- #1 My Vow to My Liege
97% matchVery Positive91% of 4,107 reviews2020
Dev: YETU GAMEPub: 方块游戏(CubeGame)
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 9.5 hrs≥1hr: 85%
《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 67.4% ★, Visual Novel 12.6%, Female Protagonist 8.7%, Text-Based 3.7%, Dating Sim 3.4%
- #2 私のリアルは充実しすぎている フルボイス版
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 5,499 reviews2022
Dev: TetraScopePub: HotchPotch K.K.
Windows
Median: 7.4 hrsMean: 20.2 hrs≥1hr: 81%
顔良し、頭良し、性格良し。 完全無欠のリア充女子が送るドタバタラブコメディ!(たぶん)
Why similar: Otome 54.8% ★, Dating Sim 10.3%, Visual Novel 8.9%, Text-Based 7.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 6.3%
- #3 REPLAY BOYS
96% matchVery Positive94% of 134 reviews2023
Dev: Split Narrative Inc.
Windows · Mac
Band emergency! This was supposed to be Hannah’s day off, but now she’s been roped into managing The Replay Boys, an up-and-coming boy band. Make choices to stoke multi-timeline romances, keep the band from killing each other, and fight a resurrected ’80s pop star ghost. Can you manage?
Why similar: Otome 53.5% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.9%, Visual Novel 11.7%, Text-Based 9.3%, Female Protagonist 6.4%
- #4 Sensei! I Like You So Much!
94% matchVery Positive87% of 1,516 reviews2025
Dev: LaoO Studio (Shanghai Ou Ou Xi Network Technology Co. LTD)Pub: Erabit
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 10.5 hrs≥1hr: 70%
"Sensei! I Like You So Much!" is a fandom business simulation game. You will play as a fanfic author, create & release your fanzine, join comicons, gather followers, and become a legend with your fellow fans around! You can buy goods of your pairing, build itabags, and decorate your room as well!
Why similar: Otome 52.1% ★, Dating Sim 19.3%, Visual Novel 9.8%, Female Protagonist 5.8%, Comedy 5.6%
- #5 Backstage Pass
95% matchVery Positive86% of 279 reviews2016
Dev: sakevisual
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 97%
A visual novel/sim game about life, love, and working in the entertainment industry. Play as makeup artist Sian Goodin as she navigates the world of showbiz. Make friends, forge business relationships, and maybe even find romance!
Why similar: Otome 60.5% ★, Dating Sim 17.1%, Visual Novel 13.4%, Female Protagonist 5.8%, Simulation 2.2%
- #6 Folie Fatale
93% matchVery Positive86% of 2,697 reviews2024
Dev: Kanmidoko (神海処)Pub: 346lab Localization
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 84%
All capture targets are mentally "Jirai"(landmine)!? Meet these eccentric boys, reveal the truth beneath in this Psycho-love-horror VN!
Why similar: Otome 52.6% ★, Dating Sim 16.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.3%, Visual Novel 10.3%, Female Protagonist 7%
- #7 Lost in Secular Love
94% matchVery Positive87% of 545 reviews2016
Dev: YETU GAME
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 9.7 hrs≥1hr: 94%
A Otome game about romancing monks?! All the romanceable characters are monks?! Sweet yet seductive! The untainted body and soul that only you can touch… PS: The game is set in an alternate history with an alternate religion.
Why similar: Otome 57.6% ★, Dating Sim 20.2%, Visual Novel 10.2%, Female Protagonist 6.1%, Casual 3%
- #8 Under Maintenance
92% matchVery Positive94% of 135 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: Otome 56.4% ★, Visual Novel 13.2%, Narration 7.8%, Casual 7.6%, Comedy 5.2%
- #9 Band Camp Boyfriend
91% matchVery Positive97% of 123 reviews2023
Dev: Lovebird Game Studios
Windows
Will you lead your marching band to victory as drum major? Explore band camp and attend rehearsal alongside an unforgettable cast of characters, where every choice matters. Find love or face tragedy in 7 routes with 35+ different endings in this colorful, musically-rich otome visual novel.
Why similar: Otome 48.1% ★, Dating Sim 18.9%, Visual Novel 8.8%, Text-Based 6.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 5.8%
- #10 OZMAFIA!!
90% matchVery Positive82% of 691 reviews2016
Dev: Poni-Pachet SYPub: MangaGamer
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 13.2 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Enjoy a dramatic romance in this fairytale otome visual novel. Who will you decide to trust and fall in love with in this mysterious town where fairytales have become warring mafia famiglia? Explore this exciting world through a dozen routes and 20+ endings!
Why similar: Otome 49.7% ★, Dating Sim 17.4%, Visual Novel 9.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 8.1%, Text-Based 7%
- #11 My Butler
91% matchMixed55% of 101 reviews2016
Dev: Dogenzaka Lab
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 91%
"My Butler" is a game where you can enjoy falling in love with your personal butler. Each butler is a celebrity; sometimes they'll approach you softly...and sometimes forcefully.
Why similar: Otome 86.8% ★, Visual Novel 13.2%
- #12 K-pop Idol Stories: Road to Debut
89% matchMixed56% of 198 reviews2026
Dev: Wisageni StudioPub: PQube
Windows
The ultimate crossover between K-pop and Life Simulation! Step into the role of manager and build your dream idol group by scouting talent, managing schedules, choosing outfits, planning social media, and organizing the perfect album. Can you make it to debut?
Why similar: Dating Sim 40.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 28.8%, Visual Novel 22.6%, Simulation 5.8%, Singleplayer 2.2%
- #13 XOXO Droplets
89% matchMostly Positive75% of 360 reviews2017
Dev: GB Patch Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 16.1 hrs≥1hr: 70%
An otome dating sim about a humorously jerky young lady and her mission to woo one of multiple uniquely, but equally, obnoxious guys.
Why similar: Otome 50.2% ★, Dating Sim 21.9%, Visual Novel 11.3%, Female Protagonist 5.6%, Casual 3.8%
- #14 Arcadia Fallen
88% matchVery Positive95% of 591 reviews2021
Dev: Galdra Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 88%
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 41.7% ★, Dating Sim 16.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.9%, Comic Book 9.8%, Visual Novel 9.4%
- #15 Emberfate: Tempest of Elements
87% matchVery Positive98% of 144 reviews2023
Dev: Wind Chimes Games Limited
Windows · Mac · Linux
An immersive MMORPG-simulation chatroom based romance / otome visual novel. You are the leader of a raiding guild in the world's hottest MMORPG, Emberfate. Will you lead your guild to success in the newest raid — and perhaps find love along the way among your guildmates?
Why similar: Otome 50.7% ★, Dating Sim 18.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.1%, Visual Novel 9.6%, Text-Based 5%
- #16 Idol Manager
85% matchVery Positive87% of 4,116 reviews2021
Dev: Glitch PitchPub: PLAYISM
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.4 hrsMean: 23.9 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Idol Manager is a business sim about conquering the entertainment industry using any means you deem necessary.
Why similar: Visual Novel 57.8%, Comedy 16.5%, Simulation 11.6%, Dating Sim 8.3%, Singleplayer 2.9%
- #17 Changeling
86% matchVery Positive94% of 169 reviews2019
Dev: Steamberry Studio
Windows · Mac
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 71.1% ★, Visual Novel 10.9%, Female Protagonist 7.7%, Casual 5.7%, Simulation 3.2%
- #18 Dangerous Fellows: Otome Game
86% matchMixed44% of 144 reviews2023
Dev: Storytaco
Windows
Otome dating sim - make your choices and survive this thriller romance game!
Why similar: Otome 52.2% ★, Dating Sim 20.4%, Visual Novel 10.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 6.4%, Female Protagonist 4.1%
- #19 Cinderella Phenomenon - Otome/Visual Novel
84% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 4,148 reviews2017
Dev: Dicesuki
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 24.8 hrs≥1hr: 75%
The Fairytale Curse was only the beginning...
Why similar: Otome 68.9% ★, Visual Novel 13.2%, Dating Sim 9.8%, Female Protagonist 6%, Simulation 0.9%
- #20 ERROR143
82% matchVery Positive92% of 5,376 reviews2022
Dev: Jenny Vi Pham
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 55%
A bickering and bantering rivals-to-lovers visual novel where you fall in love after first hack.
Why similar: Otome 45.7% ★, Dating Sim 23.1%, Visual Novel 11.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.3%, Casual 4.2%
- #21 Let`s not stay friends
84% matchMostly Positive80% of 310 reviews2017
Dev: Violet FeaturePub: Vorobushek
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Friendship is a wonderful thing… unless you are friends with a girl who has no idea you have feelings for her! Inske, a student of magical arts, is troubled by the upcoming outdoors exam, and can't even imagine that someone might want to use the test as an opportunity to get close to her.
Why similar: Otome 60.8% ★, Dating Sim 15.2%, Visual Novel 11.8%, Female Protagonist 6%, Casual 4.4%
- #22 Cupid's Chatroom
81% matchNo user reviews89% of 171 reviews2026
Dev: Atelier on the Moon
Windows · Mac · Linux
A mysterious program called “Cupid’s Chatroom” suddenly appears on your PC, transporting you into a private chatroom. You find yourself joined by five others, who have also been dragged into the server—and it turns out they’re your potential bachelors?!
Why similar: Otome 54.3% ★, Dating Sim 25.6%, Visual Novel 15.1%, Simulation 3.6%, Singleplayer 0.7%
- #23 Alice in Stardom - A Free Idol Visual Novel
83% matchVery Positive84% of 163 reviews2019
Dev: Crystal Game Works
Windows
Can you manage to beat your competitors to be the next top idol- and maybe even win their hearts in the process?
Why similar: Visual Novel 50%, Female Protagonist 21.7%, Casual 20.9%, Indie 5.1%, Singleplayer 2.3%
- #24 Otome Legends
81% matchVery Positive92% of 118 reviews2023
Dev: Jagaimo Studios
Windows · Linux
Play a dating sim inside of a dating sim to become an otome heroine protagonist. Nothing can possible go wrong... right?
Why similar: Otome 52.6% ★, Dating Sim 17.7%, Visual Novel 11.2%, Comedy 5.4%, Text-Based 5.3%
- #25 Love Limit
79% matchVery Positive100% of 66 reviews2025
Dev: Winking Corvid
Windows · Mac · Linux
Your blind date invades Earth!?
Why similar: Otome 67% ★, Visual Novel 13.2%, Comedy 7.2%, Female Protagonist 5.4%, Casual 3.9%
- #26 V-LOVER!
78% matchVery Positive90% of 1,509 reviews2025
Dev: HentopiaPub: LewdLoco
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 73%
You have become a manager at a VTuber production by a twist of fate, tasked with the important mission of nurturing three VTubers. In order to help them reach the pinnacle of the VTuber world, you not only need to carefully manage their schedules but also fulfill their various ♂ needs...!?
Why similar: Dating Sim 47.6%, Visual Novel 34%, Casual 10.7%, Simulation 7.3%, Singleplayer 0.4%
- #27 Signed and Sealed With a Kiss
82% matchMixed67% of 72 reviews2019
Dev: Reine Works
Windows · Mac · Linux
"Raise" your own perfect boyfriend in this visual novel-stat raiser. Will you fall in love or will you say goodbye?
Why similar: Otome 52.8% ★, Dating Sim 18.5%, Visual Novel 10.5%, Comedy 5.3%, Female Protagonist 4.5%
- #28 Trouble Comes Twice
78% matchVery Positive87% of 150 reviews2023
Dev: Foxglove Games
Windows
Play as twins Hazel and Jace in this wholesome romcom visual novel. After a silly bet is made, the protagonists must find a boyfriend or girlfriend before their twin beats them to it!
Why similar: Otome 47.1% ★, Dating Sim 21.5%, Visual Novel 13.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.1%, Female Protagonist 5.8%
- #29 C14 Dating
80% matchVery Positive91% of 66 reviews2016
Dev: Winter Wolves
Windows · Mac · Linux
C-14 Dating is an otome dating sim that combines archaeology, friendships and love.
Why similar: Otome 49% ★, Dating Sim 18.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.2%, Visual Novel 8.9%, Female Protagonist 5.3%
- #30 A Pinch of Magic
79% matchVery Positive84% of 243 reviews2021
Dev: Crystal Game Works
Windows
Save your grandparent's failing café/magic shop from bankruptcy and possibly fall in love!
Why similar: Otome 53.3% ★, Dating Sim 23.8%, Visual Novel 12%, Female Protagonist 5.1%, Casual 3.1%
- #31 I Just Want to be Single!! Season One
77% matchMostly Positive77% of 288 reviews2025
Dev: m.Pub: Tsundere Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
The anti-dating sim where you make friends instead of girlfriends! Balance between heartbreak and heartache! Will you graduate without a single friend? Or will you survive long enough to reject them all?
Why similar: Dating Sim 33.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.7%, Visual Novel 17.2%, Text-Based 14.2%, Comedy 7.5%
- #32 INtLOVErt Game Club
75% matchVery Positive97% of 208 reviews2025
Dev: じょせふPub: Phoenixx Inc.
Windows · Mac
A lot of unique Japanese nerds appear one after another! Let's enjoy the exciting daily life with him, a member of the nerds circle who is interested in you!
Why similar: Otome 49.6% ★, Dating Sim 18%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.5%, Visual Novel 10.7%, Female Protagonist 4.8%
- #33 Love x Debut
77% matchMixed68% of 302 reviews2025
Dev: Astro Arc Games IncPub: Nutaku Publishing
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 18.4 hrs≥1hr: 53%
Live the life of an idol manager! Following a car accident, you’re transported into a video game world filled with great music and steamy h-scenes. Build your talent agency, train future stars and lead them to stardom in the music industry. Conquer their hearts one idol at the time!
Why similar: Dating Sim 73%, Casual 11.5%, Simulation 11.3%, Singleplayer 4.2%
- #34 Hatoful Boyfriend
76% matchVery Positive94% of 7,583 reviews2014
Dev: MediatonicPub: Epic Games
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Congratulations! You’ve been accepted as the only human student at the prestigious St. PigeoNation’s Institute, a school for talented birds! Roam the halls and find love in between classes as a sophomore student at the world’s greatest pigeon high school.
Why similar: Otome 41.9% ★, Dating Sim 27%, Visual Novel 15.9%, Female Protagonist 7.1%, Comedy 4.6%
- #35 The Cloud Dream of the Nine
76% matchVery Positive85% of 65 reviews2021
Dev: Sesisoft
Windows
The vast love story of one female character with nine male characters Your choice changes his fate and creates a new ending.
Why similar: Otome 43.7% ★, Dating Sim 19.2%, Visual Novel 10.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 8.8%, Text-Based 6.6%
- #36 Voice Love on Air
73% matchVery Positive87% of 554 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: Dating Sim 61.8%, Visual Novel 24.9%, Casual 8%, Simulation 4.8%, Singleplayer 0.5%
- #37 Drops of Death
73% matchVery Positive92% of 102 reviews2025
Dev: Snowhaven Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
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 44.7% ★, Dating Sim 23.4%, Visual Novel 13.6%, Text-Based 5.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 3.5%
- #38 Bewitching Sinners
72% matchVery Positive95% of 536 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: Otome 45.5% ★, Dating Sim 19%, Comic Book 11.6%, Visual Novel 10.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 6.8%
- #39 Idol Forging
72% matchMostly Positive76% of 90 reviews2026
Dev: Sugar RushPub: EROLABS Publishing
Windows
A time-management romance sim AVG. As a fan, you take in idol Momoka to start living together. Influence the relationship via daily schedules & dialogue choices: work, cheer at concerts, give gifts... Win her heart, make her open up, and unlock intimate scenes.
Why similar: Visual Novel 40.7%, Text-Based 37%, Casual 11.7%, Simulation 7.6%, Singleplayer 3%
- #40 🌟K-POP STAR🌟
74% matchMixed41% of 90 reviews2024
Dev: K-POP Group
Windows · Mac · Linux
In her attempt to revive her career, she crosses lines that push her deeper into a world of sensationalism and scandal.
Why similar: Dating Sim 41.5%, Visual Novel 20.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.6%, Casual 7.6%, Simulation 4.8%
- #41 Salty Hounds
73% matchMostly Positive70% of 326 reviews2023
Dev: Topping Palette
Windows
Run a bodyguard agency and fall for five intriguing men through calls, texts, and dates in this open-world romance RPG. Set your own schedule in a pixel-art metropolis where every day brings new encounters!
Why similar: Otome 58.1% ★, Dating Sim 22%, Visual Novel 10.7%, Female Protagonist 5.9%, Simulation 2.4%
- #42 Dangerous Relationship
75% matchMixed54% of 89 reviews2016
Dev: Dogenzaka Lab
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 92%
"Dangerous Relationship" is a game where you can enjoy the dangerous world of dating a celebrity. Get seduced while you're on the job and try to keep your relationship a secret!
Why similar: Otome 79.4% ★, Visual Novel 11.1%, Female Protagonist 9.5%
- #43 Text Your Life
70% matchVery Positive94% of 65 reviews2024
Dev: Pizza Writers
Windows
Who did you kiss that night? Text Your Life is a mobile phone chat simulator that lets you put yourself in the shoes of our protagonist, a female university student with a group of eccentric friends and a love life that has suddenly turned somewhat... complicated.
Why similar: Otome 51% ★, Dating Sim 21.4%, Visual Novel 11.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9%, Text-Based 3.3%
- #44 1 to 1 humanoid edible toys
68% matchVery Positive92% of 2,492 reviews2024
Dev: 汉谟拉比炒面Pub: 无
Windows · Mac
A story about Ambiguous Affection, Appetite, and Tantalizing Desires.
Why similar: Dating Sim 38.3%, Visual Novel 27%, Female Protagonist 13.7%, Comic Book 12.3%, Simulation 4%
- #45 lovebyte.exe
67% matchVery Positive96% of 323 reviews2026
Dev: Nochi Studios
Windows · Mac
A chat dating sim game inspired by Mystic Messenger, VTuber communities, and internet spam
Why similar: Otome 48.5% ★, Dating Sim 13.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.6%, Text-Based 9.7%, Visual Novel 6.6%
- #46 闇ゆく君に花束を~Bouquet for you in the dark~
69% matchVery Positive84% of 76 reviews2026
Dev: Camellia
Windows
“A fate you can't escape. A twisted love. Their 'love' corrupts your heart little by little, deeper and deeper." All LIs are yandere. Is it madness, or pure love?
Why similar: Otome 69.3% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.6%, Visual Novel 5.7%, Dating Sim 3.6%, Simulation 3%
- #47 Office lovers
74% matchMixed49% of 128 reviews2016
Dev: Dogenzaka Lab
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 93%
It's a romance game where you can experience the thrill of an office romance where you have to keep your relationship secret. What will happen when you're alone with him in the conference room?
Why similar: Otome 80.4% ★, Visual Novel 19.6%
- #48 Heartstop Tour
68% matchVery Positive94% of 63 reviews2026
Dev: Comfort Kuma StudiosPub: HMoon Publishing LLC
Windows · Mac · Linux
Spend 4 days with 2 boy failures in this otome visual novel. Will you choose Julian, the lost tourist with golden retriever energy, or Riku, the quietly intense guy in a bear suit, to steal your heart in this short & sweet romance?
Why similar: Otome 64.8% ★, Visual Novel 12%, Dating Sim 10.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 6.4%, Female Protagonist 5.8%
- #49 TAISHO x ALICE episode 1
70% matchVery Positive86% of 1,372 reviews2019
Dev: PrimulaPub: pencil
Windows
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 7.3 hrs≥1hr: 73%
DUALICE(TAISHO x ALICE episodeI) is a fairytale visual novel in which YOU must save your Prince Charming! You will take on the role of the fairytale heroine in order to rehabilitate your chosen love interest and guide him to his "happily ever after"!
Why similar: Otome 76.7% ★, Visual Novel 9.9%, Dating Sim 8.9%, Female Protagonist 4.5%
- #50 Mystic Destinies: Serendipity of Aeons
71% matchVery Positive81% of 401 reviews2016
Dev: Aeon Dream Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.1 hrsMean: 16.7 hrs≥1hr: 62%
During your first year of university, immense magical powers are forced onto you, thus revealing the supernatural world hidden within ours. But you must learn to control your powers with the help of a partner or risk destroying everything around you. Will your new fate be one of tragedy or serendipity?
Why similar: Otome 66.3% ★, Visual Novel 19%, Female Protagonist 7.3%, Casual 4%, Simulation 2.3%
- #51 Don't FOOL ME, Beauties!
67% matchVery Positive87% of 445 reviews2025
Dev: Storytaco
Windows · Mac · Linux
"Get out!!!" Kicked out in the dead of winter, you land a job at a shady hotel. But work’s not the only challenge, there’s the CEO’s cold-hearted granddaughter, a lazy senior, a diva model, and your childhood friend who makes you do her laundry?! Who will you charm in this chaotic love game?
Why similar: Dating Sim 45.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 22.6%, Visual Novel 18.9%, Female Protagonist 6%, Simulation 5.5%
- #52 Enamored Risks
70% matchVery Positive87% of 210 reviews2020
Dev: Crystal Game Works
Windows
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 50.7% ★, Dating Sim 19.8%, Visual Novel 11.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 7%, Female Protagonist 4.5%
- #53 Mythic Love: Iberian Legends
65% matchVery Positive93% of 270 reviews2026
Dev: Platonic Games
Windows · Mac
Think you can handle a little romance with creatures from Spanish folklore? ❤️🔥 Careful: your love life isn’t the only thing at stake at Mythic Love: Iberian Legends.
Why similar: Otome 53% ★, Dating Sim 18.1%, Visual Novel 11.8%, Comedy 5.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 5.4%
- #54 IdolDays
69% matchVery Positive88% of 147 reviews2021
Dev: iMelPub: qureate
Windows
Median: 54 minMean: 7.9 hrs≥1hr: 47%
Can a delinquent girl transform into an idol?! A love-adventure game where you can enjoy the heart-pounding roommate life of a rookie producer and a delinquent girl turned idol.
Why similar: Visual Novel 40%, Comic Book 30.2%, Text-Based 20.2%, Casual 6.2%, Indie 1.8%
- #55 Always Remember Me
71% matchMixed61% of 271 reviews2014
Dev: Winter Wolves
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Amy is desperate! Her boyfriend Aaron doesn't remember her anymore after a car accident! Will you be able to make him remember again? Or perhaps it's time to move on. Maybe Amy will fall in love with someone else? It's up to you to decide. Play this life simulation game with dating sim elements and shape Amy's destiny.
Why similar: Otome 47.5% ★, Dating Sim 18.3%, Visual Novel 12.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 7.3%, Female Protagonist 5.3%
- #56 The Radiants
67% matchVery Positive85% of 87 reviews2023
Dev: Rose Arcana Games
Windows · Mac
The Radiants is a magical adventure visual novel with light stat raising & multiple endings. Choose what kind of Oracle you will become and maybe find romance along the way.
Why similar: Otome 50.2% ★, Dating Sim 19.8%, Visual Novel 10.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.6%, Female Protagonist 5.7%
- #57 我的恋爱逃生攻略 Love to Live
64% matchVery Positive85% of 1,023 reviews2025
Dev: 番茄炖肉制作组Pub: Comma 49
Windows · Mac · Linux
Trapped in a game of dreams, where the price of failing to escape is eternal slumber. Across shifting worlds, you meet 'him.' Is he merely a kindred spirit born of crisis, or a forgotten soul from your distant memories? A heart-pounding romance adventure across the dreamscape—begins now!
Why similar: Otome 42.6% ★, Dating Sim 30.6%, Visual Novel 13.8%, Female Protagonist 8.5%, Text-Based 4.4%
- #58 BUSTAFELLOWS
67% matchVery Positive86% of 1,043 reviews2021
Dev: NIPPON CULTURAL BROADCASTING EXTEND INC.Pub: PQube
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 13.9 hrs≥1hr: 61%
A new visual novel from the legendary eXtend! Mixing dangerous romance with murder mystery, BUSTAFELLOWS is a steamy noir mystery that will make you shiver but ask for more!
Why similar: Otome 54.2% ★, Dating Sim 16.1%, Visual Novel 10.3%, Text-Based 8.5%, Female Protagonist 5.6%
- #59 Only You
63% matchVery Positive94% of 940 reviews2026
Dev: 忘雪社Pub: WindField Games
Windows · Linux
Median: 6.3 hrsMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 84%
"Problem Child" me, Class Heartthrob her—two lines that should never cross collided through a series of coincidences, shattering my monochrome world. Crave her eyes on me alone, crave her world with me alone. The once-pure admiration begins to twist...
Why similar: Dating Sim 41.2%, Visual Novel 25%, Otome 15.2% ★, Female Protagonist 13.8%, Casual 4.3%
- #60 I've Fallen For You!
65% matchVery Positive88% of 788 reviews2024
Dev: LOVE MOOD STUDIO LIMITED
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Eight women simultaneously appear in your life, offering you unconditional love and support! Will you choose to uphold your beliefs and become a good man, or give in to human temptations and become a bad man?
Why similar: Dating Sim 55.3%, Visual Novel 24.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15%, Simulation 5.5%