Games like Vanilla: Garden of Judgement

90%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, monetization

90% User Score Based on 5,052 reviews

Semyon, a poster child contemporary chan culture consumer, falls asleep in the bus, only to wake up in front of the gates of Sovyonok, a pioneer camp of the late Soviet Russia. Everlasting Summer is a time-warping, mind-bending visual novel with some eroge content, produced by the collective efforts of Russian chan communities. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Everlasting Summer.

86%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:character development, gameplay

93% User Score Based on 234 reviews

Critic Score 60%Based on 2 reviews

From renowned visual novel studio Key, which brought you the highly rated visual novel “planetarian~the reverie of a little planet~”, this is “Harmonia”, the latest kinetic novel in the series. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Harmonia.

96%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability

96% User Score Based on 1,824 reviews

Leap of Faith is a Visual Novel story about bonding through friendship and romance, and the journey through life in early adulthood. It keeps a comedic tone, while still at times addressing serious issues that arise along the way. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Leap of Faith.

94%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, replayability

94% User Score Based on 2,097 reviews

This is a story of disease and suffering; of medication and adverse effects; of thoracotomy scars and cellular poisons; of the living who cannot help but to die and of the dying who cannot help but to live; of a resting place other than "on 7F" or "at home". If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Narcissu 1st & 2nd.

100%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:character development, atmosphere

100% User Score Based on 93 reviews

Story: Our story follows Kanoue Yuuma, an amnesiac boy with a special power, and Nikaidou Shinku, a translucent girl only visible to Yuuma who gave him that power. With it, he can heal any and all wounds.But it comes at the cost of the memories he's made. He lives a simple life: going to school and being scolded by his childhood friend, Kisaragi Mio, by day, and working with his master, Natsume S… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Irotoridori No Sekai HD - The Colorful World.

99%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, stability

99% User Score Based on 4,352 reviews

I Wani Hug that Gator! Is a choice-driven narrative about teenagers struggling to find their way. Help Inco, loser highschooler extraordinaire, navigate his budding friendships (and romance!) while surviving being the only human in a dinosaur-filled school. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to I Wani Hug that Gator!.

87%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, character development

95% User Score Based on 584 reviews

Critic Score 60%Based on 2 reviews

The starry sky spreads far and wide overhead... This story full of love, comedy, and excitement follows our protagonist and his stargazing friends as they grow together. "A Sky Full of Stars" is a coming-of-age astronomy tale by the same team who brought you "If My Heart Had Wings". If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to A Sky Full of Stars.

94%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding

94% User Score Based on 2,773 reviews

In the near future, androids have become the way of the norm. Emotionless husks of metal have become a part of human society, much to the dismay of the boy. The robot he found at the dumpsite though, this one was different. It laughed, it cried, it smiled, it has dreams, just like a human… Lucy The eternity she wished for is a Visual Novel, about a boy and an android. You play as the boy, who fac… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Lucy: The Eternity She Wished For.

98%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional

98% User Score Based on 1,494 reviews

"As the world sank, I found you." In the near future, a sudden and unexplained sea rise has left much of human civilization underwater. In a little town slowly being enveloped by the ocean, an unforgettable summer is about to begin for a boy and a mysterious robot girl... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Atri: My Dear Moments.

95%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, atmosphere

95% User Score Based on 414 reviews

An off-grid cabin. A tech-savvy loner. One ray of sunshine in a bleak, ruined world. Cabin Fever is a sweet, funny, slice-of-life romantic visual novel with meaningful player choices, multiple endings to explore, and a story that will touch your heart. Experience a budding friendship - and a blossoming romance - as you open up, make choices, and explore multiple endings. The world may seem bitter … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Cabin Fever.

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.

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.

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.

81%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, character development

81% User Score Based on 811 reviews

Her Lie I Tried To Believe is a short kinetic novel about the persisting hatred of a boy throughout his life, the destructive relationship that was born from it, and the consequences he had to face as a direct result. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Her Lie I Tried To Believe.

96%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding

96% User Score Based on 705 reviews

A fantasy yuri visual novel filled with magic, fairies, and a ghost girl. When Maddie and her best friend, Tara, journey to a remote forest village to investigate rumors of the supernatural, they find a whole lot more than they bargained for. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Heart of the Woods.

79%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, monetization

84% User Score Based on 291 reviews

Critic Score 68%Based on 3 reviews

Nestled in the heart of Tokyo, the quaint little aquarium, Manten Aquarium. Numerous urban legends have arisen from here. On the night of the full moon the waters turn to blood and man faced fish lurk within. Junior high school students Mayu and Himeno came to Manten Aquarium to investigate these urban legends. In the beginning it was fun, but then... They see a glimpse of Mayu’s missing little … If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Sound of Drop: Fall into Poison.

68%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding

68% User Score Based on 400 reviews

A heartbreaking kinetic novel about the meeting of a depressed thirty years old man with a lost little girl he takes in his house. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Ambre.

91%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, optimization

91% User Score Based on 1,387 reviews

"Love Ribbon" is a yuri (girl x girl) visual novel about forbidden love between two sisters. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Love Ribbon.

93%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

95% User Score Based on 2,164 reviews

Critic Score 86%Based on 1 reviews

A Visual Novel with a twist - improve skills, charm girls, and learn dangerous secrets... by any means necessary. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Hush Hush: Only Your Love Can Save Them.

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.

96%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

96% User Score Based on 3,626 reviews

Do you want to experience an adult VN that many players and fans only could find the strength to play once? Then this is the game for you. Acting Lessons is packed with a rich story, comedy, sex and drama. The choices you make in this game will affect your adventure until the very end. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Acting Lessons.

88%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization

94% User Score Based on 447 reviews

Critic Score 56%Based on 1 reviews

Utawarerumono: Mask of Deception is a grand tale that will enchant the hearts and minds of players as it takes them on an incredible journey. With a beautiful visual novel story experience, intriguing characters, fast-paced SRPG combat, world-class soundtrack and more. The game begins atop a snowy mountain where the protagonist awakens in an unfamiliar wilderness, surrounded by deadly creatures, w… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Utawarerumono: Mask of Deception.

91%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding

91% User Score Based on 1,381 reviews

Fault is a Science Fantasy Kinetic Novel about Selphine, a bubbly, happy-go-lucky Princess and her sharp-witted but slightly misanthropic Royal Guard Ritona. Follow them on their journey of a lifetime as they try to make it back home to the Kingdom of Rughzenhaide. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Fault Milestone One.

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.

87%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding

89% User Score Based on 404 reviews

Critic Score 80%Based on 1 reviews

A Light in the Dark is a new, suspense-filled visual novel on PC. A collaboration between CreSpirit, developers of Rabi-Ribi, and the tag team duo of Storia and Narrator, developers focused on visual novels and RPGs. Having worked with CreSpirit on Rabi-Ribi and Narrator on Companion, Sekai Project is teaming up with this dream team of developers to bring their new game project to the West! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to A Light in the Dark.

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.

89%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, humor

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, monetization

89% User Score Based on 490 reviews

PC version of this game was released in four parts, three episodes and an epilogue. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to TAISHO x ALICE episode 1.

93%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, stability

93% User Score Based on 4,698 reviews

The Cat Lady follows Susan Ashworth, a lonely 40-year old on the verge of suicide. She has no family, no friends and no hope for a better future. One day she discovers that five strangers will come along and change everything...By author Remigiusz Michalski (Harvester Games) this suspenseful psychological horror game features stylized artwork, a simple keyboard control method and English voice act… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Cat Lady.

88%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

88% User Score Based on 983 reviews

"Love is both poison and cure, both knife and remedy." Set in 18th Century France, this is a gothic romance tale about loss, revenge and the different faces of love. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Cupid.

90%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, graphics

Most mentioned negative aspects:character development, replayability

90% User Score Based on 813 reviews

The little she had was taken away, but Lorelai refuses to give up, she will fight. And not even death will stop her from getting it all back... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Lorelai.

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.

97%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:optimization, grinding

97% User Score Based on 518 reviews

For decades, superpowers and psychic abilities were thought to be mere science fiction, but the discovery of a certain particle called the "Astron" at the end of the 20th century proved to the world that these wondrous phenomena were real. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Riddle Joker.

95%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:atmosphere, optimization

98% User Score Based on 471 reviews

Critic Score 80%Based on 1 reviews

Perfect Gold: The Alchemy of Happiness is a short, coming-of-age yuri visual novel about two former friends who escape detention in order to celebrate the Sunflower Festival. Set in the magical city of Castlecoast, readers get to know Audrey Clary, an alchemy student and heiress who secretly dreams of a different life, and Marion LaRue, a rebellious elemental magic student in search of someone she… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Perfect Gold - Yuri Visual Novel.

90%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability, grinding

90% User Score Based on 1,757 reviews

This short visual novel follows Jack as he makes desperate plans to save the girl dearest to him, and as he remembers how Anna tore through his life. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Kill or Love.

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.

88%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability

93% User Score Based on 470 reviews

Critic Score 76%Based on 4 reviews

The first game in the Utawarerumono trilogy of story-rich tactics RPGs. Into a world filled with verdant nature, populated by folk with fluffy ears and fuzzy tails, awakens Hakuowlo, a man of masked mien and missing memory. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Utawarerumono: Prelude to the Fallen.

91%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:stability, grinding

93% User Score Based on 14,754 reviews

Critic Score 81%Based on 1 reviews

Life is Strange: Before the Storm is a new three part standalone story adventure set three years before the events of the first game. This time play as Chloe Price, a rebel who forms an unlikely friendship with Rachel Amber in dramatic new story in the BAFTA award winning franchise. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Life is Strange: Before the Storm.

88%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:character development, gameplay

90% User Score Based on 353 reviews

Critic Score 80%Based on 2 reviews

You play as Azai Kyousuke, the son of an infamous gangster. Kyousuke knows what he likes and lets nothing stand in his way in getting what he wants. Referred to as God by his classmates, he often enjoys listening to Bach and "working" part time for his stepfather. But when a beautiful girl named Usami Haru appears in town along with an international criminal known as "Maou," they bring with them… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The Devil on G-String.

97%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

97% User Score Based on 3,254 reviews

The Fairytale Curse was only the beginning... If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Cinderella Phenomenon.

93%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, optimization

95% User Score Based on 3,010 reviews

Critic Score 91%Based on 5 reviews

A gothic suspense tale set in a cursed mansion. The House in Fata Morgana is a full-length visual novel spanning nearly a millennium that deals in tragedy, human nature, and insanity. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to The House in Fata Morgana.

89%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, stability

91% User Score Based on 12,913 reviews

Critic Score 80%Based on 2 reviews

Buy Life Is Strange: True Colors on PlayStation Store. Embark on an emotional, narrative-led adventure where a unique power is the key to solving a thrilling mystery. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Life is Strange: True Colors.

90%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:replayability

90% User Score Based on 890 reviews

The new visual novel from the makers of Sakura Spirit and Sakura Angels. Sakura Fantasy is an exciting visual novel fantasy adventure where you decide the development of the story by the choices you make. It is the tale of an aspiring female protagonist who wishes to aim to become a knight. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Sakura Fantasy.

94%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:character development, gameplay

94% User Score Based on 282 reviews

While If My Heart Had Wings -Flight Diary- is technically a fan disc for If My Heart Had Wings, it includes six stories - including the prologue and epilogue to the main story - and acts as a sort of sequel to the original. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to If My Heart Had Wings: Flight Diary.

88%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, optimization

88% User Score Based on 436 reviews

Critic Score 90%Based on 2 reviews

A new visual novel from the legendary eXtend! Mixing romance with murders and dangerous ikemen, BUSTAFELLOWS is a steamy noir mystery that will make you shiver but ask for more! If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Bustafellows.

85%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, gameplay

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, replayability

85% User Score Based on 466 reviews

Become a god and help change the fate of people, even the world! In Will: A Wonderful World, you will receive letters written by characters living in urban cities. By rearranging the order and combinations of sentences in these letters, you are going to alter the destiny of whomever that wrote them. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Will: A Wonderful World.

94%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, grinding

99% User Score Based on 903 reviews

Critic Score 70%Based on 1 reviews

A Summer's End is a visual novel set in 1980s Hong Kong. It tells of a love story between two women. Lush and vibrant visuals, the game features over 400 unique hand-drawn artwork inspired by Asian cinema and 1980s anime. If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to A Summer's End: Hong Kong 1986.

95%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, emotional

Most mentioned negative aspects:monetization, music

95% User Score Based on 2,849 reviews

A philosophical lunar romance with game designers. What defines a "good" ending? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Creatures Such as We.

87%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:gameplay, stability

87% User Score Based on 348 reviews

STORY After recovering from a serious illness, Sakiyama Youji hoped that things would finally get back to normal. But shortly upon returning to school, his world begins to change—and no one seems to notice. Bizarre symptoms plague his body, and vivid hallucinations of blood and flesh stalk his every waking moment. At the same time, two fellow students — the stoic Tetsuo and the notorious troublem… If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to sweet pool.

81%Game Brain Score

Most mentioned positive aspects:story, music

Most mentioned negative aspects:grinding, gameplay

81% User Score Based on 135 reviews

A golden dream, and a closed world. A spiral staircase into the garden of the mind. What lies beyond gilded wonderland? If you enjoyed this game, see our list of games similar to Fallstreak.

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.