- #1 Raging Loop
97% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 9,674 reviews2017
Dev: KEMCO
Windows
Median: 23.9 hrsMean: 58.6 hrs≥1hr: 84%
The feast has begun, can you escape the village alive?
Why similar: Visual Novel 57.8%, Adventure 14.9%, Gore 12.8%, Violent 12.4%, Singleplayer 2.1%
- #2 KamiYaba: Destiny on a Dicey Deadline
96% matchVery Positive92% of 377 reviews2022
Dev: HULOTTEPub: Shiravune
Windows
Median: 6.2 hrsMean: 59.2 hrs≥1hr: 69%
“If you don't tie the knot with the person of your dreams within the next year, you'll be in big trouble.” So forewarns Urara, the self-proclaimed Goddess of Matchmaking... kicking off a rowdy rom-com adventure!
Why similar: Visual Novel 41.8%, Comedy 32.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 21.5%, Adventure 3.4%, Singleplayer 0.8%
- #3 From Madness with Love
96% matchVery Positive91% of 496 reviews2023
Dev: JamsanpoidPub: VampireK.K.
Windows
This is a dating sim with guys you will never be on the same page with! For some reason, you just can't communicate with the guy you like... An unusual yet extraordinary experience with a cute pixel art style, fully voiced in Japanese.
Why similar: Visual Novel 37.6%, Comedy 27.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 24.4%, Adventure 8.2%, Singleplayer 2.3%
- #4 Trap Yuri Garden
95% matchVery Positive94% of 230 reviews2024
Dev: No StrikePub: Eroge Japan
Windows
Traps in motion at long last! Trap series creators Aogiri Penta and Nishida Hajime bring us another exciting title, a cross-dressing yuri love story that will shatter its readers sense of values into a thousand pieces!
Why similar: Visual Novel 36.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 29.4%, Comedy 17.4%, Adventure 15.7%, Singleplayer 1%
- #5 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 43.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 41.8%, Gore 6.6%, Violent 6.4%, Singleplayer 1.8%
- #6 Find Love or Die Trying
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 12,005 reviews2021
Dev: Sunseeker Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 19.6 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: Visual Novel 48.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 29.7%, Comedy 19.2%, Singleplayer 2.7%
- #7 The Sex Curse 💋
93% matchVery Positive87% of 116 reviews2025
Dev: Lust Desires 🖤
Windows
The Sex Curse 💋 is a spicy comedy-horror visual novel with point-and-click elements. An unlucky hero triggers an ancient curse, attracting ghosts, stalkers, and supernatural chaos. Armed with charm (and good looks), survive wild encounters, solve puzzles, and shape your story!
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 46.2%, Visual Novel 36.9%, Adventure 13.4%, Singleplayer 3.6%
- #8 MAGICAL DEATHPAIR
92% matchVery Positive92% of 139 reviews2022
Dev: 八名木GamesPub: Gotcha Gotcha Games
Windows
16 Witches, 8 Couples, Game to escape death... Hunt down the Imposter. Save the world from impending catastrophe. Life and death adventure game for those who love charming witches.
Why similar: Gore 46.3%, Adventure 46.1%, Singleplayer 7.6%
- #9 Ninki Seiyuu: How to Make a Pop Voice Actress
91% 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 38.7%, Visual Novel 31.1%, Comedy 23.4%, Adventure 5.3%, Singleplayer 1.6%
- #10 KONOSUBA - God's Blessing on this Wonderful World! Love For These Clothes Of Desire!
90% matchVery Positive87% of 266 reviews2024
Dev: MAGES. Inc.Pub: PQube
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 120.4 hrs≥1hr: 83%
It's time for a Visual Novel Quest with a twist! Join Kazuma, a reincarnated adventurer, and spend turbulent days with his unfortunate party members. Prepare for waifus, dress-up and resource management and get ready for an Isekai comedy that’s out of this world!
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 32.8%, Visual Novel 30.3%, Comedy 24.3%, Adventure 9.8%, Singleplayer 2.8%
- #11 LuGame: Lunchtime Games Club!
91% matchVery Positive94% of 206 reviews2019
Dev: UrbanMPub: Urban Meadows
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 79%
A games club’s without members… or games?! Who is this crazy robot girl? Why am I being harassed by this cute bully? Life may not have a controller, but it certainly feels like a big game!
Why similar: Visual Novel 47.4%, Comedy 36.7%, Adventure 11.9%, Singleplayer 4%
- #12 Folie Fatale
89% matchVery Positive86% of 2,482 reviews2024
Dev: Kanmidoko (神海処)Pub: 346lab Localization
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 87%
All capture targets are mentally "Jirai"(landmine)!? Meet these eccentric boys, reveal the truth beneath in this Psycho-love-horror VN!
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 44%, Visual Novel 38.1%, Gore 8.9%, Adventure 7%, Singleplayer 2.1%
- #13 NUKITASHI
87% 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: Visual Novel 42.1%, Comedy 29%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19.7%, Adventure 7.3%, Singleplayer 1.8%
- #14 Doki Doki Literature Club Plus!
86% 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 51%, Gore 18%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.9%, Violent 12.4%, Singleplayer 2.8%
- #15 淑女同萌!
88% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 848 reviews2018
Dev: AKATSUKI-WORKSPub: HIKARI FIELD
Windows
Median: 7.4 hrsMean: 41.2 hrs≥1hr: 94%
HELLO LADY! is a Visual Novel game that tells a glory school story about youth, love, and revenge. The game is made by famous Japanese developer AKATSUKI WORKS. Welcome to cooperate, fight and fall in love with the young ladies!
Why similar: Visual Novel 69%, Adventure 31%
- #16 Otome * Domain
86% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 865 reviews2022
Dev: PALETTE-QUALIAPub: Shiravune
Windows
Median: 8.1 hrsMean: 128.5 hrs≥1hr: 76%
An inconveniently orphaned young man must attend an all-girls school just to survive in this comedy visual novel. His housemates took him in when he was in trouble, but now he doesn't know who's taking care of who...!
Why similar: Visual Novel 33.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 29.4%, Comedy 25.1%, Adventure 10.8%, Singleplayer 1%
- #17 Pink Rage Otome
89% matchMixed58% of 67 reviews2017
Dev: cyboheart
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 30 minMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 36%
Comedy visual novel. Try yourself as a tsundere girl!
Why similar: Visual Novel 68.8%, Adventure 31.2%
- #18 Love Curse: Find Your Soulmate
83% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 2,847 reviews2025
Dev: Xso
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 9.0 hrs≥1hr: 84%
Love Curse is a GL visual novel. You’ve fallen under a curse, and the only way to break it is to find your soulmate! The clock is ticking… Will you find true love? And what secrets will you uncover along the way?
Why similar: Visual Novel 80.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.6%, Singleplayer 3.9%
- #19 Majikoi! Love Me Seriously!
84% matchVery Positive96% of 210 reviews2021
Dev: Minato SoftPub: JAST
Windows
Median: 15.9 hrsMean: 33.8 hrs≥1hr: 65%
Follow Yamato and his friends as they navigate the friendships, rivalries, and martial arts of Kawakami Academy.
Why similar: Visual Novel 34.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 28.5%, Comedy 26.9%, Adventure 9.4%, Singleplayer 0.8%
- #20 Kill The Dragon
85% matchMostly Positive79% of 102 reviews2021
Dev: Wallace Lovecraft
Windows
A unique choices matter adventure with horrific deaths and wonderful choices!
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 42.5%, Comedy 25.4%, Violent 12.9%, Adventure 10%, Gore 8.3%
- #21 Hey Stranger! I Dare You to Love Me!
82% matchVery Positive89% of 213 reviews2025
Dev: Pound Cake WorkshopPub: Kupaa Games
Windows
In this saucy 2D visual novel, you find yourself in a strange new town in which all of its residents are promiscuous and eager to get to know the newcomer! The story will depend entirely on your own choices. Will you give in to passion and accept the locals' blatant advances?
Why similar: Visual Novel 41.8%, Comedy 20.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19.3%, Adventure 14.2%, Singleplayer 3.9%
- #22 How To Date A Magical Girl!
84% matchVery Positive80% of 469 reviews2019
Dev: Cafe ShibaPub: RIVER CROW STUDIO
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 15.0 hrs≥1hr: 96%
You're invited to the elite academy for magical girls! Will you take the opportunity to make new friends? Learn magic? Or... Will you try to date a cute magical girl?
Why similar: Visual Novel 43.7%, Violent 27.3%, Gore 13.2%, Adventure 12.8%, Singleplayer 3%
- #23 The Voluptuous DEMON QUEEN and our Shoebox Apartment Life
82% matchVery Positive89% of 129 reviews2021
Dev: ORCSOFTPub: Shiravune
Windows
Start your new life in a shoebox apartment with the sudden appearance of a big-breasted Demon Queen!
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 39.5%, Visual Novel 32.3%, Comedy 16.2%, Adventure 10%, Singleplayer 2%
- #24 Love Craft
79% matchVery Positive99% of 89 reviews2025
Dev: Toiu
Windows · Mac · Linux
Join the Crafting Club, where the glue is strong and the feelings stronger! Craft chaos, flirt fearlessly, and make some very bad romantic decisions! Find your project partner in this elimination-based Dating Sim!
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 41%, Visual Novel 35.3%, Comedy 23.7%
- #25 Magical Massage
78% matchVery Positive99% of 96 reviews2026
Dev: Pop Elephant StudioPub: Cyberisle
Windows
Extreme Life-and-Death Massage! Enjoy magician's look of agony and cure embarrassing ailments! From hemorrhoids that cause earthquakes to rhinitis that make huge explosion...nothing too fancy that you can't handle. However, if your skills fall short, these powerful, unclothed magicians may kill you.
Why similar: Visual Novel 100%
- #26 Muchi Muchi SEXTRA
80% matchVery Positive94% of 79 reviews2024
Dev: ぬるぬる坊主
Windows
Despite her big rack and sexual appearance, she is innocent at heart! The youkai girl "Nue" gets sexual revenge with smooth animation with voicing and sfx!
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 33.3%, Visual Novel 27.9%, Adventure 15.9%, Violent 10.7%, Gore 10.3%
- #27 OshiRabu: Waifus Over Husbandos ~Love・or・die~
81% matchMostly Positive80% of 612 reviews2021
Dev: SukeraSomeroPub: HUBLOTS
Windows
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 15.2 hrs≥1hr: 65%
"A shotgun wedding?! Will the brides make it down the aisle?!"
Why similar: Visual Novel 42.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 39.3%, Adventure 16.9%, Singleplayer 1.7%
- #28 Monster Loves You!
81% matchMostly Positive78% of 1,197 reviews2013
Dev: Radial Games Corp
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Live the life of a Monster, from birth to elderhood and beyond, making decisions that affect the world of Monsters and Humans. Solve problems. Meet animals and interesting people. Get to know them. Eat them. Make your own story!
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 52.6%, Comedy 19.4%, Adventure 12.4%, Visual Novel 11.5%, Singleplayer 4.2%
- #29 HoneyHoneyHoney!
79% matchVery Positive91% of 85 reviews2021
Dev: Ouchi JikanPub: Shiravune
Windows
In a world where men and women are kept at arm's length by the law... With three beautiful girls breaking barriers to win your affections, who'll be flying into your arms in the end?
Why similar: Visual Novel 49%, Comedy 32%, Adventure 18.1%, Singleplayer 0.9%
- #30 OshiRabu: Waifus Over Husbandos
78% matchVery Positive86% of 3,933 reviews2020
Dev: SukeraSomeroPub: HUBLOTS
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 65.4 hrs≥1hr: 70%
"—I wanna marry you." Those simple words set in motion a ♀ yuri ♀ game of cat and mouse!
Why similar: Visual Novel 72.4%, Adventure 27.6%
- #31 Destiny Star Girlfriend
77% matchVery Positive97% of 74 reviews2023
Dev: miraiPub: Shiravune
Windows
A surprise kerfuffle with unhinged space demons sees campus nobody Seiji “tied by fate” to Yuuri, the undercover magical girl who’s also his covert classroom crush! With both their secrets out of the bag, can Seiji still shoot his shot? Or will the evil Majin’s minions invade Earth first?
Why similar: Visual Novel 48.9%, Comedy 39.4%, Adventure 10.5%, Singleplayer 1.2%
- #32 Date Everything!
73% matchVery Positive94% of 6,867 reviews2025
Dev: Sassy Chap GamesPub: Team17
Windows
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 11.2 hrs≥1hr: 82%
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: Choose Your Own Adventure 39.2%, Comedy 30.1%, Visual Novel 26.4%, Singleplayer 4.3%
- #33 Doki Doki Literature Club!
74% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 219,150 reviews2017
Dev: Team Salvato
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 38.2 hrs≥1hr: 74%
The Literature Club is full of cute girls! Will you write the way into their heart? This game is not suitable for children or those who are easily disturbed.
Why similar: Visual Novel 60.3%, Gore 18.1%, Violent 15.2%, Singleplayer 3.8%, Adventure 2.6%
- #34 Tame It!
76% matchVery Positive85% of 549 reviews2022
Dev: Manka Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.7 hrsMean: 13.9 hrs≥1hr: 86%
In Tame It! — you end up stranded on a tropical island, with the many challenges ahead, as well as hot but dangerous creatures. So will it become your demise, or you could overcome all, tame the savages and even win their hearts?
Why similar: Adventure 78.7%, Singleplayer 21.3%
- #35 Sweet F. Cake
76% matchVery Positive87% of 561 reviews2020
Dev: TexicPub: Bear in the Night
Windows
Median: 5.3 hrsMean: 17.7 hrs≥1hr: 92%
A magical story of a virgin pioneer caught in the crossfire of love. This is a game for a real recluse!
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 34%, Visual Novel 32.5%, Comedy 24.5%, Adventure 7.9%, Singleplayer 1.1%
- #36 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: Choose Your Own Adventure 39.7%, Visual Novel 32.4%, Comedy 22.6%, Adventure 3.9%, Singleplayer 1.4%
- #37 Heart Cage
72% matchVery Positive98% of 292 reviews2025
Dev: RiceLoveCoffee
Windows · Mac · Linux
Yandere x Otome x Mystery A mystery Otome game with all yandere love interest, play as a detective and find out the truth!
Why similar: Visual Novel 43.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 31.7%, Adventure 9.4%, Gore 6.1%, Violent 6%
- #38 Kirakira Monstars
77% matchMixed56% of 330 reviews2021
Dev: Kirakira monstarsPub: eeproduct,Inc.
Windows
It's sure to bring a smile to everyone's face! In the big city of the human world, a group of monstrous girls go about their daily lives in a serious, anything-goes, slapstick frenzy!
Why similar: Visual Novel 48.8%, Adventure 24.8%, Comedy 24.5%, Singleplayer 2%
- #39 Trap Legend
75% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 585 reviews2020
Dev: No StrikePub: Eroge Japan
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 12.9 hrs≥1hr: 87%
In the beginning, Crossdressers were the sun... And Goddesses too! A story of turmoil filled romance between man and crossdresser in modern times, brought back to the forefront by the Goddesses of legend! A hymn of love for the new generation of crossdressers!
Why similar: Visual Novel 47.8%, Comedy 27.1%, Adventure 21.5%, Singleplayer 3.6%
- #40 XOXO Blood Droplets
75% matchVery Positive91% of 247 reviews2019
Dev: GB Patch Games
Windows
A collection of very short stories. XOXO Blood Droplets is an absurd, dark comedy, twisted romance Visual Novel about terrible things happening to terrible people. The fun comes not from avoiding the potential horrors, but by seeing just how many ways things can go wrong.
Why similar: Visual Novel 32.4%, Gore 27.4%, Violent 25.3%, Comedy 13.1%, Singleplayer 1.9%
- #41 Sucker for Love: Date to Die For
70% matchVery Positive95% of 1,247 reviews2024
Dev: AkabakaPub: DreadXP
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Put the ‘love’ in 'Lovecraftian horror!' Avoid the fanatical cultists and survive dangerous rituals to escape the Black Woods with your life in this 90’s anime inspired visual novel!
Why similar: Visual Novel 67.7%, Comedy 32.3%
- #42 Girlfriend from Hell
71% matchVery Positive81% of 193 reviews2024
Dev: That Guy's Games
Windows
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: Comedy 65.7%, Adventure 25.1%, Singleplayer 9.1%
- #43 To Be or Not To Be
74% matchVery Positive90% of 296 reviews2015
Dev: Tin Man Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Guide Hamlet, Ophelia and Hamlet Sr. to hundreds of hilarious deaths in Ryan North's chooseable-path edition of Shakespeare's Hamlet!
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 47.4%, Comedy 23.4%, Visual Novel 15.3%, Adventure 13.9%
- #44 Bewitching Sinners
70% matchVery Positive96% of 487 reviews2024
Dev: Miss Xero
Windows · Mac · Linux
Bewitching Sinners is a dark comedy dating sim where your choices will either leave you with your true love or ruin a whole world and potentially killing millions of people within it, no pressure! Explore a fantasy world full of witches, hot priests, and the occasional dance with death.
Why similar: Visual Novel 41.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 30.1%, Comedy 28.2%
- #45 STEINS;GATE: My Darling's Embrace
71% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 1,772 reviews2019
Dev: MAGES. Inc.Pub: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 12.2 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Fall in love with the lab members all over again in this sweet and slapstick romantic comedy!
Why similar: Visual Novel 74.7%, Adventure 19.4%, Singleplayer 5.8%
- #46 DRACU-RIOT!
67% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 867 reviews2026
Dev: YUZUSOFTPub: NekoNyan Ltd.
Windows
Median: 7.8 hrsMean: 27.2 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Welcome to the Special Administrative Region "Aqua Eden", an artificial island off the coast of Japan where casinos and more are legal.
Why similar: Visual Novel 51.1%, Comedy 32.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.1%, Adventure 5%, Singleplayer 1.6%
- #47 Making Lovers After Stories
71% matchVery Positive96% of 78 reviews2022
Dev: SmeePub: NekoNyan Ltd.
Windows
Making Lovers After Stories contains the official extra stories for Making Lovers. Experience the crazy stories that are happening to your favorite girls!
Why similar: Visual Novel 48.1%, Comedy 35.3%, Adventure 14.6%, Singleplayer 2%
- #48 RGB GlitchGazer
67% matchVery Positive99% of 93 reviews2026
Dev: 群星闪耀时Pub: 群星闪耀时
Windows
A mad and romantic ADV. Unravel a strange world of science and philosophy with a mecha girl, zombie girl, or beastfolk. Some paths may disturb you... or thrill you.
Why similar: Visual Novel 42.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 42.3%, Adventure 14.9%
- #49 Soul Mates
67% matchVery Positive99% of 82 reviews2025
Dev: Sad Panda Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
You’re trapped inside a haunted house, stalked by angry ghosts. To survive, you’ll have to run, hide, strategize, give gifts, chat, flirt… Wait, what kind of game is this? Oh right, it’s a point-and-click survival horror dating sim!
Why similar: Visual Novel 37.6%, Adventure 30.1%, Comedy 28.4%, Singleplayer 3.9%
- #50 Don't Die Dateless, Dummy!
73% matchMixed61% of 64 reviews2016
Dev: cupholder
Windows
Choose your route carefully and win the heart of a special girl or you might end up a level 30 wizard! Will you walk the path of a changed man or will your magical powers be unleashed?
Why similar: Visual Novel 55.4%, Adventure 44.6%
- #51 HaremKingdom
70% matchVery Positive85% of 98 reviews2021
Dev: SmeePub: Shiravune
Windows
HaremKingdom is a pure-love comedy in another world! Amidst magical hijinks and five adoring brides, what kind of harem will you choose to build?
Why similar: Visual Novel 44.2%, Comedy 41.9%, Adventure 11.5%, Singleplayer 2.4%
- #52 Dangerous Fellows: Otome Game
72% matchMixed44% of 140 reviews2023
Dev: Storytaco
Windows
Otome dating sim - make your choices and survive this thriller romance game!
Why similar: Visual Novel 50.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 31.4%, Adventure 15.1%, Singleplayer 3.3%
- #53 Renai X Royale - Love's a Battle
69% matchVery Positive90% of 111 reviews2022
Dev: ASa ProjectPub: NekoNyan Ltd.
Windows
I, transfer student Hanamaru Mari, love you, Komachi Hiro-kun! Please go out with me! Our protag, Komachi Hirotaka. Every day, he goes through the motions-- dodging his cunning underclassman's advances, accidentally hitting on the student council president, and chasing idols.
Why similar: Visual Novel 51%, Comedy 34.8%, Adventure 11.7%, Singleplayer 2.5%
- #54 Real Anime Situation! 2
68% matchVery Positive94% of 64 reviews2024
Dev: Jitaku StudioPub: Shiravune
Windows
When chronic daydreamer Tooru’s dastardly diary is discovered, classmates old and new won’t give him a moment’s peace! Featuring eye-popping art, intricate animations, and multiple moonstruck heroines, this ’20 Moe Game Awards-winning comedy VN also received its own hit anime adaptation.
Why similar: Visual Novel 45.3%, Comedy 35.7%, Adventure 14.7%, Singleplayer 4.2%
- #55 Gothic Murder: Adventure That Changes Destiny
69% matchVery Positive97% of 65 reviews2020
Dev: orange
Windows · Mac
A housemaid takes on a terrifying murder plan in order to protect her lord, whose life is in danger! A romantic mystery that takes place at an earl's manor in 20th-century England. Depending on the selection, the story will branch into different endings.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 39.8%, Visual Novel 35.6%, Adventure 22%, Singleplayer 2.6%
- #56 Killer Chat! - Original Edition
64% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 913 reviews2025
Dev: rosesrotPub: angelrot games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Killer Chat! is a satirical serial killer dating chatsim. Play as a (customisable!) writer as you pretend to be a serial killer, get inspiration for your book, fall in love and try not to call the cops through a whirlwind six months with your murderous beau of choice. What could possibly go wrong?
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 38.7%, Visual Novel 33.7%, Comedy 27.6%
- #57 Love Love Mystery Club
63% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 559 reviews2026
Dev: LuminDrivePub: NANA Stories
Windows · Mac
In Love Love Mystery Club, you’re the newest member of the Detective Club at a seemingly ordinary high school. Through Full Motion Video (FMV) storytelling, your choices steer the narrative—will your heart find tenderness… or will hidden horrors emerge from the darkness?
Why similar: Visual Novel 83.8%, Adventure 12.8%, Singleplayer 3.4%
- #58 Attack Helicopter Dating Simulator
69% matchVery Positive92% of 201 reviews2018
Dev: Curse Box Studios
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 3.6 hrs≥1hr: 89%
A comedy dating sim visual novel where you play as an attack helicopter and romance other anthropomorphic helicopters in a satirical, military-themed world. Absurd? Dumb? Absolutely.
Why similar: Adventure 100%
- #59 Demonheart: The Cursed Trial
65% matchVery Positive91% of 127 reviews2025
Dev: Rolling Crown
Windows · Mac
You are a girl with a demonic heart, trapped with a group of suspicious individuals. A demonspawn arrives, setting off a chain of mysterious murders. Can you trust any of your fellow captives and find love in the chaos? Or will you fight for your life alone?
Why similar: Visual Novel 48.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 39.2%, Adventure 12.5%
- #60 Otome Legends
67% matchVery Positive91% of 110 reviews2023
Dev: Jagaimo Studios
Windows · Linux
Play a dating sim inside of a dating sim to become an otome heroine protagonist. Nothing can possible go wrong... right?
Why similar: Visual Novel 55.6%, Comedy 40%, Singleplayer 4.4%