Games like A Match in a Barrel of Oil

83%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:character development, monetization

83% User Score Based on 235 reviews

A Visual Novel/Dating Sim about Hideaki who has moved from his small village to a much larger town, Okutama. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to No One But You.

71%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, emotional

71% User Score Based on 375 reviews

The new Sakura Game from winged cloud, Sakura Agent! Date 2 beautiful girls in this agent adventure. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Sakura Agent.

84%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:music, gameplay

84% User Score Based on 123 reviews

Fight slimes with a dark elf, accidentally hypnotize her, and have sexy encounters in an erotic visual novel! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Elf Enchanter: Arousing Anima.

92%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding

92% User Score Based on 349 reviews

STORYHaving recognized Minaduki Kashou’s talents in running his patissiere, Beignet felt her role was over. So she closed La Soleil in France and entrusted Fraise, the catgirl she raised, to him. Fraise feels a fondness towards Kashou but becomes bewildered in the face of his 6 catpanions. She turns to Shigure for advice but she too harbors a hidden love for him. Fraise feels that the relationshi… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to NEKOPARA After.

78%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, humor

Most mentioned negative aspects:music, gameplay

92% User Score Based on 36 reviews

An experiment in letter writing, meant to evoke the distinctly sweet homoeroticism of Victorian and Edwardian literature. Follow the correspondence of two professors, in the months before one of them makes a decision he'll never be able to take back. A visual novel with a cute mechanic: Slide the letters back and forth across the screen, to experience the time the letter is written, and when it … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Hoping this Finds You Well.

74%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, humor

Most mentioned negative aspects:music, graphics

81% User Score Based on 42 reviews

As Yume Akiyama, you'll quit your dead-end job and become a full time manga artist, working in an office with a bunch of super cute girls! You'll need to show them the ropes, and perhaps a little more, in one of three endings in this cute, sexy, visual novel! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ecchi Sketch: Draw Cute Girls Every Day!.

76%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:music, replayability

76% User Score Based on 88 reviews

Would you get along with your game character? Do you think you would get along? Would you like each other? Or would you not stand the sight of each other? Find out in this visual novel! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Celestial Crossing.

69%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, character development

92% User Score Based on 26 reviews

A wholesome BL VN about a young man, Yuel, struggling to come to terms with his father’s death. Seeking solace, he turns to his older cousin, Tavi, for help, and their relationship takes a surprising turn as Yuel begins to develop feelings for Tavi that are more than just familial. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Unluckily in Love.

96%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, replayability

96% User Score Based on 1,275 reviews

"Wolf Tails" is a visual novel where you take care of two wolf-girls. There's Mirari, a kindhearted girl who is running away from her duties to her pack, and Fuyu, a brash and loud-mouthed girl who is wary of human culture and its "influences". If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Wolf Tails.

68%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, music

73% User Score Based on 44 reviews

The Barbarian and the Subterranean Caves is an adventure visual novel about the heroic feats of the intrepid warrior Ragnar. Now you can become the famed adventurer Ragnar and bravely seek out all-new original adventures in this exciting game. Delve into the mysteries of the caves and discover what lies in waiting below. Ready your sword: you will investigate sprawling, far-reaching webs of intr… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Barbarian And The Subterranean Caves.

90%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, gameplay

90% User Score Based on 108 reviews

Mikoto is a foxgirl and the future head of her clan. One night, she runs away from home to attend a festival at a human village – and there she meets and falls in love with a beautiful female knight. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Sakura Fox Adventure.

62%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, music

71% User Score Based on 38 reviews

Enter this exclusive nightclub, where the lights are low, the music is intoxicating, and the real action happens behind closed doors. In Zoey: Nightclub Secrets, a seductive visual novel, you'll step into a world where rules are made to be broken. Zoey, an irresistible dancer with a playful side, will take you on a thrilling ride through secret moments and forbidden pleasures, leading you into si… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Zoey: Nightclub Secrets.

89%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding

89% User Score Based on 54 reviews

An Adventurer's Gallantry is a visual novel set in a fantasy world of dungeons and monsters. This is a kinetic visual novel, ie. it doesn't have any choices and only has one ending. Oren has always dreamed of becoming a knight. It's what he's trained for all his life, and he was all too happy to squander his savings and leave his home behind to make it happen. Unfortunately, the reali… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to An Adventurer's Gallantry.

98%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional

98% User Score Based on 1,494 reviews

"As the world sank, I found you." In the near future, a sudden and unexplained sea rise has left much of human civilization underwater. In a little town slowly being enveloped by the ocean, an unforgettable summer is about to begin for a boy and a mysterious robot girl... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Atri: My Dear Moments.

87%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization

87% User Score Based on 311 reviews

Music student Azusa concocts a plan to get on the good side of her crush, the impeccable and unreachable Mamiko – but is she prepared to face the consequences? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Sakura Sadist.

66%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, gameplay

66% User Score Based on 119 reviews

A visual novel game following a young man who wakes up in the body of another student... Learning his friends may not be living the perfect lives he thought they were. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Highschool Possession.

73%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding

73% User Score Based on 250 reviews

In a small inn located in the snowy Japanese mountains, an unlikely relationship blossoms between a once-popular poet and the daughter of the inn's proprietress. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Six Days of Snow.

87%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, replayability

99% User Score Based on 108 reviews

Critic Score 45%Based on 2 reviews

Mitsuki, an aimless young man studying to take his university entrance exams, falls for a young single mother who lives in his apartment complex. A relationship develops between these mismatched social outcasts, and then... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Language Of Love.

68%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding

68% User Score Based on 400 reviews

A heartbreaking kinetic novel about the meeting of a depressed thirty years old man with a lost little girl he takes in his house. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ambre.

62%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, optimization

62% User Score Based on 97 reviews

An Interactive graphic novel and a Kinetic Graphic novel to enjoy, Set within a cyber punk dystopian future. With full professional voice acting for every line and steam achievements. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Echo Tokyo: Intro.

76%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding

76% User Score Based on 97 reviews

Alien Crusader is an action packed, vertical scrolling, space shooter game, similar to classic coin-up arcade and shoot'em up games. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Alien Crusader.

74%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, replayability

93% User Score Based on 30 reviews

You play as a straight-laced detective who has always been bound to the rules, both in your personal and professional life. You are highly skilled at discovering criminal patterns from behind a desk, but your proficiency is put to the test after being pulled into a top-priority investigation by your new hot-tempered boss. Ever the optimist, you take on this new mission with zeal. But now, you must… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Foul Play - Yuri Visual Novel.

80%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, monetization

85% User Score Based on 176 reviews

Critic Score 63%Based on 2 reviews

"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. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Grisaia Phantom Trigger Vol.1.

78%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding

78% User Score Based on 105 reviews

A cute fantasy romance visual novel. One day you discover the other side of your partner you had never known. What is the truth beneath the masks? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to How to Take Off Your Mask.

73%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, replayability

73% User Score Based on 197 reviews

Captain Shika has seen all kinds of things in her adventures throughout the universe, and with her two loyal crew members by her side, she's managed to make a name for her small company of mercenaries. When Shika finds a bounty job offering an absurd amount of money, she doesn't hesitate to act: tracking hardened criminals is part of the job. Their target is an elusive mastermind, a mark who chall… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Sakura Space.

The rules say keep your distance. After the bell, that gets harder. You arrive at Hargrove, an adult alternative education program in the United States, surrounded by students trying to rebuild their lives on their own terms. Everyone here has a wall: a past they do not explain, a rumor they ignore, a family they left behind, or a secret life they keep hidden. All romanceable characters are 18 ye… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Closer than Allowed: After the Bell.

76%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, music

76% User Score Based on 147 reviews

Family Breeding is a 2D hand-drawn visual novel with beautiful artwork, where you play as a young man living with two stunning women. Your goal? Knock'em up, of course. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Family Breeding.

70%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, character development

70% User Score Based on 225 reviews

The Grey Dream is an adult Visual Novel about a man who got offered a job in an international trading company right after graduation. As soon as you accept it, the consequences of the past start to manifest. Who knows? Maybe you can get rid of your past or spice up your future with it. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Grey Dream - Season 1.

96%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding

96% User Score Based on 140 reviews

Love of Magic is an Adult Visual Novel / RPG set in an Arthurian Urban Fantasy world. You've found True Love, you've glimpsed your Destiny. Now it's time to wage the War you were born to fight. Book 2: The War continues the story of the Knights of the Lake from Book 1: The Crown. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Love of Magic Book 2: The War.

64%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, monetization

64% User Score Based on 389 reviews

The third and final chapter of the saga has arrived! Join our girls for one last ride filled with seduction and a lot of sex! Uncover the mysteries surrounding the Fetish Locator App and its creator. Romance over 20 girls and shape the conclusion of your college life in Fetish Locator Week 3. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Fetish Locator Week Three.

62%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, music

63% User Score Based on 49 reviews

My Ex-Future Family is a choice-driven adult Visual Novel focusing on the fun parts of human life. The game is packed with humor, sex, romance and plot turnings. Play as a young man who seduces girls who surround him, complete tasks of the Principal and build your life in town full of hot characters If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to My Ex-future Family.

45%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:music, character development

65% User Score Based on 20 reviews

An Adult Visual Novel set at university. If you can't explain why people act the way they do, are they the problem, or do you need to change your perspective? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to New Perspective.

73%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding

73% User Score Based on 51 reviews

You are a young man living in the city. Every day, you were busy with work, leading a hectic life. Tired of such a lifestyle, you began to yearn for a slow life in a place rich in nature. At that time, you heard that a ranch in a certain rural village was being sold cheaply, so you decided to buy the ranch to start a second life. However, the village chief you met seems to have a favor to ask of… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Let's Go! My Harem Farm.

75%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability

75% User Score Based on 443 reviews

Lust Theory 2 is an adult Visual Novel filled with lust (duhh...), passion, sex, humor, mystery and on top of that the day is repeating until it doesn't. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Lust Theory Season 2.

95%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization

95% User Score Based on 291 reviews

After the pandemic Covitch69, the world is facing economic crises. As a result, you, unfortunately, lost your job as a space aviation expert at Nasu. Destiny takes an unexpected turn, leading you from a rich city life to become a teacher in a small town. Luckily, every cloud has a silver lining. Explore a world where love blooms unexpectedly, fulfilling your profession and encountering intriguing … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Love n Life: Lucky Teacher.

63%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, stability

63% User Score Based on 904 reviews

The Deer is an educational inter-ac-tive expe-ri-ence for children. You'll be an ancient Deer during the Pleistocene epoch and you'll discover everything about this marvelous era. Unfortunately there were no T-Rex during this age since they were already extinct millions of years before. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Deer.

66%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay

66% User Score Based on 77 reviews

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! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Our Lovely Escape.

83%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, music

83% User Score Based on 78 reviews

It's time for an adventure!! Legends have it that there are mythical treasures lying deep within Valentine Island. Together with your four beautiful and well-stacked companions, will you be able to find it in this lighthearted and sometimes heart-pounding RPG?! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Island SAGA.

95%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, humor

Most mentioned negative aspects:character development, monetization

95% User Score Based on 302 reviews

Because of his family's unique circumstances, the only thing Yuki put his faith in was that "Money will make my little sister happy." To this end, he regularly worked a part-time job until late at night. His goals were to graduate as soon as possible and get a full-time job. But, one day as he was leaving for work, his little sister told him, "If Yuki isn't going to college then I won't either." … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Renai Karichaimashita: Koikari - Love For Hire.

78%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, graphics

78% User Score Based on 294 reviews

After you purchase and install Archimedes, an old operating system appears to be running, and a strange man asks for your help as you start to discover the terrible secrets behind the game. You will be required to interact outside of the game, with instances ranging from steganography and cryptography to real-world geographical puzzles and use of various external applications. The deeper you go, … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Archimedes.

76%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, humor

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, replayability

94% User Score Based on 32 reviews

Regina, the heroine of our story, finds herself magically transported to the land of Eroolia, clueless about how to return home. She meets Juli and his companions who are in the middle of a journey to Laarz, a country of cat people. Will she find out how to get back home? Or will she fall in love before that happens? Find out in this game! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to How to Fool a Liar King.

90%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization

90% User Score Based on 294 reviews

Embark on a swashbuckling adventure in The Pirate's Fate, a visual novel experience with a unique twist: the story, the crew, and who you are transform based on your choices. Seek treasure, find love, and choose your fate. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Pirate's Fate.

86%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, replayability

Most mentioned negative aspects:music, gameplay

86% User Score Based on 143 reviews

In the battle to save your people, will you serve the gods or overthrow them? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Champion of the Gods.

70%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:music, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay

70% User Score Based on 113 reviews

A new day begins for Tomo, he has inherited his grandmother’s resort and must now prove himself to the bank that holds the notes on the park.To do this he needs to go through the financials and keep the banks rep happy but also run a Beauty Pageant too.This wasn't the job he was expecting to be doing when he learnt about the resort. But now it is down to him to keep the resort running or put all t… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Beauty Bounce.

97%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, grinding

97% User Score Based on 98 reviews

After a rough day at work, all you want to do is settle in with your favorite otome game, only to realize it's gone down for maintenance. How will you pass these troubling times? Risk going to a watering hole to drown your sorrows in a beverage of choice? Begrudgingly scroll through a dating app to meet your love for the night? Either way - adventure, shenanigans, and hot singles in your area awai… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Under Maintenance.

86%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:atmosphere, gameplay

86% User Score Based on 71 reviews

My Burning Heart is an erotic Yaoi BL Visual Novel set in a 1001 Nights world. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to My Burning Heart.

93%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional

93% User Score Based on 116 reviews

In 1988, Japan was under a bubble economy. New buildings have sprung up like mushrooms after a rain, and the social atmosphere is very lively in the era. The ancient objects gradually disappear, and new creatures are constantly born. Christmas Tina tells a story about boys and girls living hard under the shadow of the modern city. Their bond can break through the language barrier. Without words sp… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to 泡沫冬景.

91%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, monetization

91% User Score Based on 1,132 reviews

City of Broken Dreamers is a mature adults only cyberpunk visual novel. In the game you will find a choice based visually erotic and exciting adventure. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to City of Broken Dreamers: Book One.

80%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, character development

80% User Score Based on 307 reviews

Aozora Meikyuu is a short Romance Visual Novel with focus on a cute girl. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Aozora Meikyuu.