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60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Romance, Visual Novel, Dating Sim, Choices Matter.

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Discover secrets long forgotten, and nurture relationships waiting to bloom. In a game inspired by the lore of Dragon and Fae, make choices that can shape your story, relationships, and even personality. Will you be brave, kind, wise, charismatic? Only you know the answer to your fate.

Reviews: Very Positive — 99% — of 69 reviews
Released: 2026-07-17
Developer: Crescence Studio
Genres: Adventure, Casual, Indie, Simulation
Platforms: Windows, Mac, Linux

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    Dev: Two and a Half Studios
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    Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 91%

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    90% matchVery Positive87% of 794 reviews2014
    Dev: MoaCube
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 5.9 hrs≥1hr: 92%

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    89% matchVery Positive89% of 96 reviews2022
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    Windows

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    Dev: Rascal Devworks
    Windows

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    Windows · Mac · Linux

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    Windows

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    Windows · Mac · Linux

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    Windows · Mac · Linux

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    Windows

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    Windows
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    Dev: eyephonPub: MangaGamer
    Windows · Mac · Linux

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    75% matchVery Positive91% of 631 reviews2019
    Dev: Fiction Factory GamesPub: PQube
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 93%

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    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 9.3 hrs≥1hr: 51%

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    75% matchVery Positive85% of 158 reviews2019
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    Windows
    Median: 6.4 hrsMean: 21.8 hrs≥1hr: 76%

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    Windows

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    Median: 6.4 hrsMean: 11.8 hrs≥1hr: 91%

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    70% matchVery Positive81% of 190 reviews2019
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    69% matchMostly Positive74% of 879 reviews2019
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    Windows
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    70% matchMixed70% of 164 reviews2017
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    Windows
    Median: 12.6 hrsMean: 79.1 hrs≥1hr: 83%

    Join Tara on a heartfelt journey to become a witch in Wylde Flowers. Farm by day, and cast spells by night as you craft your cottagecore life and bond with your coven. Come to know and love the fully voice acted characters of Fairhaven, as you unravel a local mystery.

    Why similar: LGBTQ+ 29.2%, Dating Sim 19.7%, Magic 15.8%, Romance 14%, Female Protagonist 9%

  57. #57 Always Remember Me
    70% matchMixed61% of 271 reviews2014
    Dev: Winter Wolves
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 94%

    Amy is desperate! Her boyfriend Aaron doesn't remember her anymore after a car accident! Will you be able to make him remember again? Or perhaps it's time to move on. Maybe Amy will fall in love with someone else? It's up to you to decide. Play this life simulation game with dating sim elements and shape Amy's destiny.

    Why similar: Otome 29.6%, Dating Sim 13.5%, Visual Novel 10.9%, Romance 10.4%, Interactive Fiction 6.6%

  58. #58 X-note
    71% matchMixed51% of 253 reviews2015
    Dev: Zeiva Inc
    Windows
    Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 97%

    X-note is a blend between Visual Novel and Dating Sim. Follow the story of Essi as she pursues the truth of her mother's death.

    Why similar: Otome 39.7%, Visual Novel 17.8%, Dating Sim 6.3%, Female Protagonist 6.1%, Romance 6%

  59. #59 Fields of Asphodel
    65% matchVery Positive86% of 77 reviews2024
    Dev: Hosted Games
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    Befriend misfit deities and make a life for yourself in the Underworld! Can you escape your arranged marriage to the King? Do you want to?

    Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 16.6%, Interactive Fiction 15.5%, Character Customization 14.3%, Romance 12.2%, Choices Matter 11.6%

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