Games Like Amarantus

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+ 13.4%, Romance 13%, Choices Matter 12.3%, Hand-drawn 11.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.2%

In this interactive tale of love and war, be the force of reason that your kingdom needs, or perpetuate its reputation as a force of destruction. Find love and weave friendships, or cast it all away for the sake of retribution.

Why similar: Romance 20.1%, Choices Matter 15%, LGBTQ+ 12.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.6%, Story Rich 8.7%

Solstice is a dystopian mystery visual novel about small personal disasters that turn into great catastrophes.

Why similar: Romance 15%, Choices Matter 12.6%, LGBTQ+ 12.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.4%, Mystery 9.8%

Set out on a cross-country journey to win back the love of your life and endure the hardship of making story-defining choices that affect your life and the lives of those around you.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 23%, Choices Matter 22.4%, Story Rich 18.1%, Romance 15.1%, Great Soundtrack 9.2%

Lead The Rebellion, build your army, and shape the world with your choices. A story-heavy adventure game with multiple endings, romance options, and non-linear storytelling. A vast fantasy world waiting to be explored. Inspired by Dragon Age, and Mass Effect. Fully voice acted by a stellar cast!

Why similar: Romance 22.5%, LGBTQ+ 19.4%, Choices Matter 14.7%, Visual Novel 12.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.7%

A story-rich tale of breaking the bonds of fate... and meeting some cute guys along the way!

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 20.7%, Romance 20.2%, Mystery 11.5%, Visual Novel 11.4%, Choices Matter 10.7%

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 character-driven interactive tale.

Why similar: Romance 19%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.8%, Choices Matter 12.1%, LGBTQ+ 11.1%, Multiple Endings 8.6%

Your choices affect the destiny of Alice, drastically changing her reality and allowing her to explore alternative destinies by modifying her past. Travel across European cities, meet colourful characters and solve the mystery.

Why similar: Choices Matter 14.5%, LGBTQ+ 12%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.2%, Mystery 11.2%, Great Soundtrack 10.1%

Mysterious deaths. Dreams that are reality, and reality that is a dream. Will Noah be able to move forward and solve the mystery⁠—or will he give in to the demons of his past? A story-rich BL mystery visual novel.

Why similar: Romance 16.3%, LGBTQ+ 14.7%, Mystery 13.1%, Emotional 10.4%, Visual Novel 9.6%

Welcome to the Night Market. Survive your journey while navigating a foreign land, rife with political intrigue, arbitrary rules and secrets designed to keep you distracted. Fall in love, explore a world with rich characters, and try to save the realm.

Why similar: Romance 27.8%, LGBTQ+ 22.9%, Choices Matter 18.3%, Interactive Fiction 11.8%, Story Rich 9%

A BL/yaoi mystery visual novel that follows a man named Sebastian as he’s forced into a game of life-or-death, alongside three strangers. Who put him there, and more importantly… who can he trust?

Why similar: Romance 19.1%, LGBTQ+ 17%, Mystery 14.2%, Choices Matter 11.5%, Visual Novel 10.7%

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: Choices Matter 19.8%, Romance 18.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.6%, Multiple Endings 9.8%, Interactive Fiction 9.1%

Love is deception, germinated in desperation. Fill the role of one of the nation's top researchers. You will have 10 days to study the rapidly spreading and mysterious new species to decide: friend or foe? The coming Telluricene rests in your hands.

Why similar: Romance 21.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.5%, Dark 11.7%, Visual Novel 10.9%, LGBTQ+ 10.6%

A dark fantasy tale where death is not the end but the path to the truth. Two magi trapped in a collapsing tower must unravel a deadly mystery. Each death reveals another piece of the puzzle that is their shared past and forbidden love. For fans of House in Fata Morgana and literary dark fantasy.

Why similar: Romance 12.2%, Mystery 10.2%, LGBTQ+ 10.2%, Choices Matter 10%, Choose Your Own Adventure 8.7%

A narrative road trip game set in the roaring Italian 70s, it tells the story of Lella, a restless woman driving on the roads of the western coast of Italy, the famous “Via Aurelia”.

Why similar: Romance 17%, Choices Matter 16%, Visual Novel 15.1%, Great Soundtrack 10%, Multiple Endings 8.6%

MUSICUS is a visual novel that takes a deep dive into the lives of musicians and explores what drives people to create music despite the great sacrifices it often takes.

Why similar: Romance 18.6%, Choices Matter 16.6%, Emotional 13.4%, Visual Novel 12%, Multiple Endings 11.8%

Plunge into court politics and change the course of history, or pursue a love affair that rocks the kingdom to its foundations!

Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 23.8%, Choices Matter 23%, Romance 20.4%, Text-Based 12.8%, Interactive Fiction 10.8%

A visual novel about an abusive relationship, idealization, and intimacy. Live a summer of dysfunctional love through branching storylines, twists, sudden changes, and an innovative mechanic where you choose which senses to use with your boyfriend.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 19.4%, Romance 18%, Soundtrack 14.6% ★, Visual Novel 13%, Story Rich 9.3%

Ragtag crew? Check. Musical gear? Check. Tour bus and robot driver? Check. Stolen package? Check! Embark on a perilous road-trip across a Divided States of America. Use the power of words to shape relationships with your crew, get out of trouble and reach your final destination.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 29.5%, Choices Matter 25.4%, Emotional 20.6%, Story Rich 14.6%, Adventure 4.4%

Join a cross-country bus tour as a newlywed author, and combat vicious rumors that you're a plagiarist. Truth isn't important, when you control the narrative.

Why similar: Choices Matter 39%, LGBTQ+ 20.7%, Indie 17.6%, Story Rich 12.9%, Interactive Fiction 8.2%

The Thaumaturge is a character-driven RPG with a rich story, morally ambiguous choices, and turn-based combat. In a city on the brink of change, use your mystical powers to read emotions, uncover motives, and command folklore-inspired demons — while resisting the temptation of your own pride.

Why similar: Narrative 29.4% ★, Choices Matter 18.4%, Mystery 15.4%, Story Rich 11.4%, Multiple Endings 10.8%

A fateful meeting sets off a chain reaction, upending Mark's life. People disappear and memories prove unreliable. Uncover a hidden truth with Mark and his friends in this narrative adventure and race to unravel the mystery before it's too late.

Why similar: Emotional 18.7%, Romance 16.4%, Visual Novel 16.2%, Story Rich 11.4%, Mystery 11.4%

Protect a noblewoman reckoning with unholy powers as she wards off the soul of the Demon King sealed inside her. Doubt your own companions, survive against unforgiving hordes of monsters. But beware; every choice has consequences in this epic JRPG adventure of betrayal, romance & self-acceptance.

Why similar: Hand-drawn 20.7%, Romance 19.4%, Visual Novel 19.1%, Story Rich 15%, Choices Matter 13.9%

Roadwarden is an illustrated text-based RPG that uses isometric pixel art and combines mechanics borrowed from RPGs, Visual Novels, adventure games and interactive fiction.

Why similar: Text-Based 16.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.5%, Choices Matter 13.2%, Story Rich 9.9%, Interactive Fiction 8.9%

You've never played a game like this before. Road to Empress I is a cinematic palace adventure where your choices decide everyone's fate. Tackle multiple story branches and a high mortality rate with charm, wisdom and courage? First...survive.

Why similar: Choices Matter 32.7%, Visual Novel 15.8%, Story Rich 14.3%, Multiple Endings 13.1%, LGBTQ+ 11.2%

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: Romance 20.2%, LGBTQ+ 16.2%, Choices Matter 12.2%, Emotional 10.9%, Visual Novel 10.5%

Driving home late one night you encounter a refugee in distress. They are looking for salvation. Do you hand them over to violent authorities? Or risk sheltering them yourself?

Why similar: Choices Matter 19.2%, Dark 14.5%, Visual Novel 12.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12%, Multiple Endings 11.4%

A marvellous romance with a hint of murder, where every playthrough is different! Seek love, friendship, or more... intimate encounters. Help a murdered man find justice. And watch out for the bats.

Why similar: Romance 26%, LGBTQ+ 20.3%, Choices Matter 16.2%, Hand-drawn 15%, Visual Novel 14.1%

Andromeda Six is a sci-fi inspired visual novel, with romance elements and an immersive, choice based story. Take on the role of a lost Traveler and uncover the truth of your past. Fight for a future for both yourself, and those you grow close to throughout your journey.

Why similar: Romance 27.8%, Choices Matter 16.2%, Visual Novel 15%, Multiple Endings 10.4%, Story Rich 7.8%

A horror-romance 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: Romance 17.9%, LGBTQ+ 14.5%, Choices Matter 11.3%, Emotional 10.4%, Visual Novel 9.3%

Embark on a road trip like no other in this co-op narrative survival adventure. Visit fun locations, meet wacky characters, and manage your resources wisely. And yes: you still can date some hot monsters ;)

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 19%, Romance 17.8%, Choices Matter 16.3%, Visual Novel 12%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.4%

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: Romance 28.2%, LGBTQ+ 21.2%, Multiple Endings 15.6%, Choices Matter 11.9%, Story Rich 10.1%

Spend your teenage years on an alien planet in this narrative RPG with card-based battles. Explore, grow up, and fall in love. The choices you make and skills you master over ten years will determine the course of your life and the survival of your colony.

Why similar: Choices Matter 19%, LGBTQ+ 18.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.8%, Visual Novel 12.2%, Multiple Endings 11.8%

Your robots will change the world! Will you show them the true meaning of love, or conquer Alaska with your robot army? A 300,000-word epic interactive sci-fi novel.

Why similar: Choices Matter 26.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 26.1%, Text-Based 15.5%, Interactive Fiction 11.1%, Story Rich 7.9%

Where the Water Tastes Like Wine is a Narrative-Adventure game about traveling, sharing stories, and surviving manifest destiny.

Why similar: Great Soundtrack 27.7%, Story Rich 23.8%, Interactive Fiction 19.3%, Visual Novel 11.8%, Adventure 9.6%

Descend under a mountain to the marketplace below, where everything has a price. Meet the four men who can each give you what you need, but beware: they have their own hidden motives and uses for you. OBSCURA is a dark fantasy romance VN that asks how far you'll go to get what you need.

Why similar: Romance 24%, LGBTQ+ 16.8%, Choices Matter 13.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.1%, Visual Novel 12.2%

Explore the inner demons of three childhood friends on a summer retreat. Unearth secrets, fears and obsessions as you help them reconnect and rediscover themselves. A mature and treacherous visual novel from the creator of Milky Way Prince – The Vampire Star.

Why similar: Romance 18%, LGBTQ+ 16.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.9%, Choices Matter 11.9%, Visual Novel 10.2%

It begins with a kidnapped captain and a stolen ship. Where it leads next? That’s up to you… In this story-driven adventure game you will explore strange and wonderful communities, uncover a deep conspiracy, and chart a journey through twists and turns, difficulties and delights.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 15.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.6%, Choices Matter 14%, Mystery 13.6%, Hand-drawn 12.8%

Road Trip to the End of the World is a visual novel about the death of a friendship. When Andy and her imaginary friend Fishy set off on a road trip to crash their ex-best friend’s wedding, will they know when to hit the brakes?

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 26.8%, Emotional 19.7%, Visual Novel 18.5%, Hand-drawn 16%, Story Rich 14.4%

Quantum Suicide is a game of betrayal, deception and romance in the cold depths of space.

Why similar: Romance 17.3%, Narrative 14.4% ★, Mystery 14.2%, Choices Matter 13.9%, Visual Novel 10.2%

Journey across a dying world. Manage your resources. Build relationships with anthropomorphic characters. Find a new home or become a fuel drinking madman.

Why similar: Choices Matter 22.9%, LGBTQ+ 22.4%, Visual Novel 14.4%, Story Rich 13.5%, Dark 13.3%

Hitchhike your way to freedom in this crazy procedurally generated road trip. No one's road is the same!

Why similar: Choices Matter 22%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.8%, Soundtrack 13.8% ★, Emotional 12.9%, Multiple Endings 12.9%

A narrative-driven hardcore RPG set in a gritty world ruled by real but unrelenting gods. Set out on a challenging lifetime journey, where every choice has a price and entails consequences. Will you become an inquisitor, a judge, or conspire against the old order? Dare to decide!

Why similar: Choices Matter 34.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.7%, Story Rich 13.6%, Visual Novel 12.5%, Interactive Fiction 10.2%

"Have we all been acting waywardly?" An Adventure RPG that deals with the life and death of wayward humans, striving to escape a syndicate that creates monsters.

Why similar: Choices Matter 29.2%, Multiple Endings 20.3%, Dark 18.9%, Story Rich 17.5%, Romance 9%

18th century Paris - a city of love, lies and revolution. You are a woman of fashion trying to survive the political turmoil. Date a cast of unforgettable characters. Amass the wealth and respect you deserve. Engage in gossip that can alter the course of history, or lead you to the guillotine.

Why similar: Romance 20.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.1%, LGBTQ+ 14.8%, Visual Novel 12.4%, Choices Matter 11.9%

Play as Sam or Farah as they attempt to navigate the neon thrills of their cyberpunk city Love Shore, solve murders, fight gods and maybe fall in love.

Why similar: Choices Matter 29%, Choose Your Own Adventure 21.1%, Mystery 13%, Interactive Fiction 12.5%, Text-Based 9.9%

When your uncle Kent mysteriously disappears, you'll embark on a journey find out what really happened. What will you sacrifice when trapped in a haunted manor? Will you destroy this evil or claim its power? And can love bloom in a haunted house?

Why similar: Choices Matter 35.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 30.8%, Text-Based 19.6%, Adventure 8.8%, Indie 5.4%

A mad and romantic ADV. Unravel a strange world of science and philosophy with a mecha girl, zombie girl, or beastfolk. Some paths may disturb you... or thrill you.

Why similar: Mystery 21.7%, Emotional 17.8%, Visual Novel 17.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.2%, Multiple Endings 10.6%

Will you lead your marching band to victory as drum major? Explore band camp and attend rehearsal alongside an unforgettable cast of characters, where every choice matters. Find love or face tragedy in 7 routes with 35+ different endings in this colorful, musically-rich otome visual novel.

Why similar: Romance 20.6%, Choices Matter 15.9%, Dark 12.6%, Multiple Endings 11.2%, Visual Novel 10.3%

A lesbian road trip RPG by the co-creator of Ladykiller in a Bind about fighting for love and justice in the face of indifference, inspired by choice-driven visual novels, and a battle system influenced by classic and modern JRPGs. WILL YOU STAND AND FIGHT IN THE FACE OF EVIL?

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 91.4%, Indie 7.7%, Singleplayer 0.9%

Unravel the mystery of the King's sudden death... Claim your right for the throne. Try to stay alive as long as possible. Will you take the risk? The story for those who are brave enough to dive in a dark story and are able to think reasonably.

Why similar: Mystery 16.6%, Choices Matter 15.7%, Visual Novel 11.2%, Romance 10.6%, Story Rich 9.8%

🚗 Take part in a roller coaster of emotions with Louise embarking on a road trip of a lifetime through the late 1960s USA, trying to show her son Mitch how to navigate the often cruel modern world. Your choices matter! ✅

Why similar: Emotional 18.8%, Narrative 18.4% ★, Choices Matter 13.4%, Soundtrack 12% ★, Mystery 11.7%

A mute little thing with borrowed magic. A house that murmurs back. Ask wrong, and you might wake something that remembers your name.

Why similar: Mystery 19.6%, LGBTQ+ 18.5%, Choices Matter 18.3%, Dark 16.9%, Story Rich 11.3%

Explore an alternative medieval Europe in this low-fantasy epic adventure! How far are you willing to go to take back your stolen treasure?

Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 30%, Choices Matter 22.7%, Interactive Fiction 16.5%, Text-Based 15.9%, Story Rich 11.5%

He is a bandit who sells lives. She is a mute girl seeking revenge. In a famine-ravaged ancient China, a ruthless trafficker escorts four girls to a demon's feast. But when a deadly secret is revealed, a cold transaction turns into a journey of redemption. A dark visual novel about an unlikely bond.

Why similar: Visual Novel 17.4%, Romance 16.9%, Dark 14.8%, Multiple Endings 13.5%, Story Rich 9.6%

Cycle of Struggle: Ardengrad is a visual novel about politics, love, and the cost of historical choices in an alternate world. You are a student drawn into events that will soon erupt into civil war. Here, ideologies are not just words—they define people’s fates. Every decision leaves a mark.

Why similar: Romance 38.3%, Visual Novel 19.8%, Multiple Endings 15%, Story Rich 12.5%, Choices Matter 12.3%

Expose the dark secrets and mysteries of your seemingly idyllic hometown in this romantic thriller! Will you fall in love or fall victim to its horrors?

Why similar: Romance 30.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.6%, Mystery 14.2%, Choices Matter 11.1%, Text-Based 9.1%

"non-binary" is a video game that mixes text choices and bullet hell to tell the story of two non-binary people's journey of self-discovery. Make your choices. Dodge words. Go through things that hurt without breaking down. If you can.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 26.7%, Emotional 16.1%, Visual Novel 15.7%, Multiple Endings 15%, Interactive Fiction 10.2%

"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 33.8%, Choices Matter 18.7%, Multiple Endings 11.2%, Visual Novel 11.2%, Great Soundtrack 10.2%