
Follow the red star to the Umbral Forest and unravel the mysteries within, in this gay, romantic, dark fantasy visual novel.
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Follow the red star to the Umbral Forest and unravel the mysteries within, in this gay, romantic, dark fantasy visual novel.

Twisted: A Dark Fairytale
A dark fairy tale about the woods outside a small village and the monster that roams within them. Become Sage and play through to uncover the mystery when they're tossed away from everything they've ever known.

Eyes of Rain
As a humble baker in a quiet medieval town, your life takes a dark turn when a stranger arrives equipped for battle. Thrust into a hidden world of supernatural beings—elves, demons, fae, and more—you must make choices that alter the fate of the world you thought you knew.
A dark fairy tale about the woods outside a small village and the monster that roams within them. Become Sage and play through to uncover the mystery when they're tossed away from everything they've ever known.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 15.5%, Dark Fantasy 15%, Visual Novel 11.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.6%, Interactive Fiction 10%
As a humble baker in a quiet medieval town, your life takes a dark turn when a stranger arrives equipped for battle. Thrust into a hidden world of supernatural beings—elves, demons, fae, and more—you must make choices that alter the fate of the world you thought you knew.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 14.5%, Interactive Fiction 14.1%, Dark Fantasy 13.9%, Visual Novel 12%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.2%
Step into the world of Banishing You, a visual novel where choices shape your journey. Accept a mysterious invitation to a dream realm full of enigmatic characters and challenges. Navigate passive-aggressive comments, flirtatious strangers, and unravel a quest that could save or doom both worlds.
Why similar: Visual Novel 13.4%, Dark Fantasy 13.3%, LGBTQ+ 12.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.3%, Emotional 7.4%
A dark yuri visual novel about a quiet university student who discovers blood magic in the depths of her grief. Stepping into a world she little understands, Honoka finds unexpected love, and inadvertently sets in motion a deadly series of events.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 20.3%, Dark Fantasy 16.4%, Romance 14.3%, Visual Novel 12.3%, Interactive Fiction 10%
A horror-fantasy visual novel following the trials of a dysfunctional friend group thrust back into the wish-granting wonderland of their youth. Either they face the issues plaguing them or risk dying in horrific ways again… and again… and again.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 16.7%, Romance 12.2%, Thriller 11%, Visual Novel 10.6%, Interactive Fiction 9.9%
Occultus: Daughter of Darkness is a noir-inspired visual novel detective story with supernatural elements.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 15.5%, LGBTQ+ 15.1%, Dark Fantasy 14.8%, Visual Novel 13.5%, Romance 10%
A lonely necromancer awakens in a dilapidated tower with one goal: to revive his lord and get revenge on those who sought him harm. With three days to prepare the ritual and scattered notes left in the tower, guide his hand. A serene walking simulator by the developer behind Star Stealing Prince.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 20.1%, Dark Fantasy 14.1%, Lore-Rich 11.2%, Emotional 9.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 8.6%
Every choice you make brings you closer to Death. Dive into death, spirits, and your subconscious in this gothic fantasy visual novel told in six thrilling parts. (Parts 2-6 in development)
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 14.8%, Dark Fantasy 13.1%, Visual Novel 11.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.1%, Romance 10.2%
Dreaming Blue is a romance visual novel set in a world of shrine gods and spirits. The protagonist is a woman in her mid-to-late twenties meeting different supernatural beings while on a mission to break her curse.
Why similar: Romance 20.1%, Dark Fantasy 19%, Visual Novel 18.6%, Emotional 11.2%, Fantasy 9.7%
After you are unable to find a patron to provide you with a magic bond, you stumble into the abandoned temple of the Passion goddess - with four patrons waiting for you. Yet, as you grow closer to gaining magic, something else is drawn to this power...
Why similar: Dark Fantasy 19.3%, Romance 16.7%, LGBTQ+ 16.5%, Visual Novel 16.3%, Fantasy 8.1%
Embrace the monster within in this dark fantasy visual novel with inclusive romances. Befriend charming allies, defy bitter rivals, fall in love. Your choices will save or condemn mortals, shaping the fate of a city as beautiful as it is cruel.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 15.4%, Dark Fantasy 13%, Interactive Fiction 10.3%, Visual Novel 9.2%, Romance 8.8%
A Boys Love visual novel with branching plotlines and two love interests. Features beautiful CGs and sprites, and top-notch voice acting throughout the game.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 20.8%, Dark Fantasy 15.2%, Visual Novel 12.8%, Interactive Fiction 11.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.3%
Divine Omen is a horror point-and-click visual novel where you control the fates of your companions. Investigate the world and relive Avan's nightmares to determine which choices must be made to save lives...or take them. Will you become the executioner?
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 17%, Dark Fantasy 14.4%, Interactive Fiction 13.6%, Visual Novel 12.3%, Lore-Rich 9.5%
A bite-sized visual novel about going on dates with some absolutely disastrous goblins.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 22.3%, Interactive Fiction 16.2%, Visual Novel 13.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.9%, Emotional 7.3%
They steal your crew and force your ship to crash-land on an alien planet where you must start fresh with nothing but a dilapidated base and a... talking cat?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 17%, LGBTQ+ 16.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.9%, Visual Novel 14.1%, Romance 10.4%
A Gothic horror faerie tale.
Why similar: Dark Fantasy 15.2%, Visual Novel 11.6%, Interactive Fiction 10.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10%, Horror 8.9%
Neve is a non-linear interactive fiction in which your decisions can completely change the course of story. Manage your team, race against time and unravel the mysteries surrounding your ship's crash in this suffocating retrofuturistic thriller that will have you hooked from the first second.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 15.3%, Thriller 14.4%, Interactive Fiction 11.7%, Romance 10.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.7%
Play as a prince as he attempts to give his story a happy ending by finding love and claiming his place as the rightful heir of the throne in this fantasy Boys' Love visual novel.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 28.1%, Romance 18.2%, Interactive Fiction 13.6%, Visual Novel 10.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 8.8%
Connect with four occult enthusiasts (and possibly sell your soul) in this macabre LGBTQ+ horror visual novel/interface drama dating sim.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 17.5%, Dark Fantasy 13.8%, Thriller 12.8%, Romance 12.2%, Visual Novel 11.2%
A psychological horror story, with a spiking sense of danger and gentle melancholy. An out of this world adventure, revolving around books, memories and mortality. Along the way, perhaps you shall pick up pieces of a long forgotten heart, or some unlikely companions that you never knew you needed.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 18.5%, Interactive Fiction 13.5%, Romance 13.2%, Visual Novel 11.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.5%
A point-and-click visual novel. You’re thrust into a mysterious dungeon, where your mission is to traverse it and find love amongst its inhabitants. Explore, survive and interact with characters.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 16.7%, Dark Fantasy 13.2%, Visual Novel 12.1%, Interactive Fiction 12.1%, Lore-Rich 9.5%
A yandere psychological horror visual novel. Choose a sweetheart to romance, but beware the petals of obsession.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 18.1%, Interactive Fiction 16.6%, Visual Novel 14.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.2%, Romance 11.8%
"The Town of Nie Iromusubi", a fan-disc of the strange and eerie otherworldly BL fantasy "The Town of Nie." Weaving together extraordinary colors.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 27.6%, Romance 19.6%, Visual Novel 18.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.9%, Horror 12.3%
Infected with the parasite commonly known as the “brain eating amoeba”, you have 10 days left before your death. One of the symptoms is hallucinations. And through that, “he” starts to talk and confesses his love to you. Can you convince the parasite to leave your body before it’s too late?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 20%, Visual Novel 17.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.3%, Romance 12%, Horror 8.8%
Welcome to St Fiacre’s College for Women of Unreliable Size. Your new home. If you can survive your first night… Featuring 40,000 words of text and over 500 images, this heart-pumping visual novel journey will thrill fans of shrinking and giants alike!
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 15.1%, Interactive Fiction 14%, Dark Fantasy 11.8%, Visual Novel 11.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.4%
Alice, Alice, the Red Queen is missing. The queen has been dismembered and Alice must find all her pieces. A horror-fantasy yuri visual novel filled with death, love, and forgotten memories.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 25.6%, Romance 16.4%, Visual Novel 14.9%, Horror 11.2%, Dark 9.2%
After immediately being caught in your mission to kill a corrupted king, you must earn the trust of the king's court and spare yourself from execution. However, the longer you stay, the clearer it becomes there is something much darker is lurking in the castle - and latching onto your own mind.
Why similar: Romance 18.9%, Visual Novel 17.3%, LGBTQ+ 11.8%, Horror 11.7%, Interactive Fiction 10.4%
You are the Monarch. Choose between diplomacy and tyranny. Romance allies or enemies. Your decisions define your rule and the fate of those closest to you in this choice-driven interactive tale.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 16.7%, Interactive Fiction 14.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.9%, Visual Novel 12.4%, Romance 11.5%
A mysterious plot about a film student who finds herself lost in the world of the dead, the Posthumous Lands. Alongside a purple-haired woman, Coralina must decipher Human Alchemy in this retro adventure with cinematic touches!
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 15.3%, Interactive Fiction 15.1%, Dark Fantasy 13.3%, Visual Novel 12.9%, Romance 11.8%
A rookie investigator's first case leads them to four sexy girls. It can stop them... or make them even more determined to find the solution.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 17%, Interactive Fiction 15%, Visual Novel 13.6%, Romance 12.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12%
Will you rise to the heavens when you wield the magic of fallen stars? Call lightning, ride the wind, and raise the dead in this fantasy epic!
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 16.6%, LGBTQ+ 15.8%, Dark Fantasy 15.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.5%, Romance 10.7%
TFTU: After Midnight is a dark / gothic visual novel with multiple endings. Your choices matter and will determine who stays alive and who dies. Discovering the whole truth about the murders will require more than one playthrough.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 21.8%, Dark Fantasy 15.3%, Visual Novel 12.6%, Interactive Fiction 10.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.5%
retired heroes-domestic-fantasy-breakup(?)-adventure
Why similar: Dark Fantasy 18.9%, LGBTQ+ 16.3%, Lore-Rich 14.2%, Emotional 13.8%, Romance 12.7%
A yandere yuri visual novel with a fairytale theme. Can you escape from your mysterious pursuer?
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 27.1%, Dark Fantasy 17.1%, Visual Novel 17%, Romance 13.3%, Horror 9%
Play the role of an apprentice alchemist on the road in a merchant caravan. During the journey you will discover many things, including love? A gay medieval fantasy visual novel.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 22.7%, Interactive Fiction 14.9%, Romance 14%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.7%, Visual Novel 9.3%
The Songbird Guild is a Yuri RPG/Visual Novel hybrid about magical girls falling in love. Investigate the secrets of a corrupt fantasy world and fight creepy (yet somehow adorable?) monsters in turn-based battles, all to pay the bills in this world where being a magical girl is a regular 9-5 job.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 20.3%, Interactive Fiction 14.7%, Visual Novel 13.3%, Romance 10.1%, Lore-Rich 9.5%
A reward tournament is planned in the town, and the young demoness needs money. But even more, she wants to win the heart of a cute fairy elf, who, it seems, is ready to reciprocate her!..
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 23.6%, Romance 15.5%, Visual Novel 15.2%, Interactive Fiction 15%, Fantasy 9%
Years after leaving her family to join the Sisters of the Whiterock Coven, Edith is anxious to finally return home. But first she has to pass her Trial of Ascension, a harrowing task bestowed by her patron deity. Together, Edith and her bully must complete the trial, no matter the consequences.
Why similar: Dark Fantasy 14.4%, Visual Novel 13.6%, LGBTQ+ 10.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 8.9%, Emotional 8.8%
You've been tasked with collecting data on an alien planet. Choose between exploring the jungle tropics or navigating deep into the bioluminescent sea.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 20.1%, Interactive Fiction 16.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.7%, Visual Novel 14.4%, Romance 13.4%
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: LGBTQ+ 19.6%, Interactive Fiction 16%, Romance 14.1%, Visual Novel 13.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.8%
If she leaves now you will never see her again. Would you have enough courage to take a step, or would you stay quiet and regret it? Experience this story about love and loss.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 21.3%, Visual Novel 16.6%, Emotional 12.5%, Interactive Fiction 10.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.6%
Death by Begonia is a surreal LGBTQ+ Southern gothic murder mystery. Follow Riley's attempts to reconnect with old childhood friends in a town haunted by annual serial murders. Will you fall in love and unlock the mysteries hidden in your friends' hearts? Or will you die trying?
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 20.1%, Romance 13.7%, Interactive Fiction 13%, Visual Novel 11.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.7%
A fantasy yuri visual novel filled with magic, fairies, and a ghost girl. When Maddie and her best friend, Tara, journey to a remote forest village to investigate rumors of the supernatural, they find a whole lot more than they bargained for.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 24.6%, Dark Fantasy 16%, Romance 13.8%, Interactive Fiction 13.6%, Visual Novel 13.5%
Challenge four hot beauties and save the world from the attacks of sexy bosses in the new EmyLiveShow game!
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 17.1%, LGBTQ+ 16.8%, Visual Novel 15.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.7%, Romance 10%
A visual novel where your choices matter. Derek has a job, a beloved boyfriend, friends, and… “piranha thoughts.” Everything was perfect until his younger sister Rina returned to town.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 23.1%, Interactive Fiction 18.8%, Romance 15.7%, Visual Novel 15.7%, Choices Matter 8%
Paradise is a Boys Love visual novel and tells the story of a group of men who go on holiday on a deserted island. When things begin to go wrong, they realize to their horror that they are stranded. Turns out that’s only the start of their problems.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 22%, Romance 14.7%, Visual Novel 13.7%, Interactive Fiction 12%, Horror 8.5%
Skin Tailor is a medieval horror dress up game and visual novel hybrid. Skin your supernatural enemies, create disguises and infiltrate vampire owned blood farms to rescue your comrades.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 19%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18%, LGBTQ+ 17.1%, Visual Novel 15.6%, Dark Fantasy 9.2%
A job gone wrong traps lawyer R. M. Renfield at Castle Dracula. Sacrifice—others, or your own humanity—to survive, or risk it all for love in this romantic horror visual novel. But Renfield isn’t the only one looking for a way out. Who, if anyone, can you trust?
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 18.9%, Romance 14.6%, Visual Novel 14.5%, Dark Fantasy 13.9%, Horror 10.5%
Recent high school graduates gather at a remote cabin for a celebration. What begins as a night of laughter spirals into a tense mystery full of secrets, twists, and chilling choices. Who will survive? Navigate friendships, and uncover the multi-layered mystery in Shadows of Betrayal.
Why similar: Visual Novel 22.5%, Interactive Fiction 20.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.7%, Thriller 17.9%, Horror 9.2%
Navigate the claustrophobic corridors of a cargo ship and try to survive a night with man-eating tigers on the loose. Your choices will determine who lives and who dies.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 20.6%, Visual Novel 17%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.1%, Thriller 13.9%, Horror 9.6%
As an elf in a panicked flight from home, you discover a more dangerous secret: a human claiming to be a dragon.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 20.1%, Interactive Fiction 15.4%, Romance 12.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.6%, Visual Novel 10.9%
A Visual Novel game filled with romance, action, and intrigue. Create your Dragon Commander, befriend or romance the future King, and find the courage to save the Kingdom.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 24.7%, Visual Novel 17.9%, Romance 17.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.6%, Lore-Rich 6.5%
Nick just can't let go of the people he's killed.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 17.1%, Thriller 15.6%, Dark Fantasy 13%, Visual Novel 11.4%, Horror 8.9%
Follow Sophie as she embarks on her latest adventure in making money, working alongside the enigmatic Rias as they put on a special yuri/lesbian camgirl show for their viewers.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 25.6%, Interactive Fiction 16.1%, Visual Novel 15.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.3%, Romance 13.2%
Welcome to the MONSTER GIRL MANOR! Tour around to find your way to meet the characters created by Dream Audio VA, Lacey Audayo, Method Switch, Startlit Audios and Xena Alexander. Find out which girls are your vibe and find out more of their lore!
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 20.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 20.6%, Visual Novel 17.5%, Romance 17.4%, Lore-Rich 14.6%
In a world of magic, Shira embarks on a journey to find a cure for her sick girlfriend, facing her enigmatic teacher and her fiery sister. With the aid of a fearful friend and a bold rival, she seeks answers and a chance to mend their bond after breaking up.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 27.2%, Romance 20.1%, Visual Novel 14.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.1%, Fantasy 10%
Spellbound: The Magic Within is a branching narrative, multiple ending visual novel. Jump into a world of Magic, Witchcraft and Mystery as a magician in training. Interact with a host of unusual characters. Choose from multiple schools of magic, bond with your tutor, and maybe even save the world.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 21.2%, Visual Novel 14.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.4%, Interactive Fiction 11.3%, Magic 8.9%
Become intertwined in the fateful connection plaguing two worlds, bound together by a murder mystery, and a competition for the throne of a god. The award-winning visual novel, completely revamped! New script, new choices! Become The Savior today...
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 15.3%, LGBTQ+ 13.4%, Visual Novel 13.3%, Dark Fantasy 12.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.1%
Shape queer love and friendship at the end of the world in this choice-driven, emotional narrative game. Will you settle for pessimism, or open yourself to trust?
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 23.7%, Romance 15.2%, Visual Novel 14.3%, Interactive Fiction 12.7%, Emotional 12.7%