Games like US Visual Novel
If US Visual Novel is your kind of game, the closest matches are Dream of a Nightmarish Runaway, The Walking Dead and End of Lines — picked from the ranked list below. Each pick is ranked by what players of this game also play, shared genres and tags, and review-mined similarity — not a generic popularity list.
Get personalized picks →About US Visual Novel: Dive into five mysterious stories, each marked by a strange whisper from far, far away. This faint sound crosses the boundaries of sky, time, and space. Barely audible, it seems to rise from a forgotten past, disturbing every being who hears it.
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Dream of a Nightmarish Runaway
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Top pick for US Visual Novel fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with US Visual Novel.
Wanna join our nightmarish dream?
The Walking Dead
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Second-strongest match for US Visual Novel fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with US Visual Novel.
A five-part adventure horror series set in the same universe as Robert Kirkman’s award-winning comic book series.
End of Lines
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Third-strongest match for US Visual Novel fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with US Visual Novel.
Travel across landscapes devastated by a catastrophic climate meltdown, following a small family in search of somewhere habitable. With limited supplies and facing potential death at every turn, your choices will decide their fate. Will they manage to settle down?
ALTDEUS: Beyond Chronos
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Ranked #4 for US Visual Novel fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with US Visual Novel.
A sci-fi adventure full of robot battles, pop music, and emotion. Featuring one of the largest branching storylines ever in a VR game with 15-20 hours of gameplay, Altdeus will place you in the shoes of Chloe, a pilot in humanity's forces fighting massive hostile organisms known as the Meteora.
Zero-Sum Heart
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Ranked #5 for US Visual Novel fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with US Visual Novel.
"I" make a deal with the witch to give up my heart, in exchange for love— from everyone. Is it worth it if losing my heart means gaining *his*? ————————————————————————— In this short visual novel, make choices and answer the question: is love a zero-sum game?
Summer Pockets REFLECTION BLUE
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Ranked #6 for US Visual Novel fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with US Visual Novel.
No matter how much times passes... I remember that blue, blue summer. Summer Pockets, the midsummer story brought to you by Key, has been powered-up with even more to play, including new heroines and routes, in Summer Pockets REFLECTION BLUE, now available on Steam!
The Walking Dead: The Telltale Definitive Series
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Ranked #7 for US Visual Novel fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with US Visual Novel.
The Walking Dead: The Telltale Definitive Series contains all 4 Seasons, 400 Days, and The Walking Dead: Michonne, which includes over 50 hours of gameplay across 23 unique episodes.
Memories Off
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Ranked #8 for US Visual Novel fans by collaborative filtering across millions of Steam libraries. Shares Adventure with US Visual Novel.
*This game is only available in Japanese, Traditional Chinese, and Simplified Chinese. 「メモリーズオフ」シリーズ1作目 1999年に登場した恋愛アドベンチャーゲーム「メモリーズオフ」をフルＨＤ移植。
Cheaper alternatives
Games in the same vein priced at least 40% below US Visual Novel at current Steam store prices.
POSTAL 2
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Priced ~90% under US Visual Novel on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with US Visual Novel.
Live a week in the life of "The POSTAL Dude"; a hapless everyman just trying to check off some chores. Buying milk, returning an overdue library book, getting Gary Coleman's autograph, what could possibly go wrong?
GRIS
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Priced ~63% under US Visual Novel on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with US Visual Novel.
Gris is a hopeful young girl lost in her own world, dealing with a painful experience in her life. Her journey through sorrow is manifested in her dress, which grants new abilities to better navigate her faded reality.
The Test
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Priced ~80% under US Visual Novel on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with US Visual Novel.
You will answer a series of questions that will reveal truths from deep within. These questions may make you uncomfortable, but with great knowledge comes great sacrifice. Can you make it all the way through The Test, and if you do, are you sure you want the answers you seek?
LEGO® Star Wars™ - The Complete Saga
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Priced ~50% under US Visual Novel on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with US Visual Novel.
Kick Some Brick in I through VI! Play through all six Star Wars movies in one videogame! Adding new characters, new levels, new features and for the first time ever, the chance to build and battle your way through a fun Star Wars galaxy on your PC!
The Room
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Priced ~50% under US Visual Novel on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with US Visual Novel.
A mysterious invitation leads to the attic of an abandoned house. In the room is a cast-iron safe laced with strange carvings and on top, a note from your distant companion. It promises something ancient and astonishing concealed in the iron chamber - you need only find a way in.
Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk
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Priced ~85% under US Visual Novel on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with US Visual Novel.
A short story about what sort of challenges everyday little things can be. Help the girl buy milk, be the first not to disappoint her.
Blood and Bacon
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Priced ~90% under US Visual Novel on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with US Visual Novel.
This Co-op Shooter , has Day and Night levels, multiple maps, players will take on 25 enemy types and numerous bosses, like Gargantuan Monsters and Minibosses every 10 days as you explore, shoot and run for your life against the onslaught of porcine monstrosities.
A Short Hike
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Priced ~60% under US Visual Novel on Steam right now. Shares Adventure with US Visual Novel.
Hike, climb, and soar through the peaceful mountainside landscapes of Hawk Peak Provincial Park as you make your way to the summit.
Free alternatives
Free-to-play games that recommended players of this title also tend to enjoy.
Doki Doki Literature Club!
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
The Literature Club is full of cute girls! Will you write the way into their heart? This game is not suitable for children or those who are easily disturbed.
Life is Strange - Episode 1
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with US Visual Novel.
Episode 1 now FREE! Life is Strange is an award-winning and critically acclaimed episodic adventure game that allows the player to rewind time and affect the past, present and future.
ENA: Dream BBQ
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it. Shares Adventure with US Visual Novel.
Experience surreal environments and inexplicable characters as ENA in a new wild world.
The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
Sonic the Hedgehog...was murdered!? Get to the bottom of the mystery in this brand-new adventure!
The Looker
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
You wake up, alone, on a strangely familiar island full of puzzles that will frustrate and annoy you.
Our Life: Beginnings & Always
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
A twenty-dollar bill, four summers, fifteen years, and a one of a kind life. Create an experience that’s all your own in this near-fully customizable visual novel where you grow from childhood to adulthood with the lonely boy next door.
missed messages.
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Free-to-play pick from the same recommendation pool — no purchase to try it.
‘goth gf’s iPhone’ airdrops you - accept or decline? A love/horror story about life, death, & memes.
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Plays great on Steam Deck
Valve-Verified or Playable picks from the similar pool — ready to go on Deck out of the box.
The Walking Dead
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Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Adventure with US Visual Novel.
A five-part adventure horror series set in the same universe as Robert Kirkman’s award-winning comic book series.
Summer Pockets REFLECTION BLUE
WHY THIS
Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Adventure with US Visual Novel.
No matter how much times passes... I remember that blue, blue summer. Summer Pockets, the midsummer story brought to you by Key, has been powered-up with even more to play, including new heroines and routes, in Summer Pockets REFLECTION BLUE, now available on Steam!
The Walking Dead: The Telltale Definitive Series
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Deck Verified — runs on Steam Deck out of the box. Shares Adventure with US Visual Novel.
The Walking Dead: The Telltale Definitive Series contains all 4 Seasons, 400 Days, and The Walking Dead: Michonne, which includes over 50 hours of gameplay across 23 unique episodes.
Frequently asked about US Visual Novel
- How much does US Visual Novel cost?
- US Visual Novel is listed on Steam at 9.99 USD (current store price; Steam sales may reduce this temporarily).
- What games are most similar to US Visual Novel?
- Based on Steam play patterns and shared genres/tags, the games most often recommended alongside US Visual Novel are Dream of a Nightmarish Runaway, The Walking Dead, End of Lines.
- Who developed US Visual Novel?
- US Visual Novel was developed by Us Studio and published by Plug In Digital.
imho.run ranks Steam game alternatives using a mix of collaborative filtering (ALS / iALS / EASE / LightGCN), content scoring over genres, categories, Steam tags, developers, and publishers, plus AI-extracted vibes mined from review text. The page above is generated in seed mode anchored on US Visual Novel.
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