditions, change, family, and relationships.
Why similar: Romance 13.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.3%, Visual Novel 11.3%, Emotional 10%, Anime 8.5%
- #10 Quiet Classroom
91% matchNo user reviews
Dev: MothLight Games
Windows
Interactive anime adventure in visual novel format!
Why similar: Visual Novel 13.4%, Emotional 12.2%, Romance 10.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.1%, Anime 9.1%
- #11 Lost Connections
89% matchVery Positive96% of 77 reviews2023
Dev: Amber Pearl
Windows
If she leaves now you will never see her again. Would you have enough courage to take a step, or would you stay quiet and regret it? Experience this story about love and loss.
Why similar: Emotional 15.6%, Visual Novel 13.9%, Multiple Endings 10.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.3%, Choices Matter 9.1%
- #12 Trinoline All Ages Version
90% matchVery Positive89% of 156 reviews2019
Dev: minoriPub: MangaGamer
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 26.6 hrs≥1hr: 83%
When tragedy sparks the advancement of science, a sentient android is created. Now, in this heart-wrenching, romantic, and beautiful visual novel, you will explore whether or not it's possible for man and machine to truly love each other.
Why similar: Emotional 14.9%, Visual Novel 13%, Romance 11.7%, Anime 8.9%, Multiple Endings 8.6%
- #13 Where Control Ends
89% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Softveil StudioPub: Softveil
Windows · Mac · Linux
Where Control Ends is a psychological visual novel about Astra, a young girl trying to hold herself together after a night she cannot fully remember.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 13.9%, Visual Novel 13.3%, Romance 11.7%, Text-Based 9.7%, Dialogue Heavy 9.3%
- #14 AN IOU
88% matchPositive100% of 27 reviews2022
Dev: Red Room Games
Windows · Mac
AN IOU is the debut visual novel by Davey Cadaver. The music, backgrounds, & characters work together to create a world that is the stage of a novel for the user to read. The user takes the POV of the protagonist to experience a memorable story with an incredible soundtrack and multiple endings.
Why similar: Emotional 13.9%, Interactive Fiction 12.3%, Visual Novel 11.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.4%, Dialogue Heavy 10.4%
- #15 A YEAR OF SPRINGS
87% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 952 reviews2021
Dev: npckc
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Experience the stories of Haru, Erika, and Manami, a trio of friends navigating their feelings of love, connection, and just wanting to belong.
Why similar: Visual Novel 12.8%, Emotional 12.8%, Interactive Fiction 11.8%, Music 10.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 8.7%
- #16 A Date With Yuika
86% matchNo user reviews2025
Dev: Feeling Potion
Windows · Mac
You meet with Yuika to talk about your relationship. Where is this conversation headed towards?
Why similar: Emotional 14.6%, Interactive Fiction 14.5%, Romance 11.4%, Visual Novel 11.2%, Multiple Endings 10.2%
- #17 Riddle Me Bunny: Nonogram
85% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Midnight Cupcakes
Windows
A cozy nonogram puzzle adventure wrapped in a storybook world. Solve gentle picture-logic puzzles to reveal hand-crafted pixel art, and slowly bring color back to a village that has quietly faded away.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 15.7%, Visual Novel 13.7%, Romance 12.9%, Emotional 12.9%, Multiple Endings 9.7%
- #18 Katawa Shoujo
83% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 5,524 reviews2024
Dev: Four Leaf Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Katawa Shoujo is a romantic visual novel set in the fictional Japanese Yamaku High School for disabled children. Hisao's congenital heart defect forces him to move to a new school. Despite his difficulties, Hisao is able to find friends—and perhaps love, if he plays his cards right.
Why similar: Visual Novel 13.2%, Emotional 12.1%, Romance 12%, Text-Based 9.3%, Multiple Endings 8.9%
- #19 Elisa: the Innkeeper
86% matchMixed70% of 164 reviews2017
Dev: Neoclassic Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Inspired by the Italian culture and taking place in a western Fantasy setting, our visual novel introduces the story of Elisa, a beautiful owner of an inn, struggling with the amorous proposal of honorable Knights, high born Princes and rich Merchants.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 15.6%, Interactive Fiction 13.9%, Music 13.2%, Visual Novel 12.1%, Romance 11%
- #20 The Dreamwalkers
84% matchPositive93% of 29 reviews2024
Dev: Nightbloomer Studio
Windows
Take control of Morgan's destiny as his world is turned upside down. Explore the world of Dreams, where mythological creatures and Nightmares are real. A story-heavy adventure game with multiple endings, romance options and a symphonic music! Inspired by Neil Gaiman and Inception.
Why similar: Emotional 13.4%, Visual Novel 12.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.4%, Multiple Endings 10%, Interactive Fiction 9.5%
- #21 Yuika My Bestie
84% matchNo user reviews2025
Dev: Feeling Potion
Windows · Mac
Experience a pastel-toned emotional journey in Yuika My Bestie, a short visual novel you can complete in under 15 minutes per playthrough. With 5 unique endings and heartfelt choices, it takes just 30–40 minutes to explore every path of this soft, late-night cry.
Why similar: Emotional 13.6%, Dialogue Heavy 12.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.1%, Visual Novel 11%, Interactive Fiction 10.3%
- #22 My Summer Adventure: Memories of Another Life
82% matchVery Positive91% of 132 reviews2023
Dev: AlkinoyPub: 101XP
Windows · Mac · Linux
A strange incident turns the life of an ordinary young man upside down when, having fallen asleep on a regular train commute, he wakes up in another country... in a body of a Japanese student! An unforgettable summer adventure awaits, promising many fateful meetings and momentous occasions.
Why similar: Emotional 12.8%, Interactive Fiction 11.4%, Romance 11.2%, Visual Novel 10.7%, Text-Based 9.9%
- #23 Coffee, Snow, and You
81% matchPositive95% of 40 reviews2024
Dev: Alkinoy
Windows · Mac · Linux
A warm New Year’s story about a lonely person spending December 31st at work. A short visual novel about finding joy and meaning on the eve of the most magical night of the year.
Why similar: Emotional 17.9%, Visual Novel 13.4%, Text-Based 11.8%, Anime 10.8%, Interactive Fiction 10.2%
- #24 Pasajeros
82% matchPositive86% of 21 reviews2022
Dev: GameLoop
Windows
Pasajeros is developed through a collection of urban and surreal stories collected in a taxi in Bogotá . It’s a four-night adventure packed with micro-stories of vampires, mariachis, and thugs. In addition to the opportunity to find love or madness in the night magic of a city.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 13.8%, Dialogue Heavy 12.4%, Visual Novel 11.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.5%, Emotional 10.3%
- #25 Summer Pockets REFLECTION BLUE
79% matchVery Positive89% of 1,069 reviews2025
Dev: VISUAL ARTS/KeyPub: VISUAL ARTS
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 125.1 hrs≥1hr: 64%
No matter how much times passes... I remember that blue, blue summer. Summer Pockets, the midsummer story brought to you by Key, has been powered-up with even more to play, including new heroines and routes, in Summer Pockets REFLECTION BLUE, now available on Steam!
Why similar: Emotional 17.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17%, Visual Novel 16.3%, Multiple Endings 12.2%, Anime 8.2%
- #26 BlueLine
80% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Going Places Studio
Windows
A visual interactive story about Blue, who is expected to be successful at work, be a good boyfriend, and at the same time... be happy.
Why similar: Music 17.6%, Emotional 15.1%, Visual Novel 13.8%, Interactive Fiction 13.6%, Dialogue Heavy 9.8%
- #27 MUSICUS!
81% matchVery Positive96% of 103 reviews2021
Dev: OVERDRIVEPub: MangaGamer
Windows
MUSICUS is a visual novel that takes a deep dive into the lives of musicians and explores what drives people to create music despite the great sacrifices it often takes.
Why similar: Music 16.7%, Emotional 12.7%, Visual Novel 11.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.4%, Romance 9.1%
- #28 All (Too) Good Things
78% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: YOWPY games
Windows
Your job is to make humanity happy. Observe the people living in your assigned district and make the best choices to ensure everyone's happiness.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 20.7%, Interactive Fiction 17.4%, Visual Novel 13.8%, Text-Based 12.7%, Dialogue Heavy 11.1%
- #29 Bokuten - Why I Became an Angel
79% matchVery Positive86% of 153 reviews2019
Dev: OVERDRIVEPub: MangaGamer
Windows
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 20.5 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Bokuten is a dramatic, emotional visual novel where you must play cupid and decide if the relationships you witness are worth rekindling, or if letting them fall apart would result in greater happiness. The decisions you make will echo into the course of your own love life.
Why similar: Emotional 15.4%, Visual Novel 13.7%, Romance 12.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.8%, Anime 9.3%
- #30 The Mermaid of Zennor
78% matchVery Positive99% of 75 reviews2021
Dev: ebi-hime
Windows · Mac · Linux
A short, dark visual novel set in the UK about a young autistic girl's destructive obsession with her older brother.
Why similar: Visual Novel 15.4%, Emotional 14.6%, Interactive Fiction 10.1%, Text-Based 10%, Anime 9.5%
- #31 Transparent
77% matchNo user reviews
Dev: DamDSN
Windows
Transparent is a narrative game where every choice shapes Clara’s existence. On the eve of her 30th birthday, she revisits key moments of her life. Will her decisions anchor her to reality or make her fade away? Explore memories, face dilemmas, and discover multiple endings
Why similar: Emotional 14.4%, Visual Novel 12.4%, Interactive Fiction 12%, Text-Based 12%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.7%
- #32 Alex's Journey to the Grave
76% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: Violet Horizons Productions
Windows · Mac · Linux
Two people meet in a strange, critical moment; changing their lives forever. An intimate visual novel exploring the nature of love, fate, tragedy, and the will to live on.
Why similar: Emotional 14.1%, Romance 12.6%, Visual Novel 12.3%, Text-Based 9.4%, Multiple Endings 9.2%
- #33 Do 11
77% matchPositive81% of 26 reviews2021
Dev: SJR Team
Windows · Mac
Find a way out of the Do 11 app by doing missions that come from the mysterious Do 11 app. A choice awaits you to solve puzzles and change the fate of the protagonist. Escape the main character from the Do 11 app while savoring a profound worldview and intriguing story. An incredible twist awaits.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 13.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.9%, Dialogue Heavy 12.6%, Visual Novel 11.5%, Multiple Endings 10.5%
- #34 Bonjin ~ An Ordinary Man
75% matchPositive93% of 27 reviews2025
Dev: VNDI
Windows · Linux
When your beloved wants to abandon his personality and become an absolutely ordinary person, what do you do? Bonjin ~ An Ordinary Man is an young adult romantic story about transgender identity, exploration of masculinity, and mutual understanding.
Why similar: Emotional 14.1%, Visual Novel 12.4%, Romance 9.3%, Choices Matter 9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 8.3%
- #35 Jessica's Choices - Forced [Episode 1]
75% matchNo user reviews
Dev: DoAdventures
Windows · Mac · Linux
Your story continues right where Origins left off. Whether Jessica finds herself wandering the streets alone, caught in George’s web of deceit, or trapped in the unsettling confines of Margaret Thatuals under Professor Trounch’s watchful gaze and the orderlies, every choice matters.
Why similar: Visual Novel 17.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.7%, Multiple Endings 11.9%, Interactive Fiction 11.1%, Emotional 8.6%
- #36 CamGirls: Sophie X Rias
76% matchPositive88% of 24 reviews2021
Dev: Dharker Studios
Windows
Follow Sophie as she embarks on her latest adventure in making money, working alongside the enigmatic Rias as they put on a special yuri/lesbian camgirl show for their viewers.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 16.1%, Interactive Fiction 14.5%, Visual Novel 13.5%, Romance 10.3%, Dialogue Heavy 9.7%
- #37 Cryspace
73% matchMostly Positive73% of 15 reviews2024
Dev: JIMMY DIAMOND
Windows
Cryspace is a fresh visual novel with a nostalgic flavor. Talk to your friends online, meet with them in-person, and allow your friend group to grow in numbers, or fall into despair through your own decision-making and discretion. Experience the first few dates with Sam for FREE.
Why similar: Visual Novel 14.5%, Interactive Fiction 14.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.5%, Emotional 12.1%, Multiple Endings 11.5%
- #38 阴桃花 (The Flowers of Yin)
74% matchPositive93% of 44 reviews2022
Dev: SnowyYANGPub: 逐夏
Windows
幻想若非幻想 自然可超自然 伴我梦中桃花 懒识人间滋味
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 17.8%, Romance 14.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.1%, Text-Based 13.3%, Emotional 13.1%
- #39 THE DAY THAT WASN'T
73% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: MAD Tribe Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Relive the same day without remembering it. Your choices feed four inner alter egos (Shadow, Mad, Alex, and Bully) — shaping reality, glitches, and one of 16 possible endings. The day repeats. Your mind doesn’t. Or does it?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 16.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16%, Visual Novel 15.5%, Multiple Endings 9.7%, Choices Matter 9.5%
- #40 Irotoridori No Sekai HD - The Colorful World
72% matchVery Positive97% of 260 reviews2024
Dev: FAVORITEPub: NekoNyan Ltd.
Windows
Median: 9.0 hrsMean: 129.1 hrs≥1hr: 70%
When he was a child, Yuuma received a special power from the “translucent magician”, Shinku. Just by touching someone with his hand, he is able to cure all of their wounds in return for some of his memories.
Why similar: Emotional 17.9%, Romance 16.4%, Visual Novel 16%, Multiple Endings 10.6%, Choices Matter 8.7%
- #41 時折記 -Tokioriki-
72% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: 綴路工房
Windows
I can't do this anymore -- but I've decided to choose. There are people I want to protect, but I can't save them all. One old book shatters an ordinary life -- a visual novel of despair and love, where your choices shape the story. Japanese voice / English subtitles / ~10hrs
Why similar: Visual Novel 17%, Multiple Endings 12.1%, Emotional 11.4%, Choices Matter 10.3%, Psychological 10.3%
- #42 透明的她与真实的我
70% matchVery Positive90% of 187 reviews2025
Dev: 可味玩KawayiPlay
Windows
This game is a bishoujo game developed and published by Kawayi Play.
Why similar: Emotional 17.8%, Multiple Endings 14.9%, Visual Novel 14.8%, Choices Matter 12.1%, Interactive Fiction 11.3%
- #43 Border of her Heart
74% matchMixed67% of 73 reviews2018
Dev: Tuomo LainePub: Tuomo's games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 48 minMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 43%
Border of her Heart is a VN about Border control.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 14.7%, Interactive Fiction 13.5%, Visual Novel 11.2%, Romance 9.9%, Dialogue Heavy 9.7%
- #44 DoppelTest
70% matchPositive100% of 19 reviews2026
Dev: ぬくもりロボット工房
Windows
Kagari, a withdrawn child, and Kagami, the robot living in society as their stand-in—Only one will be recognized as the real Kagari. Your role is to gently observe their choices and decisions. Your role is to gently observe their choices and decisions.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 18.8%, Visual Novel 16.4%, Emotional 12.3%, Psychological 8.3%, Anime 8.1%
- #45 Cascade Falls
71% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Stray Paranormal
Windows · Mac · Linux
A story-driven visual novel about healing, heartbreak, and second chances. Build relationships, face your past, and shape your future in a town where every choice leaves a mark. Romance, drama, and emotional chaos await in Cascade Falls.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 21.2%, Interactive Fiction 18%, Visual Novel 14.3%, Romance 13.3%, Multiple Endings 8.1%
- #46 ef - the first tale. (All Ages)
73% matchVery Positive95% of 191 reviews2019
Dev: minoriPub: MangaGamer
Windows
Median: 5.8 hrsMean: 279.5 hrs≥1hr: 69%
What starts with a conversation between two long lost friends spills out into a captivating visual novel about four youths struggling to pursue their dreams and find their place in the world as love complicates everything.
Why similar: Emotional 17.7%, Visual Novel 15.1%, Romance 14.4%, Multiple Endings 8.1%, Anime 7.5%
- #47 All Scars and Starlight
71% matchPositive93% of 15 reviews2024
Dev: ebi-hime
Windows · Mac · Linux
A dark boys love / boys hate visual novel set in a 1001 Nights inspired world full of political intrigue. Yuel, once the King of Indra, is deposed by his older cousin, Tavi, during a coup and imprisoned within the palace. An uneasy relationship between them grows, and then...
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 16.2%, Visual Novel 13.5%, Emotional 11.2%, Romance 9.5%, Anime 9.1%
- #48 Chaotic Love and Sex
70% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Grumpy Carrot Gaming
Windows · Mac
Chaotic Love and Sex is an 18+ romantic visual novel where your choices shape who you grow close to—and how your story ends. Flirt, explore, and make tough decisions as you uncover the hidden sides of Aiko, Amanda, and Hina in a story full of passion, drama, consequence, and sex.
Why similar: Visual Novel 13.4%, Romance 12.8%, Interactive Fiction 11.3%, Text-Based 11.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.9%
- #49 Half Past Fate: Romantic Distancing
71% matchMostly Positive79% of 48 reviews2021
Dev: Serenity ForgePub: Way Down Deep
Windows · Mac
Finding true love is hard enough when it’s in person! Build a relationship through the screen as a couple copes with lockdown life by staying connected online! Will their love be loud and clear, or will their signals fade away?
Why similar: Romance 12.9%, Emotional 12.2%, Text-Based 9.8%, Dialogue Heavy 9.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.6%
- #50 Where are you, Cinderella?
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: KimiNako
Windows · Linux
Where are you, Cinderella? is a visual novel about Vietnamese culture and the world of entertainment. Will you be able to find the lost shoe’s owner? Or, will you find your shoe?
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 15.5%, Interactive Fiction 13.8%, Visual Novel 13.3%, Text-Based 11.2%, Multiple Endings 10.6%
- #51 Tamayura Mirai
69% matchVery Positive94% of 206 reviews2023
Dev: AzuritePub: Shiravune
Windows
Median: 7.6 hrsMean: 43.1 hrs≥1hr: 72%
There is a girl, searching for something she lost... Tamayura Mirai is a midsummer fantasy visual novel of humans, spirits, and sorcerers that's won several industry awards in Japan.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 16.3%, Emotional 12%, Visual Novel 11.3%, Romance 10.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.8%
- #52 Secret Some
67% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2026
Dev: AFTERTIME.INCPub: NBOXGAMES.INC
Windows
"Secret Some" is an authentic game It is a 'Youth Love Comedy Story' that depicts the process of creating a story of four characters and two people. Starting with graduation, there's another story about dating a character You can feel the feeling of a growing connection.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 13.3%, Dialogue Heavy 11.7%, Visual Novel 11.1%, Multiple Endings 10%, Romance 9.8%
- #53 My Therapy
68% matchVery Positive96% of 334 reviews2022
Dev: Suvorov Mikhail
Windows · Linux
A visual novel about cute melancholic girls!
Why similar: Visual Novel 19.3%, Multiple Endings 13.8%, Interactive Fiction 11.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.4%, Anime 10.6%
- #54 Forgive My Sins & Desires, Father - Boys Love (BL) Visual Novel
68% matchVery Positive85% of 95 reviews2022
Dev: ChaniMK
Windows · Mac · Linux
Samael suffers from delusions. He feels lost until he encounters a priest one day. The priest is the only person in the world who makes him feel at peace. This, however, slowly turns into an obsession. Will Samael learn how to love properly or will he fall into a path of darkness? You decide.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 16.4%, Visual Novel 14%, Emotional 12.6%, Text-Based 11.6%, Anime 8.8%
- #55 Doce Fim ~sweetend placebo~
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Meiri Games
Windows · Mac
Shape queer love and friendship at the end of the world in this choice-driven, emotional narrative game. Will you settle for pessimism, or open yourself to trust?
Why similar: Emotional 16.5%, Visual Novel 12.5%, Romance 11.8%, Multiple Endings 11.5%, Interactive Fiction 11.5%
- #56 Bound Between Desks
66% matchPositive86% of 14 reviews2025
Dev: AnyTale Game StudiosPub: ANYTALE LLC
Windows · Mac · Linux
A mystical visual novel where ordinary school life intertwines with mysterious phenomena. Every decision you make could lead to uncovering secrets... or plunge you into even greater uncertainty.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 17%, Visual Novel 15%, Multiple Endings 10.9%, Romance 10.8%, Anime 10.4%
- #57 Our Personal Space
69% matchPositive83% of 30 reviews2021
Dev: Metasepia Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
A visual novel where your choices determine the future of your relationship and the success of your colony. Choose how to treat your husband and how to spend your free time in this frontier sci-fi story.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 13.5%, Dialogue Heavy 12.2%, Emotional 11%, Romance 10.5%, Visual Novel 9.9%
- #58 Casina: The Forgotten Comedy
68% matchVery Positive85% of 79 reviews2021
Dev: Neoclassic Games
Windows
Want a good laugh? Well, in 184 BC Plautus wrote a play you will not easily forget! "Casina: the Forgotten Comedy" is a modern adaptation of his ancient work of literature, brought to you as a fully voiced and animated Visual Novel.
Why similar: Music 15.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.4%, Interactive Fiction 12.5%, Romance 11%, Visual Novel 10.7%
- #59 カレカノトライアル~時をかけるときめき大作戦♪~
67% match8 user reviews100% of 8 reviews2025
Dev: Aoharu Industry
Windows
「これからせんぱいには体験版として、わたしとデートしてもらいます!」本作は、片想いをしているバスケ部のマネージャー桜木桃花と、キャプテンを務める榎本海斗、ふたりの関係を描いたフルボイスの青春アドベンチャーゲームです。※全編無料でプレイが可能です。
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 14.7%, Emotional 13.4%, Romance 12.6%, Visual Novel 12.3%, Psychological 8.7%
- #60 My Egg Girls: A Gentle Story
66% match2 user reviews0% of 2 reviews2026
Dev: HUMAN SIMULATE
Windows
Spend 100 days living with two “Egg Girls” in a gentle, bittersweet romance visual novel where four emotions—Affection, Empathy, Comfort, and Tension—gradually shape dialogue, distance, events, and endings.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 14.9%, Visual Novel 13.5%, Romance 12.3%, Emotional 12.1%, Text-Based 9.8%