Games like Hatsumonogatari

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.

96%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:character development, grinding

96% User Score Based on 134 reviews

Sable's Grimoire is a visual novel / dating sim featuring monster girls in a magic academy setting. Play as Sable, an aspiring magic researcher, as he get sucked into the daily lives and troubles of his demi-human classmates. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Sable's Grimoire.

91%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability

91% User Score Based on 444 reviews

Suoh Shirahane, a shy girl with a mysterious past, will begin her first year of high school at Saint Angraecum Academy, where she hopes to find a new beginning. She will navigate friendships and mysteries at her new school, and discovers that love can come in many forms. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Flowers: Le Volume sur Printemps.

90%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:character development, gameplay

90% User Score Based on 174 reviews

This romance visual novel explores the question of gender integration at a private school. A curious series of events leads to our hero becoming the only boy at a prestigious girls' academy... But over 99% of the girls are against integration! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Princess Evangile.

90%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, humor

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, replayability

93% User Score Based on 712 reviews

Critic Score 80%Based on 2 reviews

The 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. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Fruit of Grisaia.

76%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability

76% User Score Based on 55 reviews

It's been 10 years since you graduated from a private Christian all-girls high school, and you decided to head to the unofficial reunion hosted by your old bestie. It's a weekend retreat at a fancy vineyard you photograph happy couples at all the time, but when you get there... You're the only cis woman who was invited?! And everyone you went to school with is a hot guy now?? ~~~ Good Lord! Ev… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Good Lord! Everyone at the Reunion For My Religious All-Girls School Is a Trans Man... And They're Hot?!.

98%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding

98% User Score Based on 173 reviews

Graduation is coming. In other words, everything that makes your life great is about to disappear. But that won't stop you from making the most of senior year! Does that mean making new friends (or lovers)? Buckling down on your passion project? Just chilling out? You decide!Features 15-20 hours of story content! Choose what to do after school, whether that be playing arcade games, hanging out… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to I Wanna Be A Game Dev!.

This updated edition, supervised by Lump of Sugar, has been reimagined as an all-ages experience, partially remastered in HD, and localized into multiple languages. The wild days I spent with the Tayutai were nothing short of life-changing... So much so that I completely forgot I'd even won a hot spring trip in the shopping district raffle. Now that things have finally settled down, I—Yuri Mito—a… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Tayutama:It's happy days.

59%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, optimization

100% User Score Based on 10 reviews

What was projected to be a happy school life with cute schoolgirls became overshadowed by a conspiracy in the school... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Yuri Blossom!.

78%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization

100% User Score Based on 29 reviews

A cute and wholesome yuri story about a girl who meets a mermaid washed up on the beach at night. Join Asuka as she finds herself caught up between Misuzu, her ladylike classmate, and Nerine, a girl with scales and a secret. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Out of the Ocean.

84%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:music, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, graphics

86% User Score Based on 49 reviews

Experience university life, love, and strife! Starting university with a major heartache, Noah miraculously meets a tomboy classmate, gorgeous doctor, and junior-year goth all in one day. He soon finds pursuing the love story he wants won't be easy, especially when his cute best friend decides to interfere!Key Features: Every scene is individually drawn! All shown characters are fully voiced!… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Rivalhearts.

82%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding

91% User Score Based on 132 reviews

Critic Score 60%Based on 3 reviews

Next in line to manage a multi-million dollar corporation is our protagonist, Rei Sawatari. He inherited one very important heirloom from his late grandfather: a single pocket watch that grants him a mysterious power— The power to go five minutes back in time. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to ChronoClock.

81%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:character development, optimization

88% User Score Based on 104 reviews

Critic Score 45%Based on 1 reviews

Enter the melancholic life of a Japanese high school student, as you soon become entwined in the dispute between two female students. Learn more about their past as you piece together their relationship and mend their bond, all whilst forming bonds of your own. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Chemically Bonded.

98%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, replayability

98% User Score Based on 744 reviews

Kaori After Story is a slice-of-life, relationship-centric comedy sequel to ACE Academy; fully voiced and extensively interactive! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Kaori After Story.

72%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, humor

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay

86% User Score Based on 35 reviews

Sakura Sakura is a romantic comedy about two overbearing Sakuras and their light-hearted love triangle. Follow the story of Tohru Inaba as he attempts to navigate the complicated see-saw of love. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Sakura Sakura.

78%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, optimization

78% User Score Based on 1,615 reviews

Time flies and never comes back. But with an incredible 1-million-word script and 100+ original CGs, this game will take you back to when you were young, simple and pure. Go and get the love of your life back, start something new, or end everything in flame, that's for you to decide! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Tricolour Lovestory.

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.

98%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding

98% User Score Based on 599 reviews

Kinkoi: Golden Loveriche is a Japanese-style visual novel produced by Saga Planets, a Japanese developer of romance VNs. The game won numerous awards in the year of its release in Japan for its art, music, characters, and story. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Kinkoi: Golden Loveriche.

95%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, humor

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, monetization

95% User Score Based on 2,456 reviews

ACE Academy is a slice-of-life, story-centric comedy game with elements of dating-sim; fully voiced and extensively interactive! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to ACE Academy.

52%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:music, humor

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, atmosphere

85% User Score Based on 13 reviews

The only visual novel dating sim with turbo-folk music playing in the background. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Wheel of Fortune.

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.

90%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding

92% User Score Based on 718 reviews

Critic Score 80%Based on 1 reviews

Muv-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… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Muv-Luv.

94%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:humor, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding

94% User Score Based on 1,368 reviews

Are you tired of fighting? Lovers of Aether is the game for you! This is a wholesome animal dating simulator set in the world of Rivals of Aether. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Lovers of Aether.

98%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, humor

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, character development

98% User Score Based on 164 reviews

Springtime. The season of the cherry blossoms, and a time of new beginnings, new encounters, and new people. For Aoba Kyousuke, this new season marks the start of his second year in high school, and also the year he resolved himself to finally fulfill his long-cherished dream: finding a girlfriend. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Fureraba ~Friend to Lover~.

93%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

93% User Score Based on 892 reviews

Eri is a high school student and everything about her seems ordinary except she has a special hobby. Eri is into collecting ball-jointed dolls made from the doll company, Crobidoll. Although she treats her dolls like her real family, she cannot talk about them to even her "normal" best friends. With her parents living overseas, she was left all alone after her grandpa's death. She started to rely … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Nameless: The One Thing You Must Recall.

81%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

81% User Score Based on 662 reviews

You're invited to the elite academy for magical girls! Will you take the opportunity to make new friends? Learn magic? Or... Will you try and date a cute magical girl? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to How To Date A Magical Girl!.

90%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding

90% User Score Based on 210 reviews

Nothing is what it first appears. You live in a small, peaceful village. Every day is the same as any other; boring. Right when you wish for something exciting to happen, strange things start to occur, stemming from the nearby forest. If that isn't enough, the locals have begun disappearing. At the same time you meet four mysterious guys. Will you discover the truth before becoming the next targe… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dark Nights.

91%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:humor, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, replayability

91% User Score Based on 207 reviews

A collection of very short stories. Xoxo Blood Droplets is an absurd, dark comedy, twisted romance Visual Novel about terrible things happening to terrible people. The fun comes not from avoiding the potential horrors, but by seeing just how many ways things can go wrong. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to XOXO Blood Droplets.

94%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, humor

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding

94% User Score Based on 742 reviews

A choice-driven, slice of life visual novel featuring full voice-over and an intricate relationship system! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ethereal Enigma.

95%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, stability

95% User Score Based on 78 reviews

Inner yearnings... Immutable ideals... Dreams and reality... One day, all of a sudden, magic came into the world. The existence of magic wasn't a secret known only to a certain few, but was announced by the current government and quickly became common knowledge. Today, it's an age where magic is used as a resource and has permeated throughout many different fields. A city was founded on Agartha,… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Sorcery Jokers.

91%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding

92% User Score Based on 886 reviews

Critic Score 90%Based on 1 reviews

Lucid9 is a visual novel focused on a web of intricate mysteries set in the fictional 2018 metropolis of Isamu. Lucid9: Inciting Incident is the first part of the story, focused on a string of disappearances that occur at a prestigious, uppity boarding academy. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Lucid9: Inciting Incident.

48%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:character development, stability

72% User Score Based on 18 reviews

An inheritance uproots you back to your hometown. Surrounded by mysteries and temptations, which path will you choose? A horror dating visual novel by Fluttering Abyss. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Missing Time.

85%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, humor

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

94% User Score Based on 5,833 reviews

Critic Score 74%Based on 9 reviews

Congratulations! You’ve been accepted as the only human student at the prestigious St. PigeoNation’s Institute, a school for talented birds! Roam the halls and find love in between classes as a sophomore student at the world’s greatest pigeon high school. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Hatoful Boyfriend.

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.

95%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, humor

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability

95% User Score Based on 155 reviews

Kawakami City is famous for its strong dedication to its samurai ancestors. A strong fighting spirit is always valued and it's even an important factor in succeeding in school there. Yamato, a second year student from Kawakami Highchool is always with his close friends (4 boys and 3 girls). They have known each other since they were young and have done loads of things together. They have many oth… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Majikoi! Love Me Seriously!.

※This game is not a completely pure love title. In addition to events between the protagonist and the heroines, it also includes non-exclusive romantic relationships and interaction routes.In the near future, a devastating pandemic drastically reduced the world's male population. With birth rates plummeting and humanity facing an existential crisis, drastic measures have been taken. On a remote i… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Kawashima Internship ~A Boy's Isolated Island Life~.

Palworld releasing a dating sim! ?You, the protagonist, enroll as a transfer student in the prestigious Palpagos Private Academy.  You will meet unique friends (pals) and enjoy school life through friendship and romance. It's up to you whether you stay friends with the pals, develop romantic relationships with them, or even dismember and eat them. Character introduction･Katress A transfer stud… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Pal♡world! ~More Than Just Pals~.

72%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:emotional, character development

Most mentioned negative aspects:story

96% User Score Based on 26 reviews

Trespass into an elite all-girls campus. Sneak, complete missions, and don't get caught. Welcome to School Crisis, a chaotic anime-inspired co-op game where up to 4 players team up as trespassers while 1 player hunts them down as the principal. This is a multiplayer-only game — built to play with friends, so bring your crew or find a lobby in our Discord. You and your friends are sneaking on… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to School Crisis.

StoryVee Urban, an anime-loving American sixteen year old, moves to Japan with her father–only it’s not the flashy streets of Shinjuku and glitzy fashion of Akihabara she always dreamed of; it’s quiet, calm Joyo City, a suburb of Kyoto. Vee’s a fish out of water in a brand-new country, facing language barriers, culture misunderstandings, and a whole school of unfamiliar people. Vee makes new frie… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ryugaku Ren'ai.

Having spent most of his life going from place to place Iosif is excited by the prospect of being able to set down some roots. This visual novel will have a common route followed by 4 different choices the main character can make. Each choice will effect who Iosif ends up with at the end of the novel. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Norilsk.

Seduce your classmates while the world around you crumbles! Resist temptation while attempting sanity! Go to prom and become a decadent slave to your desires! Confront mortality and make erotic fan art! Rap battle to save your soul! Cease to exist but make it sexy! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Nightmare Temptation Academy.

75%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, humor

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, character development

75% User Score Based on 84 reviews

Personal Trainer is a low-brow humorous adults only interactive Visual Novel. Your goal is to corrupt a women's only gym for your own erotic satisfaction. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Personal Trainer.

90%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, humor

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, gameplay

90% User Score Based on 61 reviews

A game dev's job is never easy, but it's a whole lot better when there are perks everywhere you look! Office Perks is a lighthearted slice-of-life adult visual novel loaded with playful dialog and lots of opportunities for the more intimate moments in the lives of 20-somethings. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Office Perks.

88%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, atmosphere

88% User Score Based on 89 reviews

Zero End is a paranormal mystery adult Visual Novel with horror elements where you try to find the truth behind the sinister happenings at Altham Academy. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Zero End: Chapter One.

69%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding

69% User Score Based on 94 reviews

Fate and Life: The Mystery of Vaulinhorn is a visual novel game set in an enigmatic city rife with mystery and lust. Navigate the intertwining paths of fate and desire, unearth the haunting secrets of Vaulinhorn, and revel in the thrill of its sensual encounters. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Fate and Life: The Mystery of Vaulinhorn.

71%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, humor

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, music

85% User Score Based on 34 reviews

From out of an old vase emerge two Sengoku Era generals but... they're hot babes?! Our protagonist Jun finds himself responsible for helping Uesugi Kenshin and Takeda Shingen adapt to modern Japan, as well as fulfilling their (after)life-long regret of not experiencing the joy of motherhood. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Commander Babes.

Managing a dormitory is hard work—especially when its residents are all girls! Does Haruto have what it takes to deal with this garden of flowers? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Girls’ Dorm: Managing an All-Girls’ Dormitory.

69%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, humor

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, replayability

100% User Score Based on 20 reviews

While you're helping out as an audio tech at the Shionari Tanabata festival, you cross paths with four unique girls. Each of them is charming in her own way, but while you're open to the idea of dating, you firmly believe that one should only date someone who is obviously your fated partner, and that the signs will all be there. But then you all end up in the same mystical place at the same time, … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Making*Lovers: First Blush.

The story isn't over yet! This sequel to Girls' Dorm follows the daily lives of this troublesome trio at Sakuraba Girls' Academy. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Girls' Dorm -Managing an all-girls' dormitory- After.

69%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:character development

100% User Score Based on 20 reviews

Welcome to Flavor City, would-be Crew Member! You've been handpicked by Nummy! Brands to attend the prestigious Business' School for Quick Service Restaurant Professionals, where you'll learn everything you need to dominate in the lucrative fast food industry. Of course, the food's not the only thing that's hot'n'ready in this kitchen - you're about to share a prep station with four of the hunkies… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Supersize My Heart.