60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Visual Novel, Choices Matter, LGBTQ+, Romance.
Dive into the 1950s and explore an underwater world soaked in dark magic, Eldritch mysteries, and romance. Investigate the sudden disappearances plaguing Styx and uncover the truth behind the vicious power struggle between two ancient forces.
TOUCHSTARVED
TOUCHSTARVED is a dark romance visual novel where your choices determine whether the story ends with gothic romance or blood-curdling horror. Explore an enigmatic city and find a cure for your curse by entrusting your fate to 5 love interests, each uniquely monstrous in their own way.
STARCULT. Night: Twisted Age
A dark fantasy visual novel with elements of romance and horror, where a palette of emotions reveals hidden intentions and changes the future. Uncover the mystery behind Silviya’s husband’s death after their wedding night ends in tragedy.
TOUCHSTARVED is a dark romance visual novel where your choices determine whether the story ends with gothic romance or blood-curdling horror. Explore an enigmatic city and find a cure for your curse by entrusting your fate to 5 love interests, each uniquely monstrous in their own way.
Why similar: Otome 21.6% ★, LGBTQ+ 15.2%, Lovecraftian 12%, Romance 11.9%, Visual Novel 11.5%
A dark fantasy visual novel with elements of romance and horror, where a palette of emotions reveals hidden intentions and changes the future. Uncover the mystery behind Silviya’s husband’s death after their wedding night ends in tragedy.
Why similar: Otome 20.9% ★, Lovecraftian 14.9%, LGBTQ+ 11.3%, Romance 11.2%, Visual Novel 10.3%
A horror mystery adventure game with ghost story elements. Anxiety plagues college student Lily, whose crush Sally has gone missing. As Lily explores the truth, Sally's boyfriend starts to look increasingly suspicious. Even worse, the story of the Cannibal Boy seems to be involved somehow...
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 18.2%, Lovecraftian 17.4%, Dark Humor 14.6%, Visual Novel 10.5%, Multiple Endings 9.7%
Your bestie seems to be hiding something. There's something about your world that seems odd as well, like it has...secrets. Dive into the Cthulhu Mythos universe of this horror game and witness a "friendship" that rewrites the world.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 20%, LGBTQ+ 18.8%, Dark Humor 14%, Visual Novel 10.4%, Multiple Endings 9.3%
Travel through alternate timelines, solve the mystery and find love in a cursed kingdom!
Why similar: Otome 19.3% ★, Dark Humor 14.5%, LGBTQ+ 13.5%, Romance 10.6%, Visual Novel 8.9%
Harlequinade is a horror otome romance visual novel about a never-ending carnival and a very death-prone college student. With the aid of 2 clowns, can you escape this timeloop?
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 21.4%, Otome 20.6% ★, Visual Novel 10.8%, Dark Humor 10.1%, Horror 9.3%
Solstice is a dystopian mystery visual novel about small personal disasters that turn into great catastrophes.
Why similar: Otome 18.8% ★, LGBTQ+ 16.5%, Romance 11.7%, Visual Novel 11.5%, Choices Matter 9%
In a world where the fae-touched fall prey to a sinister killer, only a Faeologist can uncover the truth. A dark academia murder mystery visual novel with supernatural cases, interactive investigation, romanceable characters, and multiple endings, set in the roaring 1920s New York.
Why similar: Otome 15.6% ★, LGBTQ+ 12.8%, Romance 12.4%, Visual Novel 11.2%, Noir 10.5%
Face the nightmares of your childhood and unveil the truth behind your summoning to the realm of Limbo. Fight your way back home with the help of seven deities sworn to be your protectors. Will love be the key to your freedom, or the first chapter of your downfall?
Why similar: Otome 26.2% ★, LGBTQ+ 18.9%, Romance 14.7%, Visual Novel 12.3%, Dark Fantasy 8%
Your scholarship is in danger, your friends aren't human, and something ancient is awakening in the dreamlands. As reality itself becomes uncertain, questions of identity and transformation become matters of survival. Just another finals week at Miskatonic University.
Why similar: Lovecraftian 18.8%, Otome 18.6% ★, LGBTQ+ 15.3%, Romance 12.2%, Visual Novel 9.9%
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: Otome 21.1% ★, LGBTQ+ 15.1%, Romance 10.5%, Visual Novel 10.3%, Multiple Endings 8.7%
An otome horror visual novel set in a mysterious sharehouse filled with strange rules. Forge bonds with your fellow housemates as you unravel the secrets hidden within the house, where breaking the rules may mean losing more than your life.
Why similar: Otome 18.9% ★, Romance 14.1%, LGBTQ+ 13.9%, Visual Novel 13.8%, Mystery 9.1%
Congrats! You've landed a dream job as a paranormal scientist with the government! Downside? Outside contact is limited and monitored. You learn it is 'who' (not 'what') you are researching, and... you're the reason these supernatural beings are here? Ignore the lurking Guardians of Reality...
Why similar: Otome 24.7% ★, Dark Humor 13.2%, Visual Novel 11.9%, Choices Matter 9.6%, Horror 8.4%
When The Night Comes is a queer, narrative-driven, supernatural visual novel.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 20.6%, Dark Humor 14.2%, Romance 13.6%, Visual Novel 11.3%, Otome 10.4% ★
A theologically spicy visual novel about a trans man loving the artistic process a little too literally. Fight across a branching 250,000 word storyline, dozens of watercolor illustrations, and 9 endings. Can Lee win his freedom before his captor meta-stasizes deep into his personal narrative?
Why similar: Lovecraftian 17.9%, LGBTQ+ 17.2%, Romance 12.3%, Visual Novel 10.2%, Choices Matter 8.3%
This world is woven of strings, of fate and of hate. What do you see, detective? A horror-mystery yuri visual novel peering into the maddening darkness of love and death.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 20.9%, Visual Novel 13.2%, Romance 11.1%, Detective 10.4%, Multiple Endings 9.8%
A classic whodunit – but with a harem of himbos! Determine which of your hunky housemates is killing off the other handsome hardbodies before you’re left with not a handful of hotties, but just one murderous, monogamous man.
Why similar: Otome 19.6% ★, Dark Humor 18.9%, Romance 14.9%, LGBTQ+ 10.1%, Multiple Endings 9.5%
Hearts in Orbit is a fantasy romance visual novel that follows two stars who fell in love and have reincarnated as humans. Will they remember their origins? Will they fall in love again? That's for you to decide.
Why similar: Otome 22.2% ★, Romance 19.7%, LGBTQ+ 18.4%, Visual Novel 17.5%, Choices Matter 7.5%
Become the noble of a country on the brink of war.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 23.2%, Otome 22.4% ★, Visual Novel 15.6%, Romance 13%, RPG 8%
After immediately being caught in your mission to kill a corrupted king, you must earn the trust of the king's court and spare yourself from execution. However, the longer you stay, the clearer it becomes there is something much darker is lurking in the castle - and latching onto your own mind.
Why similar: Romance 19.1%, Visual Novel 16.8%, LGBTQ+ 12%, Horror 11.3%, Otome 10.4% ★
This is a dating sim with guys you will never be on the same page with! For some reason, you just can't communicate with the guy you like... An unusual yet extraordinary experience with a cute pixel art style, fully voiced in Japanese.
Why similar: Otome 20.9% ★, Dark Humor 20%, LGBTQ+ 18.2%, Visual Novel 14.7%, Romance 12.7%
A city forgotten by everyone, two women trying to unravel its secrets, and a dismal silence of war. Is it possible to create without the hope of being heard? Is it possible to mourn for someone obliterated in memories? And what horrors are hidden in the shadows of forgotten town?
Why similar: Lovecraftian 20.4%, LGBTQ+ 18.3%, Noir 12.9%, Visual Novel 11.1%, Detective 8.6%
Camp Palut is an otome-style mystery that can be completed in 2-4 hours. Play as Jess, a high school senior attending summer camp for the first time. Luckily there are cuties ready to get to know you! Choose between the four unique love interests or play them all to piece together the whole story.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 22.6%, Romance 15.6%, Otome 15.4% ★, Visual Novel 13.6%, Mystery 9.7%
In this animated manhwa-inspired romance fantasy, toy with princes behind their perfect masks. Fall in love? Maybe. Make them fall for you? Absolutely. You are unpredictable, audacious, and just unhinged enough to make history. Heroine or villainess? Why not both?
Why similar: Otome 31.3% ★, Romance 17.3%, Visual Novel 12.8%, Dark Fantasy 9.8%, Mystery 8.8%
A murder mystery visual novel with a romantic twist. The killer is randomly chosen at the start of each playthrough, and you may unknowingly fall in love with them. How will your story come to its end? Will you bring the killer to justice, fall in love with them, or die at their hands?
Why similar: Otome 20.5% ★, LGBTQ+ 20.3%, Visual Novel 13.8%, Romance 13.1%, Choices Matter 10%
Escape and maintain your humanity in this Horror/Dark Fantasy visual novel/Otome game.
Why similar: Otome 24.4% ★, Lovecraftian 17.5%, Romance 13.1%, Visual Novel 10.6%, Choices Matter 8.2%
A dark noir visual novel following Alex, a former police officer drawn into the mafia’s world. In a world where trust can get you killed and everyone has something to hide, two women with buried secrets are pulled into a story of revenge, power, and slow-burn romance shaped by your choices.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 21.6%, Visual Novel 15.2%, Romance 13.7%, Noir 11.6%, Choices Matter 11%
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 24.6% ★, Visual Novel 19.9%, Choices Matter 10.4%, Multiple Endings 9.4%, Horror 8.9%
Spell Candle is your grief coping mechanism in a 2D romance visual novel. Take on the role of a foreign correspondent turned investigator of magical crimes to uncover the culprit behind the mysterious disappearance of a sleeping God.
Why similar: Otome 25.7% ★, Romance 14.4%, Visual Novel 12.5%, LGBTQ+ 10.6%, Detective 7.9%
Tri City Monsters is a supernatural, monsterlovin' visual novel where you can romance and/or de-pants 3 demonic love interests. Navigate a dangerous urban jungle with their help and maybe you'll get a taste of what it means to be a monster.
Why similar: Otome 18.8% ★, Dark Humor 16%, LGBTQ+ 13.9%, Romance 13.1%, Visual Novel 10.5%
A dark fantasy visual novel about a girl named Princess who, through a strange series of events, unlocks a new power that changes her life forever. Guide Princess to help her get her life together, manage her relationships, her addiction and, most importantly, prevent the end of the world!
Why similar: Dark Humor 17.5%, Otome 17% ★, LGBTQ+ 16.3%, Visual Novel 11.6%, Romance 10.7%
You wake up on a cold bathroom floor, only to discover that you somehow time travelled to a Halloween party in 1999! As you try to make sense of your situation and get closer to the other guests, will your clueless choices let the party take a deadly turn?
Why similar: Otome 12.6% ★, Visual Novel 11.5%, Romance 11.4%, LGBTQ+ 10.9%, Dark Humor 10.7%
Upon finding a mysterious social media account, Alex sets out to find the origins of the photos and meets three urban explorers, each of them unearthing something new and unfamiliar in her heart.
Why similar: Otome 27.4% ★, LGBTQ+ 19.8%, Romance 15.4%, Visual Novel 13.6%, Mystery 8.2%
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: Otome 26.6% ★, LGBTQ+ 17.2%, Romance 14.3%, Visual Novel 11.8%, Multiple Endings 9.8%
After dying, poisoned for unknown reasons, Isobel finds herself in the afterlife... and on a dangerous mission. Experience a truly unique visual novel full of character, mystery and heart as you point and click your way to unveiling the strange world of Purgatory's many secrets.
Why similar: Otome 25.5% ★, Romance 15.2%, LGBTQ+ 14.3%, Visual Novel 13.4%, Multiple Endings 8.7%
Madeleine Valois is a prince's companion. It is her responsibility to keep him out of trouble - not to let him walk blindly into a political minefield, not to let him get arrested for a crime he didn't commit, and definitely not to let him fall in love with her...
Why similar: Otome 29.2% ★, Visual Novel 16.8%, LGBTQ+ 15.8%, Romance 12.2%, Multiple Endings 9.5%
MAMIYA is a captivating, dark mystery visual novel in which a group of young men struggle against existential dread before the end of the world.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 21.3%, Noir 14.4%, Visual Novel 13.9%, Multiple Endings 8.8%, Choices Matter 8.2%
Alice, Alice, the Red Queen is missing. The queen has been dismembered and Alice must find all her pieces. A horror-fantasy yuri visual novel filled with death, love, and forgotten memories.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 26.8%, Romance 17%, Visual Novel 14.8%, Horror 11.1%, Dark 9.8%
You are a troubled college student trying to live a normal life surrounded by some... complicated men. Although unaware, you are causing the destruction of reality. Will the Guardians kill you to protect the universe? Can you find your happily ever after... How many times will you die trying?
Why similar: Otome 27.9% ★, Dark Humor 13.2%, Visual Novel 12%, Romance 9.9%, Choices Matter 9.5%
Play as EVE, an immortal assassin cursed with the kiss of death, as she turns on her (literal) evil corporate overlords in an attempt to break free of her iron-clad contract in this LGBTQ+ dark comedy, supernatural visual novel.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 30.2%, Visual Novel 15.2%, Dark Humor 15.1%, Romance 12.6%, Choices Matter 7.6%
A yandere yuri visual novel with a fairytale theme. Can you escape from your mysterious pursuer?
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 27.7%, Visual Novel 16.8%, Romance 13.1%, Dark Fantasy 9.6%, Horror 8.5%
Take the throne and save your Kingdom by reviving ancient magic that's been lost to your family for generations.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 26.7%, Romance 18.3%, Visual Novel 16.8%, Otome 16.2% ★, Multiple Endings 10.4%
A B-horror mystery comedy adventure game. Having a crush on your bestie is hard enough without serial killers in the way! Lily's vacay plan to romance her crush Sally goes wrong when killers keep cropping up and ruining the mood. And that means war. "How dare you come between Sally and me!"
Why similar: Dark Humor 22%, LGBTQ+ 21.9%, Romance 14.7%, Visual Novel 12%, Detective 8.3%
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 21.4% ★, Dark Humor 15.6%, LGBTQ+ 15.3%, Romance 11.9%, Visual Novel 9.9%
A superhero-themed yandere romance visual novel. He's your coworker, your crush, and the villain you need to stop? Make choices to be with your supervillian ex, or move on to a new hot superhero.
Why similar: Romance 19.7%, Visual Novel 18.5%, LGBTQ+ 13%, Choices Matter 11.6%, Multiple Endings 10.5%
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: Otome 24.2% ★, LGBTQ+ 18.9%, Romance 12.3%, Visual Novel 12.2%, Dark Humor 10.9%
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: LGBTQ+ 21.1%, Romance 15.6%, Lovecraftian 14%, Visual Novel 13.7%, Detective 10.4%
Astrid wakes up in Purgatory and has to make peace with her death. Only problem is... she doesn't remember anything! Point and click your way through adventure-based gameplay mixed with visual novel storytelling, and solve the mystery of our heroine's untimely demise.
Why similar: Otome 25.2% ★, Romance 15.1%, LGBTQ+ 14.3%, Visual Novel 12.9%, Multiple Endings 9%
Nothing is as it seems.
Why similar: Otome 32.6% ★, Romance 17.1%, Visual Novel 13.8%, Mystery 10.2%, Choices Matter 7.6%
Fearbonding is a Yandere x Demon BL Horror Visual Novel. Play as Hinata, a demon, and try to tame the deranged Kosuke. Will you get to satisfy your hunger for fear through your new hunting dog or will you be the one to get devoured?
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 22.4%, Romance 16.3%, Visual Novel 14%, Horror 10.2%, Multiple Endings 7.9%
Killer Chat! Expanded Edition fleshes out our serial killer dating chatsim to make it bigger, better and bloodier than ever before! Play as a writer, pretend to be a serial killer, get inspiration for your book, and try not to call the cops as you fall in love with your murderous beau of choice.
Why similar: Otome 20.6% ★, Dark Humor 15.7%, LGBTQ+ 15.7%, Romance 12.8%, Visual Novel 10%
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 28.6% ★, Romance 15.2%, Visual Novel 12.7%, Multiple Endings 11.4%, Choices Matter 9.6%
A dark romantic comedy where every match brings you closer to love… or something far more dangerous. Meet monsters, go on dates, and shape your relationships through meaningful choices. But behind every perfect date lies a secret: You’re not looking for love. You’re trying to bring love back.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 23.4%, Visual Novel 17.2%, Romance 14.1%, Dark Humor 12.4%, Choices Matter 12%
Death Drive is a road trip visual novel inspired by classic American Gothic fiction.
Why similar: Dark Humor 21.4%, Noir 16%, Visual Novel 14.2%, Lovecraftian 10.4%, Horror 9.2%
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: LGBTQ+ 17.2%, Dark Humor 15.7%, Romance 12.6%, Visual Novel 10.2%, Multiple Endings 8.6%
A psychological/drama/romance visual novel about a sweet marriage that slowly rots into a nightmare. Over the course of seven days, try to navigate a rocky relationship with your husband and unravel the mysteries surrounding this man... who might not be the man you married.
Why similar: Otome 27.9% ★, LGBTQ+ 20.3%, Lovecraftian 13.6%, Visual Novel 12.2%, Romance 10.4%
In this hand-drawn romance-mystery visual novel set in a quake post-apocalypse, play as Sky, an impostor scientist racing to recreate a cure only she knows existed. Shape delicate bonds with characters whose harboured obsessions can end your pursuit, just as you can theirs. Unless...
Why similar: Otome 21.7% ★, Dark Humor 15.5%, Romance 14.5%, LGBTQ+ 12.5%, Visual Novel 12%
Kasumi Kawamura thought the nightmare was over, but it followed her to university. A strange affliction begins to affect the city, causing the victims to suffer terrible nightmares. At the same time, Kasumi's old wound starts to burn with a frightening power, making her wonder if she is to blame...
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 21.8%, Lovecraftian 15.4%, Romance 14.9%, Multiple Endings 9.4%, Choices Matter 8.6%
As the summer heat fades, Suoh Shirahane is just one step away from unraveling the mystery of why her beloved Amitie partner left in the spring.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 31.2%, Visual Novel 20.9%, Romance 20.7%, Mystery 9.9%, Multiple Endings 8.3%
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 21.9% ★, Dark Humor 16.5%, LGBTQ+ 13.3%, Romance 12.9%, Multiple Endings 9.2%
