- #1 Class of '09
97% matchVery Positive95% of 9,055 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 20.4%, Comedy 17.2%, Visual Novel 15.3%, Female Protagonist 13.1%, Multiple Endings 9.1%
Why You'll Like It: The direct prequel that establishes the cynical tone and chaotic high school setting of the series.
- #2 Class of '09: The Flip Side
96% matchMixed58% of 3,508 reviews2024
Dev: SBN3Pub: Wrath Club
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 87%
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: Visual Novel 20%, Comedy 19.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19.1%, Multiple Endings 9.9%, Anime 9.8%
Why You'll Like It: A companion title that continues the series' signature dark humor and branching narrative style.
- #3 Emily is Away <3
96% matchVery Positive91% of 6,769 reviews2021
Dev: Kyle Seeley
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 5.3 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 22.7%, Visual Novel 19%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.9%, Multiple Endings 17.4%, Simulation 10.2%
Why You'll Like It: Perfectly captures the 2000s internet nostalgia and social anxiety central to the Class of '09 experience.
- #4 Doki Doki Literature Club Plus!
95% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 32,130 reviews2021
Dev: Team SalvatoPub: Serenity Forge
Windows · Mac
Median: 6.0 hrsMean: 83.9 hrs≥1hr: 80%
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 24.4%, Dating Sim 19.4%, Anime 16.2%, Dark Humor 11%, Multiple Endings 9%
Why You'll Like It: A subversive visual novel that deconstructs genre tropes with dark, psychological twists.
- #5 The Coffin of Andy and Leyley
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 39,157 reviews2023
Dev: Kit9 Studio
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 13.0 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 21.6%, Dark Humor 19.9%, Female Protagonist 17.2%, Multiple Endings 16.8%, Hand-drawn 12.9%
Why You'll Like It: Features a similarly dark, edgy, and cynical tone with complex, morally ambiguous protagonists.
- #6 NEEDY STREAMER OVERLOAD
94% matchVery Positive94% of 57,572 reviews2022
Dev: WSS playground
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 18.5 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 24.3%, Dark Humor 19.2%, Anime 18.7%, Multiple Endings 13%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.9%
Why You'll Like It: Explores toxic internet culture and mental health through a dark, multi-ending visual novel format.
- #7 BAD END THEATER
93% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 10,015 reviews2021
Dev: NomnomNami
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 71%
select your protagonist and explore a variety of terrible fates!
Why similar: Visual Novel 30%, Choose Your Own Adventure 24.7%, Multiple Endings 23.8%, Anime 9.4%, Simulation 5.6%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses heavily on the pursuit of multiple endings and the dark, often humorous consequences of player choices.
- #8 Slay the Princess — The Pristine Cut
92% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 33,680 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 24.2%, Dark Humor 18.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18.1%, Dating Sim 11.6%, Interactive Fiction 10.3%
Why You'll Like It: Features a meta-narrative with branching paths and dark humor that rewards multiple playthroughs.
- #9 Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk
91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 34,252 reviews2020
Dev: Nikita KryukovPub: Nikita Igorevich Studio
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 24 minMean: 8.3 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 46.5%, Interactive Fiction 20%, Anime 16.3%, Psychological 12.8%, Retro 4.5%
Why You'll Like It: A surreal, psychological experience that mirrors the cynical and isolated perspective of the protagonist.
- #10 VA-11 Hall-A: Cyberpunk Bartender Action
91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 38,654 reviews2016
Dev: Sukeban GamesPub: Ysbryd Games
Windows · Linux
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 31.3 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 34.9%, Female Protagonist 26.3%, Anime 18.8%, Simulation 9.8%, Casual 5.5%
Why You'll Like It: Features a strong, cynical female protagonist navigating a complex world through dialogue-heavy interactions.
- #11 Milk outside a bag of milk outside a bag of milk
90% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 22,285 reviews2021
Dev: Nikita Kryukov
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 7.5 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 48.3%, Multiple Endings 15.3%, Female Protagonist 11.4%, Anime 9.9%, Psychological 9.1%
Why You'll Like It: Continues the surreal, dark, and character-focused journey of the previous entry.
- #12 Monster Prom
89% matchVery Positive93% of 14,329 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 41.4%, Comedy 26.1%, Visual Novel 23.1%, Simulation 5.8%, Sexual Content 3.5%
Why You'll Like It: A chaotic, comedy-driven dating sim that embraces absurdity and dark humor.
- #13 Hatoful Boyfriend
89% matchVery Positive94% of 7,577 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 16.6%, Anime 15.7%, Comedy 11.4%
Why You'll Like It: Uses an absurd premise to deliver a surprisingly deep and dark visual novel experience.
- #14 Monster Prom 2: Monster Camp
88% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 6,131 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 21.8%, Comedy 18.9%, Visual Novel 17.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16%, Multiple Endings 13.8%
Why You'll Like It: Expands on the chaotic, high-stakes social dynamics of the original Monster Prom.
- #15 Night in the Woods
86% matchVery Positive95% of 20,210 reviews2017
Dev: Infinite FallPub: Finji
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.7 hrsMean: 12.7 hrs≥1hr: 89%
NIGHT IN THE WOODS is an adventure game focused on exploration, story, and character, featuring dozens of characters to meet and lots to do across a lush, vibrant world.
Why similar: Dark Humor 49.1%, Visual Novel 27.6%, Hand-drawn 17.6%, 2D 5.7%
Why You'll Like It: A cynical, coming-of-age narrative that explores the struggles of young adulthood with sharp writing.
- #16 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 17%, Dating Sim 15.3%, Comedy 14.7%, Anime 11.3%, Female Protagonist 10.5%
Why You'll Like It: A dating sim that focuses on the social dynamics and personality clashes of a college-aged cast.
- #17 Life is Strange - Episode 1
84% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 175,606 reviews2015
Dev: DONTNOD EntertainmentPub: Square Enix
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 21.1 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 55.6%, Multiple Endings 30.9%, Third Person 10.7%, Casual 2.8%
Why You'll Like It: A high school drama where choices have significant, often dark consequences on the narrative.
- #18 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 22%, Visual Novel 20.9%, Anime 12.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11%, Multiple Endings 9.7%
Why You'll Like It: A dating sim that incorporates high-stakes humor and a variety of potential outcomes.
- #19 Goodbye Volcano High
82% matchVery Positive89% of 1,860 reviews2023
Dev: KO_OP
Windows
Median: 6.1 hrsMean: 7.0 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 22.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 21.1%, Interactive Fiction 15.7%, Hand-drawn 13%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the social pressures and personal drama of high school life with a strong narrative emphasis.
- #20 My Therapy
83% matchVery Positive96% of 334 reviews2022
Dev: Suvorov Mikhail
Windows · Linux
A visual novel about cute melancholic girls!
Why similar: Visual Novel 26.2%, Multiple Endings 16.4%, Anime 15.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.4%, Interactive Fiction 10.6%
Why You'll Like It: A simulation-heavy visual novel that explores multiple endings through character-focused choices.
- #21 Border of her Heart
85% matchMixed67% of 73 reviews2018
Dev: Tuomo LainePub: Tuomo's games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 48 minMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 42%
Border of her Heart is a VN about Border control.
Why similar: Dark Humor 20.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 18%, Visual Novel 14.8%, Dating Sim 13.4%, Interactive Fiction 11.8%
Why You'll Like It: An interactive fiction title that mirrors the visual novel style and focus on dating dynamics.
- #22 Scarlet Hollow
81% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 5,206 reviews2021
Dev: Black Tabby Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 8.1 hrsMean: 14.0 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Your aunt’s dead, your cousin hates you, and you’re stuck in the dead-end town of Scarlet Hollow. Choose your path through a branching narrative so dense that you'll see less than 1/5 of the game on a single playthrough. You won't be able to save everyone. Good luck, and welcome home.
Why similar: Visual Novel 21.9%, Dark Humor 19.6%, Dating Sim 17.4%, Multiple Endings 12.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.5%
Why You'll Like It: Offers a deep, branching narrative with dark, supernatural themes and meaningful player choices.
- #23 Coffee Talk
79% matchVery Positive95% of 12,534 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 33.1%, Interactive Fiction 20.5%, Multiple Endings 16.8%, Anime 15.7%, Simulation 8.7%
Why You'll Like It: A character-driven visual novel that focuses on intimate, sometimes cynical, conversations.
- #24 Tuition Academia
80% matchVery Positive95% of 348 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 21.3%, Female Protagonist 21%, Dating Sim 19.1%, Anime 18%, Multiple Endings 7.1%
Why You'll Like It: A visual novel that centers on dating sim mechanics within a school environment.
- #25 GNOSIA
78% matchVery Positive94% of 5,092 reviews2022
Dev: Petit DepottoPub: PLAYISM
Windows
Median: 7.3 hrsMean: 15.3 hrs≥1hr: 91%
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 42.3%, Anime 28.7%, Psychological 13.9%, Simulation 10.8%, RPG 4.4%
Why You'll Like It: A loop-based social deduction game that utilizes multiple endings and deep character interactions.
- #26 The Letter
81% matchNo user reviews2026
Dev: SHepic Studios
Windows
The Letter is a narrative-driven psychological adventure set in a forgotten town. Explore abandoned streets, follow scattered notes and hidden messages, and uncover fragments of a story inspired by real events as you piece together a mystery buried in the past.
Why similar: Visual Novel 33.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 27.1%, Interactive Fiction 21.6%, Casual 11.3%, Third Person 6.4%
Why You'll Like It: A branching narrative visual novel that balances horror elements with complex character relationships.
- #27 Zero Escape: The Nonary Games
79% matchVery Positive93% of 7,340 reviews2017
Dev: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 6.5 hrsMean: 21.7 hrs≥1hr: 90%
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 51.5%, Multiple Endings 28%, Anime 20.4%
Why You'll Like It: Features intense branching paths and a dark, high-stakes mystery that requires multiple endings to solve.
- #28 The NOexistenceN of you AND me
75% matchVery Positive93% of 21,931 reviews2024
Dev: 0x0Real StudioPub: Nino Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 18.2 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 28.7%, Multiple Endings 15.1%, Anime 14.8%, Interactive Fiction 12.7%, Dating Sim 9.4%
- #29 INtLOVErt Game Club
77% matchVery Positive96% of 192 reviews2025
Dev: じょせふPub: Phoenixx Inc.
Windows · Mac
A lot of unique Japanese nerds appear one after another! Let's enjoy the exciting daily life with him, a member of the nerds circle who is interested in you!
Why similar: Dark Humor 21.2%, Visual Novel 14%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.8%, Dating Sim 11.5%, Female Protagonist 9.6%
- #30 Wannabe Galgame God!!!
75% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 1,467 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 23.5%, Visual Novel 14.9%, Comedy 12.4%, Anime 10.7%, Dating Sim 10.4%
- #31 This Magical Girl is a B☆tch
76% matchVery Positive99% of 156 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%, Visual Novel 13.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.7%, Female Protagonist 11.4%, Interactive Fiction 10.6%
- #32 NUKITASHI 2
74% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 2,729 reviews2024
Dev: QruppoPub: Shiravune
Windows
Median: 15.3 hrsMean: 55.1 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 27.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.1%, Visual Novel 16.3%, Comedy 12.4%, Multiple Endings 11.9%
- #33 Class of '09: Puzzle Showdown
76% matchMixed57% of 349 reviews2026
Dev: SBN3
Windows · Mac · Linux
The Class of '09 cast is back to bring you the most out of pocket puzzle game ever made. Featuring a story rich campaign, an absurd multi-ending side quest, and online PvP... All requiring quick skills to outlast your opponent! Still wrapped in late 2000's nostalgia!
Why similar: Comedy 27.8%, Anime 18.9%, Multiple Endings 17.6%, Female Protagonist 14.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.7%
- #34 Arcadia Fallen II
73% matchVery Positive99% of 193 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 26.3%, Visual Novel 22.4%, Dating Sim 19.2%, Female Protagonist 14.6%, Anime 8.8%
- #35 1 to 1 humanoid edible toys
73% matchVery Positive93% of 2,475 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 21%, Female Protagonist 16.3%, Dark Humor 15.2%, Dating Sim 14.5%, Multiple Endings 10.4%
- #36 Kumitantei: Old-School Slaughter
71% matchVery Positive92% of 348 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 11%
- #37 Three Wishes
72% matchVery Positive99% of 93 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 15.4%, Anime 12.7%, Interactive Fiction 11.1%, Comedy 9.7%
- #38 Orgasm Academy 💦
72% matchMostly Positive79% of 129 reviews2024
Dev: Lust Desires 🖤
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 10.7 hrs≥1hr: 95%
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 22.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 20.3%, Comedy 19.8%, Dating Sim 18.8%, Simulation 7.6%
- #39 Returning To Mia
71% matchVery Positive84% of 328 reviews2023
Dev: Inceton Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 12.3 hrs≥1hr: 84%
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 22.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 21.5%, Comedy 20.3%, Dating Sim 19.6%, RPG 6.1%
- #40 ENF Novels: Dress Code
73% matchMixed54% of 94 reviews2021
Dev: ENF Novels
Windows
ENF novels: dress code is a choice based visual novel with multiple endings.
Why similar: Visual Novel 19.2%, Female Protagonist 16.3%, Dating Sim 15.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.4%, Interactive Fiction 10.7%
- #41 Far Away
69% matchVery Positive95% of 8,179 reviews2021
Dev: Gratesca
Windows
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 12.3 hrs≥1hr: 83%
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 18.6%, Visual Novel 15.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.6%, Female Protagonist 11.8%, Anime 9.9%
- #42 Refind Self: The Personality Test Game
69% matchVery Positive88% of 3,767 reviews2023
Dev: LizardryPub: PLAYISM
Windows
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 2.3 hrs≥1hr: 70%
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 21.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19.5%, Female Protagonist 18.5%, Interactive Fiction 17.3%, Anime 12.8%
- #43 VIDEOVERSE
70% matchVery Positive95% of 249 reviews2023
Dev: Kinmoku
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 87%
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 27.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 23.8%, Interactive Fiction 20.9%, Anime 11.1%, Retro 7.1%
- #44 Rivalhearts
69% matchVery Positive91% of 97 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 17.8%, Visual Novel 17.1%, Comedy 14.9%, Dating Sim 13.4%, Anime 12.2%
- #45 High School Odyssey
68% matchVery Positive93% of 618 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 34.6%, Anime 17.6%, Multiple Endings 15.1%, Simulation 13.2%, RPG 10.6%
- #46 Melancholy Love
70% 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 23.2%, Female Protagonist 18.6%, Multiple Endings 15.4%, Anime 14.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.8%
- #47 Date Everything!
66% matchVery Positive93% of 7,684 reviews2025
Dev: Sassy Chap GamesPub: Team17
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 11.0 hrs≥1hr: 81%
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 26.3%, Comedy 15.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.5%, Visual Novel 13.2%, Multiple Endings 10.5%
- #48 Panzermadels: Tank Dating Simulator
70% 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 29.9%, Visual Novel 25.1%, Anime 24.3%, Comedy 9%, Simulation 4.8%
- #49 RE0: VTuber Life
67% matchVery Positive88% of 266 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 33.1%, Visual Novel 17%, Comedy 12.5%, Anime 11.3%, Multiple Endings 9.2%
- #50 Growing Up
68% matchVery Positive88% of 3,699 reviews2021
Dev: Vile Monarch
Windows · Mac
Median: 6.4 hrsMean: 11.7 hrs≥1hr: 91%
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 17.9%, Dating Sim 14.8%, Multiple Endings 14%, Hand-drawn 9.9%
- #51 MetaWare High School (Demo)
68% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 696 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 17.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.9%, Comedy 13.1%, Anime 12.1%, Dating Sim 11.1%
- #52 Anomalous Coffee Machine
65% matchVery Positive87% of 1,637 reviews2025
Dev: HoruBrain InteractivePub: Hexapede Games
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 6.0 hrs≥1hr: 81%
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 29.6%, Female Protagonist 13.1%, Visual Novel 12%, Dating Sim 11.6%, Interactive Fiction 9.5%
- #53 Sounds of Her Love 2
66% matchVery Positive98% of 54 reviews2025
Dev: ds-sans
Windows · Mac · Linux
A cute romance visual novel set at an international school in Japan. As you approach the final hours of your school years together, help your sweet but shy girlfriend Ceri overcome her fears to be able to play the harp at the school's graduation ceremony. A tender, wholesome love story awaits.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 16.7%, Visual Novel 15.4%, Dating Sim 15.3%, Interactive Fiction 12.3%, Comedy 10.4%
- #54 A Wild Catgirl Appears!
71% matchMixed56% of 282 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%, Visual Novel 14.4%, Dating Sim 13.6%, Female Protagonist 12.9%, Interactive Fiction 10.7%
- #55 HuniePop
66% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 31,684 reviews2015
Dev: HuniePot
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.4 hrsMean: 56.4 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 39.3%, Anime 34.5%, Sexual Content 13%, Comedy 8.1%, RPG 2.3%
