Wanna try Adastra?
Adastra was the first VN I played and kind of the source to my newfound addiction to them lol. I played it because after researching a bit I found it to be the "best first VN for newbies," got addicted and finished it in like 3 days I think. Anything by The Echo Project is really great, and I loved Tennis Ace, Lyre, Extracurricular Activities, Sileo, Stranded, and Chord Progressions. Currently I'm trying After Class. But out of all of these, RtF still has been my absolute favorite!!! :DD
Really good... I spent a LOT of time this past week reading through all the routes of After Class because there is SOOO much lore :'))) I started Socially Awkward yesterday for a bit... should finish it soon so yeah lol. FBTW is still on my list, but I feel like it's longer as well, so I'm waiting for a bit lolol