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235 games like Archetype Arcadia · 1985 – 2026

  • Timed PlayStation exclusiveWhy 85Form.17World.25Curated.86Lists.00Adventure · Visual novel · Often paired

    Key · Android, Legacy Mobile Device, Switch +4

    AdventurePost-apocalypticVisual novelScience fictionDrama

    Planetarian: The Reverie of a Little Planet is a Japanese post-apocalyptic visual novel developed by Key and is rated for all ages. The story centers on a middle-aged man who comes across a malfunctioning robot in a dead city. The man, know

    73 rating1 listOften paired

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  • Timed PlayStation exclusiveWhy 77Form.17World.25Curated.86Lists.00Adventure · Visual novel · Often paired

    Key · Android, Legacy Mobile Device, Switch +4

    AdventureVisual novelPost-apocalypticScience fictionDrama

    Planetarian: The Reverie of a Little Planet is a Japanese post-apocalyptic visual novel developed by Key and is rated for all ages. The story centers on a middle-aged man who comes across a malfunctioning robot in a dead city. The man, know

    73 rating3 listsOften paired

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  • Nintendo exclusiveWhy 75Form.39World.25Curated.67Lists.00Adventure · Visual novel · Often paired

    Akira

    1988

    Taito · NES

    AdventureVisual novelPost-apocalypticScience fictionText

    Akira is a 1988 adventure video game by TOSE for the Family Computer console exclusively in Japan. It is based on Akira, the 1988 animated film version of Katsuhiro Otomo's manga of the same name.

    47 rating3 listsOften paired

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  • Timed PlayStation exclusiveWhy 66Form.24World.25Curated.63Lists.00Strategy · Adventure · Often paired

    Vanillaware · Switch, PS4

    AdventureStrategyPost-apocalypticScience fictionDrama

    Uncover the truth and delve into a 2D sidescrolling adventure featuring gorgeous art and environments. Then, battle the kaiju in fast-paced, top-down combat. Customize the Sentinels with an arsenal of mechsuit weaponry, and fight to defend

    88 rating6 lists30 h main storyOften paired

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  • Why 60Form.45World.13Curated.41Lists.00Visual novel

    Visual novelDramaTextComedy

    A follow-up to The Quintessential Quintuplets: Quints Puzzle Story The Quintessential Quintuplets: Quints Puzzle Story2nd is a “memorial adventure game” featuring the events, cards, and stories from “The Quintuplets Can't Divide the Puzzle

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  • Why 57Form.15World.25Curated.33Lists.00Adventure · Visual novel

    07th Expansion · Windows, macOS

    AdventureVisual novelScience fictionDramaText

    This is the first chapter in the newest entry When They Cry visual novel series produced by Ryukishi07. It features HD graphics, more detailed animations, and newly created songs by many of the composers from Umineko, as well as several new

    80 rating2 lists18 h main story

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  • Why 56Form.10World.13Curated.58Lists.00Strategy · Adventure · Often paired

    Ozark Softscape · Commodore 64, Commodore C64/128/MAX

    AdventureStrategyDramaHistoricalTactical

    In Heart of Africa, the unofficial follow-up to The Seven Cities of Gold, you play the part of an adventurer who is to continue a quest started by another explorer, Hiram Primm whose expedition has been reported missing while looking for th

    2 listsOften paired

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  • Why 55Form.19World.00Curated.50Lists.00Puzzle · Strategy · Often paired

    Nippon Ichi Software · PS4, Windows, PS5 +1

    AdventurePuzzleStrategyHorrorSurvival

    Another chapter of the atmospheric horror series has emerged from the shadows! Eerie sound design and shadowy environments set the stage for gruesome and terrifying ghosts never seen before in the series.

    3 lists13 h main storyOften paired

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  • PlayStation exclusiveWhy 54Form.45World.25Curated.29Lists.00Visual novel

    VRIDGE · PS2

    Visual novelScience fictionDramaTextRomance

    A science fiction otome game for PS2.

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  • PlayStation exclusiveWhy 53Form.41World.25Curated.29Lists.00Visual novel

    Crafts & Meister · PS2, PlayStation Portable

    Visual novelScience fictionDramaTextRomance

    Code Geass: Lost Colors allows you to join the war for Japan, as seen in the anime. Will you join the Black Knights in revolution, or will you join the Britannian Army and fight against the radical elevens? Or will you abstain from the war

    1 list

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  • Nintendo console exclusiveWhy 47Form.43World.00Curated.00Lists.00Adventure · Visual novel

    Switch, Nintendo Switch 2, Windows

    AdventureVisual novelTextIndieMystery

    When the world is coming to an end, who would you want to speak to one last time? Schrödinger’s Call is a visual novel that lets you experience the pain and salvation of human connection, as if you were turning the pages of a picture book.

    95 rating2 lists

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  • Why 45Form.59World.13Curated.00Lists.00Adventure · Visual novel

    Kuro Games · Android, Windows, iOS

    AdventurePost-apocalypticVisual novelAnime-based playable charactersScience fiction

    Punishing: Gray Raven's story takes place in a post-apocalyptic future. The discovery of "Fusion Technology" lead humanity into a rapid Golden Age of scientific development. However, due to humanity's ambitious nature and curiosity, their p

    83 rating5 lists10 h main story

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  • Why 44Form.43World.00Curated.00Lists.00Adventure · Visual novel

    Arc System Works · Switch, PS4, Windows

    AdventureVisual novelTextMysteryFirst person

    In the wake of the death of his grandfather, Saburo Jinguji heads to the United States to uncover the truth in this unique mystery adventure game from Arc System Works and Neilo Inc. Utilizing a new 360 degree investigation mode, Daedalus:

    2 lists8.5 h main story

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  • PlayStation console exclusiveWhy 44Form.45World.13Curated.17Lists.00Visual novel

    PS2, Windows

    Visual novelDramaTextRomance

    The gameplay in True Tears requires little player interaction as much time is spent on reading the text that appears on the lower portion of the screen, representing either dialogue between characters, or the inner thoughts of the protagoni

    1 list

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  • Why 43Form.16World.00Curated.36Lists.00Adventure · Visual novel

    Christine Love · Android, Linux, Windows +1

    AdventureVisual novelTextLGBT themesAnime

    A spiritual sequel of sorts to Digital: A Love Story, set in a prestigious private high school, and on the social networks of 2027. Seven students, three endings, one eavesdropping teacher. A full length visual novel about the erosion of

    70 rating1 list

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  • Timed PlayStation exclusiveWhy 43Form.40World.00Curated.20Lists.00Adventure · Visual novel

    Kogado Studio · Switch, PS4, PlayStation Vita +1

    AdventureVisual novelTextAnimeRomance

    Meet cheerful Kaori Sawai, fresh out of nursing school, as she joins Yurigahama Hospital. Surviving a near death experience as a child left her with a desire to become a nurse and "healing hands" that let her relieve pain in patients just b

    70 rating3 lists

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  • Timed PlayStation exclusiveWhy 43Form.35World.13Curated.00Lists.00Adventure · Visual novel

    Red Entertainment · Switch, PS4, PlayStation Vita +2

    AdventureVisual novelScience fictionTextScience

    Japanese visual novel for PS Vita published by Red Entertainment.

    34 rating4 lists28 h main story

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  • PlayStation exclusiveWhy 42Form.30World.25Curated.20Lists.00Adventure · Visual novel

    PS3, PlayStation Vita

    AdventureVisual novelScience fictionTextAnime

    Infinite Stratos 2: Ignition Hearts is a Japanese visual novel and the first game based on the Infinite Stratos light novel franchise. The player assumes the role of 15-year-old Ichika Orimura, who finds himself the first male capable of co

    1 list

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  • Why 42Form.41World.00Curated.00Lists.00Adventure · Visual novel

    Myth

    2016

    Circletempo · Amstrad CPC, Linux, Windows +2

    AdventureVisual novelTextIndieHorror

    A world of shadows. A world of light. In the world of light where no shadows exist lived a boy - Meito Tanabe. One day, he met a girl who possessed a shadow - Shimon. She brings him to her world - a place filled with shadows.

    70 rating2 lists

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  • Why 42Form.10World.25Curated.33Lists.00Puzzle · Strategy

    Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64, Commodore C64/128/MAX +3

    AdventurePuzzleStrategyScience fictionTactical

    As a floating orb, players must perform repairs to a spaceship.

    3 lists

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  • Nintendo exclusiveWhy 42Form.47World.00Curated.14Lists.00Adventure · Visual novel

    Sprung

    2004

    Nintendo DS

    AdventureVisual novelTextComedyRomance

    Sprung puts players in the shoes of either Becky or Brett in a conversation-based visual novel that mostly consists of dialogue. Sprung can be regarded as a dating sim, though the linearity and variety in the game (as well as its humor) als

    30 rating2 lists

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  • Why 41Form.36World.19Curated.00Lists.00Adventure · Visual novel

    IzanagiGames · Switch, Nintendo Switch 2, PS5 +1

    AdventureVisual novelMystery

    The game is a mystery adventure centering on the idea of a historical figure having surreptitiously bequeathed a fictitious estate, following the drama that plays out among the characters faced with an enigma extending all the way into thei

    73 rating2 lists

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  • Nintendo console exclusiveWhy 41Form.40World.00Curated.00Lists.00Adventure · Visual novel

    Switch, Windows, macOS

    AdventureVisual novelTextIndieSimulation

    Thirteen girls awaken, only to find themselves in a prison. What awaits them: a Witch Trial. Help them prepare for the trial by exploring the prison in order to find the witch hidden amongst them. Find the witch, learn what kind of magic sh

    2 lists28 h main story

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  • PlayStation exclusiveWhy 41Form.30World.13Curated.20Lists.00Adventure · Visual novel

    Otomate · PlayStation Vita

    AdventureVisual novelDramaTextOtome

    Nil Admirari no Tenbin Teito Genwaku Kitan is a Japanese otome visual novel. It is described as a romance visual novel for ladies.

    1 list

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  • Why 41Form.32World.25Curated.00Lists.00Adventure · Visual novel

    Switch, PS4, Windows

    AdventureVisual novelScience fictionFirst person

    Half a year after the events of ROBOTICS;NOTES ELITE, Kaito Yashio is introduced to Itaru Hashida through Nae Tennouji. Unsettling incidents start occurring all around them, harbingers of an event that will again plunge the world into chaos

    70 rating2 lists18 h main story

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  • Timed Sega exclusiveWhy 41Form.20World.34Curated.24Lists.00Visual novel

    Minori · Dreamcast, PS2, Sega Saturn +1

    Visual novelDramaTextAdultHarem

    Originally released for PC (Windows) under the same title as an adult visual novel, the game was then ported to consoles with removed adult contents, but also with additional CG events and story elements added to compensate for the lack of

    3 lists

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  • Why 40Form.31World.25Curated.00Lists.00Adventure · Visual novel

    Switch, PS5, Windows +1

    AdventureVisual novelDramaTextIndie

    Maid Cafe on Electric Street is a leisurely maid cafe adventure set in the otaku haven of Nipponbashi, Osaka.

    2 lists13 h main story

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  • Sega exclusiveWhy 40Form.35World.13Curated.17Lists.00Adventure · Visual novel

    Japan System House · Game Gear

    AdventureVisual novelScience fictionTextAnime

    This game is a Japanese-style adventure game set in the Phantasy Star universe. The player interacts with the game world by choosing available options such as "See", "Talk", "Move", etc. There are a few puzzles to solve and a few encounters

    2 lists

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  • Why 39Form.34World.13Curated.00Lists.00Strategy · Adventure

    Don’t Nod · Switch, PS5, Windows +1

    AdventureStrategyVisual novelDramaText

    The fate of humanity is at stake. Use your gift of clairvoyance to see into the future and stop an apocalypse that threatens the balance between your world and the deities'.

    77 rating2 lists9.5 h main story

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  • Timed PlayStation exclusiveWhy 39Form.35World.13Curated.00Lists.00Visual novel

    Switch, PS4, PlayStation Vita +1

    Visual novelScience fictionTextScienceMystery

    Island is an intricate visual novel with multiple routes and endings. Through use of the game’s flowchart system, players navigate through the story and uncover clues to unravel the mysteries of Urashima, the titular island.

    70 rating4 lists17 h main story

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  • Why 39Form.33World.06Curated.00Lists.00Visual novel

    Regista · PlayStation Vita, Windows, Xbox 360

    Visual novel

    Root Double: Before Crime * After Days, stylized as ROOT√DOUBLE, is a visual novel video game developed in a collaboration between Regista and Yeti, and released by Yeti for Xbox 360 and Microsoft Windows in 2012. An updated version with a

    2 lists33 h main story

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  • Why 39Form.32World.25Curated.00Lists.00Adventure · Visual novel

    5pb. Inc. · Switch, PS3, PS4 +4

    AdventureVisual novelScience fictionDramaComedy

    Steins;Gate: Linear Bounded Phenogram/Phenogram of Linear Restraint (STEINS;GATE 線形拘束のフェノグラム Senkei Kousoku no Phenogram?) is a visual novel released on April 25, 2013 containing a mixture of scenarios set during and after the original visu

    87 rating6 lists

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  • Timed PlayStation exclusiveWhy 38Form.40World.00Curated.00Lists.00Adventure · Visual novel

    Switch, PlayStation Portable, Windows

    AdventureVisual novelTextAnimeFantasy

    A modern Japanese-style fantasy story involving Yue, a young boy born and raised at a shrine, and his friendship with the "Ayakashi" spirits. HaccaWorks* presents a mysterious, spiritual adventure game.

    1 list6 h main story

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  • Why 38Form.37World.00Curated.00Lists.00Visual novel

    Linux, Windows, macOS

    Visual novelTextIndieSimulationComedy

    "Monster Prom 2: Monster Camp" brings you more of the world's best (and maybe only?) multiplayer dating sim; but in a way you've never expected!

    70 rating2 lists1.5 h main story

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  • Why 38Form.36World.25Curated.00Lists.00Visual novel

    Sukeban Games · Linux, Switch, PS4 +2

    Visual novelScience fictionTextIndieSimulation

    "Escape from VA11 HALL-A’s Glitch City to Saint Alicia, an idyllic tourist paradise with an upscale bar called N1RV Ann-A. But opulence and extravagance are merely smokescreens: the artificial island hides a seedy underbelly. Its dystopian

    1 list

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  • PlayStation console exclusiveWhy 38Form.30World.13Curated.00Lists.00Adventure · Visual novel

    Arc System Works · PS3, PlayStation Vita, Windows

    AdventureVisual novelScience fictionTextKinetic novel

    XBlaze Lost: Memories is a visual-novel game based in the BlazBlue universe and the sequel to XBlaze Code: Embryo! Play as the enigmatic pink-haired protagonist as she navigates through a weird and wondrous alternate reality with the help o

    60 rating4 lists7.5 h main story

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  • PlayStation console exclusiveWhy 36Form.31World.13Curated.00Lists.00Adventure · Visual novel

    Otomate · PlayStation Vita, Windows

    AdventureVisual novelDramaTextOtome

    Uncover the secret – Unite the clans In a town ruled by opposing clans and overshadowed by superstition and legend, a child is born with the dreaded mark of a witch. She conceals her identity until the theft of a mysterious relic brings to

    70 rating3 lists11 h main story

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  • PlayStation console exclusiveWhy 36Form.35World.13Curated.10Lists.00Adventure · Visual novel

    Android, PS2, PlayStation Portable +2

    AdventureVisual novelScience fictionTextScience

    Remember11: The Age of Infinity is a visual novel video game. It is the third entry in the Infinity series; it is preceded by Never7: The End of Infinity and Ever17: The Out of Infinity, and followed by 12Riven: The Psi-Climinal of Integral

    80 rating2 lists

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  • Nintendo console exclusiveWhy 36Form.34World.00Curated.00Lists.00Adventure · Visual novel

    Switch, Windows

    AdventureVisual novelTextLgbtq+Romance

    This is a story about finding love to overwrite the feelings for the one they held dearest. A girls love visual novel about summer, love and adolescence.

    1 list13 h main story

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  • Why 35Form.38World.00Curated.00Lists.00Visual novel

    Dan Fornace · Android, Windows, iOS

    Visual novelTextSimulationIndie

    Are you tired of fighting? Lovers of Aether is the game for you! This is a wholesome animal dating simulator set in the world of Rivals of Aether.

    1 list1 h main story

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  • Timed Sega exclusiveWhy 35Form.16World.26Curated.18Lists.00Adventure · Visual novel

    Dreamcast, PS2, Windows

    AdventureVisual novelDramaTextAdult

    The protagonist, Kenji, is living with his adopted sister Yuki, who admires her older brother and harbors a slight secret crush on him. One day, after a certain night, a girl - Hiyori, their childhood friend - begin to appear in Kenji's clo

    3 lists

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  • Why 35Form.43World.00Curated.00Lists.00Adventure · Visual novel

    AdventureVisual novelTextIndieHorror

    Your Turn To Die: Death Game By Majority is a multi-ending horror adventure game. Your decision will directly affect the story and final outcome!

    90 rating1 list15 h main story

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  • Why 34Form.44World.00Curated.00Lists.00Adventure · Visual novel

    Kadokawa Games · Switch, PS4

    AdventureVisual novelTextThrillerMystery

    Root Film is the successor to Root Letter. Masterful storytelling meets a multitude of interactive elements in the new game from Kadokawa Games.

    4 lists

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  • Timed Xbox exclusiveWhy 34Form.30World.00Curated.00Lists.00Adventure · Visual novel

    5pb. Inc. · Switch, PS3, PS4 +5

    AdventureVisual novelTextLGBT themesComedy

    Spin-off of the popular Visual Novel "Steins;Gate". It is set up in a peaceful world line where okabe can hang out romantically with all the main characters of the original novel: Makise Kurise, Shiina Mayure, Kiryuu Moeka, Feiris, Suzuha A

    75 rating2 lists15 h main story

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  • Why 34Form.10World.10Curated.24Lists.00Strategy · Adventure

    Hodder & Stoughton Limited · Commodore 64, Commodore C64/128/MAX, ZX Spectrum

    AdventureStrategyTextGovernment simulationHorror

    The game is generally played as a simulation that allow the player to strategically send emergency forces (rat exterminators, police men, fire men and eventually army troops) to areas where the rat threat has spread and provide them with av

    90 rating2 lists

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  • Why 33Form.36World.00Curated.00Lists.00Adventure · Visual novel

    Mages · Switch, PS4, PS5 +1

    AdventureVisual novelTextHorrorMystery

    Corpse Party II: Darkness Distortion follows three high school friends; Haruka Nanami, Nemu Takanashi, and Maria Hitsugi, as they explore the Amare Est Vivere Hospital, testing a local urban legend as the streamer Nemu seeks to boost her su

    1 list

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  • Why 33Form.41World.00Curated.00Lists.00Adventure · Visual novel

    Paperash · Windows, macOS

    AdventureVisual novelTextIndieThriller

    Dark Train: Coupe is a sci-fi/industrial visual novel made of paper, prequel to its predecessor Dark Train. Be a passenger in another train on the same railroad and decide what will happen next during your journey through the Border City. M

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