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If Nightshade/百花百狼 left you wanting more, this list of 38 similar games is for you. Each one shares part of its essence — visual novel storytelling, strong narrative focus and historical setting — and is ranked by a similarity score computed across 7 attributes. STEINS;GATE comes closest (79/100).

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GenreCasualSubgenreVisual Novel
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NarrativeDarkSolo
Year 2016Dev Red Entertainment

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The closest game to Nightshade/百花百狼 is STEINS;GATE — scoring 79/100 on our similarity scale. Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Ch.6 Tsumihoroboshi and Milk Inside a Bag of Milk Inside a Bag of Milk follow close behind.

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Top games similar to Nightshade/百花百狼

38 similar games foundUpdated May 2026

Handpicked by our similarity algorithm, these are the titles with the highest gameplay match to Nightshade/百花百狼. Each one has been evaluated across 7 real attributes — from combat style and progression mechanics to world structure and visual perspective — so every recommendation is based on how the game actually plays, not just its genre label.

#1STEINS;GATE
STEINS;GATE
CasualVisual Novel
SoloNarrativeDarkAnimeHistorical
Steam👍 97%· 26KRAWG👍 84%· 274MC87IGDB80· 4OC87· 12
Year 2009Dev MAGES · Spike Chunsoft CoPlaytime ~5hOn PC · PS · Xbox

✓ Like Nightshade/百花百狼, it's known for visual novel storytelling, adventure storytelling and strong narrative focus

≠ Stands apart with survival mechanics, horror tension and setting scifi

A new story in the critically-acclaimed STEINS;GATE series. From the depths of despair--explore a whole new world line. Your favorite characters return alongside a brand new cast!

Genre100Game mode100Tone100Setting66
Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Ch.6 Tsumihoroboshi
CasualVisual Novel
SoloNarrativeDarkAnimeHorror
Steam👍 99%· 906
Year 2018Dev 07th Expansion · MangaGamerPlaytime ~7hOn PC · Apple Macintosh · Linux

✓ If you enjoyed Nightshade/百花百狼, expect visual novel storytelling, adventure storytelling and strong narrative focus

≠ Stands apart with horror tension and horror setting, while skipping historical setting

June, 1983. The summer heat has arrived earlier than it does most years. By day there are cicadas, and by night, the higurashi. Hinamizawa, a small village in the Japanese countryside. While there are fewer than two thousand people there, every year, 'something' happens.

Where it drifts furthest from Nightshade/百花百狼: setting.

Genre100Game mode100Tone100Setting49
Milk Inside a Bag of Milk Inside a Bag of Milk
CasualVisual Novel
SoloNarrativeDarkAnimeHorror
Steam👍 96%· 33K
Year 2020Dev Nikita Kryukov · Nikita Kaf PublishingOn Linux · PC · Mac

✓ If you enjoyed Nightshade/百花百狼, expect visual novel storytelling, adventure storytelling and strong narrative focus

≠ Its own twist: horror tension, horror setting and visual pixel, while skipping historical setting

Where it drifts furthest from Nightshade/百花百狼: setting.

Released 4 years after Nightshade/百花百狼.

Genre100Game mode100Tone100Setting41
Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Ch.3 Tatarigoroshi
CasualVisual Novel
SoloNarrativeDarkAnimeCozy
Steam👍 98%· 1.3KRAWG👍 100%· 28
Year 2016Dev 07th Expansion · MangaGamerPlaytime ~5hOn PC · Apple Macintosh · Linux

✓ If you enjoyed Nightshade/百花百狼, expect visual novel storytelling, adventure storytelling and strong narrative focus

≠ Stands apart with horror tension, cozy, relaxing feel and linear, story-driven structure, while skipping historical setting

The 58th year of Shouwa, early summer. It’s June, and the summer heat has arrived earlier than it does most years. By day there are crickets, and by night there are cicadas. We’re in Hinamizawa, a small village in the countryside. There are fewer than two thousand people here.

Genre100Game mode100Tone81Setting53
Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair
CasualVisual Novel
SoloNarrativeDarkAnimeHorror
Steam👍 96%· 31KIGDB85· 8
Year 2012Dev Spike Chunsoft · NIS AmericaOn Linux · PC · iOS

✓ Shared with Nightshade/百花百狼: adventure storytelling, visual novel storytelling and strong narrative focus

≠ Its own twist: horror tension, puzzle design and horror setting, while skipping historical setting

Genre100Game mode100Tone100Setting61
Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc
CasualVisual Novel
SoloNarrativeDarkAnimeHorror
Steam👍 96%· 37KIGDB82· 9
Year 2010Dev Spike Chunsoft · NIS AmericaOn Linux · Android · PC

✓ Like Nightshade/百花百狼, it's known for visual novel storytelling, adventure storytelling and strong narrative focus

≠ Where it differs: brings puzzle design, horror tension and survival mechanics, while skipping historical setting

Genre100Game mode100Tone100Setting59
Everlasting Summer
CasualVisual Novel
SoloNarrativeDarkAnimeFirst Person
Steam👍 95%· 77KRAWG👍 77%· 952
Year 2013Dev Soviet GamesPlaytime ~5hOn PC · iOS · Android

✓ If you enjoyed Nightshade/百花百狼, expect visual novel storytelling, adventure storytelling and strong narrative focus

≠ Stands apart with visual first person, visual 2d and free to play, while skipping historical setting

Everlasting Summer is a visual novel about a man named Semyon who is teleported from modern Russia into summer camp somewhere in Soviet Union.

On reception: its Steam reviews are very positive, against overwhelmingly positive for Nightshade/百花百狼.

Genre100Game mode100Tone100Setting68
AI: The Somnium Files
CasualVisual Novel
SoloNarrativeDarkAnimeSci-Fi
Steam👍 92%· 9.2KIGDB86· 2OC82· 47
Year 2019Dev Spike ChunsoftOn Xbox · PS4 · PC

✓ Like Nightshade/百花百狼, it's known for visual novel storytelling, adventure storytelling and strong narrative focus

≠ Its own twist: puzzle design, horror tension and setting scifi, while skipping historical setting

On reception: its Steam reviews are very positive, against overwhelmingly positive for Nightshade/百花百狼.

Released 3 years after Nightshade/百花百狼.

Genre100Game mode100Tone100Setting54
AI: The Somnium Files - Nirvana Initiative
CasualVisual Novel
SoloNarrativeDarkAnimeSci-Fi
Steam👍 86%· 3.7KIGDB87· 4OC86· 67
Year 2022Dev Spike ChunsoftOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

✓ Like Nightshade/百花百狼, it's known for visual novel storytelling, adventure storytelling and strong narrative focus

≠ Where it differs: brings puzzle design, setting scifi and visual first person, while skipping historical setting

On reception: its Steam reviews are very positive, against overwhelmingly positive for Nightshade/百花百狼.

Released 6 years after Nightshade/百花百狼.

Genre100Game mode100Tone100Setting53
Steins;Gate 0
CasualVisual Novel
SoloNarrativeAnimeHistoricalSci-Fi
Steam👍 96%· 8.1KIGDB87· 11OC84· 43
Year 2015Dev 5pb. · PQubeOn PlayStation 3 · PS4 · PC

✓ Shared with Nightshade/百花百狼: visual novel storytelling, adventure storytelling and strong narrative focus

≠ Stands apart with setting scifi, fantasy world and setting cyberpunk, while skipping dark, oppressive atmosphere

Genre100Game mode100Tone84Setting63
Saya no Uta
CasualVisual Novel
SoloNarrativeDarkAnimeCozy
Steam👍 90%· 9.4K
Year 2019Dev Nitro Plus · Asoberu! BD-GAMEOn Android · PC

✓ Shared with Nightshade/百花百狼: visual novel storytelling, adventure storytelling and strong narrative focus

≠ Stands apart with horror tension, deep simulation and cozy, relaxing feel, while skipping historical setting

Where it drifts furthest from Nightshade/百花百狼: setting.

On reception: its Steam reviews are very positive, against overwhelmingly positive for Nightshade/百花百狼.

Released 3 years after Nightshade/百花百狼.

Genre100Game mode100Tone91Setting39
Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony
CasualVisual Novel
SoloNarrativeDarkAnimeSci-Fi
Steam👍 83%· 22KIGDB88· 13OC83· 75
Year 2017Dev Spike ChunsoftOn PS4 · Android · PC

✓ Shared with Nightshade/百花百狼: visual novel storytelling, adventure storytelling and strong narrative focus

≠ Where it differs: brings puzzle design, survival mechanics and horror tension, while skipping historical setting

Where it drifts furthest from Nightshade/百花百狼: setting.

On reception: its Steam reviews are very positive, against overwhelmingly positive for Nightshade/百花百狼.

Genre100Game mode100Tone100Setting49
Zero Escape: Zero Time Dilemma
CasualVisual Novel
SoloNarrativeDarkAnimeHorror
Steam👍 82%· 4.8KIGDB80· 22
Year 2016Dev Spike Chunsoft · Aksys GamesOn PS4 · PC · Xbox

✓ If you enjoyed Nightshade/百花百狼, expect visual novel storytelling, adventure storytelling and strong narrative focus

≠ Its own twist: puzzle design, horror tension and deep RPG systems, while skipping historical setting

Where it drifts furthest from Nightshade/百花百狼: setting.

On reception: its Steam reviews are very positive, against overwhelmingly positive for Nightshade/百花百狼.

Genre100Game mode100Tone100Setting36
Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney
CasualVisual Novel
SoloNarrativeAnime2DFirst Person
Steam👍 98%· 43K
Year 2013Dev CapcomOn PS4 · Android · PC

✓ Like Nightshade/百花百狼, it's known for visual novel storytelling, adventure storytelling and strong narrative focus

≠ Where it differs: brings puzzle design, visual 2d and visual first person, while skipping dark, oppressive atmosphere

Genre100Game mode100Tone84Setting67
Hate Plus
CasualVisual Novel
SoloNarrativeHistoricalAnimeSci-Fi
Steam👍 84%· 587RAWG👍 75%· 20IGDB80· 1
Year 2013Dev Love Conquers All GamesPlaytime ~3hOn PC · Apple Macintosh · Linux

✓ If you enjoyed Nightshade/百花百狼, expect visual novel storytelling, adventure storytelling and strong narrative focus

≠ Where it differs: brings setting scifi and fantasy world, while skipping dark, oppressive atmosphere

Let's spend the next three real-time days together uncovering the mystery of what went horribly wrong on a derelict generation ship, with the help of a spunky/more-than-slightly-traumatized AI sidekick! A sequel to Analogue: A Hate Story that tells a whole new hate story of its own.

On reception: its Steam reviews are very positive, against overwhelmingly positive for Nightshade/百花百狼.

Genre100Game mode100Tone84Setting70

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What is the best game similar to Nightshade/百花百狼?
The closest game to Nightshade/百花百狼 is STEINS;GATE, scoring 79/100 on our similarity scale. They share 7 gameplay attributes, including visual novel storytelling, adventure storytelling and single-player focus. It's the most faithful alternative currently available.
What are the top games like Nightshade/百花百狼?
The three closest games to Nightshade/百花百狼 are: 1. STEINS;GATE (79/100, 7 shared attributes) 2. Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Ch.6 Tsumihoroboshi (74/100, 6 shared attributes) 3. Milk Inside a Bag of Milk Inside a Bag of Milk (74/100, 6 shared attributes). All share Nightshade/百花百狼's most important gameplay attributes, ranked out of 38 candidates across 7 dimensions.
Is Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Ch.6 Tsumihoroboshi similar to Nightshade/百花百狼?
Yes, very much so — Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Ch.6 Tsumihoroboshi scores 74/100 similarity to Nightshade/百花百狼. They share 6 attributes, including visual novel storytelling and adventure storytelling. It's one of the most direct alternatives available.
What Visual Novel games are similar to Nightshade/百花百狼?
The best Visual Novel games similar to Nightshade/百花百狼 are STEINS;GATE, Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Ch.6 Tsumihoroboshi, Milk Inside a Bag of Milk Inside a Bag of Milk and Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Ch.3 Tatarigoroshi. All share the Visual Novel genre alongside other key Nightshade/百花百狼 attributes like visual novel storytelling, adventure storytelling and single-player focus.
How is similarity to Nightshade/百花百狼 calculated?
We compare Nightshade/百花百狼 against every game in our catalog using 7 gameplay attributes: genre, atmosphere, world structure, play modes, combat style, and more. Each category is weighted differently — genre matters more than visual style, for instance. The result is a 0-100 score reflecting how closely a game replicates the Nightshade/百花百狼 experience, not just whether it shares the same genre label.
Are there free games similar to Nightshade/百花百狼?
Yes — Everlasting Summer is free and scores well on similarity to Nightshade/百花百狼. It's a great way to test whether the play style clicks before investing in other paid titles.