- #1 Class of '09
97% matchVery Positive95% of 8,695 reviews2021
Dev: SBN3
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 75%
This is the anti-visual novel. Instead of playing as some guy magically able to score with beautiful anime girls, YOU play the anime girl and create mass chaos in the lives of your potential "suitors". Earnest comedy, social accuracy, and late 2000's aesthetic await you in Class of '09!
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 20.7%, Comedy 17.3%, Visual Novel 15.2%, Female Protagonist 13.1%, Multiple Endings 9.3%
Why You'll Like It: The original game that established the series' signature dark humor and cynical high school narrative style.
- #2 Class of '09: The Flip Side
96% matchMixed57% of 3,401 reviews2024
Dev: SBN3Pub: Wrath Club
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 86%
The final chapter of the Class of '09 VN series... this time from a different perspective! Join Nicole's best friend Jecka as you help her navigate the pitfalls of post-grad life! See what 2009 was truly like in this fully voiced interactive sitcom!
Why similar: Comedy 19.7%, Visual Novel 19.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.4%, Multiple Endings 9.9%, Anime 9.7%
Why You'll Like It: The latest entry in the series, continuing the chaotic and satirical exploration of the same universe.
- #3 Doki Doki Literature Club Plus!
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 31,242 reviews2021
Dev: Team SalvatoPub: Serenity Forge
Windows · Mac
Median: 6.0 hrsMean: 82.6 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Welcome to the club! Write poems for your crush and experience the terror of school romance in this critically-acclaimed psychological horror story.
Why similar: Visual Novel 24.3%, Dating Sim 19.4%, Anime 16.2%, Dark Humor 11%, Multiple Endings 9%
Why You'll Like It: A psychological horror visual novel that masterfully subverts the expectations of the dating sim genre.
- #4 BAD END THEATER
95% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 9,730 reviews2021
Dev: NomnomNami
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 71%
select your protagonist and explore a variety of terrible fates!
Why similar: Visual Novel 29.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 24.8%, Multiple Endings 23.8%, Anime 9.3%, Simulation 5.7%
Why You'll Like It: A meta-narrative visual novel that focuses heavily on exploring dark, branching paths and tragic outcomes.
- #5 The Coffin of Andy and Leyley
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 37,765 reviews2023
Dev: Kit9 Studio
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 12.8 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Walk-n-talk adventure with light puzzling. Brother and sister practice cannibalism after witnessing a botched satanic ritual.
Why similar: Visual Novel 21.2%, Dark Humor 19.4%, Female Protagonist 17.6%, Multiple Endings 16.9%, Hand-drawn 13.2%
Why You'll Like It: Features a similarly edgy, dark, and morally complex narrative centered on a dysfunctional sibling dynamic.
- #6 Wannabe Galgame God!!!
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 1,043 reviews2026
Dev: Noctella Observatory
Windows
Those who skip Galgames are mere corporate drones; those who play are the true masters of wealth and power. That's just the way of the world! As an ordinary boy, wager your wildest fetishes and your dignity to reach the summit: Become the 'GALGAME GOD'!
Why similar: Dark Humor 30.1%, Visual Novel 21%, Anime 12.7%, Multiple Endings 11.2%, Interactive Fiction 9.3%
Why You'll Like It: A surreal and dark-humored visual novel that plays with the tropes and expectations of the genre.
- #7 NUKITASHI 2
93% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 2,633 reviews2024
Dev: QruppoPub: Shiravune
Windows
Median: 15.1 hrsMean: 54.2 hrs≥1hr: 77%
A new battle begins for Junnosuke—backed by the FS Big Three! “This is what it truly means for the minority to get vengeance.”
Why similar: Dark Humor 27%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.2%, Visual Novel 16.3%, Comedy 12.4%, Multiple Endings 12%
Why You'll Like It: Combines absurd, dark humor with visual novel mechanics in a way that feels tonally aligned with the seed game.
- #8 The NOexistenceN of you AND me
91% matchVery Positive93% of 20,782 reviews2024
Dev: 0x0Real StudioPub: Nino Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 17.1 hrs≥1hr: 70%
Use "game" as a medium to showcase the world of "you/girl". Explore the truth of "you/girl/world" through the form of a "visual novel".
Why similar: Visual Novel 28%, Multiple Endings 14.8%, Anime 14.2%, Interactive Fiction 12.7%, Dating Sim 9.4%
Why You'll Like It: A psychological horror visual novel that explores complex themes through multiple endings.
- #9 Monster Prom
92% matchVery Positive93% of 14,299 reviews2018
Dev: Beautiful GlitchPub: Xelu
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 88%
You have 3 weeks to get a date for Monster Prom! Go through absurd and funny situations, raise your stats and seduce one of your classmates. Beautiful art, bold, unapologetic dialogue and hard choices make up this Multiplayer (1-4 players) Dating Sim. Be your worst self.
Why similar: Dating Sim 41.1%, Comedy 26.2%, Visual Novel 23.2%, Simulation 5.9%, Sexual Content 3.5%
Why You'll Like It: A chaotic, hilarious, and satirical dating sim set in a high school environment with supernatural elements.
- #10 VA-11 Hall-A: Cyberpunk Bartender Action
91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 38,291 reviews2016
Dev: Sukeban GamesPub: Ysbryd Games
Windows · Linux
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 31.2 hrs≥1hr: 86%
VA-11 HALL-A: Cyberpunk Bartender Action is a booze em' up about waifus, technology, and post-dystopia life.
Why similar: Visual Novel 34.8%, Female Protagonist 26.2%, Anime 18.8%, Simulation 10%, Casual 5.6%
Why You'll Like It: A character-driven visual novel featuring a strong female lead and excellent, witty dialogue.
- #11 Slay the Princess — The Pristine Cut
89% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 32,257 reviews2023
Dev: Black Tabby Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 7.0 hrs≥1hr: 88%
You're here to slay the princess. Don't believe her lies.
Why similar: Visual Novel 24%, Dark Humor 18.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.9%, Dating Sim 11.7%, Interactive Fiction 10.5%
Why You'll Like It: A dark, surreal, and choice-driven narrative that constantly subverts player expectations through branching paths.
- #12 Monster Prom 2: Monster Camp
90% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 6,115 reviews2020
Dev: Beautiful Glitch
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 8.7 hrs≥1hr: 90%
"Monster Prom 2: Monster Camp" brings you more of the world's best (and maybe only?) multiplayer dating sim; but in a way you've never expected!
Why similar: Dating Sim 21.6%, Comedy 18.9%, Visual Novel 17.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.9%, Multiple Endings 13.9%
Why You'll Like It: The sequel to Monster Prom, offering more of the same irreverent humor and high-stakes social interactions.
- #13 Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk
88% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 33,616 reviews2020
Dev: Nikita KryukovPub: Nikita Igorevich Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 24 minMean: 7.9 hrs≥1hr: 11%
A short story about what sort of challenges everyday little things can be. Help the girl buy milk, be the first not to disappoint her.
Why similar: Visual Novel 46.1%, Interactive Fiction 20.3%, Anime 16.3%, Psychological 12.7%, Retro 4.5%
Why You'll Like It: A short, surreal, and deeply psychological experience that captures a similarly cynical and isolated tone.
- #14 Panzermadels: Tank Dating Simulator
89% matchVery Positive92% of 1,447 reviews2016
Dev: DEVGRU-P
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 5.7 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Panzermadels! The first dating simulator to deliver a thoughtful look at tanks, and the men who date them!
Why similar: Dating Sim 29.8%, Visual Novel 25.1%, Anime 24.3%, Comedy 9%, Simulation 4.9%
Why You'll Like It: A satirical take on the dating sim genre that uses absurdity and humor to mock traditional tropes.
- #15 Milk outside a bag of milk outside a bag of milk
86% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 21,700 reviews2021
Dev: Nikita Kryukov
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 79%
A sequel to Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk. Dive into demented and bizarre world once again and help the girl become a little happier.
Why similar: Visual Novel 48%, Multiple Endings 15.5%, Female Protagonist 11.4%, Anime 10%, Psychological 9.1%
Why You'll Like It: The direct sequel that continues the unsettling and introspective journey of the first game.
- #16 I Hate My Waifu Streamer
86% matchVery Positive93% of 888 reviews2025
Dev: Nozori Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.2 hrsMean: 9.7 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Get the streamer's attention at any cost before someone else does. Write comments, chat, and make donations to your waifu, but do not dare to hate her!
Why similar: Dark Humor 18.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.5%, Visual Novel 15.9%, Dating Sim 11.8%, Interactive Fiction 10.7%
Why You'll Like It: A meta-commentary visual novel that blends psychological horror with modern internet culture.
- #17 Find Love or Die Trying
84% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 12,005 reviews2021
Dev: Sunseeker Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 23.9 hrs≥1hr: 59%
Welcome to the only killer dating show where ending up single means ending up dead! Date or die, it's up to your choices!
Why similar: Dating Sim 21.7%, Visual Novel 20.6%, Anime 12.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.9%, Multiple Endings 9.7%
Why You'll Like It: A dating sim that introduces high-stakes, life-or-death consequences to the standard formula.
- #18 Roommates
87% matchMostly Positive71% of 231 reviews2014
Dev: Winter Wolves
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 60%
Join Max or Anne in Latin House for their first college year! They'll juggle classes, jobs, and social life with four dorm mates, potentially sparking some extracurricular fun. As Anne you can romance Max, Isabella, Dominic and Rakesh. As Max, romance Anne, Isabella, Sally and Rakesh.
Why similar: Visual Novel 16.9%, Dating Sim 15.2%, Comedy 14.8%, Anime 11.3%, Female Protagonist 10.5%
Why You'll Like It: A comedy-focused visual novel that explores the social dynamics of college life.
- #19 Your Turn To Die -Death Game By Majority-
83% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 4,159 reviews2023
Dev: NankidaiPub: 0UP GAMES
Windows
Median: 6.4 hrsMean: 13.6 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Your Turn To Die -Death Game By Majority- is a multi-ending horror adventure game. Sara Chidouin returns home from school late one night to discover that something's gone terribly wrong. When she comes to, she finds herself, her friend Joe, and 9 other people trapped in a mysterious place.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 23.5%, Female Protagonist 19.3%, Multiple Endings 17.3%, Interactive Fiction 15.4%, Anime 12.9%
Why You'll Like It: A high-stakes visual novel where every choice carries significant weight and dark consequences.
- #20 Katawa Shoujo
82% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 5,698 reviews2024
Dev: Four Leaf Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Katawa Shoujo is a romantic visual novel set in the fictional Japanese Yamaku High School for disabled children. Hisao's congenital heart defect forces him to move to a new school. Despite his difficulties, Hisao is able to find friends—and perhaps love, if he plays his cards right.
Why similar: Visual Novel 21.6%, Dating Sim 16.2%, Multiple Endings 12.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.4%, Anime 12.2%
Why You'll Like It: A classic visual novel that focuses on deep character development and emotional narrative arcs.
- #21 My Therapy
82% matchVery Positive96% of 334 reviews2022
Dev: Suvorov Mikhail
Windows · Linux
A visual novel about cute melancholic girls!
Why similar: Visual Novel 26%, Multiple Endings 16.4%, Anime 15.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.3%, Interactive Fiction 10.7%
Why You'll Like It: A casual visual novel that incorporates simulation elements and multiple narrative endings.
- #22 GNOSIA
81% matchVery Positive94% of 4,921 reviews2022
Dev: Petit DepottoPub: PLAYISM
Windows
Median: 7.4 hrsMean: 15.4 hrs≥1hr: 90%
The Gnosia lie. Pretending to be human, they’ll get in close, trick and deceive, and then eliminate one victim at a time...
Why similar: Visual Novel 42%, Anime 28.7%, Psychological 13.8%, Simulation 11%, RPG 4.4%
Why You'll Like It: A loop-based visual novel that focuses on social deduction and intense character interactions.
- #23 Border of her Heart
84% matchMixed67% of 73 reviews2018
Dev: Tuomo LainePub: Tuomo's games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 48 minMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 43%
Border of her Heart is a VN about Border control.
Why similar: Dark Humor 20.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.4%, Visual Novel 15.1%, Dating Sim 13.6%, Interactive Fiction 12.3%
Why You'll Like It: An interactive fiction title that focuses on branching choices and romance elements.
- #24 Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Ch.1 Onikakushi
81% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 6,483 reviews2015
Dev: 07th ExpansionPub: MangaGamer
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 21.6 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Higurashi When They Cry is a sound novel. The music, backgrounds and characters work together to create a world that is the stage of a novel for the user to read. They laugh and cry and get angry. The user takes the point of view of the protagonist to experience the story.
Why similar: Visual Novel 53.6%, Anime 28.7%, Psychological 14.9%, 2D 1.9%, Casual 0.8%
Why You'll Like It: A dark, psychological mystery visual novel that excels at building tension and subverting expectations.
- #25 Coffee Talk
79% matchVery Positive95% of 12,375 reviews2020
Dev: Toge Productions
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 10.2 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Coffee Talk is a coffee brewing and heart-to-heart talking simulator about listening to fantasy-inspired modern peoples’ problems, and helping them by serving up a warm drink or two.
Why similar: Visual Novel 32.6%, Interactive Fiction 20.8%, Multiple Endings 16.8%, Anime 15.7%, Simulation 8.8%
Why You'll Like It: A character-driven visual novel that focuses on intimate, dialogue-heavy interactions.
- #26 Zero Escape: The Nonary Games
80% matchVery Positive93% of 7,202 reviews2017
Dev: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 6.4 hrsMean: 21.5 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Kidnapped and taken to an unfamiliar location, nine people find themselves forced to participate in a diabolical Nonary Game by an enigmatic mastermind called Zero. Why were they there? Why were they chosen to put their lives on the line? And more importantly, who can be trusted?
Why similar: Visual Novel 51.3%, Multiple Endings 28.3%, Anime 20.4%
Why You'll Like It: Features intense decision-making and a dark, complex narrative that rewards multiple playthroughs.
- #27 Anomalous Coffee Machine
77% matchVery Positive87% of 1,561 reviews2025
Dev: HoruBrain InteractivePub: Hexapede Games
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 82%
In this game, meet a mysterious girl who demands you use the "Anomalous Coffee Machine" and create any drink you can imagine. Whether realistic, paradoxical, or impossible, she’s willing to sample whatever you create. However, she doesn't seem to like the cup of death. Why? Well, I think you know.
Why similar: Dark Humor 28%, Female Protagonist 12.6%, Visual Novel 11.5%, Dating Sim 11.1%, Interactive Fiction 9.3%
- #28 The Song of Saya
78% matchVery Positive90% of 9,628 reviews2019
Dev: NitroplusPub: JAST
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 60.9 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Bear witness to a love that will change the world, in this classic horror romance visual novel from acclaimed writer Urobuchi Gen.
Why similar: Visual Novel 55.1%, Anime 17.1%, Multiple Endings 12.9%, Sexual Content 10.3%, Simulation 2.6%
Why You'll Like It: An infamously dark and psychological visual novel that pushes the boundaries of the genre.
- #29 Umineko When They Cry - Question Arcs
79% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 2,741 reviews2016
Dev: 07th ExpansionPub: MangaGamer
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 14.5 hrsMean: 44.5 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Umineko When They Cry is the 2nd series of Sound Novel released by 07th Expansion. The steam version features renewed character sprites which is swappable from the classic art.
Why similar: Visual Novel 65.7%, Anime 24.9%, Psychological 9.5%
Why You'll Like It: A complex and dark psychological narrative that challenges the player's perception of truth.
- #30 This Magical Girl is a B☆tch
77% matchVery Positive99% of 148 reviews2024
Dev: Pastel Magic
Windows · Mac · Linux
A magical girl visual novel about giving middle-schoolers way too much power. Make (bad) choices, fight unexpected enemies, and maybe learn a lesson or two...
Why similar: Dark Humor 20.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.6%, Visual Novel 13.6%, Female Protagonist 11.3%, Interactive Fiction 10.7%
- #31 The House in Fata Morgana
78% matchVery Positive95% of 6,347 reviews2016
Dev: NOVECTPub: MangaGamer
Windows
Median: 6.4 hrsMean: 27.1 hrs≥1hr: 83%
A gothic suspense tale set in a cursed mansion. "The House in Fata Morgana" is a full-length visual novel spanning nearly a millennium that deals in tragedy, human nature, and insanity.
Why similar: Visual Novel 36.9%, Anime 20.3%, Female Protagonist 19.5%, Multiple Endings 18.6%, 2D 4.8%
Why You'll Like It: A deeply emotional and dark visual novel known for its exceptional writing and atmosphere.
- #32 Date Everything!
74% matchVery Positive94% of 7,306 reviews2025
Dev: Sassy Chap GamesPub: Team17
Windows
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 10.8 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Date Everything! is a sandbox dating simulator set in the comfort of your own home, featuring 100 fully voice acted datable characters! Let the romance flow between your bed, smoke alarm and… Overwhelming Sense of Existential Dread? Are you ready to Date Everything?
Why similar: Dating Sim 25.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.8%, Comedy 15.7%, Visual Novel 12.5%, Multiple Endings 10.4%
- #33 Tuition Academia
76% matchVery Positive95% of 345 reviews2022
Dev: TwistedScarlett60
Windows · Mac · Linux
Take control of a customizable female protagonist in an exciting, role-playing, life simulation game where you try to pay off your student debt. Work several risqué side jobs while trying to balance the day-to-day of college. How far will you go to earn that money? Will you remain innocent?
Why similar: Visual Novel 20%, Female Protagonist 19.6%, Dating Sim 17.9%, Anime 16.9%, Multiple Endings 6.7%
- #34 HuniePop
75% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 31,634 reviews2015
Dev: HuniePot
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 55.4 hrs≥1hr: 86%
HuniePop is a unique sim experience for PC, Mac and Linux. It's a gameplay first approach that's part dating sim, part puzzle game, with light RPG elements, a visual novel style of presentation, an abrasive western writing style and plenty of "plot".
Why similar: Dating Sim 37.5%, Anime 33.1%, Sexual Content 12.3%, Comedy 7.7%, Hentai 4.5%
- #35 Orgasm Academy 💦
75% matchVery Positive80% of 127 reviews2024
Dev: Lust Desires 🖤
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 7.3 hrs≥1hr: 96%
Welcome to Orgasm Academy💦, an exhilarating adult only visual novel that transforms your studies into the most thrilling game of your life!
Why similar: Visual Novel 22.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 20.3%, Comedy 19.8%, Dating Sim 18.7%, Simulation 7.7%
- #36 Returning To Mia
73% matchVery Positive85% of 319 reviews2023
Dev: Inceton Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 12.7 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Set two years after the events of "Summer with Mia", reunite with Mia and decide the course of your relationship with her and many others throughout this exciting, lengthy story. With hundreds of quality animations, impactful choices and multiple endings, journey into a summer you'll never forget.
Why similar: Visual Novel 22.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 21.5%, Comedy 20.3%, Dating Sim 19.6%, RPG 6.1%
- #37 ENF Novels: Dress Code
76% matchMixed54% of 93 reviews2021
Dev: ENF Novels
Windows
ENF novels: dress code is a choice based visual novel with multiple endings.
Why similar: Visual Novel 19.1%, Female Protagonist 16.2%, Dating Sim 15.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.4%, Interactive Fiction 10.8%
- #38 Kumitantei: Old-School Slaughter
71% matchVery Positive91% of 307 reviews2026
Dev: Mango FactoryPub: Akupara Games
Windows
Kill each other...for science! The class of '89 is trapped in an elite school killing game. Investigate, solve, and expose your classmates in Kumitantei™: Old-School Slaughter, an episodic murder-mystery ADV card-battler inspired by retro anime.
Why similar: Dark Humor 22.4%, Comedy 18.8%, Visual Novel 18.2%, Anime 14%, Female Protagonist 10.9%
- #39 Return to campus
71% matchMostly Positive77% of 1,706 reviews2025
Dev: 聂宇星
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 3.4 hrs≥1hr: 49%
An open world school game, you can bully your classmates, collect protection fees, go to the supermarket to make zero-dollar purchases, or even blow up the school. Of course, you can also study hard and exchange ideas with your classmates.
Why similar: Dark Humor 36.7%, Simulation 16.4%, RPG 11%, Casual 9.9%, Visual Novel 9.9%
- #40 Lewd Girls, Leave Me Alone! I Just Want to Play Video Games and Watch Anime! ~ Hentai Edition
72% matchVery Positive81% of 1,228 reviews2023
Dev: azaly
Windows
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 71.3 hrs≥1hr: 64%
You're a REAL GAMER. But are you tough enough to turn down a sexy girl? Dating sims are full of lies, these girls will do anything to keep your date from falling through!
Why similar: Visual Novel 19.7%, Dating Sim 16.1%, Comedy 16.1%, Multiple Endings 14.6%, Anime 14.3%
- #41 Hentai Simulator
74% matchMixed60% of 101 reviews2020
Dev: Slippy Floor
Windows
You can relive it again or for the first time in your life! You can be just a bully, or a geek or even a macho who does not miss the reason to chat with girls!
Why similar: Dating Sim 23.7%, Anime 20.5%, Female Protagonist 19.6%, Simulation 10.3%, RPG 8.3%
- #42 Melancholy Love
73% matchVery Positive95% of 76 reviews2021
Dev: White Dew GamesPub: Kikai Digital
Windows · Mac
Melancholy Love is a Yuri Visual Novel between an elite and a misfit in an All-Girls' High School. How will sparks flare between the two?
Why similar: Visual Novel 23.1%, Female Protagonist 18.5%, Multiple Endings 15.5%, Anime 14.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.8%
- #43 Arcadia Fallen II
69% matchVery Positive99% of 160 reviews2026
Dev: Galdra Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
In this sequel to the award-winning roleplay visual novel, Arcadia Fallen, you play as a senior student at the Seven Winds Academy. Choose from three different magical disciplines, and let your choices shape the personality of your character as you navigate school life during a time of great change.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 26.4%, Visual Novel 22.4%, Dating Sim 19.2%, Female Protagonist 14.5%, Anime 8.8%
- #44 Highschool Romance
73% matchMostly Positive79% of 590 reviews2015
Dev: Dharker Studios
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Can you find love as the only boy in an all-girls school? Find out, in this slice-of-life visual novel game with multiple endings.
Why similar: Visual Novel 39.2%, Anime 25.3%, Dating Sim 17.1%, Multiple Endings 6.5%, Sexual Content 6.2%
- #45 College Sex Party 🔞
72% matchMixed57% of 180 reviews2023
Dev: Octo Games
Windows
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 30.2 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Welcome to the world of College Sex Party 🔞 - an exciting visual novel that immerses you in an unforgettable and enticing student life!
Why similar: Visual Novel 18.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.8%, Comedy 16.3%, Female Protagonist 15.3%, Dating Sim 15.2%
- #46 1 to 1 humanoid edible toys
68% matchVery Positive93% of 2,390 reviews2024
Dev: 汉谟拉比炒面Pub: 无
Windows · Mac
A story about Ambiguous Affection, Appetite, and Tantalizing Desires.
Why similar: Visual Novel 20.9%, Female Protagonist 16.2%, Dark Humor 15.2%, Dating Sim 14.5%, Multiple Endings 10.4%
- #47 Adult Education
69% matchMostly Positive71% of 169 reviews2025
Dev: AE Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Adult Education is a steamy visual novel set in an adult evening school, where a sultry teacher develops an intimate interest in her female students.
Why similar: Visual Novel 27.4%, Dating Sim 21.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.9%, Multiple Endings 13.4%, Sexual Content 8.2%
- #48 Futa Fix Dick Dine and Dash
70% matchVery Positive86% of 2,608 reviews2020
Dev: Cyberframe StudiosPub: Critical Bliss
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 57%
Emily has a problem and it's not a little one. Join her and her friends on this hybrid visual novel adventure with select animated scenes. A slice of life comedy featuring Emily coming to terms with becoming a futa and all that comes with it.
Why similar: Visual Novel 22.4%, Female Protagonist 22.1%, Anime 15.2%, Sexual Content 10.4%, Comedy 9.5%
- #49 VIDEOVERSE
68% matchVery Positive95% of 241 reviews2023
Dev: Kinmoku
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Relive the days of the early internet and dive into this fictional video game era, where the 'Kinmoku Shark’ gaming system and its online social network 'Videoverse' were still popular…
Why similar: Visual Novel 27.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 23.7%, Interactive Fiction 21.1%, Anime 11%, Retro 7.1%
- #50 Faulty Apprentice
70% matchVery Positive82% of 190 reviews2019
Dev: AGL studios
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 82%
In this world of magic, monsters, and mystery, the fate of Stars Reach Castle will be determined by you, the Faulty Apprentice! A story-rich visual novel/dating with Light Ecchi on the side. (Free 3 DLCs)
Why similar: Visual Novel 17.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.6%, Dating Sim 15.6%, Anime 13.4%, Multiple Endings 13.2%
- #51 Lust Theory Season 3
67% matchMixed63% of 147 reviews2025
Dev: Inceton Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Just when you thought it was all over and done with it, you wake up on a Saturday morning. The SAME Saturday morning. Why are you back here again? What happened on Friday? Was it all really just a simulation? Who is Carol? Or better question... WHAT is she? Play and find out!
Why similar: Dark Humor 28.2%, Visual Novel 19%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.8%, Dating Sim 16.4%, Comedy 10.8%
- #52 Petit Game Collection vol.1
67% matchVery Positive87% of 649 reviews2024
Dev: WSS playground
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 1.8 hrs≥1hr: 26%
A spin-off minigame collection of "Needy Streamer Overload". Meet your internet angel in this retro-style game world!
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 20.9%, Dark Humor 19.8%, Visual Novel 19.7%, Anime 13.1%, Female Protagonist 8.8%
- #53 Hatoful Boyfriend
67% matchVery Positive94% of 7,564 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: Visual Novel 24.4%, Dating Sim 20.2%, Female Protagonist 16.5%, Anime 15.7%, Comedy 11.4%
- #54 High School Odyssey
66% matchVery Positive93% of 616 reviews2023
Dev: 傲雪小组
Windows
A campus simulation game full of tons of surprising interactive gameplay elements along the way.
Why similar: Dating Sim 34.4%, Anime 17.6%, Multiple Endings 15.1%, Simulation 13.3%, RPG 10.7%
- #55 Analogue: A Hate Story
68% matchVery Positive93% of 2,291 reviews2012
Dev: Love Conquers All Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 6.9 hrs≥1hr: 57%
A dark visual mystery novel featuring transhumanism, traditional marriage, loneliness, and cosplay. Two pursuable characters. Five endings. Welcome to the future.
Why similar: Visual Novel 58.7%, Anime 20.3%, Interactive Fiction 9.5%, Multiple Endings 4%, Female Protagonist 3.6%
- #56 NEEDY STREAMER OVERLOAD
64% matchVery Positive94% of 55,877 reviews2022
Dev: WSS playground
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 18.2 hrs≥1hr: 82%
NEEDY STREAMER OVERLOAD is a “multi-ending ADV” depicting daily life with “OMGkawaiiAngel”, a young girl with a rather extreme need for approval attempting to become the #1 “Internet Angel” (streamer).
Why similar: Visual Novel 23.7%, Dark Humor 18.9%, Anime 18.4%, Multiple Endings 12.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.8%
- #57 Natsumi and the Absurd Academy
65% matchVery Positive92% of 61 reviews2025
Dev: スタジオツンエクゼPub: 072 Project
Windows
Natsumi meets classmates and teachers with unique personalities at the start of the semester, can she get used to school life from now on?
Why similar: Female Protagonist 38.1%, RPG 21.1%, Anime 17.7%, Casual 12.6%, 2D 4.7%
