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A story-rich BL mystery visual novel about dreams, reality, and facing one's past, delivering an emotional psychological narrative in roughly 8-10 hours.

Cyanotype Daydream -The Girl Who Dreamed the World-
An emotional, lengthy adventure about memory loss and three bittersweet dream worlds, with a slow-burning story that impressed reviewers.
2022-02-09
- Science fiction

Adventure

Romance

Visual Novel

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sweet pool

A dark, tragic yaoi horror visual novel about Youji's nightmare descent, with a median reviewer playtime of about 16 hours.

2018-12-19

First person
Adventure
Horror
Simulator
Text
Mystery
Drama
Visual Novel
Erotic

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The Chrono Jotter

A roughly 12-hour yuri visual novel about time-rewinding murder investigations and psychological horror in a high school death game, with word-puzzle gameplay and very positive reviews.

2021-08-25

Adventure
Horror
Fantasy
Indie
Text
Drama
Visual Novel

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start;again

A short, branching BL/yaoi mystery visual novel about surviving a deadly trust game with three strangers, featuring romance routes, time travel, and multiple endings.

2022-03-31

Indie
Simulator
Text
Mystery
Drama
Romance
Visual Novel

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The Symbiant

A ~10-hour gay visual novel set in space, blending a heartfelt romance between two men with casual story-driven gameplay and limited choices.

2023-02-02

Science fiction
Adventure
Indie
Simulator
Text
Romance
Visual Novel
Erotic

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Drops of Death

A compact, replayable murder mystery visual novel where the randomly chosen killer may be your romantic interest.

2025-08-07

Thriller
Indie
Simulator
Mystery
Romance
Visual Novel

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Our Wonderland

A choice-driven horror-fantasy visual novel about a messy 30-something friend group trapped in a deadly time loop in their childhood wonderland, with a serious focus on relationships and queer themes.

2026-07-09

Adventure
Horror
Fantasy
Indie
Simulator
Text
Romance
Visual Novel

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Saihate Station

A free single-player exploration horror adventure about a codependent love-hate relationship between two men, with a tight ~3.5-hour story praised for its emotional writing.

2025-03-07

Adventure
Horror
Bird view / Isometric
Indie
Role-playing (RPG)
Drama
Romance
Visual Novel

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Tavern Talk 2: Dreamwalker

A cozy D&D-inspired visual novel with a ~8-10 hour story about running a seaside tavern and mixing fate-altering drinks to stop nightmares.

2026-06-09

Adventure
Fantasy
Indie
Simulator
Text
Visual Novel

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Date Warp

A single-player sci-fi adventure visual novel where solving puzzles uncovers a mysterious disappearance with eleven possible endings.

2014-09-02

Puzzle
Adventure
Indie
Visual Novel

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Sentimental Trickster: Yaoi BL Gay Visual Novel

A single-player slice-of-life visual novel with darker twists, relationship choices, and a roughly 12-hour story.

2021-03-23

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Stiff Neck

A compact, story-driven adventure about love and old wounds in a seaside town, mixing visual-novel reading, branching romance paths, and a cursed-doll horror thread.

2026-04-02

Adventure
Indie
Text
Role-playing (RPG)
Visual Novel