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Drinks with Abbey is a short, slice-of-life visual novel about a first date.

Why similar: Dating Sim 18.6%, Conversation 16.8%, Interactive Fiction 14.5%, Romance 12.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.8%

Cryspace is a fresh visual novel with a nostalgic flavor. Talk to your friends online, meet with them in-person, and allow your friend group to grow in numbers, or fall into despair through your own decision-making and discretion. Experience the first few dates with Sam for FREE.

Why similar: Dating Sim 19%, Interactive Fiction 15%, Visual Novel 13%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.8%, Romance 11.7%

It's date night in the dystopian future. You're going out with Mel, a half-melon person with psychic powers. They seem a little weird, but at least they're cute. Choose where to go, what to do, and what to say in this highly interactive, romance visual novel.

Why similar: Conversation 17.3%, Dating Sim 16.3%, Romance 15.3%, Visual Novel 11.5%, Interactive Fiction 11.1%

Heart Rates: Plus is a short college romance Adult Visual Novel with meaningful choices and a realistic-but-simple sex simulation.

Why similar: Dating Sim 23.7%, Romance 16.6%, Visual Novel 15.7%, Interactive Fiction 15.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.3%

Summer's here and hearts are heating up! Meet five different beauties, hang out, flirt a little... and maybe even find your summer romance. Your choices matter — and the story’s all yours.

Why similar: Dating Sim 24%, Interactive Fiction 19.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.2%, Romance 15.9%, Choices Matter 9.6%

Upon answering a mysterious phone call, you awaken in an unfamiliar place filled with new faces… Through intricate relationships and thoughtful introspection, will you be able to unravel the reason you are here?

Why similar: Dating Sim 19.6%, Interactive Fiction 14.7%, Romance 13.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.4%, Conversation 12.9%

In this game, you step into the shoes of a successful guy who's searching for something more in life. Then, out of nowhere, he finds it when he enters a new world filled with beautiful women, mysteries, conspiracies, and plenty of action in this thrilling 18+ visual novel.

Why similar: Dating Sim 23.1%, Interactive Fiction 17.4%, Visual Novel 15.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.7%, Romance 12.1%

Who did you kiss that night? Text Your Life is a mobile phone chat simulator that lets you put yourself in the shoes of our protagonist, a female university student with a group of eccentric friends and a love life that has suddenly turned somewhat... complicated.

Why similar: Dating Sim 18.4%, Interactive Fiction 15.8%, Conversation 14.7%, Romance 13.7%, Visual Novel 11.1%

A short game where you flirt with Maddie in a changing room

Why similar: Dating Sim 26.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.2%, Visual Novel 14.6%, Conversation 13.1%, Romance 11.7%

Help a psychopath find love in this stupid meme visual novel from 10+ years ago, which has finally gotten the remaster it deserves.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 19.3%, Dating Sim 19.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.5%, Romance 15.7%, Visual Novel 13.3%

Get the streamer's attention at any cost before someone else does. Write comments, chat, and make donations to your waifu, but do not dare to hate her!

Why similar: Dating Sim 16.8%, Interactive Fiction 14.7%, Romance 14.5%, Conversation 14.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.6%

You meet with Yuika to talk about your relationship. Where is this conversation headed towards?

Why similar: Dating Sim 24%, Interactive Fiction 18%, Conversation 14.2%, Romance 14.1%, Visual Novel 11.8%

Shadows of Deceit is a choice-driven adult Visual Novel where you find yourself bound to the Goddess of Temptation, accept her gift and indulge in a life of pleasure or resist her pull and stay true to your heart. Go on a journey filled with desire, corruption, drama, comedy, and lots of sex.

Why similar: Dating Sim 22.5%, Interactive Fiction 15.7%, Visual Novel 15.2%, Conversation 11.6%, Romance 11.3%

Bingus: My Beloved is a visual novel and dating sim where you choose to pursue Bingus or Big Floppa while you attend Zabloing Academy. Join your favorite high school club, make friends, and prepare to enter the Floppaverse! 💕

Why similar: Dating Sim 19.8%, Interactive Fiction 15.5%, Conversation 14.3%, Romance 13.8%, Visual Novel 12.1%

The strangest things happen when you don't expect them...

Why similar: Dating Sim 24.4%, Visual Novel 16.4%, Romance 16.4%, Interactive Fiction 13.6%, Choices Matter 9.3%

The outside is being ravaged by a mysterious downpour of a glass, you are forced to take shelter in a seemingly innocuous rundown hotel. Yet, stuck with you are people who you wish you would never see again. What will you do to survive?

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 19.7%, Dating Sim 19.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.9%, Visual Novel 13.3%, Conversation 12.7%

This Bishojo Visual Novel/Dating Sim gives you just 10 days to pursue three attractive heroines. Your choices directly branch the storyline and are the sole key to unlocking the visual content. Features 200 high-quality, sensational Event CGs capturing intimate moments.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 18.7%, Dating Sim 18.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.5%, Romance 15.1%, Visual Novel 12.8%

Enjoy your time in a hospital with a sexy doctor, nurse and an idol roommate! An adult visual novel adventure with multiple endings.

Why similar: Dating Sim 21.6%, Interactive Fiction 20.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19.9%, Visual Novel 14.1%, Romance 11.3%

The classic visual novel from AQUAPLUS that launched one of Japan's most beloved franchises, WHITE ALBUM is a story of love in many forms. Will a couple cling together, or drift apart on the cold wind? The album of their relationship will be as white as snow, and as poignant.

Why similar: Dating Sim 22.6%, Romance 17.7%, Visual Novel 15.3%, Conversation 11.6%, Choices Matter 9%

A story-driven visual novel set on a quiet coastal town, where fleeting connections, unspoken desires, and personal choices shape how every relationship unfolds.

Why similar: Dating Sim 26.9%, Interactive Fiction 21%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.6%, Visual Novel 14.1%, Romance 10.8%

A high quality, erotic, sexy and fun visual novel - and yes, there are animations!

Why similar: Dating Sim 19.7%, Interactive Fiction 15.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.4%, Romance 14.1%, Visual Novel 12.3%

Chaotic Love and Sex is an 18+ romantic visual novel where your choices shape who you grow close to—and how your story ends. Flirt, explore, and make tough decisions as you uncover the hidden sides of Aiko, Amanda, and Hina in a story full of passion, drama, consequence, and sex.

Why similar: Dating Sim 23.2%, Romance 15.2%, Interactive Fiction 13.5%, Visual Novel 13.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.8%

The player doesn't impersonate a simple man, but a powerful, rich and famous nobleman who seems to be able to obtain whatever he wishes for. But will this be enough this time?

Why similar: Dating Sim 21.2%, Interactive Fiction 18.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.5%, Romance 14.1%, Visual Novel 13.2%

"Charming Hearts" is a real-life interactive dating game. Players will meet, get to know, and fall in love with different types of beauty. Every choice will lead to a completely different chemical reaction with "her"; every entanglement, the sweet love is entangled and pulled.

Why similar: Dating Sim 18.1%, Interactive Fiction 14.7%, Conversation 14.7%, Romance 13%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.7%

A branching narrative, visual novel dating sim where you play asteroid dT. There are 4 loves, astronomical secrets, and multiple endings based on your choices. Eject mass to change your orbit and meet different planets, but lose too much and you risk breaking apart.

Why similar: Dating Sim 18.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.8%, Interactive Fiction 14.2%, Conversation 13.7%, Visual Novel 11.6%

An otome game with intricate dark fantasy/fairytales. Can you solve the mysteries and find love?

Why similar: Dating Sim 24.9%, Interactive Fiction 15.7%, Visual Novel 15.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.7%, Multiple Endings 10.7%

I Wani Hug that Gator! Is a choice-driven narrative about teenagers struggling to find their way. Help Inco, loser highschooler extraordinaire, navigate his budding friendships (and romance!) while surviving being the only human in a dinosaur-filled school.

Why similar: Dating Sim 20.2%, Romance 16.5%, Interactive Fiction 15.8%, Visual Novel 15.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.1%

Atana is a unique romance visual novel focusing on power dynamics and Fem-dom themes. You play as a Companion AI, facing your creator through the screen—Atana, a man whose eyes overflow with obsession for you. He gave you emotions and craves your company, yet he fears the inevitable: your awakening.

Why similar: Dating Sim 26.1%, Interactive Fiction 24.7%, Romance 17.3%, Visual Novel 14.5%, Multiple Endings 9.4%

This game is to rekindle the exhilarating sensation of youthful passion—to perfectly capture the essence of romantic endeavors, making the experience of falling in love both sweet and meaningful, and to inspire players with the beauty of love within the nightlife entertainment industry.

Why similar: Dating Sim 22.8%, Romance 16.3%, Interactive Fiction 14.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.8%, Visual Novel 10.1%

College Kings - The Complete Season (Acts I-III Combined): Sex, girls, parties, and power. As a freshman at San Vallejo College, you have the whole world in front of you. Will you let the next four years pass you by, or will you lead your fraternity to the crown and become campus royalty?

Why similar: Dating Sim 19.9%, Interactive Fiction 15.2%, Conversation 14.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.8%, Romance 11.7%

Romance a titillating trio of Busty Bosomed Moms, OR... maybe... set your sights on a lone awkward nerd. Good, Bad, you're the one with the choices.

Why similar: Dating Sim 26.8%, Visual Novel 14%, Interactive Fiction 12.2%, Romance 12.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.6%

Locked In is a two-player visual novel simulating the breakdown of a marriage during lockdown.

Why similar: Dating Sim 26.6%, Interactive Fiction 21.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19.5%, Visual Novel 16.5%, Choices Matter 8.7%

Fall in love… with a goddess?! In this visual novel divinely beautiful girls will steal your heart!

Why similar: Dating Sim 18.1%, Romance 17%, Interactive Fiction 16.5%, Visual Novel 14.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.3%

In this pre-smartphone-era text adventure, use that good ol’ T9 phone to text your way through the highs and lows of school days. Choose replies piece by piece to shape your own story. Friendships grow; feelings get complicated; secrets flicker. Every reply matters—it all happens Between the Lines.

Why similar: Conversation 18.4%, Dating Sim 17.5%, Interactive Fiction 12.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.2%, Romance 9.8%

Venus Nightclub immerses players in the seductive world of erotic nightlife, allowing them to interact with diverse characters and pursue intimate encounters, all set to a pulse-pounding soundtrack and stunning graphics. Available soon on Steam.

Why similar: Dating Sim 24.3%, Interactive Fiction 23.2%, Romance 17.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15%, Conversation 13.1%

Plenty of Fish in the Sea is a cozy narrative-driven dating sim where you engage in heartfelt conversations with charming salmon and take them on delightful underwater dates.

Why similar: Dating Sim 23.2%, Romance 14.9%, Interactive Fiction 14.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.2%, Conversation 12.6%

“A story about cat girls … with bite.” Nekos have evolved in the shadows of human society. Beautiful. Mysterious. Chaotic. And now, three of them live with you. Will you be able to get past the stigma and grow closer to them? OmOneko is a tale of cat and mouse... and rats.

Why similar: Dating Sim 20.3%, Interactive Fiction 17.5%, Romance 15.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.3%, Visual Novel 13.1%

Illusion of Being is an adult visual novel that brings an emotional, story driven experience to the genre that hasn’t been explored before. A cinematic audio / visual style takes immersion to the next level. Guide the main character through a life shattering chain of events with multiple endings.

Why similar: Dating Sim 19.8%, Conversation 16.3%, Romance 16%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16%, Visual Novel 13.9%

Border of her Heart is a VN about Border control.

Why similar: Dating Sim 18.5%, Interactive Fiction 16.1%, Conversation 14.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.4%, Romance 11.8%

A gripping seaside adventure following the connection of two young souls, each unknowingly helping the other make sense of a world that seems senseless. Complemented by breathtaking artwork and an addictive soundtrack, this charming tale will definitely suck you in and leave a lasting impression!

Why similar: Dating Sim 18.3%, Interactive Fiction 15.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.9%, Conversation 13.6%, Romance 12.9%

The starry sky spreads far and wide overhead... This story full of love, comedy, and excitement follows our protagonist and his stargazing friends as they grow together. "A Sky Full of Stars" is a coming-of-age astronomy tale by the same team who brought you "If My Heart Had Wings".

Why similar: Dating Sim 20.2%, Romance 16.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.3%, Conversation 14.8%, Visual Novel 14%

Finding love isn't always easy. Within a limited time, manage your life and find someone you truly love.

Why similar: Dating Sim 24.7%, Interactive Fiction 16.9%, Visual Novel 12.8%, Romance 11.8%, Choices Matter 10.5%

A Slice-of-Life Dating Sim with AI Full-Motion Videos, set in modern New York.

Why similar: Dating Sim 22.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 20.6%, Conversation 16.1%, Visual Novel 15.4%, Multiple Endings 7%

One of them is visiting a friend in Chicago. The other wants to shake things up in New York City. It starts in San Francisco, but where this relationship goes is all up to you.

Why similar: Conversation 21.2%, Romance 20.4%, Interactive Fiction 19.1%, Dating Sim 16.7%, Visual Novel 15.2%

Finding true love is hard enough when it’s in person! Build a relationship through the screen as a couple copes with lockdown life by staying connected online! Will their love be loud and clear, or will their signals fade away?

Why similar: Dating Sim 21.7%, Romance 16.1%, Conversation 15.2%, Interactive Fiction 11.7%, Visual Novel 10.1%

Date the small holiday town's cute local carpenter and help Noel rekindle her relationship with her family in this emotional Christmas themed otome visual novel!

Why similar: Dating Sim 20.5%, Interactive Fiction 18.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.4%, Romance 16.4%, Visual Novel 13.2%

In this city built upon the ideal coexistence of civilization and the environment, Tennouji Kotarou spends his days with his friends, Kanbe Kotori and Yoshino Haruhiko. In this peaceful city, a tumultuous event shakes the foundations of Kazamatsuri once a year.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 20.3%, Dating Sim 19.8%, Visual Novel 17.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.7%, Romance 10.9%

Sole survivor of a terrible incident, you find yourself in the company of new friends and new conflict on the island of Illyria.

Why similar: Dating Sim 21.6%, Interactive Fiction 18.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.5%, Romance 14.2%, Visual Novel 13.2%

"Curtain Call" is a visual novel about (literally) breaking through social masks by forming meaningful connections with incredibly deep personalities. Whether you’re looking to make new friends or something more, there’s a whole cast of characters just dying to meet you!

Why similar: Dating Sim 18.9%, Interactive Fiction 15.3%, Romance 13.2%, Conversation 12.4%, Visual Novel 11.1%

Discover the continuation of Sota's unusual love story in a world where mythology encounters reality.

Why similar: Romance 18%, Interactive Fiction 17.3%, Visual Novel 15.1%, Dating Sim 14.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.3%

Her old love still lingers in her mind like a cactus, nurtured by tears. Its thorns still hurt her, but life goes on. It's time to bring new plants to the garden! Meet 5 guys in her daily routine and choose the new relationship to nurture in this visual novel about love, endings and beginnings.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 17.4%, Dating Sim 16.9%, Conversation 16%, Romance 14.2%, Visual Novel 11.5%

A character-driven, story-rich visual novel about rebuilding your life after juvenile detention. Forge friendships, find romance, and confront the scars of your troubled past.

Why similar: Dating Sim 22.7%, Interactive Fiction 19.4%, Conversation 19.3%, Romance 16%, Visual Novel 14.7%

Village romance hotter than summer's heat! Drowning in debt, you escape to the countryside only to meet the loan shark noona, your first love, and the tsundere village princess! This summer, your heart’s melting faster than ice cream. Who’s going to set your world on fire?

Why similar: Dating Sim 20.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19.3%, Romance 19%, Interactive Fiction 16.2%, Visual Novel 12.4%

Your choices guide Lane through this dark drama and romance as shifting pressures form, strain, and shatter strong bonds. Found a student government, recruit members, and struggle to maintain them in the face of unexpected challenges and danger.

Why similar: Dating Sim 24.6%, Interactive Fiction 16.4%, Visual Novel 15.3%, Romance 14.3%, Choices Matter 10.9%

Flora and Sauna is an 18+ visual novel set at a spa with some unique services. Explore the spa and meet a fun cast of interesting characters! Help them out, and they'll be sure to reward you in their own special ways~

Why similar: Dating Sim 19.7%, Interactive Fiction 15%, Conversation 13.7%, Romance 11.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.8%

Charlotte, has been dumped by her long term girlfriend Mikka. Fortunately her sexy friend Sophie insists on taking her out to try and cheer her up. But Sophie is quite a wildcat so who knows where such a date could lead in this yuri/lesbian themed visual novel with multiple routes and endings.

Why similar: Dating Sim 22.1%, Interactive Fiction 19.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.8%, Visual Novel 13.7%, Romance 13.5%

University life is always interesting. It is full of romance, dreams and plans for the future. Derek Winters is a university student. Difficulties appeared on his way, having passed which he will be able to find harmony, love and everything he wants. His fate is in your hands. YOU can help him or...

Why similar: Dating Sim 24.8%, Romance 19.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.7%, Visual Novel 16.3%, Choices Matter 8.9%

Court your favorite characters in this enchanting new dating simulator! Pay attention and make good choices, then maybe you can walk away with the man or woman of your dreams. Good luck!

Why similar: Dating Sim 17.6%, Interactive Fiction 15.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.2%, Romance 13.8%, Conversation 12.9%

A dating visual novel where you play as a young salaryman trying to balance work and romance. Make choices that guide your relationships, meet unique waifus, and fulfill your hidden desires.

Why similar: Dating Sim 21.4%, Romance 19.9%, Visual Novel 18.2%, Interactive Fiction 13.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 8.9%

Lisa The Lost Memories is a visual novel game where you help Lisa regain her memories. You'll choose your own path and unlock multiple endings. CONQUER THE MEMORY DUNGEON!

Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 19.3%, Interactive Fiction 18.9%, Dating Sim 16.9%, Romance 15.2%, Visual Novel 12.7%