Games like Hakuoki: Stories of the Shinsengumi
Looking for games like Hakuoki: Stories of the Shinsengumi? Here are top simulation recommendations with a romance, drama and historical focus, selected from player-similarity data — start with Hakuoki: Kyoto Winds, Arcade Spirits or Sakura Fantasy.
1 85%Game Brain Scorestory, musicgameplay, grinding91% User Score 633 reviewsCritic Score 73%4 reviewsThis remastered telling of the beloved, visual novel Hakuoki series that was first developed and released in 2008 focuses on the story set in Kyoto. The young Chizuru, determined to find her father, will romance the famous samurai of Shinsengumi through a series of engaging stories and dramatic events. Now, experience new characters, love interests, and episodes in the world of Hakuoki: Kyoto Wind…
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84%Game Brain Scorestory, emotionaloptimization, monetization96% User Score 741 reviewsCritic Score 78%5 reviews"Set in 20XX, Arcade Spirits follows an alternative timeline where the 1983 video game crash never occurred - after a turbulant work history you are granted employment at the Funplex, a popular arcade, home to a host of unique personalities and customers. Where will this new found employment take you? Who will you meet along the way? Will you find the romance you're seeking?"
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90%Game Brain Scorestory, musicreplayability90% User Score 890 reviewsThe new visual novel from the makers of Sakura Spirit and Sakura Angels. Sakura Fantasy is an exciting visual novel fantasy adventure where you decide the development of the story by the choices you make. It is the tale of an aspiring female protagonist who wishes to aim to become a knight.
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91%Game Brain Scorestory, musicgrinding91% User Score 252 reviewsUncover the secret – Unite the clans In a town ruled by opposing clans and overshadowed by superstition and legend, a child is born with the dreaded mark of a witch. She conceals her identity until the theft of a mysterious relic brings to light a series of staggering revelations. The mysteries she will uncover could restore order...
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97%Game Brain Scorestory, emotionalatmosphere, grinding98% User Score 549 reviewsCritic Score 90%1 reviewsLittle Busters! is a Japanese visual novel developed by Key. The story follows the life of Riki Naoe, a high school student who has been a member of a group of friends named the Little Busters since childhood. Riki brings multiple girls at his school into the Little Busters to have enough people to play a baseball game. The game is rated for all ages in Japan, but a version containing adult conten…
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90%Game Brain Scorestory, emotionalgameplay, grinding92% User Score 718 reviewsCritic Score 80%1 reviewsMuv-Luv is a Japanese visual novel originally released as an adult game and the first game in the Muv-Luv franchise. Subsequent releases of the games were with the adult content removed. The game consists of two parts: Muv-Luv Extra and Muv-Luv Unlimited, which is unlocked after completing the two main heroine routes in Extra. The gameplay in Muv-Luv follows a linear plot line, which offers pre-de…
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82%Game Brain Scorestory, graphicsgrinding, stability82% User Score 1,986 reviewsSoul Gambler puts YOU in the role of Faust, an ordinary young man living in the present day whose DESTINY is about to be change forever.
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87%Game Brain Scorestory, graphicscharacter development, grinding90% User Score 791 reviewsCritic Score 78%3 reviewsA 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...
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97%Game Brain Scorestory, musicoptimization, grinding97% User Score 1,200 reviewsKindred Spirits on the Roof is a Japanese adult-rated visual novel. The game is set around a shy girl named Tomi Yuna, who prefers to eat alone on the roof of her school, the Kokonotsuboshi Girl’s Academy. However, one day she finds out that the roof is haunted by the ghosts of two girls that died, before they could fully realize their love for other girls. MangaGamer is publishing the game in the…
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90%Game Brain Scorestory, humorgameplay, replayability93% User Score 712 reviewsCritic Score 40%2 reviewsThe Fruit of Grisaia is a Japanese adult visual novel, the first in a series of visual novels by Front Wing. The game is a romance visual novel in which the player assumes the role of Yuji Kazami. Much of its gameplay is spent on reading the story's narrative and dialogue.
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