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Games Like Vivian Carmine

60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Visual Novel, Anime, Violent, Gore.

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In an average town somewhere in America, a disturbance has been felt. Vivian Carmine and her badge, Nicholas, have come from the Gap Between Worlds to investigate.

Reviews: Positive — 89% — of 18 reviews
Released: 2023-05-27
Developer: Ethan Zimmerle
Publisher: The Hand
Genres: Casual, Indie, Free To Play
Platforms: Windows

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    97% matchPositive89% of 27 reviews2019
    Dev: Eternal Night Studios
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Ichirou recently moved back to Momiji, there he reunites with his childhood friend, Reika, but he also meets a strange girl who has a clear crush for him. With time new feelings are born and he will have to choose which girl he likes the most, but there could be unexpected consequences.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 20.6%, Gore 19.3%, Violent 16.9%, Mystery 11.5%, Anime 9.8%

  2. #2 Nie No Hakoniwa - Dollhouse of Offerings
    96% matchMostly Positive78% of 204 reviews2024
    Dev: Chatte NoirePub: Sekai Project
    Windows
    Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 9.5 hrs≥1hr: 93%

    "Let us celebrate, the birth of this nightmare." A story about an urban legend surrounding a certain "Box", this is a Japanese-style, supernatural visual novel about madness, love and hate.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 25.2%, Gore 17.3%, Anime 14.9%, Mystery 12.2%, Violent 10.8%

  3. #3 Sound of Drop - fall into poison -
    96% matchVery Positive85% of 536 reviews2015
    Dev: aiueoKompanyPub: Sekai Project
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 95%

    Nestled in the heart of Tokyo, the quaint little aquarium, Manten Aquarium. Numerous urban legends have arisen from here. On the night of the full moon the waters turn to blood and man faced fish lurk within.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 28.8%, Gore 16.9%, Anime 16.2%, Violent 13.5%, Horror 9%

  4. #4 Lucid9: Inciting Incident
    95% matchVery Positive90% of 1,038 reviews2016
    Dev: Fallen Snow Studios
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 12.1 hrs≥1hr: 71%

    Lucid9 is a visual novel focused on a web of intricate mysteries set in the fictional 2018 metropolis of Isamu. Lucid9: Inciting Incident is the first part of the story, focused on a string of disappearances that occur at a prestigious, uppity boarding academy.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 34%, Mystery 20.3%, Anime 19.4%, Gore 7.3%, Violent 6.4%

  5. #5 Gwan Moon High School : The Ghost Gate
    94% matchMostly Positive80% of 64 reviews2021
    Dev: Studio AWE
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    High school students return well after hours, each with their own agenda and an ominous feeling. Come midnight...The fears deep inside become reality.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 31.5%, Point & Click 21.7%, Anime 16.7%, Horror 9.9%, Gore 7.6%

  6. #6 The Way We All Go (2015)
    94% matchVery Positive87% of 154 reviews2015
    Dev: ebi-hime
    Windows · Linux
    Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 92%

    A horror/romance visual novel with numerous choices and over 20 endings. Set in Japan in the 1980s, our protagonist, Atcchan, must navigate his relationship between his two estranged childhood friends, one of whom might be a yandere. Will he live to see the end of his summer vacation?

    Why similar: Visual Novel 33.2%, Gore 23.6%, Violent 20.6%, Anime 14.4%, Indie 4.4%

  7. #7 A Light in the Dark
    92% matchVery Positive93% of 1,722 reviews2018
    Dev: CreSpiritPub: Sekai Project
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 8.1 hrs≥1hr: 91%

    ──We cannot choose in this unfair world.The rich boy stuck in his never changing daily life...The fierce girl struggling for survival...Two people in totally opposite positions in life.In the face of confusion and the choices before them, what will they find...?

    Why similar: Visual Novel 32.5%, Violent 18.2%, Gore 14.8%, Anime 13.5%, Casual 8.6%

  8. #8 Exogenesis ~Perils of Rebirth~
    93% matchMixed69% of 13 reviews2019
    Dev: KwanPub: Sekai Project
    Windows

    After losing his sister to a violent death, former treasure hunter Yu Sayashi learns about a mysterious relic that may bring her back. However, this mythical "Ark" may be more terrifying than he could ever imagine. Innocent lives are at stake. How far will he go to save his sister?

    Why similar: Visual Novel 27.9%, Gore 18.9%, Violent 17.1%, Point & Click 11.6%, Anime 6.8%

  9. #9 Lyset Core
    91% match3 user reviews100% of 3 reviews2025
    Dev: Lyset Team
    Windows

    A horror visual novel set in a steampunk universe. Young Lyset finds herself wandering through a mysterious world of sentient machines. In her desperate search for her long-lost brother, she must choose between death and immortality.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 28.4%, Anime 18.9%, Violent 16.2%, Gore 14.9%, Horror 8.9%

  10. #10 CHAOS;HEAD NOAH
    91% matchVery Positive89% of 1,696 reviews2022
    Dev: MAGES. Inc.Pub: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
    Windows
    Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 52.6 hrs≥1hr: 82%

    CHAOS;HEAD NOAH is now available on Steam!

    Why similar: Visual Novel 32.3%, Gore 20.7%, Mystery 18.4%, Anime 14.7%, Violent 9.9%

  11. #11 Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Ch.7 Minagoroshi
    90% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 663 reviews2019
    Dev: 07th ExpansionPub: MangaGamer
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 15.8 hrsMean: 91.0 hrs≥1hr: 87%

    Higurashi When They Cry is a sound novel. The music, backgrounds and characters work together to create a world that is the stage of a novel for the user to read. They laugh and cry and get angry. The user takes the point of view of the protagonist to experience the story.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 24.1%, Mystery 19%, Anime 17.2%, Gore 14.3%, Violent 11.3%

  12. #12 MYTH - Steam Edition
    89% matchVery Positive89% of 169 reviews2016
    Dev: CircletempoPub: MangaGamer
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 8.6 hrs≥1hr: 78%

    A world of shadows. A world of light. In the world of light where no shadows exist lived a boy - Meito Tanabe. One day, he met a girl who possessed a shadow - Shimon. She brings him to her world - a place filled with shadows.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 36.1%, Violent 21.5%, Mystery 16.6%, Anime 10.9%, Horror 10.5%

  13. #13 Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Ch.6 Tsumihoroboshi
    88% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 873 reviews2018
    Dev: 07th ExpansionPub: MangaGamer
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 6.2 hrsMean: 40.2 hrs≥1hr: 88%

    Higurashi When They Cry is a sound novel. The music, backgrounds and characters work together to create a world that is the stage of a novel for the user to read. They laugh and cry and get angry. The user takes the point of view of the protagonist to experience the story.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 29.7%, Mystery 19%, Anime 16.6%, Gore 13.4%, Violent 11.1%

  14. #14 Miniature Garden
    89% matchMostly Positive78% of 95 reviews2017
    Dev: MuzintouPub: Fruitbat Factory
    Windows
    Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 165.7 hrs≥1hr: 96%

    Miniature Garden is a Japanese mystery visual novel with multiple endings and art by Korie Riko (Lump of Sugar).

    Why similar: Visual Novel 34.7%, Mystery 22.9%, Anime 22%, Casual 9.1%, Horror 6.4%

  15. #15 Corpse Party: Blood Drive
    87% matchMostly Positive75% of 377 reviews2019
    Dev: MAGES. Inc.Pub: XSEED Games
    Windows
    Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 13.2 hrs≥1hr: 86%

    Set two months after Corpse Party: Book of Shadows, Corpse Party: Blood Drive is the definitive conclusion to the long-running Heavenly Host story arc. Featuring dynamic lighting, 3D sound, detailed environments, and new gameplay systems, this is a Japanese horror experience not to be missed!

    Why similar: Gore 28.4%, Violent 21.9%, Anime 19.8%, Visual Novel 17.2%, Horror 9.2%

  16. #16 ReDo
    86% matchPositive83% of 30 reviews2025
    Dev: ENerd_Official
    Windows

    A supernatural horror visual novel game where your choices decide if you and your friends see the light of day again or not. Use your sleuthing skills with point and click mechanics to battle horrifying creatures of the night that haunt an abandoned school building and earn your title of "Exorcist"!

    Why similar: Visual Novel 22.7%, Anime 17.9%, Mystery 11.6%, Supernatural 11.3%, Gore 9.6%

  17. #17 Silenced: The House
    86% matchMostly Positive73% of 99 reviews2018
    Dev: Graven Visual Novels
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 30 minMean: 2.8 hrs≥1hr: 39%

    Any plans for the weekend? There is a great place to escape from the hustle and bustle of the city and daily routine! We promise a unique experience of horror and despair… if you stay alive, of course. Survive the night in the house from your nightmares!

    Why similar: Visual Novel 26%, Gore 24.4%, Violent 21.2%, Anime 13.7%, Casual 6.1%

  18. #18 Corpse Party: Sweet Sachiko's Hysteric Birthday Bash
    84% matchVery Positive87% of 207 reviews2019
    Dev: MAGES. Inc.Pub: XSEED Games
    Windows
    Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 13.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%

    Vengeful spirit Sachiko Shinozaki is having a birthday bash, and the lovable cast of damned souls from the Corpse Party series is invited! Join the revelers as they do their best to keep Sachiko happy and survive her twisted games in this midquel to Corpse Party and Corpse Party: Book of Shadows.

    Why similar: Gore 28.5%, Violent 24.4%, Visual Novel 24.2%, Anime 15.3%, Horror 7.5%

  19. #19 月影魅像-解放之羽-
    83% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 3,736 reviews2019
    Dev: AppliquePub: HIKARI FIELD
    Windows
    Median: 7.6 hrsMean: 72.9 hrs≥1hr: 91%

    《月影魅像-解放之羽-》是由日本美少女游戏品牌Applique制作的一款悬疑传奇题材作品。本作由小田原箱根负责作画、桐月编写剧本、鹰石忍制作音乐。讲述了一个层层剥茧,需要完成十几种不同结局才能最终了解全貌的精彩故事。本作曾荣获萌系游戏大赏2017年度话题金奖。

    Why similar: Visual Novel 31.2%, Mystery 18.7%, Gore 16.2%, Anime 15.9%, Violent 12.2%

  20. #20 Pawn
    85% matchMostly Positive70% of 20 reviews2016
    Dev: ODBear Studios
    Windows
    Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 98%

    A story rich visual novel where you must investigate a series of disappearances threatening the inhabitants of your hometown. Analyze crime scenes, interrogate suspects, witness the dreadful events unravel and face your past. Beware, innocence might be nothing but a mere illusion.

    Why similar: Violent 23.8%, Visual Novel 22%, Gore 19%, Anime 14.4%, Mystery 12.6%

  21. #21 LOOP THE LOOP The Mansion of Gluttony
    82% match6 user reviews100% of 6 reviews2026
    Dev: sweet ampoule
    Windows

    A closed-circle mystery visual novel where twelve people wake up inside a bizarre, impossible mansion—and a string of murders begins. Read from Remi’s point of view as you piece together the truth through his thoughts and conversations. Linear, text-focused, Japanese/English supported.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 28.8%, Mystery 23.6%, Supernatural 13.3%, Anime 10.6%, Gore 7.6%

  22. #22 七人杀阵 - Seven Sacrifices
    84% matchVery Positive80% of 1,067 reviews2018
    Dev: 章鱼罐头制作组
    Windows
    Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 6.9 hrs≥1hr: 90%

    Seven girls came to a mountain villa on the outskirts to attend a party. Suddenly they were struck by a storm. They were trapped and lost contact with the outside world.Everyone was caught unawares by the accident, but the conspiracy has just begun.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 22.2%, Gore 21%, Violent 19.9%, Mystery 17%, Casual 13.5%

  23. #23 CORPSE FACTORY
    81% matchVery Positive80% of 855 reviews2022
    Dev: RIVER CROW STUDIO
    Windows
    Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 94%

    Discard your sense of morality and enter the world of CORPSE FACTORY. An obscure website allows users to request a death. Victims supposedly receive a photograph of their own corpse before they are killed! With English voice acting by an all-star cast.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 22.1%, Violent 17%, Mystery 15.6%, Anime 14.1%, Gore 12.2%

  24. #24 Mortgage nightmares
    80% matchVery Positive85% of 173 reviews2024
    Dev: Real life GamesPub: Flying bird Studio
    Windows · Mac

    Your very own apartment, even if it's a 20-year mortgage – what could be better? Maybe the fact that Lena isn’t the only one living in this apartment? Or maybe they're not exactly people...

    Why similar: Visual Novel 32.8%, Anime 20.6%, Point & Click 19.4%, Comedy 10.7%, Casual 8.4%

  25. #25 Tokyo Dark
    81% matchVery Positive84% of 1,336 reviews2017
    Dev: CherrymochiPub: Square Enix
    Windows
    Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 90%

    Legend tells of a door deep below Tokyo's sewers. All who enter are lost forever. Detective Ito's partner is missing. Explore Tokyo & uncover the darkness that lays beneath the streets in this Point & Click - meets Visual Novel - narrative adventure that questions the very core of Ito's sanity.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 22.1%, Anime 17.3%, Point & Click 16%, Mystery 14.8%, Horror 7.8%

  26. #26 CHAOS;CHILD
    79% matchVery Positive94% of 3,800 reviews2019
    Dev: MAGES. Inc.Pub: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
    Windows
    Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 81.1 hrs≥1hr: 81%

    From the creators of the critically acclaimed STEINS;GATE comes a sensational new visual novel: CHAOS;CHILD. Set in Shibuya in 2015, a group of high school students who survived an earthquake six years ago find themselves at the center of a new series of bizarre murders in the city.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 30.8%, Mystery 19.3%, Gore 16%, Anime 14.3%, Violent 13.9%

  27. #27 Occult Rewrite
    79% matchPositive84% of 45 reviews2022
    Dev: Biomacchia
    Windows · Linux

    Face the fearsome "Withering Curse"! Dive deep into the ample bosom of truth! Rewrite your own history on this Erotic Horror adventure! When you and your classmates find yourselves trapped in a mist shrouded island Only you can save them from a grim -and often lewd- fate.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 21.3%, Point & Click 19.2%, Anime 16.8%, Mystery 12.4%, Comedy 9.8%

  28. #28 Five Stages of Pink
    78% matchVery Positive98% of 93 reviews2022
    Dev: Kaffein
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Horror mystery about a boy who desperately wants a Normal life in the most abnormal city in the world. Help Timor understand his cruel life in this supernatural city while trying to survive one more day. In a universe where Sleep is an illness. This is a visual novel with point and click features.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 21.5%, Mystery 16.2%, Point & Click 14.9%, Anime 12.5%, Supernatural 8.5%

  29. #29 Manna for our Malices
    78% matchPositive100% of 19 reviews2019
    Dev: John OhnoPub: Double Mojo
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Akagi Ai is unexpectedly stabbed on her way home from school. She finds her spirit possessing her body from earlier that day, and must collaborate with the past self that inhabits her body to discover why she keeps dying -- and why she keeps coming back.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 27.4%, Mystery 24.4%, Anime 19.5%, Casual 12.5%, Horror 9.7%

  30. #30 AI: The Somnium Files
    76% matchVery Positive92% of 9,101 reviews2019
    Dev: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
    Windows
    Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 15.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%

    Play as detective Kaname Date on the case of an elusive serial killer in this thrilling, sci-fi murder mystery.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 27.4%, Mystery 20.8%, Anime 17.2%, Gore 12.8%, Violent 8.8%

  31. #31 【SCP】器関ノ彷徨 -The will of a single Tale-【DEMOver.】
    77% matchVery Positive90% of 373 reviews2018
    Dev: Stoner TomohitoPub: GESTALT-§
    Windows
    Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 21.4 hrs≥1hr: 58%

    -"Do you believe the actuality now?" When the SCP Foundation moves, you will be a witness of {Project MA-13}.

    Why similar: Gore 26.6%, Visual Novel 24.5%, Violent 23.3%, Anime 18.2%, Horror 7.4%

  32. #32 PARANORMASIGHT: The Mermaid's Curse
    73% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 1,800 reviews2026
    Dev: Square Enix
    Windows
    Median: 13.6 hrsMean: 13.9 hrs≥1hr: 92%

    Will you survive the curse together this summer? A new supernatural mystery adventure begins, telling a bittersweet story of the passions of youth featuring new locations, new legends and a new cast of characters.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 19.5%, Mystery 15.3%, Gore 14.7%, Violent 14%, Supernatural 12%

  33. #33 Higurashi When They Cry Hou+
    75% matchVery Positive88% of 163 reviews2023
    Dev: 07th ExpansionPub: MangaGamer
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 64%

    The tragedy of Hinamizawa is over. Those held captive within its grip are free from the fate that bound them to June 1983. Yet the tale of Hinamizawa is not truly complete. There are many worlds not yet explored.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 30.8%, Anime 20%, Gore 16%, Violent 14.6%, Mystery 6.3%

  34. #34 Marco & The Galaxy Dragon
    74% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 7,531 reviews2020
    Dev: TOKYOTOONPub: Shiravune
    Windows
    Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 14.0 hrs≥1hr: 87%

    Marco, an orphan with missing memories, and Arco, a dragon who rules the galaxy, were hunting for treasure in space! On one of their adventures, Marco was given a clue to the whereabouts of her mother. Their next stop, her birthplace - Earth!

    Why similar: Visual Novel 41.6%, Anime 19.2%, Female Protagonist 8.7%, Violent 7.6%, Comedy 7.5%

  35. #35 Root Double -Before Crime * After Days- Xtend Edition
    76% matchVery Positive90% of 592 reviews2016
    Dev: YetiPub: Sekai Project
    Windows
    Median: 8.9 hrsMean: 14.3 hrs≥1hr: 94%

    Rescue squad captain Watase Kasasagi wakes up without his memories in the middle of his most critical mission yet-- a nuclear meltdown at a research facility. In an unfamiliar place and without his years of training, he must rescue the survivors and escape...

    Why similar: Visual Novel 40.7%, Anime 18.7%, Mystery 17.6%, Gore 10.5%, Violent 9.5%

  36. #36 Summer Nightmare
    77% matchMixed55% of 554 reviews2017
    Dev: Team Summer NightmarePub: Elkibe Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 30 minMean: 12.4 hrs≥1hr: 30%

    If one’s imagined world of nightmare and the real world unite…. The hide-and-seek game of death in the world of nightmare begins. Discover hints and save yourself from the nightmare!

    Why similar: Visual Novel 31.2%, Gore 24.2%, Anime 22.3%, Horror 11.8%, Casual 7.1%

  37. #37 Welcome To... Chichester 3 : Plenty Of Time To Live
    75% match2 user reviews50% of 2 reviews2019
    Dev: Triority Interactive Novels
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    The concluding episode of the WTC series. Grendel finally releases her plan, whilst two of the protagonist's enemies make theirs, as does Lorinda. With so much trouble on the horizon, will the protagonist be able to get through the day in one piece ?

    Why similar: Visual Novel 34.7%, Violent 19.7%, Mystery 17.1%, Anime 14.3%, Casual 8.6%

  38. #38 Spirit Hunter: NG
    72% matchVery Positive90% of 280 reviews2019
    Dev: EXPERIENCEPub: Aksys Games
    Windows
    Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 20.5 hrs≥1hr: 72%

    Beware the Creeping Horror... Face nightmares you thought were merely urban legends. Uncover a dark mystery, making deadly decisions just to survive. Play this chilling companion story to the award-winning Spirit Hunter: Death Mark game and bring the terror home.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 31.3%, Gore 26.3%, Violent 23.9%, Horror 11.2%, Anime 7.2%

  39. #39 Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Ch.5 Meakashi
    71% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 1,008 reviews2017
    Dev: 07th ExpansionPub: MangaGamer
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 21.9 hrs≥1hr: 92%

    Higurashi When They Cry is a sound novel. The music, backgrounds and characters work together to create a world that is the stage of a novel for the user to read. They laugh and cry and get angry. The user takes the point of view of the protagonist to experience the story.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 26%, Mystery 18.7%, Anime 16.9%, Gore 12.9%, Violent 10.8%

  40. #40 Final Theosis
    74% matchMostly Negative37% of 19 reviews2017
    Dev: ODBear Studios
    Windows
    Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 98%

    Bad news, you're dead. The second you wake up, you find yourself surrounded by ghosts who, like you, are waiting for their turn to cross the border between Purgatory and Heaven. Albeit dead, your job now is to uncover the truth about your demise and help human beings on Earth in order to earn Graces.

    Why similar: Violent 30.1%, Visual Novel 26.3%, Mystery 20.3%, Anime 12.5%, Casual 10.9%

  41. #41 Magical Eyes - Red is for Anguish
    73% matchVery Positive81% of 69 reviews2016
    Dev: Pomera StudiosPub: Fruitbat Factory
    Windows
    Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 97%

    Magical Eyes - Red is for Anguish is a thrilling mystery story revolving around a series of unfathomable incidents in a town.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 36.4%, Mystery 25.3%, Anime 23.4%, Horror 8.9%, Indie 5.9%

  42. #42 Voices from the Sea
    71% matchVery Positive93% of 1,262 reviews2015
    Dev: Zeiva Inc
    Windows
    Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 413.6 hrs≥1hr: 52%

    Follow the story of a young boy, Cantus as he meets Maris, the mysterious girl by the sea - an experience that will change his life forever.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 47.1%, Anime 31.6%, Casual 6.4%, Supernatural 4.3%, Point & Click 3.8%

  43. #43 Scp: Resonance
    72% matchMixed70% of 163 reviews2019
    Dev: Эмиль ШагаповPub: HEARTDREAMERS
    Windows

    The game takes place today, in the multifaceted universe of SCP. The main character is Galen, a simple scientist in Site 13. Recently, Galen graduated from the Faculty of Psychology and was recruited to work with SCP objects. But is everything so simple here?

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  44. #44 Master Magistrate
    70% matchVery Positive91% of 206 reviews2020
    Dev: IRODORIPub: Shiravune
    Windows
    Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 8.9 hrs≥1hr: 93%

    The samurai detective visual novel! Solve crimes and pass judgment on vigilantes, officials, inventors, and brigands to protect a city of eternal cherry blossoms.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 24.8%, Mystery 17.3%, Gore 15.7%, Violent 14.1%, Anime 11.7%

  45. #45 Creature Romances: Kokonoe Kokoro
    71% matchMostly Positive76% of 572 reviews2018
    Dev: NostalgiaPub: Sekai Project
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 5.8 hrsMean: 8.7 hrs≥1hr: 95%

    A short love story with a twist: the love of your life is 50% human, and 50% grasshopper.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 40%, Gore 26.8%, Anime 18.3%, Casual 6.7%, Horror 4.3%

  46. #46 Say Goodbye
    73% matchMixed52% of 229 reviews2017
    Dev: morojenoe's empire
    Windows
    Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 9.4 hrs≥1hr: 87%

    This visual novel about an ordinary man with his typical problems. Suddenly, you got a report that your distant cousin died in a car crash. Fortunately, her daughter wasn't with her. You take the girl under your wing. But soon, something starts to go wrong...

    Why similar: Visual Novel 40%, Violent 29.2%, Anime 14.3%, Casual 10.1%, Indie 6.4%

  47. #47 Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Ch.2 Watanagashi
    69% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 1,766 reviews2015
    Dev: 07th ExpansionPub: MangaGamer
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 17.1 hrs≥1hr: 93%

    Higurashi When They Cry is a sound novel. The music, backgrounds and characters work together to create a world that is the stage of a novel for the user to read. They laugh and cry and get angry. The user takes the point of view of the protagonist to experience the story.

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  48. #48 우리들의 4분 33초
    68% match4 user reviews100% of 4 reviews2025
    Dev: KuroBlossom
    Windows

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  49. #49 Ämäränth : The Last Day of My Adolescence
    67% matchMostly Positive76% of 29 reviews2025
    Dev: Özura
    Windows

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  50. #50 Log.in
    66% matchMostly Positive76% of 86 reviews2026
    Dev: Little氷華
    Windows

    Log.in is a mystery-horror game where you explore a PC screen, digging through images, videos and files. Hidden somewhere in the system is the location of a girl being held captive. Your actions on the desktop will dramatically change the story and her fate.

    Why similar: Mystery 26.4%, Point & Click 19.1%, Visual Novel 16.5%, Horror 10%, Gore 9.5%

  51. #51 How Stories Die
    68% matchVery Positive90% of 120 reviews2020
    Dev: VisualBagel
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    Time travel, assassins and one magical gangster rabbit! The demon king threatens your kingdom and it's up to you, the prince, to find a suitable hero to fight it. Not an easy task, as it will require you to shed a lot of blood and maybe even die. But at least you will save everyone... right?

    Why similar: Visual Novel 25.8%, Anime 17.1%, Gore 16.1%, Violent 14.3%, Mystery 14.2%

  52. #52 Pyun Pyun Heart Throbbing Endless Love Bakery
    70% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: Melty Clown Studio
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Romance or befriend four lovable characters in this point-and-click visual novel as you uncover the mysteries of the town you've moved into! Make a name for yourself as you interact with these charming new characters! Or perhaps. . . familiar faces?

    Why similar: Visual Novel 23.4%, Point & Click 19.1%, Anime 14.9%, Mystery 12.9%, Comedy 9.2%

  53. #53 Nanairo Reincarnation
    67% matchVery Positive96% of 165 reviews2019
    Dev: Silky's Plus WasabiPub: Sekai Project
    Windows
    Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 11.8 hrs≥1hr: 83%

    Join spirit detective Kagami Makoto and his demon familiars as they hunt down the wandering ghosts disrupting the peace of his small town.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 32.6%, Anime 18.4%, Gore 15.7%, Violent 15.5%, Supernatural 9.2%

  54. #54 304 Seconds
    70% matchNo user reviews
    Dev: NoBreadStudio
    Windows · Linux

    A newly-turned vampire, her loyal childhood friend, a terminally ill altruist, a morally gray policewoman, and a self-proclaimed mad scientist catgirl. Figure out how their fates intertwine in this standalone prologue to Red Crown Project, an upcoming sci-fi death game visual novel.

    Why similar: Visual Novel 28.3%, Mystery 22.8%, Point & Click 20.9%, Anime 14.7%, 2D 5.6%

  55. #55 VOID
    68% matchMostly Positive79% of 42 reviews2017
    Dev: Vifth FloorPub: Sekai Project
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 9.0 hrs≥1hr: 93%

    VOID is a visual novel themed around espionage and revenge. You play as Arthur Woods, a man seeking revenge from the death of his loved one, forging himself into a deadly assassin. Along the way, you will meet people who may (or may not) be your allies, as you try to untangle the web of lies and intrique surrounding your girlfriends...

    Why similar: Visual Novel 40.5%, Violent 21.4%, Anime 16.2%, Casual 13.8%, Indie 7.3%

  56. #56 Raging Loop
    65% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 9,674 reviews2017
    Dev: KEMCO
    Windows
    Median: 23.9 hrsMean: 58.6 hrs≥1hr: 84%

    The feast has begun, can you escape the village alive?

    Why similar: Visual Novel 39.4%, Mystery 24.4%, Gore 11.1%, Violent 9.9%, Anime 7.9%

  57. #57 Entwined: The Visual Novel
    65% match2 user reviews100% of 2 reviews2025
    Dev: Modell Studio LLC
    Windows

    Entwined is a visual novel horror game set in a hospital. A lockdown has occurred and no one can escape. Team up with either a nurse or a patient in order to escape the hospital. Make your choice for the path ahead…

    Why similar: Gore 29.1%, Violent 26.5%, Visual Novel 17%, Mystery 15.1%, Horror 6.5%

  58. #58 Fallstreak
    67% matchVery Positive83% of 172 reviews2018
    Dev: Centicerise Productions
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    A golden dream, and a closed world. A spiral staircase into the garden of the mind. What lies beyond gilded wonderland?

    Why similar: Visual Novel 29.6%, Violent 18.7%, Gore 18.3%, Anime 17.5%, Female Protagonist 5.7%

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