Games like five (new) years

86%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability

91% User Score Based on 2,286 reviews

Critic Score 69%Based on 2 reviews

Do you know what love is? This game is trying to give our answer. This game encourages people to have a sensitive and gentle heart. Enjoy! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to LoveChoice.

53%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:emotional, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, graphics

90% User Score Based on 10 reviews

Dear Mom: My Letter to You is a yuri dating sim that offers a story-rich narrative, taking a slice-of-life approach to the genre to develop a more thorough understanding of character relationships. Role-Playing Game mechanics are introduced to choices you make as a player, heavily influencing the game's story and progression. Just as in real life, relationships are built over a long series of mome… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dear Mom: My Letter to You.

94%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay

100% User Score Based on 45 reviews

Immerse yourself in Backspace Backspace Backspace, a narrative-driven game that explores the inner turmoil of a struggling writer in an age where AI has made the written word wholly automated. Game Features: Narrative-focused visual novella putting the player in the shoes of a tortured creative soul. Homemade pixel art direction reminiscent of the GBA era. Full soundtrack of chip… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Backspace Backspace Backspace.

95%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional

95% User Score Based on 114 reviews

Olive’s situation is dire. They're on the verge of being thrown out of college unless they can salvage their GPA, and their only chance rests on classes they know next to nothing about. Their lifeline: two club leaders who are more than willing to help them succeed. However, no solution is that easy. Olive soon finds themself in the middle of a conflict between these two friends that threatens to… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Twofold.

59%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization, graphics

59% User Score Based on 1,060 reviews

Help lady become successful If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Become an Office Queen.

96%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:character development, replayability

96% User Score Based on 305 reviews

A story about a girl who loves the cemetery. When her parents go missing, she receives a mysterious text... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Cemetery Mary.

94%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:character development

96% User Score Based on 49 reviews

Code Romantic is a computer science puzzle game wrapped in a science fiction love story. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Code Romantic.

85%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, gameplay

85% User Score Based on 157 reviews

After hearing about a number of student couples forming at her school, Himeka Uchida decides to look for a girlfriend of her own. As she gets wrapped up in the daily lives of her friends and classmates at Solana Academy, will she find the romance she seeks? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Blooming Nightshade.

81%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:humor, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability

80% User Score Based on 517 reviews

Critic Score 85%Based on 1 reviews

Join Remae, the newest member of the Spiral Scouts, on her slap-tastic puzzle solving adventure through a world of crazy characters and redonkulous realms. Experience a fartwarming tale of personal growth, self discovery, poop, wieners and butts. The founders of the Spiral Scouts have been isolated and sealed away within their realms by a mysterious force, preventing them from gathering togethe… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Spiral Scouts.

82%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

82% User Score Based on 244 reviews

Absent is the first freeware release from FNGames. Originally released in 2013, the game makes its' Steam debut this year. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Absent.

80%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding

88% User Score Based on 6,189 reviews

Critic Score 73%Based on 17 reviews

A real life crime story where you play detective. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Her Story.

89%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding

89% User Score Based on 228 reviews

In this horror visual novel, we follow Atcchan, our protagonist, who left his hometown two years ago. Now he is finally able to return - but only for three days. How will his old friends react to him, and will their relationships be able to stand the test of time? For a person who's always been afraid of change, this is a worrying prospect for our hero... but it's something he will have to overco… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Way We ALL GO.

72%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, graphics

72% User Score Based on 65 reviews

Morph Girl is an FMV Point And Click/Visual Novel developed as a homage to 90/00's low-fi Japanese horror movies. Inspired by home VHS tapes, Morph Girl intends to evoke the most personal fears surrounding the presence of the unknown within one's home. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Morph Girl.

97%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, humor

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding

97% User Score Based on 810 reviews

A visual novel from Smee. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Making*Lovers.

78%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding

78% User Score Based on 64 reviews

D100 Dungeon is a game in which you will steer an adventurer through underground caves and dungeons, looking for lost treasures and completing dangerous quests. With each game your adventurer will gain wealth, recognition and become stronger and increasingly skilled in their pursuits. The Computer Companion has been carefully modeled after the pen and pencil version, which you will need in orde… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to D100 Dungeon Computer Companion.

89%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, replayability

88% User Score Based on 886 reviews

Critic Score 95%Based on 1 reviews

A groundbreaking local co-op RPG for 1-4 players. An ancient, malevolent force stirs within the depths of the Eon Altar, and it’s up to YOU to stop it! Eon Altar combines nail-biting action and turn-based tactical combat with an epic story of friendship, destiny and betrayal. In Eon Altar, each player uses their smartphone as a private screen to see their motivations, thoughts and innermost secr… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Eon Altar.

58%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, optimization

58% User Score Based on 1,632 reviews

Critic Score 59%Based on 16 reviews

Set in the lush and vibrant world of the Forgotten Realms, Sword Coast Legends offers an all-new way to enjoy the time-tested magic of playing Dungeons & Dragons as a shared storytelling experience. With a deep narrative developed by a team of long-time industry veterans and a partnership with Wizards of the Coast, the single player campaign of Sword Coast Legends brings the world of Faerûn home l… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Sword Coast Legends.

90%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

90% User Score Based on 928 reviews

The elders have entrusted you, an elite vampire courier, to deliver their secrets. Can you outrun the hunters, the other drivers, and the rising sun? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Vampire: The Masquerade — Night Road.

79%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, gameplay

79% User Score Based on 68 reviews

Critic Score 76%Based on 2 reviews

Explore a memorable 1920s fantasy world where you interact, befriend and romance hundreds of characters with unique quests, as an already rich and famous heroine. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Pendula Swing: The Complete Journey.

89%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:music, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding

89% User Score Based on 394 reviews

Cypher is a first person puzzle game about cryptography. Explore the museum and learn about the history of cryptography, from simple substitution ciphers to the Enigma machine and beyond. Grab a pen and paper and test your deciphering skills across 40+ challenging puzzles. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Cypher.

76%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, humor

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, music

76% User Score Based on 216 reviews

Wake up, comrade, you arrived to the best country in the world! We have socialism, paws and most importantly - a hot dictator. Experience the story of a young billionare and his relationship with the most insane woman in his life! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to My Furry Dictator.

73%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, atmosphere

74% User Score Based on 160 reviews

Critic Score 73%Based on 6 reviews

Root Letter (stylized √Letter) is a visual novel adventure video game that is developed and published by Kadokawa Games as the first title in their Kadokawa Game Mystery brand. In the game, the player must figure out what happened to the character of Aya, a girl who mysteriously vanished after receiving a particular letter. The gameplay will be split into two distinct parts; the adventure part, wh… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Root Letter.

37%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding

47% User Score Based on 30 reviews

Romance is as easy as one, two...three lovers! Find love and ascend to new heights in your new home of Boulder, Colorado. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Love at Elevation.

57%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, humor

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding

61% User Score Based on 421 reviews

Critic Score 40%Based on 1 reviews

Purrfect Date is a cross between a Visual Novel, a Dating Sim, and a dark British comedy. You, a human, will get to date cats and uncover the dark secrets of the mysterious Cat Island. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Purrfect Date.

88%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding

88% User Score Based on 149 reviews

The year is 2036. In this famine-riddled world, food-centric sovereignty has been established. Living alone inside a food-inspection booth, you are striving to find truth and peace beyond the borderline. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Booth: A Dystopian Adventure.

84%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding

89% User Score Based on 13,046 reviews

Critic Score 77%Based on 2 reviews

The unique cyberpunk-meets-fantasy world of Shadowrun has gained a huge cult following since its creation nearly 25 years ago. Creator Jordan Weisman returns to the world of Shadowrun, modernizing this classic game setting as a single player, turn-based tactical RPG. In the urban sprawl of the Seattle metroplex, the search for a mysterious killer sets you on a trail that leads from the darkest slu… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Shadowrun Returns.

81%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability

81% User Score Based on 1,634 reviews

The main character, named Clive, considers himself a psychopath. He has long wanted to hurt someone. So Clive kidnapped a girl on his seventeenth birthday. But the victim was more complicated than he'd thought. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Kidnapped Girl.

91%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:atmosphere, gameplay

91% User Score Based on 162 reviews

Fear and illness spreads through the city. You try to search for comfort in the people being isolated around you. Keeping the darkness at bay with small embers of light. Will you let the fear change you? You play as Trond, a self-reliant loner who's forced into quarantine for the next two weeks after making it out of Italy's lockdown. Stuck at home you meet other lonesome souls, isolated in th… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Pandemic Love.

83%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization

83% User Score Based on 1,240 reviews

You are Kayto Shields, an ordinary man thrown into an extraordinary adventure. Control Kayto's day to day life as well as his responsibilities as club manager in this stat management sim. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Sunrider Academy.

84%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability

91% User Score Based on 2,052 reviews

Critic Score 76%Based on 29 reviews

Buy Haven on PS4 and PS5. Glide through a mysterious landscape and fight against what’s trying to tear two lovers apart in this RPG adventure. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Haven.

30%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding

50% User Score Based on 10 reviews

Night and Day is a BL dating sim Visual Novel about art, coming of age and jazz music. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Night and Day.

97%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, atmosphere

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, character development

97% User Score Based on 217 reviews

A short exploration game about poking around a convenience store and finding a gift with the help of its owner. But sometimes the perfect gift finds you. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Depanneur Nocturne.

79%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, humor

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, atmosphere

79% User Score Based on 133 reviews

Harold ends up going to a school for people with no friends. Here, students are paired together and whoever they're paired with become their roomates, regardless of gender. What if he gets with a girl? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to School For The Friendless.

41%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:character development, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, graphics

64% User Score Based on 14 reviews

【Story】 You are a high school second-year student who has just transferred to a new school. You want to talk to a girl you like to get a girlfriend, but you don't know what to talk about. First, let's explore the school and find a topic to talk about. 【About this game】 This is a dating sim where you explore the school to find conversation topics and talk to the heroine. The goal of the … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to LoveTalks.

89%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, monetization

89% User Score Based on 2,569 reviews

Explore game Life is Strange: Reunion for PS5 console from the official PlayStation website.Check out Life is Strange: Reunion features, news, videos, screen shots, and buy the game now from PlayStation Store. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Life is Strange: Reunion.

68%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:music, story

100% User Score Based on 19 reviews

“Sometimes I wish all of my pain was fake” I Write Games Not Tragedies is a narrative-driven rhythm game that pays homage to British emo and goth subcultures. Follow Ash’s journey of self-discovery from young goth in the early 2000s to elder emo in the 2020s, via a battle with addiction in the 2010s. Welcome to the goth parade Like most baby bats, Ash’s secondary school life is not so gre… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to I Write Games Not Tragedies.

93%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, monetization

93% User Score Based on 3,210 reviews

When your father goes missing, you return home from studying abroad to help uncover clues to where he could have gone. But returning to your hometown brings back a lot of old feelings and you soon find yourself meeting new people and rekindling relationships with old friends as well. How are you supposed to focus on finding your father, when there are so many other interesting characters who all w… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Come Home.

46%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:emotional, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay

75% User Score Based on 12 reviews

The most "different" love memoir is about to land on the STEAM platform. The new love simulation full-motion live-action interactive video work "Please! Please Confess First" is officially released on the STEAM platform! The story unfolds a heart-warming story from a first-person perspective with "Three-No Youth Hao Xingchen" as the background of the story. 6 heroines… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to 拜托！请你先告白.

73%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization, music

73% User Score Based on 189 reviews

An interactive game full of romance, love & fantasy — Choose your adventure! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Story Choices - Daring Destiny.

86%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization, stability

86% User Score Based on 8,946 reviews

Make choices in this romantic visual novel: choose love, passion and dramas! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Is It Love? Ryan - lovestory.

93%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:optimization, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization, stability

93% User Score Based on 4,404 reviews

Enjoy Fill-Ins, with thousands of fun word fit crossword puzzles! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Fill-Ins · Word Fit Puzzles.

93%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

93% User Score Based on 9,338 reviews

WARNING. Stay inside. Lock your doors. Close the blinds. Only let humans in. Eliminate all Visitors. An anxiety horror about paranoia in the End of Times. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to No, I'm not a Human.

69%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, gameplay

69% User Score Based on 777 reviews

Live your island love story If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Single's Inferno NETFLIX.

99%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding

99% User Score Based on 974 reviews

StoryYou’re entering your junior year of college. Your first two years went by quickly— You were an average college student, living an average college life. However, after almost getting hit by a car, you meet a mysterious woman who says you’ll die if you don’t find your soulmate soon! Now you have to juggle school, work, and your impending doom?! Fate works in mysterious ways. You bump into your… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Love Curse: Find Your Soulmate.

86%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

88% User Score Based on 49 reviews

Okay, Pedro is AWOL, and you have to get this LAN Party set up at the Game Store for the session later. Connect cables, install software, and solve puzzles all while you and the gang uncover the mystery of your missing friend. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to LAN Party Adventures.

93%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding

93% User Score Based on 413 reviews

Survive the mystery that awaits the JFS Gun-Dog in deep space in this retro visual novel / graphic adventure. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Stories from Sol: The Gun-Dog.

66%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:music, humor

100% User Score Based on 17 reviews

BACKSPACE is an adventure/puzzle game where you start your new job as an intern for the space vessel manufacturing company, MVEM! While getting settled in at your new job and meeting the office's odd cast of characters, you may get a sense that something strange is going on... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to BACKSPACE.

85%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, monetization

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, replayability

85% User Score Based on 1,584 reviews

Spicier love stories, romance and choices await in this summer island sequel. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Too Hot to Handle 2 Netflix.

86%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:music, replayability

86% User Score Based on 1,140 reviews

Crash the party, play fun dating games. Love, romance or drama — you choose. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Too Hot To Handle 3 NETFLIX.

72%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:music, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:story

96% User Score Based on 26 reviews

Even when we try not to, we still subconsciously projects our lame feelings through our mediocre fiction so let’s just drop the act right here right now;  Let me get personal! Like, really personal, let me embarrass myself right in front of you;  Breaking 4th wall in VNs is so olde - like, everybody’ve already made their own DDLC and everybody knows DDLC didn’t even invent the idea. Hey, I am … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to optimal conditions for a sacrifice.