Games Like You, With Me - A Kinetic Novel

Follow Mariko as she boards a train to a completely different world - A world of unbelievable beings and happenings.

Why similar: Visual Novel 43.7%, Anime 17.8%, Casual 10.3%, Story Rich 10.2%, Simulation 8%

As seen in Singapore's Doujima, Glass of Water Studios is proud to present It Comes Around, born from a partnership between Glass of Water Studios as well as Afterthought Studios (Forgotten,Not Lost & A More Beautiful World)A ritual to solve the mysterious death of a schoolmate goes horribly wrong, trapping the students and teachers o

Why similar: Visual Novel 30.6%, Anime 17.7%, Indie 16.4%, Casual 11.6%, RPG 7.3%

Do you remember that high school crush you never confessed your love to? Do you ever wonder what could have been if things had gone different back then? This short Visual Novel/Dating Sim explores those questions that we constantly ask ourselves.

Why similar: Visual Novel 40.7%, Anime 19.3%, Indie 11%, Casual 10.2%, Story Rich 10.1%

"Life is like a waiting room, except people don't leave in the order they enter." Narcissu is a thought provoking visual novel series about terminal illness, living, dying, and the relationship between those leaving and those left behind. There are no miracles, no heroes, no villains in this story.

Why similar: Visual Novel 40.1%, Emotional 18.2%, Anime 15%, Story Rich 10.7%, Casual 6.2%

Being able to control fate would be a blessing for many. To Miyon, it is her greatest curse.

Why similar: Visual Novel 50.5%, Anime 27.4%, Indie 11.4%, Story Rich 10.7%

​Vinty is off to Melbourne to meet her idol, Excelia!​ Will Vinty learn the star's secrets and finally blossom into a celebrity? (hint: no)

Why similar: Visual Novel 46.6%, Anime 28.6%, Story Rich 13.1%, Indie 11.7%

Japan, 2030 A.D. Memories can now be digitized and archived, allowing people to communicate with the deceased. With only one week left before his best friend’s memories are deleted, can Hiroki uncover the truth behind Sorano’s death?

Why similar: Visual Novel 50%, Anime 32.1%, Story Rich 6.6%, Casual 6.4%, Indie 4.9%

Return as the unhacker to take on Program X and her clone army!

Why similar: Visual Novel 43.2%, Anime 29.4%, Indie 14%, Story Rich 13.5%

The latest visual novel by Tomo Kataoka, the author of Narcissu 1st & 2nd, has arrived! An empty world with endless rain and only one person. Here there is no hunger, sickness or even death. Just what story does this world's one occupant have?

Why similar: Visual Novel 40.3%, Anime 30.6%, Emotional 13.1%, Story Rich 7.2%, Indie 6%

The Last Birdling explores Bimonia and Tayo's struggle to remain friends against all odds.

Why similar: Visual Novel 47.5%, Anime 27.1%, Story Rich 13.6%, Indie 11.8%

Welcomed by the fluttering of cherry blossom, the main character, Brian, starts a new high school life in Japan. Brian soon starts to get along with two girls in the same class after they start to talk to him. With their help, Brian gradually learns Japanese culture and customs.

Why similar: Visual Novel 49%, Anime 32.6%, Casual 11.1%, Indie 7.3%

From the creator of Spice and Wolf, Isuna Hasekura, comes World End Economica. Haru woke up with his life but without his dream. 4 years after the incident, he finds a new cause, as a driven young lady offers him a chance to return to investing and to find justice.

Why similar: Visual Novel 44.6%, Anime 29.6%, Story Rich 9.5%, Casual 9.4%, Indie 6.8%

Missing Stars is a visual novel that aims to depict mental disorders and the people who live with them in a realistic, but sensitive and respectful light.

Why similar: Visual Novel 25.8%, Text-Based 23.1%, Emotional 18%, Anime 13.6%, Story Rich 9.1%

From the author of Spice and Wolf, Isuna Hasekura, comes WORLD END ECONOMiCA. This is the first episode out of three part sci-fi/economic thriller visual novel set on the moon.

Why similar: Visual Novel 64.6%, Anime 28.8%, Indie 3.2%, Story Rich 2.7%, Singleplayer 0.7%

A warm New Year’s story about a lonely person spending December 31st at work. A short visual novel about finding joy and meaning on the eve of the most magical night of the year.

Why similar: Text-Based 25%, Emotional 24%, Visual Novel 18.2%, Anime 15.7%, Story Rich 6.9%

A short atmospheric pixel-art story about the moment when a father, late at night, realizes his mistakes and remembers what truly matters. Inspired by a classic. Perfect for parents, sons, daughters, and anyone who knows the feeling of “what if…”.

Why similar: Text-Based 35.2%, Visual Novel 28.1%, Emotional 17.9%, Atmospheric 7%, Casual 5.9%

"Even though I knew this love was forbidden..." While the tragedy is being told, the girl's true love is revealed! Enjoy this crazy pure love drama with beautiful visuals and cute characters!

Why similar: Visual Novel 31.5%, Text-Based 24%, Anime 15.8%, Emotional 12.1%, Story Rich 6.9%

I dreamed of a girl. From then on, I saw her every day in my dreams. I don't know why it happened. I can only keep telling myself that it is all false, all illusion. But on the other hand, I fell in love with it.

Why similar: Text-Based 29.6%, Visual Novel 28.6%, Emotional 26.2%, Story Rich 6.4%, Casual 6.2%

Can you protect this girl until the end, when the world has turned their back on her?

Why similar: Emotional 33.2%, Visual Novel 28.8%, Story Rich 11.6%, Anime 10.9%, Simulation 5.3%

Welcome to Awaken Infinity! Immerse yourself in a unique top-down RPG with visual novel elements. Wake up in a futuristic room with no memory, and unravel the mysteries of your past. Experience deep storytelling, meet intriguing characters, and uncover hidden secrets.

Why similar: Text-Based 27.4%, Emotional 23.4%, Visual Novel 16.4%, Anime 13.8%, Story Rich 9.3%

One day, as he is walking through this bustling city of monotony, moving through the crowds of people all dressed exactly the same... Something actually stands out—a girl dressed in a traditional school uniform from ages past…

Why similar: Text-Based 36.5%, Visual Novel 28.7%, Anime 19%, Casual 11%, Indie 2.8%

Humanity and the fae. This is a story of those who make kindling of their home to reach for the stars and the curses of those left behind.

Why similar: Emotional 23.7%, Visual Novel 19.9%, Text-Based 19.3%, Anime 14.6%, Dark 6.1%

유산을 차지하는 건 과연 누가 될 것인가?

Why similar: Text-Based 37.6%, Visual Novel 27.9%, Anime 14.3%, Story Rich 10.2%, Casual 5.4%

A romantic comedy visual novel about the last summer vacation before adulthood, creating unforgettable memories with Yui.

Why similar: Text-Based 29.2%, Visual Novel 24.5%, Emotional 18.8%, Anime 15.8%, Simulation 10.4%

那天，你出生了，就有妹妹。 那天，父母再婚，天降妹妹。 那天，小区偶遇，竟是妹妹。 太好了，是妹妹！我们有救了！

Why similar: Visual Novel 25.8%, Emotional 21.7%, Text-Based 19.6%, Anime 16%, RPG 8.8%

The main character, Naho, meets a mysterious fox spirit named Semi in a silver grass field. Fall into her lovely charm. The closer you get to her, the more you will face her and your dark past. Can your choice create a new future?

Why similar: Emotional 25.3%, Visual Novel 23.9%, Text-Based 18.1%, Anime 16.8%, Simulation 6.6%

For 20 years, she lived with depression. Now, she's strong enough to name what happened: a social murder. This is a visual essay—not a game—with over 400 illustrations about grief, guilt, and survival in a collapsing meritocracy.

Why similar: Text-Based 28.1%, Emotional 21.7%, Visual Novel 21.2%, Story Rich 9%, Dark 8.2%

Do I Know You? is a very short visual novel about a man visiting his mother with dementia.

Why similar: Emotional 30.6%, Visual Novel 30.4%, Anime 19.5%, Simulation 6.8%, Casual 6.8%

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 29.6%, Anime 19.8%, Text-Based 14.7%, Story Rich 8.9%, Point & Click 8.1%

在21世纪30年代的世界，任何新鲜事物都不足为奇，城市里每天都喧闹非凡。“我”和妹妹则是离开了那热闹的中心，搬到了这偏僻的乡下地带，和在这里认识的朋友们每天生活在愉快的日常里。不过这平静的日常又能持续多久呢？

Why similar: Visual Novel 24.8%, Emotional 21.4%, Text-Based 18.7%, Anime 15.9%, Casual 9.5%

It is late December in Taipei. The pavement glows like silver under the winter rain. That's when we met for the first time. The warmth between us has a certain comfort that I’ve never felt before.

Why similar: Emotional 31.8%, Visual Novel 27.4%, Anime 18.3%, Story Rich 11.1%, Casual 4.8%

Yan is a college student with a special guardian girl named Mori at his side. "If my girlfriend is as beautiful as Mori, then my life must be blessed by the gods..." Unknowingly, another girl is entering his life...

Why similar: Visual Novel 44.3%, Anime 42%, Casual 5.7%, RPG 3.7%, Indie 3.3%

A story of Ideal that saves Perfection.

Why similar: Text-Based 35.6%, Visual Novel 32%, Anime 16.4%, Story Rich 11.4%, Indie 2.8%

High school student Hiroyuki Nasukawa, whose father is a piano tuner, aspires to become a respectable adult. Yet he resorts to cheating on a test. Unsurprisingly, he gets caught. The punishment imposed on him was unexpectedly, “Please repair the school's piano.”

Why similar: Text-Based 34.7%, Visual Novel 26.1%, Emotional 16.6%, Anime 10.9%, Indie 5.5%

A dark lesbian horror/romance story so toxic it's emitting spores. Ethel, a shy university student, ventures into the wintry woods late at night, where she meets an enchanting femme fatale — but all is not as it seems.

Why similar: Text-Based 27.3%, Visual Novel 19.3%, Emotional 17.7%, Anime 14.2%, Dark 8.7%

The events of Week 20 continue when Ghaith succeeds in escaping, leaving Ayoub confused as to who among the boys helped him.

Why similar: Visual Novel 23%, Emotional 18.6%, Text-Based 16%, Anime 14.8%, Casual 9.6%

Having lost the meaning of life, Shionagi meets Ayana, who suffers from a certain illness. “Kidnap me from this boring everyday life.” He wishes to die. A girl promised death. A bittersweet summer kidnapping drama where they confront each other's “lives.”

Why similar: Text-Based 34.2%, Emotional 30.6%, Visual Novel 30.3%, Indie 2.9%, Singleplayer 2%

What if you had a second chance at life? That's what happened to Engel Marx, a failed merchant who is killed in his previous life and now through the screw-up of his Guardian Angel, he now is in youth again! How will doing something just a bit differently drastically alter his life?

Why similar: Text-Based 21.2%, Visual Novel 20.8%, Emotional 20.5%, Anime 15%, Story Rich 8%

fault - milestone two side:above is a Cinematic Visual Novel that takes place right after the events of milestone one. Please note that this novel is a direct sequel to fault - milestone one and contains massive spoilers of the first story. Play through of the first title is highly advised.

Why similar: Visual Novel 47.3%, Anime 29.3%, Story Rich 14.5%, Indie 5.4%, Singleplayer 2%

1999年，千年世纪之交……再一次，并非恋爱的邂逅。 由原班人马带来的《泡沫冬景》正统续作，再次向视觉小说表现力的极限发起挑战。

Why similar: Text-Based 23.1%, Visual Novel 17.9%, 1990's 14.3%, Anime 12.6%, Emotional 10%

“A meteorite will fall in three days. That's why I want to commit suicide proactively before then.” The girl who told me this upon our first meeting was someone I encountered on the school rooftop—a place that should have been off-limits.

Why similar: Text-Based 45.7%, Visual Novel 32.1%, Anime 10.2%, Indie 4.9%, Atmospheric 4%

Roseline is an ambitious fantasy visual novel, focused on cinematic storytelling, set in a city removed from the rest of the world, where human emotion and spirit has the power to alter reality itself. Follow a narrative about love, grief and finding purpose, and uncover the mysteries that await.

Why similar: Text-Based 25.2%, Visual Novel 23.9%, Emotional 22.8%, Anime 15.9%, Story Rich 7.7%

In this kafkaesque, linear and short kinetic visual novel you will be a psychiatrist and will read treatment of a patient diagnosed with major depression.

Why similar: Text-Based 35.5%, Emotional 22.5%, Visual Novel 18%, Casual 12.3%, Indie 9.5%

A short, dark visual novel set in the UK about a young autistic girl's destructive obsession with her older brother.

Why similar: Text-Based 20.9%, Visual Novel 20.7%, Emotional 19.4%, Anime 13.7%, Dark 9.2%

이 지옥 같은 현실을 바꿀 수만 있다면…몇십 번, 몇 백번이라도 기꺼이 죽어주마!

Why similar: Text-Based 37.9%, Visual Novel 21.5%, Emotional 12.8%, Dark 9.4%, Story Rich 9.2%

Taking place months after the reopening of the café, Milk Hall Caramella, the season now shifts to summer. The café is as busy as ever so even Ciel and Koron have come to help out. No longer unsure of what to do, Asaki is steadfast in his goal to protect Caramella.

Why similar: Visual Novel 34.5%, Text-Based 31.5%, Anime 20.6%, Casual 9%, Indie 2.5%

A sweetly domestic boys' love visual novel about a couple of young men who find themselves raising a child.

Why similar: Text-Based 28.3%, Visual Novel 22.5%, Emotional 18.1%, Anime 16%, Casual 8.4%

「春の音はまるで君に似てて」は暗い夜、道に迷ったような時期に悩んでいた主人公、相原愛理が偶然蒼の歌声を聞くようになり、二人の物語が始まります。日本の女学校を背景とし、少女と少女が出会い、お互いを通して自分が進みたい道を見つけ、一歩、また一歩踏み出していく、成長と恋の過程を込めた「ゆり」キネティックノーベルです。

Why similar: Visual Novel 28.5%, Text-Based 27.4%, Emotional 14.2%, Anime 10.8%, Story Rich 9.1%

Lisa is here to listen. Choose what’s on your mind, and she’ll help you see things differently. This visual novel is a cozy space where you can relax, get support, and hear kind words. Sometimes, all you need is someone who truly understands.

Why similar: Emotional 31.2%, Visual Novel 23.3%, Text-Based 14.4%, Anime 10.6%, Casual 8%

STORY:This is a visual novel and adventure game set in the present day.(It is not an otome game.)

Why similar: Visual Novel 44.4%, Text-Based 22.1%, Casual 10.1%, Anime 10%, Indie 7.5%

A man-eating monster wakes up, in a snowy night. He meets a mysterious girl willing to die. This omnibus novel game tells the story of the strange interaction between them.

Why similar: Text-Based 36.2%, Visual Novel 29.2%, Anime 16.3%, Dark 7.8%, Simulation 3.3%

It is a Japanese visual novel game. It is a game to read texts. Enjoy the story of anguish, conflict, dreams and hope. There is no branching depending on the choices, but you can have a rich story experience like a movie.

Why similar: Text-Based 37.8%, Visual Novel 30.5%, Emotional 18.6%, Story Rich 6.2%, Indie 3.7%

Ayame travels to Heaven City, USA to be with her fiancée but all is not what it seems. How will Ayame's life unfold in this updated release now built in Ren'Py!

Why similar: Text-Based 28.8%, Visual Novel 28.2%, Anime 17.8%, Point & Click 9%, Simulation 8.3%

My Little Sister Callie is a visual novel about a brother helping his little sister to adapt to life outside of a refugee camp. How far will you go to bring her home?

Why similar: Emotional 38.5%, Visual Novel 26.7%, Anime 17.2%, Casual 8.3%, Simulation 7.7%

When night falls, she wanders into another world... Moonless Moon is a text-based adventure game following a girl as she travels through a variety of different worlds.

Why similar: Text-Based 32.4%, Visual Novel 21.8%, Emotional 17.4%, Anime 10.5%, Story Rich 9%

Of Moons and Mania is an interactive psychotic break, based on lived experience. It uses elements of its design to explain the struggles of psychosis, and tells a personal story about mental illness.

Why similar: Emotional 37.5%, Text-Based 24.8%, Dark 11.2%, Story Rich 11.1%, Atmospheric 8.6%

She's here to help! Let Sakuya Izayoi from the Touhou Project comfort you after encountering some hardships in this beautiful visual novel that aims to heal your troubles away!

Why similar: Visual Novel 32.2%, Anime 26.2%, Emotional 16.2%, Story Rich 10.3%, Casual 7.8%

My friend has become a girl after I came back from army? Visual novel with TS heroine.

Why similar: Visual Novel 26.2%, Text-Based 21.3%, Emotional 20.4%, Anime 17.4%, Simulation 11.2%

Ryclaw: Hope is a short kinetic novel about a young girl named Sakura who has spent most of her life in the hospital. Coming home for the first time in months, Sakura has a dream that you, as her older brother, can help make a reality.

Why similar: Emotional 35.2%, Visual Novel 30%, Anime 24.6%, Simulation 5.8%, Casual 2.9%

Your life is changed forever when a mysterious package arrives at your front door. Go on many different outings with your new android companion as you both form unforgettable memories in this beautiful visual novel.

Why similar: Emotional 38.3%, Anime 20.9%, Visual Novel 17.6%, Story Rich 11%, Casual 6.6%