Games Like Ballads at Midnight

A sweet winter themed Otome Visual Novel about a princess of a tower who just wants a hero. … Except she ends up with a tone-deaf bard for a roommate, a sassy demon for a butler and no hero. Still stuck in a tower though.

Why similar: Otome 41.3% ★, Interactive Fiction 15.3%, Romance 13.5%, Visual Novel 11.6%, Female Protagonist 8.9%

This otome-style visual novel blends eeriness and romance into a compelling drama. A ring of deadly towers traps you in the small mining town of Bataille, Missouri with extreme conspiracy theorists, a serial killer, and wealthy vampires. Choose your partner wisely.

Why similar: Otome 32.3% ★, Vampire 32% ★, Romance 12.5%, Adventure 12.4%, Visual Novel 10.8%

The Fairytale Curse was only the beginning...

Why similar: Otome 52.8% ★, Romance 16.6%, Visual Novel 13.5%, Female Protagonist 11.4%, Story Rich 3.3%

A metafictional yuri visual novel about a traveller who runs across two cute nuns in an abandoned church.

Why similar: Visual Novel 75.3%, LGBTQ+ 24.7%

What happens when a girl gets lost all alone in the woods and can only find the occupants of one mysterious mansion to help her?

Why similar: Otome 63.6% ★, Visual Novel 18.7%, Female Protagonist 17.7%

Fight against & romance the one hunting for your soul in A Date with Death, a romance chat simulator where you date(?) the Grim Reaper himself. Create your own character, decorate your apartment, and chat away with the charming yet dangerous Grim Reaper through text and video calls.

Why similar: Otome 41.9% ★, Romance 17.5%, Visual Novel 14.6%, Dating Sim 9%, LGBTQ+ 6.3%

"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: Visual Novel 36.9%, Romance 19.6%, Otome 19.6% ★, Female Protagonist 15.7%, Story Rich 5%

Nothing is as it seems.

Why similar: Otome 48% ★, Romance 16.9%, Visual Novel 12.2%, Female Protagonist 10.7%, Dating Sim 4.1%

A romantic comedy visual novel centered around a girl named Mika Anderson, who gets entangled in the affairs of incubi.

Why similar: Otome 50.7% ★, Romance 16.3%, Visual Novel 13.1%, Female Protagonist 12.4%, Dating Sim 5.6%

The world's most ancient vampire, a young & unprepared new leader of a centuries old vampire-hunting organization, thrust together by fate. Thalos knows he's found his beloved, but Dusty must never let himself grow close to a vampire. A kinetic visual novel that grows spicier with each installment!

Why similar: Vampire 46.3% ★, Romance 17.3%, Visual Novel 14%, Story Rich 6.1%, LGBTQ+ 6.1%

Play as the young witch Shar, as she moves in with a famous witch who keeps demonic prisoners in her basement. Will you find romance or doom?

Why similar: Otome 41.5% ★, Romance 14.7%, Visual Novel 11.7%, Female Protagonist 10.2%, Dating Sim 4.6%

Enjoy a sweet romance with vampires in this otome novel adventure.

Why similar: Otome 54% ★, Interactive Fiction 20.4%, Visual Novel 14.3%, Female Protagonist 7.9%, Adventure 2.4%

Cabernet is a 2D narrative RPG set in a 19th century Eastern European inspired world, with a modern twist. Guide Liza, a young vampire in her new unlife among the unsuspecting townsfolk. Will you retain your humanity or descend further into the horror you have become?

Why similar: Vampire 38.9% ★, Romance 12.1%, Female Protagonist 11.8%, Interactive Fiction 11.1%, Visual Novel 9.1%

‘goth gf’s iPhone’ airdrops you - accept or decline? A love/horror story about life, death, & memes.

Why similar: Romance 29%, Visual Novel 29%, Female Protagonist 18.6%, LGBTQ+ 10.3%, Story Rich 7.2%

Embrace the monster within to free yourself from a curse in this dark fantasy visual novel, a standalone introduction to the characters and setting of Sigh of the Abyss.

Why similar: Otome 40.5% ★, Romance 14.9%, Female Protagonist 11.4%, Visual Novel 10.3%, Story Rich 5.8%

Hotel Tutwin is a visual novel designed for horror / romance lovers, but can also be quirky and cute. Each story line is quick and to-the-point, but there are many to discover. Prepare for inevitable deaths.

Why similar: Otome 28.7% ★, Vampire 26.5% ★, Romance 11.3%, Interactive Fiction 8.3%, Female Protagonist 8.2%

Emerald seas! Blue skies! Sandy beaches! An island adventure in the ocean sounds like a trip to paradise. However, the place is a nightmare with no one to provide any blood for Raylan to feed on after he turned into a vampire by accident, especially since he has another hungry vampire at his side.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 27.5%, Visual Novel 18.7%, Romance 18.6%, Female Protagonist 17.3%, Dating Sim 7.9%

A short lesbian / yuri visual novel set in England. Our heroine, Toma Andrews, meets a ghost girl wearing an old-fashioned nightgown in a graveyard who calls herself Emmeline. Just who is she, and how did she die?

Why similar: Visual Novel 27.5%, Female Protagonist 23.2%, Romance 22.4%, Story Rich 8.6%, LGBTQ+ 7.3%

A supernatural horror visual novel where vampires compete to save their eternal unlives in a high-stakes reality show.

Why similar: Vampire 42.2% ★, Interactive Fiction 15.6%, Romance 12.8%, Visual Novel 12.7%, LGBTQ+ 4.6%

An otome visual novel - play a powerless victim of a terrifying, unfair world. 200+ choices, 50+ endings, 20+ hours of play - and only one way to escape.

Why similar: Otome 43.7% ★, Romance 15.6%, Visual Novel 11.6%, Female Protagonist 11.2%, Story Rich 7.2%

A haunting gothic romance set in the 19th century. Follow Meike, a young woman from an impoverished noble family, as she’s swept off her feet by the mysterious Magdalena: a vampire who possesses a dark secret.

Why similar: Vampire 42.2% ★, Romance 17%, Visual Novel 11.8%, Female Protagonist 11.1%, LGBTQ+ 5.5%

Hunted by anxiety, you exiled yourself to a lonely mountain inhabited by a ghost and his regrets.

Why similar: Otome 42.3% ★, Romance 15.9%, Visual Novel 12%, Female Protagonist 10.8%, Story Rich 6.5%

You've been invited to a Halloween party! Yay! Music! Food! Drinks! Vampires! Wait. VAMPIRES!? Velvet Bite: Softly, With Teeth is a Romantic Visual Novel featuring 6 romanceable vampires.

Why similar: Otome 43.9% ★, Visual Novel 14%, Female Protagonist 12.5%, Romance 7.4%, Dating Sim 6.7%

Discover the secrets of the witches and demons in this dark fantasy romance game, featuring a female protagonist whose personality is completely up to the player thanks to extensive dialog choices.

Why similar: Otome 35.5% ★, Romance 12.5%, Interactive Fiction 10.2%, Visual Novel 10%, Female Protagonist 9.9%

Choose between a male or female character and take revenge on your killers as a vampire!

Why similar: Vampire 38.8% ★, Romance 14.6%, Visual Novel 12.5%, Interactive Fiction 12.3%, Female Protagonist 7.9%

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: Otome 36% ★, Interactive Fiction 13.2%, Romance 10.4%, Female Protagonist 10.1%, Visual Novel 9.3%

A GxB visual novel that explores a whimsical, yet dangerous world which blends the solarpunk and cyberpunk aesthetics into a unique adventure. As you follow the MC on her journey, pursue various love interests in a stand-alone story unique to that route.

Why similar: Otome 40.3% ★, Romance 15.1%, Interactive Fiction 13.5%, Visual Novel 10.8%, Female Protagonist 8.5%

An LGBTQ+ Vampiric Visual Novel. One Night. Three vampires. Make a deal with death or die trying.

Why similar: Vampire 35.5% ★, Romance 18.5%, Otome 17.1% ★, Visual Novel 14.3%, LGBTQ+ 5.6%

Play the role of a young alchemist apprentice who is unwillingly bound to an illegal spirit. Suddenly drawn into a war between humanity and magic, they must join a group of unlikely heroes to escape their own doom, hopefully saving the world along the way.

Why similar: Otome 42.7% ★, Romance 14.7%, Visual Novel 12.5%, Female Protagonist 10.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 5.2%

A free horror Visual Novel about an ill-fated journey across Sinnlos, a lake where gruesome monsters lurk just beneath the surface. With times being so dire you'll need to decide what, and who, is going to be sacrificed. Anyone can be saved, but not everyone can be.

Why similar: Otome 46.8% ★, Visual Novel 22.9%, Female Protagonist 15.5%, Romance 11.7%, Dark 3.2%

A story about an ordinary human girl and her romantic encounters with knights and princes. These characters may be gentle, passionate, considerate, or inhospitable. There are many character styles to suit a variety of individual player tastes.

Why similar: Otome 38.1% ★, Romance 16.1%, Vampire 12.9% ★, Visual Novel 11.8%, Female Protagonist 11.5%

When The Night Comes is a queer, narrative-driven, supernatural visual novel.

Why similar: Otome 20.6% ★, Romance 18.1%, Vampire 17.8% ★, Visual Novel 13.4%, Interactive Fiction 13%

You are a girl with a demonic heart, trapped with a group of suspicious individuals. A demonspawn arrives, setting off a chain of mysterious murders. Can you trust any of your fellow captives and find love in the chaos? Or will you fight for your life alone?

Why similar: Otome 47.8% ★, Visual Novel 12.4%, Interactive Fiction 11.7%, Female Protagonist 11.1%, Story Rich 5.9%

You have unfortunately been captured by a serial killer, and you must increase your chances of survival within seven days. Your choices will determine how he treats you and the outcome of your relationship. What will your final relationship with him be...?

Why similar: Otome 34.2% ★, Interactive Fiction 17.5%, Visual Novel 16.9%, Romance 14.3%, Dating Sim 9.9%

An unusual horror-themed Visual Novel about waking up in a carriage with a stranger… Whatever could go wrong?

Why similar: Otome 51.1% ★, Interactive Fiction 20.4%, Visual Novel 14.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 6.1%, Story Rich 6%

Experience Vampire: The Masquerade in a new way through this isometric cRPG. Change perspectives as you travel through the Heartless Club as a Human and a Vampire. Roll the dice, take your choices, and embrace the night in this narrative prologue.

Why similar: Vampire 71.6% ★, Female Protagonist 13.5%, Story Rich 11.7%, Drama 1.7%, Stylized 1.4%

Fleeting, yet beautiful. The world of darkness―― The main protagonist, Cloe (name changeable) lived in a secluded town. Surrounded by wire fences, it felt like she was trapped inside a cage. Zombies were the only residents in that town, and she wasn't the exception.

Why similar: Otome 46.7% ★, Romance 18%, Visual Novel 11.4%, Female Protagonist 10.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 4.6%

Tokyo, 1918. World War I is coming to an end. Yuriko Nomiya, aristocratic by birth, is suddenly struck by a series of misfortunes. Is this fate brought about by the changing times, or is someone plotting against her? The dark, bittersweet tale of Yuriko and five young men is about to unfold...

Why similar: Otome 55% ★, Visual Novel 15.2%, Female Protagonist 8.9%, Romance 6.8%, Adventure 5.7%

Your average student life quickly descents into horror as a mysterious witch takes over the college... Can you save the girl you love? Or even make it out alive?

Why similar: Romance 24.3%, Interactive Fiction 22.2%, Visual Novel 21.2%, Story Rich 10.1%, Dating Sim 8%

A beautiful Dark Knightess from another world enlisted me in her quest to slay a rogue wizard, and now we're dating! But what if she finds out I have no idea who the Gray Wizard is?!

Why similar: Romance 35.4%, Female Protagonist 22.1%, Visual Novel 18.8%, LGBTQ+ 9.7%, Dating Sim 5.2%

Otome dating sim - make your choices and survive this thriller romance game!

Why similar: Otome 46% ★, Romance 16.3%, Visual Novel 13%, Female Protagonist 9%, Dating Sim 5.5%

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: Otome 30.4% ★, Romance 22.6%, Visual Novel 17.1%, Interactive Fiction 11.2%, LGBTQ+ 6.8%

An otome-fantasy visual novel. Play as Alto, a fearless knight, and enter a world of magic and myths with secrets waiting for you to unveil.

Why similar: Otome 46.3% ★, Romance 16.6%, Visual Novel 12%, Female Protagonist 11.3%, Story Rich 4.9%

~ ~ A Comedic Mystery Visual Novel with Relationship Building ~ ~ Play as a paranormal investigator hired by the paranormal to investigate! Search for a headless horseman's missing head before the night is over.

Why similar: Visual Novel 52.9%, Story Rich 23.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.3%, Funny 6.4%

3 centuries have passed after sleeping for one night!? On a rainy night filled with thunderstorms, a young chef Raylan encountered a mysterious girl who resembled Sleeping Beauty in a huge tree hole, but everything suddenly went black before he could find out what happened...

Why similar: Vampire 43.1% ★, Interactive Fiction 18.6%, Visual Novel 14.5%, Romance 9.4%, Dating Sim 5.4%

The remote town of Okunezato is shaped like a crescent moon and shrouded in dark myths and legends. Take on the role of a brave young woman journeying into the unknown to uncover dangerous truths and locate her missing brother with her childhood friend.

Why similar: Otome 49.2% ★, Romance 15.1%, Female Protagonist 12.4%, Visual Novel 12.2%, Dating Sim 4.5%

《My Vow to My Liege》is a visual novel dating game. Players get to play as a girl disguised as the King of Ng, a man. The 4 dateable characters are: the guide, the enemy, the minister and the guard.Will they choose the man over the country? Love over hate? Who will they finally end up with?

Why similar: Otome 49.9% ★, Romance 19.4%, Female Protagonist 15.8%, Visual Novel 12.5%, LGBTQ+ 1%

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: Otome 37.9% ★, Romance 13.7%, Interactive Fiction 13.1%, Female Protagonist 10.5%, Visual Novel 8.3%

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: Interactive Fiction 28.9%, Vampire 24.3% ★, Romance 22.4%, Dating Sim 8.4%, Story Rich 7.5%

Guide vampires through centuries of emotional baggage, decades of delusions and the odd bout of self-loathing with real cognitive behavioral therapy concepts and become a Vampire Therapist! Even vampires need a shoulder to cry on when a neck to bite just won’t do.

Why similar: Vampire 50.3% ★, Visual Novel 21.2%, Story Rich 9.4%, LGBTQ+ 8.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 7.4%

SoulSet is a mystery/romance visual novel, in which you can try to avoid death and pursue a relationship with both male and female characters. You play as Mariko, who finds herself trapped in an eerie mansion with five other people who claim to have no recollection of their past. Who will you trust?

Why similar: Otome 34.4% ★, Visual Novel 20%, Female Protagonist 15.5%, Romance 14%, Story Rich 5.3%

A mature take on Cinderella that's all about player choices and breaking the classic fairy tale in any way you like.

Why similar: Otome 40.4% ★, Romance 15.1%, Visual Novel 14%, Female Protagonist 12.8%, Story Rich 7%

Sidni Larkhearst lived a simple life, delivering messages for her village, until her home is attacked by vampires one night. To her horror, Sidni learns that Dracula, the most feared vampire of all time is hunting her. But why? Find out in this exciting 16-bit RPG from the "Valiant" team.

Why similar: Female Protagonist 48.7%, Story Rich 28.1%, Adventure 23.2%

Lovely Lady RPG is a visual novel about wandering around and just sort of seeing what life has in store for you. After waking up with a hole in her ceiling, a cosmic space Orb embedded in her chest and no recollection of basically anything, Ghost sets out to continue her life as best she can.

Why similar: Visual Novel 51.4%, Romance 25.5%, LGBTQ+ 12.5%, Story Rich 10.6%

An otome RPG adventure with a dark story and meaningful choices. Shape the fate of a princess who must corrupt her soul in order to save her kingdom.

Why similar: Otome 48.7% ★, Romance 15.6%, Female Protagonist 12.2%, Visual Novel 8.8%, Story Rich 7.5%

You wake up as a jester next to the king's lifeless body. You are trapped in a cursed kingdom with three love interests. Will you seek the truth, help the others, or try to escape?

Why similar: Romance 24%, Interactive Fiction 19.9%, Visual Novel 17.3%, Story Rich 9.1%, LGBTQ+ 7.8%

Escape from the Cursed Convent is a narrative-driven adventure game set in a medieval girls' convent, offering a rich storytelling experience, and several gameplay styles including QTE, hunting, cooking, and puzzle-solving.

Why similar: Female Protagonist 27.8%, Visual Novel 27.2%, Story Rich 14.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.5%, Medieval 7.7%

A yandere yuri visual novel with a fairytale theme. Can you escape from your mysterious pursuer?

Why similar: Visual Novel 27.8%, Female Protagonist 25.8%, Romance 24.8%, LGBTQ+ 11.9%, Dark 5.4%

A dark, fantastical romantic comedy that focuses not just on falling in love, but rediscovering your past and the dangers of a supernatural world - where what's at stake is not just your heart, but also your life.

Why similar: Otome 60.7% ★, Female Protagonist 16.2%, Visual Novel 12.4%, Romance 10.8%

A dark yuri visual novel about a quiet university student who discovers blood magic in the depths of her grief. Stepping into a world she little understands, Honoka finds unexpected love, and inadvertently sets in motion a deadly series of events.

Why similar: Romance 27%, Interactive Fiction 20.3%, Visual Novel 19.8%, Female Protagonist 9.1%, LGBTQ+ 8.9%