- #1 Cinderella Phenomenon - Otome/Visual Novel
97% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 4,122 reviews2017
Dev: Dicesuki
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 25.0 hrs≥1hr: 75%
The Fairytale Curse was only the beginning...
Why similar: Indie 75.6%, Casual 24.4%
- #2 Sounds of Her Love
96% matchVery Positive91% of 765 reviews2017
Dev: ds-sans
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 42 minMean: 13.3 hrs≥1hr: 46%
In the midst of their hearts, something is blossoming between two students. Both of whom go about their daily lives at an international school in Tokyo. Just what is flowering? Of course, it's love. Starting your new life after transferring into an international school, you find yourself dismayed when it turns out to be the same as any...
Why similar: Casual 100%
- #3 Evergreen Blues
96% matchVery Positive88% of 68 reviews2020
Dev: David SuPub: MIT Media Lab
Windows · Mac
Evergreen Blues is a suite of interactive songs by David Su and Dominique Star. All the world's a stage 🎶🎭
Why similar: Music 38.4%, Casual 34.9%, Indie 26.7%
- #4 Blue Wednesday: Prologue
95% matchVery Positive90% of 83 reviews2023
Dev: Buff Studio
Windows
An experience filled with stories and music See the world through the eyes of jazz pianist, Morris. takes you through a dream-like adventure through jazz and love, and failure.
- #5 Layover Lovers
94% matchVery Positive92% of 86 reviews2023
Dev: Moonlit Works
Windows · Mac · Linux
A terminal love story
Why similar: Casual 79.5%, Indie 20.5%
- #6 Psycho地雷InLove : 싸이코지라이 인 러브
94% matchVery Positive96% of 284 reviews2022
Dev: 유진게임즈
Windows
A simulation of an outcast romance!
Why similar: Casual 100%
- #7 LoveChoice
92% matchVery Positive92% of 36,143 reviews2021
Dev: Akaba Studio
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 74%
"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: Casual 57%, Indie 43%
- #8 Lovebirb
93% matchVery Positive82% of 274 reviews2023
Dev: Anonymous Penguin Studio
Windows
Lovebirb is a rhythm-based dating game about finding love one date at a time. Swipe right, chat on Bumbird, and impress your dates by playing all the right words to the rhythm of the music. 🎶🐤
Why similar: Music 97.3%, Indie 2.7%
- #9 The Picture of Café au lait
91% matchVery Positive92% of 78 reviews2023
Dev: AstralSeal
Windows
The picture of café au lait is a visual novel game that makes the players feel immersed in story and character. They will experience the story in the game through the first-person perspective of the main character in the story named "Takagi".
Why similar: Casual 79.7%, Indie 20.3%
- #10 Why do you love me?
91% matchVery Positive98% of 216 reviews2024
Dev: Alkinoy
Windows · Mac · Linux
A short romantic novel about modern relationships. We took some situations from life and tried to answer the question "why do people love each other?".
Why similar: Music 71.7%, Casual 15.4%, Indie 12.9%
- #11 東周列萌志 Philosophic Love
90% matchVery Positive90% of 887 reviews2018
Dev: IWPLAY WORLD INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 31.7 hrs≥1hr: 69%
在百家爭鳴的時代,尋莫逆於心的知音。穿越到2300多年前的戰國時期,邂逅6位不同學派的帥哥門徒,刻骨銘心的故事就此展開……你願意為他永遠地留在過去嗎?
Why similar: Casual 55.9%, Indie 44.1%
- #12 Notanote
88% matchVery Positive88% of 940 reviews2024
Dev: zzzProject
Windows
Welcome to Notanote!
Why similar: Music 78.1%, Casual 20.1%, Indie 1.9%
- #13 CUPID - A free to play Visual Novel
89% matchVery Positive87% of 1,308 reviews2016
Dev: FerventPub: Afterthought Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 6.9 hrs≥1hr: 64%
"Love is both poison and cure, both knife and remedy." Set in 18th Century France, this is a gothic romance tale about loss, revenge and the different faces of love.
Why similar: Indie 100%
- #14 Fragments of Him
89% matchVery Positive84% of 147 reviews2016
Dev: Sassybot
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 92%
An emotional and immersive game about a man named Will and the people close to him. Experience his life through a story about love, memories and hope.
Why similar: Casual 57.1%, Indie 42.9%
- #15 The Language of Love
87% matchVery Positive96% of 171 reviews2019
Dev: ebi-hime
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Mitsuki, an aimless young man studying to take his university entrance exams, falls for a young single mother who lives in his apartment complex. A relationship develops between these mismatched social outcasts, and then...
Why similar: Casual 60.5%, Indie 39.5%
- #16 TREE
86% matchVery Positive93% of 2,314 reviews2018
Dev: The Strangers
Windows
TREE tells a story of a relationship between a boy and his tree. What starts off as a simple connection, over time it grows into something deeper.
Why similar: Casual 56.9%, Indie 43.1%
- #17 Love Too Easily
86% matchVery Positive81% of 108 reviews2023
Dev: Monster Guide inc.Pub: MediBang Games
Windows
A memory of a sweet kiss from last night. A lost cell phone. Three suspects. Become the main character's helper, make story choices, collect hints, and clear mini-games. A full-scale mystery romantic comedy interactive movie.
Why similar: Casual 58%, Indie 42%
- #18 A YEAR OF SPRINGS
85% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 952 reviews2021
Dev: npckc
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Experience the stories of Haru, Erika, and Manami, a trio of friends navigating their feelings of love, connection, and just wanting to belong.
Why similar: Music 75.4%, Casual 24.6%
- #19 Chill with You : Lo-Fi Story
81% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 10,707 reviews2025
Dev: Nestopi Inc.
Windows · Mac
Median: 13.7 hrsMean: 55.9 hrs≥1hr: 83%
"Chill with You : Lo-Fi Story" is a sound novel game where you work alongside Satone, a girl who loves writing stories. Customize lo-fi music, ambient sounds, and landscapes to create a focused environment. As you deepen your bond with Satone, you may discover a special connection with her.
Why similar: Casual 100%
- #20 i love me, i love me not
84% matchVery Positive95% of 81 reviews2022
Dev: MALGOW
Windows · Mac
a hand-drawn mental-health-focused game!
Why similar: Casual 68.7%, Indie 31.3%
- #21 My Desktop Sister
83% matchVery Positive83% of 103 reviews2025
Dev: Sibling InteractivePub: Okasan's Recipe
Windows
My Desktop Sister is a computer desktop companion. Experience the love and kindness from My Desktop Sister.
Why similar: Casual 70.8%, Indie 29.2%
- #22 Love Thyself - A Horatio Story
84% matchVery Positive91% of 646 reviews2019
Dev: AMPLITUDE Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 42 minMean: 8.1 hrs≥1hr: 42%
In a society where everyone is a clone of the Emperor, can you survive long enough to find out who you truly are? Try out the brand new visual novel set in the Endless Universe!
Why similar: Casual 58.3%, Indie 41.7%
- #23 Everlasting Summer
82% matchVery Positive94% of 77,532 reviews2014
Dev: Soviet Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 58.7 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Visual novel loved by many – Everlasting Summer – now on Steam!
Why similar: Indie 53.7%, Casual 46.3%
- #24 Coffee flavor of love 咖啡甜恋
82% matchVery Positive95% of 206 reviews2021
Dev: P.G.制作组Pub: 33ParadoX&igstore
Windows · Mac
Sweet love begins in the coffee shop. Office romances of coffee shop employees. This is a visual novel game with two endings.
Why similar: Casual 100%
- #25 VTuber Connect
81% matchVery Positive97% of 149 reviews2022
Dev: VerumVincula
Windows · Mac · Linux
VTuber Connect is a love letter to VTubers as a medium. One that hides nothing, but embraces everything. Whether you’re a VTuber or a viewer, we all form connections in our own way. How will you connect?
Why similar: Casual 55.6%, Indie 44.4%
- #26 Spread The Love
77% matchVery Positive88% of 81 reviews2025
Dev: jamms
Windows · Mac
A silly dating sim where your flavor decides your fate. Customize your profile, flirt with six lovably unique characters, and try to survive your first date!
Why similar: Casual 69.3%, Indie 30.7%
- #27 Evening Surprise
79% matchVery Positive89% of 744 reviews2017
Dev: Aleksandr Soldatov
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 24 minMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 18%
Max and his girlfriend Ann are very happy together. They have no arguments, they enjoy spending time with each other, they are in love. What else can they wish? Well, Max, you will get a big surprise this evening...
Why similar: Indie 100%
- #28 UC Love
78% matchVery Positive87% of 70 reviews2023
Dev: Plush Cat Studios
Windows
A humorous and wholesome anime-style dating simulator based on personified University of California schools + more ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)! Romance 2D-girls (or guys) with 3D personalities in a cute and funny visual novel format! There are various locations to visit, minigames to play, and secrets to find!
- #29 Puzzle Dating
80% matchMixed64% of 72 reviews2017
Dev: M. HankaPub: Liu Lidan
Windows
Hello! I'm a matchmaking game.
Why similar: Casual 58.6%, Indie 41.4%
- #30 Sound Shift
79% matchVery Positive84% of 179 reviews2015
Dev: Matthew Brown
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 23.6 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Sound Shift is a VJ style music visualiser mixed with a simple arcade shooter.
Why similar: Music 48.1%, Casual 30.8%, Indie 21.2%
- #31 One Thousand Lies
76% matchVery Positive89% of 1,135 reviews2016
Dev: Keinart Lobre
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 36 minMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 36%
One day, Ciarán starts receiving enigmatic emails from a mysterious sender, turning his everyday life into a mess of a romantic comedy with psychological themes mixed in. What lies beyond the mystery he's been presented with? In the words of Harry H.: "If you want to know the truth, go find it".
Why similar: Casual 68.8%, Indie 31.2%
- #32 Love in the Glen
78% matchMixed64% of 69 reviews2016
Dev: Sapphire Dragon Productions
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 95%
“Love in the Glen” is a romantic otome visual novel/dating sim with a fun and charming match 3 minigame. Follow in the steps of Zoe Richardson, an interior designer living and working in Los Angeles’ exclusive and stylish Westside, as she explores the true meaning of love, commitment and passion and how it exists on so many different...
Why similar: Indie 50%, Casual 50%
- #33 A Musical Story
75% matchVery Positive84% of 291 reviews2022
Dev: Glee-Cheese StudioPub: Plug In Digital
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 65%
‘A Musical Story’ is a rhythm game set against a 70s backdrop. Explore the memories of Gabriel, a young man trying to come to terms with his situation through the connections to his musical memory.
Why similar: Music 81.4%, Casual 18.6%
- #34 El Tango de la Muerte
75% matchVery Positive96% of 320 reviews2018
Dev: Hernán Smicht
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 2.9 hrs≥1hr: 66%
Do the tango to win the heart of your loved one! Each song in this casual RHYTHM game will unveil the story of Luciano and Martita. Influenced by games like OSU and Crypt of the Necrodancer, with a pinch of melodramatic humor, inspired by the best Latin American soap operas!
Why similar: Music 88.1%, Indie 8.1%, Casual 3.8%
- #35 Voice Love on Air
72% matchVery Positive87% of 529 reviews2024
Dev: SOFTSTAR ENTERTAINMENT
Windows
A BL dating sim with elements of studio management and interactions with voice actors! Follow Aki, a newbie voice director who has to complete the recordings for several BL dramas, and interact with the charming voice actors. Come give voice to the language of love!
Why similar: Casual 100%
- #36 Carpe Diem
74% matchVery Positive89% of 8,560 reviews2015
Dev: Moonlit Works
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 12 minMean: 9.1 hrs≥1hr: 13%
Seize the day
Why similar: Casual 54.3%, Indie 45.7%
- #37 Memoir
73% matchVery Positive97% of 278 reviews2022
Dev: 7757
Windows
A short memoir of first love.
Why similar: Casual 65.3%, Indie 34.7%
- #38 Elisa: The Innkeeper - Prequel
76% matchMostly Positive79% of 806 reviews2016
Dev: Neoclassic Games
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 30%
This short Visual novel can be considered as a little introductory episode of the game Elisa the innkeeper. Enjoy our Art and Soundtrack as you begin to shape Elisa's destiny for the better or the worse!
Why similar: Casual 57.3%, Indie 42.7%
- #39 Frosty Kiss
74% matchVery Positive90% of 1,558 reviews2016
Dev: 2Chance Projects
Windows · Linux
Median: 36 minMean: 109.9 hrs≥1hr: 30%
It's been a year since Semyon returned from "Sovyonok" and met the girls from the camp in the real world. But it's New Year at hand! And it needs to be celebrated!
Why similar: Casual 50.1%, Indie 49.9%
- #40 TryAndLove
73% matchMixed51% of 230 reviews2024
Dev: MYSTERY CROWN
Windows · Mac
A man's life is a life of pursuing love. The childish love of childhood sweethearts? White Moonlight's pure love? Ignorant of the astringent love of forbidden fruit? Blind love like a moth flying into a flame? True love that transcends the world? Act Ren Xing and make a willful choice.
Why similar: Casual 100%
- #41 When The Past Was Around - Prologue
73% matchVery Positive94% of 682 reviews2019
Dev: MojikenPub: Toge Productions
Windows · Mac
Median: 18 minMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 15%
This is the prologue chapter of "When the Past was Around", an upcoming adventure point-and-click puzzle game about love, moving on, letting go, and the joy and pain of everything in between.
Why similar: Casual 56.4%, Indie 43.6%
- #42 Please, Touch The Artwork
71% matchVery Positive84% of 476 reviews2022
Dev: Thomas Waterzooi
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 1.8 hrs≥1hr: 57%
A cozy puzzler with story. Recreate paintings by applying lines & colors in a specific order. Explore beautiful mazes & collect letters of a poem. Help two sweethearts find a path towards each other. Three games in one. Hints when stuck. 160+ paintings, 3~4 hours, set to a chill soundtrack.
Why similar: Casual 100%
- #43 爱人 Lover
71% matchVery Positive82% of 326 reviews2021
Dev: 埋月山枯
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 8.8 hrs≥1hr: 93%
发生在中国的三段绝对本土又完全不同的故事,由校园篇、古代篇、都市篇组成,均以女性第一视角展开。
Why similar: Casual 66.4%, Indie 33.6%
- #44 Unforgettable You
72% matchVery Positive88% of 52 reviews2021
Dev: NanningsGames
Windows · Linux
Unforgettable You is a contemplating platformer game about love.
Why similar: Indie 100%
- #45 Virtual Cottage
69% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 11,010 reviews2020
Dev: DU&I
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 8.0 hrsMean: 60.6 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Virtual Cottage gives you a comfy place to rest and be productive without any distractions. Open the game, set yourself a goal and enjoy the atmosphere.
Why similar: Music 71.6%, Casual 20%, Indie 8.4%
- #46 Rivalhearts
68% matchVery Positive91% of 94 reviews2024
Dev: Studio Spiritus
Windows · Mac · Linux
Join Noah in his first year of university as he decides to overcome his heartache, pursuing either a tomboy classmate, gorgeous doctor, or junior-year goth!
Why similar: Casual 100%
- #47 Master of Love
68% matchVery Positive84% of 177 reviews2024
Dev: Root3Games
Windows
Single and unemployed, 33-year-old Jun-Ho finds himself transported back in time ten years. He takes the chance to romance five women from his past – and get it right this time. Unlock five unique endings in Master of Love, an FMV game that offers the ultimate K-drama experience.
Why similar: Casual 100%
- #48 Cosmic DJ
71% matchVery Positive88% of 1,054 reviews2014
Dev: Gl33kPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac
Median: 24 minMean: 2.3 hrs≥1hr: 28%
Cosmic DJ is a quick, "pick-up and play" musical experience about the joy of music creation for budding intergalactic musicians of all skill levels. Set among the stars, you will strive to become the legendary Cosmic DJ through six musical adventures as you’re tasked with repairing the all-important “Jamtennas” and bring...
Why similar: Music 66.8%, Casual 20.1%, Indie 13.1%
- #49 Love Flute
69% matchVery Positive87% of 310 reviews2021
Dev: TALESSHOP Co., Ltd.
Windows
Play the piano, play the flute, and enjoy a ghost story as you use the profits from your street performances to buy new instruments and furniture! Let's shoot for fame and fortune!
Why similar: Casual 80.2%, Indie 19.8%
- #50 Four Rendezvous
70% matchVery Positive89% of 71 reviews2020
Dev: Diada Novels
Windows · Mac · Linux
Hero meets a mysterious girl in the park. Who is that girl? What is a mystery surrounding her? And what about the world they met in? There's definitely something wrong with it. So many questions! So the hero has to deal with all of it to find his love.
Why similar: Casual 58.1%, Indie 41.9%
- #51 Confess My Love
67% matchVery Positive94% of 4,858 reviews2017
Dev: LR Studio
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 65%
The story takes place after school, when Willie decides to confess his love to the girl of his dreams, Liza. Afraid of being refused, he hesitated for a while. Should he summon up his courage and confess his love to her?
Why similar: Indie 100%
- #52 Inked: A Tale of Love
68% matchVery Positive84% of 311 reviews2021
Dev: Somnium Games d.o.o.
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.7 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Inked is a narrative-driven puzzle game set in a world of beautiful ballpoint pen-drawn landscapes. Playing as the Nameless Hero, you will solve intriguing puzzles while searching for your love Aiko.
Why similar: Casual 56.9%, Indie 43.1%
- #53 Afterlove EP
65% matchVery Positive92% of 196 reviews2025
Dev: PikselnesiaPub: Fellow Traveller
Windows
From the creator of Coffee Talk and What Comes After, comes a slice-of-life adventure set in modern Jakarta about love, loss and finding your own way forward. Step into the shoes of Rama, a young musician struggling to move on with life after the death of his girlfriend, Cinta.
Why similar: Indie 100%
- #54 DUET
63% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 626 reviews2025
Dev: Dolos Studio
Windows
DUET illustrates the Hifuu Club's first encounter. It is a wordless, narrative-driven experience about connection and small moments in life. Step into the subtle yet fateful daily interactions that intertwine Renko and Merry's lives.
Why similar: Casual 86.7%, Indie 13.3%
- #55 Under Maintenance
66% matchVery Positive95% of 131 reviews2023
Dev: Hearty Soup Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
An everyday dramedy otome game that asks the tough question: When a game about love goes down for maintenance, can the game of love begin?
Why similar: Casual 75%, Indie 25%
- #56 Power of Love
70% matchMixed69% of 165 reviews2015
Dev: Yang Sun
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.1 hrs≥1hr: 94%
This is a novel puzzle game. It creatively asks you to control two people simultaneously. The game consists of three chapters and the levels become more and more difficult. Its a perfect game to exercise your brain.
Why similar: Casual 61.3%, Indie 38.7%
- #57 Love Is All Around
62% matchVery Positive93% of 45,858 reviews2023
Dev: intiny
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 9.9 hrs≥1hr: 88%
The player becomes Gu Yi, uses the first-person perspective to immerse himself in meeting six beauties, and embarks on a joyful and sweet love journey with them. Six girls that are charming, innocent, intelligent, wild, sexy, glamorous, who will go to the end with you is up to you to decide.
- #58 Freezeer
69% matchMostly Positive70% of 186 reviews2018
Dev: NedoStudio
Windows
«Freezeer» — is a love story puzzle platformer. Kiss your girlfriend but do not freeze her. To do this, you need to melt yourself on the red block. Beware of ice blocks because they can kill you.
Why similar: Casual 57.7%, Indie 42.3%
- #59 Vinyl
70% matchMixed61% of 323 reviews2016
Dev: Manipulation Machine
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 34%
Vinyl is a dynamic indie music game created by graduate students at the University of Utah EAE program, that experiments with the aesthetic distance between gameplay and music.
Why similar: Music 56.9%, Casual 24.3%, Indie 18.8%