Games like The Sound of Fireworks: The Haiku

96%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, character development

96% User Score Based on 484 reviews

Having moved away from her friends and family to attend community college, Allison Merlo is a fresh student struggling with the day to day challenges of life. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to First Snow.

91%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, replayability

91% User Score Based on 572 reviews

In the midst of their hearts, something is blossoming between two students. Both of whom go about their daily lives at an international school in Tokyo. Just what is flowering? Of course, it's love. Starting your new life after transferring into an international school, you find yourself dismayed when it turns out to be the same as any other. Except for one thing... or person, rather. As your ne… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Sounds of Her Love.

90%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, monetization

90% User Score Based on 84 reviews

A yuri kinetic novel about sea nymphs who tend to the stars. The Waters Above: Prelude is a free prequel to The Waters Above. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Waters Above: Prelude.

58%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding

58% User Score Based on 84 reviews

VR capable sci-fi visual novel which takes place in the distant future on Enceladus. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Angels & Demigods.

90%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:music, gameplay

90% User Score Based on 52 reviews

SynopsisDan and Lucia are almost the complete opposite of one another from opposite sides of the world. When they've both decided to turn their worlds upside down, they encounter at the halfway point. A brief time together that makes a huge, lasting impact in their lives.BackgroundThis is a free short visual (kinetic) novel. The story is told from the point of view of each character, chosen by the… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Layover Lovers.

94%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, optimization

94% User Score Based on 779 reviews

Yan is a student of natural history. He met a cute and mysterious girl with fox ears when he was engaged in a dull scientific research in a natural observation station. The story between him and her may be a “fortune” for every brave explorer in this magnificent era of geographical discovery…… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Fox Hime Zero.

83%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding

83% User Score Based on 992 reviews

Yan is a college student with a special girl at his side, and she is Yan's Guardian.「If my girlfriend is as beautiful as Mori, then my life must be blessed by gods....」When he is saying that, he has no clue that another girl is coming into his life.... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Fox Hime.

98%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, monetization

98% User Score Based on 62 reviews

Follow the overwhelming life of Timor who desperately tries to find some Normalcy in a very supernatural city where the color pink is forbidden because of its dark history. Timor is a teenager and teenagers suffer from high curiosity. You will help him elucidate Septeek city's many hidden mysteries and dark past while trying to not get kidnapped (and killed?) a third time because of reasons he d… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Five Stages of Pink.

91%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, replayability

91% User Score Based on 544 reviews

Witches x Warlocks is a cute and light-hearted Halloween Raising Sim Visual Novel; featuring a customizable protagonist and 4 love interests of different genders! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Witches x Warlocks.

97%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, grinding

97% User Score Based on 1,200 reviews

Kindred 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… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Kindred Spirits on the Roof.

81%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:music, replayability

87% User Score Based on 45 reviews

A dark thriller with both comedic and spine-chilling moments, Angel Wings: Endless Night is a love letter to classic survival horror games, brought to life in visual novel form. As a spin-off sequel to Angel Wings, Endless Night finds you trapped in a haunted mansion with no means of escape. Using your wits and the help of your unlikely companion, will you find a way to end this eternal darkness?… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Angel Wings: Endless Night.

75%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, grinding

91% User Score Based on 33 reviews

Carpe Noctem is a Gothic lesbian romance inspired by Castlevania and Sheridan Le Fanu's Carmilla. This visual novel takes place in an alternate Victorian England plagued by creatures of the night. Adelaide Hadid, an orphan trained by The Church to slay monsters, is dispatched to a rural town to eliminate a powerful vampiress. After a fateful duel with the seductive Cordelia, Adelaide fi… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Carpe Noctem - Yuri Visual Novel.

74%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, humor

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, music

86% User Score Based on 37 reviews

Guidelicious is a short, interactive visual novel about waking up in a strange room with a mysterious man. Engage in a fully voice acted story as every powerless move forward leads you closer to the truth of why you're here... hopefully. <1,000 words (10-15 minutes of playtime)! Fully voiced! 1 animated Guide + 1 interactive background! 5 endings! Nameable female protagonist! 9… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Guidelicious.

70%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, character development

70% User Score Based on 326 reviews

Cyberpunk Visual Novel about a girl hacker struggling in a modern World. The story revolves around surveillance, hacking, artificial intelligence, cybernetic implants and those who want to lead a normal life in a high-tech society. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Invisible Apartment.

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.

58%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, gameplay

58% User Score Based on 66 reviews

Kim Yoon-Ji has a fantastic opportunity come up during her spring break; her affluent architect uncle has a business trip to New York and has asked her to housesit his luxury Seoul apartment for him. Comedy and romance ensues as she moves to Seoul for this time period and meets an interesting set of locals who proceed to show her around! What will happen next? It’s up to you! Live out this charm… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Heart and Seoul.

80%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, character development

80% User Score Based on 307 reviews

Aozora Meikyuu is a short Romance Visual Novel with focus on a cute girl. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Aozora Meikyuu.

78%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, atmosphere

82% User Score Based on 542 reviews

Critic Score 60%Based on 1 reviews

The “Age of Dusk” has arrived. It is a time of senescence for the human species, during which hybrids known as the “Others”—those who are human, yet not—exist in great numbers. On the windswept barrens of a land without moisture, a small gathering of people make their living in a world they no longer know. The story takes place in America after the “Age of Dusk” with a desert-like theme. Down a st… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to KARAKARA.

92%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:character development, replayability

92% User Score Based on 196 reviews

Akash: Path of the Five is a professionally-produced, fully voiced otome visual novel. Players will become Aurora, a member of a magical race of elementals. As the first elemental girl the village has seen in over 200 years, all eyes are on her fast-approaching coming of age ceremony. All is not as it seems, however, as tensions between Akash and a nearby human settlement threaten to erupt into a… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Akash: Path of the Five.

96%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, replayability

96% User Score Based on 1,275 reviews

"Wolf Tails" is a visual novel where you take care of two wolf-girls. There's Mirari, a kindhearted girl who is running away from her duties to her pack, and Fuyu, a brash and loud-mouthed girl who is wary of human culture and its "influences". If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Wolf Tails.

72%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, humor

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, graphics

88% User Score Based on 33 reviews

When Kyle gets a new job at a fashion company, he meets Vincent Zircon, who happens to be his eccentric boss. Vincent, being quite mischievous, often teases the newcomer, Kyle, causing him to think that his boss is odd. One day, he bumps into his boss after work and is surprised when his superior acts kind and gentle, even offering to buy lunch for him. Kyle starts to wonder if his boss is messing… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to My Douchey Boss Has a Gentle Twin Brother?! - BL Visual Novel.

79%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, replayability

79% User Score Based on 359 reviews

Visual Novel game about a wave of murders that sweep across a city. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Major\Minor.

94%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:atmosphere, replayability

94% User Score Based on 1,139 reviews

After falling in love at first sight with the shy Sachi Usui, an injury-ridden, single-eyed high school girl, the protagonist tries to win over her lonely and isolated heart. A pure, heart-warming romance game where the apple of your eye only has one eye! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Love at First Sight.

52%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:music, character development

52% User Score Based on 174 reviews

A Wild Catgirl Appears is a short romance visual novel featuring multiple routes, different girls to date and of course, catgirls! You follow the story of Ami, a loner at high school, as she joins the school's coding club and sets about making her first video game. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to A Wild Catgirl Appears!.

96%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, atmosphere

96% User Score Based on 57 reviews

In this sequel to Unhack, the unhacker returns with his new AI companion to battle Program X and her clones. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Unhack 2.

89%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, humor

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding

89% User Score Based on 235 reviews

Dr. Frank's Build-A-Boyfriend is a comedy BL visual-novel mixed with point-and-click adventure elements. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Dr. Frank's Build a Boyfriend.

97%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability

97% User Score Based on 158 reviews

This is a story about finding love to overwrite the feelings for the one they held dearest. A girls love visual novel about summer, love and adolescence. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to UsoNatsu: The Summer Romance Bloomed From a Lie.

89%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding

89% User Score Based on 619 reviews

A visual novel about a memory that a boy named Mark tries very hard to forget, and a girl named Myra who unearths it. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Sepia Tears.

74%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:music, graphics

74% User Score Based on 128 reviews

Critic Score 70%Based on 1 reviews

A "visual sound novel" adaption of the Hikari Mimamoru Sakamichi De short stories. Delve further into the world of Clannad and experience the stories beyond the original visual novel adventure. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to CLANNAD Side Stories.

94%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding

94% User Score Based on 906 reviews

Follow the story of a young boy, Cantus as he meets Maris, the mysterious girl by the sea - an experience that will change his life forever. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Voices from the Sea.

85%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, atmosphere

85% User Score Based on 662 reviews

From the author of Spice and Wolf, Isuna Hasekura, comes World End Economica. The opening video features music by Kishida Kyoudan & The Akeboshi Rockets, known for the opening songs for High School of the Dead and Strike the Blood. A three part visual novel set in the far future on the moon, 16 years after humans have begun to colonize it. A young boy named Haru has been chasing his wildest dream… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to WORLD END ECONOMiCA episode.01.

95%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, humor

Most mentioned negative aspects:character development, monetization

95% User Score Based on 302 reviews

Because of his family's unique circumstances, the only thing Yuki put his faith in was that "Money will make my little sister happy." To this end, he regularly worked a part-time job until late at night. His goals were to graduate as soon as possible and get a full-time job. But, one day as he was leaving for work, his little sister told him, "If Yuki isn't going to college then I won't either." … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Renai Karichaimashita: Koikari - Love For Hire.

65%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:emotional, humor

Most mentioned negative aspects:story, grinding

85% User Score Based on 27 reviews

Bianca is an 18-year-old girl with the dream of going to medical school, owning a flower shop, and eventually, finding love. However, there's one big hurdle that she's constantly reminded of that prevents her from doing all three: her body. When she feels like she can't go anywhere in life because of how she looks, she discovers Jasmine, a plus-size model who exudes the energy that Bianca only dre… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Loving You Fully.

97%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding

97% User Score Based on 156 reviews

Follow along with the adventures of Dulce as she finds new friends, new fun, and maybe even romance in the world of Dragon Connection, a hot new augmented reality mobile game. A, short and sweet free all-ages GxG visual novel featuring cute girls, friendship, and romance! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to DoraKone.

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.

96%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability

96% User Score Based on 1,152 reviews

Hoshina Shuuji has a secret: He has a mysterious power that allows him to perceive the emotions of others. However, he is soon to find out that he is not the only one who has something he doesn't want others to find out about as Ayachi Nene, a classmate, likewise has a secret. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Sabbat of the Witch.

77%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding

75% User Score Based on 99 reviews

Critic Score 86%Based on 1 reviews

In the not-too-distant-future, Roman is a newly-minted employee at a classy jazz club. He must contend with his past as a new hire (and former co-worker), Eris, makes him question if quitting his old job was the right thing to do. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Arcadia.

91%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, humor

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, replayability

91% User Score Based on 162 reviews

Vinty is back as she travels to Melbourne in hopes of meeting her calligraphy idol. Excelia. Determined to study and mimic the star's every move, will Vinty end up losing her identity? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Without Within 2.

91%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding

91% User Score Based on 594 reviews

A mystery-adventure game set in the solitary "Shironagasu Island". Become detective “Sen Ikeda” and explore the secrets of “Shironagasu Island” with your assistant “Neneko Izumozaki”. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Return to Shironagasu Island.

83%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, atmosphere

83% User Score Based on 1,583 reviews

In Sakura Swim Club, follow the story of Kaede, just your average guy. Upon transferring to a new school, he meets two beautiful girls in the swim club. Things haven't gone well for the swim club lately, but with Kaede's help, that all changes. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Sakura Swim Club.

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.

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.

94%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:atmosphere, gameplay

98% User Score Based on 47 reviews

"I’ll love you no matter how messed up you are..." A man has stalked you ever since you were a child. You call him Geist. You're not sure who...or what he is. When you befriend a new boy at college, Geist will do anything to keep you in his grasp. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to MindMindMind.

85%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

100% User Score Based on 36 reviews

"Every Day's Different" is an English voiced visual novel that focuses on slice of life with a more realistic depth. It ranges from romance to heavy topics such as eating disorders and self-worth. The people around you will either benefit or suffer due to your actions, so please choose carefully. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Every Day's Different.

99%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, gameplay

99% User Score Based on 71 reviews

Starting from today, My name is Dawn! Don’t I look cute in this? Dawn recently found out she’s transgender, and she’s ready to embrace this side of herself to its fullest! In a world where humans coexist peacefully with vampires, demons, and other magical beings, she hopes to transform her body for the best. Helped by Lucia, her asexual succubus friend, she soon finds herself in a tricky situatio… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Reborn A Zombie!.

97%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, grinding

97% User Score Based on 98 reviews

After a rough day at work, all you want to do is settle in with your favorite otome game, only to realize it's gone down for maintenance. How will you pass these troubling times? Risk going to a watering hole to drown your sorrows in a beverage of choice? Begrudgingly scroll through a dating app to meet your love for the night? Either way - adventure, shenanigans, and hot singles in your area awai… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Under Maintenance.

54%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:graphics, grinding

54% User Score Based on 59 reviews

Driftwood is a visual novel following Marcus Feick and his new life on Marthas Vineyard. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Driftwood.

85%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:character development, grinding

85% User Score Based on 139 reviews

Wander No More is a Kinetic Novel (a visual novel without any choices) which centers around the life of Kouichirou Nabatame, a renowned samurai, and Chiyo, a young village girl. Wander No More tells the story of how these two met, became a family, and attempted to restore their lives to what they once were. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Wander No More.

85%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization, grinding

85% User Score Based on 467 reviews

Rising Angels: Reborn is a sci-fi visual novel. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Rising Angels: Reborn.