- #1 UNBEATABLE
97% matchVery Positive93% of 6,239 reviews2025
Dev: D-CELL GAMESPub: Playstack
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 10.1 hrs≥1hr: 87%
UNBEATABLE is a rhythm adventure where music is illegal and you do crimes. Follow the story of Beat and her band on the run, in a narrative experience full of big emotions powered by arcade-flawless rhythm gameplay.
Why similar: Rhythm 45.2%, LGBTQ+ 14.9%, Visual Novel 9.6%, Female Protagonist 9.2%, Anime 7.5%
Why You'll Like It: It perfectly mirrors the rhythm-adventure hybrid gameplay and stylized anime aesthetic found in vivid/stasis.
- #2 BAD END THEATER
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 9,656 reviews2021
Dev: NomnomNami
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 71%
select your protagonist and explore a variety of terrible fates!
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 34.2%, Visual Novel 24.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 8.9%, Cute 7.3%, Pixel Graphics 6.8%
Why You'll Like It: This visual novel focuses on experimental storytelling and multiple endings, capturing the mystery-driven nature of the seed game.
- #3 Sayonara Wild Hearts
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 8,817 reviews2019
Dev: SimogoPub: Annapurna Interactive
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Sayonara Wild Hearts is a dreamy arcade game about riding motorcycles, skateboarding, dance battling, shooting lasers, wielding swords, and breaking hearts at 200 mph.
Why similar: Rhythm 64.9%, LGBTQ+ 14.5%, Female Protagonist 11.1%, Colorful 4.1%, Story Rich 1.6%
Why You'll Like It: This game combines high-energy rhythm action with a surreal, dreamlike narrative and strong LGBTQ themes.
- #4 Everhood
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 13,956 reviews2021
Dev: Chris NordgrenPub: Foreign Gnomes
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 87%
An UNCONVENTIONAL ADVENTURE RPG that takes place in an inexpressible world filled with amusing musical battles and strange delightful encounters. To put it simply: You are in for a ride.🍄
Why similar: Rhythm 52.2%, Surreal 22.1%, Pixel Graphics 6.6%, Story Rich 5.6%, Colorful 4.8%
Why You'll Like It: It features a surreal, music-based combat system that emphasizes narrative discovery and unconventional storytelling.
- #5 Viola: The Heroine's Melody
95% matchVery Positive96% of 85 reviews2021
Dev: Jelle van Doorne
Windows
Viola: The Heroine's Melody is the musical Platformer/RPG! After failing at violin practice for the hundredth time, Viola becomes trapped inside her instrument's fantastical world. Join her adventure to find her way back home, aided by the diverse ensemble of friends she meets along the way.
Why similar: Rhythm 47.9%, LGBTQ+ 21.5%, Female Protagonist 10.4%, Cute 7.7%, Pixel Graphics 4.6%
Why You'll Like It: This game merges JRPG exploration with rhythm-based combat and a cute, story-rich aesthetic.
- #6 Rhythm Doctor
92% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 26,326 reviews2025
Dev: 7th Beat Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 8.9 hrs≥1hr: 78%
Save patients with your rhythm mastery! Rhythm Doctor is a rhythm game where you heal patients by defibrillating in time to their heartbeats. Learn each patient's unique heartbeat and defeat boss viruses trying to sabotage your rhythm, all set to heart-pumping, soul-soothing music.
Why similar: Rhythm 62.4%, Anime 9%, Cute 7.2%, Pixel Graphics 6.6%, Story Rich 4.6%
Why You'll Like It: This title masterfully integrates a compelling, character-driven story into its precise rhythm-based gameplay.
- #7 NOISZ
94% matchVery Positive94% of 140 reviews2018
Dev: Anarch Entertainment
Windows · Mac
NOISZ is an unprecedented mix of rhythm game, bullet hell shoot-em-up, and visual novel. Battle a variety of challenging and unique bosses by performing actions to the beat, in order to progress through a massive anime-inspired narrative full of surprising twists and colorful characters!
Why similar: Rhythm 50.6%, Visual Novel 17.6%, Score Attack 13%, Anime 9.3%, Cute 6.3%
Why You'll Like It: It blends intense rhythm mechanics with a dark, visual-novel-style narrative and bullet-hell elements.
- #8 KAMITSUBAKI CITY ENSEMBLE
93% matchMostly Positive70% of 1,384 reviews2024
Dev: KAMITSUBAKI STUDIO
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 19.5 hrs≥1hr: 79%
"KAMITSUBAKI CITY ENSEMBLE" is a rhythm game in which AI girls who were awoken after the apocalypse use special song magic to create melodies with you, in an effort to restart the world. How did the destruction happen? Why do these girls exist? All answers will be revealed...when the music stops.
Why similar: Rhythm 66.4%, Anime 12.3%, Female Protagonist 11.5%, Adventure 4.9%, Story Rich 2.3%
Why You'll Like It: It features a strong focus on music and adventure, set within a stylized anime world that feels very similar to vivid/stasis.
- #9 SeaBed
91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 997 reviews2017
Dev: PaleontologyPub: Fruitbat Factory
Windows
Median: 6.0 hrsMean: 93.4 hrs≥1hr: 89%
SeaBed is a yuri-themed psychological mystery visual novel told through the perspectives of three separate characters: Sachiko, Takako and Narasaki.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 33.2%, Visual Novel 28.6%, Female Protagonist 16.9%, Anime 9.3%, Cute 4.7%
Why You'll Like It: A slow-burn, atmospheric visual novel that explores complex relationships and queer themes in a surreal setting.
- #10 Star Melody Yumemi Dreamer
91% matchMostly Positive75% of 89 reviews2022
Dev: KOGADO STUDIOPub: KOMODO
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 36.6 hrs≥1hr: 50%
Save the world in this Magical Girl rhythm adventure! Your bond becomes their strength.Let's open the door to the Dreamworld together.
Why similar: Rhythm 51.6%, Visual Novel 19.8%, Anime 10.2%, Cute 7%, Adventure 6.1%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a blend of adventure, visual novel storytelling, and rhythm-based musical sequences.
- #11 Muse Dash
89% matchVery Positive91% of 120,809 reviews2019
Dev: peroperoPub: hasuhasu
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 34.4 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Paradise of parkour & rhythm game ★★★ — Muse Dash!!
Why similar: Rhythm 68.6%, Anime 10.4%, Cute 7.5%, Female Protagonist 7.4%, Colorful 2.2%
Why You'll Like It: While more arcade-focused, it captures the cute, high-energy anime aesthetic and rhythm-action core of the seed game.
- #12 Across the Grooves
90% matchVery Positive93% of 132 reviews2020
Dev: Nova-box
Windows · Mac · Linux
Your choices affect the destiny of Alice, drastically changing her reality and allowing her to explore alternative destinies by modifying her past. Travel across European cities, meet colourful characters and solve the mystery.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 23.4%, Visual Novel 21.3%, Surreal 17.1%, Female Protagonist 12.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.6%
Why You'll Like It: It is a music-themed visual novel that uses a great soundtrack to drive its interactive, choice-based narrative.
- #13 Refind Self: The Personality Test Game
88% matchVery Positive88% of 3,694 reviews2023
Dev: LizardryPub: PLAYISM
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 2.2 hrs≥1hr: 69%
Games can really show someone's personality, don't you think? By way of a simple exploration-based adventure, this data-science game analyzes your actions to estimate your personality.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 21.1%, Visual Novel 21%, Female Protagonist 13.9%, Anime 9.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 8.4%
Why You'll Like It: It uses an interactive, narrative-driven structure to explore character identity, much like the introspective nature of vivid/stasis.
- #14 Lilycle Rainbow Stage!!!
89% matchVery Positive92% of 171 reviews2019
Dev: ParticlePub: MangaGamer
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 243.5 hrs≥1hr: 83%
In this yuri visual novel featuring an all-star cast, you follow one main love triangle as they navigate their budding romance and the pursuit of their goals, unlocking new, heartwarming events to view from the perspectives of each cute girl in six other precious couples as well.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 28.8%, Visual Novel 21.9%, Female Protagonist 13.4%, Anime 11.7%, Cute 7.7%
Why You'll Like It: A visual novel that focuses heavily on romance and LGBTQ themes within a vibrant, anime-inspired world.
- #15 VA-11 Hall-A: Cyberpunk Bartender Action
86% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 38,192 reviews2016
Dev: Sukeban GamesPub: Ysbryd Games
Windows · Linux
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 31.1 hrs≥1hr: 86%
VA-11 HALL-A: Cyberpunk Bartender Action is a booze em' up about waifus, technology, and post-dystopia life.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 27%, Visual Novel 23.4%, Female Protagonist 13.5%, Anime 9.6%, Pixel Graphics 7.1%
Why You'll Like It: This game provides a deep, atmospheric visual novel experience with a strong focus on character relationships and queer themes.
- #16 Magical Girl Witch Trials
84% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 31,109 reviews2025
Dev: AcaciaPub: Re,AER
Windows · Mac
Median: 16.0 hrsMean: 32.0 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Thirteen girls awaken, only to find themselves in a prison. What awaits them: a Witch Trial. Help them prepare for the trial by exploring the prison in order to find the witch hidden amongst them. Find the witch, learn what kind of magic she holds, dispel the lies, and prepare for the execution.
Why similar: Visual Novel 31.1%, LGBTQ+ 23.4%, Female Protagonist 18.6%, Cute 10.8%, Anime 7.3%
Why You'll Like It: This visual novel focuses on detective work and mystery, featuring a cute aesthetic that hides a deeper, darker narrative.
- #17 Analogue: A Hate Story
87% matchVery Positive93% of 2,291 reviews2012
Dev: Love Conquers All Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 6.9 hrs≥1hr: 57%
A dark visual mystery novel featuring transhumanism, traditional marriage, loneliness, and cosplay. Two pursuable characters. Five endings. Welcome to the future.
Why similar: Visual Novel 59.5%, Anime 15.6%, LGBTQ+ 15.3%, Story Rich 3.4%, Female Protagonist 2.8%
Why You'll Like It: This visual novel excels at uncovering history through a mysterious system, mirroring the investigative aspect of the seed game.
- #18 Syrup and the Ultimate Sweet
85% matchVery Positive97% of 69 reviews2025
Dev: NomnomNami
Windows · Mac · Linux
A candy alchemist finds a candy golem in her basement workshop...
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 28.1%, Visual Novel 21.2%, Female Protagonist 12.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.2%, Cute 6.6%
Why You'll Like It: This title offers a charming, queer-focused visual novel experience with multiple endings and a distinct, cute art style.
- #19 Blood Lily Loop
86% matchVery Positive84% of 69 reviews2024
Dev: Sounding Stone / 老奉毊
Windows
Your bestie seems to be hiding something. There's something about your world that seems odd as well, like it has...secrets. Dive into the Cthulhu Mythos universe of this horror game and witness a "friendship" that rewrites the world.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 36.8%, Visual Novel 24.3%, Female Protagonist 16.8%, Anime 9%, Pixel Graphics 4.9%
Why You'll Like It: It combines mystery and queer themes with a visual-novel-heavy structure and multiple branching paths.
- #20 Hazy Mind
84% matchVery Positive86% of 331 reviews2024
Dev: betetiro
Windows · Mac · Linux
You can't remember anything, and all you can see is HER. Delve into your story and uncover the truth behind what happened to you and your parents.
Why similar: Visual Novel 31.3%, Anime 13.3%, Female Protagonist 11.5%, Surreal 11.2%, Psychological Horror 8.7%
Why You'll Like It: This game uses a psychological-horror lens to tell a story, matching the surreal and mysterious tone of the seed game.
- #21 Pastel☆Parade
81% matchVery Positive93% of 223 reviews2025
Dev: Pastel Parade ProjectPub: room6
Windows · Mac · Linux
Pastel☆Parade is an exhilarating rhythm game with easy controls! Get into the rhythm with cute, poppy music!
Why similar: Rhythm 55.9%, Anime 11.1%, Female Protagonist 10.7%, Visual Novel 7.4%, Cute 6.3%
Why You'll Like It: A cute, rhythm-focused indie game that emphasizes music and a cheerful, anime-inspired aesthetic.
- #22 Notanote
81% matchVery Positive88% of 940 reviews2024
Dev: zzzProject
Windows
Welcome to Notanote!
Why similar: Rhythm 69.9%, Female Protagonist 12.6%, Cute 6.5%, Colorful 4.1%, 2D 3.8%
Why You'll Like It: This game focuses on challenging rhythm mechanics and a minimalist, music-centric design.
- #23 NEEDY STREAMER OVERLOAD
79% matchVery Positive94% of 55,246 reviews2022
Dev: WSS playground
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 18.1 hrs≥1hr: 81%
NEEDY STREAMER OVERLOAD is a “multi-ending ADV” depicting daily life with “OMGkawaiiAngel”, a young girl with a rather extreme need for approval attempting to become the #1 “Internet Angel” (streamer).
Why similar: Visual Novel 31.7%, Anime 18.8%, Cute 11.7%, Psychological Horror 10.8%, Pixel Graphics 8%
Why You'll Like It: It captures the surreal, internet-culture-infused atmosphere and anime aesthetic often found in modern rhythm-VN hybrids.
- #24 Alice in Stardom - A Free Idol Visual Novel
83% matchVery Positive84% of 162 reviews2019
Dev: Crystal Game Works
Windows
Can you manage to beat your competitors to be the next top idol- and maybe even win their hearts in the process?
Why similar: Visual Novel 32.3%, LGBTQ+ 27%, Female Protagonist 17%, Anime 9.2%, Cute 4.5%
Why You'll Like It: It explores the idol industry through a visual novel lens, matching the music-themed narrative of the seed game.
- #25 ESC
82% matchVery Positive99% of 105 reviews2020
Dev: Lena RainePub: Radical Dreamland
Windows
An interactive novel about identity, roleplay, and dreams.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 36.6%, Visual Novel 26.9%, Surreal 16.7%, Female Protagonist 9.4%, Adventure 4.5%
Why You'll Like It: This interactive fiction title features a strong soundtrack and queer themes, fitting the vibe of the seed game.
- #26 Beat Souls
82% matchMostly Positive77% of 79 reviews2021
Dev: Zoo Corporation
Windows
Dive into the cyberpop world of Beat Souls! Dodge and dance your way to a high-score in this intense rhythm action game.
Why similar: Rhythm 43.3%, Surreal 13.3%, Score Attack 11.4%, Female Protagonist 9%, Anime 8.5%
Why You'll Like It: A rhythm-action game that features a vibrant anime aesthetic and fast-paced, music-synced gameplay.
- #27 Doki Doki Literature Club!
78% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 221,125 reviews2017
Dev: Team Salvato
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 38.4 hrs≥1hr: 74%
The Literature Club is full of cute girls! Will you write the way into their heart? This game is not suitable for children or those who are easily disturbed.
Why similar: Visual Novel 41.1%, Anime 23.2%, Cute 14.1%, Psychological Horror 13.1%, Story Rich 5.3%
Why You'll Like It: It is a quintessential surreal visual novel that subverts expectations and explores deep, dark mysteries.
- #28 If Found...
80% matchVery Positive90% of 2,299 reviews2020
Dev: DREAMFEELPub: Annapurna Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 89%
If Found... is a game about going home, coming out and erasing everything.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 49.4%, Visual Novel 25.7%, Female Protagonist 12.2%, Story Rich 4.3%, Adventure 3.4%
Why You'll Like It: A deeply personal, story-rich visual novel that explores identity and memory with a unique, artistic presentation.
- #29 Coffee Talk
79% matchVery Positive95% of 12,298 reviews2020
Dev: Toge Productions
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 10.2 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Coffee Talk is a coffee brewing and heart-to-heart talking simulator about listening to fantasy-inspired modern peoples’ problems, and helping them by serving up a warm drink or two.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 35.2%, Visual Novel 32.2%, Anime 11.8%, Pixel Graphics 10.3%, Story Rich 6.5%
Why You'll Like It: This game provides a relaxing, character-focused visual novel experience with a strong emphasis on atmosphere and music.
- #30 HYPERBEAT
77% matchVery Positive100% of 367 reviews2025
Dev: Dreamware Media
Windows
Embark as a knight alone or with friends in an order chasing their potential. Experience a rhythm game with an original soundtrack, in-depth character customization, and a story following an ensemble cast in a tranquil hub world. What will you find at the peak of what you're chasing?
Why similar: Rhythm 55.8%, LGBTQ+ 23%, Female Protagonist 10.7%, Colorful 4.3%, Pixel Graphics 3.1%
- #31 Touhou Danmaku Kagura Phantasia Lost
78% matchVery Positive82% of 2,403 reviews2024
Dev: Alliance Arts
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 19.1 hrs≥1hr: 80%
"The collapse of Gensokyo... it was all you - " To rebuild the now barren phantasia, Reimu's journey begins. A Touhou Project officially approved derivative rhythm action game.
Why similar: Rhythm 57.2%, Visual Novel 15.1%, Anime 8.3%, Female Protagonist 7.2%, Cute 5.3%
Why You'll Like It: This title offers a robust rhythm-game experience set within a beloved, music-heavy anime universe.
- #32 Nientum - Op.ZERO
76% matchVery Positive99% of 195 reviews2025
Dev: QueseraGames
Windows
A 2D action-adventure where the story unfolds by tuning the stage with music. A play by Aleph and Liora, who have lost their memories. A beautiful yet eerie stage, and the secret of the forgotten theater await. Your choices will determine the play's ending — and their fates.
Why similar: Rhythm 40%, Surreal 15.3%, Visual Novel 13.2%, Female Protagonist 8.6%, Anime 7.8%
- #33 Yunyun Syndrome!? Rhythm Psychosis
74% matchVery Positive90% of 2,965 reviews2026
Dev: Alliance Arts
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 9.5 hrs≥1hr: 79%
“Yunyun Syndrome!? Rhythm Psychosis” is a rhythm adventure game about a psychotic hikikomori girl - also an avid anonymous poster - who corrupts the world with her severe brain rot from listening to too many denpa songs. Yunyun all over this ♡♡♡♡ world with your degen otaku-posting.
Why similar: Rhythm 46.5%, Visual Novel 13.6%, Anime 8.3%, LGBTQ+ 8.2%, Female Protagonist 6.8%
- #34 PLATiNA :: LAB
76% matchVery Positive88% of 1,217 reviews2025
Dev: HIGH-END Games
Windows
A new rhythm game featuring innovative characters inspired by databases! Join the research of PLATiNA :: LAB to uncover the secrets of the locked data world as a special 'Decoder' with unique abilities.
Why similar: Rhythm 77.4%, Female Protagonist 9.6%, Cute 8.3%, Story Rich 2.3%, Casual 2.1%
- #35 The NOexistenceN of you AND me
73% 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 36.1%, Surreal 16.4%, Anime 13.9%, Cute 9.8%, Psychological Horror 7.5%
- #36 Hailing from the Abyss
77% matchMostly Positive72% of 90 reviews2024
Dev: Jiwoo LeePub: Next in Game
Windows
Hailing From the Abyss is a rhythm game with a unique duel setup. Beat powerful enemies in rhythmic battles by using consumables, acquiring power-ups, and skill. Guide Suri while she faces her past memories in style and rhythm!
Why similar: Rhythm 55%, Female Protagonist 10.6%, Anime 9.1%, Cute 6.7%, Pixel Graphics 5.3%
- #37 RGB GlitchGazer
73% matchVery Positive98% of 94 reviews2026
Dev: 群星闪耀时Pub: 群星闪耀时
Windows
A mad and romantic ADV. Unravel a strange world of science and philosophy with a mecha girl, zombie girl, or beastfolk. Some paths may disturb you... or thrill you.
Why similar: Visual Novel 30.6%, Surreal 27.9%, Anime 16.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.4%, 2D 6.1%
- #38 Metro Gravity
72% matchVery Positive94% of 799 reviews2025
Dev: mrkogamedev
Windows
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 62%
Explore, fight, solve puzzles and bend gravity to escape the dream-like world of the Halls! Metro Gravity is a mind-boggling musical adventure with rhythmic combat and compelling lore.
Why similar: Rhythm 53.6%, Surreal 15%, Female Protagonist 11.9%, Cute 6.6%, Psychological Horror 3.4%
- #39 UNBEATABLE [white label]
72% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 8,541 reviews2021
Dev: D-CELL GAMES
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 3.0 hrs≥1hr: 39%
A young girl learns a song. An exclusive side-story set in the world of D-CELL GAMES' upcoming rhythm-adventure.
Why similar: Rhythm 50.1%, Female Protagonist 9.6%, Anime 8.9%, Surreal 7.9%, Hand-drawn 6.6%
- #40 Vigorus
75% matchVery Positive84% of 93 reviews2022
Dev: HagiciansPub: MAGIC Spell Studios
Windows · Mac
Vigorus is a visually stunning rhythm platformer, a musical adventure into a bizarre world, with a talking frog puppet as your guide. While playing, become our girl Vigorus, retrieve the memory once was lost, and help your little companion to save the world from monsters.
Why similar: Rhythm 68%, Female Protagonist 15.4%, Cute 9.6%, 2D 4.6%, Adventure 1.3%
- #41 PROJEKT GODHAND
71% matchVery Positive98% of 164 reviews2026
Dev: Anarch Entertainment
Windows · Mac
ULTIMATE TOOL ASSISTED BULLSHITTING KEYBOARD DESTRUCTION RHYTHM GAME
Why similar: Rhythm 38%, LGBTQ+ 18.1%, Visual Novel 12.2%, Score Attack 12.1%, Anime 6.8%
- #42 NEODITRONIX
73% matchVery Positive83% of 58 reviews2025
Dev: log()Pub: SKY HOUR WORKS
Windows · Linux
THE DREAMCORE RHYTHM EXPERIENCE
Why similar: Rhythm 46.2%, LGBTQ+ 21.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 7.9%, Anime 7.8%, Cute 6.9%
- #43 An Octave Higher
75% matchVery Positive82% of 298 reviews2015
Dev: KidalangPub: PLAYISM
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Fall into the magically complicated world of Overture as the three main characters embark on an adventure that will shake their lives and the world around them. Will they fan the flames of the growing revolution, or will they be the key to extinguishing it?
Why similar: Visual Novel 39.9%, Anime 14.7%, Surreal 12.7%, Female Protagonist 11.2%, Adventure 6.1%
- #44 Life After Magic
71% matchVery Positive98% of 273 reviews2023
Dev: Team StarlightPub: Chirashi Games
Windows · Linux
Can you save magic before the clock strikes midnight on New Year’s Eve? Life After Magic is a queer, retro visual novel that follows jaded ex-magical girls as they reconnect, deal with young adulthood, and face off against one last threat before Y2K hits.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 33.8%, Visual Novel 22%, Female Protagonist 13.7%, Cute 8.5%, Anime 7.5%
- #45 Void Stranger
70% matchVery Positive91% of 3,399 reviews2023
Dev: System Erasure
Windows
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 16.1 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Place your faith and embrace the Void.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 21.2%, 2D 13.6%, Pixel Graphics 13.3%, LGBTQ+ 13.1%, Adventure 13.1%
- #46 Urban Myth Dissolution Center
68% matchVery Positive88% of 5,930 reviews2025
Dev: HakababunkoPub: SHUEISHA GAMES
Windows
Median: 8.0 hrsMean: 9.9 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Join forces with the psychic Director of the Urban Myth Dissolution Center and solve a variety of cases involving cursed relics, rental properties with shady histories, and dimensional anomalies. Monstrous oddities and otherworldly planes abound in this occult mystery adventure game!
Why similar: Visual Novel 40.4%, Pixel Graphics 10.8%, Psychological Horror 9.3%, Anime 8.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 7.1%
- #47 I Write Games Not Tragedies
70% matchVery Positive100% of 53 reviews2025
Dev: Studio WifePub: Yotsuba Interactive
Windows
An emo-inspired narrative rhythm game exploring growing pains, addiction, romance and music. Scream with Ash as he makes the transition from baby bat to elder emo, guide him through his crash outs and help him navigate his (teenage) dirtbag life through music.
Why similar: Rhythm 41.9%, LGBTQ+ 19.3%, Visual Novel 16.1%, Hand-drawn 7.1%, Anime 6.7%
- #48 Dreambound
70% matchVery Positive95% of 93 reviews2024
Dev: Two and a Half Studios
Windows · Mac
Mysterious deaths. Dreams that are reality, and reality that is a dream. Will Noah be able to move forward and solve the mystery—or will he give in to the demons of his past? A story-rich BL mystery visual novel.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 33.5%, Visual Novel 24.5%, Surreal 15.5%, Anime 12%, Choose Your Own Adventure 5.8%
- #49 FUNKYHEART
69% matchVery Positive91% of 211 reviews2025
Dev: juicce
Windows
Bunn awakens in a surreal world with no memories of what happened. Bunny Hop through this colorful surreal landscape, explore hidden locations, and uncover the troubling truth about your identity in this 3D platformer.
Why similar: Surreal 36%, Female Protagonist 19.7%, Anime 12.8%, Cute 9.5%, Psychological Horror 8%
- #50 Blossoms Bloom Brightest
74% matchMixed69% of 211 reviews2017
Dev: Reine Works
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 18 minMean: 8.0 hrs≥1hr: 26%
A sci-fi, yuri visual novel with a dollop of mystery.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 33%, Visual Novel 22.8%, Female Protagonist 15%, Anime 10.8%, Psychological Horror 4.5%
- #51 Rift of the NecroDancer
66% matchVery Positive95% of 5,636 reviews2025
Dev: Brace Yourself GamesPub: Klei Publishing
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 9.5 hrs≥1hr: 79%
The NecroDancer's back in an all-new rhythm game! Dragged into a strange new world, Cadence must engage in musical combat with monsters surging through the Rift! Face pulse-pounding Rhythm Rifts where every beat is a battle, all set to an original soundtrack by Danny Baranowsky & friends.
Why similar: Rhythm 82.2%, Female Protagonist 5.5%, LGBTQ+ 3.9%, Hand-drawn 2.6%, Cute 2.1%
- #52 Lover's Enigma
68% matchVery Positive92% of 50 reviews2026
Dev: FallenCranberry StudioPub: Okasan's Recipe
Windows · Mac
In Lover's Enigma , you investigate your husband's mysterious death while balancing complex relationships and personal trauma. Navigate a web of secrets involving a hidden cult and key characters. Your choices shape the story and lead to multiple endings.
Why similar: Rhythm 43.6%, Visual Novel 17%, Female Protagonist 11.2%, Anime 9.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 8.5%
- #53 Lachesis or Atropos
69% matchVery Positive87% of 71 reviews2023
Dev: 4nokiPub: Quill Yuri
Windows · Mac · Linux
This world is woven of strings, of fate and of hate. What do you see, detective? A horror-mystery yuri visual novel peering into the maddening darkness of love and death.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 32.7%, Visual Novel 24.6%, Female Protagonist 15.6%, Anime 11.9%, Adventure 3.8%
- #54 ADEN
66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 684 reviews2024
Dev: takayakata
Windows
Dance, dance, and dance some more! A kawaii side-scrolling dance battle for the new age! Control the mysterious girl Toaka and save the world from destruction!
Why similar: Rhythm 40.8%, Surreal 21.5%, Anime 10.7%, Cute 9.8%, Pixel Graphics 5.4%
- #55 Witch's Rhythm Puzzle
69% matchVery Positive80% of 220 reviews2023
Dev: FogimePub: Eroge Japan
Windows
Cute sexy witches battle one another in this unique puzzle rhythm game combo! Drop blocks in rhythm to defeat and undress your enemies. Enjoy some ecchi fun while you clear rows of blocks and jam to tunes in this satisfying puzzle game.
Why similar: Rhythm 47.8%, LGBTQ+ 13.8%, Anime 8.5%, Female Protagonist 7.5%, Cute 6.9%
- #56 Revue Starlight El Dorado
66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 976 reviews2024
Dev: FrontwingPub: Bushiroad Inc.
Windows
The first console game of the stage-themed multi-media franchise "Revue Starlight" is on its way!
Why similar: Visual Novel 37%, LGBTQ+ 34.3%, Anime 14.7%, Adventure 5.8%, Story Rich 3.1%
- #57 MINE MEMORY
67% matchVery Positive96% of 53 reviews2024
Dev: VAINSANE
Windows · Mac · Linux
Uncover the skeletons in Hana's closet in "MINE MEMORY," a gripping psychological visual novel. Dive into Hana's memories, shape her destiny, and confront haunting choices with deep consequences.
Why similar: Surreal 28.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.6%, Female Protagonist 11.7%, Visual Novel 11.7%, Hand-drawn 11.4%
- #58 AMPLITUDE: A Visual Novel
71% matchMostly Positive78% of 51 reviews2017
Dev: Ceylon Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6 minMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 41%
Amplitude is a story-centric visual novel. You play as either Adam or Eve, a murder victim who made a dubious deal to seek revenge. With the help of your new vessel, Katy or Jon, will you uncover the mystery or will you take more than you bargained for?
Why similar: Visual Novel 64.5%, Female Protagonist 26.5%, Casual 5.8%, Indie 3.2%
- #59 Melatonin
65% matchVery Positive94% of 8,057 reviews2022
Dev: Half Asleep
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 59%
Melatonin is a rhythm game about dreams and reality merging together. It uses animations and sound cues to keep you on beat without any intimidating overlays or interfaces. Harmonize through a variety of dreamy levels containing surprising challenges, hand-drawn art, and vibrant music.
Why similar: Rhythm 65.8%, Surreal 7.8%, Cute 6.7%, Hand-drawn 6.5%, Score Attack 5.2%
- #60 Ib
65% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 5,122 reviews2022
Dev: kouriPub: PLAYISM
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 16.2 hrs≥1hr: 82%
A 2D exploration adventure game set in a creepy, mysterious art gallery.
Why similar: Surreal 23%, Female Protagonist 14.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.3%, Anime 11%, Cute 9.7%