Is the Vat Utopia or Dystopia?
Earth is being demolished, and two chosen students star in an alien documentary about falling in love.
97% of 1,003 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 2$2.69
Visual novels like Countdown
Looking for that same emotional and story-driven spark as Countdown? These visual novels could fill that gap nicely.
Schrödinger's Call
The moon is falling and you have 21 nanoseconds left. As Mary, guided by a cat named Hamlet, you answer one last phone call after another from souls stuck between life and death, and help them let go. A sad, tender visual novel worth playing for its picture-book look and gut-punch stories.
Emotional, Story-driven, Hand-drawn
94% of 1,215 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 10$17.99Return to Ash
“The hospital was empty. Quiet, and brighter than usual... like waking up on a snow day. But I didn't feel cold. I didn't feel much of anything.”
Emotional, Story-driven, Hand-drawn
98% of 134 Steam reviews are positive$4.19Pandemic Love
A short visual novel about isolation. You try to search for comfort in the lonesome people around you. Keeping the darkness at bay with small embers of light. Will you let the fear change you?
Emotional, Story-driven, Hand-drawn
92% of 234 Steam reviews are positiveFreeSay Goodbye
This visual novel about an ordinary man with his typical problems. Suddenly, you got a report that your distant cousin died in a car crash. Fortunately, her daughter wasn't with her. You take the girl under your wing. But soon, something starts to go wrong...
Emotional, Story-driven, Hand-drawn
52% of 233 Steam reviews are positiveFreeFind someone else
A visual novel about the ever-changing nature of relationships and the hardships of dealing with loss.
Emotional, Story-driven, Hand-drawn
91% of 132 Steam reviews are positiveFreeCabin Fever
An off-grid cabin. A tech-savvy loner. One ray of sunshine in a bleak, ruined world. Cabin Fever is a slice-of-life visual novel with meaningful player choices, multiple endings to explore, and a story that will touch your heart.
Emotional, Story-driven, Hand-drawn
95% of 463 Steam reviews are positive$9.99Autumn's end (Part 1)
Navigate love, friendship, art, and mental horror to find meaning in a dying world. A visual novel.
Emotional, Story-driven, Hand-drawn
97% of 61 Steam reviews are positiveFreeMoe Era
Moe Era is a cute dating visual novel about four girls who need a hero, and that hero is you. You chat, joke around and pick who to spend time with, then the story turns thoughtful and strange. With hand-drawn art, lots of music and multiple endings, it is a warm, odd little read for visual novel readers who like romance with a darker edge.
Emotional, Story-driven, Hand-drawn
87% of 4,816 Steam reviews are positiveFreeSet Yourself on Fire
A quiet town awaits death. Two young women fall in love.
Emotional, Story-driven, Hand-drawn
97% of 456 Steam reviews are positiveFreeIt gets so lonely here
A yandere yuri visual novel about a girl running through a dark forest from someone who loves her to death. You follow three routes, meet three girls, and die three ways while an amused narrator judges your choices. Short, strange, and sweet in a morbid way.
Emotional, Story-driven, Hand-drawn
94% of 2,402 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 6FreeUntil Then
A slow, tender visual novel that turns strange: you follow Mark, a Filipino high-schooler, through school days, chats with friends, and small routines, until people vanish and memories stop adding up. Read on, keep going past the first ending, and piece together what is really happening.
Emotional, Story-driven, Dark
96% of 16,233 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 149$19.99Kill or Love
Jack wakes in a hospital with no childhood memories, his girlfriend missing, and his nurse Anna both caring for him and responsible for putting him there. This short dark romance follows his plan to save her as the past comes back. Worth reading for the twists and its unhealthy obsession story.
Emotional, Story-driven, Hand-drawn
89% of 2,188 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 1Free
Hidden gems like Countdown
Set Yourself on Fire
A quiet town awaits death. Two young women fall in love.
97% of 456 Steam reviews are positiveFree
Schrödinger's Call
The moon is falling and you have 21 nanoseconds left. As Mary, guided by a cat named Hamlet, you answer one last phone call after another from souls…
94% of 1,215 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 10$17.99
Kugayama Shiori's Death Diary
A ghost with no memory keeps dying in front of you, and treats it like a joke.
94% of 1,113 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 7$24.99
Unquiet Grey
You can't save him... but what if you could meet him again? Unquiet Grey is a heartbreaking timeloop visual novel about a troubled young woman and…
98% of 100 Steam reviews are positiveFree
Return to Ash
“The hospital was empty. Quiet, and brighter than usual... like waking up on a snow day. But I didn't feel cold. I didn't feel much of anything.”
98% of 134 Steam reviews are positive$4.19
outside the door
Outside the door is a mystic visual novel set within one office.
93% of 764 Steam reviews are positive$1.99
Katawa Shoujo
Hisao Nakai arrives at Yamaku High School with a faulty heart and a lot to learn.
97% of 6,410 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 82Free
q.u.q.
A crude girl drags a giant gun across a red-sky desert in this surreal visual novel.
94% of 1,879 Steam reviews are positive$1.99
It gets so lonely here
A yandere yuri visual novel about a girl running through a dark forest from someone who loves her to death.
94% of 2,402 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 6Free
Absent in the Rain
A mysterious senpai. A serial murder case that has taken the world by storm. And a giant, shadowy fish swimming at my feet...
94% of 932 Steam reviews are positiveFree
Mandemon
Crumbling school buildings in Japan. A string of bizarre incidents. The eerie legend of Mandemon. Lies and truth intertwine.
86% of 354 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 1$2.99
Newest visual novels like Countdown
Autumn's end (Part 1)
Navigate love, friendship, art, and mental horror to find meaning in a dying world. A visual novel.
97% of 61 Steam reviews are positiveFree
Is the Vat Utopia or Dystopia?
Earth is being demolished, and two chosen students star in an alien documentary about falling in love.
97% of 1,003 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 2$2.69
Unquiet Grey
You can't save him... but what if you could meet him again? Unquiet Grey is a heartbreaking timeloop visual novel about a troubled young woman and…
98% of 100 Steam reviews are positiveFree
Schrödinger's Call
The moon is falling and you have 21 nanoseconds left. As Mary, guided by a cat named Hamlet, you answer one last phone call after another from souls…
94% of 1,215 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 10$17.99
Kugayama Shiori's Death Diary
A ghost with no memory keeps dying in front of you, and treats it like a joke.
94% of 1,113 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 7$24.99
Set Yourself on Fire
A quiet town awaits death. Two young women fall in love.
97% of 456 Steam reviews are positiveFree
The happiness of maggots
It is a visual novel AVG with a female beta as the protagonist,.
88% of 52 Steam reviews are positive$4.99
Mobile Murder Mystery
Follow the story of the Unseen Narrator, whose repetitive life falls apart when their co-worker decides to quit on a whim.
97% of 76 Steam reviews are positiveFree
暮雨流花+
"What's happiness?" No response. I knelt down to you ,praying for little comfort. Even if it's just a moment,I will capture it.
79% of 24 Steam reviews are positiveFree
Return to Ash
“The hospital was empty. Quiet, and brighter than usual... like waking up on a snow day. But I didn't feel cold. I didn't feel much of anything.”
98% of 134 Steam reviews are positive$4.19
The NOexistenceN of you AND me
A short surreal visual novel where a mysterious girl appears in your room and your only real job is to say hello.
93% of 20,708 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 66$1.99
Katawa Shoujo
Hisao Nakai arrives at Yamaku High School with a faulty heart and a lot to learn.
97% of 6,410 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 82Free