- #1 Class of '09
97% matchVery Positive95% of 8,293 reviews2021
Dev: SBN3
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 3.8 hrs≥1hr: 76%
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 21.6%, Comedy 18.2%, Visual Novel 15%, Female Protagonist 13.6%, Multiple Endings 9.8%
Why You'll Like It: The original entry that established the cynical, choice-driven high school experience and the iconic personality of Nicole.
- #2 Class of '09: The Flip Side
96% matchMixed56% of 3,288 reviews2024
Dev: SBN3Pub: Wrath Club
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 6.0 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 19.9%, Visual Novel 19.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.6%, Multiple Endings 10%, Anime 9.7%
Why You'll Like It: The latest entry in the series, maintaining the same dark humor and chaotic narrative style as the seed game.
- #3 Doki Doki Literature Club Plus!
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 30,488 reviews2021
Dev: Team SalvatoPub: Serenity Forge
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.9 hrsMean: 79.9 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 25.1%, Dating Sim 20.4%, Anime 16.9%, Dark Humor 11.4%, Multiple Endings 9.6%
Why You'll Like It: A subversive visual novel that uses the medium to deconstruct tropes and deliver shocking psychological twists.
- #4 The Coffin of Andy and Leyley
95% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 36,042 reviews2023
Dev: Kit9 Studio
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 12.3 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Walk-n-talk adventure with light puzzling. Brother and sister practice cannibalism after witnessing a botched satanic ritual.
Why similar: Visual Novel 25.3%, Multiple Endings 24.8%, Psychological 17%, Female Protagonist 12.1%, Hand-drawn 10.4%
Why You'll Like It: Features a similarly toxic, dark, and edgy dynamic between central characters that mirrors the cynical tone of Nicole's world.
- #5 NEEDY STREAMER OVERLOAD
94% matchVery Positive95% of 53,234 reviews2022
Dev: WSS playground
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 18.3 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 25.4%, Dark Humor 20%, Anime 19.7%, Multiple Endings 13.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.9%
Why You'll Like It: Captures the toxic internet culture and psychological instability found in the Class of '09 series through a simulation-heavy lens.
- #6 BAD END THEATER
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 9,533 reviews2021
Dev: NomnomNami
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 71%
select your protagonist and explore a variety of terrible fates!
Why similar: Visual Novel 29.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 24.9%, Multiple Endings 23.9%, Anime 9.3%, Simulation 5.7%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the joy of discovering multiple, often disastrous endings, perfectly matching the chaotic vibe of the seed game.
- #7 Slay the Princess — The Pristine Cut
93% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 30,737 reviews2023
Dev: Black Tabby Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 6.7 hrs≥1hr: 88%
You're here to slay the princess. Don't believe her lies.
Why similar: Visual Novel 23.5%, Dark Humor 18.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.8%, Dating Sim 11.8%, Interactive Fiction 10.6%
Why You'll Like It: A masterclass in choice-driven narrative that balances dark humor with branching paths and meta-commentary.
- #8 Emily is Away <3
92% matchVery Positive91% of 6,586 reviews2021
Dev: Kyle Seeley
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Emily <3 is a brand new story set on an old-new social media. Customize your facenook profile, send some friend requests and determine the outcome of your senior year.
Why similar: Dating Sim 22.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.8%, Visual Novel 18.6%, Multiple Endings 17.8%, Simulation 10.4%
Why You'll Like It: Explores 2000s nostalgia and the complexities of teenage social dynamics through a unique simulated interface.
- #9 VA-11 Hall-A: Cyberpunk Bartender Action
91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 37,969 reviews2016
Dev: Sukeban GamesPub: Ysbryd Games
Windows · Linux
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 31.1 hrs≥1hr: 87%
VA-11 HALL-A: Cyberpunk Bartender Action is a booze em' up about waifus, technology, and post-dystopia life.
Why similar: Visual Novel 34.5%, Female Protagonist 26.3%, Anime 18.7%, Simulation 10.1%, Casual 5.6%
Why You'll Like It: Offers a character-driven narrative where the player's choices and interactions shape the tone of the world.
- #10 Hatoful Boyfriend
91% 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.
Why similar: Visual Novel 24.3%, Dating Sim 20.2%, Female Protagonist 16.5%, Anime 15.7%, Comedy 11.4%
Why You'll Like It: Uses an absurd premise to deliver a surprisingly deep and dark narrative, much like the unexpected depth in Class of '09.
- #11 Monster Prom
90% matchVery Positive93% of 14,244 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 42.5%, Comedy 27.4%, Visual Novel 23.9%, Simulation 6.2%
Why You'll Like It: A chaotic, high-school-themed dating sim that leans into absurd humor and high-stakes social choices.
- #12 Growing Up
89% matchVery Positive88% of 3,558 reviews2021
Dev: Vile Monarch
Windows · Mac
Median: 6.4 hrsMean: 11.7 hrs≥1hr: 92%
This is the story of your life. Experience the entire journey from toddler to adulthood. Go to schools, learn new things, meet new friends, and have wild adventures! Every choice you make will influence your future career, and decide who your romantic partner will be. Who will you become?
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 20.9%, Visual Novel 17.5%, Dating Sim 14.7%, Multiple Endings 14.1%, Hand-drawn 10.1%
Why You'll Like It: A life simulation game that focuses on the trials and tribulations of navigating high school and personal growth.
- #13 Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk
89% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 32,921 reviews2020
Dev: Nikita KryukovPub: Nikita Igorevich Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 24 minMean: 7.2 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 43%, Interactive Fiction 19.1%, Anime 15.4%, Psychological 12.2%, Drama 6%
Why You'll Like It: A surreal, psychological experience that captures a similarly isolated and cynical internal monologue.
- #14 Milk outside a bag of milk outside a bag of milk
88% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 21,266 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 15.7%, Female Protagonist 11.2%, Anime 9.8%, Psychological 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: Continues the surreal, character-focused psychological journey of its predecessor.
- #15 My Therapy
87% matchVery Positive96% of 332 reviews2022
Dev: Suvorov Mikhail
Windows · Linux
A visual novel about cute melancholic girls!
Why similar: Visual Novel 25.8%, Multiple Endings 16.6%, Anime 15%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.4%, Interactive Fiction 10.7%
Why You'll Like It: A casual visual novel that explores psychological themes through a branching narrative.
- #16 Refind Self: The Personality Test Game
86% matchVery Positive87% of 3,646 reviews2023
Dev: LizardryPub: PLAYISM
Windows
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 2.2 hrs≥1hr: 69%
Games can really show someone's personality, don't you think? By way of a simple exploration-based adventure, this data-science game analyzes your actions to estimate your personality.
Why similar: Visual Novel 21.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19.5%, Female Protagonist 18.3%, Interactive Fiction 17.6%, Anime 12.8%
Why You'll Like It: A unique experience where your choices define your character, mirroring the branching path nature of the seed game.
- #17 Far Away
85% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 7,931 reviews2021
Dev: Gratesca
Windows
Median: 5.2 hrsMean: 12.0 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Far Away is a visual novel full of dark humor depicting immersive storylines rather than romantic drama. You will play as Krosa, a typical girl who experiences gang conflicts, crimes, conspiracies, and family grudges in the port city of Bedjan.
Why similar: Dark Humor 18.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.7%, Visual Novel 15.4%, Female Protagonist 11.7%, Anime 9.8%
Why You'll Like It: A story-rich visual novel where choices significantly impact the narrative trajectory.
- #18 Goodbye Volcano High
83% matchVery Positive89% of 1,797 reviews2023
Dev: KO_OP
Windows
Median: 6.3 hrsMean: 7.2 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Goodbye Volcano High is a cinematic narrative adventure about love, change, and the end of the world. Guide Fang through their final year of high school as they try to make things right before time is up.
Why similar: Dark Humor 24.3%, Visual Novel 22%, Choose Your Own Adventure 21.2%, Interactive Fiction 15.8%, Hand-drawn 13.1%
Why You'll Like It: A narrative-heavy game centered on the emotional turbulence and social pressures of high school life.
- #19 Three Wishes
81% matchVery Positive100% of 76 reviews2025
Dev: Kyuppin
Windows · Mac · Linux
Ever wonder what the little sisters of famous idols get up to in their free time? Get ready for an adventure full of headpats and wish-driven insanity! Discover 12+ endings in this visual novel that pushes the genre beyond its limits.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 19%, Dark Humor 15.3%, Anime 12.5%, Interactive Fiction 11.2%, Comedy 9.8%
Why You'll Like It: A short, funny, and choice-driven visual novel that fits the casual, anime-inspired aesthetic.
- #20 Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc
82% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 35,609 reviews2016
Dev: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.9 hrsMean: 22.8 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Investigate murders, search for clues and talk to your classmates to prepare for trial. There, you'll engage in deadly wordplay, going back and forth with suspects. Dissect their statements and fire their words back at them to expose their lies! There's only one way to survive—pull the trigger.
Why similar: Visual Novel 40%, Anime 30.2%, Dark Humor 22.5%, Comedy 7.4%
Why You'll Like It: A high-stakes, dark visual novel set in a school environment where every choice can lead to catastrophe.
- #21 NUKITASHI
80% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 3,440 reviews2023
Dev: QruppoPub: Shiravune
Windows
Median: 9.8 hrsMean: 43.4 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Seiran Island. Even here in paradise, there are those who work in the shadows to bring it down... Confront the tyranny of a twisted system in this long-awaited visual novel adventure.
Why similar: Dark Humor 24.7%, Visual Novel 22%, Comedy 16.7%, Anime 14.2%, Multiple Endings 9.7%
Why You'll Like It: Features dark humor and a visual novel format that explores transgressive themes in a school setting.
- #22 Emily is Away Too
81% matchVery Positive93% of 6,144 reviews2017
Dev: Kyle Seeley
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 15.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Emily is Away Too is a brand new story featuring new characters and multiple different endings. Message your friends, surf the web and choose your path through this branching narrative.
Why similar: Dating Sim 28.5%, Visual Novel 21.1%, Multiple Endings 19.5%, Simulation 15.8%, Casual 6.5%
Why You'll Like It: A sequel to the social simulation series that further explores the impact of digital choices on relationships.
- #23 Roommates
82% 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 17.3%, Dating Sim 15.6%, Comedy 15.3%, Anime 11.5%, Female Protagonist 10.8%
Why You'll Like It: A dating sim that explores the social dynamics of living with others in a school-adjacent setting.
- #24 Life is Strange - Episode 1
79% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 172,233 reviews2015
Dev: DONTNOD EntertainmentPub: Square Enix
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 21.0 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Episode 1 now FREE! Life is Strange is an award-winning and critically acclaimed episodic adventure game that allows the player to rewind time and affect the past, present and future.
Why similar: Female Protagonist 55.4%, Multiple Endings 31.3%, Third Person 10.5%, Casual 2.8%
Why You'll Like It: A quintessential high school drama that emphasizes the weight of choices and the consequences of teenage rebellion.
- #25 Coffee Talk
78% matchVery Positive95% of 12,156 reviews2020
Dev: Toge Productions
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 10.3 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 32.2%, Interactive Fiction 20.9%, Multiple Endings 17%, Anime 15.7%, Simulation 8.9%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on intimate, character-driven conversations that feel grounded despite the fantastical setting.
- #26 The NOexistenceN of you AND me
76% matchVery Positive93% of 19,673 reviews2024
Dev: 0x0Real StudioPub: Nino Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 15.7 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 27.1%, Multiple Endings 14.9%, Anime 14.1%, Interactive Fiction 13.1%, Dating Sim 9.5%
- #27 RE0: VTuber Life
78% matchVery Positive87% of 263 reviews2024
Dev: Stone Lake
Windows
RE0: VTuber Life is a VTuber simulation game where you manage the protagonist’s daily life, livestream schedule, friendships, gossip intake, and fan interactions—all leading to multiple possible endings.
Why similar: Dark Humor 31.4%, Visual Novel 15.9%, Comedy 12%, Anime 10.6%, Multiple Endings 8.9%
Why You'll Like It: A simulation game that leans into internet subculture and dark humor, similar to the tone of the seed game.
- #28 This Magical Girl is a B☆tch
76% matchVery Positive99% of 140 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 20.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.2%, Visual Novel 14%, Female Protagonist 11.7%, Interactive Fiction 11.1%
- #29 1 to 1 humanoid edible toys
75% matchVery Positive93% of 2,339 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 20.3%, Female Protagonist 15.8%, Dark Humor 14.9%, Dating Sim 14.1%, Multiple Endings 10.3%
- #30 I Hate My Waifu Streamer
73% matchVery Positive93% of 769 reviews2025
Dev: Nozori Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.6 hrsMean: 10.4 hrs≥1hr: 94%
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 18.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.7%, Visual Novel 15.8%, Dating Sim 11.8%, Interactive Fiction 10.8%
- #31 Heileen 1: Sail Away
79% matchMixed55% of 134 reviews2014
Dev: Winter Wolves
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 2.9 hrs≥1hr: 66%
Embark with Heileen in a unforgettable voyage to the New World! Met with old friends, and make new ones. Find romance, avoid dangers and life your life to the fullest!
Why similar: Visual Novel 19.7%, Female Protagonist 14.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.6%, Comedy 13.9%, Anime 11.7%
Why You'll Like It: An adventure-focused visual novel with a strong female protagonist and branching narrative paths.
- #32 NUKITASHI 2
73% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 2,547 reviews2024
Dev: QruppoPub: Shiravune
Windows
Median: 14.8 hrsMean: 51.7 hrs≥1hr: 76%
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 27.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.5%, Visual Novel 16.5%, Comedy 12.7%, Multiple Endings 12.3%
- #33 Sister's Curriculum
74% matchVery Positive98% of 145 reviews2024
Dev: WAZAZAK
Windows
The Story of Tutoring Top 1% Repeat Students Sisters
Why similar: Visual Novel 25.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 25.1%, Simulation 15.8%, Anime 14.3%, Multiple Endings 9.4%
- #34 Melancholy Love
75% matchVery Positive94% of 71 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 19%, Female Protagonist 15.3%, Multiple Endings 12.9%, Narration 12.2%, Anime 11.9%
- #35 Ninki Seiyuu: How to Make a Pop Voice Actress
74% matchVery Positive92% of 225 reviews2021
Dev: MintCUBEPub: Shiravune
Windows
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 14.3 hrs≥1hr: 69%
A love comedy set in the voice acting industry, from the point of view of voice actresses, managers, and sound engineers... and it's, like, 78% accurate! Play it, and you might find out what this industry is all about!
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 19.3%, Visual Novel 17.8%, Dating Sim 16.7%, Comedy 14.9%, Multiple Endings 14.5%
- #36 Border of her Heart
77% matchMixed67% of 73 reviews2018
Dev: Tuomo LainePub: Tuomo's games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 48 minMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 43%
Border of her Heart is a VN about Border control.
Why similar: Dark Humor 18.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.3%, Visual Novel 13.2%, Dating Sim 12%, Narration 11.8%
- #37 High School Odyssey
71% matchVery Positive93% of 613 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 31.7%, Anime 16.1%, Multiple Endings 14.1%, Simulation 12.4%, RPG 9.8%
- #38 Band Camp Boyfriend
71% 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: Dating Sim 15.4%, Visual Novel 14.5%, Female Protagonist 13.7%, Comedy 13.1%, Multiple Endings 11.6%
- #39 Analogue: A Hate Story
72% matchVery Positive93% of 2,291 reviews2012
Dev: Love Conquers All Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 6.4 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 58.9%, Anime 20.2%, Interactive Fiction 9.6%, Multiple Endings 4%, Female Protagonist 3.5%
- #40 Particles of Reality
70% matchVery Positive91% of 55 reviews2023
Dev: Arewar Games
Windows · Mac
You are a troubled college student trying to live a normal life surrounded by some... complicated men. Although unaware, you are causing the destruction of reality. Will the Guardians kill you to protect the universe? Can you find your happily ever after... How many times will you die trying?
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 16.5%, Dark Humor 16.1%, Visual Novel 15.7%, Dating Sim 11.7%, Narration 11.6%
- #41 Rivalhearts
69% matchVery Positive91% of 85 reviews2024
Dev: Studio Spiritus
Windows · Mac · Linux
Join Noah in his first year of university as he decides to overcome his heartache, pursuing either a tomboy classmate, gorgeous doctor, or junior-year goth!
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 17%, Visual Novel 16%, Comedy 14.2%, Dating Sim 12.5%, Anime 11.5%
- #42 MetaWare High School (Demo)
70% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 688 reviews2020
Dev: Not Fun Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
How do you see the world when nothing is real? An experimental metafictional visual novel.
Why similar: Visual Novel 18.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.3%, Comedy 14.2%, Anime 13.1%, Dating Sim 12%
- #43 VIDEOVERSE
69% matchVery Positive96% of 235 reviews2023
Dev: Kinmoku
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 4.9 hrs≥1hr: 86%
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: Narration 21.5%, Visual Novel 20%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.5%, Interactive Fiction 15.5%, Anime 8.1%
- #44 ENF Novels: Dress Code
72% matchMixed54% of 92 reviews2021
Dev: ENF Novels
Windows
ENF novels: dress code is a choice based visual novel with multiple endings.
Why similar: Visual Novel 18.6%, Female Protagonist 15.9%, Dating Sim 15.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.2%, Interactive Fiction 10.7%
- #45 Consume Me
66% matchVery Positive92% of 922 reviews2025
Dev: Jenny Jiao HsiaPub: Hexecutable
Windows · Mac
did you feel stupid, fat, lazy, and ugly in high school? well i did...but at least i made a life-simulation RPG about it!
Why similar: Comedy 41.6%, Female Protagonist 38.2%, RPG 14%, 2D 6.1%
- #46 The Test: Reality Check
66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 632 reviews2025
Dev: Randumb Studios
Windows
The Test: Reality Check is one of multiple installments in an ongoing social experiment that can be classified as an atmospheric, psychological-simulation with horror elements. Dive deep into your own psyche to find answers to questions you've kept locked away, hidden from yourself for far too long.
Why similar: Dark Humor 27.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 20.1%, Visual Novel 18.4%, Multiple Endings 13.9%, Simulation 8%
- #47 Tuition Academia
68% matchVery Positive95% of 341 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 22.2%, Female Protagonist 21.9%, Dating Sim 20%, Anime 18.8%, Multiple Endings 7.6%
- #48 Returning To Mia
67% matchVery Positive85% of 311 reviews2023
Dev: Inceton Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 12.9 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 23.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 22.8%, Comedy 21.6%, Dating Sim 20.7%, RPG 6.4%
- #49 Hate Plus
70% matchVery Positive84% of 589 reviews2013
Dev: Love Conquers All Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 9.4 hrs≥1hr: 54%
Let's spend the next three real-time days together uncovering the mystery of what went horribly wrong on a derelict generation ship, with the help of a spunky/more-than-slightly-traumatized AI sidekick! A sequel to Analogue: A Hate Story that tells a whole new hate story of its own.
Why similar: Visual Novel 59.6%, Anime 20.8%, Interactive Fiction 7.9%, Female Protagonist 4.4%, Multiple Endings 3.6%
- #50 Find Love or Die Trying: Til Death Do Us Part
67% matchMixed69% of 162 reviews2025
Dev: Sunseeker Games
Windows · Linux
The afterstory to Find Love or Die Trying is here! Continue your romance with your chosen partner in the world beyond the killer dating show. Will your love survive, when the world turns against you?
Why similar: Dating Sim 22.6%, Visual Novel 21.5%, Anime 14.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.4%, Multiple Endings 10%
- #51 Old School
67% matchVery Positive83% of 437 reviews2023
Dev: MDickie
Windows
Relive your school days in 3D, where old school graphics bring back timeless fun! Create your own star student and attend a schedule full of classes in time to gather the knowledge you need to thrive, while an equally important popularity contest challenges you survive...
Why similar: Dark Humor 36.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 27.9%, Dating Sim 23.8%, Simulation 6.2%, RPG 5.1%
- #52 Raptor Boyfriend: A High School Romance
68% matchVery Positive93% of 141 reviews2021
Dev: Rocket Adrift
Windows · Mac · Linux
Raptor Boyfriend: A High School Romance is a dating sim about a teen girl who moves to a small secret community of cryptids. Romance a magical Fairy, a sensitive Sasquatch and a bold Velociraptor. A satirical 90's teen drama about trying to find love in your last year of high school.
Why similar: Visual Novel 24.1%, Dating Sim 20.5%, Female Protagonist 13.9%, Multiple Endings 12.4%, Drama 6.8%
- #53 A Wild Catgirl Appears!
71% matchMixed57% of 280 reviews2016
Dev: NewWestGames
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 97%
A Wild Catgirl Appears is a short romance visual novel featuring multiple routes, different girls to date and of course, catgirls! You follow the story of Ami, a loner at high school, as she joins the school's coding club and sets about making her first video game.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 17.1%, Visual Novel 14.3%, Dating Sim 13.5%, Female Protagonist 12.9%, Interactive Fiction 10.9%
