Games like a new life.

97% positive from 1,223 reviewsReleased 2020Steam Deck Verified$2.99

What it is

A narrative visual novel about relationships and consequences. Players make choices impacting a love story with multiple endings.

What players liked

Players praise its impactful choices, emotional story, and beautiful art and music, comparing it to other story-branching games.

The catch

The relationship is rushed, so the characters stay too thin to care when tragedy hits.

Why it is here

It is here because it sits in the band this site looks at: well reviewed at 97% positive, but with 1,223 reviews, far fewer than the household names carry.

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Six games like a new life.

风岬-The Everlasting lovestory at the Windcap

87% positive from 819 reviews202427% finish itDeck Verified

A short yuri visual novel with Live2D sprites and full Mandarin voice acting, featuring a story of forbidden love and four endings. The game explores themes of abandonment and growing affection within a family bond.

What players likedPlayers praise "风岬" as a beautiful, emotionally resonant visual novel akin to "Clannad" or "Grisaia," for its deep narrative and character development.

The catchAdoptive mother-daughter romance is unconvincing and uncomfortable

Both are tagged LGBTQ+, Romance and Female Protagonist.

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Flowers -Le volume sur printemps-

93% positive from 1,873 reviews2016Deck Verified

A visual novel with a focus on relationship building and mystery solving, featuring a shy protagonist at an all-girls academy. The game explores blossoming friendships and dark secrets within a serene, yet unsettling, environment.

What players likedPlayers praise its impactful story and hope for character returns, reminiscent of games with emotionally resonant narratives.

The catchThe story moves at a crawl with little happening, making long stretches a slog.

Both are tagged LGBTQ+, Romance and Female Protagonist.

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A Kiss For The Petals - Remembering How We Met

93% positive from 1,726 reviews201540% finish itDeck Playable

A visual novel about a developing romantic relationship. It focuses on character interactions and narrative progression.

The catchThe story is thin and predictable, and the two leads never build convincing chemistry.

Both are tagged LGBTQ+, Romance and Female Protagonist.

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Love Curse: Find Your Soulmate

98% positive from 1,084 reviews202511% finish itDeck Playable

This is a visual novel with a dating sim element where the player must find their soulmate to avoid death. It features romance, mystery, and potentially dark themes.

What players likedPlayers praise "Love Curse" as one of the best, most emotional, and well-written yuri visual novels, offering complex characters and satisfying content.

The catchThe writing is bland and the supernatural curse plot is barely explained or explored.

Both are tagged LGBTQ+, Romance and Female Protagonist.

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Flowers Blooming at the End of Summer

96% positive from 2,862 reviews202121% finish itDeck Playable

A cinematic visual novel featuring a ghost girl and a boy who investigates her past. It offers enhanced visuals, emotional storytelling, and a unique soundtrack.

The catchThe writing drags, with slow pacing, thin characters and little emotional payoff.

Both are tagged Emotional, Romance and Visual Novel.

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Life is Strange: Before the Storm Remastered

85% positive from 4,512 reviews202248% finish itDeck Playable

Narrative adventure game with branching choices. Focuses on friendship and emotional storytelling.

What players likedPlayers praise its emotional storytelling and character development, especially Chloe and Rachel's relationship, often recommending it before the original LiS.

The catchThe remaster is buggy, with subtitles freezing and voice lines dropping out entirely.

Both are tagged LGBTQ+, Romance and Female Protagonist.

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