- #1 BAD END THEATER
97% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 9,656 reviews2021
Dev: NomnomNami
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 71%
select your protagonist and explore a variety of terrible fates!
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 35.8%, Visual Novel 26.5%, Multiple Endings 18.9%, Romance 5.4%, Anime 4.7%
Why You'll Like It: This game masterfully utilizes a branching narrative structure where seeking out tragic endings is the core mechanic, mirroring the dark, experimental tone of the seed game.
- #2 Slay the Princess — The Pristine Cut
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 31,772 reviews2023
Dev: Black Tabby Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 6.9 hrs≥1hr: 88%
You're here to slay the princess. Don't believe her lies.
Why similar: Visual Novel 31.1%, Dating Sim 19.1%, Interactive Fiction 12.3%, Dark Humor 11.9%, Comic Book 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: A surreal and psychological horror visual novel that forces the player into unsettling, high-stakes interactions with a mysterious entity.
- #3 Milk outside a bag of milk outside a bag of milk
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 21,578 reviews2021
Dev: Nikita Kryukov
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 79%
A sequel to Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk. Dive into demented and bizarre world once again and help the girl become a little happier.
Why similar: Visual Novel 58.3%, Multiple Endings 16.9%, Female Protagonist 14.1%, Anime 6.8%, Indie 2%
Why You'll Like It: This title offers a deeply psychological and surreal experience that explores mental fragility through a unique, stylized visual novel format.
- #4 Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk
95% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 33,269 reviews2020
Dev: Nikita KryukovPub: Nikita Igorevich Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 24 minMean: 7.7 hrs≥1hr: 11%
A short story about what sort of challenges everyday little things can be. Help the girl buy milk, be the first not to disappoint her.
Why similar: Visual Novel 57.9%, Interactive Fiction 22.7%, Anime 11.7%, Adventure 5.8%, Indie 1.2%
Why You'll Like It: A short, intense, and deeply atmospheric psychological experience that shares the niche, experimental appeal of the seed game.
- #5 PARANORMASIGHT: The Seven Mysteries of Honjo
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 6,838 reviews2023
Dev: Square Enix
Windows
Median: 8.7 hrsMean: 10.2 hrs≥1hr: 87%
How far would you go to bring someone back from the dead? Discover the depths that some will go to in this horror-adventure game.
Why similar: Visual Novel 42.5%, Multiple Endings 21.1%, Anime 15.9%, Simulation 11.6%, Adventure 7.5%
Why You'll Like It: A dark, crime-focused visual novel that blends supernatural mystery with complex, choice-driven narrative paths.
- #6 GNOSIA
94% matchVery Positive94% of 4,865 reviews2022
Dev: Petit DepottoPub: PLAYISM
Windows
Median: 7.3 hrsMean: 15.4 hrs≥1hr: 90%
The Gnosia lie. Pretending to be human, they’ll get in close, trick and deceive, and then eliminate one victim at a time...
Why similar: Visual Novel 36%, LGBTQ+ 34.7%, Anime 13.9%, Simulation 7.5%, Adventure 5.4%
Why You'll Like It: This game combines social deduction and crime elements with a visual novel structure, creating a loop of tension and psychological intrigue.
- #7 Folie Fatale
93% matchVery Positive86% of 2,531 reviews2024
Dev: Kanmidoko (神海処)Pub: 346lab Localization
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 87%
All capture targets are mentally "Jirai"(landmine)!? Meet these eccentric boys, reveal the truth beneath in this Psycho-love-horror VN!
Why similar: Female Protagonist 25.4%, Visual Novel 24.2%, Dating Sim 22.7%, Multiple Endings 12.2%, Anime 7.5%
Why You'll Like It: A dark, psychological otome visual novel that leans into horror and complex, morally ambiguous character dynamics.
- #8 Your Turn To Die -Death Game By Majority-
91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 4,059 reviews2023
Dev: NankidaiPub: 0UP GAMES
Windows
Median: 6.4 hrsMean: 13.8 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Your Turn To Die -Death Game By Majority- is a multi-ending horror adventure game. Sara Chidouin returns home from school late one night to discover that something's gone terribly wrong. When she comes to, she finds herself, her friend Joe, and 9 other people trapped in a mysterious place.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 28.4%, Multiple Endings 22.4%, Interactive Fiction 19.9%, Comic Book 12.5%, Anime 10.5%
Why You'll Like It: A gritty and dark visual novel centered on a deadly game of survival that demands difficult moral choices.
- #9 Analogue: A Hate Story
92% matchVery Positive93% of 2,291 reviews2012
Dev: Love Conquers All Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 6.9 hrs≥1hr: 57%
A dark visual mystery novel featuring transhumanism, traditional marriage, loneliness, and cosplay. Two pursuable characters. Five endings. Welcome to the future.
Why similar: Visual Novel 53.9%, LGBTQ+ 13.3%, Anime 10.5%, Interactive Fiction 7.8%, Dating Sim 3.8%
Why You'll Like It: A dark, text-heavy visual novel that explores themes of isolation and crime within a decaying sci-fi setting.
- #10 Zero Escape: The Nonary Games
91% matchVery Positive93% of 7,129 reviews2017
Dev: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 6.4 hrsMean: 21.5 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Kidnapped and taken to an unfamiliar location, nine people find themselves forced to participate in a diabolical Nonary Game by an enigmatic mastermind called Zero. Why were they there? Why were they chosen to put their lives on the line? And more importantly, who can be trusted?
Why similar: Visual Novel 54.8%, Multiple Endings 27.1%, Anime 12.3%, Adventure 4.8%, Singleplayer 0.9%
Why You'll Like It: A quintessential dark visual novel that features high-stakes crime, complex puzzles, and multiple branching endings.
- #11 slime feet
90% matchVery Positive98% of 436 reviews2025
Dev: Nadia Nova
Windows · Mac · Linux
slime feet is a linear visual novel, a love story for everyone who has ever had to love through a keyboard. slime feet is about the body horror of an inevitable drawn out death, and the lesbian slime feet cybersex that comes with it.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 29.6%, Visual Novel 23.5%, Female Protagonist 19.1%, Interactive Fiction 12.9%, Romance 7.5%
Why You'll Like It: A surreal and niche visual novel that shares the experimental and transgressive aesthetic found in the seed game.
- #12 Graveyard Girls
89% matchVery Positive98% of 163 reviews2022
Dev: Delphinium Interactive
Windows
Graveyard Girls is a halloween-themed yuri visual novel about complicated grief and overcoming hardships. Collect Elle’s “scribbles” to learn about her struggles, befriend a mysterious girl, and have a conversation about death.
Why similar: Dating Sim 19.4%, LGBTQ+ 18.5%, Visual Novel 18.2%, Interactive Fiction 11.8%, Female Protagonist 11.7%
Why You'll Like It: A dark, emotional visual novel that explores themes of death and intimacy through a unique, melancholic lens.
- #13 Velvet Bite: Softly, with Teeth
89% matchMixed52% of 82 reviews2025
Dev: EVERIUM
Windows · Mac
You've been invited to a Halloween party! Yay! Music! Food! Drinks! Vampires! Wait. VAMPIRES!? Velvet Bite: Softly, With Teeth is a Romantic Visual Novel featuring 6 romanceable vampires.
Why similar: Dating Sim 22.8%, LGBTQ+ 22.5%, Visual Novel 17.8%, Female Protagonist 13.5%, Multiple Endings 5.9%
Why You'll Like It: A dark, bite-sized dating sim that explores unconventional romantic dynamics with a focus on psychological tension.
- #14 Scarlet Hollow
87% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 4,749 reviews2021
Dev: Black Tabby Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 8.4 hrsMean: 13.8 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Your aunt’s dead, your cousin hates you, and you’re stuck in the dead-end town of Scarlet Hollow. Choose your path through a branching narrative so dense that you'll see less than 1/5 of the game on a single playthrough. You won't be able to save everyone. Good luck, and welcome home.
Why similar: Dating Sim 28%, Visual Novel 27.8%, Multiple Endings 14.8%, Interactive Fiction 14.3%, Dark Humor 12.6%
Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric horror visual novel that emphasizes the weight of player choices in a dark, supernatural setting.
- #15 Yuri Dating Agency
88% matchVery Positive89% of 99 reviews2023
Dev: Red bean Taiyaki
Windows · Mac
Yuri Dating Agency - a speed dating simulator for WLW. You're a girl who likes girls, walking into this Yuri dating agency to find yourself a date. Here, you will be able to get to know lots of girls. Will you be able to win their hearts?
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 26%, Visual Novel 15.6%, Dark Humor 14.6%, Female Protagonist 12.1%, Dating Sim 10.4%
Why You'll Like It: This title blends LGBTQ dating-sim elements with psychological horror and dark humor for a truly unconventional experience.
- #16 Bewitching Sinners
86% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 509 reviews2024
Dev: Miss Xero
Windows · Mac · Linux
Bewitching Sinners is a dark comedy dating sim where your choices will either leave you with your true love or ruin a whole world and potentially killing millions of people within it, no pressure! Explore a fantasy world full of witches, hot priests, and the occasional dance with death.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 20.7%, Dating Sim 18.7%, Visual Novel 16.5%, Interactive Fiction 10.1%, Multiple Endings 8.2%
Why You'll Like It: An interactive fiction title that blends supernatural romance with dark, occult-themed narrative choices.
- #17 Drops of Death
86% matchVery Positive93% of 92 reviews2025
Dev: Snowhaven Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
A murder mystery visual novel with a romantic twist. The killer is randomly chosen at the start of each playthrough, and you may unknowingly fall in love with them. How will your story come to its end? Will you bring the killer to justice, fall in love with them, or die at their hands?
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 24.4%, Dating Sim 21.8%, Visual Novel 20.6%, Multiple Endings 7.9%, Female Protagonist 7%
Why You'll Like It: A mystery-focused visual novel that incorporates dark themes and high-stakes choices into its dating-sim framework.
- #18 LipTrip ~My Boss Is My Heat Suppressant?!~
84% matchVery Positive81% of 472 reviews2024
Dev: SukeraSomeroPub: HUBLOTS
Windows
A boss x employee Omegaverse yuri romance where the physical comes before the emotional
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 34.3%, Female Protagonist 22.3%, Visual Novel 18.3%, Dating Sim 10.1%, Anime 4.7%
Why You'll Like It: A niche LGBTQ visual novel that leans into specific tropes while maintaining a strong focus on character-driven romance.
- #19 The Letter - Horror Visual Novel
85% matchVery Positive86% of 1,515 reviews2017
Dev: Yangyang MobilePub: Neon Doctrine
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.6 hrsMean: 11.1 hrs≥1hr: 90%
When seven people fall prey to a vicious curse, they will discover that horror rests not from the shadows lurking about, but within themselves. To what ends will one go in order to survive?
Why similar: Visual Novel 45.5%, Multiple Endings 12.8%, Female Protagonist 10%, Interactive Fiction 9.5%, Anime 8.9%
Why You'll Like It: A branching narrative horror game that focuses on the psychological toll of supernatural events on its diverse cast of characters.
- #20 YOU and ME and HER: A Love Story
83% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 6,620 reviews2020
Dev: NitroplusPub: JAST
Windows
Median: 7.7 hrsMean: 131.3 hrs≥1hr: 86%
YOU and ME and HER: A Love Story is the visual novel medium in its purest form. Will Shinichi choose Miyuki, the beautiful queen bee of the school, or the endearingly awkward misfit Aoi? With art by Tsuji Santa, these beautifully rendered romances will stay with you forever.
Why similar: Visual Novel 48.6%, Dating Sim 14%, Anime 11.6%, Romance 10.8%, Multiple Endings 10.6%
Why You'll Like It: A meta-fictional dating sim that subverts genre expectations through psychological horror and intense, surreal narrative twists.
- #21 Hookah Haze
82% matchVery Positive93% of 1,353 reviews2024
Dev: ACQUIRE Corp.Pub: Aniplex Inc.
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 9.0 hrs≥1hr: 79%
It's the year 2xxx. The inexperienced Toru Sumiki lands a job managing Hookah Haze, a new hookah lounge on the outskirts of Akihabara, where they meet three eccentric girls. The story unfolds as the girls gradually open up to them, connecting through their fondness for hookah...
Why similar: Dating Sim 35.2%, Visual Novel 32.8%, Dark Humor 13.3%, Anime 12.1%, Adventure 6.5%
Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric visual novel that focuses on the intimate, slow-burn interactions between characters in a unique setting.
- #22 Demonheart
84% matchVery Positive91% of 756 reviews2017
Dev: Rolling Crown
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 9.9 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Discover the secrets of the witches and demons in this dark fantasy romance game, featuring a female protagonist whose personality is completely up to the player thanks to extensive dialog choices.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 17.9%, Dating Sim 15.1%, Visual Novel 14.5%, Female Protagonist 12.2%, Dark Humor 10.3%
Why You'll Like It: A dark fantasy visual novel that allows for a villainous protagonist, focusing on complex, manipulative relationships.
- #23 OshiRabu: Waifus Over Husbandos
82% matchVery Positive86% of 3,936 reviews2020
Dev: SukeraSomeroPub: HUBLOTS
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 65.3 hrs≥1hr: 70%
"—I wanna marry you." Those simple words set in motion a ♀ yuri ♀ game of cat and mouse!
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 29.9%, Female Protagonist 21.5%, Dating Sim 18.6%, Visual Novel 17.4%, Anime 6%
Why You'll Like It: A comedic yet heartfelt LGBTQ visual novel that provides a lighter contrast while maintaining the core dating-sim focus.
- #24 ERROR143
78% matchVery Positive92% of 4,892 reviews2022
Dev: Jenny Vi Pham
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 54%
A bickering and bantering rivals-to-lovers visual novel where you fall in love after first hack.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 27.7%, Dating Sim 26.8%, Visual Novel 22%, Multiple Endings 8.3%, Romance 7.3%
Why You'll Like It: A short, intense dating sim that uses a unique interface and high-tension dialogue to explore a volatile romantic connection.
- #25 Trouble Comes Twice
79% matchVery Positive87% of 144 reviews2023
Dev: Foxglove Games
Windows
Play as twins Hazel and Jace in this wholesome romcom visual novel. After a silly bet is made, the protagonists must find a boyfriend or girlfriend before their twin beats them to it!
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 22.2%, Visual Novel 17.8%, Dating Sim 17.8%, Female Protagonist 12.4%, Interactive Fiction 7.6%
Why You'll Like It: A character-driven LGBTQ visual novel that focuses on the complexities of modern relationships and personal growth.
- #26 First Bite
79% matchVery Positive85% of 164 reviews2022
Dev: First Bite Games
Windows · Mac
An LGBTQ+ Vampiric Visual Novel. One Night. Three vampires. Make a deal with death or die trying.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 28.6%, Visual Novel 23.4%, Dating Sim 16.1%, Dark Humor 9.8%, Romance 8.7%
Why You'll Like It: A dark, romance-focused visual novel that leans into supernatural themes and unconventional character dynamics.
- #27 Asphyxia
81% matchMostly Positive77% of 277 reviews2015
Dev: ebi-hime
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 95%
A gloomy lesbian / yuri visual novel featuring characters based on famous Romantic poets such as Coleridge, Wordsworth, and Byron. Can you help Samantha Coleridge repair her fractured relationship with Lillian Wordsworth?
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 21.8%, Visual Novel 18.6%, Female Protagonist 15.3%, Dating Sim 11.9%, Interactive Fiction 6.9%
Why You'll Like It: A psychological, anime-styled visual novel that explores themes of identity and simulation in a surreal environment.
- #28 XOXO Droplets
81% matchMostly Positive75% of 353 reviews2017
Dev: GB Patch Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 16.3 hrs≥1hr: 69%
An otome dating sim about a humorously jerky young lady and her mission to woo one of multiple uniquely, but equally, obnoxious guys.
Why similar: Dating Sim 27.2%, Visual Novel 23%, Female Protagonist 17.6%, Multiple Endings 8.9%, Romance 7.2%
Why You'll Like It: A satirical dating-sim that pokes fun at the genre while providing a deep, choice-heavy experience for the player.
- #29 千面 Melancholy Love
78% matchVery Positive94% of 2,218 reviews2020
Dev: 白露社Pub: PeriScope Game
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 68.1 hrs≥1hr: 75%
《千面》是一款百合向视觉小说游戏，讲述了在前作时间线十年之后，聆花女子学院中的“优等生”与“不良少女”间的甜蜜纠葛。
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 35.9%, Visual Novel 24.3%, Female Protagonist 15.8%, Simulation 7.4%, Anime 5.2%
Why You'll Like It: A focused LGBTQ visual novel that explores the emotional weight of romantic choices through multiple endings.
- #30 Gamer Girl Adventure
76% matchVery Positive83% of 171 reviews2025
Dev: Katrina 3DxPub: Gamer Girl Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
The story of a gamer girl who expertly juggled two secret romances, until her double life came crashing down with the arrival of the police.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 31.7%, Visual Novel 22.3%, Dating Sim 21.4%, Female Protagonist 9.3%, Simulation 6.3%
- #31 彷徨之街 The Street of Adrift
76% matchMostly Positive76% of 2,333 reviews2024
Dev: Caramel-Mocha StudioPub: LoveStoryProject
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 25.2 hrs≥1hr: 83%
大小姐与头牌花魁的羁绊、救赎与毁灭故事。
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 18.3%, Visual Novel 14.4%, Dating Sim 14.2%, Female Protagonist 12.1%, Crime 11.3%
- #32 Roommates
80% matchMostly Positive71% of 231 reviews2014
Dev: Winter Wolves
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 60%
Join Max or Anne in Latin House for their first college year! They'll juggle classes, jobs, and social life with four dorm mates, potentially sparking some extracurricular fun. As Anne you can romance Max, Isabella, Dominic and Rakesh. As Max, romance Anne, Isabella, Sally and Rakesh.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 21.1%, Dating Sim 19%, Visual Novel 16.9%, Female Protagonist 10.7%, Multiple Endings 6.6%
Why You'll Like It: A classic dating-sim visual novel that offers a lighthearted, anime-inspired approach to romantic relationship management.
- #33 寄甡 Symbiotic Love
77% matchVery Positive92% of 1,650 reviews2019
Dev: 白露社Pub: PeriScope Game
Windows · Mac
Median: 6.6 hrsMean: 80.0 hrs≥1hr: 79%
《寄甡》是一款百合向视觉小说游戏，讲述了一场现代百合版、宛如“罗密欧与朱丽叶”的凄美爱情故事。
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 35%, Visual Novel 23.2%, Female Protagonist 19.1%, Simulation 7.5%, Anime 6.4%
- #34 镜花饴情 Mirage Sugar Acacia
75% matchVery Positive84% of 419 reviews2024
Dev: 青木香游戏制作组Pub: LoveStoryProject
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 20.1 hrs≥1hr: 65%
饴情甜蜜转瞬即逝，女生之间的爱情就像镜花般脆弱。 踏入大学校园的自由舞台，交织着理想与现实迷茫前行，她们的缘分是否可以开花结果呢？ 甘之如饴的一对一百合故事，多结局。
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 22.8%, Dating Sim 19.4%, Visual Novel 17.4%, Female Protagonist 15.5%, Multiple Endings 9.3%
- #35 Melancholy Love
77% matchVery Positive95% of 75 reviews2021
Dev: White Dew GamesPub: Kikai Digital
Windows · Mac
Melancholy Love is a Yuri Visual Novel between an elite and a misfit in an All-Girls' High School. How will sparks flare between the two?
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 24.2%, Visual Novel 18.3%, Female Protagonist 14.9%, Multiple Endings 11%, Drama 8.2%
- #36 Sweet Home
69% matchVery Positive95% of 9,271 reviews2025
Dev: 开心茶房Pub: Tailtone Games
Windows
Median: 5.0 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Sweet Home is a visual novel set in a Chinese high school. Parted friendships, ambiguous romances, tangled relationships, and flawed families... Are these just the pangs of adolescence—or something heavier? Step into the shoes of Zhao Ying, shape her choices, and uncover every possible path.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 27.7%, Female Protagonist 16.8%, Visual Novel 15.3%, Dating Sim 13.6%, Interactive Fiction 9.9%
- #37 Bound by Desire 🍆👩
75% matchMixed43% of 96 reviews2024
Dev: Shipper dogs bang
Windows · Mac · Linux
Bound by Desire is a provocative visual novel about a waitress, Mabel, whose life is forever changed when her husband introduces her to a secret fantasy involving his close friend.
Why similar: Dating Sim 24.9%, LGBTQ+ 21.1%, Visual Novel 20.9%, Female Protagonist 16.4%, Multiple Endings 8.7%
- #38 I Just Want to be Single!! Season One
72% matchVery Positive81% of 278 reviews2025
Dev: m.Pub: Tsundere Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
The anti-dating sim where you make friends instead of girlfriends! Balance between heartbreak and heartache! Will you graduate without a single friend? Or will you survive long enough to reject them all?
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 22.2%, Dating Sim 18.7%, Visual Novel 15.9%, Female Protagonist 9.9%, Interactive Fiction 9.8%
- #39 Criminally Yours
71% matchVery Positive95% of 60 reviews2025
Dev: Meant to Bee Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
A superhero-themed yandere romance visual novel. He's your coworker, your crush, and the villain you need to stop? Make choices to be with your supervillian ex, or move on to a new hot superhero.
Why similar: Visual Novel 28.6%, Female Protagonist 19.5%, LGBTQ+ 15.7%, Multiple Endings 12.5%, Romance 9.7%
- #40 Heart Cage
70% matchVery Positive97% of 327 reviews2025
Dev: RiceLoveCoffee
Windows · Mac · Linux
Yandere x Otome x Mystery A mystery Otome game with all yandere love interest, play as a detective and find out the truth!
Why similar: Dating Sim 26.8%, Female Protagonist 23.1%, Visual Novel 22.7%, Multiple Endings 11.8%, Anime 6.3%
- #41 Blackberry Honey
73% matchVery Positive94% of 739 reviews2017
Dev: ebi-hime
Windows · Linux
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 16.1 hrs≥1hr: 84%
A lesbian love story set in Victorian England, featuring maids, music, and finding love in unexpected places.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 39%, Visual Novel 26.7%, Female Protagonist 15.8%, Anime 7%, Romance 4%
- #42 Lilycle Rainbow Stage!!!
74% matchVery Positive92% of 171 reviews2019
Dev: ParticlePub: MangaGamer
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 243.5 hrs≥1hr: 83%
In this yuri visual novel featuring an all-star cast, you follow one main love triangle as they navigate their budding romance and the pursuit of their goals, unlocking new, heartwarming events to view from the perspectives of each cute girl in six other precious couples as well.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 24.6%, Visual Novel 19.5%, Female Protagonist 15.9%, Dating Sim 14.7%, Anime 7.8%
- #43 Speakeasy
72% matchVery Positive83% of 74 reviews2024
Dev: Open Late Games
Windows · Mac
A delightful, delicious, devilish erotic visual novel.
Why similar: Visual Novel 27.2%, Female Protagonist 17.1%, Dating Sim 15.1%, Multiple Endings 14%, LGBTQ+ 9.7%
- #44 The Wilting Amaranth
74% matchMostly Positive79% of 71 reviews2018
Dev: Reine WorksPub: Top Hat Curios & Oddities
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 78%
The Wilting Amaranth is a short yuri (GxG) romance visual novel based very loosely on a familiar fairy tale. It features 2 character routes, 13 endings, and 3 to 5 hours of gameplay.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 22.2%, Dating Sim 20%, Visual Novel 17.8%, Female Protagonist 13.6%, Multiple Endings 9.6%
- #45 From Madness with Love
70% matchVery Positive91% of 501 reviews2023
Dev: JamsanpoidPub: VampireK.K.
Windows
This is a dating sim with guys you will never be on the same page with! For some reason, you just can't communicate with the guy you like... An unusual yet extraordinary experience with a cute pixel art style, fully voiced in Japanese.
Why similar: Visual Novel 25.7%, LGBTQ+ 25.6%, Dark Humor 16.2%, Multiple Endings 13.5%, Romance 7.2%
- #46 Tasty Bite: Food dating simulator
68% matchVery Positive99% of 78 reviews2026
Dev: DuckMemeticsGamesPub: Playmeow
Windows
Sushi, pasta, dumplings and other food have turned into girls and want to spend romantic nights with you. A pleasant, relaxing and funny novel, where you will have to cook a variety of dinners from all over the world, chat with unusual girls and do "other" things with them...
Why similar: Dating Sim 33.7%, Visual Novel 26.2%, Interactive Fiction 14%, Anime 10.9%, Romance 9.3%
- #47 The NOexistenceN of you AND me
67% matchVery Positive93% of 20,460 reviews2024
Dev: 0x0Real StudioPub: Nino Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 16.7 hrs≥1hr: 70%
Use "game" as a medium to showcase the world of "you/girl". Explore the truth of "you/girl/world" through the form of a "visual novel".
Why similar: Visual Novel 37.1%, Multiple Endings 17.7%, Dating Sim 15.7%, Interactive Fiction 15.2%, Anime 10.7%
- #48 Demonheart: Hunters
73% matchVery Positive84% of 295 reviews2020
Dev: Rolling Crown
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 7.3 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Embrace or resist the demonic influence around you. Romance your companions in this RPG with an emphasis on conversation choices and character interactions.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 21%, Dating Sim 18.6%, Female Protagonist 15.2%, Multiple Endings 11.7%, Interactive Fiction 10.5%
- #49 //TODO: today
71% matchVery Positive93% of 426 reviews2021
Dev: Boys Laugh +
Windows · Mac · Linux
A visual novel about figuring out life with the help of an AI. //TODO: today is a pastel colored slice-of-life story that let's you freely choose your pronouns and romantic preferences!
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 35.5%, Visual Novel 24.4%, Dating Sim 18.5%, Multiple Endings 10.4%, Adventure 4.3%
- #50 Voronica Cleans House: a Vore Adventure
71% matchVery Positive84% of 76 reviews2021
Dev: Heedless
Windows
Explore a house full of tiny humans as a horny bunny with a giant appetite... Eat, Grow and Transform in the first vore game on Steam!
Why similar: Visual Novel 30%, Female Protagonist 23.6%, Dating Sim 20.2%, Multiple Endings 13.9%, Simulation 5.5%
- #51 Amber's Magic Shop
73% matchMixed64% of 50 reviews2017
Dev: Winter Wolves
Windows · Mac · Linux
Play as the dark elf Amber in this dating sim with optional crafting gameplay. 3 otome (Bernard, Daniel, Lair), 1 yuri (Ruby) and 2 poly (Lynn, Cosmina) romance routes.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 24.7%, Visual Novel 19%, Dating Sim 18.8%, Female Protagonist 15.7%, Anime 6.5%
- #52 Courtin' Cowboys
69% matchVery Positive95% of 63 reviews2024
Dev: Mrfishess
Windows · Mac · Linux
It's 1863 and you, the player, are traveling through the small western town of Summerfair. Meet up to 7 love interests and discover their deliciously dark pasts... as well as their current horrifying misdeeds.
Why similar: Dating Sim 27.2%, Visual Novel 23.3%, LGBTQ+ 19.4%, Dark Humor 13.1%, Simulation 8%
- #53 Burning Boundaries Part 1
66% matchVery Positive88% of 409 reviews2026
Dev: T4bbo
Windows · Mac · Linux
Burning Boundaries is an adult visual novel where choices shape your unique story. Pursue love, temptation, and hidden desires as you explore diverse kinks, branching paths, and lasting consequences.
Why similar: Visual Novel 27.6%, Dating Sim 24.6%, Female Protagonist 18%, Multiple Endings 15.5%, Romance 5.5%
- #54 Syrup and the Ultimate Sweet
66% matchVery Positive97% of 69 reviews2025
Dev: NomnomNami
Windows · Mac · Linux
A candy alchemist finds a candy golem in her basement workshop...
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 32.1%, Visual Novel 25.2%, Female Protagonist 19.5%, Multiple Endings 14.2%, Anime 4.9%
- #55 boyfriend or cake??
66% matchVery Positive94% of 120 reviews2025
Dev: Nolan TaylorPub: Tactical Toad LLC
Windows · Linux
alternatively: caring romantic partner or delicious confectionery dessert?
Why similar: Visual Novel 40.7%, Dating Sim 36.1%, Female Protagonist 10.2%, Romance 6.7%, Casual 4.2%
- #56 Nurse Love Addiction
70% matchVery Positive92% of 873 reviews2016
Dev: KOGADO STUDIOPub: KOMODO
Windows
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 84.7 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Follow Asuka Osachi, a ditzy girl training to become a nurse at Teito Nursing School. Experience her story with her classmates as they discover love, medicine, and adulthood.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 22.1%, LGBTQ+ 21%, Visual Novel 20.1%, Dating Sim 14.1%, Anime 9.5%
- #57 Date Everything!
62% matchVery Positive94% of 7,103 reviews2025
Dev: Sassy Chap GamesPub: Team17
Windows
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 10.9 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Date Everything! is a sandbox dating simulator set in the comfort of your own home, featuring 100 fully voice acted datable characters! Let the romance flow between your bed, smoke alarm and… Overwhelming Sense of Existential Dread? Are you ready to Date Everything?
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 34.1%, Dating Sim 27.4%, Visual Novel 11.8%, Multiple Endings 8.9%, Romance 7.7%
- #58 Marshmallow All the Way Home
65% matchVery Positive96% of 55 reviews2025
Dev: MarmaladePub: Shiravune
Windows
Find friendship, love, and pastries in the most unexpected places in this cute visual novel about baking a home.
Why similar: Visual Novel 36.7%, Multiple Endings 23.6%, Romance 12.3%, Interactive Fiction 12%, Anime 9.6%
- #59 Femboy Burgers
66% matchVery Positive90% of 233 reviews2023
Dev: Asephy
Windows
A management/ visual novel femboy game. Complete orders made by customers, and manage your expenses to survive, while also wooing femboys! Start a new job as a femboy serving burgers -among other things!
Why similar: Dating Sim 27.5%, LGBTQ+ 24.7%, Visual Novel 21.3%, Dark Humor 11.9%, Anime 7.7%
- #60 LOVE BAKUDAN
68% matchVery Positive93% of 72 reviews2021
Dev: Noodletub Games
Windows
LOVE BAKUDAN is an 18+ yuri visual novel about Haruka Mishima, a young woman who inherits an erotic bookstore - and all of the drama, romance and daily life that comes with it. With six unique romance routes, erotic books to read and a special extra route, who will be the love bomb of your choice?
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 28.8%, Visual Novel 23.7%, Dating Sim 23.1%, Romance 9.1%, Drama 6.7%
