Games like Routes

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.

89%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, replayability

89% User Score Based on 677 reviews

A brand new entry in the landmark yuri game series, "A Kiss For The Petals!" The story of how fan-favorite couple Risa and Miya first met is now available on the PC! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to A Kiss For The Petals - Remembering How We Met.

In genres ranging from romance, fantasy, drama, to even science fiction, Love Criminals is a Visual Novel game exclusively designed for you, and it has the potential to make you fall in love with one of the 5 HEROINES in this incredible story, offering more than 10 DIFFERENT ENDINGS. Hinode is a young man who decided to spend his vacation at the mansion of a distant uncle, while the owner is away… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Love Criminals.

93%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, music

93% User Score Based on 82 reviews

Latona Research Station has been destroyed by unknown assailants. The only survivor is a young girl who was rescued by the Starship Quicksilver and her renowned captain. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Space Pilgrim Academy: Year 1.

82%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, character development

82% User Score Based on 87 reviews

For as long as anyone knows, beings called "Puppets" have operated in service of a force unknown, quietly manipulating the course of history. One day, Hajiro Mina has a chance encounter with one of these Puppets, ultimately changing her life forever. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Shadows of Pygmalion.

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.

96%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability

96% User Score Based on 73 reviews

Drops of Death is a murder mystery visual novel where the killer is randomly chosen at the start of the game. Featuring four dateable characters, this romantic story has a deadly twist: you may unknowingly fall in love with the killer. Not all love is innocent, and it’s up to you to decide if you can look past their actions or bring them to justice. Drops of Death is a killer dating sim not … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Drops of Death.

84%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:atmosphere, grinding

85% User Score Based on 684 reviews

Critic Score 80%Based on 1 reviews

Let's spend the next three real-time days together uncovering the mystery of what went horribly wrong on a derelict generation ship, with the help of a spunky/more-than-slightly-traumatized AI sidekick! A sequel to Analogue: A Hate Story that tells a whole new hate story of its own. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Hate Plus.

93%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization

96% User Score Based on 48 reviews

One Christmas Eve night, two old friends reunite in a certain church. Their paths may have strayed, but the story of how they were reunited will prove to be fantastical, touching the lives of many couples along the way. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ef: The First Tale..

74%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:music, graphics

89% User Score Based on 35 reviews

A free drama-mystery visual novel with a modern fantasy setting. Reach out to the fourteen people trapped inside to find the truth through eighteen endings, influenced by but not exclusively bound to your own system time. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Entropic Float.

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, 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.

70%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding

70% User Score Based on 91 reviews

London, 2099. The earth isn't what it used to be anymore. Incredible climate changes have corrupted the weather, causing a permanent rain on most of the Earth's surface. You play the role of Luke Black, a 36-year-old bio-informatic engineer. He is one of the lead programmers at Nanotech, a big nanotechnology research company. But one night, his life is changed forever when he encounters Tanya. Who… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Bionic Heart.

83%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, humor

Most mentioned negative aspects:character development, music

83% User Score Based on 218 reviews

Critic Score 80%Based on 1 reviews

Muv-Luv Photonmelodies is one of two side-story collections in the Muv-Luv series of visual novels released in 2014, the other being Photonflowers*. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Muv-Luv Photonmelodies.

66%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:character development, grinding

66% User Score Based on 241 reviews

Take on the role of Asumi, a new warrior for the people of Edo. As Asumi you must root out a rebel from within a prestigious samurai academy. Now the assassin must walk in the light for all to see. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Sword of Asumi.

71%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:character development, atmosphere

73% User Score Based on 123 reviews

Critic Score 60%Based on 1 reviews

Japan, 2030 A.D. Memories can now be digitized and archived, allowing people to communicate with the deceased. With only one week left before his best friend’s memories are deleted, can Hiroki uncover the truth behind Sorano’s death? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Memory's Dogma CODE:01.

Intro"Mr. Moon… so, what's next?" You're a freelance English tutor hired to teach at a massive, suspicious mansion owned by a pharmaceutical giant. Your mission sounds simple enough: help your student raise her grades and finish the lessons without any trouble. But the residents of this mansion have no intention of letting that happen. Please… I'm just here to tutor. That's all I'm a… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Tutor, What's Next?.

69%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, humor

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics

94% User Score Based on 25 reviews

Death Becomes You is a murder mystery visual novel set in a magical university. Who murdered your best friend? You find 4 suspicious students at the scene. As all of them turn on you and accuse you of the murder, how can you find the truth and prove your innocence? Untangle the reasons behind Lyra's death by building friendships with 4 of your fellow magic students. What dark motives and c… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Death Becomes You.

59%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:music, humor

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, gameplay

93% User Score Based on 14 reviews

The 4K Ultra HD Remaster of "Template!! An Angel's Gift"—a hilarious slice-of-life visual novel—is now on Steam! Follow Sakura Sora, whose bizarre new condition makes ridiculous "classic tropes" real, sparking a twist-filled daily comedy with unique companions. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Template!! An Angel's Gift.

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.

72%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:music, graphics

96% User Score Based on 26 reviews

A romantic visual novel with a touch of fantasy! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Witch of the Ihanashi.

98%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, character development

98% User Score Based on 86 reviews

Detective Reiji Tokisaka is back to face down a mystery that spans decades if not centuries. With the aftermath of his last case weighing on his soul and a long-silent cult resurgent, can he solve the crime—or will it become his curse? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Shell Part II: Purgatorio.

85%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics

85% User Score Based on 54 reviews

The fan-favorite romcom visual novel Mashiroiro Symphony is back, and it’s better than ever! REMAKE FEATURES ◆ NEW HD graphics! Featuring 1920x1080 resolution—that’s full HD! ◆ NEW revamped UI! Smooth as butter—get straight to the story! STORY Kagamidai is a blend of two towns, old and new. Each has colorful scenery and colorful people... but it’s as if the two are painted in completely differ… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Mashiroiro Symphony HD -Love is Pure White-.

91%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, character development

100% User Score Based on 42 reviews

Is there an escape to the endless spiral? 『Synesthesia』 is a multi-route sci-fi mystery visual novel. Follow a group of college students with unique cognitive abilities who soon learn something is amiss at the institute sworn to help them, leading to implications larger than they ever imagined. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to SYNESTHESIA.

88%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding

91% User Score Based on 146 reviews

Critic Score 70%Based on 1 reviews

The conclusive episode in this visual novel trilogy is set in the far future on the moon. Will Hal's dream be realized? It's been 8 years since the events of episode.01. With the economics of lunar city going out of control what is going to happen next? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to WORLD END ECONOMiCA episode.03.

77%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, replayability

77% User Score Based on 394 reviews

Love, Money, Rock'n'Roll: romanticism of the Eighties, mysteries and intrigues, betrayal and self-sacrifice, hatred and passion - all of this in the new game by the creators of the legendary visual novel "Everlasting Summer"! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Love, Money, Rock'n'Roll.

96%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:atmosphere, character development

96% User Score Based on 1,657 reviews

Your decisions as a robot maker will change the world—but at what cost? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Choice of Robots.

73%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay

88% User Score Based on 34 reviews

In this fantasy visual novel, you will play as Miyuri, the heiress of the great Bakuto clan of adherents to ancient martial arts. She has inherited a very important ability from her deceased mother: a mysterious power that would help save the world. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Guardian of the future.

81%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability

77% User Score Based on 97 reviews

Critic Score 100%Based on 1 reviews

Quantum Suicide is a game of betrayal, deception and romance in the cold depths of space. This science fiction thriller tells the tale of an intergenerational mission and its diverse crew, fighting against a deadly AI (and each other) for the chance to survive. Strategy, love interests and quantum mechanics await you. Your choices change the fate of everyone in Quantum Suicide. You play as a resea… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Quantum Suicide.

92%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, optimization

92% User Score Based on 96 reviews

After jointly founding the so-called Space Club, Youichi and his friend Amamiya Ginga, the son of Amamiya Daigo, spent their school days building a rocket -- until one fateful night, a mysterious young girl called Aries crash-lands near them, her memories also lost from the shock of the landing. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Himawari: The Sunflower.

91%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding

91% User Score Based on 194 reviews

Island is an intricate visual novel with multiple routes and endings. Through use of the game’s flowchart system, players navigate through the story and uncover clues to unravel the mysteries of Urashima, the titular island. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to ISLAND.

90%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, character development

90% User Score Based on 109 reviews

This is a visual novel containing furry characters and homosexual themes. You take on the role of a furry who has moved to a seaside village and become involved in the lives of its residents. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Lagoon Lounge: The Poisonous Fountain.

76%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding

76% User Score Based on 100 reviews

“Len, you are going to abandon this town... and die—today” Since her reunion with Shinonome, Len's life is thrust into an all new “reality,” and the curtain which hid the “truth” of this new world is been lifted. Len and Shinonome must tempt fate and face a world in which reality is all but blurred, as the truth of this world comes to light. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ne no Kami: The Two Princess Knights of Kyoto.

Something once great lies dormant beneath the cold streets of Armorica's isolated capital, L'Amour. When it sleeps it dreams, and when it dreams it hunts. Fates converge as a young man's mysterious death brings sibling vampires Aurore and Lux Amanite into a world of occult obsession and corporate corruption. Meanwhile, police inspector Ryouko Otsuki arrives in L'Amour to find a city whose identity… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Cross the Moon.

98%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability

98% User Score Based on 200 reviews

Summer has arrived early to Saint Angraecum Academy, and with it comes change. Follow the story of Erika in the second game in the Flowers series. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Flowers: Le Volume sur Été.

89%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding

95% User Score Based on 1,582 reviews

Critic Score 83%Based on 27 reviews

Steins;Gate 0 is a Japanese visual novel. It is the fifth game in the Science Adventure series and the sequel to Steins;Gate. Like Steins;Gate, the game is described as a "hypothetical science ADV". The player assumes the role of Okabe Rintaro in the β World Timeline. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to STEINS;GATE 0.

63%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:atmosphere, grinding

70% User Score Based on 44 reviews

Critic Score 50%Based on 1 reviews

"Miniature Garden is a Japanese mystery visual novel with multiple endings. Art by Korie Riko (Lump of Sugar)." If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Miniature Garden.

91%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, humor

Most mentioned negative aspects:character development, optimization

94% User Score Based on 174 reviews

Critic Score 80%Based on 1 reviews

Muv-Luv Photonflowers* is one of two side-story collections in the Muv-Luv series of visual novels released in 2014, the other being Photonmelodies♮. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Muv-Luv photonflowers.

93%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, character development

93% User Score Based on 586 reviews

This is the first chapter in newest entry When They Cry visual novel series produced by Ryuukishi07. It features HD graphics, more detailed animations, and newly created songs by many of the composers from Umineko, as well as several new additions. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ciconia When They Cry - Phase 1 For You, the Replaceable Ones.

66%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, optimization

70% User Score Based on 46 reviews

A young high school student goes on an adventure to save her favorite virtual idol, Aiko, from malfunctioning, and gets help from the most unexpected of places. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to AIdol.

77%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, character development

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics

94% User Score Based on 33 reviews

Spring is here and love awaits, an oasis just over the horizon, a beautiful story waiting to be told. Join Takumi and Alice in a tale of fleeting cherry blossoms and forgotten first love. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Witch's Love Diary.

56%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, music

69% User Score Based on 32 reviews

Sweet Volley High - A Yuri / Otome Visual Novel from NewWestGames Sweet Volley High is the story of Aya Mizuki in her senior year at high school, and beyond, as she pursues a dream of becoming a professional volleyball player. Will she find romance and success, or rejection and heartbreak? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Sweet Volley High.

This is a visual novel depicting the taboo relationship and crucial decisions between a "Chimera" girl—an artificial lifeform—and the young man who becomes her tutor. ■ StoryMeeting you was a calculated trap. Can I truly say, with my head held high, that I’m glad we met? I am still searching for the answer. Since the day we met, the gears of my life have spiraled out of control. I… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to UR CHIMERIC SAI.

Kieta Memory – The Girl from the StarsIf your memories don't die – will you live forever? Without our memories – who are we? About This GameWelcome to 1992 – a year of miracles, love, and cosmic mysteries that will change your life forever. In Kieta Memory – The Girl from the Stars, you'll experience an unforgettable romance that transcends the boundaries of time and space. Meet Azuki, your extr… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to KIETA MEMORY – The Girl from the Stars.

Catarina Claes, the young daughter of a noble family, one day bumps her head and regains memories of her past life as an otaku. It is then that she realizes she has been reborn into the world of the otome game Fortune Lover, reincarnated as the game's villainess who, regardless of what route the player took in the original game, is doomed to be either killed or exiled. In order to avoid these rout… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to My Next Life as a Villainess: All Routes Lead to Doom: Pirates of the Disturbance.

59%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:graphics, story

100% User Score Based on 10 reviews

A MODERN JAPANESE-STYLE FANTASY STORY INVOLVING YUE, A YOUNG BOY BORN AND RAISED AT A SHRINE, AND HIS FRIENDSHIP WITH THE "AYAKASHI" SPIRITS. ●Of the Red, the Light, and the Ayakashi A PC game released in 2011, the second released by the indie games group HaccaWorks*. In 2014 it was re-released on the PSP gaming system with a major revision of the main scenario, and with full voices, a prequel,… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Of the Red, the Light and the Ayakashi Tsuzuri.

60%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:emotional, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:story

100% User Score Based on 11 reviews

Average guy Yuuma suddenly finds his boring life becoming way more exciting when he encounters a mysterious woman named Eve. Join him as he discovers the joys of having a live-in maid in this heartwarming visual novel. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Maid for Loving You.

What if, in another world, we had never met— What color would our youth be then? We, Situated in a Parallel World ~Parallel Hearts~ is a school-life ensemble visual novel about youth, friendship, and the everyday moments shared between childhood friends. Through the eyes of Hibiki Hinata, you’ll spend your high school days alongside his endlessly energetic childhood friend and a colorful cast o… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to We, situated in a parallel world ~ Parallel Hearts ~.

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.

69%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, gameplay

100% User Score Based on 20 reviews

The visual novel Tayutama: Kiss on my Deity makes its return with a remastered edition, launching on Nintendo Switch and Steam in Spring 2025 with a simultaneous worldwide release. First released for PC in July 2008, the game quickly captured fans' hearts, inspiring an anime adaptation in 2009. This updated edition, supervised by Lump of Sugar, has been reimagined as an all-ages experience, partia… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Tayutama: Kiss on my Deity.