- #1 Stellifier - an otome game inspired by older idols
97% matchPositive81% of 36 reviews2024
Dev: Nochi Studios
Windows · Mac
Stellifier - an otome game inspired by older idols An idol drama game about an older group making a comeback from retirement, featuring a GxB/BxB/non-binary romance!
Why similar: Otome 29.6% ★, LGBTQ+ 15.3%, Interactive Fiction 11.1%, Romance 11.1%, Visual Novel 9.7%
- #2 Alaris
96% matchPositive100% of 39 reviews2025
Dev: Crescence Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Discover secrets long forgotten, and nurture relationships waiting to bloom. In a game inspired by the lore of Dragon and Fae, make choices that can shape your story, relationships, and even personality. Will you be brave, kind, wise, charismatic? Only you know the answer to your fate.
Why similar: Otome 25.4% ★, LGBTQ+ 13.6%, Interactive Fiction 10.1%, Lore-Rich 9.9%, Romance 9.6%
- #3 Chronicles of Tal'Dun: The Remainder - Act 1
96% matchPositive88% of 49 reviews2021
Dev: Square Weasel Studio
Windows
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 29.2% ★, Text-Based 11.7%, Visual Novel 11%, LGBTQ+ 9.6%, Hand-drawn 8.6%
- #4 SACROSANCT
95% match1 user reviews0% of 1 reviews2022
Dev: FEYXUAN
Windows
nothing is inviolate. and that which is sacrosanct gets fucked. fuck god, kill heaven, marry boyfriend. in that order.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 16.9%, Text-Based 14.7%, Interactive Fiction 13.7%, Romance 9.8%, Hand-drawn 8.5%
- #5 Luna's Twilight
94% matchMixed63% of 19 reviews2025
Dev: NearDreamPub: PsychoFlux Entertainment
Windows
Luna's Twilight is a fantasy romance visual novel that brings together classic fantasy elements with heart-fluttering romance. In a secluded mansion hidden deep within a a silent forest, four men from different races whisper words of love to you. Who will be the one to win your heart?
Why similar: Otome 32.5% ★, Interactive Fiction 18.5%, Romance 14.6%, Visual Novel 11.2%, Text-Based 11.1%
- #6 Darling, Darling... Dead?
94% matchPositive92% of 13 reviews2024
Dev: Chthonic Chrome Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Yandere x yandere x yandere: one must go. Yandere x yandere, a vampire-themed Visual Novel.
Why similar: Otome 29% ★, Interactive Fiction 14.2%, Romance 12.9%, Visual Novel 11.7%, Dark Fantasy 9.7%
- #7 Aeterna: Rubra Plena
93% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Quantum Velvet Games
Windows
Aeterna: Rubra Plena is a visual novel otome game about happy romance, and dealing with depression, anxiety, and trauma. You play a beautiful young noblewoman dealing with her current and past experiences while finding love.
Why similar: Otome 28.2% ★, LGBTQ+ 12%, Interactive Fiction 10.9%, Lore-Rich 10.6%, Romance 10.2%
- #8 TOUCHSTARVED
92% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Red Spring Studio
Windows
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 30.1% ★, LGBTQ+ 15%, Visual Novel 11.7%, Romance 11.2%, Lovecraftian 10.3%
- #9 FFS, Another Northern Duke?!
91% matchPositive100% of 22 reviews2024
Dev: Chthonic Chrome Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
There's only one goal here: survive. Seduce the Duke?! Expelled from the modern world into a novel, you occupy the body of a minor villainess, on her way to marry the beastly Duke of the North. (Why does that sound familiar...) A Fantasy + Romance + Slice-of-Life Otome Visual Novel.
Why similar: Otome 39.9% ★, Romance 13.8%, Interactive Fiction 13.1%, Text-Based 11.6%, Visual Novel 10.8%
- #10 Sigh of the Abyss
91% matchVery Positive96% of 178 reviews2024
Dev: Rascal Devworks
Windows
Embrace the monster within in this dark fantasy visual novel with inclusive romances. Befriend charming allies, defy bitter rivals, fall in love. Your choices will save or condemn mortals, shaping the fate of a city as beautiful as it is cruel.
Why similar: Otome 24.2% ★, LGBTQ+ 13.4%, Lore-Rich 11.7%, Interactive Fiction 10.7%, Visual Novel 7.7%
- #11 Serafina's Saga: Awakened
90% match6 user reviews83% of 6 reviews2024
Dev: Woodsy Studio
Windows
In this otome-style visual novel, journey from the depths of the jungle to the royal halls of Castle Krondolee. Young Serafina must uncover the dark secrets of her past and choose whom to trust in this dramatic adventure of romance and intrigue.
Why similar: Otome 31.9% ★, LGBTQ+ 15.4%, Interactive Fiction 14.2%, Visual Novel 10.4%, Romance 9.3%
- #12 Boyfriend Exorcist
89% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Pouncing TigerPub: Pouncing Tiger
Windows
You were meant to exorcise the ghost, not flirt with him! Choose your soulmate from ghost enthusiasts – dead or alive – and unravel the conspiracy lurking beneath the haunting in this exorcist dating sim.
Why similar: Otome 25.4% ★, LGBTQ+ 13.4%, Romance 10.8%, Interactive Fiction 10.5%, Visual Novel 10.1%
- #13 Darling, Darling... Devious!
89% match5 user reviews100% of 5 reviews2025
Dev: Chthonic Chrome Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
This is the 18+ standalone spicy extra for Darling, Darling... Dead? Features a total of 5 scenes to read through: 2 for X, 2 for Levon, and 1 for the both of them.
Why similar: Otome 29.2% ★, Interactive Fiction 14.8%, Romance 14.5%, Visual Novel 13.6%, Dark Fantasy 10.2%
- #14 Reanimation Scheme
88% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Wind Chimes Games Limited
Windows · Mac · Linux
An otome game and romance visual novel. Step into the shoes of the necromancer, Raenelle. Meet a colorful cast of characters, fail to summon the spirits of the dead, unravel mysteries, and maybe — just maybe — fall in love.
Why similar: Otome 29.5% ★, LGBTQ+ 14.5%, Interactive Fiction 13.2%, Text-Based 11.7%, Visual Novel 9.7%
- #15 Guidelicious
87% matchPositive90% of 49 reviews2023
Dev: Tymedust Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
A short, interactive visual novel about waking up in a strange room with a mysterious man. But why are you here? Let Him be your Guide to the truth.
Why similar: Otome 24.9% ★, Conversation 12.7%, Text-Based 12.7%, Lore-Rich 12.4%, Interactive Fiction 12.3%
- #16 Telvoikai
86% match3 user reviews67% of 3 reviews2024
Dev: Corvaena Games LLC
Windows · Mac
You've been tasked with collecting data on an alien planet. Choose between exploring the jungle tropics or navigating deep into the bioluminescent sea.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 16.7%, LGBTQ+ 16.7%, Lore-Rich 14.7%, Text-Based 12.9%, Visual Novel 11.7%
- #17 Garden of Love
86% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Cointoss Studio
Windows
Her old love still lingers in her mind like a cactus, nurtured by tears. Its thorns still hurt her, but life goes on. It's time to bring new plants to the garden! Meet 5 guys in her daily routine and choose the new relationship to nurture in this visual novel about love, endings and beginnings.
Why similar: Otome 27.2% ★, Interactive Fiction 14.7%, Lore-Rich 13%, Conversation 11.6%, Romance 11%
- #18 Zalis: A romantic adventure
85% matchNo user reviews
Dev: ZimeonGames
Windows · Mac · Linux
BL/Otome fantasy adventure with RPG elements. Manage an alchemical workshop, create potions, and raise your stats. Engage in a fantasy story in the Ukrainian setting.
Why similar: Otome 26.7% ★, LGBTQ+ 17.2%, Romance 11.6%, Visual Novel 11.1%, Interactive Fiction 11%
- #19 The Summit Library
84% matchPositive93% of 40 reviews2024
Dev: qkayoo studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
A Library that's falling apart, an Empire on the brink of war, and a dangerous magical mystery you've been tasked to solve.
Why similar: Otome 29.4% ★, LGBTQ+ 18.2%, Visual Novel 14.1%, Romance 9.8%, Lore-Rich 8.1%
- #20 X.E.H.A. Rogue
84% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: Corvaena Games LLC
Windows · Mac
They steal your crew and force your ship to crash-land on an alien planet where you must start fresh with nothing but a dilapidated base and a... talking cat?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 18.1%, LGBTQ+ 14.4%, Lore-Rich 12.6%, Visual Novel 12.2%, RPG 8.9%
- #21 Vida
83% match4 user reviews50% of 4 reviews2025
Dev: YEON 연
Windows · Linux
In a future where memories are the last connection to a lost humanity, you are an advanced AI exploring fragments of past lives. Understand emotions, traumas, and choices in a journey to uncover what it means to be alive.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21.9%, Text-Based 20.3%, Lore-Rich 18.8%, Visual Novel 13.9%, Conversation 12.7%
- #22 My Husband is a Stranger
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: ChattercapPub: Chattercap LLC
Windows · Mac · Linux
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 31.5% ★, LGBTQ+ 16.6%, Interactive Fiction 12.7%, Visual Novel 10.2%, Lovecraftian 9.5%
- #23 Spell Candle
82% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Bottled Monster Ink.
Windows
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 30.7% ★, Romance 11.8%, Visual Novel 11.1%, Interactive Fiction 9.7%, LGBTQ+ 9.2%
- #24 Qelochia
80% matchPositive100% of 12 reviews2026
Dev: Super Brain Hemorrhage
Windows · Linux
On a secret arctic research base, a scientist, soldier, AI, and eldritch beast struggle for happiness. A short visual novel about love and pain set in an alternate history where humanity is ruled by eldritch gods.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 16.8%, Lovecraftian 14.6%, Romance 12.8%, Text-Based 12%, Visual Novel 11.6%
- #25 Dreaming Briar Rose -Demon's Temptation-
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: sweet ampoule
Windows
Saved from a near-fatal accident by a demon, you must spend two weeks recovering in the Demon’s Realm. Surrounded by eight dangerous yet alluring demons, your choices will decide whether you return to the human world—or choose a future in theirs.
Why similar: Otome 37.5% ★, Romance 14.2%, Visual Novel 13.7%, Interactive Fiction 13.4%, Dark Fantasy 10.7%
- #26 Sweetcore Brews - an otome game inspired by witchy sitcoms
81% matchMixed68% of 25 reviews2023
Dev: Nochi Studios
Windows · Mac
An anime, choice-driven witchy otome visual novel where you bond and interact with two romance-able characters to unlock romantic scenarios in the story! Play minigames to experience branching relationship routes (GxB or GxG)
Why similar: Otome 31% ★, LGBTQ+ 16.8%, Romance 11.5%, Visual Novel 9.2%, Interactive Fiction 8.7%
- #27 Poetry in Purgatory
79% matchNo user reviews2027
Dev: Tymedust Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
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 29.4% ★, Lore-Rich 13.4%, LGBTQ+ 12%, Romance 12%, Interactive Fiction 11.5%
- #28 A Philosophical Discussion of Worms
79% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Errantimarum
Windows · Mac · Linux
A Philosophical Discussion of Worms is a Kinetic Visual Novel that explores two characters, Vynder and Ophiel, as they navigate cohabitation in a strange, unfamiliar house when they don't speak the same language.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 18.7%, Interactive Fiction 18.4%, Text-Based 18.1%, Visual Novel 12.4%, Linear 8.5%
- #29 Plastic Trick
78% matchPositive96% of 23 reviews2024
Dev: Nochi Studios
Windows · Mac
Plastic Trick - an otome game inspired by mannequins An absurd, comedy game about plastic mannequins that have come to life and are fighting each other for your kiss, featuring a GxB/GxG romance!
Why similar: Otome 33% ★, LGBTQ+ 16.4%, Romance 12.1%, Interactive Fiction 11.5%, Visual Novel 10.6%
- #30 Northanger Abbey
78% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Spiral Atlas GamesPub: 60Yaks
Windows · Mac · Linux
Play Jane Austen's classic satirical romance as a visual novel. You're young, new to Bath, and ready for adventure. Choose your gender, choose your path, and discover the secrets of Northanger Abbey.
Why similar: Otome 28.7% ★, LGBTQ+ 17.4%, Visual Novel 13.5%, Interactive Fiction 10.7%, Conversation 9.6%
- #31 Pitstop in Purgatory
77% matchPositive95% of 42 reviews2022
Dev: Tymedust Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
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 28.9% ★, Lore-Rich 14%, Interactive Fiction 11.9%, LGBTQ+ 11.9%, Romance 11.8%
- #32 Chronicles of Taldun: The Remainder
77% matchVery Positive97% of 148 reviews2022
Dev: Square Weasel Studio
Windows · Linux
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 26.2% ★, LGBTQ+ 13.4%, Text-Based 12.9%, Visual Novel 9.4%, Romance 8.8%
- #33 Túatha Echoes: The Village
75% match7 user reviews100% of 7 reviews2025
Dev: Freki GamesPub: Heathen
Windows
Immerse yourself in the psychological horror of The Village, where whispers bend reality and ordinary life spirals into madness. Unravel the dark rise of one of Túatha's most infamous figures in this short story visual novel.
Why similar: Lore-Rich 17.5%, Text-Based 15.8%, Lovecraftian 13.6%, Visual Novel 12%, Psychological Horror 10.1%
- #34 Otherworld Live: Watch and Learn
76% matchNo user reviews
Dev: LumiMaker
Windows · Mac
A modern fantasy game blending romance, interactive nurturing, and live streaming. Play as a fallen author, bound to the Underworld live system after online bullying. Grow plants, gift them to raise affection, bathe with the male lead, and battle with the Virgin Mary. Your chance to rise again!
Why similar: Otome 33.5% ★, Interactive Fiction 20.5%, Visual Novel 13%, Romance 10.3%, RPG 10%
- #35 Saccharine Echo
74% matchPositive100% of 14 reviews2026
Dev: Neverliss
Windows
Saccharine Echo is a story that walks the line between psychological drama and dark paranormal romance. Your choices will shape the fate of a young woman haunted by an obsessive entity from another world.
Why similar: Otome 28% ★, LGBTQ+ 14.8%, Text-Based 11.8%, Romance 10.2%, Visual Novel 9.2%
- #36 ARISEN - Chronicles of Var'Nagal
76% matchVery Positive83% of 85 reviews2021
Dev: Maratus
Windows
ARISEN is a narrative card game where you use your emotions to create your own story in a dark fantasy universe.
Why similar: Otome 21.8% ★, LGBTQ+ 14.8%, Lore-Rich 12.9%, Interactive Fiction 12.5%, Romance 10.5%
- #37 Infinite Stars - The Visual Novel
75% matchVery Positive89% of 95 reviews2022
Dev: Wraiith303Pub: IF THEN ELSE Interactive Fiction
Windows
Infinite Stars is a visual novel filled with romance, mystery & roleplaying elements where you choose how the adventure unfolds. Establish your character & personality through the hundreds of choices presented in this interactive fiction inspired by stories like Dune, The Expanse & Mass Effect.
Why similar: Otome 27.4% ★, LGBTQ+ 13.3%, Interactive Fiction 12.6%, Lore-Rich 12%, Visual Novel 9.6%
- #38 My Wife is a Spy?!
74% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Transparent Games
Windows
In this otome isekai visual novel you're thrown into an arranged marriage with the cold Duke of the North. Explore political tension, shifting loyalties, and two routes: romance or rebellion. Support your husband or betray him like a true villainess and take control of your fate.
Why similar: Otome 34% ★, Interactive Fiction 14.7%, Text-Based 14%, Romance 13.2%, Visual Novel 11.8%
- #39 Girls' Dorm Wars
73% match7 user reviews100% of 7 reviews2025
Dev: LumiMaker
Windows
In this AVG game, players control freshman Lula Ruan, navigating dorm life and campus dynamics. Through choices, personality traits, and relationship management, they shape Lula's growth, unlock story paths, and influence endings with the “butterfly effect.
Why similar: Otome 33.8% ★, Interactive Fiction 20.3%, Romance 13.1%, Visual Novel 12.8%, Text-Based 10.7%
- #40 Threads of You: Beyond the Bay
73% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Lavendeer Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
1 broken down car, 2 weeks in a hidden seaside town, and 7 men waiting to sweep you off your feet. Will you follow the threads of destiny in Brine Bay?
Why similar: Otome 24.8% ★, LGBTQ+ 14%, Interactive Fiction 13.2%, Text-Based 11.4%, Romance 10.9%
- #41 Cryptid Coffeehouse
73% matchPositive93% of 44 reviews2022
Dev: nyewks
Windows · Mac · Linux
Everyone's heard of Mothman– the moth creature that haunts the outskirts of Point Pleasant, West Virginia– but no one's heard of it like this! In some random idyllic Midwestern town, you meet Artemis (aka Mothman) at your favorite coffee shop and begin an agonizingly slow burn romance with them.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 21.3%, Otome 16.3% ★, Romance 14.2%, Interactive Fiction 14.2%, Visual Novel 11.4%
- #42 EPHEMERAL -MINIATURE GARDEN-
72% match5 user reviews20% of 5 reviews2025
Dev: dramatic create
Windows
The main character, a mermaid, is caught up for a crime she didn't commit. She ends up in a small box garden where a certain race of people is quarantined.
Why similar: Otome 36.7% ★, Text-Based 16.3%, Romance 15%, Visual Novel 12%, Dark Fantasy 10.8%
- #43 Dark Nights - Reflections
70% matchPositive97% of 30 reviews2025
Dev: Pinlin
Windows · Mac
Dark Nights - Reflections is a horror/romance visual novel featuring 2 new branching storylines.
Why similar: Otome 43.7% ★, Text-Based 19.5%, Visual Novel 17.7%, Romance 14.2%, 2D 4.9%
- #44 Breathless Winds - LGBT Visual Novel
71% matchPositive100% of 36 reviews2024
Dev: ForeverFuture Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
After recovering from a painful incident, a closeted trans woman finds herself split between four possible paths - returning to sailing, becoming a healer, helping the resident witch, or joining a prince on a mysterious quest. A fantasy romance visual novel about love and self-discovery.
Why similar: Otome 22.6% ★, LGBTQ+ 18.4%, Romance 11.9%, Visual Novel 10.8%, Text-Based 10%
- #45 Vogvhathos
72% matchPositive90% of 10 reviews2023
Dev: Corvaena Games LLC
Windows
As an elf in a panicked flight from home, you discover a more dangerous secret: a human claiming to be a dragon.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 17.3%, Text-Based 16.9%, Interactive Fiction 15.9%, Romance 10.2%, Lore-Rich 9.9%
- #46 Firelore: Short Tales
71% matchPositive100% of 13 reviews2025
Dev: Lucas Molina
Windows · Mac
3 short stories set in a mystical fantasy universe. You are a newborn Face of God. Hear tales of human suffering and triumph. Decide which Face of God you are. Pick a different fate for each main character. A short, linear experience that is introspective, emotional and spiritual.
Why similar: Lore-Rich 18.1%, Interactive Fiction 17.9%, Text-Based 16.4%, Dark Fantasy 11.4%, Visual Novel 11.2%
- #47 Lone Bird in the Tree
70% matchPositive100% of 10 reviews2026
Dev: Aosolagame
Windows · Mac
“Lone Bird in the Tree” is an ADV with male and female versions of each of the four characters. The story alternates between the “future” of the main character, who is deeply traumatized by the grief of his/her best friend, and the “story leading up to the loss of his/her best friend”.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 21.1%, Interactive Fiction 13.9%, Text-Based 13.4%, Psychological Horror 11.3%, Visual Novel 10.6%
- #48 Eyes of Rain
69% match1 user reviews100% of 1 reviews2025
Dev: Corvaena Games LLC
Windows · Mac
As a humble baker in a quiet medieval town, your life takes a dark turn when a stranger arrives equipped for battle. Thrust into a hidden world of supernatural beings—elves, demons, fae, and more—you must make choices that alter the fate of the world you thought you knew.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 17.3%, LGBTQ+ 14.9%, Lore-Rich 13%, Visual Novel 12%, Dark Fantasy 9.6%
- #49 How to Take Off Your Mask Remastered
71% matchPositive93% of 14 reviews2022
Dev: ROSEVERTE
Windows · Mac · Linux
The cute fantasy visual novel, "How to Take Off Your Mask" returns as a remastered version. One day, Lilia wakes up as a girl with cat ears and a tail! How could this happen, and how will her love story with her childhood friend, Ronan, unfold?
Why similar: Otome 31.1% ★, Text-Based 14.7%, Interactive Fiction 14.2%, Romance 10.8%, Visual Novel 10.7%
- #50 Sigh of the Abyss: Shadow Bonds
70% matchVery Positive93% of 103 reviews2022
Dev: Rascal Devworks
Windows
Embrace the monster within to free yourself from a curse in this dark fantasy visual novel, a standalone introduction to the characters and setting of Sigh of the Abyss.
Why similar: Otome 26.7% ★, LGBTQ+ 14.4%, Lore-Rich 13.1%, Romance 10%, Visual Novel 8.4%
- #51 Tri City Monsters
69% matchVery Positive97% of 70 reviews2024
Dev: Studio Peaches
Windows · Mac · Linux
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: Interactive Fiction 14.7%, LGBTQ+ 14.4%, Text-Based 14.2%, Lore-Rich 13.2%, Romance 11.7%
- #52 Under Heaven Or Hell
69% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Moonlust Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Under Heaven Or Hell is a Dark Romance Visual Novel where love, danger, and temptation intertwine. Step into Hell, and navigate a world of deadly intrigues, alluring devils and a mysterious angel. Each decision carries weight, shaping your fate, desire and the hearts bound to it.
Why similar: Otome 32.2% ★, Interactive Fiction 16.2%, Visual Novel 12.7%, Romance 11.9%, Text-Based 9.7%
- #53 Degraman: Act II. Victor
67% matchPositive96% of 28 reviews2025
Dev: NamNorm
Windows · Mac · Linux
An otome visual novel with the main character trapped in a new, cruel reality. A lot of choices, unpredictably and cruelly affecting the outcome.
Why similar: Otome 26.4% ★, Text-Based 12.3%, Interactive Fiction 11.3%, Conversation 10.8%, Romance 10.1%
- #54 fulgor: i hate, therefore i am.
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Rascal Devworks
Windows
Slay your lover, so that the god of Hatred may be reborn. Romance the invading soldier or the fearsome monster in this mythology-inspired visual novel set in ancient times. Will you return Hatred to your people, or will you be conquered and forgotten?
Why similar: Otome 27.6% ★, Romance 11.9%, Interactive Fiction 11.2%, Visual Novel 11%, LGBTQ+ 11%
- #55 Beek: Familiar Spirit - Remastered
67% matchPositive84% of 31 reviews2025
Dev: Studio Klondike AustraliaPub: Studio Klondike
Windows · Mac
A call for help within a mysterious messaging app. Someone lost and wandering through a forest in a faraway place. And their destiny in your hands.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 19.6%, Text-Based 19.3%, Interactive Fiction 18%, Conversation 10.5%, Visual Novel 9.7%
- #56 Warden of the Arcaen
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Kelci Parsell
Windows
Warden of the Arcaen is a dating sim style visual novel. The player will get to choose between dating men or women at the beginning of the game, play as 'Friends to Lovers' OR 'Enemies to Lovers'. Immerse yourself in this modern fantasy world and explore magical relationships!
Why similar: Otome 26.7% ★, LGBTQ+ 15.5%, Romance 12.1%, Text-Based 11.9%, Visual Novel 10.5%
- #57 Magical Warrior Diamond Heart
68% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Dreamy Pyon
Windows · Mac · Linux
A romantic dramedy visual novel about magical girls! Play as Diamond Heart and lead a team of magical warriors. Will you defeat the Nightmares, make new friends, and find love along the way? Or will you meet a tragic end?
Why similar: Otome 32.1% ★, LGBTQ+ 16.4%, Romance 12%, Visual Novel 10.4%, Text-Based 9.4%
- #58 A Week Before Autumn
67% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Paper
Windows
Pine Hill is a quiet Midwestern college town. Quiet enough that nobody seemed to hear Ginny Nicholson die. Alone with the thoughts in your head, now you just want to know one thing: why?
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 18.7%, Text-Based 17.4%, Conversation 13.4%, LGBTQ+ 13%, Visual Novel 12.6%
- #59 Three Days to Chicago
67% matchPositive100% of 31 reviews2023
Dev: Chris SchroyerPub: Austin Ivansmith Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
One of them is visiting a friend in Chicago. The other wants to shake things up in New York City. It starts in San Francisco, but where this relationship goes is all up to you.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 28.1%, Interactive Fiction 17.4%, Romance 17%, Conversation 16.6%, Visual Novel 13.8%
- #60 Saintess of the Golden Bow
66% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Transparent Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Reborn as the Saintess of the Golden Bow in your favorite fantasy novel, rewrite fate in this otome visual novel. Forge bonds, evade death, and battle the Demon Queen, your choices shape the realm's destiny. Will you save the world or meet a tragic end?
Why similar: Otome 32.4% ★, Text-Based 14.6%, Interactive Fiction 14.3%, Romance 12.5%, Visual Novel 11.4%