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Haruka Kanata (my kewl review) Ojou-sama Kumikyoku (my less kewl review) Also seconding Zaka's Mahou Shoujo rec.

They're kinda different experiences. I don't remember flyable heart much since after i read one heroine(don't remember) and mayuri's route, i played Kimi no Nagori instantly since I didn't really care much about the other heroines aside from Mayuri. Flyable heart is your well-made average romcom but with rather magic aspects similar to how clannad uses magic. Kimi no Nagori is more grounded without any of that magic nonsense and more on how Mayuri's insane family each with their own personal issues you encounter. I just like VN's like this where you weather through hard times with the girl you love, since Kimi no Nagori keeps throwing you in hard and depressing situations but you and Mayuri are together to deal with it. I really am not sure on what for you to read first since if you read Kimi no Nagori, her entire route in flyable heart is playable anyway so you dont miss anything. In a sense it is kinda standalone. But I reallly really like Kimi no Nagori a lot better but it kinda relies on whether you like Mayuri in the first place

Kimi no Nagori wa Shizuka ni Yurete I don't even remember how i came across this. But this is probably one of the best single heroine vn's i have played. The insane family and their drama along with best girl Mayuri kept me interested. I think i was playing flyable heart and got pissed on how short her route was and found out there was a separate vn just for her expanding it by like a lot.

Shinsetsu Mahou Shoujo - real good free SRPG hybrid with a very fleshed out story that goes much further that you might expect. Unfortunately engine is jank. True Remembrance - cool stuff on memories and how they make us Symphonic Rain - admittedly not entirely unpopular, but definitely lower popularity. The fan translation is recommended if you read translated, and I don't say this lightly. A story with a lot of cool insert songs relating to the narrative, fleshed-out character studies, and delicious drama. Torta best girl Soundless - good EVN denpage? YEP Blankspace - well written dialogue, unusual characters and plot for the medium, puzzle gameplay actually not too bad (except when replaying for new endings...)

One Thousand Lies - https://vndb.org/v19014

This picture made my mind prepared for hacking. Maybe I should dial down my game time in Cyberpunk a bit.

I just created an account just to say ... thank you so much for all your hard work! I barely found out about this thread today but seeing people's passion has encouraged me to translate a visual novel. But hey, I just have one question, how the heck could you make the .scn files editable? I couldn't find anything on the internet to be able to do it ... Thank you very much if someone responds to this!