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Games Like Can I Not Fall for Idols?

60+ similar titles based on shared tags and player behavior. Themes include Visual Novel, Otome, Female Protagonist, Romance.

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You’ve become the manager of a brand-new idol group—only to find yourself drowning in romance flags from the start! Love with idols is strictly forbidden. Can you survive this chaotic, no-love-allowed romcom—the first of its kind in the otome world!?

Reviews: Mostly Positive — 80% — of 378 reviews
Released: 2026-03-02
Developer: Mikimaki
Publisher: 346lab Localization
Genres: Casual, Indie, Simulation
Platforms: Windows

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    97% matchVery Positive92% of 4,072 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 66.2%, Visual Novel 13%, Female Protagonist 8.9%, Text-Based 3.9%, Dating Sim 3.5%

  2. #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 5,177 reviews2022
    Dev: TetraScopePub: HotchPotch K.K.
    Windows
    Median: 7.7 hrsMean: 21.0 hrs≥1hr: 83%

    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 53.3%, Dating Sim 10.7%, Visual Novel 9.2%, Text-Based 8.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 6.5%

  3. #3 REPLAY BOYS
    96% matchVery Positive95% of 119 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 52%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.5%, Visual Novel 12%, Text-Based 9.9%, Female Protagonist 6.6%

  4. #4 Sensei! I Like You So Much!
    94% matchVery Positive88% of 1,423 reviews2025
    Dev: LaoO Studio (Shanghai Ou Ou Xi Network Technology Co. LTD)Pub: Erabit
    Windows
    Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 11.5 hrs≥1hr: 72%

    "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 44.6%, Comic Book 14.9%, Visual Novel 11.9%, Female Protagonist 9.3%, Comedy 7.8%

  5. #5 Backstage Pass
    95% matchVery Positive86% of 278 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 59.3%, Dating Sim 17.6%, Visual Novel 13.8%, Female Protagonist 5.9%, Simulation 2.3%

  6. #6 Folie Fatale
    94% matchVery Positive86% of 2,482 reviews2024
    Dev: Kanmidoko (神海処)Pub: 346lab Localization
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 87%

    All capture targets are mentally "Jirai"(landmine)!? Meet these eccentric boys, reveal the truth beneath in this Psycho-love-horror VN!

    Why similar: Otome 51.9%, Dating Sim 16.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.7%, Visual Novel 10.6%, Female Protagonist 7.1%

  7. #7 Lost in Secular Love
    93% matchVery Positive87% of 521 reviews2016
    Dev: YETU GAME
    Windows
    Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 9.9 hrs≥1hr: 95%

    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 56.2%, Dating Sim 20.8%, Visual Novel 10.5%, Female Protagonist 6.2%, Casual 3.1%

  8. #8 Under Maintenance
    92% matchVery Positive95% of 129 reviews2023
    Dev: Hearty Soup Studio
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    An everyday dramedy otome game that asks the tough question: When a game about love goes down for maintenance, can the game of love begin?

    Why similar: Otome 56.6%, Visual Novel 13.9%, Casual 8.1%, Comedy 5.5%, Narration 5.3%

  9. #9 ERROR143
    91% matchVery Positive92% of 4,810 reviews2022
    Dev: Jenny Vi Pham
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 1.1 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 53%

    A bickering and bantering rivals-to-lovers visual novel where you fall in love after first hack.

    Why similar: Otome 40.3%, Dating Sim 25.2%, Visual Novel 12.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.8%, Narration 6.4%

  10. #10 Band Camp Boyfriend
    91% matchVery Positive97% of 119 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 46.7%, Dating Sim 19.3%, Visual Novel 8.9%, Text-Based 6.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 6%

  11. #11 Emberfate: Tempest of Elements
    89% matchVery Positive98% of 140 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?

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  12. #12 XOXO Droplets
    90% matchMostly Positive75% of 348 reviews2017
    Dev: GB Patch Games
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 16.3 hrs≥1hr: 69%

    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 48.9%, Dating Sim 22.4%, Visual Novel 11.5%, Female Protagonist 5.6%, Casual 4%

  13. #13 Signed and Sealed With a Kiss
    89% 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 51.5%, Dating Sim 18.9%, Visual Novel 10.7%, Comedy 5.5%, Female Protagonist 4.6%

  14. #14 Changeling
    87% matchVery Positive93% of 167 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 69.9%, Visual Novel 11.2%, Female Protagonist 7.9%, Casual 6%, Simulation 3.4%

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    86% matchVery Positive94% of 508 reviews2021
    Dev: Galdra Studios
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 6.2 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.

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    88% matchMixed55% of 98 reviews2016
    Dev: Dogenzaka Lab
    Windows
    Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 90%

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    86% matchMixed44% of 140 reviews2023
    Dev: Storytaco
    Windows

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

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    84% matchVery Positive91% of 110 reviews2023
    Dev: Jagaimo Studios
    Windows · Linux

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  19. #19 Alice in Stardom - A Free Idol Visual Novel
    85% matchVery Positive84% of 162 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 49.3%, Female Protagonist 22%, Casual 21%, Indie 5.3%, Singleplayer 2.4%

  20. #20 Trouble Comes Twice
    82% matchVery Positive87% of 143 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!

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    83% matchVery Positive84% of 236 reviews2021
    Dev: Crystal Game Works
    Windows

    Save your grandparent's failing café/magic shop from bankruptcy and possibly fall in love!

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    84% matchVery Positive91% of 65 reviews2016
    Dev: Winter Wolves
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    C-14 Dating is an otome dating sim that combines archaeology, friendships and love.

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  23. #23 Voice Love on Air
    81% matchVery Positive87% of 523 reviews2024
    Dev: SOFTSTAR ENTERTAINMENT
    Windows

    A BL dating sim with elements of studio management and interactions with voice actors! Follow Aki, a newbie voice director who has to complete the recordings for several BL dramas, and interact with the charming voice actors. Come give voice to the language of love!

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  24. #24 Love x Debut
    81% matchMostly Positive70% of 286 reviews2025
    Dev: Astro Arc Games IncPub: Nutaku Publishing
    Windows
    Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 11.9 hrs≥1hr: 54%

    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!

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  25. #25 Drops of Death
    80% matchVery Positive93% of 86 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?

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  26. #26 Let`s not stay friends
    82% matchMostly Positive80% of 309 reviews2017
    Dev: Violet FeaturePub: Vorobushek
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 80%

    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.

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    Windows · Mac · Linux

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  28. #28 V-LOVER!
    77% matchVery Positive91% of 1,304 reviews2025
    Dev: HentopiaPub: LewdLoco
    Windows
    Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 75%

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  29. #29 Enamored Risks
    79% matchVery Positive86% of 204 reviews2020
    Dev: Crystal Game Works
    Windows

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  30. #30 Ninki Seiyuu: How to Make a Pop Voice Actress
    78% matchVery Positive92% of 225 reviews2021
    Dev: MintCUBEPub: Shiravune
    Windows
    Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 14.3 hrs≥1hr: 69%

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    75% matchVery Positive96% of 487 reviews2024
    Dev: Miss Xero
    Windows · Mac · Linux

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  32. #32 Amnesia™: Memories
    76% matchVery Positive92% of 4,125 reviews2015
    Dev: Idea FactoryPub: Idea Factory International
    Windows
    Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 9.4 hrs≥1hr: 94%

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    77% matchMixed44% of 78 reviews2024
    Dev: K-POP Group
    Windows · Mac · Linux

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  34. #34 Always Remember Me
    78% matchMixed60% of 270 reviews2014
    Dev: Winter Wolves
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 94%

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  35. #35 Idol Manager
    74% matchVery Positive88% of 4,041 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 62.4%, Comedy 18.4%, Simulation 12.9%, Singleplayer 3.2%, Indie 3.1%

  36. #36 The Cloud Dream of the Nine
    75% 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.

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  37. #37 Mystic Destinies: Serendipity of Aeons
    76% matchVery Positive82% of 398 reviews2016
    Dev: Aeon Dream Studios
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 17.0 hrs≥1hr: 61%

    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?

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  38. #38 Cinderella Phenomenon - Otome/Visual Novel
    73% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 4,111 reviews2017
    Dev: Dicesuki
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 25.0 hrs≥1hr: 75%

    The Fairytale Curse was only the beginning...

    Why similar: Otome 67.8%, Visual Novel 13.7%, Dating Sim 10%, Female Protagonist 6.2%, Simulation 1%

  39. #39 Hatoful Boyfriend
    72% matchVery Positive94% of 7,550 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.

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    71% matchMostly Positive76% of 75 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.

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  41. #41 Demonheart: The Cursed Trial
    70% matchVery Positive91% of 127 reviews2025
    Dev: Rolling Crown
    Windows · Mac

    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?

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    70% matchVery Positive93% of 4,340 reviews2022
    Dev: 红渊Pub: NVLMaker
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    Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 8.7 hrs≥1hr: 76%

    Otome × Death Game × Mild Horror Multiple Endings Puzzle RPG

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    68% matchVery Positive93% of 2,339 reviews2024
    Dev: 汉谟拉比炒面Pub:
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    A story about Ambiguous Affection, Appetite, and Tantalizing Desires.

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  44. #44 TAISHO x ALICE episode 1
    71% matchVery Positive86% of 1,331 reviews2019
    Dev: PrimulaPub: pencil
    Windows
    Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 69%

    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"!

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    71% matchVery Positive88% of 142 reviews2021
    Dev: iMelPub: qureate
    Windows
    Median: 54 minMean: 7.9 hrs≥1hr: 46%

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    70% matchVery Positive93% of 227 reviews2020
    Dev: Great Gretuski Studios
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    After saving the life of a mysterious old woman, a young girl is gifted a magical spell book with the power to make anyone whose name she writes inside of it fall madly in love with her until the next full moon. "Love Spell" is a romantic-comedy otome game full of magic, laughs & cute penguins!

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  47. #47 dUpLicity ~Beyond the Lies~
    74% matchMixed39% of 66 reviews2015
    Dev: ROSEVERTE
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    Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 97%

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    68% matchVery Positive99% of 69 reviews2025
    Dev: LovelyInc LLC
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  49. #49 Heileen 1: Sail Away
    73% matchMixed55% of 134 reviews2014
    Dev: Winter Wolves
    Windows · Mac · Linux
    Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 2.9 hrs≥1hr: 66%

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  50. #50 Pink Rage Otome
    73% matchMixed58% of 67 reviews2017
    Dev: cyboheart
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    Comedy visual novel. Try yourself as a tsundere girl!

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    69% matchVery Positive92% of 622 reviews2019
    Dev: Fiction Factory GamesPub: PQube
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    Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 93%

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  52. #52 Star Ring
    69% matchVery Positive88% of 78 reviews2023
    Dev: 深海海鲜组Pub: NVLMaker
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    长篇×乙女向×模拟养成 欢迎来到星之诗学院!追求梦想的你,就是未来最璀璨的明星。——九种职业路线,七位可攻略角色,丰富的游戏系统,打造独一无二的演艺圈传奇。

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    69% matchVery Positive86% of 85 reviews2023
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    67% matchVery Positive95% of 80 reviews2025
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    66% matchVery Positive89% of 771 reviews2024
    Dev: LOVE MOOD STUDIO LIMITED
    Windows · Mac
    Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 90%

    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?

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    68% matchVery Positive89% of 99 reviews2023
    Dev: Red bean Taiyaki
    Windows · Mac

    Yuri Dating Agency - a speed dating simulator for WLW. You're a girl who likes girls, walking into this Yuri dating agency to find yourself a date. Here, you will be able to get to know lots of girls. Will you be able to win their hearts?

    Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 23%, Comic Book 18.9%, Dating Sim 15.9%, Visual Novel 14.5%, Text-Based 14.2%

  57. #57 Criminally Yours
    66% matchVery Positive96% of 52 reviews2025
    Dev: Meant to Bee Studios
    Windows · Mac · Linux

    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: Visual Novel 29.5%, Text-Based 24.8%, Narration 15.8%, Female Protagonist 12.8%, Casual 9%

  58. #58 Phantom of the Twilight
    67% matchVery Positive84% of 76 reviews2024
    Dev: Lumiere Entertainment Inc.Pub: Smilegate
    Windows

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

    Why similar: Otome 67.4%, Visual Novel 14.1%, Text-Based 5.2%, Female Protagonist 4.2%, Dating Sim 4%

  59. #59 Don't FOOL ME, Beauties!
    65% matchVery Positive89% of 364 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 47.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 22.5%, Visual Novel 19.5%, Simulation 5.6%, Female Protagonist 3.9%

  60. #60 Dangerous Relationship
    72% matchMixed53% of 86 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 78.6%, Visual Novel 12.1%, Female Protagonist 9.3%

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