Visual novels like Kanon

Miss the story-driven and emotional pull of Kanon? These visual novels are a good place to start.

AIR
A summer-town romance about family, memory, and a girl tied to the sky. You read, choose, and branch through routes and endings, including the side story First Sky Chapter, with retouched HD art and full Japanese voice. Sad, tender, and musical: worth playing for the long summer feeling and the mother-daughter story at its center.
Story-driven, Emotional, Romantic
97% of 697 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 9$29.99
KANADE
A visual novel about becoming lovers with Kanade—a half-human, half-alien girl. Enjoy a tender relationship with Kanade and witness how love blossoms into a song that saves the world.
Story-driven, Emotional, Romantic
82% of 373 Steam reviews are positive$12.99
CLANNAD
Tomoya Okazaki is coasting through high school until Nagisa asks for help reviving the drama club. What follows is a long, tender visual novel about friendship, romance, family, and growing up, told across branching routes and endings. Bring tissues and patience; it earns both.
Story-driven, Emotional, Romantic
98% of 10,052 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 80$15.74
Little Busters! English Edition
Little Busters English Edition is a long, funny and sad story about Riki Naoe and his childhood friends, the Little Busters, now in school together and still running silly missions. You read, choose, and follow character routes toward different endings, with romance, comedy and a finale visual novel readers remember.
Story-driven, Emotional, Romantic
97% of 1,137 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 14$34.99
ONE.
The pioneering nakige that made a generation cry... Legendary '90s visual novel ONE. is back and better than ever with updated art, animations, and features!
Story-driven, Emotional, Romantic
80% of 382 Steam reviews are positive$19.99
Senren＊Banka
A romance visual novel from Yuzusoft, made for its 10th anniversary. You read, you choose, and you follow different heroines into their own routes and endings, with full Japanese voice acting and songs that won awards in Japan. Sweet, earnest, and a little spicy: a solid pick for visual novel readers who want romance first.
Story-driven, Emotional, Romantic
98% of 34,074 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 226$34.99
ToHeart
The late-’90s landmark visual novel from AQUAPLUS is back and fully remastered with 3D scenes and animations, full HD resolution, the choice between the original cast or all-new voiceovers, and international translations for the first time ever!
Story-driven, Emotional, Romantic
87% of 320 Steam reviews are positive$19.99
Tokyo School Life
"Tokyo School Life" is the story of your trip as an exchange student in Tokyo and the three girls you meet there. Live the everyday life you love from anime and manga! Vocal opening song/Japanese voices/English text
Story-driven, Emotional, Romantic
92% of 617 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 1$4.49
Kimi ga Nozomu Eien: Enhanced Edition
"Kimi ga Nozomu Eien" returns as an Enhanced Edition! This legendary visual novel left fans emotionally wrecked for days after its release, and two decades later, its rollercoaster storyline still captivates hearts. Experience the romance that shook a generation!
Story-driven, Emotional, Romantic
90% of 93 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 7$39.99
Katawa Shoujo
Hisao Nakai arrives at Yamaku High School with a faulty heart and a lot to learn. You read, choose, and follow five different girls down five full love stories about disability, friendship, and growing up. Tender, funny, and sad in turn, it earns its tears.
Story-driven, Emotional, Romantic
97% of 6,410 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 81Free
AKAIITO HD REMASTER
Japanese adventure game. Set in the present age, the game unfolds from the point of view of Kei Hato, a girl who has a special blood called "Nieno Chi". A special system called the blood sucking system is used.
Story-driven, Emotional, Romantic
93% of 130 Steam reviews are positive$13.99
Ken ga Kimi
Edo, 1633: innkeeper's daughter Kayo must pose as a princess in a false bridal procession down the Tokaido, guarded by six samurai. Pick answers, shape four souls, and split 24 endings between the sword and the beloved across humans, yokai, and oni.
Story-driven, Emotional, Romantic
93% of 1,080 Steam reviews are positivePlayers online now: 1$49.99

Cheaper than Kanon

KANADE

A visual novel about becoming lovers with Kanade—a half-human, half-alien girl.

$12.99

CLANNAD

Tomoya Okazaki is coasting through high school until Nagisa asks for help reviving the drama club.

$15.74

ONE.

The pioneering nakige that made a generation cry... Legendary '90s visual novel ONE. is back and better than ever with updated art, animations, and…

$19.99

Tomoyo After ~It's a Wonderful Life~ English Edition

From renowned visual novel studio Key, this is the sequel to the highly acclaimed visual novel CLANNAD.

$19.99

ToHeart

The late-’90s landmark visual novel from AQUAPLUS is back and fully remastered with 3D scenes and animations, full HD resolution, the choice between…

$19.99

Tokyo School Life

"Tokyo School Life" is the story of your trip as an exchange student in Tokyo and the three girls you meet there.

$4.49

Harmonia Full HD Edition

Set in a war-torn world in the distant future, the sci-fi kinetic novel "Harmonia" follows a mechanical boy and a human girl as they find their way…

$14.99

AKAIITO HD REMASTER

Japanese adventure game. Set in the present age, the game unfolds from the point of view of Kei Hato, a girl who has a special blood called "Nieno…

$13.99

If My Heart Had Wings

After a cycling crash ends his racing dream, Aoi Minase returns home and joins a handful of classmates to rebuild their school's dying Soaring Club.

$14.99

Amnesia™: Memories

You wake up with no memories and a small spirit named Orion stuck in your head.

$9.99

Mandemon

Crumbling school buildings in Japan. A string of bizarre incidents. The eerie legend of Mandemon. Lies and truth intertwine.

$2.69

Kunado Chronicles

The dragon is already dead. Help what's left of humanity learn how to live in this post-apocalyptic fantasy visual novel.

$24.99

Hidden gems like Kanon

AIR

A summer-town romance about family, memory, and a girl tied to the sky.

$29.99

Summer Pockets REFLECTION BLUE

Hairi spends summer on the island of Torishirojima, sorting his late grandmother's things and meeting girls by the sea, the lighthouse, and the…

$49.99

Hatsuyuki Sakura

"Hatsuyuki Sakura" is one of the most popular works by SAGA PLANETS, a popular Japanese developer for visual novels.

$29.99

ToHeart

The late-’90s landmark visual novel from AQUAPLUS is back and fully remastered with 3D scenes and animations, full HD resolution, the choice between…

$19.99

LUNARiA -Virtualized Moonchild-

Genius gamer T-Bit rakes in the prize money in VR races day after day.

$19.99

KANADE

A visual novel about becoming lovers with Kanade—a half-human, half-alien girl.

$12.99

Katawa Shoujo

Hisao Nakai arrives at Yamaku High School with a faulty heart and a lot to learn.

Free

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...

Free

Sisters: Last Day of Summer

A fully-animated visual novel about a boy who wakes up in an unknown house with two beautiful sisters, their mother, and an unspoken truth.

$24.99

AKAIITO HD REMASTER

Japanese adventure game. Set in the present age, the game unfolds from the point of view of Kei Hato, a girl who has a special blood called "Nieno…

$13.99

WITCH ON THE HOLY NIGHT

A linear visual novel set in a snowy town in the late 1980s, where an ordinary boy ends up living in a hilltop mansion with two young witches.

$39.99

Yotsume God -Reunion-

In September of my third year in junior high school, I went with my father to my grandparents' house in the mountains.

$29.99

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