Games Like Dangerous High School Girls in Trouble!™

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: Satire 46% ★, Comedy 17.8%, Female Protagonist 16%, RPG 8.9%, Story Rich 5.3%

Why You'll Like It: Captures the same rebellious, dark-humored, and cynical tone of a female protagonist navigating a difficult school environment.

Command your minions to solve mysteries and cover up scandals in a high-class boarding school, where the competition is cut-throat and image is everything. But be careful - one of your minions is a traitor.

Why similar: Female Protagonist 30.9%, Investigation 30.5%, Story Rich 17.7%, RPG 15.7%, Indie 3.3%

Why You'll Like It: Features a similar focus on social manipulation and managing a group of girls within a strict school setting.

GET AWAY WITH MURDER. Highly replayable detective game where you're the one whodunnit. From the creators of 80 Days and Heaven's Vault.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 26.5%, Historical 25.9%, Female Protagonist 20.3%, Comedy 18.8%, Adventure 7%

Why You'll Like It: A sharp, witty, and highly replayable social manipulation game where you must talk your way out of trouble.

Hustle your way across ‘90s America as a runaway teen con artist. Choose how to make your scratch as you don disguises, pick pockets, and rip people off in this comedic crime-filled adventure. Experience the totally rad '90s in all its plaid and payphone glory!

Why similar: Comedy 33.2%, Female Protagonist 29.3%, Story Rich 20.6%, Adventure 7.5%, Indie 7%

Why You'll Like It: Shares the 1920s-inspired aesthetic and themes of crime, comedy, and clever schemes.

The REJECTION SIM returns! Explore a slice of chaotic life in late 2000's American high school as you assume the role of Nicole once again. A 100% fully voiced VN presenting as the most culturally accurate period piece in the history of gaming.

Why similar: Dark Humor 38.3%, Female Protagonist 19%, Comedy 18%, Interactive Fiction 14.2%, RPG 6.3%

Why You'll Like It: Continues the biting, satirical commentary and dark humor of the original game with a focus on rebellious female leads.

The Yawhg is a one-to-four player choose-your-own-adventure game that randomizes a unique story every time you play. The evil Yawhg is returning. How will the town’s locals lead their lives in the meanwhile, and what will they do when the dreaded Yawhg finally arrives?

Why similar: Story Rich 48.2%, RPG 34.1%, Indie 16.1%, Casual 1.7%

Why You'll Like It: A narrative-driven, board-game-style experience that emphasizes choice and consequence in a unique, stylized world.

Rule the world or die trying!Being a Princess is not an easy job. Being a Queen is even harder. Especially when you're only fourteen years old, and the reason you've inherited the throne is that your royal mother has just met an untimely end.Now power is up for grabs.

Why similar: Female Protagonist 60.1%, RPG 19%, Story Rich 10.6%, Indie 9.3%, 2D 1%

Why You'll Like It: Offers high-stakes social management and character development for a young female lead navigating a dangerous society.

Their faces are the playing pieces. The rules are their emotions!Ridiculously charming puzzles, wrapped around an epic tale of love and danger, topped off with an authentic old-time stringband soundtrack!The goal is to put every one next to their friends.But you can't please everybody all the time.

Why similar: Female Protagonist 45.2%, Comedy 29.5%, Adventure 8.3%, Casual 6.5%, Indie 5.7%

Why You'll Like It: Utilizes a board-game-like grid mechanic to solve social puzzles, mirroring the unique gameplay loop of the seed game.

Wintermoor Tactics Club is a story about surviving high school, with gameplay inspired by tactics RPGs and visual novels.

Why similar: Female Protagonist 40.7%, Story Rich 26%, RPG 21.6%, Adventure 7.8%, Indie 3.9%

Why You'll Like It: Combines a school-based setting with tactical RPG elements and a focus on group dynamics.

While in communication with supernatural forces, two influencers launch a daring new social media brand.

Why similar: Satire 40.6% ★, Dark Humor 30.5%, Female Protagonist 12.5%, Story Rich 10.2%, Indie 2.8%

Why You'll Like It: A deeply narrative, dark, and satirical game that explores complex social dynamics and rebellion.

A School Prefect has been pushed out of a window, and everyone's blaming YOU. Can you find the culprit - or someone to take the fall - before you get EXPELLED? Mystery with a wicked twist, from the creators of Overboard!, 80 Days, Heaven's Vault and A Highland Song.

Why similar: Investigation 26.7%, Interactive Fiction 22.6%, Female Protagonist 19.5%, Historical 18.2%, Story Rich 7.6%

Why You'll Like It: An investigative, interactive fiction game that centers on a female protagonist uncovering secrets.

Shakespeare and Magical Girls, what could be better? Save the worlds of Shakespeare from the forces of Nightmare in this fast-paced turn-based JRPG comedy.

Why similar: Female Protagonist 28%, Comedy 27.6%, Turn-Based Combat 25.6%, RPG 17.2%, 2D 1.7%

Why You'll Like It: A female-led, comedy-focused RPG that blends turn-based combat with a lighthearted, witty narrative.

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: Female Protagonist 30.8%, Comedy 27.9%, Story Rich 22.2%, RPG 16.8%, 2D 2.3%

Why You'll Like It: A dark comedy, story-rich RPG that explores personal struggles through a unique, stylized lens.

Wealth. Women. Wildly offbeat jokes. Lie, cheat, steal, and embrace your inner rogue. Being bad has never felt so good.

Why similar: RPG 32.6%, Point & Click 22.7%, Adventure 17.9%, Comedy 16.9%, Indie 9.9%

Why You'll Like It: A comedy-driven, point-and-click RPG that captures the irreverent spirit of classic adventure games.

The hottest bird lawyering game to come out of 1840s France! Join Jayjay Falcon and his witty apprentice, Sparrowson, as the two take on clients, interview witnesses, collect evidence, and deliver justice to the guilty.

Why similar: Comedy 33.9%, Story Rich 26.2%, Historical 15.7%, Adventure 13.1%, Indie 10%

Why You'll Like It: Features a 19th-century setting with a satirical, dialogue-heavy approach to investigation and social maneuvering.

Schoolgirls fight aliens with the power of science! Gather a team of science-themed specialists and defend your homeworld in classic turn-based combat.

Why similar: Female Protagonist 48%, RPG 21.6%, Turn-Based Combat 20.9%, Indie 6.4%, Casual 3.1%

Why You'll Like It: Features a female-led cast in a quirky RPG setting that emphasizes character-specific abilities and humor.

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: Comedy 71.6%, Story Rich 17.7%, Indie 10.7%

Why You'll Like It: A social comedy game that relies on witty dialogue and high-stakes decision-making to navigate school life.

Roleplaying in the ruins of interplanetary capitalism. Live the life of an escaped worker, washed-up on a lawless station at the edge of an interstellar society. Inspired by the flexibility and freedom of TTRPGs, explore the station, choose your friends, escape your past and change your future.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 38%, Story Rich 26.4%, RPG 20.7%, Adventure 8.1%, Indie 6.8%

Why You'll Like It: Uses tabletop-inspired mechanics to drive a deep, narrative-heavy story about survival and social interaction.

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 22.3%, Investigation 14.3%, Female Protagonist 13.5%, Interactive Fiction 13%, Conspiracy 11.3% ★

Why You'll Like It: A story-rich, choice-driven game that emphasizes the impact of dialogue on the narrative arc.

Interactive teen supernatural mystery! You and your friends have developed magical psychic powers. Solve the case, save your school, find a date for prom!

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 46.6%, RPG 38.3%, Indie 15.1%

Why You'll Like It: A text-based, choose-your-own-adventure game that focuses on the social pressures of high school life.

Chuusotsu! is a fun, colorful story of three girls brought by their individual circumstances to live under the same roof and being forced to tackle existential questions to win their place in society.

Why similar: Female Protagonist 36.5%, Story Rich 21%, Cartoon 17.4%, Adventure 10.7%, Indie 7.7%

Why You'll Like It: A dark comedy visual novel that explores the struggles of students in a dystopian school system.

Grab a backpack, boxing tape, and focus on what high school is all about: Beating the ever loving crap out of one another! Troublemaker blends favorite action-adventure-beat-'em-up elements from the strongest traditions in the genre.

Why similar: Adventure 100%

Why You'll Like It: An action-RPG that leans into the high school delinquent trope with a focus on combat and social hierarchy.

Pat the alligator, a (mostly) harmless and (probably) innocent reptile is at the center of a conspiracy that could bring down the biggest, scariest family in Alligator New York City: his own! Explore the city, meet the Family, and try to save Pat before the clock runs out.

Why similar: Minigames 51.9% ★, Comedy 15.5%, Point & Click 12.9%, Indie 7.8%, Cartoon 5.3%

Why You'll Like It: A comedy-focused investigative game with a distinct, hand-drawn art style and quirky, memorable characters.

Join a team of wayward heroines in Heroines of Swords & Spells, an epic and humorous turn-based combat JRPG with over 150,000 lines of dialogue, 20 hours of gameplay, and challenging battles. Navigate tough dungeons and uncover the rich lore of the world.

Why similar: Female Protagonist 32.6%, Turn-Based Combat 26.4%, Story Rich 20.2%, RPG 17.2%, 2D 3.6%

Why You'll Like It: A party-based, turn-based RPG that highlights the camaraderie and humor of a female-led adventuring group.

A short game with a long name. Mashes up JRPG battles with Visual Novel storytelling. Not entirely serious.

Why similar: Female Protagonist 32.1%, Turn-Based Combat 25.8%, Story Rich 16.7%, RPG 13.2%, Indie 4.7%

Why You'll Like It: A funny, JRPG-style game that focuses on the relationships and banter between a group of sisters.

Manage your strange romance with a demonic girlfriend and experience total chaos! Laugh, be surprised, and unravel absurd situations in this crazy comedic adventure game.

Why similar: Dark Humor 38%, Comedy 26.4%, Point & Click 17.3%, Adventure 7.5%, Casual 4.4%

Why You'll Like It: A comedy-focused puzzle game that uses stealth and mischief to achieve your goals.

A story-driven adventure game about a haunted bed & breakfast. A dead & breakfast!

Why similar: Female Protagonist 41.5%, Story Rich 22.9%, Adventure 17.9%, Indie 14.8%, 2D 2.9%

Why You'll Like It: An indie adventure game featuring a female protagonist and a focus on narrative-driven exploration.

Bounce, vault, and fight your way through a whimsical world with the help of your loyal companion. Eat snacks, collect artifacts, and travel the world to stop Bonnie and her boney band of troublemakers!

Why similar: Female Protagonist 42.2%, Story Rich 25.3%, Cartoon 18.3%, Adventure 10.2%, 2D 4.1%

Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced, indie-developed game with a strong, character-driven narrative and vibrant art style.

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: Interactive Fiction 50.5%, Story Rich 35.1%, Indie 7.5%, Casual 7%

Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the art of conversation and social interaction to influence the lives of the characters you meet.

In this mind-blowing insane-arcade RPG, Jennyfer takes down "The Organization" and summons The Legendary Devourer of Dead in order to wipe the planet.

Why similar: Satire 48.4% ★, Female Protagonist 14.2%, Turn-Based Combat 10.8%, RPG 9.2%, Comedy 8%

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 30.5%, Interactive Fiction 18.9%, Female Protagonist 16.6%, Comedy 12.2%, Story Rich 11.2%

Experience romantic Regency England in this sumptuous solitaire game. Play your cards right as you tour historic London, Brighton and Bath, and help Bella create a dazzling ballroom. Unlock gameplay features with your makeover project and improve Bella’s chances of finding true love!

Why similar: Board Game 42.3%, Historical 24.8%, Female Protagonist 19.4%, Story Rich 11.1%, Casual 2.5%

Why You'll Like It: Uses card-based mechanics to simulate the social climbing and drama of a historical setting.

A robbery has taken place! Four Diva's from around the world are showcasing their treasures at the local lounge but things have gone south. It's time to fight back!

Why similar: Female Protagonist 41.8%, Comedy 28.1%, Cartoon 17.1%, Adventure 10.4%, 2D 2.5%

What was projected to be a happy school life with cute schoolgirls became overshadowed by a conspiracy in the school...

Why similar: Female Protagonist 38.4%, Turn-Based Combat 29.6%, RPG 19.5%, Casual 5.9%, Comedy 3.8%

A game about furry girls fighting over junk on the beach.

Why similar: Comedy 34.7%, Female Protagonist 30.2%, Story Rich 19.7%, Adventure 7%, Indie 4.5%

Thirteen girls awaken, only to find themselves in a prison. What awaits them: a Witch Trial. Help them prepare for the trial by exploring the prison in order to find the witch hidden amongst them. Find the witch, learn what kind of magic she holds, dispel the lies, and prepare for the execution.

Why similar: Female Protagonist 54.7%, Story Rich 22.3%, Investigation 18%, Indie 2.7%, Adventure 2.4%

Enroll in a School Plagued by Suspicions and Lies!

Why similar: Board Game 32.1%, Historical 21.5%, Female Protagonist 19.2%, Story Rich 14.2%, Point & Click 10.9%

Demonschool is a new-style tactics RPG where motion equals action. Defeat big weirdos in between the human and demon worlds as Faye and her misfit companions, while navigating university life on a mysterious island.

Why similar: Dark Humor 35.6%, Turn-Based Combat 21.3%, Comedy 17.2%, Story Rich 12.6%, RPG 7.9%

"Rich Girls" is a casual board game / strategy game based on cards, dice and land properties. Players play the role of a gentleman, encountering various business ladies, and fighting against each others in the world of business war.

Why similar: Turn-Based Combat 47.1%, Casual 26.2%, RPG 12.4%, 2D 9.2%, Indie 5.1%

A story driven sextroidvania click-em-up where you play as a brave barbarian ascending a lascivious lair!

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 45.7%, Point & Click 24.9%, Female Protagonist 12.8%, Casual 7.8%, 2D 3.8%

[If you can control the hearts of others... What would you do?]A new concept of card battle + scenario adventure game!What do you want to be with her? Friends? Lovers? or...

Why similar: Board Game 51.1%, Female Protagonist 17.1%, Cartoon 12.2%, Adventure 8.4%, Story Rich 8.3%

Discover a humouristic point and click adventure inspired by all the masterpieces which made us stick to our computers back in the day (and therefore we played outside way too infrequently). [Chapter 1 available]

Why similar: Point & Click 23.7%, Cartoon 20.1%, Story Rich 14.6%, Female Protagonist 14.2%, Adventure 12.2%

Cameras and heads are rolling in this noir inspired RPGmaker horror game. Save the spectral starlets trapped in the deadly director's mansion, and escape without joining them in their fate.

Why similar: Investigation 36.4%, Historical 31%, Story Rich 12.4%, Female Protagonist 10.4%, Adventure 3.7%

The "Debating Sim" returns! Engage famous philosophers of all stripes, challenge their ideas, and change the world— or just tell everyone they smell terrible. NONSENSE!

Why similar: Comedy 40.7%, Adventure 17%, Female Protagonist 15.8%, Story Rich 14.3%, Casual 6.6%

An historical epic following Georgia Washington in her attempt to stop the dark musician Mozart from destroying Antarctica.

Why similar: Satire 28.9% ★, Historical 26.8%, Female Protagonist 18.5%, Comedy 16.8%, Adventure 4.1%

The city where everything is possible... But where it could also be fake.

Why similar: Dark Humor 26.3%, Female Protagonist 17.1%, Turn-Based Combat 14%, Comedy 13.4%, Adventure 9.6%

Thirsty Suitors is a surreal story-driven game which throws turn-based RPG battles, skating and over-the-top cooking mechanics together in a spicy fusion! This isn't a dating sim - it's a breakup simulator. Battle your exes. Disappoint your parents. Find yourself.

Why similar: Female Protagonist 29.5%, RPG 25%, Turn-Based Combat 18.5%, Adventure 13.7%, Story Rich 11.6%

Guide Bunnygirl through a lab of malfunctioning robots in this RPG about self-care! Learn how to weaponize her emotions in combat and meet unhinged robots who seem to know more about her than she does. Can you protect Bunnygirl? And...who is she, anyway??

Why similar: Surreal 24.6%, Turn-Based Combat 21.9%, Female Protagonist 19.3%, Story Rich 16.2%, RPG 11.9%

A wandering soul mistakenly enters a world of strange tales and odd rules. Beware! This place is fraught with danger. To complete reincarnation, you must toe the line. Any soul that dares to go against the system will face correction. Will you comply—or defy?

Why similar: Female Protagonist 32.7%, Surreal 26%, Story Rich 16.9%, RPG 13.5%, Adventure 9.7%

A short "classic" JRPG. Play the role of the Dark Lord's sister, slay the Hero King, and take the first step in conquering humankind.

Why similar: Dark Humor 30.6%, Female Protagonist 24%, Turn-Based Combat 18.6%, Story Rich 11.1%, RPG 10.5%

A dark comedy RPG set in streets and psyches.

Why similar: Investigation 42.4%, RPG 20.6%, Story Rich 20.3%, Adventure 9.8%, Indie 4.6%

Welcome to Red Hives, a lovely Midwestern town infested with demons. You're a little spirit stuck in a time loop, your only way to interact with the world is by possessing people and whispering into their ears. Explore timelines, solve mysteries, and please, try to keep your hosts alive...

Why similar: Dark Humor 42.8%, Female Protagonist 23.1%, Story Rich 14.9%, RPG 13.6%, Indie 5.6%

A thrilling Western adventure in the alternate 19th century world of Lamplight City! Embark on a harrowing journey across the frontier with Harley Leger and her ragtag posse, encountering bandits, rebels, visionaries, eccentrics, and many more friends and foes on your quest for fame and riches.

Why similar: Dark Humor 37.9%, Female Protagonist 18.6%, Story Rich 13.7%, Point & Click 12%, RPG 6.3%

Three Sisters is a goofy RPG featuring some cute little (not nightmare inducing) enemies and a story where nothing bad ever happens! Wait, what's that? You played the other games? crap.

Why similar: Dark Humor 31.7%, Surreal 28.1%, Female Protagonist 24%, RPG 13.8%, 2D 2.4%

The Witches Tea Party is a story-driven adventure game with a magical world and colourful characters. There will be small quests, collectables, mysteries, disturbing rooms and multiple endings. Having tea with witches is probably not an easy task...

Why similar: Story Rich 30.9%, Female Protagonist 27.6%, Adventure 18.4%, Indie 13.2%, Casual 10%

High school girls have been disappearing from Abbotsford. Unravel the mystery before all things wash away in a tidal wave of deep despair. An interactive visual novel with psychological and lovecraftian undertones.

Why similar: Story Rich 30.2%, Conspiracy 28.1% ★, Adventure 14.8%, Female Protagonist 14.6%, Indie 8%

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 73.3%, RPG 14.6%, Adventure 12.1%

"Humiliation Dungeon Survivors" is a 2.5D survivor Roguelike game. Over a dozen cute girls of different professions need to pick up weapons to protect themselves and try to survive in this dangerous dungeon! If they are attacked by monsters, they will be ruthlessly humiliated!

Why similar: Female Protagonist 51.6%, Cartoon 17.2%, RPG 14.3%, Adventure 12.4%, Indie 4.5%

A comic book adventure of freelance supervillainy, petting cats, and/or destroying capitalism in which your choices determine success in a series of daring heists and capers.

Why similar: Dark Humor 36.9%, Female Protagonist 23%, Comedy 19.4%, Story Rich 17.6%, Casual 2.7%

Venture into the woods as you play Little Goody Two Shoes, a phantasmagorical horror narrative adventure where all your decisions matter!

Why similar: Female Protagonist 35.4%, RPG 26.3%, Story Rich 19.7%, Adventure 14.3%, 2D 4.3%