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Games Like Visual novel: The One from the Dark

60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Visual Novel, Adventure, Casual, Singleplayer.

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Visual novel set in a rural horror setting. Take on the role of a city real estate appraiser stranded in a remote village with no phone service, no cars, and no escape. Read dialogues, make choices, and try to maintain your sanity before the local Tree decides you're for dinner tonight.

Reviews: Positive — 87% — of 15 reviews
Released: 2026-05-07
Developer: Reanim Games
Publisher: STuNT
Genres: Action, Adventure, Casual, Indie
Platforms: Windows

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    97% matchPositive100% of 13 reviews2026
    Dev: Lil’StoriesPub: RoBot
    Windows

    An inheritance. An old castle among mist-covered hills. Elizabeth Gray thought she only had to arrive, inspect Ravenhall, and sign a few papers. But from the very first night, it becomes clear: the castle came to her for a reason, and its silence hides a secret that will not be easy to escape.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 20.5%, Casual 16.6%, Adventure 14.8%, Detective 12%, Exploration 10.5%

  2. #2 Defective Detectives 2
    96% matchPositive92% of 13 reviews2026
    Dev: Reanim GamesPub: STuNT
    Windows

    A comedic detective visual novel in a noir style. Try on an old raincoat, arm yourself with a half-eaten éclair, and set out to find the Mayor's stolen wig! Read dialogue, make choices, and try not to lead the investigation down a dead end before the Sausage Baron takes over the city.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 19.1%, Comic Book 18.7%, Detective 17.2%, Investigation 11.7%, Exploration 11.5%

  3. #3 Visual Novel: Call of Toilet
    96% matchPositive100% of 10 reviews2026
    Dev: Reanim GamesPub: STuNT
    Windows

    In this game, you don't survive; you live for your own pleasure. Drag your friend into this crazy road movie, where every mutant is trying not to devour you, but to draw you into their everyday drama. Will you reach the coveted golden toilet or become a local legend?

    Why similar: Visual Novel 19.2%, Adventure 15.9%, Action 12.9%, Detective 10.6%, Exploration 8.3%

  4. #4 Piano at 5 a.m.
    95% matchVery Positive98% of 181 reviews2023
    Dev: Kazuhide Oka
    Windows · Mac

    "Piano at 5 a.m." is a short text adventure game. A girl who is the main character wanders in a fog forest while adjusting the four factors of "drowsiness," "thirst," "madness," and "recharge," which increase or decrease depending on the choices she makes.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 31%, Adventure 22.9%, Exploration 15.1%, Cute 13%, Atmospheric 8.3%

  5. #5 Visual novel: Dashing 90s
    94% matchPositive92% of 12 reviews2026
    Dev: Reanim GamesPub: STuNT
    Windows

    Andrey comes to the city to enroll in college and moves into a communal apartment. Neighbors, alcoholics, cult members, and gangsters test his mettle. Every decision is a choice between morality and survival. A visual novel where one wrong move turns a college applicant into a criminal.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 21.9%, Detective 18.4%, Exploration 13.6%, Adventure 7.1%, Stylized 6.8%

  6. #6 Mask City
    93% match7 user reviews100% of 7 reviews2026
    Dev: Powersteal Interactive
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    MASK CITY is a detective visual novel that lets you be a superhero, investigating a string of murders. Talk to witnesses, meet allies and fight bad guys. It’s a small-town story with big city spice written by bestselling author Aaron Crash

    Why similar: Comic Book 33.6%, Visual Novel 26.4%, Detective 17.3%, Action 12.7%, Adventure 6.8%

  7. #7 Fuman Ghoul
    94% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Team Sumi
    Windows

    A two-week story about a girl whose stress summons monsters. Dodge obstacles, defeat enemies, and make it to school on time in this fast-paced action adventure.

    Why similar: Comic Book 20.1%, Action 18.6%, Adventure 17.9%, Casual 17.6%, Cute 9.6%

  8. #8 52Hertz
    91% matchVery Positive88% of 109 reviews2026
    Dev: Moonlit Apple
    Windows

    An eternally snowbound town. An inescapable time loop. A group of travelers trapped between memory and truth…You will embody Mo Shi, the amnesiac protagonist, stepping into this enigmatic town known as the "Singularity" , partner with the protagonist to solve murder cases and expose the killer.

    Why similar: Comic Book 18.8%, Detective 16.8%, Visual Novel 12.7%, Logic 11%, Investigation 8.7%

  9. #9 Stretch
    92% matchNo user reviews2025
    Dev: Shoichi Kirishima
    Windows

    "For those of you who don't have a single novel you want to read." A novel game from "those days" that nobody knows about, presented with full CG (800 images generated by KlingAI) + ambient(300 materials).

    Why similar: Visual Novel 29.1%, Adventure 24.7%, Casual 23.1%, Exploration 14.7%, Atmospheric 6.8%

  10. #10 Arthur & Susan: Almost Detectives
    91% matchPositive96% of 28 reviews2023
    Dev: Apexchimps
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Arthur and Susan, two inseparable friends solving mysteries together. Fun and cozy indie point&click. Don't miss it!

    Why similar: Detective 18.9%, Comic Book 18.4%, Visual Novel 13.1%, Investigation 12.5%, Cute 8.8%

  11. #11 Fading Lights
    89% match5 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2025
    Dev: Dimlight DevsPub: Fh-Salzburg
    Windows · Linux

    A first person detective game inspired by return of obra dinn where you have to interact with various items inside a house and unlock old memories to rebuild your Family Tree.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 23.4%, Exploration 13.6%, Cute 10.6%, Casual 9.3%, Logic 9%

  12. #12 The Last Wish
    90% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: WofstudioZPub: Wofstudioz
    Windows

    Follow the Journey, follow your wish and see what it has to teach you.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 21.9%, Comic Book 18.9%, Adventure 15.5%, Casual 11.8%, Exploration 11.5%

  13. #13 Defective Detectives
    88% matchPositive100% of 25 reviews2026
    Dev: Reanim GamesPub: STuNT
    Windows

    This city fears me. I saw its true face... And it smelled like sawdust. Welcome to the world of pretentious film noir, where it rains even indoors, and cool guys don't look at explosions (because they forgot to wear sunglasses).

    Why similar: Visual Novel 23.3%, Detective 16.2%, Exploration 14.1%, Casual 9.5%, Cute 9.3%

  14. #14 Before All Saints Day
    89% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Coredump
    Windows

    One night. One secret. One very curious ghost. Step into a 10–20 minute atmospheric Halloween tale where a human girl hides among ghosts at their yearly festival — and tries to slip away before a mischievous boy exposes what she really is.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 27.9%, Adventure 22.6%, Casual 14.4%, Cute 9.7%, Dark 8%

  15. #15 Another Blue
    87% match6 user reviews67% of 6 reviews2025
    Dev: 九州産業大学
    Windows

    This is a collection of mini-games starring the Vtuber "Aoi Neno". There are five mini-games and a short story. Once you clear all the mini-games, you will be able to play the final stage.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 32.2%, Action 26.4%, Casual 26.2%, Cute 13.3%, Indie 1.9%

  16. #16 Grandma's Secret
    86% matchPositive90% of 10 reviews2024
    Dev: 40A Game StudioPub: Dmitriy Bely
    Windows

    "Grandma's Secret" is a blend of kinetic visual novel and interactive text adventure. The last hope for a peasant girl named Tatiana to find a happy marriage is a service and dowry from her grandmother, who is believed to be a witch. But what price will she have to pay for it?

    Why similar: Comic Book 23.6%, Visual Novel 19.8%, Casual 10.8%, Adventure 10.7%, Exploration 10.6%

  17. #17 Blue Cradle -signifie-
    85% match8 user reviews88% of 8 reviews2023
    Dev: kutugi kaoru
    Windows

    A novel game with a fully voiced story about everyday or extraordinary stories.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 25.7%, Adventure 19.1%, Comic Book 13.5%, Cute 12.1%, Detective 11.4%

  18. #18 Outbreak The Fedora Files: What Lydia Knows
    84% match7 user reviews100% of 7 reviews2024
    Dev: Dead Drop Studios LLC
    Windows

    Something is foul in the city of Cypress Ridge. Uncover the truth in this narrative rich visual novel taking place just moments before a full blown undead epidemic.

    Why similar: Comic Book 22.6%, Visual Novel 15.3%, Detective 12.9%, Investigation 8.3%, Casual 8%

  19. #19 The Pack
    86% 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 39%, Adventure 30.7%, Casual 30.2%

  20. #20 12 Hours to Die
    84% matchMostly Positive73% of 226 reviews2020
    Dev: Wesley ReitsmaPub: Westeford
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    A mystery visual novel about six students forced to play a 12-hour long killing game.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 27.6%, Detective 22.6%, Adventure 10.4%, Mystery 7.2%, Stylized 6.9%

  21. #21 Underground Durka: Ultimate Drochism
    83% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: blevsoft
    Windows

    A madhouse from which it is impossible to escape - go through various locations, find various weapons, kill various enemies and bosses.

    Why similar: Casual 29.9%, Action 27.2%, Adventure 19.3%, Exploration 11.5%, Atmospheric 8.1%

  22. #22 Embers of Magic
    82% matchVery Positive83% of 100 reviews2017
    Dev: Ithaqua Labs
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Embers of Magic is a short, adventure visual novel that tells the story of Liana the witch. She takes an airship down to the surface of the dangerous and corrupt earth beneath her flying city home.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 45.3%, Casual 20%, Adventure 16.9%, Action 13.5%, Indie 4.4%

  23. #23 她杀 - The Suspected Murder
    80% matchVery Positive85% of 67 reviews2025
    Dev: 麻辣工作室 Spicy GamesPub: INDIECN
    Windows

    Deep night, famous suspense novelist fell from the balcony, leaving his young wife an enormous heritage. Accident, or calculated murder?Novelist's nephew secretly began investigation.He found a hidden manuscript, which contains a creep story, as well as the key clues concerning its author's death.

    Why similar: Comic Book 25.6%, Visual Novel 18.3%, Detective 17.8%, Investigation 12.3%, Exploration 8.9%

  24. #24 Soulslayer~灭魂·误佳期~
    81% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 712 reviews2017
    Dev: 开水工作室Pub: NVLMaker
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 90%

    An exciting adventure in a story of ancient Chinese setting.Visual Novel with multiple endings to explore.

    Why similar: Detective 32.4%, Visual Novel 28.5%, Adventure 18.1%, Casual 17.2%, Indie 3.8%

  25. #25 栖云异梦3:溯源 Oriental Dreams 3:Origin
    82% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: 炭焱网络 Tantrum NetworkPub: 山灰猫 ShanHuiMao
    Windows

    继《栖云异梦》系列前两作的好评之后,第三作《栖云异梦3:溯源》将以解谜加轻度文字RPG的形式,带来更深刻的情感体验与更精妙的叙事设计。这一次,玩家将只身进入赤乌神的游戏场,调查十几年前的考古队员失踪大案,揭开方哲父母死亡的缘由。隐藏在真相之下的究竟是饱含恨意的贪婪?还是跨越生死的羁绊?

    Why similar: Detective 21%, Comic Book 21%, Casual 17.3%, Adventure 15.4%, Exploration 9.1%

  26. #26 Orson, P.I.: Midnight at the Grand Hotel
    81% matchNo user reviews2026
    Dev: Abscure
    Windows

    Twelve guests at a Chicago hotel plot to steal millions in jewels. Stop them before midnight strikes.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 19.2%, Detective 17.2%, Exploration 11.4%, Logic 10.1%, Investigation 9.6%

  27. #27 Vane
    79% matchMixed54% of 615 reviews2019
    Dev: Friend & Foe Games
    Windows
    Median: 36 minMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 45%

    In a ruined desert, a strange golden dust transforms a free-spirited bird into a determined young child, setting off a chain of events that will reshape the world itself.

    Why similar: Adventure 30.2%, Casual 27.2%, Action 21.2%, Exploration 15.7%, Indie 5.7%

  28. #28 My Maid Girlfriend
    78% 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 51.4%, Casual 24.7%, Adventure 23.9%

  29. #29 The Francy Droo & Friends Collection
    79% match5 user reviews80% of 5 reviews2017
    Dev: Oh, a Rock! Studios
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Five tiny indie games for the price of one slightly bigger indie game!

    Why similar: Visual Novel 34.9%, Casual 26.3%, Adventure 25.5%, Funny 8%, Indie 5.3%

  30. #30 Miss Fisher and the Deathly Maze
    78% matchVery Positive81% of 72 reviews2018
    Dev: Tin Man Games
    Windows · Mac

    Episode 1 and 2 of the award winning murder mystery, visual novel adventure in which you become the Honourable Miss Phryne Fisher, the glamorous and stylish detective!

    Why similar: Visual Novel 32.2%, Adventure 22.1%, Detective 21.4%, Casual 20%, Indie 4.2%

  31. #31 Eternal Secret
    77% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2021
    Dev: Piotr KaniewskiPub: GGEntertainment
    Windows

    You come back to school at the beginning of second semester. A lot has changed during your absence. Are you able to solve the mystery which not many people know about?

    Why similar: Visual Novel 19%, Detective 13.9%, Investigation 13.5%, Adventure 9.8%, Stylized 9.4%

  32. #32 Byte Chaser
    77% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2019
    Dev: Kit MartinPub: Anthopper Development
    Windows · Mac

    In the year 2025, Agein Han is trapped in a virutual world. She must find enough bytes to unlock the backdoor out.

    Why similar: Casual 28%, Adventure 26.3%, Action 25.5%, Survival 14.6%, Indie 5.7%

  33. #33 Chuusotsu! 1.5th Graduation: The Moving Castle
    76% matchPositive96% of 23 reviews2020
    Dev: Studio BeastPub: Fruitbat Factory
    Windows

    Join Arue and her merry Chuusotsu band on her first visit to a certain doujin event in the Big Site, and share in her struggles as an aspiring manga creator!

    Why similar: Visual Novel 29.6%, Casual 27.3%, Adventure 25.5%, Cute 12.2%, Indie 5.4%

  34. #34 D.C. Re:tune
    73% matchMixed61% of 38 reviews2025
    Dev: CIRCUSPub: Bushiroad Inc.
    Windows

    The pinnacle of school romance adventures, "D.C.~Da Capo~" returns with a complete remake! "On a spring day where cherry blossoms gently dance, a ticklish love story begins, begins—"

    Why similar: Visual Novel 37.3%, Adventure 27.2%, Casual 25.7%, Emotional 9.9%

  35. #35 MMM: Murder Most Misfortunate
    75% matchVery Positive82% of 125 reviews2017
    Dev: Michael LongPub: Foolish Mortals Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 82%

    A gruesome murder interrupts an evening party at a secluded mansion and you are the prime suspect! Explore the mansion, search for clues, and interrogate the other guests as you strive to unmask the killer in this open-ended mystery.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 30.1%, Adventure 25.3%, Casual 23.9%, Mystery 8.7%, Atmospheric 7%

  36. #36 M1: A Death in the Desert
    75% matchMostly Positive72% of 39 reviews2017
    Dev: Dracula's Cave
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 18 minMean: 13.5 hrs≥1hr: 29%

    When M wakes up in an abandoned hotel he has no memory of how he got there. In the bedside draw he finds a list with three names and a gun with three bullets, but what he does with this information is up to you. How far will you go to discover the truth?

    Why similar: Visual Novel 29.1%, Adventure 24%, Casual 23.6%, Action 18.6%, Indie 4.8%

  37. #37 One Small Fire At A Time
    74% 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 37.9%, Casual 29.1%, Adventure 27.1%, Indie 5.9%

  38. #38 シュークリームコレクトホイップ!
    71% match6 user reviews100% of 6 reviews2026
    Dev: PJ.UnreallyPub: 夕輝ひかり
    Windows

    A pop-style 3D sandbox action adventure in a world of sweets! Use your “Sweets Change” mode to blast chocolate or freeze it with ice for slippery chain reactions. Collect over 200 Super Chocolates and explore a relaxing, sugar-filled world full of sweet surprises!

    Why similar: Casual 24.8%, Adventure 24.1%, Action 22.6%, Exploration 9.5%, Cute 8.7%

  39. #39 Perseverance: Part 2
    73% matchPositive86% of 29 reviews2022
    Dev: Titanite NovelsPub: Feardemic
    Windows

    🔪 Perseverance: Part 2 is a 2nd installment in the horror/crime thriller visual novel series. Play as Karen, a calculated assassin on the prowl for her next target, and witness the gripping story of secrets, passion, and violence. 🔪

    Why similar: Comic Book 22.1%, Visual Novel 17.8%, Detective 14.4%, Investigation 11.5%, Stylized 7.4%

  40. #40 Have You Seen This Man?
    72% match4 user reviews25% of 4 reviews2025
    Dev: Cosmic Sabbath
    Windows

    Texas, 1975. He only kills parents. He leaves the children alive. Now he’s waiting for you.

    Why similar: Action 16.5%, Adventure 16.2%, Casual 16%, Detective 12.8%, Exploration 11.3%

  41. #41 Forgotten Paths
    74% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Bronixia
    Windows · Mac

    Awaken in a ruined world with no memory. A second chance to redeem yourself, but survival is a daily challenge. Aid survivors, manage madness with a black cat's help, and uncover your true purpose.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 19.2%, Exploration 10.2%, Adventure 9.8%, Stylized 9.3%, Action 9.1%

  42. #42 Perceptions of the Dead
    71% 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 47.5%, Adventure 21.4%, Casual 19%, Horror 7.5%, Indie 4.6%

  43. #43 Endless Tail
    73% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Ovenbaked Games
    Windows

    Slither into a vibrant 3D adventure! Endless Tail reinvents the classic Snake genre with Unreal Engine 5 graphics. Outsmart rivals in chaotic multiplayer races or embark on a heartwarming hero’s journey to rescue animal friends from the "Gray Coils." Created in collaboration with creative kids!

    Why similar: Casual 20.7%, Action 20.6%, Exploration 13.2%, Stylized 10.1%, Cute 9.4%

  44. #44 Tale of the Gallant Jiraiya
    72% match5 user reviews80% of 5 reviews2019
    Dev: Brave Rock Games
    Windows

    Redemption. Romance. Adventure. All heroes have beginnings, this is the story of the legendary hero Jiraiya, Young Thunder. Jiraiya was an orphan, he quickly turn to a life of crime to survive. He believed in justice, so he stole from the rich and gave to the poor. Witness Jiraiya's legend unfold!

    Why similar: Casual 25%, Adventure 24.3%, Action 22.8%, Comic Book 13.4%, Visual Novel 9.5%

  45. #45 Magic Runes
    70% matchMixed48% of 21 reviews2024
    Dev: Daniel Li
    Windows

    Magic Runes - An exciting 3D game with adventure elements. You have to go on a dangerous adventure across a mysterious island full of ancient dinosaurs. Your goal is to cleanse the lands of darkness and return peace and tranquility to these lands!

    Why similar: Casual 25.6%, Adventure 22.6%, Action 20.2%, Exploration 14.3%, Cute 9.9%

  46. #46 Camp "Burevestnik"
    68% matchMostly Positive77% of 22 reviews2026
    Dev: Reanim GamesPub: STuNT
    Windows

    For Nikita, time stood still long ago. His life has become an endless, exhausting marathon of anxiety, where night brings no rest. Trying to find some peace and escape the haunting nightmares, he suddenly discovers that reality has cracked.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 22.2%, Detective 16.3%, Exploration 13.7%, Casual 9.8%, Action 8.4%

  47. #47 Pluvia - Episode I
    70% match5 user reviews80% of 5 reviews2021
    Dev: BitLogisPub: BitLogis
    Windows

    Pluvia is an investigative visual novel based on multiple choices and minigames.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 30.2%, Detective 23.5%, Adventure 23%, Exploration 14.7%, Action 7.1%

  48. #48 Christopher Ledger: Corporate Auditor
    71% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Donnerwelle Inc.
    Windows · Mac

    A courtroom-inspired visual novel set in the boardroom. Interrogate executives, uncover financial cover-ups, and audit your way to the truth alongside a team of investigators.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 25.8%, Detective 23%, Investigation 15.8%, Adventure 12.9%, Action 11.1%

  49. #49 Orient on the Murder Express
    69% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2024
    Dev: Connor Atkins
    Windows · Mac

    This is a murder mystery visual novel where you take the role of the detective. Search for clues, make discoveries, and talk to other characters to find out what is truly going on on the Murder Express.

    Why similar: Detective 30.3%, Visual Novel 24.2%, Casual 13.8%, Adventure 10.2%, Exploration 8.6%

  50. #50 Memory Oblivion Box
    68% matchVery Positive93% of 1,107 reviews2016
    Dev: DreaMoryPub: NVLMaker
    Windows
    Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 12.4 hrs≥1hr: 92%

    一份工作,让秦幽羽的父亲从此失踪,紧接着又是母亲的突然离去。虽然从未放弃过寻找,可是事情却毫无进展,直到那天……

    Why similar: Visual Novel 36.6%, Casual 31.4%, Adventure 25.6%, Indie 6.4%

  51. #51 Koropokkur in Love ~A Little Fairy’s Tale~
    70% matchPositive81% of 32 reviews2018
    Dev: MangaGamer
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Koropokkur in Love is a tale of a young woman who, after venturing out of her isolated village, experiences love and a vast, brand-new world for the very first time.

    Why similar: Casual 32.6%, Visual Novel 32.5%, Adventure 28.9%, Indie 6%

  52. #52 Beneath The Cherry Trees
    69% matchMixed66% of 137 reviews2016
    Dev: Katsudou MangayaPub: Henteko Doujin
    Windows

    "There are bodies buried beneath the cherry trees!" A Japanese poetic literature "Beneath The Cherry Trees(1928)" by Motojirō Kajii starts from a shocking sentence. We made a short Visual Novel based on this story with Illustrator Kotori's watercolor works, beautiful photographs, and imposing musics.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 38.4%, Casual 29%, Adventure 26.4%, Indie 6.2%

  53. #53 Final Frame
    69% 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 32%, Casual 22.5%, Adventure 22.2%, Detective 10.1%, Dark 4.8%

  54. #54 Синяя Борода
    65% matchPositive82% of 22 reviews2025
    Dev: Reanim GamesPub: STuNT
    Windows

    Instead of sunny days, carefree relaxation, and dates, he has a “responsible” task ahead of him — to look after the sinister but seemingly empty mansion of the mysterious, absent owner whom everyone calls Bluebeard. Denis thought it would be easy, watering flowers and bored in silence...

    Why similar: Visual Novel 19.9%, Detective 13.2%, Adventure 10.6%, Exploration 10.2%, Stylized 9.6%

  55. #55 Winter's Symphonies
    68% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2018
    Dev: Cascade of Leaves
    Windows

    After shutting the door to a life many would envy, the protagonist of the story, Sophie, returns to her one and only hometown. The town is just as she remembers it. She, however, is not. She can't help seeing herself as empty―as empty as the barren trees around her.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 33.4%, Casual 30.6%, Adventure 29.7%, Indie 6.2%

  56. #56 Kokoro Clover Season1
    65% matchVery Positive95% of 55 reviews2022
    Dev: ひこてるPub: Phoenixx Inc.
    Windows

    Plop down on the couch in your comfiest pajamas, grab a big bowl of cereal, and prepare to enter "Kokoro Clover", a 2D platformer inspired by Sunday morning Japanese anime shows of the past! Transformations, cards, dancing, and robots! Let's find out what this wonderful world has in store!

    Why similar: Comic Book 28.8%, Visual Novel 24.9%, Adventure 12.9%, Action 10.7%, Cute 8%

  57. #57 The Evolving World: Catalyst Wake
    66% matchPositive88% of 17 reviews2022
    Dev: LockedOn
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Catalyst Wake is a cinematic visual novel set in a vividly stylized post-apocalyptic world. Discover a thrilling story of assassins, corrupted leaders, and scrap-metal robots, as humanity faces what could be its final hours.

    Why similar: Comic Book 33.7%, Visual Novel 24.7%, Adventure 18.1%, Stylized 11.8%, Atmospheric 5.8%

  58. #58 ! Wild Russia !
    67% matchMixed57% of 76 reviews2020
    Dev: Andreev Worlds
    Windows

    «Wild Russia» is an open-world horror adventure game. Its action takes place in a striking provincial Russia, and any of your actions or inaction can lead to serious consequences.

    Why similar: Casual 31.2%, Adventure 30.9%, Action 28.5%, Atmospheric 5%, Horror 4.5%

  59. #59 Midnight Stories 5
    67% match4 user reviews75% of 4 reviews2022
    Dev: CodeRenderX
    Windows · Linux

    This VISUAL NOVEL continues the life of Cindy and the rest is full of side stories with various people and hot scenes. This way you can explore all kind of kinks and pleasures and topics.

    Why similar: Comic Book 25%, Visual Novel 22.6%, Adventure 19.4%, Casual 18.1%, Exploration 9.6%

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