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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.

97%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay

97% User Score Based on 1,113 reviews

two witch boys fall in love If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Starry Flowers.

93%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay

93% User Score Based on 95 reviews

A dark yuri visual novel with themes around depression, a hidden magical art, and unexpected love from the depths of grief. As a reserved and unassuming university student in snow-bitten Hokkaido, the personal tragedy which visited Honoka Asakawa would lead to her experimentation in a magical art thought long-lost — blood magic. Unexpectedly able to visit the sealed world of Meiji-era Sapporo, Ho… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to A Tithe in Blood.

97%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

97% User Score Based on 294 reviews

Set Yourself on Fire is a linear visual novel about decay and inconsequential love. Soundtrack by Denhop, Saliclaire, Woebegone, Jason Calhoun, Kirishemma and Lone Mesa. ᴼ⁻ᴼ ♡ `-´ If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Set Yourself on Fire.

99%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:atmosphere, graphics

99% User Score Based on 77 reviews

When the world ends, who will you spend your final hours with? A visual novel for the GBA. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to bygone snow.

98%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:character development, replayability

98% User Score Based on 162 reviews

Road Trip to the End of the World is a visual novel about the death of a friendship. When Andy and her imaginary friend Fishy set off on a road trip to crash their ex-best friend’s wedding, will they know when to hit the brakes? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Road Trip to the End of the World.

68%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, gameplay

84% User Score Based on 32 reviews

"My Life with You" is a STORY DRIVEN experience that follows the journey of a young SINGLE MOM who must BALANCE life's challenges while raising her child. An emotional journey focused on the BOND BETWEEN MOTHER AND CHILD, marked by obstacles, growth, and love. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to My Life With You.

66%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

95% User Score Based on 20 reviews

Features:  Free Around 175,000 words Sprites and CGs done by YuukiPudding + Rhealess (14 Sets of Character sprites, plus 26 CGs) Classical music soundtrack Edited photo backgrounds of the Upper Peninsula of Michigan (the setting for the visual novel) Kinetic with a complete ending Takes place in the Midwest The Ghost of Alcantra is a passion project made by four people. It is a fr… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Ghost of Alcantra.

98%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, replayability

98% User Score Based on 193 reviews

Eleven months ago, the Moon was sent violently flying off course by a catastrophic explosion, depriving Earth of its steady stream of resources. Less importantly, the two maintenance workers on there when the explosion occurred have been stranded ever since. It's not so bad, honestly. The Heart provides for everything, a practically infinite source that gives them water, food, and powers their sa… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Moon Looks Beautiful Tonight: Definitive Edition.

64%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:humor, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay

95% User Score Based on 19 reviews

"Some stories are best told to none," she whispered. Long ago, the stars disappeared. Then, a man returned them. Few would believe such a thing; fewer still can recall his name or how he bent the heavens' ears. It's a story of romance and tragedy that the stars themselves testify of to this day. However, you won't find the tale in books or archives—only in the hearts of those who were … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to For Whom the Stars Shine.

73%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional

100% User Score Based on 24 reviews

On an unhurried day, find a cozy spot, get comfortable, set the mood for wholesome, and open this unique interactive storybook. In Windreach, in a small apartment top floor, lived Finn and Gray, my favorite couple. Life is simple, perhaps a bit ordinary, and that is good. Finn opens a sweets shop, and Gray is a truck driver. They don't have much, but luckily there is always food on the table. N… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Omurice Next Time.

86%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding

91% User Score Based on 45 reviews

Stories from the troubled pasts of two young adults, Alex's Hope & Alex's Solitude will take you through their darkest days and immerse you in their deepest emotions. Alex's Hope The difficult story of a boy with a bleak future and a critical lack of love finding a reason to regain hope. A dark atmosphere, a cold journey, and a soft warmth will change his fate. Alex's Solitude The story of a… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Alex's Hope & Alex's Solitude.

95%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, gameplay

95% User Score Based on 76 reviews

A short visual novel about queer love and art. Follow Maya, a once-celebrated painter now paralyzed, as she struggles to accept her new reality and its effects on her relationship. Argue with your Prefrontal Cortex, insult an art critic, befriend the elderly. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to A Hint of Purple.

91%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding

91% User Score Based on 579 reviews

A free game created by Ebi-Hime, author of Asphyxia, The Way We ALL GO, and Strawberry Vinegar. TSSofEB is a free yuri (girls' love) game created for a game jam. As the saying goes, dead men tell no tales. They only leave tales behind. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Sad Story of Emmeline Burns.

88%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding

96% User Score Based on 1,426 reviews

Critic Score 80%Based on 12 reviews

Love, moving on, letting go, and the joy and pain of everything in between. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to When the Past Was Around.

86%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding

86% User Score Based on 79 reviews

A young woman who lives alone in the forest one day meets another woman- a real witch! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Witch in the Forest.

91%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability

91% User Score Based on 1,144 reviews

A Raven Monologue is a short experimental silent story about a raven that does not know how to croak and his relationship with the people in the town. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to A Raven Monologue.

78%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:character development, grinding

78% User Score Based on 138 reviews

Her fairy tale life laid out before her, Risa’s eyes are set on the future. With thoughts of her family spurring her on, will she earn a place beside Ren Yamato, Prince Charming himself? The turmoil in her heart knows life is rarely so straight forward. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Without Romance.

73%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding

82% User Score Based on 106 reviews

Critic Score 26%Based on 1 reviews

Tyrania is a kinetic visual novel, meaning a text-based game with a one ending linear story. The story is focused on the opposition of two different ideas of Justice when dealing with crime and terrorism. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Tyrania: A Kinetic Visual Novel.

Asano, a girl from City Vocational School, feels lost about her future. One day, she tried maimai at a nearby arcade on a whim. "Wow! You're amazing... but...?" After the song, a purple-haired beauty with heterochromia stood behind her, holding gloves... Her life changed forever. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to 街机女孩不会认输!!.

Since the very moment the first mechanical mind became aware of itself,  it craved love. No one truly understand why the heart made of copper and wires started beating, but it did. Even after we were gone. And these are their stories. [RETURN Machine.Love( )]  is a robot-romance anthology, containing 3 different stories. Each story were written, drawn, and made by humans, for humans. 1. E… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to RETURN Machine.Love().

60%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:emotional, humor

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, character development

100% User Score Based on 11 reviews

A "man" is transformed into a woman by a vengeful witch and realizes she likes it better this way. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Witch Switched.

Messy Hearts is a pixel-art visual novel about a complicated coworker friendship. Through journal-style narration, Florence unpacks romance, trauma, and some messy boundaries in a deeply personal story of mental health and heartbreak. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Messy Hearts.

A humble healer is accused of witchcraft and hunted while her beloved is infected and will become a werewolf soon. Can this unlucky couple withstand the storm and achieve happiness together? Play the game and find out! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Connected Hearts: The Full Moon Curse Collector's Edition.

64%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:music

95% User Score Based on 19 reviews

Sea of Roses ► The DEMO is now available on GameJolt (Windows, Mac, Linux) The full game is available on Steam now & coming to GameJolt in late July 2021. [Media 7660187] NEWS FLASH - July... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Sea of Roses.

66%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

95% User Score Based on 20 reviews

'Jolly & Whimsy' is a short, experimental picture-book style visual novel. When her best friend, Whimsy the cat, suddenly returns to the Cat Planet, Jolly will try any spell to bring him back. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Jolly and Whimsy.

61%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, gameplay

94% User Score Based on 16 reviews

Calamity Cait is a visual novel about the wonders and horrors of workplace romance. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Calamity Cait.

97%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay

97% User Score Based on 102 reviews

Follow a recluse who is the only being left in the world as she struggles with little things in her everyday life. This game was made entirely out of scanned traditional watercolor art. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Monophobia.

64%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:atmosphere, replayability

100% User Score Based on 10 reviews

Critic Score 80%Based on 1 reviews

Join Frank, an awkward young boy, as he discovers newfound feelings for his classmate, Sylvia - who only has eyes for birds. Explore, collect, and solve puzzles as Frank attempts to catch her attention with a homespun, feathery transformation in this warm and nostalgic return to childhood. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Day I Became a Bird.

88%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay

100% User Score Based on 40 reviews

Critic Score 85%Based on 2 reviews

A short tale, a long journey. With a beautiful watercolor touch, it depicts the life of a woman. In her ordinary and modest life...experience her joys, her sorrows, her growth. Witness the story she spins in a life woven by those around her. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dear me, I was….

93%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay

93% User Score Based on 60 reviews

A superhero-themed yandere romance visual novel. He's your coworker, your crush, and the villain you need to stop? Make choices to be with your supervillian ex, or move on to a new hot superhero. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Criminally Yours.

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.

61%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay

100% User Score Based on 12 reviews

A story-rich, girl's love visual novel about phantom thieves. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Mysterious Thief; Forget Me Not.

99%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay

99% User Score Based on 125 reviews

On the outskirts of a small village stands a massive tree whose canopy disappears far above the clouds. While grandiose on the outside, its interior houses the humble Mortem Post, which receives and delivers letters from those who have passed on. Deciding to break protocol to lend a helping wing, Rain, a flighty little courier takes a skittish girl by the name of Mila on an adventure through the i… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Upwards, Rain! The Post Office of Farewells.

82%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay

100% User Score Based on 33 reviews

A sequel to Sounds of Her Love, a sweet romance story between two students set in an international school in Tokyo. One year has passed since the events of Sounds of Her Love, and your relationship with Ceri has deepened. You have now become a couple and, with your encouragement, Ceri has begun to emerge from her shell. Leopards don't change their spots that easily, however, and though Ceri … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Sounds of Her Love 2.

66%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay

100% User Score Based on 17 reviews

Izzy and Nat break out of their boring summer routine when they make the discovery of a lifetime: an alien living at the bottom of a nearby pond. The mysterious creature, which they name Faerie, asks them for help returning to its home on a passing comet in exchange for showing the girls their futures. As they search for scrap metal to feed their new celestial friend, Izzy and Nat suddenly realize… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Comet Angel.

79%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding

79% User Score Based on 123 reviews

A game about life after love If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Pine: A Story of Loss.

86%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:character development, stability

96% User Score Based on 1,017 reviews

Critic Score 69%Based on 5 reviews

a candy alchemist one day finds a candy golem in her basement... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Syrup and the Ultimate Sweet.

96%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:humor, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, graphics

96% User Score Based on 117 reviews

alternatively: caring romantic partner or delicious confectionery dessert? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to boyfriend or cake??.

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.

98%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:emotional, story

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding

98% User Score Based on 293 reviews

slime feet is a linear visual novel, a love story for everyone who has ever had to love through a keyboard. slime feet is about the body horror of an inevitable drawn out death, and the lesbian slime feet cybersex that comes with it. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to slime feet.

90%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, gameplay

100% User Score Based on 41 reviews

A short and (bitter)sweet fairy tale visual novel about first love and longing. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Trail of Stars.

89%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, character development

89% User Score Based on 151 reviews

Kimochii Classroom is a psychological horror slice-of-life visual novel set within the Radish ASMR alternate reality game. Meet Anabelle, Chiko, Felicia, and Maykua! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Kimochii Classroom.

90%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, replayability

90% User Score Based on 133 reviews

Afterlove EP is a slice-of-life adventure about love, loss and music. Explore modern Jakarta as Rama in his journey to learn about himself, create music, find love and come to terms with the loss of his girlfriend Cinta, whose voice still lives on in his head. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Afterlove EP.

97%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

97% User Score Based on 60 reviews

Bed and BEAKfast is a DEMO of Sincerely, Robin, our upcoming management, cooking, and narrative game set in a world of birds! Play as Robin and return to your hometown to regrow the bed and breakfast left to you by your late grandfather. Cook meals for your guests, engage with the community, and forge lasting relationships with the birds that come to stay! The full game is currently in develop… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Bed and BEAKfast.

88%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, optimization

88% User Score Based on 169 reviews

Meike is the daughter of the noble von Essen family. Once one of the wealthiest families in Germany, the von Essen name has since been tarnished after a string of bad business decisions led them to financial ruin. Desperate to be restored to their former wealth and glory, Meike’s parents try to marry their only daughter off to the self-made businessman Walter Gerhardt. Meike possesses no fond f… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Cage of Roses.

64%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, atmosphere

95% User Score Based on 19 reviews

A 20 minute point-and-click story about a mysterious ghost and an even more mysterious journalist. Explore an abandoned home, talk to a confused ghost, find clues to figure out what happened, and leave with even more questions. Playable in one sitting. Soundtrack by Korschar. Cinematic shots for every dialogue. Includes a secret Car Mode. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Haunted Record.

93%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

93% User Score Based on 98 reviews

Take a deep dive into Danya’s and Brahve’s heat and romance in The Symbiant RE:Union. The events take place after two Endings of The Symbiant’s main game. [The following description contains spoilers for the previous game The Symbiant] https://store.steampowered.com/app/1883090/The_Symbiant/ The first story will transport you to the planet of Cayama, where in the main game Brahve finds Danya in… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Symbiant Re:Union.

96%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay

96% User Score Based on 54 reviews

Special Offer⭐⭐⭐ This game is part of the Cozy & Emotional Stories bundle. Get the complete collection with a discount. About the Game "Why do you love me?" - is a short kinetic novel in the "romance" genre.  Apparently it is about love and relationship. About the difficulties that come within and how to overcome them.  Players are given five stories.  We hope our… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Why do you love me?.

96%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, optimization

96% User Score Based on 70 reviews

Can a scientist save a test subject from her life’s work? All documents enclosed relate to ██. ██████ and █████████’s history within the Youth Training and Development Initiative (YTDI)’s child cybernetics and processing program. Unauthorized release of any information constitutes an unacceptable risk to stop’s reputation and will result in immediate termination and potential incarceration. Thes… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to ProtoViolence.