- #1 Eternights
97% matchVery Positive85% of 3,383 reviews2023
Dev: Studio Sai
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 9.5 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Eternights is a dating action game where you try to make the most out of life during the apocalypse. Monday: Go on a date. Tuesday: Clear dungeon. Friday: Freak out! The clock is ticking!!
Why similar: Dating Sim 26.2%, Hack and Slash 18%, Romance 17.9%, Action RPG 10.9%, LGBTQ+ 8.2%
Why You'll Like It: This game perfectly mirrors the blend of high-stakes action combat and deep, romance-focused social simulation.
- #2 Thirsty Suitors
96% matchVery Positive97% of 273 reviews2023
Dev: Outerloop GamesPub: Annapurna Interactive
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Thirsty Suitors is a surreal story-driven game which throws turn-based RPG battles, skating and over-the-top cooking mechanics together in a spicy fusion! This isn't a dating sim - it's a breakup simulator. Battle your exes. Disappoint your parents. Find yourself.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 25.2%, Dating Sim 19%, Action RPG 11.5%, RPG 10.7%, Choices Matter 7.8%
Why You'll Like It: Features a unique mix of turn-based combat, skateboarding, and complex romantic relationship management.
- #3 Monster Prom
96% matchVery Positive93% of 14,278 reviews2018
Dev: Beautiful GlitchPub: Xelu
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 88%
You have 3 weeks to get a date for Monster Prom! Go through absurd and funny situations, raise your stats and seduce one of your classmates. Beautiful art, bold, unapologetic dialogue and hard choices make up this Multiplayer (1-4 players) Dating Sim. Be your worst self.
Why similar: Dating Sim 35.4%, LGBTQ+ 25.5%, Comedy 17.1%, Choices Matter 11%, Funny 7.9%
Why You'll Like It: Captures the same comedic, high-energy dating-sim vibe with a focus on quirky characters and branching narratives.
- #4 Rune Factory 4 Special
95% matchVery Positive89% of 2,262 reviews2021
Dev: Marvelous Inc.Pub: XSEED Games
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 21.1 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Journey to the vibrant world of Rune Factory and experience the legendary fantasy farming adventure like never before!
Why similar: Romance 35.8%, RPG 18.8%, Combat 12.3%, Dating Sim 9.7%, Cute 8.1%
Why You'll Like It: A classic hybrid that combines farming and dungeon crawling with a robust system for dating and marrying townspeople.
- #5 Persona 5 Royal
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 130,053 reviews2022
Dev: ATLUSPub: SEGA
Windows
Median: 30.1 hrsMean: 65.0 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Lead the Phantom Thieves of Hearts in this award winning, stylish turn-based RPG filled with dungeon crawling, party customization, strategic combat, and Persona fusion. Explore Tokyo, build relationships, battle Shadows, and infiltrate the minds of the corrupt to make them change their ways!
Why similar: Dating Sim 42.2%, Story Rich 28.3%, RPG 23.1%, Singleplayer 6.5%
Why You'll Like It: The definitive experience for players who want to balance intense dungeon crawling with a complex social and dating life.
- #6 Hades
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 303,627 reviews2020
Dev: Supergiant Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 16.0 hrsMean: 37.7 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Defy the god of the dead as you hack and slash out of the Underworld in this rogue-like dungeon crawler from the creators of Bastion, Transistor, and Pyre.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 22.1%, Hack and Slash 17.5%, Roguelite 15%, Dungeon Crawler 13.1%, Isometric 9%
Why You'll Like It: While primarily a roguelite, it features deep, character-driven social interactions and romance options that feel essential to the experience.
- #7 I Was a Teenage Exocolonist
93% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 4,636 reviews2022
Dev: Northway GamesPub: Finji
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.8 hrsMean: 15.9 hrs≥1hr: 90%
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: LGBTQ+ 31.3%, Dating Sim 28%, Choices Matter 16.5%, Story Rich 11.6%, RPG 9.9%
Why You'll Like It: A narrative-heavy life sim that offers deep character relationships and dating mechanics within a sci-fi setting.
- #8 Arcade Spirits
92% matchVery Positive91% of 627 reviews2019
Dev: Fiction Factory GamesPub: PQube
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Arcade Spirits is a romantic visual novel that follows an alternative timeline where the 1983 video game crash never occurred. It's 20XX and you've just started a new job at the Funplex game arcade. Who will you meet along the way? Will you find the romance you're seeking?
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 25.1%, Dating Sim 21.3%, Romance 16.1%, Choices Matter 10.5%, Cute 9.3%
Why You'll Like It: A visual novel that captures the cute, inclusive, and romantic atmosphere found in the dating segments of the seed game.
- #9 Super Lesbian Animal RPG
91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 1,865 reviews2022
Dev: ponett
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 13.1 hrs≥1hr: 69%
Melody has decided to become a healer in this classic-inspired turn-based RPG about love, anxiety, and fighting funny-looking monsters in dungeons.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 37.6%, Romance 17.2%, Funny 12.8%, Story Rich 11%, Cute 10.6%
Why You'll Like It: A charming, story-rich RPG that centers on LGBTQ+ themes and character-driven party dynamics.
- #10 Dream Daddy: A Dad Dating Simulator
91% matchVery Positive92% of 6,238 reviews2017
Dev: Game Grumps
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.7 hrsMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Dream Daddy: A Dad Dating Simulator is a game where you play as a Dad and your goal is to meet and romance other hot Dads. Are you ready? Hi ready, I'm Dad.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 37.7%, Dating Sim 29%, Romance 14%, Choices Matter 4.7%, Funny 4.6%
Why You'll Like It: A highly regarded LGBTQ+ dating sim that focuses on humor, writing, and meaningful character connections.
- #11 A Date with Death
90% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 13,836 reviews2023
Dev: Two and a Half Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 7.9 hrs≥1hr: 72%
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: Dating Sim 35.6%, LGBTQ+ 29.5%, Romance 17.3%, Choices Matter 6%, Comedy 4.8%
Why You'll Like It: A supernatural visual novel that focuses on the tension and romance of dating a personified entity.
- #12 Haven
89% matchVery Positive89% of 6,009 reviews2020
Dev: The Game Bakers
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Two lovers gave up everything and escaped to a lost planet to be together. Glide through a mysterious landscape, explore a fragmented world and fight against what’s trying to tear them apart in this RPG adventure about love, rebellion, and freedom.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 29.1%, Romance 22.7%, Comedy 15.7%, Choices Matter 11.4%, Story Rich 10.2%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses entirely on the relationship between two protagonists as they explore and fight together on a mysterious planet.
- #13 Potionomics
88% matchVery Positive90% of 7,274 reviews2022
Dev: Voracious GamesPub: XSEED Games
Windows
Median: 6.7 hrsMean: 14.1 hrs≥1hr: 90%
You’ve inherited your uncle’s potion shop—and a huge debt. Better get brewing! Customize your store, hire heroes to gather ingredients, befriend (or romance) fellow vendors to learn new haggling strategies, and go head-to-head with competitors in this narrative-driven, deck-building shop simulator.
Why similar: Dating Sim 42.1%, LGBTQ+ 23.4%, Romance 19.7%, RPG 12.8%, Singleplayer 2%
Why You'll Like It: Blends shop management with a heavy focus on building relationships and dating various fantasy characters.
- #14 Romancelvania
89% matchMostly Positive74% of 315 reviews2023
Dev: The Deep End GamesPub: 2124 Publishing
Windows
Bite into Romancelvania, a darkly comic genre mashup, combining side-scrolling action and tongue-in-cheek romance into one completely absurd and unforgettable adventure.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 17.6%, Dating Sim 15.7%, Hack and Slash 12.6%, Romance 12.2%, Comedy 10.5%
Why You'll Like It: A humorous action-platformer where you play as a vampire looking for love in a reality-show style setting.
- #15 Stardew Valley
87% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 1,008,001 reviews2016
Dev: ConcernedApe
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 22.6 hrsMean: 84.1 hrs≥1hr: 92%
You've inherited your grandfather's old farm plot in Stardew Valley. Armed with hand-me-down tools and a few coins, you set out to begin your new life. Can you learn to live off the land and turn these overgrown fields into a thriving home?
Why similar: Dating Sim 43.2%, RPG 34.5%, Cute 17.3%, Singleplayer 5%
Why You'll Like It: Offers a relaxing loop of dungeon exploration and community building, including the ability to date and marry various characters.
- #16 Cult of the Lamb
86% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 123,767 reviews2022
Dev: Massive MonsterPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac
Median: 13.5 hrsMean: 25.3 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Start your own cult in a land of false prophets, venturing out into diverse and mysterious regions to build a loyal community of woodland Followers and spread your Word to become the one true cult.
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 26%, Action Roguelike 24.9%, Roguelite 19.7%, Cute 13.6%, Funny 9.6%
Why You'll Like It: Combines addictive dungeon crawling with social management mechanics that allow you to build relationships with your followers.
- #17 Lakeburg Legacies
86% matchMostly Positive72% of 1,358 reviews2023
Dev: Ishtar Games
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 6.9 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Take fate into your own hands in Lakeburg Legacies, a social-based village management sim where love is your favourite resource. Play matchmaker to create the most effective, and most loved up, couples and help your kingdom thrive. How long will it take you to crown a sovereign?
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 26.1%, Dating Sim 23.2%, Romance 11.8%, Choices Matter 9.5%, Comedy 7.5%
Why You'll Like It: A management game where the primary focus is on matchmaking and managing the romantic lives of your villagers.
- #18 Doomsday Paradise
84% matchVery Positive91% of 247 reviews2023
Dev: Lemonade Flashbang
Windows
Can you get a date before the end of the world? Doomsday Paradise is a goofy, multiplayer dating sim about finding love before the apocalypse. With over 130 different endings and 12 different singles to woo- no two games will ever be the same.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 30%, Dating Sim 23.9%, Romance 12.9%, Roguelite 11.4%, Funny 8.1%
Why You'll Like It: A multiplayer-focused dating sim that uses dark humor and RPG elements to determine your romantic fate.
- #19 Monster Prom 2: Monster Camp
84% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 6,115 reviews2020
Dev: Beautiful Glitch
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 8.7 hrs≥1hr: 90%
"Monster Prom 2: Monster Camp" brings you more of the world's best (and maybe only?) multiplayer dating sim; but in a way you've never expected!
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 27.7%, Dating Sim 25.1%, Comedy 16.6%, Romance 13.4%, Funny 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: Continues the comedic dating-sim formula with new characters and a fresh, supernatural setting.
- #20 Pixel Puzzle Makeout League
85% matchVery Positive92% of 75 reviews2020
Dev: Rude GhostPub: Skymap Games
Windows · Mac
Solve pixel puzzles, date superheroes, and save the day! Dating sim meets puzzle game in this romantic comedy adventure.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 23.6%, Dating Sim 21.2%, Comedy 15.8%, Romance 15.6%, Funny 9%
Why You'll Like It: A quirky mix of puzzle-solving and dating-sim elements that leans heavily into comedy.
- #21 Monster Prom 3: Monster Roadtrip
83% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 3,285 reviews2022
Dev: Beautiful Glitch
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 93%
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+ 24.7%, Dating Sim 20%, Comedy 15.7%, Romance 12.2%, Choices Matter 10.8%
Why You'll Like It: A narrative-focused road trip game that maintains the series' signature humor and dating-sim roots.
- #22 Kitty Powers' Matchmaker
82% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 1,943 reviews2015
Dev: Magic Notion Ltd
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 10.0 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Kitty Powers’ Matchmaker is a hilarious dating simulator with a difference. Manage your own matchmaking agency with the guidance of your fabulous boss, drag queen diva Kitty Powers!
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 27.2%, Dating Sim 23.1%, Romance 17.1%, Funny 11.5%, Comedy 8.6%
Why You'll Like It: A lighthearted, funny dating simulator that focuses on the mechanics of setting people up on dates.
- #23 Sucker for Love: First Date
80% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 2,966 reviews2022
Dev: AkabakaPub: DreadXP
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 68%
Put the 'love' in 'Lovecraftian horror'! Perform terrifying rituals to win the affections of eldritch horrors and smooch 'em... at any cost!
Why similar: Dating Sim 23.5%, Romance 20.6%, Comedy 18.2%, Story Rich 10.9%, Cute 9.8%
Why You'll Like It: A comedic dating sim that parodies Lovecraftian horror with a focus on romance and absurdity.
- #24 Best Friend Forever
82% matchMostly Positive71% of 223 reviews2020
Dev: StarcoltPub: Alliance
Windows · Mac
Pat the dogs... and then their owners. Step into the world of Rainbow Bay in Best Friend Forever, a dating sim-meets-dog care sim where you pat, pamper and train your pup while you search for your own forever friend.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 24.2%, Dating Sim 21.8%, Romance 16.2%, Choices Matter 11.5%, Funny 9.7%
Why You'll Like It: Combines dating sim mechanics with pet care, offering a unique and cute approach to building relationships.
- #25 Moonlighter
81% matchVery Positive82% of 21,741 reviews2018
Dev: Digital SunPub: 11 bit studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 10.4 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Moonlighter is an Action RPG with rogue-lite elements that demonstrates two sides of the coin – revealing everyday routines of Will, an adventurous shopkeeper that secretly dreams of becoming a hero.
Why similar: Hack and Slash 21.8%, Dungeon Crawler 21.5%, Roguelite 16.3%, Action Roguelike 16.1%, Action RPG 12.2%
Why You'll Like It: Features a satisfying gameplay loop of dungeon crawling by night and managing a shop by day, with light social elements.
- #26 ERROR143
79% matchVery Positive92% of 4,892 reviews2022
Dev: Jenny Vi Pham
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 54%
A bickering and bantering rivals-to-lovers visual novel where you fall in love after first hack.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 27.7%, Dating Sim 26.5%, Romance 16.6%, Choices Matter 10.4%, Comedy 8%
Why You'll Like It: A short, intense visual novel that focuses on the dynamic and romantic tension between two rival hackers.
- #27 Date Everything!
77% matchVery Positive94% of 7,103 reviews2025
Dev: Sassy Chap GamesPub: Team17
Windows
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 10.9 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Date Everything! is a sandbox dating simulator set in the comfort of your own home, featuring 100 fully voice acted datable characters! Let the romance flow between your bed, smoke alarm and… Overwhelming Sense of Existential Dread? Are you ready to Date Everything?
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 32.1%, Dating Sim 25.6%, Romance 16.5%, Comedy 12.8%, Funny 6.1%
- #28 Lovingly Evil
81% matchVery Positive86% of 118 reviews2020
Dev: Lizard Hazard GamesPub: Green Man Gaming Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
Unleash your inner villain and head over to the Villain Conference, the one and only interdimensional business event for evildoers! Who knows, maybe you'll even find a partner - whether it's in crime or love…
Why similar: Romance 22.7%, LGBTQ+ 19.9%, Comedy 18.7%, Dating Sim 11.7%, Cute 9.5%
Why You'll Like It: A humorous dating sim where you play as a villain trying to find love while managing your evil lair.
- #29 Bunkered with Femboy
76% matchVery Positive91% of 303 reviews2025
Dev: Pink Twilight
Windows · Mac · Linux
A “routine” earthquake drill locks you underground with Riley, a shy femboy graphic-designer. Cook, flirt, and gently unlock his guarded heart as the two of you plan what life might look like when the door finally opens.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 29.7%, Dating Sim 19.4%, Romance 16.4%, Choices Matter 8.1%, Funny 7.9%
- #30 Love Craft
76% matchVery Positive99% of 94 reviews2025
Dev: Toiu
Windows · Mac · Linux
Join the Crafting Club, where the glue is strong and the feelings stronger! Craft chaos, flirt fearlessly, and make some very bad romantic decisions! Find your project partner in this elimination-based Dating Sim!
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 27.3%, Dating Sim 19.7%, Romance 14.1%, Funny 12.1%, Comedy 11%
- #31 Love Esquire - RPG/Dating Sim/Visual Novel
78% matchVery Positive90% of 1,132 reviews2019
Dev: Yangyang Mobile
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 9.1 hrsMean: 14.4 hrs≥1hr: 91%
You usually play as the hero… but not this time! You're a lowly squire who's on an epic quest to get laid. Here's the catch: you've only got a few months left to find the girl of your dreams before you're shipped off to war. So git gud, get laid, and find man's greatest pleasure in Love Esquire!
Why similar: Dating Sim 61.8%, RPG 19.8%, Romance 10.4%, Comedy 5.6%, Story Rich 2.4%
Why You'll Like It: Combines classic RPG combat mechanics with a dating-sim structure and adult-oriented humor.
- #32 The Crazy Hyper-Dungeon Chronicles
75% matchVery Positive86% of 275 reviews2025
Dev: Fix-a-Bug
Windows · Mac · Linux
The Hyper‑Dungeon awaits! Explore an evershifting labyrinth where classic dungeon‑crawling meets exhilarating action. Challenge yourself in turn-based combat with a real‑time, arcade‑inspired twist and befriend an eccentric cast of dungeon dwellers on the quest for the legendary Sacred Groowl!
Why similar: Mystery Dungeon 27.3%, Dungeon Crawler 22.5%, Action RPG 11.5%, Funny 10.4%, Story Rich 10%
- #33 Nigate Tale
77% matchMixed68% of 960 reviews2024
Dev: Hermit GamesPub: 2P Games
Windows
Median: 6.3 hrsMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Fight your way through a procedurally generated labyrinthic castle in this rogue-like dungeon crawler, set in a vibrant and colorful anime world. You’re lost in a spiritual realm, but powerful monster girls will help you get back home with new powers and weapons if you bring them the right presents!
Why similar: Action Roguelike 18.3%, Dating Sim 13.9%, Hack and Slash 13.1%, Dungeon Crawler 12.8%, Roguelite 10.3%
- #34 Speed Dating for Ghosts
78% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 545 reviews2018
Dev: Copychaser Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Branching dialogue! Hard choices! A cemetery's worth of phantoms, wraiths, and poltergeists lookin' for love in all the blight places.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 31.3%, Dating Sim 26.8%, Romance 15.5%, Choices Matter 15.2%, Story Rich 11.2%
Why You'll Like It: A narrative-driven game that explores the stories and personalities of ghosts through a series of dates.
- #35 Dungeon with Girl
75% matchVery Positive92% of 51 reviews2026
Dev: tadatada stupid Pub: DLsite
Windows
Conquer dungeons and flirt with girls in this roguelite RPG! You'll need wisdom, courage, and luck to traverse these mysterious depths and secure the best ending for you and your unexpected travel companion Monica.
Why similar: Romance 25.2%, Dungeon Crawler 22.8%, Roguelite 22.4%, Cute 11.1%, Choices Matter 9.1%
- #36 LongStory
79% matchMostly Positive73% of 104 reviews2017
Dev: Bloom Digital Media
Windows · Mac
In LongStory you can be and date who you choose. Play as the gender of your choice and date the cutie you like best! LongStory is is based on real stories - things that have happened, if not to us, to people we know and love. We hope it is funny, sad, perplexing and wonderful… Just like life.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 36.3%, Dating Sim 24.8%, Romance 17.5%, RPG 9%, Story Rich 6.3%
Why You'll Like It: An inclusive, story-rich adventure game that focuses on the social and romantic challenges of high school life.
- #37 Hell Shooter
74% matchVery Positive98% of 63 reviews2025
Dev: PLAY Mephistowaltz
Windows
Hell Shooter is a roguelike dungeon crawler game. It features unique attack methods, exhilarating action, an oriental hellish atmosphere, and each character's storytelling.
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 15.1%, Hack and Slash 14.1%, Action Roguelike 13.3%, Roguelite 11.3%, Comedy 9.9%
- #38 Bobo's Big Tower
73% matchVery Positive91% of 94 reviews2026
Dev: SillyKittyPub: DarkBear Studios
Windows
Binding of Isaac meets Crypt of the Necrodancer in this adorable Action-Puzzle Roguelike! Are you clever enough to survive the evil wizard Bobo's traps?
Why similar: Mystery Dungeon 24%, Dungeon Crawler 15.1%, LGBTQ+ 14.4%, Hack and Slash 14.2%, Action Roguelike 13.5%
- #39 Athenian Rhapsody
73% matchVery Positive90% of 369 reviews2024
Dev: Nico PapaliaPub: Top Hat Studios, Inc.
Windows
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 8.5 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Forge your own story and explore the world of Athens in Athenian Rhapsody, a souls-like platonic dating simulator with cooking-mama and WarioWare style battle mechanics... and by that I mean it's a choose-your-own-adventure action RPG with the ability to trade ENTIRE PLAYTHROUGHS between friends!!
Why similar: Dating Sim 27.2%, Action RPG 20.9%, Funny 11.9%, Choices Matter 11.7%, RPG 11.3%
- #40 Hunky City
74% matchVery Positive81% of 172 reviews2024
Dev: Team R.P
Windows
You move to a new city to live with your "former" stepfather. Work, make friends, and explore the thrilling world of romance in this captivating game. Are you ready for the excitement? Let the journey begin!
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 44%, Dating Sim 19%, Romance 9.8%, Choices Matter 8.2%, RPG 6.7%
- #41 Monster Prom 4: Monster Con
71% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 2,067 reviews2025
Dev: Beautiful Glitch
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Can you find love at the nerdiest convention ever? "Monster Con" goes back to the multiplayer dating sim formula: go through absurd and funny situations as you find love among six sexy monsters! Who will you romance? The mimic who cosplays? The idol clown? Or the eldritch cutie? (There's also Liam)
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 24.9%, Dating Sim 20.4%, Comedy 16.3%, Romance 10.8%, Choices Matter 10.7%
- #42 Sucker for Love: Date to Die For
72% matchVery Positive95% of 1,287 reviews2024
Dev: AkabakaPub: DreadXP
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Put the ‘love’ in 'Lovecraftian horror!' Avoid the fanatical cultists and survive dangerous rituals to escape the Black Woods with your life in this 90’s anime inspired visual novel!
Why similar: Dating Sim 32.9%, Comedy 13.7%, Romance 10.7%, Story Rich 10.4%, LGBTQ+ 9.9%
- #43 Bewitching Sinners
71% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 509 reviews2024
Dev: Miss Xero
Windows · Mac · Linux
Bewitching Sinners is a dark comedy dating sim where your choices will either leave you with your true love or ruin a whole world and potentially killing millions of people within it, no pressure! Explore a fantasy world full of witches, hot priests, and the occasional dance with death.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 26.9%, Dating Sim 24.2%, Romance 16%, Comedy 14.8%, Choices Matter 10.5%
- #44 Hooked on You: A Dead by Daylight Dating Sim™
72% matchVery Positive90% of 6,618 reviews2022
Dev: PsyopPub: Behaviour Interactive Inc.
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 66%
Welcome to Murderer’s Island. Your companions: four dead-sexy Killers who, underneath their murderous exteriors, just want a little romance. Flirt your way into their hearts, uncovering dark twists along the way. Will you find true love, forge friendships… or get hacked to death?
Why similar: Dating Sim 30.7%, Romance 18.2%, LGBTQ+ 16.6%, Comedy 12.6%, Choices Matter 9.2%
- #45 Femboy Love story
70% matchMostly Positive78% of 1,105 reviews2025
Dev: 磷光工作室
Windows
Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 54%
Date your cute femboy roommate! You are Li Fei, on your very first day of university, you bump into a peerless beauty at the stadium. Later, back in your dorm, you find out that this peerless beauty is actually your roommate…and he is a boy, a fluffy little femboy!
Why similar: Dating Sim 20.6%, LGBTQ+ 18.5%, Romance 15.3%, Comedy 11.7%, Funny 9.3%
- #46 Arcade Spirits: The New Challengers
71% matchVery Positive89% of 186 reviews2022
Dev: Fiction Factory GamesPub: PQube
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Arcade Spirits: The New Challengers is the follow-up to 2019's Arcade Spirits, a visual novel of love and pixels, in which you seek friendship and romance while working in an arcade. Now the tables are turned, as you seek friendship and romance while PLAYING in an arcade!
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 30.4%, Dating Sim 21.1%, Romance 18.4%, Story Rich 10.7%, Choices Matter 10.3%
- #47 We Are OFK
70% matchVery Positive92% of 300 reviews2022
Dev: OFK
Windows · Mac
Start a virtual indie band in this behind-the-music comedy. Date, dance, skate, and run for your life across 5 episodes and interactive music videos, in a heartfelt story of what you risk to chase your dreams. All episodes out now!
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 31.7%, Romance 20.8%, Funny 11.8%, Story Rich 11.6%, Comedy 10.4%
- #48 Minecraft Dungeons
68% matchVery Positive91% of 16,731 reviews2021
Dev: Mojang StudiosPub: Xbox Game Studios
Windows
Median: 10.4 hrsMean: 24.5 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Fight your way through an exciting action-adventure game, inspired by classic dungeon crawlers and set in the Minecraft universe!
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 27.4%, Hack and Slash 21.4%, Isometric 13.8%, Action RPG 13.8%, RPG 8.6%
- #49 The Chronicles of Lancelot GOLD
69% matchMostly Positive70% of 57 reviews2024
Dev: Gayeti
Windows
Embark on an adventure in the world of Arthurian, have fun with hot and handsome knights, rescue the prince, do all kinds of funny gay stuff, and become the most fabulous gay knight in this NSFW RPG game inspired by Arthurian legends and Final Fantasy.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 34.1%, Dating Sim 22.1%, Comedy 13.3%, Romance 10.3%, RPG 9%
- #50 Cuisineer
68% matchMostly Positive78% of 2,050 reviews2023
Dev: BattleBrew ProductionsPub: Marvelous Europe
Windows
Median: 5.8 hrsMean: 12.6 hrs≥1hr: 86%
A super cute and tasty roguelite-flavored dungeon crawler! Explore a lush world and defeat monsters with your trusty spatula and some boba tea, then gather delicious ingredients and bring them home to cook and serve at your restaurant!
Why similar: Dungeon Crawler 23.8%, Hack and Slash 21.6%, Action Roguelike 21.3%, Roguelite 15.1%, Cute 10.8%
- #51 taking my Dark Knight Girlfriend to the corner store
65% matchVery Positive98% of 327 reviews2025
Dev: ForeverFuture Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
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: LGBTQ+ 36.8%, Romance 27.4%, Comedy 19.7%, Dating Sim 16.2%
- #52 Coming Out on Top
69% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 1,395 reviews2017
Dev: Obscurasoft
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 13.2 hrs≥1hr: 82%
The acclaimed gay dating sim. Have a sweet, sexy, or bizarrely comedic adventure with the man of your choice!
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 62.4%, Dating Sim 16.6%, Romance 6.9%, Choices Matter 6.5%, Comedy 2.7%
- #53 UnderMine
67% matchVery Positive90% of 9,783 reviews2020
Dev: Thorium
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.3 hrsMean: 17.5 hrs≥1hr: 90%
An action-adventure roguelike with a bit of RPG tossed in. Adventure deep into the UnderMine and discover powerful relics, deadly enemies, hidden secrets, and a few friends to help along the way.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 34%, Dungeon Crawler 23.9%, Roguelite 22.1%, RPG 7.1%, Choices Matter 3.5%
- #54 Dungeon Dreams 2
67% matchVery Positive91% of 220 reviews2024
Dev: DDreams Games
Windows
Roguelike Romance JRPG. Create your character and get a room at the Magic Academy dormitory, to win the Challenge of the Infinite Dungeon! A game with town building, relationships, and many quests with alternate routes.
Why similar: Mystery Dungeon 27.5%, Dating Sim 22.2%, Dungeon Crawler 18.4%, Roguelite 12%, Romance 10.8%
- #55 Polyarmory: High Calibre Love
64% matchVery Positive97% of 433 reviews2026
Dev: Scope CreepsPub: Stupendium Softworks
Windows
The world's only fully-loaded conspiracy theorist gun-nut dating simulation. As the prepper, take the mysterious pill Caliber™ to awaken an arsenal of alluring companions and fight against the dark forces determined to tear you apart!
Why similar: Dating Sim 55.4%, Story Rich 14.5%, Action 14.2%, Combat 12.2%, Singleplayer 3.6%
- #56 Hades II
62% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 119,012 reviews2025
Dev: Supergiant Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 24.6 hrsMean: 42.5 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Battle beyond the Underworld using dark sorcery to take on the Titan of Time in this bewitching sequel to the award-winning rogue-like dungeon crawler.
Why similar: Hack and Slash 15.6%, Roguelite 14%, Dungeon Crawler 13.8%, Action Roguelike 12.7%, Isometric 11.4%
- #57 Debugging Hero
65% matchVery Positive89% of 279 reviews2025
Dev: Team ETTU
Windows
As the Debugging Hero chosen by the Legendary Sword, you have gained the ability to manipulate character variables! Use this powerful ability to overcome the dungeons blocking your path and defeat the Demon Lord!
Why similar: Hack and Slash 30.9%, Action Roguelike 30.3%, Roguelite 21.7%, Cute 9.9%, Action 5.7%
- #58 Demonheart: Hunters
69% matchVery Positive84% of 295 reviews2020
Dev: Rolling Crown
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 7.3 hrs≥1hr: 87%
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: LGBTQ+ 23.9%, Dating Sim 21%, Romance 16.7%, Isometric 13.5%, RPG 8.6%
- #59 Tower Princess
68% matchMostly Positive73% of 166 reviews2022
Dev: AweKteaM
Windows
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 79%
A charming 3D roguelite platformer about a normal day in the life of a knight! Sharpen the spear and make the Dragon run in fear! Oh, and also try to manage a date with princesses & princes you rescue.
Why similar: Action Roguelike 18.3%, Roguelite 17.6%, Comedy 13.4%, Action RPG 12.2%, RPG 12.2%
