Games Like A YEAR OF SPRINGS

Haru is invited by her old friend Manami to spend a night at the hot springs. All Haru wants to do is enjoy the hot springs like everyone else, but she doesn't want to cause any trouble...

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 22.6%, Visual Novel 12.4%, Female Protagonist 9.2%, Emotional 9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 8.4%

Why You'll Like It: Created by the same developer, this short and intimate visual novel shares the exact same gentle tone, relatable characters, and heartfelt focus on trans experiences.

A comfy yuri VN about the foxgirl Miho and her quest to find the person who's most important to her. This emotional visual novel features two different heroines to choose from, and a story that will make you both laugh and cry!

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 23%, Visual Novel 12.6%, Emotional 10.9%, Female Protagonist 8.7%, Multiple Endings 7.1%

Why You'll Like It: A heartwarming visual novel that captures a similar uplifting, queer-focused narrative filled with lovable female characters and personal connections.

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+ 27.1%, Visual Novel 13.3%, Interactive Fiction 12.3%, Female Protagonist 9.4%, Romance 8.1%

Why You'll Like It: A deeply atmospheric visual novel featuring strong female protagonists and a compelling emotional journey centered around LGBTQ+ relationships.

SeaBed is a yuri-themed psychological mystery visual novel told through the perspectives of three separate characters: Sachiko, Takako and Narasaki.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 35.5%, Visual Novel 22.4%, Female Protagonist 16.3%, Romance 10.3%, Anime 6%

Why You'll Like It: A tranquil and introspective visual novel that shares the same slow-paced, atmospheric, and character-driven storytelling style.

If Found... is a game about going home, coming out and erasing everything.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 39.8%, Visual Novel 16.7%, Interactive Fiction 10.3%, Female Protagonist 9.2%, Emotional 9%

Why You'll Like It: An emotionally resonant interactive fiction game that tackles themes of identity, belonging, and connection through a uniquely poignant artistic lens.

A twenty-dollar bill, four summers, fifteen years, and a one of a kind life. Create an experience that’s all your own in this near-fully customizable visual novel where you grow from childhood to adulthood with the lonely boy next door.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 28.9%, Visual Novel 18.1%, Romance 12%, Interactive Fiction 8.3%, Choices Matter 7.9%

Why You'll Like It: This highly acclaimed visual novel offers a similarly cozy, deeply emotional, and comforting slice-of-life atmosphere focused on personal growth and relationships.

In this short, coming-of-age yuri visual novel, play as Marion LaRue and Audrey Clary as they explore the magical city of Castlecoast and get a second chance at love and friendship.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 44.5%, Visual Novel 24.4%, Female Protagonist 16.2%, Romance 6.2%, Anime 4.1%

Why You'll Like It: A charming narrative-focused visual novel centered on reconnecting relationships, featuring cute visuals and a touching LGBTQ+ romance.

When your loved one hurts you, what do you do? A classic love story about letting go.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 34.7%, Visual Novel 15.3%, Emotional 14%, Romance 10.8%, Female Protagonist 8.3%

Why You'll Like It: A short, sweet, and emotional indie visual novel that mirrors the comforting and intimate relationship-building found in the seed game.

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: LGBTQ+ 21.8%, Visual Novel 12.1%, Emotional 10.6%, Female Protagonist 8.9%, Romance 7.7%

Why You'll Like It: A visual novel featuring female protagonists and LGBTQ+ themes centered around navigating personal feelings and deep social connections.

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+ 25.5%, Visual Novel 15.8%, Female Protagonist 11.4%, Romance 9.5%, Relaxing 7.4%

Why You'll Like It: A cute and relaxing anime-style visual novel that dives into gentle, feel-good LGBTQ+ romance and friendship dynamics.

Coffee Talk is a coffee brewing and heart-to-heart talking simulator about listening to fantasy-inspired modern peoples’ problems, and helping them by serving up a warm drink or two.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 19.6%, Visual Novel 14.6%, Interactive Fiction 11.8%, Emotional 10.2%, Relaxing 8.7%

Why You'll Like It: Offers the same relaxing, low-stakes conversational pacing where listening to characters' personal lives is the core of the experience.

During lunch one day, Toomi Yuna meets two "Kindred Spirits" on the roof of her school. When they insist she help them nurture young love, Yuna finds herself playing "yuri cupid" to six unique and adorable couples. Can she remain aloof or will the promise of a "yuritopia" reach her too?

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 38.1%, Visual Novel 20.1%, Female Protagonist 15.9%, Romance 9.6%, Anime 6.1%

Why You'll Like It: A well-loved yuri visual novel that balances emotional sincerity with a cozy, heartwarming school setting.

a love story between time and space

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 31.8%, Visual Novel 16.8%, Romance 10.9%, Multiple Endings 8.3%, Female Protagonist 6.8%

Why You'll Like It: A short, atmospheric indie visual novel with a heavy emphasis on emotional storytelling and tender relationships.

Florence Yeoh feels a little... stuck. Her life is an endless routine of work, sleep, and spending too much time on social media. Then one day, she meets a cello player named Krish who changes everything about how she sees the world and herself.

Why similar: Music 15.1%, Interactive Fiction 14.2%, Romance 13.9%, Visual Novel 13.3%, Female Protagonist 11.6%

Why You'll Like It: A touching interactive story that beautifully captures the emotional beats of everyday relationships, growth, and heartfelt human connection.

A cozy visual novel about running a tavern in a D&D-inspired fantasy! Gather rumors, serve magical drinks, and meet adventurers on a life-changing quest.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 21.8%, Visual Novel 12.2%, Interactive Fiction 11%, Emotional 10.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 7.8%

Why You'll Like It: Captures the same welcoming, low-stress environment where you help diverse characters work through their personal emotional struggles.

Wanting Wings is a cute and romantic, yuri visual novel about three girls living together and falling in love over the course of their daily lives. Your choices determine which two will ultimately pair together.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 21.2%, Visual Novel 12.7%, Female Protagonist 10%, Emotional 9.9%, Romance 8%

Why You'll Like It: A cute and emotional visual novel that centers on personal growth and tender LGBTQ+ connections.

'Lingua Fleur: Lily' is focused on friendship, love, troubles, efforts, and confusions between girls. Made with illustrations, animations, and original music, this story tells of the protagonist Yuyi Wu's secret, one very different from an 'ordinary' girl. Told in a gentle and ordinary style.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 24.1%, Visual Novel 14.3%, Female Protagonist 10.6%, Relaxing 9.7%, Interactive Fiction 9%

Why You'll Like It: A relaxing, cute visual novel featuring female protagonists and gentle aesthetic storytelling.

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%, Visual Novel 14%, Female Protagonist 10%, Romance 7.9%, Interactive Fiction 7.6%

Why You'll Like It: An indie visual novel exploring delicate emotional states and personal identity through an intimate narrative.

A sweet, slow burn yuri / lesbian visual novel about an anxious young teacher being swept off her feet by the cool, competent school nurse.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 25.4%, Visual Novel 14.7%, Emotional 12.7%, Female Protagonist 10.5%, Romance 9.4%

Why You'll Like It: A casual visual novel emphasizing emotional vulnerability, cozy vibes, and female-led storytelling.

Dive into the charming Stories of Mara, an episodic slice of life tale about a diverse cast of characters. Get to know your neighbours and bond with them, but… Could you make them stick together to help each other?

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 25.6%, Visual Novel 17.3%, Interactive Fiction 10.9%, Female Protagonist 10.8%, Choices Matter 10.4%

Why You'll Like It: Provides a relaxing and heartwarming narrative journey driven by meaningful character interactions and personal discovery.

Luscious artwork brings the beautiful streets of Kamakura in June to life in this bittersweet sapphic story of a romance that begins with blackmail... This is a yuri adventure game based on the theme of love between girls at a lady's school in Kamakura, Japan.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 35.2%, Visual Novel 19.6%, Female Protagonist 15%, Choose Your Own Adventure 7.8%, Romance 7%

Why You'll Like It: A relaxing visual novel that explores gentle romance and emotional healing against a cozy backdrop.

Last Days of Spring is a YA (Young Adult) Otome Visual Novel following a group of high school seniors in their last week of school as they come to terms with questions about love, life and destiny. Follow the steps of Yuka Kishimoto as she navigates across her final week as a high school student and sees her life come to a complete...

Why similar: Visual Novel 44.3%, Female Protagonist 21.2%, Anime 10.7%, Story Rich 10.4%, Simulation 6.9%

Why You'll Like It: Shares a thematic focus on youth, emotional transitions, and the bittersweet nature of changing relationships.

memories is a sapphic visual novel dress-up game where clothes are linked to painful memories of a failed relationship.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 24.7%, Visual Novel 14.3%, Emotional 13.7%, Romance 9.6%, Female Protagonist 8.7%

Why You'll Like It: A free-to-play visual novel highlighting emotional choices and sweet LGBTQ+ romance.

Meet cheerful Kaori Sawai, fresh out of nursing school, as she joins Yurigahama Hospital. Surviving a near death experience as a child left her with a desire to become a nurse and "healing hands" that let her relieve pain in patients just by touching them.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 26.5%, Visual Novel 14.3%, Female Protagonist 10.3%, Choices Matter 8.4%, Multiple Endings 8.3%

Why You'll Like It: Another entry in the series exploring deep emotional ties, female protagonists, and heartfelt yuri romance.

Summer comes again and again, and changes come quietly.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 35%, Visual Novel 21%, Female Protagonist 13.8%, Emotional 8.2%, Anime 6.9%

Why You'll Like It: Combines a casual visual novel format with heartfelt character writing and relatable coming-of-age themes.

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: LGBTQ+ 18.9%, Interactive Fiction 12.1%, Visual Novel 11.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.2%, Female Protagonist 8.5%

Why You'll Like It: An interactive fiction experience that relies on atmosphere and character introspection similar to the seed game.

2064: Read Only Memories is a cyberpunk point-and-click adventure set in Neo-San Francisco. Team up with Turing, the world's first sapient machine, to unravel a conspiracy that threatens to shake an entire society

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 19.4%, Interactive Fiction 16.1%, Visual Novel 15.6%, Emotional 12.4%, Multiple Endings 9.5%

Why You'll Like It: Features rich storytelling and inclusive LGBTQ+ representation within an engaging narrative framework.

A story of three girls and one season in the snowy town of Minamiouse.

Why similar: Visual Novel 20.7%, Emotional 19.6%, Cute 8.1%, Atmospheric 7.2%, Story Rich 7.1%

Why You'll Like It: A cute, atmospheric, and emotional visual novel focused on comforting character interactions.

A light admonishment from Mom sparks the realization that these twin sisters care for each other in more than a familial sense. In this dramatic & romantic yuri Visual Novel, it's up to you to navigate the forbidden tension between the sisters so their love can flourish without growing one-sided.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 25.3%, Visual Novel 16%, Female Protagonist 10.8%, Emotional 8%, Choices Matter 6.9%

After hearing about a number of student couples forming at her school, Himeka Uchida decides to look for a girlfriend of her own. As she gets wrapped up in the daily lives of her friends and classmates at Solana Academy, will she find the romance she seeks?

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 27.1%, Visual Novel 13.9%, Emotional 12.7%, Female Protagonist 11.1%, Romance 10.3%

Why You'll Like It: A narrative-driven visual novel featuring strong female characters and emotional relationship arcs.

Love Curse is a GL visual novel. You’ve fallen under a curse, and the only way to break it is to find your soulmate! The clock is ticking… Will you find true love? And what secrets will you uncover along the way?

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 36.5%, Female Protagonist 14.7%, Visual Novel 14.4%, Romance 6.7%, Choices Matter 5.2%

《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+ 43.5%, Visual Novel 23.2%, Female Protagonist 13.2%, Simulation 5.8%, Anime 5.3%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on heartfelt romance, multiple endings, and the emotional nuances of navigating queer relationships.

"Hey, do you know the meaning of the four-leaf clover?" Set at "Shonan Saika Academy," a prestigious school in Shonan, Kanagawa Prefecture, this is a youthful story of girls wavering between friendship and love.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 33.1%, Visual Novel 18.3%, Female Protagonist 12.4%, Multiple Endings 9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 7.9%

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: LGBTQ+ 22.9%, Emotional 12.5%, Interactive Fiction 10.4%, Visual Novel 9.5%, Relaxing 8%

A lesbian / yuri romance story with mild horror elements set in the rainy English seaside town of Scarborough. Our heroine, Aspen, meets the mysterious, beautiful Althea in the dead of night, but who is Althea really...?

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 27.9%, Visual Novel 15.3%, Romance 10.7%, Female Protagonist 10.3%, Emotional 8.1%

Can you save magic before the clock strikes midnight on New Year’s Eve? Life After Magic is a queer, retro visual novel that follows jaded ex-magical girls as they reconnect, deal with young adulthood, and face off against one last threat before Y2K hits.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 28.2%, Visual Novel 14.9%, Female Protagonist 10.7%, Romance 8.7%, Story Rich 8.3%

A domineering CEO-like older sister who’s gentle only to her sister, a childhood friend who became her doctor, and a cheerful girl only she can see… Who was Chu Hebai before losing her memories, and how did she become entangled with them? A melancholic yuri AVG about regret and unspoken love.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 21.2%, Visual Novel 17.1%, Emotional 15.8%, Interactive Fiction 12.9%, Romance 7.9%

Collection of 4 yuri stories by Team ANPIM, featuring women who are 23 years and older! No longer students, they are finding romance while balancing the responsibilities of working, rent, and adulting.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 25.8%, Visual Novel 16.1%, Emotional 11.3%, Female Protagonist 11.2%, Romance 9.5%

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+ 21.7%, Visual Novel 12.7%, Emotional 11.3%, Female Protagonist 9%, Romance 8.6%

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: LGBTQ+ 17.8%, Visual Novel 13.7%, Emotional 13%, Interactive Fiction 12.9%, Female Protagonist 7.7%

"What is love?" We try to answer that with this game. The game encourages people to have a warm, soft, and understanding heart.

Why similar: Romance 20.1%, Visual Novel 19%, Choices Matter 13.7%, Multiple Endings 11.9%, Story Rich 11.1%

This is a story about finding love to overwrite the feelings for the one they held dearest. A girls love visual novel about summer, love and adolescence.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 35.6%, Visual Novel 22.2%, Romance 12.5%, Female Protagonist 11.2%, Anime 8%

An atmospheric lesbian / yuri VN set in an abandoned theme park, focused on a rekindled relationship between a pair of estranged childhood friends.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 27.7%, Visual Novel 16.2%, Romance 10%, Female Protagonist 9.6%, Emotional 8.7%

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+ 18.4%, Visual Novel 13.1%, Emotional 12.4%, Multiple Endings 7.9%, Interactive Fiction 7.3%

A cutely comedic lesbian / yuri visual novel about a grumpy, socially awkward writer and her cheerful, happy-go-lucky fan set in the Japanese countryside.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 26.1%, Visual Novel 17.2%, Female Protagonist 10%, Romance 9.6%, Emotional 8.7%

Fishbowl is a slow and tender narrative game about dreams, grief, and hope. Rediscover your memories and find your way into the present in this intimate experience where slice-of-life meets surreal.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 15.1%, Emotional 14.8%, Visual Novel 13.2%, Interactive Fiction 13.1%, Multiple Endings 7.8%

A yuri kinetic novel about overcoming the tribulations of the human heart, and a sapphic tale on the heartaches and reprieves of fathoming love. Asou Ei’s first title with Frontwing is presented with poignant visuals in Full HD, an evocative soundtrack, and voice acting by a star-studded cast.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 23.8%, Visual Novel 20.6%, Female Protagonist 15.3%, Emotional 13.9%, Cute 7.2%

Summer has arrived early to Saint Angraecum Academy, and with it comes change. Follow the story of Erika in the second game in the Flowers series.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 30%, Visual Novel 17.2%, Female Protagonist 12.5%, Romance 11.2%, Multiple Endings 8.3%

Yumeutsutsu Re:Master is a girls-love adventure game set in a small game studio.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 38.7%, Visual Novel 19.6%, Female Protagonist 14.3%, Romance 6.5%, Anime 6.4%

A Summer's End is a visual novel set in 1980s Hong Kong. It tells of a love story between two women. Lush and vibrant visuals, the game features over 400 unique hand-drawn artwork inspired by Asian cinema and 1980s anime.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 43.3%, Visual Novel 19.9%, Female Protagonist 13.9%, Romance 8.3%, Casual 4.6%

This is the story of your life. Experience the entire journey from toddler to adulthood. Go to schools, learn new things, meet new friends, and have wild adventures! Every choice you make will influence your future career, and decide who your romantic partner will be. Who will you become?

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 20.8%, Emotional 15.6%, Visual Novel 12.1%, Choices Matter 10.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.3%

Hanako’s Flower Shop is a heartfelt visual novel where you run a flower shop, crafting bouquets using the language of flowers. Listen to customers’ stories, shape Hanako’s journey through choices, and navigate her struggle to honor her grandpa’s legacy while discovering her own path.

Why similar: Visual Novel 16.6%, Emotional 14.4%, Female Protagonist 11.9%, Relaxing 9.8%, Choices Matter 9.7%

What starts with a conversation between two long lost friends spills out into a captivating visual novel about four youths struggling to pursue their dreams and find their place in the world as love complicates everything.

Why similar: Visual Novel 17.4%, Emotional 17.4%, Romance 11%, Story Rich 7.9%, Multiple Endings 7.3%

Your story of living in a sharehouse with three beautiful girls!

Why similar: Visual Novel 22%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.4%, Romance 10.5%, Cute 9%, Anime 8.5%

Rose of Winter is a charming visual novel with adventure, romance, and heartbreak. Choose one of four princes to take on your adventure, and make decisions to unlock multiple endings.

Why similar: Visual Novel 40.2%, Female Protagonist 26.2%, Romance 14.5%, Cute 10.3%, Casual 8.8%

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: Visual Novel 24.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.7%, Emotional 15.6%, Cute 11%, Relaxing 9.8%

A Field of Flowers and Stars is a simple mouse or keyboard-based visual novel.

Why similar: Visual Novel 21.9%, LGBTQ+ 21.5%, Interactive Fiction 17.5%, Romance 13.4%, Anime 8.7%

Alone as two, together as one - A fantasy/yuri visual novel telling the story of two girls traversing a snow covered forest and growing closer.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 21%, Interactive Fiction 18.7%, Visual Novel 18.1%, Emotional 13%, Anime 7.7%

Suoh Shirahane, a shy girl with a mysterious past, will begin her first year of high school at Saint Angraecum Academy, where she hopes to find a new beginning. She will navigate friendships and mysteries at her new school, and discovers that love can come in many forms.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 30.1%, Visual Novel 17.4%, Female Protagonist 15%, Romance 10.5%, Multiple Endings 7.6%

A yuri / lesbian visual novel set in the UK. Marnie, a bored goth girl, accidentally stumbles upon a sleeping female knight in the forest. Together, the pair must work to break a centuries-old curse, while romantic feelings between them begin to grow.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 29.5%, Visual Novel 17.2%, Female Protagonist 12.1%, Romance 11%, Cute 7.5%