- #1 Cinderella Phenomenon - Otome/Visual Novel
97% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 4,111 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 75.5%, Casual 24.5%
- #2 Sounds of Her Love
96% matchVery Positive91% of 761 reviews2017
Dev: ds-sans
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 48 minMean: 13.5 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 Positive90% of 67 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 38.2%, Casual 34.9%, Indie 27%
- #4 Layover Lovers
95% matchVery Positive92% of 86 reviews2023
Dev: Moonlit Works
Windows · Mac · Linux
A terminal love story
Why similar: Casual 79.3%, Indie 20.7%
- #5 Blue Wednesday: Prologue
94% matchVery Positive92% 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.
- #6 Psycho地雷InLove : 싸이코지라이 인 러브
94% matchVery Positive96% of 283 reviews2022
Dev: 유진게임즈
Windows
A simulation of an outcast romance!
Why similar: Casual 100%
- #7 LoveChoice
92% matchVery Positive92% of 35,756 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 272 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 79.6%, Indie 20.4%
- #10 Why do you love me?
91% matchVery Positive98% of 214 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 71.5%, Casual 15.4%, Indie 13.1%
- #11 The Language of Love
90% matchVery Positive96% of 169 reviews2019
Dev: ebi-hime
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 87%
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 60.3%, Indie 39.7%
- #12 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%
- #13 東周列萌志 Philosophic Love
89% matchVery Positive90% of 879 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 55.7%, Indie 44.3%
- #14 A YEAR OF SPRINGS
87% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 925 reviews2021
Dev: npckc
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.6 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 75.2%, Casual 24.8%
- #15 Coffee flavor of love 咖啡甜恋
88% 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%
- #16 Notanote
86% matchVery Positive88% of 926 reviews2024
Dev: zzzProject
Windows
Welcome to Notanote!
Why similar: Music 78%, Casual 20.2%, Indie 1.9%
- #17 Chill with You : Lo-Fi Story
83% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 9,798 reviews2025
Dev: Nestopi Inc.
Windows · Mac
Median: 12.4 hrsMean: 47.9 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%
- #18 Everlasting Summer
86% matchVery Positive95% of 77,204 reviews2014
Dev: Soviet Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 57.7 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Visual novel loved by many – Everlasting Summer – now on Steam!
Why similar: Indie 53.9%, Casual 46.1%
- #19 TREE
85% matchVery Positive93% of 2,301 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 56.7%, Indie 43.3%
- #20 Love Too Easily
84% 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 57.8%, Indie 42.2%
- #21 VTuber Connect
82% 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 55.4%, Indie 44.6%
- #22 Love Thyself - A Horatio Story
82% matchVery Positive91% of 643 reviews2019
Dev: AMPLITUDE Studios
Windows · Mac
Median: 36 minMean: 8.2 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 58.1%, Indie 41.9%
- #23 Puzzle Dating
84% matchMixed63% of 70 reviews2017
Dev: M. HankaPub: Liu Lidan
Windows
Hello! I'm a matchmaking game.
Why similar: Casual 58.4%, Indie 41.6%
- #24 i love me, i love me not
81% matchVery Positive95% of 79 reviews2022
Dev: MALGOW
Windows · Mac
a hand-drawn mental-health-focused game!
Why similar: Casual 68.5%, Indie 31.5%
- #25 Spread The Love
79% matchVery Positive86% of 74 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 69.1%, Indie 30.9%
- #26 UC Love
80% 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!
- #27 Carpe Diem
79% 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 54.1%, Indie 45.9%
- #28 Love in the Glen
81% matchMixed63% of 68 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 50.2%, Casual 49.8%
- #29 My Desktop Sister
76% matchVery Positive85% of 97 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 70.6%, Indie 29.4%
- #30 El Tango de la Muerte
78% 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 87.9%, Indie 8.2%, Casual 3.9%
- #31 Unforgettable You
77% matchVery Positive90% of 51 reviews2021
Dev: NanningsGames
Windows · Linux
Unforgettable You is a contemplating platformer game about love.
Why similar: Indie 100%
- #32 Evening Surprise
77% matchVery Positive89% of 741 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%
- #33 When The Past Was Around - Prologue
76% matchVery Positive94% of 682 reviews2019
Dev: MojikenPub: Toge Productions
Windows · Mac
Median: 18 minMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 16%
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 56.2%, Indie 43.8%
- #34 Memoir
75% matchVery Positive97% of 272 reviews2022
Dev: 7757
Windows
A short memoir of first love.
Why similar: Casual 65.1%, Indie 34.9%
- #35 Please, Touch The Artwork
74% matchVery Positive84% of 464 reviews2022
Dev: Thomas Waterzooi
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 1.8 hrs≥1hr: 55%
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%
- #36 Frosty Kiss
75% matchVery Positive90% of 1,556 reviews2016
Dev: 2Chance Projects
Windows · Linux
Median: 36 minMean: 108.9 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: Indie 50.2%, Casual 49.8%
- #37 Voice Love on Air
72% matchVery Positive87% of 523 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%
- #38 Elisa: The Innkeeper - Prequel
74% matchMostly Positive79% of 802 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 57.1%, Indie 42.9%
- #39 Cosmic DJ
73% 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 66.6%, Casual 20.1%, Indie 13.2%
- #40 Love Flute
71% matchVery Positive87% of 308 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 80.1%, Indie 19.9%
- #41 Four Rendezvous
72% matchVery Positive88% of 69 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 57.9%, Indie 42.1%
- #42 Sound Shift
73% matchVery Positive84% of 178 reviews2015
Dev: Matthew Brown
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 23.7 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Sound Shift is a VJ style music visualiser mixed with a simple arcade shooter.
Why similar: Music 47.8%, Casual 30.8%, Indie 21.4%
- #43 Love Delivery
68% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 2,571 reviews2022
Dev: Cometsoft Inc.Pub: Smilegate
Windows
A coming-of-age romance simulation that follows the raw, relatable journey of a real loser.
Why similar: Casual 74.2%, Indie 25.8%
- #44 Inked: A Tale of Love
71% matchVery Positive84% of 287 reviews2021
Dev: Somnium Games d.o.o.
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.7 hrsMean: 6.5 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 56.7%, Indie 43.3%
- #45 One Thousand Lies
70% matchVery Positive89% of 1,129 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 68.6%, Indie 31.4%
- #46 Power of Love
73% matchMixed69% of 163 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 61.1%, Indie 38.9%
- #47 TryAndLove
70% matchMixed52% of 229 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%
- #48 The tram of wishes
69% matchVery Positive91% of 186 reviews2021
Dev: Iskra
Windows
The meditative journey game about a tram driver. He is a sincere but humble dreamer who loves his job. And he also knows how to show love and sensitivity, like reading other people's desires. But what to do about it?
Why similar: Indie 100%
- #49 Freezeer
71% 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 57.5%, Indie 42.5%
- #50 DUET
64% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 594 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 86.6%, Indie 13.4%
- #51 Memory Note
69% matchVery Positive95% of 73 reviews2020
Dev: CupcakeTime TeamPub: Phoenix_co
Windows · Mac · Linux
Memory note is a slice-of-life visual novel with meaningful player choices, several endings to explore, and a story that will touch your heart.
Why similar: Casual 54.6%, Indie 45.4%
- #52 Under Maintenance
67% matchVery Positive95% of 129 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 74.8%, Indie 25.2%
- #53 Virtual Cottage
65% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 10,950 reviews2020
Dev: DU&I
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 8.0 hrsMean: 61.0 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 71.4%, Casual 20.1%, Indie 8.5%
- #54 Fragments of Him
70% matchVery Positive84% of 146 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 56.9%, Indie 43.1%
- #55 Adolescent Santa Claus
68% matchVery Positive85% of 1,317 reviews2018
Dev: TALESSHOP Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 25%
This visual novel game tells the tale of a cute little Santa Clause appearing
Why similar: Casual 60.7%, Indie 39.3%
- #56 HRDINA
67% matchVery Positive90% of 515 reviews2019
Dev: Bartoš Studio
Windows
The game is about a hero that goes from game to the real world. Levels are generated by the music which is provided by Czech band Zrní.
Why similar: Casual 56.2%, Indie 43.8%
- #57 My Loving Wife
67% matchMostly Positive78% of 130 reviews2022
Dev: Conor Hehr
Windows · Mac · Linux
Come home to see your wife who loves you a lot every day.
Why similar: Casual 100%
- #58 Antenna
68% matchMostly Positive76% of 2,715 reviews2016
Dev: LWNA
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 146.3 hrs≥1hr: 18%
A machine ponders its loneliness. It scans the radio spectrum for an answer to its question.
Why similar: Casual 54.8%, Indie 45.2%
- #59 Your Love Story 被你忘记的那个夏天
66% matchVery Positive85% of 148 reviews2022
Dev: Mingyu Information Technology Shanghai Co., Ltd.
Windows
This is a AVG with love as the theme. No matter how old you grow, every summer when cicadas sing, you can still remenber of your childhood dreams, childhood friends with whom you share memories, and those pure and shining love like crystal.
Why similar: Casual 56.2%, Indie 43.8%