- #1 The House in Fata Morgana
97% matchVery Positive95% of 6,041 reviews2016
Dev: NOVECTPub: MangaGamer
Windows
Median: 6.4 hrsMean: 27.3 hrs≥1hr: 84%
A gothic suspense tale set in a cursed mansion. "The House in Fata Morgana" is a full-length visual novel spanning nearly a millennium that deals in tragedy, human nature, and insanity.
Why similar: Philosophical 25%, Visual Novel 16.7%, Psychological Horror 12.9%, Romance 7.8%, Mystery 7.2%
Why You'll Like It: A gothic, multi-layered tragedy that matches the philosophical depth and emotional intensity of the seed game.
- #2 YOU and ME and HER: A Love Story
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 6,464 reviews2020
Dev: NitroplusPub: JAST
Windows
Median: 7.7 hrsMean: 128.2 hrs≥1hr: 85%
YOU and ME and HER: A Love Story is the visual novel medium in its purest form. Will Shinichi choose Miyuki, the beautiful queen bee of the school, or the endearingly awkward misfit Aoi? With art by Tsuji Santa, these beautifully rendered romances will stay with you forever.
Why similar: Visual Novel 25.6%, Psychological Horror 21.1%, Sexual Content 13.1%, Romance 7.9%, Anime 7%
Why You'll Like It: A psychological horror visual novel that masterfully subverts player expectations and genre tropes in a way similar to the seed game.
- #3 Umineko When They Cry - Question Arcs
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 2,634 reviews2016
Dev: 07th ExpansionPub: MangaGamer
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 13.9 hrsMean: 40.4 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Umineko When They Cry is the 2nd series of Sound Novel released by 07th Expansion. The steam version features renewed character sprites which is swappable from the classic art.
Why similar: Visual Novel 25.6%, Philosophical 18.4%, Mystery 12.9%, Psychological Horror 11.2%, Story Rich 9.6%
Why You'll Like It: An intricate, meta-fictional mystery that demands the same level of intellectual engagement and patience as the seed game.
- #4 Doki Doki Literature Club Plus!
95% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 30,488 reviews2021
Dev: Team SalvatoPub: Serenity Forge
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.9 hrsMean: 79.9 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Welcome to the club! Write poems for your crush and experience the terror of school romance in this critically-acclaimed psychological horror story.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 24.5%, Visual Novel 21.8%, Sexual Content 13%, Anime 9.4%, Romance 8.4%
Why You'll Like It: A meta-horror experience that deconstructs the visual novel genre while exploring themes of mental instability.
- #5 The Song of Saya
94% matchVery Positive90% of 9,092 reviews2019
Dev: NitroplusPub: JAST
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 56.3 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Bear witness to a love that will change the world, in this classic horror romance visual novel from acclaimed writer Urobuchi Gen.
Why similar: Visual Novel 23.4%, Psychological Horror 20.3%, Sexual Content 14.4%, Gore 12.9%, Nudity 6.7%
Why You'll Like It: A seminal work of psychological horror that explores dark, taboo themes with a similarly uncompromising narrative style.
- #6 CHAOS;CHILD
94% 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 25%, Psychological Horror 12.6%, Violent 10.4%, Gore 9.4%, Mystery 9.1%
Why You'll Like It: A dark, gritty mystery that delves into the psychological trauma of its characters through a complex, branching narrative.
- #7 Raging Loop
93% 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 29.2%, Psychological Horror 17.5%, Mystery 10.5%, Psychological 9%, Story Rich 7.6%
Why You'll Like It: A tense, psychological thriller featuring a time-loop mechanic that forces the protagonist to confront dark, complex mysteries.
- #8 Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Ch.1 Onikakushi
92% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 6,215 reviews2015
Dev: 07th ExpansionPub: MangaGamer
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 21.9 hrs≥1hr: 85%
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 37%, Psychological 18.8%, Mystery 14.3%, Anime 12.6%, Story Rich 9.6%
Why You'll Like It: The definitive psychological horror series that uses a seemingly peaceful setting to mask deep, systemic dread.
- #9 Grisaia Phantom Trigger Vol.1
91% matchVery Positive92% of 352 reviews2017
Dev: FrontwingPub: Frontwing USA
Windows
Median: 6.0 hrsMean: 53.4 hrs≥1hr: 88%
"Grisaia: Phantom Trigger" is a visual novel, specifically a kinetic novel (without branching routes). Returning character artist Akio Watanabe and writer Ryuta Fujisaki bring you the latest installment in the acclaimed Grisaia series.
Why similar: Visual Novel 26%, Violent 16%, Anime 10.9%, Sexual Content 8.9%, Story Rich 7.9%
Why You'll Like It: Features a dark, character-focused narrative that balances intense action with the psychological backstories of its cast.
- #10 NEEDY STREAMER OVERLOAD
89% matchVery Positive95% of 53,234 reviews2022
Dev: WSS playground
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 18.3 hrs≥1hr: 82%
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: Psychological Horror 28.3%, Visual Novel 22.9%, Sexual Content 17.4%, Anime 11.3%, Psychological 10.1%
Why You'll Like It: Explores the dark side of modern digital life and mental health with a jarring, meta-aware presentation.
- #11 Root Double -Before Crime * After Days- Xtend Edition
91% 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 40.6%, Anime 12.5%, Story Rich 10.5%, Mystery 10.2%, Violent 8.8%
Why You'll Like It: A complex, sci-fi thriller with branching paths that rewards players for piecing together its intricate, philosophical plot.
- #12 Tokyo Dark
90% 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 20.8%, Psychological Horror 15.3%, Anime 10.9%, Female Protagonist 8.5%, Mystery 8.1%
Why You'll Like It: A psychological horror mystery that forces the player to make difficult choices that significantly impact the protagonist's sanity.
- #13 Zero Escape: The Nonary Games
89% matchVery Positive93% of 6,967 reviews2017
Dev: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 6.5 hrsMean: 21.7 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Kidnapped and taken to an unfamiliar location, nine people find themselves forced to participate in a diabolical Nonary Game by an enigmatic mastermind called Zero. Why were they there? Why were they chosen to put their lives on the line? And more importantly, who can be trusted?
Why similar: Visual Novel 28.8%, Psychological Horror 17%, Mystery 11.9%, Story Rich 11%, Anime 7.3%
Why You'll Like It: Combines high-stakes life-or-death puzzles with deep philosophical questions about human nature and reality.
- #14 Muv-Luv Alternative
88% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 3,575 reviews2018
Dev: aNCHOR Inc.
Windows
Median: 9.8 hrsMean: 34.3 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Playtime's over. Time for despair. Experience the definitive version of a masterpiece in the Muv-Luv trilogy's thrilling conclusion. Note: therapy not included.
Why similar: Visual Novel 22.1%, Psychological Horror 14%, Sexual Content 13.1%, Violent 11.8%, Gore 10.2%
Why You'll Like It: An emotionally heavy and intense narrative that transitions from a standard premise into a dark, psychological war epic.
- #15 Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Ch.6 Tsumihoroboshi
86% 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 26.7%, Psychological Horror 17%, Anime 10%, Mystery 9.9%, Violent 9.3%
Why You'll Like It: A pivotal chapter that provides crucial answers to the series' overarching mystery and psychological themes.
- #16 Dies irae ~Amantes amentes~
87% matchVery Positive87% of 687 reviews2017
Dev: lightPub: views Co., Ltd
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 25.5 hrs≥1hr: 53%
Night after night, the same dream of a guillotine. A headhunting serial killer. And the "knights" in black who follow soon after. Irrationality that defies the realm of common sense begins to assault and devour the city.
Why similar: Visual Novel 29.1%, Philosophical 20.8%, Violent 12.7%, Anime 10%, Sexual Content 7.9%
Why You'll Like It: A philosophical visual novel that balances high-stakes action with deep, esoteric discussions on history and human existence.
- #17 The Fruit of Grisaia
86% matchVery Positive93% of 1,095 reviews2015
Dev: FrontwingPub: Frontwing USA
Windows
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 127.7 hrs≥1hr: 86%
SIX FRUITS BARE THEIR FANGS AT THE WORLD. --The academy was their orchard. In this place of learning, protected by high walls from the outside world, there arrived a single young man who'd lost his purpose in life. He'd lost sight of what he wanted to protect.
Why similar: Visual Novel 27.2%, Nudity 11.5%, Anime 11.1%, Sexual Content 8.7%, Psychological Horror 7.6%
Why You'll Like It: Known for its deep character studies and the exploration of dark, traumatic pasts within a visual novel framework.
- #18 STEINS;GATE
84% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 25,378 reviews2016
Dev: MAGES. Inc.Pub: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 6.5 hrsMean: 66.2 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Developed by 5pb. and Nitroplus, STEINS;GATE was awarded Famitsu magazine's coveted annual Game of Excellence award and was voted one of the most emotionally charged “tear-inducing games” ever made, in a Famitsu poll. It is a gripping and moving Visual Novel, which has already spawned manga and anime adaptations.
Why similar: Visual Novel 40.3%, Anime 14.5%, Story Rich 13.8%, Psychological Horror 9%, Romance 6%
Why You'll Like It: While more sci-fi focused, it shares the seed game's commitment to a deeply layered, character-driven narrative that evolves into something much darker.
- #19 Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Ch.2 Watanagashi
85% 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.
Why similar: Visual Novel 26.3%, Psychological Horror 17.2%, Mystery 9.4%, Anime 9.1%, Horror 7.5%
Why You'll Like It: Deepens the psychological horror and mystery elements of the series with a focus on character paranoia.
- #20 CHAOS;HEAD NOAH
84% 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 28.2%, Psychological Horror 14.7%, Gore 13.1%, Mystery 9.3%, Anime 8.6%
Why You'll Like It: A psychological thriller that explores the blurring lines between delusion and reality, serving as a precursor to the themes in Chaos;Child.
- #21 Doki Doki Literature Club!
82% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 219,150 reviews2017
Dev: Team Salvato
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 38.2 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: Psychological Horror 25.8%, Visual Novel 22.4%, Anime 10.6%, Romance 7%, Gore 6.3%
Why You'll Like It: The original meta-horror experience that remains a cornerstone for players interested in psychological subversion.
- #22 9-nine-:Episode 1
83% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 1,894 reviews2019
Dev: PALETTEPub: Sekai Project
Windows
Median: 7.2 hrsMean: 145.4 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Help Miyako and Kakeru track down a superpowered serial killer before they strike again.
Why similar: Visual Novel 34.6%, Sexual Content 19.8%, Nudity 14.1%, Anime 11.7%, Mystery 5.8%
Why You'll Like It: A supernatural mystery that focuses on character relationships and the gradual unraveling of a dark, hidden reality.
- #23 Slay the Princess — The Pristine Cut
79% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 30,737 reviews2023
Dev: Black Tabby Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 88%
You're here to slay the princess. Don't believe her lies.
Why similar: Visual Novel 31.9%, Psychological Horror 26.3%, Romance 10.9%, Choices Matter 10.5%, Story Rich 9.4%
Why You'll Like It: A meta-narrative horror game that uses branching paths to explore philosophical concepts and the nature of reality.
- #24 The Witch's Love Diary
82% matchVery Positive94% of 112 reviews2019
Dev: QoobrandPub: Sekai Project
Windows
Median: 5.9 hrsMean: 136.6 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Spring is here and love awaits, an oasis just over the horizon, a beautiful story waiting to be told. Join Takumi and Alice in a tale of fleeting cherry blossoms and forgotten first love.
Why similar: Visual Novel 33.3%, Violent 16.6%, Anime 14%, Female Protagonist 10.8%, Choices Matter 7.4%
Why You'll Like It: Explores the intersection of love, reality, and memory through a unique, narrative-heavy lens.
- #25 fault - milestone one
81% matchVery Positive92% of 3,231 reviews2014
Dev: ALICE IN DISSONANCE
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 29.1 hrs≥1hr: 92%
fault is a series of Science Fantasy Cinematic Novels using a unique 3D Camera system for a visually immersive reading experience. Follow Selphine, the bubbly Princess and her sharp-witted Royal Guardian, Ritona, on their journey of a lifetime back to their homeland of Rughzenhaide.
Why similar: Visual Novel 52.6%, Anime 21.7%, Female Protagonist 13.5%, Story Rich 8.5%, Adventure 1.7%
Why You'll Like It: Offers a philosophical and atmospheric journey that challenges the player's perception of the world and its inhabitants.
- #26 Quantum Suicide
81% matchMostly Positive78% of 118 reviews2020
Dev: Cotton Candy Cyanide
Windows · Mac · Linux
Quantum Suicide is a game of betrayal, deception and romance in the cold depths of space.
Why similar: Visual Novel 17.4%, Psychological Horror 14.7%, Violent 11.6%, Sexual Content 9%, Mystery 8.7%
Why You'll Like It: A psychological thriller that relies on high-stakes decision-making and multiple endings to explore the fragility of human life.
- #27 Corpse Party
80% matchVery Positive89% of 1,369 reviews2016
Dev: GrisGrisPub: XSEED Games
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 17.3 hrs≥1hr: 81%
A group of friends unknowingly perform an occult ritual that traps them in an otherworldly elementary school. Here, the vengeful spirits of young children threaten their lives and their sanity, and the only hope of survival is to uncover the chilling details behind the murders of those trapped before them...
Why similar: Psychological Horror 21.5%, Visual Novel 20.2%, Horror 15.9%, Anime 14.6%, Gore 14.5%
Why You'll Like It: A visceral, classic horror visual novel that focuses on the psychological breakdown of characters trapped in a nightmare.
- #28 Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Ch.5 Meakashi
79% 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 22.4%, Psychological Horror 18.5%, Anime 9.8%, Mystery 9.4%, Violent 8.7%
- #29 Without a Dawn
76% matchVery Positive94% of 679 reviews2025
Dev: Jesse Makkonen
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 2.4 hrs≥1hr: 61%
Without a Dawn is a dark, psychological, and philosophical visual horror novel featuring hauntingly beautiful pseudo-ASCII art.
Why similar: Philosophical 32.1%, Visual Novel 16.7%, Psychological Horror 15%, Psychological 7.5%, Mystery 6.6%
- #30 Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Ch.7 Minagoroshi
78% 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 22.2%, Psychological Horror 18.6%, Anime 10.6%, Mystery 10.2%, Violent 9.6%
- #31 The NOexistenceN of you AND me
74% matchVery Positive93% of 19,673 reviews2024
Dev: 0x0Real StudioPub: Nino Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 15.7 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 33.3%, Psychological Horror 25.6%, Psychological 14.1%, Anime 11%, Story Rich 9.5%
- #32 5omeday
74% matchVery Positive91% of 205 reviews2026
Dev: Indigo IngotsPub: Waku Waku Games
Windows
You have been assigned to guard a dragon girl set to be executed at the end of 5 days and have the ability to kill her instantly at any time with the push of a button in this multi-ending visual novel.
Why similar: Visual Novel 23.4%, Psychological Horror 20.1%, Psychological 9.8%, Anime 8.5%, Story Rich 8.1%
- #33 Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Rei
76% matchVery Positive98% of 252 reviews2022
Dev: 07th ExpansionPub: MangaGamer
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 197.5 hrs≥1hr: 74%
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 34.6%, Anime 10.4%, Psychological Horror 9%, Story Rich 8.3%, Gore 6.8%
- #34 outside the door
75% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 543 reviews2024
Dev: basandaika games
Windows
Outside the door is a mystic visual novel set within one office. You are about to figure out the stories of a few visitors without having a single memory of yourself.
Why similar: Visual Novel 24.3%, Psychological Horror 19.2%, Psychological 15.8%, Anime 11.9%, Violent 7.2%
- #35 Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Ch.4 Himatsubushi
77% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 867 reviews2016
Dev: 07th ExpansionPub: MangaGamer
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 20.9 hrs≥1hr: 91%
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 24.8%, Psychological Horror 16.7%, Violent 13.1%, Mystery 9.7%, Anime 9.5%
- #36 Fallstreak
78% 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 21.2%, Philosophical 16.3%, Violent 12.4%, Psychological Horror 9.7%, Gore 9.5%
- #37 Ib
73% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 5,037 reviews2022
Dev: kouriPub: PLAYISM
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 16.4 hrs≥1hr: 82%
A 2D exploration adventure game set in a creepy, mysterious art gallery.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 29%, Story Rich 15.3%, Female Protagonist 13.3%, Horror 12.3%, Anime 12.3%
- #38 Memory Girl +
73% matchVery Positive97% of 66 reviews2025
Dev: cream△Pub: Champloo Games
Windows
A tragic love story following Memori and her search for the missing "him."
Why similar: Visual Novel 25.3%, Psychological Horror 19.7%, Romance 10.3%, Story Rich 9.3%, Mystery 8%
- #39 WITCH ON THE HOLY NIGHT
71% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 7,330 reviews2023
Dev: TYPE-MOONPub: Aniplex Inc.
Windows
Median: 14.0 hrsMean: 62.4 hrs≥1hr: 84%
A tale told with vivid colors and rich sound in a classic TYPE-MOON visual novel.
Why similar: Visual Novel 52.9%, Anime 15.5%, Female Protagonist 10.3%, Story Rich 9.9%, Sexual Content 6.7%
- #40 Our Lovely Escape
77% matchMixed66% of 79 reviews2019
Dev: Reine Works
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Your life is a peaceful one. Each day, you work alongside your (otherwise?) all-female workforce in the pursuit of creating otome games. Will you complete your life with a cute girlfriend? Will you be doomed to a life of normalcy? Or...? Find out in this (mostly...?) normal visual novel!
Why similar: Visual Novel 16.3%, Psychological Horror 13%, Sexual Content 12.7%, Violent 11.7%, Nudity 10.5%
- #41 Your Diary +
75% matchVery Positive85% of 335 reviews2018
Dev: CubePub: Hyper'sthene
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 59.6 hrs≥1hr: 59%
Your Diary + is a visual novel game that explores the seven ways humans experience happiness in the stories of its seven heroines. What does it mean to be useful to someone? To be loved? To trust someone with your heart? Rediscover the importance of these everyday joys.
Why similar: Visual Novel 23.9%, Sexual Content 16.2%, Nudity 11.7%, Romance 11.5%, Anime 10.5%
- #42 Hazy Mind
72% matchVery Positive86% of 318 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 22.8%, Psychological Horror 22.7%, Psychological 15.8%, Story Rich 8.9%, Anime 8.1%
- #43 NUKITASHI
70% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 3,440 reviews2023
Dev: QruppoPub: Shiravune
Windows
Median: 9.8 hrsMean: 43.4 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Seiran Island. Even here in paradise, there are those who work in the shadows to bring it down... Confront the tyranny of a twisted system in this long-awaited visual novel adventure.
Why similar: Visual Novel 26.8%, Sexual Content 21.6%, Romance 11%, Anime 11%, Story Rich 7.8%
- #44 Trick and Treat - Visual Novel
73% matchVery Positive90% of 3,613 reviews2016
Dev: Eternal Night StudiosPub: Alberto Herrera
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 42 minMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 41%
Trick & Treat is a Visual Novel that test your instincts by making choices that can get you out from the cursed forest or drive you to death… or maybe just maybe your choices can guide you to something more?
Why similar: Visual Novel 37.5%, Anime 18%, Sexual Content 12.8%, Romance 8.3%, Horror 7.2%
- #45 Sakura no Mori † Dreamers
71% matchVery Positive92% of 1,051 reviews2017
Dev: MOONSTONEPub: HIKARI FIELD
Windows
Median: 7.8 hrsMean: 192.2 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Who is the one hiding deeply in abyss? The Devil? The Killer? or—Yourself?
Why similar: Visual Novel 32.2%, Sexual Content 17.1%, Psychological Horror 14.6%, Anime 9.9%, Nudity 9.7%
- #46 Alice's World
67% matchVery Positive90% of 377 reviews2025
Dev: STORIA GAMES CO., LTD
Windows
Alice's World is a story-driven 2D adventure puzzle game. Amidst desolate ruins and deserted cities in a world filled with death, the young girl Alice hears "your" voice from in front of the screen. You must guide her forward, solve the mysteries, and reach the top of the tower.
Why similar: Psychological Horror 16.7%, Visual Novel 16.1%, Anime 11.1%, Story Rich 10.3%, Psychological 10.1%
- #47 Banebush
66% matchVery Positive95% of 2,088 reviews2024
Dev: Hinterland Mood
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Banebush is a nonlinear and very red visual novel in the horror genre. Do you dare to step into a fairy tale if it turns out to be reality? 💀
Why similar: Visual Novel 33.2%, Psychological Horror 24.8%, Violent 12.8%, Horror 10.8%, Story Rich 10.4%
- #48 Hello Lady! - Complete Edition
70% matchVery Positive86% of 416 reviews2022
Dev: AKATSUKI-WORKSPub: NekoNyan Ltd.
Windows
Median: 7.4 hrsMean: 38.4 hrs≥1hr: 89%
It's the Dawn of a New Age- The 21st century has brought about its own slew of problems for society at large. Asa result, the most promising youths from around the world have been gathered and enrolled in Amakawa Noble Academy.
Why similar: Visual Novel 32.9%, Romance 14%, Mystery 13.6%, Story Rich 12.6%, Anime 8.9%
- #49 Who Is The Red Queen?
69% matchVery Positive95% of 173 reviews2022
Dev: 4nokiPub: Studio Élan
Windows · Mac · Linux
Alice, Alice, the Red Queen is missing. The queen has been dismembered and Alice must find all her pieces. A horror-fantasy yuri visual novel filled with death, love, and forgotten memories.
Why similar: Visual Novel 23.5%, Psychological Horror 16.6%, Romance 12.2%, Anime 9.4%, Horror 8%
- #50 CAFE 0 ~The Sleeping Beast~
72% matchVery Positive83% of 53 reviews2016
Dev: ROSEVERTE MYSTERYPub: ROSEVERTE
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 95%
A supernatural mystery visual novel. What kind of fate will the heroine face after she relives the last seven days before her death?
Why similar: Visual Novel 22.4%, Psychological Horror 17.3%, Romance 11.3%, Female Protagonist 9.3%, Story Rich 7.7%
- #51 Perennial Dusk -Kinsenka-
67% matchVery Positive85% of 171 reviews2025
Dev: FrontwingPub: Frontwing USA
Windows
“Perennial Dusk -Kinsenka-” is a kinetic novel about how the human heart endures relentless violence and limitless cruelty, telling the story of a group of exorcists-in-training as they gather the pieces needed to mend their wounded souls.
Why similar: Visual Novel 27.9%, Philosophical 13.5%, Anime 12.6%, Violent 9.7%, Psychological 9.7%
- #52 Seven Days
69% matchVery Positive98% of 191 reviews2019
Dev: LIFE0Pub: Fruitbat Factory
Windows
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 162.0 hrs≥1hr: 94%
A couple of days before the summer holiday starts... Kanzaki Shuuichi receives a "cursed Blu-ray disc" from one of his friends and is possessed by a female ghost which, when exorcised, leaves behind the physical form of the female specter.
Why similar: Visual Novel 28.1%, Psychological Horror 19.4%, Anime 11.8%, Mystery 10.8%, Romance 8.3%
- #53 Momoiro Closet
71% matchVery Positive90% of 62 reviews2018
Dev: FrontwingPub: Frontwing USA
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Momoiro Closet is a visual novel exploring the unlikely romance of an average joe and the student council president. Experience the otaku mecca of Akihabara firsthand as you court your anime-obsessed cosplayer schoolmate, through either a tender love story or a passionate tale of lust.
Why similar: Visual Novel 25.3%, Sexual Content 14.7%, Anime 11.5%, Romance 10.1%, Nudity 9.3%
- #54 Carpe Diem
68% matchVery Positive89% of 8,560 reviews2015
Dev: Moonlit Works
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 12 minMean: 9.1 hrs≥1hr: 13%
Seize the day
Why similar: Visual Novel 43.8%, Anime 22.2%, Sexual Content 9.9%, Nudity 6.5%, Psychological Horror 5.9%
- #55 Adabana Odd Tales
67% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 1,033 reviews2020
Dev: Liar-softPub: ANIPLEX.EXE
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 52.9 hrs≥1hr: 85%
"This is a tale of 'flowers' that never bloom." Shirohime, a girl who has lost her memory, and Kurofude, a mysterious boy, traverse through classic Japanese fairy tales within the land of Adabana, a realm of illustrated books. What awaits them after they mend the distorted tales?
Why similar: Visual Novel 49.4%, Story Rich 20.6%, Adventure 10.9%, Anime 10%, Casual 9.1%
- #56 Everlasting Flowers - Where there is a will, there is a way
65% matchVery Positive86% of 282 reviews2024
Dev: spritePub: RIGHTWAY
Windows
A moving, tearful story presented by SPRITE, the creators of "Love, Elections, & Chocolate" and "Aokana - Four Rhythms Across the Blue."
Why similar: Philosophical 38.7%, Visual Novel 21.1%, Psychological 14%, Anime 7.3%, Female Protagonist 6.7%
- #57 The Labyrinth of Grisaia
69% matchVery Positive88% of 159 reviews2016
Dev: FrontwingPub: Frontwing USA
Windows
Median: 12.3 hrsMean: 580.7 hrs≥1hr: 76%
“Are things OK as they are?” In every second of every minute of the life the young man had lived, the same thought recurred in his mind. Looking back on his past, the girls he’d met in this peaceful life made him feel guilty, and his heart was tormented with that guilt.
Why similar: Visual Novel 27.3%, Sexual Content 14.5%, Violent 11.8%, Anime 11.7%, Nudity 10.4%
- #58 Tiny Snow
66% matchVery Positive94% of 4,167 reviews2019
Dev: #workshopPub: NVLMaker
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 57.7 hrs≥1hr: 83%
On the snowy mountain, in the wooden hut, we are tied together by the world. She and "I" can only love each other, we cannot be separated. Is this free affection, or manipulated love? A short visual novel with multiple endings, "Tiny Snow", a story with two girls, and you who know what love is.
Why similar: Visual Novel 45.4%, Anime 13.4%, Sexual Content 13.2%, Violent 10.8%, Romance 7.1%
- #59 Sutekina kanojo no tsukurikata
70% matchMixed46% of 967 reviews2021
Dev: Sushi_soft
Windows
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 17.0 hrs≥1hr: 68%
This is a story between a yandere social anxious girl and a wellborn young lady, produced by the Japanese Bishōjo game brand Sushi soft. Interaction occurs at several points where choices are given to the player, and these choices eventually lead to 8 various endings.
Why similar: Visual Novel 24.1%, Sexual Content 18%, Nudity 13.6%, Violent 13.5%, Female Protagonist 6.8%
- #60 Sound of Drop - fall into poison -
68% 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 28.2%, Violent 12.3%, Gore 12%, Anime 10.7%, Horror 8.4%
