Games like Before the Fireworks

60%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:emotional, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding

100% User Score Based on 11 reviews

Ryoutarou Shinozaki has been forced to live abroad for most of his life due to his parents’ work, but he's kept in touch with his childhood friend Tooru Hanazono—if only to gripe. With Ryoutarou unable to overcome the language barrier overseas, and his yearning for his native country of Japan growing more with every passing day, Tooru sympathizes with his old pal enough to ask his parents if they… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Home Sweet Homecoming.

"Starweaver Express" is a unique visual novel that blends poetic storytelling with dreamlike visuals. As the mysterious transfer student Tsubaki Ueshima, you'll step into a cloistered academy and follow the paths of girls searching for starlight, love, and meaning. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Starweaver Express ~Per aspera ad astra~.

91%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay

96% User Score Based on 46 reviews

A sweet romance story with four heroines set in an all-girls’ boarding school in France in 1896, featuring a crossdressing male protagonist. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Embraced by Autumn.

FIBERS is a Chinese campus & family-themed visual novel. As class monitor Zhu Mi moves between classrooms, hallways, and the road home, her days run on rails—steady, orderly… and quietly suffocating. She thinks her life will stay that way. Then a series of small accidents—collisions, interruptions, unexpected encounters—send ripples through everything. She begins to notice something unsettl… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to 纤维.

It's hard to focus on schoolwork when she's missing. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Addy.

61%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, replayability

94% User Score Based on 16 reviews

A young adult SF visual novel combining school life with science fiction. The main characters live normal, peaceful lives, savoring their youth. But one day, an illness starts spreading through their school, and with it, a secret that could change the world… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Akizora Memories: Horizon of Fate.

98%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:music, gameplay

98% User Score Based on 88 reviews

Alone as two, together as one - A fantasy/yuri visual novel telling the story of two girls traversing a snow covered forest and growing closer. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to This Winter of Ours.

67%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

95% User Score Based on 21 reviews

Wish on shooting stars while you enjoy a weekend getaway at the beach! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Starlight Shores.

93%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional

93% User Score Based on 61 reviews

'Lingua Fleur: Lily' is focused on friendship, love, troubles, efforts, and confusions between girls. Made with illustrations, animations, and original music, this story tells of the protagonist Yuyi Wu's secret, one very different from an 'ordinary' girl. Told in a gentle and ordinary style. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Lingua Fleur: Lily.

95%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, optimization

100% User Score Based on 446 reviews

Critic Score 87%Based on 4 reviews

A yuri visual novel that will make you both laugh and cry. A story about love, trust, mortality, and about understanding not just how to be happy, but how to be human. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Please Be Happy.

After a year of bad dates and failed job applications, you've nearly given up on the love story you've always written about. One night, you write your perfect man into a notebook... the next day, he becomes a reality. A romance visual novel about identity and the line between fiction and reality. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Affictionate.

60%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional

100% User Score Based on 11 reviews

As a research android, complete your mission of living a normal student life in this bittersweet slice of life visual novel. Record new experiences, revel in mundanity, and be a strange machine and a strange person. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Plus/Minus Zero.

Game Features: Romanceable Characters: All characters are younger than the protagonist. Game Background: An alternate modern - day setting. This official version will add mini-games such as enhancing the sense of experience or interactivity to the plot on the basis of traditional visual novel gameplay. In addition to influencing the direction of the story, it seems that the mini-games wil… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to 春日落幕爱物语Spring's Finale:Tales of Love.

66%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

100% User Score Based on 17 reviews

StoryYou are a high school graduate, who recently got a job as a barista in the hopes of breaking out of your shell. Confront the challenges of growing up through the bonds you create and the coffee you serve. Each customer has their own story to tell All characters are fully voice acted Make and serve a variety of drinks Features Fully voice-acted Brew and mix a variety of drinks… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Koko's Cafe.

A strange incident turns the life of an ordinary young man upside down when, having fallen asleep on a regular train commute, he wakes up in another country... in a body of a Japanese student! An unforgettable summer adventure awaits, promising many fateful meetings and momentous occasions. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to My Summer Adventure: Memories of Another Life — Day 1.

The summer air is often filled with romance in the city of love. When one of the major universities announces a language and culture course for the entirety of the summer, many wealthy students from abroad jump on the chance to go abroad. What about you? You're just there to clean their rooms... but why are they so interested in you? A brand-new, 30k word long Otome Visual Novel Choose betwee… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Hotel Paris.

51%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:emotional, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay

80% User Score Based on 15 reviews

is a live-action, multi-ending interactive romance movie game. As a young B&B keeper in a small southern town, you meet, and fall for a visiting actress—every choice rewrites your love story. Meet someone, and fall in love that trembles in bones. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to A Love Letter in Snowfall.

57%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, replayability

92% User Score Based on 13 reviews

There are places for you, all around, in this world and in another’s arms. Find one in the mysterious town of Seabreeze in this visual novel about the quaint, mysterious little town. Searching about, one might find love, community...and deeper secrets hidden beneath. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Kindvixens.

74%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:emotional, humor

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, music

100% User Score Based on 25 reviews

"Hey, do you know the meaning of the four-leaf clover?" Set at "Shonan Saika Academy," a prestigious school in Shonan, Kanagawa Prefecture, this is a youthful story of girls wavering between friendship and love. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Clover Reset.

100%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:atmosphere, gameplay

100% User Score Based on 306 reviews

With the enigmatic girl who imprisoned you――seven days in an unfamiliar room. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The seven days i spent with you.

82%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:character development, gameplay

85% User Score Based on 47 reviews

GAMEPLAY & FEATURES Multi-choice, single-ending VN with 5+ hours till credits Star-studded cast of professional Japanese voice talent STORY Haruto leaves the big city for a coastal town surrounded by blue sea and deep-green mountains. Hailing from the rat race of urban society, he half-expects another uphill challenge in a new battlefield. ...But nothing could be further from the truth. … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to AMANATSU ~Perfect Edition~.

Dive into a feel-good adventure of love, laughter, and cat companionship. Add My Fair Cat: Snow to your Steam wishlist and start spreading a little happiness today! SynopsisRecently moving to a new high school and not knowing anyone could have made for a dull routine, but everything changes when you save a stray cat. This single act of kindness sparks a chain of adventures that add a whole new lay… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to My Fair Cat: Snow.

71%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, character development

90% User Score Based on 31 reviews

Critic Score 65%Based on 1 reviews

Shanghai Summer is an adventure game set in the millennium. Our protagonist, Baichuan, goes through a series of "anomalies" over the length of twelve days. In his pursuit of the truth, he found that his hopes and regrets from the past finally seem to converge. Will he be able to "fix" it for good? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Shanghai Summer.

71%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, humor

71% User Score Based on 68 reviews

Emerald seas! Blue skies! Sandy beaches! An island adventure in the ocean sounds like a trip to paradise. However, the place is a nightmare with no one to provide any blood for Raylan to feed on after he turned into a vampire by accident, especially since he has another hungry vampire at his side. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Vampires' Melody 2.

63%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, music

87% User Score Based on 23 reviews

A strange incident turns the life of an ordinary young man upside down when, having fallen asleep on a regular train commute, he wakes up in another country... in a body of a Japanese student! An unforgettable summer adventure awaits, promising many fateful meetings and momentous occasions. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to My Summer Adventure: Memories of Another Life.

58%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:replayability

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay

77% User Score Based on 26 reviews

Can a group of high school students write and perform an original stage play and win the national contest? Will they find love along the way? Find out in this Visual Novel! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Courage for a Kiss.

79%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding

88% User Score Based on 200 reviews

Critic Score 52%Based on 2 reviews

Letters is a cozy, often funny, and sometimes sad game about friendship, courage, and the power of words. Journey back to the 90s and 2000s to follow the story of Sarah and move through her beautiful hand-drawn letters and nostalgic pixel worlds. Help her navigate all the ups and downs of growing up and decide what kind of person she'll become. Use words to solve riddles and explore Sarah's col… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Letters: A Written Adventure.

88%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, atmosphere

88% User Score Based on 193 reviews

Critic Score 88%Based on 3 reviews

Follow Asuka Osachi; a ditzy girl training to become a nurse at "Teito Nursing School". Experience the story of her and her classmates, as they discover love, medicine, and adulthood. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Nurse Love Addiction.

96%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay

100% User Score Based on 852 reviews

Critic Score 83%Based on 2 reviews

Experience the stories of Haru, Erika, and Manami, a trio of friends navigating their feelings of love, connection, and just wanting to belong. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to A YEAR OF SPRINGS.

72%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, optimization

72% User Score Based on 71 reviews

"The Lilycle yuri CD series returns, featuring the same all-star cast, but now in a fully-visual adventure game. While a must for dedicated yuri fans, the fun and easygoing stories contained within will warm the hearts of all who read them. Lilycle has a sweet, heartwarming story bursting with content, with cheerful and highly-detailed illustrations by Sakura Miwabe, and featuring a sophisticated… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Lilycle Rainbow Stage!!!.

Spend seven sweet days with FRUITCODE in a cozy anime dating sim and visual novel. Make choices, grow closer, and share precious moments with one of FRUITCODE’s five members in a story filled with music, warmth, and meaningful connections. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to FRUITCODE: Choose Me, Love Me!.

Self-IntroductionI’m Pancake, a 2020 grad from a coastal uni. My college dream? Making a game that that mattered. By graduation, all I had was nothing but a rough demo. Years later, [So Long, My Youth] is here: a photo-based visual novel weaving together memories of college life. Each screenshot is a real photograph, each dialogue line inspired by my lovely friends. Maybe I wasn’t born to make ga… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to 她毕业了 So Long, My Youth.

[h1]If you could live it all again, would you still choose this path?[/h1] 11:47 PM. The 37th floor of a tech giant. The 14th straight day of crunch. Your phone buzzes again — [Product Manager]: The requirements changed. Let's sync first thing tomorrow. (smiley) [HR]: Please prepare your "irreplaceability" report. You mean to say, "I'll take a day off after this" — but your … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to 重启人生.

Forbidden Love is a choice-based visual novel exploring a forbidden relationship between a teacher and student. Your choices shape the story, leading to a variety of different endings. Dreams, dependency, and love become intertwined as the boundaries of affection slowly begin to blur. A love reaching for forbidden dreams. Between teacher and student. Between dreams and desire. The prota… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Forbidden Love.

Game Type Suspense Horror Adventure Visual Novel Story Synopsis Fresh out of college and with a tight budget, [you] moved into the [Heye Apartment], which had an unusually low rent. In the apartment, [you] met [Lin Ya], the cold and aloof girl next door. Through spending time with her, [you] discovered her sincere and passionate nature that belied her outward appearance. However, as [your] fee… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Haunted Heye Apartment.

Shun travels to a paradise island to enjoy a well-deserved vacation. There, he meets four irresistible women with whom he’ll spend five days of sex, passion, and choices that could change his life forever. A horny summer he will never forget. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Sex Beach Club.

96%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:character development, graphics

96% User Score Based on 55 reviews

"Hatsuyuki Sakura" is one of the most popular works by SAGA PLANETS, a popular Japanese developer for visual novels. Experience Hatsuyuki Sakura for the first time in 1080p! This version includes the English, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, and Japanese versions. It supports Steam Achievements and Trading Cards, along with additional content. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Hatsuyuki Sakura.

100%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding

100% User Score Based on 59 reviews

Story In a quiet English town, Ms. Meadows runs a cozy tea boutique. Once an accomplished journalist, she used her modest savings to open the shop. With no family and a few customers, Ms. Meadows fills her days listening to the stories of those willing to share. Each night, inspired by her encounters at the tea shop, Ms. Meadows writes her latest poem, after the nurse arrives to administer her me… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Sips and Sonnets.

Fall in love… with a goddess?! In this visual novel divinely beautiful girls will steal your heart! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Pick My Heart Chapter 1.

Last Term, First Love is a dating-focused visual novel where you balance romance, academics, and wild campus life. Manage your GPA, navigate social challenges, and pursue love while facing the realities of modern campus culture and the international student experience. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Last Term, First Love.

69%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay

100% User Score Based on 20 reviews

"Problem Child" me, Class Heartthrob her—two lines that should never cross collided through a series of coincidences, shattering my monochrome world. Crave her eyes on me alone, crave her world with me alone. The once-pure admiration begins to twist... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Only You.

74%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay

100% User Score Based on 25 reviews

KAFKA-ESQUE GIRLHOODMetamorph is a 3D story-driven dating sim with a horror theme, about growing up in a body that quickly becomes foreign to you. You play as a high-school girl who has begun to slowly, but steadily, turn into a twisted cockroach monster. With no signs of being able to reverse it, she sets out to score a date with her crush, all before her grotesque transformation is fully complet… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Metamorph.

100%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

100% User Score Based on 50 reviews

“A story about cat girls … with bite.” Nekos have evolved in the shadows of human society. Beautiful. Mysterious. Chaotic. And now, three of them live with you. Will you be able to get past the stigma and grow closer to them? OmOneko is a tale of cat and mouse... and rats. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to OmOneko.

97%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, replayability

97% User Score Based on 153 reviews

DUET is an interactive story illustrating the Hifuu Club's first encounter. It is a wordless, narrative-driven experience about connection, small moments, and the quiet magic of two lives intertwining. Renko Usami lives a simple life, endlessly cycling through studying, eating, and sleeping at university. She gazes at the starry sky alone, trying to fill the emptiness in her heart. Then, one d… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to DUET.

81%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:gameplay, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:story

81% User Score Based on 52 reviews

关注我们欢迎关注B站官方号“白雨工作室” 加入QQ交流群（698417918）向我们反馈bug和建议，并可关注正在开展的魔点众筹活动。 About the Game 《学生时代》是一款高自由的校园养成游戏。在游戏中，你将经历纯正中国千禧代的成长之路，见证南方小城的变迁。自选性别，多重体验，任意抉择，决定你的未来，影响朋友的人生。 自习、写作业、考试、家长会……什么？！有老师的八卦可以听？！ 挑灯夜战、在赛场挥洒汗水，将奖状贴满整个墙面，你就是鹅城一中三冠王！ 在学校里结识性格各异的同学：你的成长有他们的陪伴，他们的人生有你的参与。 了解同学的故事，和TA从朋友变成挚友，然后两情相悦，谈一场青春无悔的恋爱！ 此外，做一个小红娘也不错？助攻同学的爱情！ 大量取材于真实经历的事件，力求还原原汁原味的90后学生生活。那一天，你和肖清雅看着流星划落成雨；… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to School Days.

97%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, optimization

97% User Score Based on 125 reviews

Kanon is the debut work from the visual novel studio, Key, known for titles such as CLANNAD, Little Busters, Summer Pockets and more. It received great acclaim and was even adapted into an anime series.Enjoy this tale of small miracles that occur in a northern town, now with the latest visual novel engine!Featuring retouched HD visuals and CG coloring!This version not only offers the best HD quali… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Kanon.

65%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

100% User Score Based on 16 reviews

Feature ListEARLY ACCESSThe Early Access version is in active development and may change. Story spanning June 7th to August 27th, around 15 hours of gameplay. Over 200,000 words and 200+ choices. Accessibility options including dyslexia-friendly font, serif font, adjustable text box opacity and color, and adjustable text color. Interactive story with player choice for conversations, relati… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to DEVIL'S LIMINAL.

85%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

100% User Score Based on 36 reviews

"Every Day's Different" is an English voiced visual novel that focuses on slice of life with a more realistic depth. It ranges from romance to heavy topics such as eating disorders and self-worth. The people around you will either benefit or suffer due to your actions, so please choose carefully. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Every Day's Different.

“Yuzhnogorsk is a quiet university town hidden among the endless hills and mountains in the south of the country. Winter here lasts no longer than a week, and summer shines for six months at a time. Our protagonist, Maxim Anisimov, is a prospective student who has come here from Siberia… In addition to his studies, Max hopes to find his childhood friends who ran away from home three years ago.Of c… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Young Hearts.

90%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

100% User Score Based on 41 reviews

One of them is visiting a friend in Chicago. The other wants to shake things up in New York City. It starts in San Francisco, but where this relationship goes is all up to you. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Three Days to Chicago.