- #1 Emily is Away Too
97% matchVery Positive93% of 6,228 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 24.1%, Choices Matter 18.2%, Multiple Endings 12.6%, Simulation 11%, Visual Novel 8.6%
Why You'll Like It: This direct sequel captures the same nostalgic instant-messaging interface and high-school drama as the seed game.
- #2 Emily is Away
96% matchVery Positive89% of 32,336 reviews2015
Dev: Kyle Seeley
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 54 minMean: 19.8 hrs≥1hr: 42%
Emily is Away is an interactive story. Create a screenname and choose your path through the branching narrative.
Why similar: Choices Matter 22.8%, Dating Sim 14.3%, Story Rich 12.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.7%, Simulation 9.4%
Why You'll Like It: The original title in the series offers the same foundational experience of navigating early internet social dynamics.
- #3 If Found...
96% matchVery Positive90% of 2,350 reviews2020
Dev: DREAMFEELPub: Annapurna Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 89%
If Found... is a game about going home, coming out and erasing everything.
Why similar: Visual Novel 30.5%, Emotional 21.9%, Story Rich 14.8%, Indie 12.2%, Casual 11.7%
Why You'll Like It: A deeply emotional coming-of-age story that uses an interactive diary format to mirror the personal discovery found in the seed game.
- #4 Our Life: Beginnings & Always
95% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 13,707 reviews2020
Dev: GB Patch Games
Windows · Linux
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 25.4 hrs≥1hr: 56%
A twenty-dollar bill, four summers, fifteen years, and a one of a kind life. Create an experience that’s all your own in this near-fully customizable visual novel where you grow from childhood to adulthood with the lonely boy next door.
Why similar: Dating Sim 25.5%, Visual Novel 16.1%, Choices Matter 15.2%, Romance 14.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.2%
Why You'll Like It: This game excels at building a long-term, choice-driven relationship with a central character throughout their formative years.
- #5 SIMULACRA
94% matchVery Positive90% of 4,678 reviews2017
Dev: Kaigan Games OÜ
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 71%
An interactive horror experience of exploring a missing woman’s phone.
Why similar: Choices Matter 23.7%, Multiple Endings 20.9%, Visual Novel 18.6%, Story Rich 11.2%, Simulation 11.1%
Why You'll Like It: It utilizes a simulated phone interface to tell a compelling story, capturing the voyeuristic and intimate feel of digital communication.
- #6 Coffee Talk
94% 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: Dialogue Heavy 32.4%, Visual Novel 12.6%, Choices Matter 12.3%, Emotional 11.8%, Multiple Endings 10.6%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on intimate, dialogue-heavy conversations that feel grounded and personal, much like the chats in the seed game.
- #7 Florence
93% matchVery Positive93% of 16,387 reviews2020
Dev: MountainsPub: Annapurna Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.3 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 64%
Florence Yeoh feels a little... stuck. Her life is an endless routine of work, sleep, and spending too much time on social media. Then one day, she meets a cello player named Krish who changes everything about how she sees the world and herself.
Why similar: Romance 18.4%, Dating Sim 13.2%, Visual Novel 13%, Story Rich 12%, Cute 9.7%
Why You'll Like It: A short, poignant interactive story that masterfully captures the emotional highs and lows of a relationship through simple, meaningful mechanics.
- #8 Doki Doki Literature Club Plus!
91% 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: Dating Sim 29.4%, Visual Novel 17.3%, Romance 11.2%, Multiple Endings 10.6%, Dialogue Heavy 7.5%
Why You'll Like It: Uses the visual novel format to subvert expectations and deliver an intense, choice-driven emotional experience.
- #9 Arcade Spirits
92% matchVery Positive91% of 631 reviews2019
Dev: Fiction Factory GamesPub: PQube
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Arcade Spirits is a romantic visual novel that follows an alternative timeline where the 1983 video game crash never occurred. It's 20XX and you've just started a new job at the Funplex game arcade. Who will you meet along the way? Will you find the romance you're seeking?
Why similar: Dating Sim 24.1%, Choices Matter 14.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.3%, Visual Novel 11.7%, Romance 11.1%
Why You'll Like It: A lighthearted but character-focused dating sim that emphasizes dialogue choices and building meaningful connections.
- #10 missed messages.
91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 15,531 reviews2019
Dev: Angela He
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 36 minMean: 3.0 hrs≥1hr: 18%
‘goth gf’s iPhone’ airdrops you - accept or decline? A love/horror story about life, death, & memes.
Why similar: Choices Matter 22.8%, Visual Novel 20.9%, Emotional 20.2%, Romance 14.4%, Story Rich 5.9%
Why You'll Like It: A short, impactful visual novel that deals with themes of romance and tragedy through meaningful player choices.
- #11 Hypnospace Outlaw
90% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 5,534 reviews2019
Dev: TendershootPub: No More Robots
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 6.9 hrs≥1hr: 77%
Greetings Enforcer, and thank you for enlisting in the Hypnospace Patrol Department! As the world falls into its slumber, Hypnospace becomes a bustling global village. These virtual streets aren't going to police themselves!
Why similar: Simulation 51.1%, Story Rich 24.7%, Indie 10.1%, Singleplayer 7.5%, Adventure 6.6%
Why You'll Like It: This game is the ultimate tribute to the early 2000s internet aesthetic, perfectly matching the nostalgic vibe of the seed game.
- #12 A Date with Death
88% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 14,657 reviews2023
Dev: Two and a Half Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 7.9 hrs≥1hr: 72%
Fight against & romance the one hunting for your soul in A Date with Death, a romance chat simulator where you date(?) the Grim Reaper himself. Create your own character, decorate your apartment, and chat away with the charming yet dangerous Grim Reaper through text and video calls.
Why similar: Dating Sim 44.6%, Visual Novel 16.1%, Romance 13.1%, Choices Matter 9.2%, Multiple Endings 8.5%
Why You'll Like It: Features a chat-based interface that makes the player's interactions feel immediate, personal, and high-stakes.
- #13 a new life.
89% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 2,420 reviews2020
Dev: Angela He
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 48 minMean: 1.2 hrs≥1hr: 37%
When your loved one hurts you, what do you do? A classic love story about letting go.
Why similar: Emotional 22.8%, Visual Novel 18.7%, Romance 18%, Choices Matter 12.9%, Multiple Endings 11.8%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the emotional weight of a relationship's progression, mirroring the bittersweet tone of the seed game.
- #14 Milky Way Prince – The Vampire Star
89% matchMostly Positive79% of 578 reviews2020
Dev: EyeguysPub: Santa Ragione
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 86%
A visual novel about an abusive relationship, idealization, and intimacy. Live a summer of dysfunctional love through branching storylines, twists, sudden changes, and an innovative mechanic where you choose which senses to use with your boyfriend.
Why similar: Dating Sim 23.8%, Visual Novel 16.5%, Romance 10.8%, Multiple Endings 9.9%, Story Rich 9.6%
Why You'll Like It: A raw and emotional visual novel that explores the complexities of a volatile relationship through branching dialogue.
- #15 LoveChoice
87% matchVery Positive92% of 36,594 reviews2021
Dev: Akaba Studio
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 74%
"What is love?" We try to answer that with this game. The game encourages people to have a warm, soft, and understanding heart.
Why similar: Dating Sim 26%, Choices Matter 15.2%, Romance 13.9%, Multiple Endings 11.6%, Visual Novel 9.7%
Why You'll Like It: A collection of short, romantic stories that rely entirely on player choices to determine the outcome of relationships.
- #16 Buddy Simulator 1984
86% matchVery Positive93% of 4,346 reviews2021
Dev: Not a Sailor Studios
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Thanks to next generation AI technology, BUDDY SIMULATOR 1984 simulates the experience of hanging out with a best buddy! Your buddy learns from you, constantly adapting to your interests and personality. But most importantly, your buddy can play games with you!
Why similar: Typing 16.5% ★, Story Rich 14%, Simulation 11.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.3%, Horror 9.9%
Why You'll Like It: A meta-narrative experience that uses a retro aesthetic to explore the unsettling nature of digital companionship.
- #17 Kind Words (lo fi chill beats to write to)
86% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 8,991 reviews2019
Dev: Popcannibal
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 77%
A game about writing nice letters to real people. Write and receive encouraging letters in a cozy room. Trade stickers and listen to chill music. We're all in this together. Sometimes all you need are a few kind words.
Why similar: Emotional 60.2%, Cute 20.4%, Casual 10.6%, Indie 8.8%
Why You'll Like It: Captures the cozy, nostalgic, and social nature of early internet communication through anonymous letter writing.
- #18 Life is Strange - Episode 1
85% 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: Choices Matter 43.6%, Story Rich 25.9%, Multiple Endings 19.1%, Adventure 4.4%, Singleplayer 3.6%
Why You'll Like It: The gold standard for high-school drama and choice-based storytelling where every decision feels significant.
- #19 Night in the Woods
84% 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: Dialogue Heavy 41.8%, Choices Matter 20.4%, Visual Novel 14.2%, Story Rich 12.8%, Adventure 4.8%
Why You'll Like It: Explores the complexities of young adulthood, friendship, and nostalgia with a deeply personal narrative style.
- #20 Monster Prom
84% 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 52.8%, Choices Matter 20.2%, Visual Novel 13.8%, Simulation 6.4%, Story Rich 3.7%
Why You'll Like It: A fast-paced dating sim that uses humor and branching paths to create memorable, high-stakes social scenarios.
- #21 The Red Strings Club
83% matchVery Positive93% of 14,255 reviews2018
Dev: DeconstructeamPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 85%
The Red Strings Club is a cyberpunk narrative experience about fate and happiness featuring the extensive use of pottery, bartending and impersonating people on the phone to take down a corporate conspiracy.
Why similar: Choices Matter 43.4%, Story Rich 25.1%, Visual Novel 14.6%, Indie 6.3%, Adventure 5.2%
Why You'll Like It: A dialogue-heavy experience where player choices and manipulation of social interactions drive the narrative forward.
- #22 Orwell: Keeping an Eye On You
82% matchVery Positive90% of 15,558 reviews2016
Dev: Osmotic StudiosPub: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 8.4 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Big Brother has arrived - and it’s you. Investigate the lives of citizens to find those responsible for a series of terror attacks. Information from the internet, personal communications and private files are all accessible to you. But, be warned, the information you supply will have consequences.
Why similar: Choices Matter 59.2%, Simulation 31%, Story Rich 2.8%, Multiple Endings 2.6%, Visual Novel 2.1%
Why You'll Like It: Uses a surveillance-based interface to explore the consequences of digging into other people's digital lives.
- #23 Always Sometimes Monsters
82% matchMostly Positive75% of 2,447 reviews2014
Dev: Vagabond Dog
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Set out on a cross-country journey to win back the love of your life and endure the hardship of making story-defining choices that affect your life and the lives of those around you.
Why similar: Choices Matter 25.3%, RPG 21.5%, Story Rich 17.8%, Indie 13.2%, Romance 8.6%
Why You'll Like It: A narrative-heavy game where your choices define your character's journey through life and past regrets.
- #24 Later Alligator
80% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 3,071 reviews2019
Dev: SmallBü
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 65%
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: Cute 37.4%, Indie 27.8%, Casual 11.7%, Singleplayer 8.6%, 2D 7.8%
Why You'll Like It: A funny, dialogue-driven mystery that feels like a casual, interactive cartoon with a unique social vibe.
- #25 Neo Cab
81% matchMostly Positive79% of 2,886 reviews2019
Dev: Chance AgencyPub: Fellow Traveller
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 7.3 hrs≥1hr: 66%
A visual novel about emotional survival in an automated world. Play as Lina, the last human cab driver. It’s your first night driving the lonely streets of Los Ojos, and your best friend has just disappeared. Stay on the road. Stay on the search. Stay human.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 32.7%, Choices Matter 15.8%, Multiple Endings 14.2%, Emotional 12.9%, Visual Novel 12.6%
Why You'll Like It: An emotional narrative game where you manage conversations and social connections while navigating a changing world.
- #26 What Remains of Edith Finch
79% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 52,461 reviews2017
Dev: Giant SparrowPub: Annapurna Interactive
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 6.3 hrs≥1hr: 88%
What Remains of Edith Finch is a collection of strange tales about a family in Washington state. As Edith, you’ll explore the colossal Finch house, searching for stories as she explores her family history and tries to figure out why she's the last one in her family left alive.
Why similar: Story Rich 47.8%, Emotional 14.4%, Visual Novel 11.9%, Adventure 8.2%, Indie 7.1%
Why You'll Like It: A masterclass in environmental storytelling that evokes the same sense of nostalgia and emotional discovery as the seed game.
- #27 LongStory
81% matchMostly Positive72% of 104 reviews2017
Dev: Bloom Digital Media
Windows · Mac
In LongStory you can be and date who you choose. Play as the gender of your choice and date the cutie you like best! LongStory is is based on real stories - things that have happened, if not to us, to people we know and love. We hope it is funny, sad, perplexing and wonderful… Just like life.
Why similar: Dating Sim 30.5%, Visual Novel 15.4%, Romance 13.1%, Simulation 11.7%, RPG 7.4%
Why You'll Like It: A charming high-school dating sim that focuses on navigating social circles and personal identity.
- #28 The Beginner's Guide
79% matchVery Positive88% of 23,485 reviews2015
Dev: Everything Unlimited Ltd.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 2.2 hrs≥1hr: 85%
The Beginner's Guide is a narrative video game from Davey Wreden, the creator of The Stanley Parable. It lasts about an hour and a half and has no traditional mechanics, no goals or objectives. Instead, it tells the story of a person struggling to deal with something they do not understand.
Why similar: Story Rich 39.4%, Emotional 32.3%, Indie 14.1%, Adventure 7.2%, Singleplayer 6.5%
Why You'll Like It: A meta-narrative experience that feels deeply personal and intimate, focusing on the relationship between creator and player.
- #29 Growing Up
78% 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: Choices Matter 14.4%, Dating Sim 13.8%, Emotional 13.5%, Multiple Endings 10.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.4%
- #30 Monster Prom 2: Monster Camp
77% 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 30.2%, Multiple Endings 14.9%, Visual Novel 11.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.7%, Romance 9.8%
- #31 PockeDate! - Pocket Dating Simulator
73% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 2,606 reviews2024
Dev: TERNOX
Windows
Your Pocket-Sized Dating Simulator! Every launch brings a new date with unique dialogues! Spend endless hours with your adorable, love-struck virtual girlfriend.
Why similar: Dating Sim 30.2%, Visual Novel 16.2%, Romance 10.9%, Multiple Endings 10.5%, Simulation 7.5%
- #32 Text Your Life
75% matchVery Positive93% of 58 reviews2024
Dev: Pizza Writers
Windows
Who did you kiss that night? Text Your Life is a mobile phone chat simulator that lets you put yourself in the shoes of our protagonist, a female university student with a group of eccentric friends and a love life that has suddenly turned somewhat... complicated.
Why similar: Dating Sim 19.4%, Dialogue Heavy 11.9%, Multiple Endings 10.9%, Visual Novel 9.9%, Choices Matter 9.3%
- #33 Millennium Whisper
75% matchMixed66% of 87 reviews2025
Dev: Parable Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Millennium Whisper is a next-gen dating-sim set in 1999 at the fictional Escafeld College with an AI trained by real actors portraying the cast! Who will you confess your feelings to at the end of the millennium?
Why similar: Dating Sim 18.7%, Typing 15.8% ★, Dialogue Heavy 15.5%, Visual Novel 11.1%, Romance 8.9%
- #34 Five Dates
76% matchVery Positive85% of 2,825 reviews2020
Dev: Wales Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Five Dates is an interactive rom-com about the unpredictable world of digital dating. With five potential female matches, Vinny explores whether compatibility, chemistry and connection is still possible in a world where physical touch is no longer an option.
Why similar: Dating Sim 24.5%, Choices Matter 15.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.5%, Visual Novel 10.9%, Multiple Endings 9.2%
- #35 1979 Revolution: Black Friday
78% matchMostly Positive77% of 1,087 reviews2016
Dev: iNK Stories
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 88%
1979 Revolution: Black Friday is a choice driven, narrative game that brings players into the brooding world of a nation on the verge of collapse. Play as Reza, an aspiring photojournalist, and make life and death decisions as you survive the gritty streets of Iran in the late 1970’s.
Why similar: Choices Matter 35.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19.2%, Multiple Endings 17.1%, Story Rich 11.5%, Indie 7.2%
Why You'll Like It: A choice-driven narrative that uses historical context to ground its intense, personal storytelling.
- #36 Mind Scanners
77% matchMostly Positive75% of 1,459 reviews2021
Dev: The Outer ZonePub: Brave At Night
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 6.5 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Greetings. Your Mind Scanner request has been approved. Your duty is to diagnose and treat the citizens of The Structure. The patient list is long so don't waste your time. We’ll let you see your daughter soon...
Why similar: Choices Matter 20.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 20.1%, Multiple Endings 19.7%, Simulation 12%, Story Rich 10%
- #37 Sounds of Her Love 2
73% 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: Dating Sim 22%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.6%, Visual Novel 10.4%, Emotional 10.3%, Simulation 8.7%
- #38 Over The Phone
76% matchVery Positive84% of 101 reviews2021
Dev: Ramify Games
Windows · Mac
A short talking sim with choices. Get to know Harper over a handful of voice-acted calls and text chats.
Why similar: Dating Sim 23.6%, Dialogue Heavy 16.2%, Choices Matter 12.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.3%, Visual Novel 10.9%
- #39 Lawn Mowing Simulator
74% matchMostly Positive70% of 3,035 reviews2021
Dev: Skyhook GamesPub: Curve Games
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 6.2 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Experience the beauty and detail of mowing the Great British countryside in Lawn Mowing Simulator, the only simulator that allows you to ride an authentic and expansive roster of real-world licensed lawn mowers from prestigious manufacturers; Toro, SCAG and STIGA as you manage your business.
Why similar: Simulation 100%
- #40 Left on Read
74% matchMostly Positive80% of 5,286 reviews2020
Dev: Weston Bell-GeddesPub: Spookulele Games
Windows · Mac
It’s March of 2020; you were just sent home from college because of the coronavirus, you have a few small regrets, mainly not telling someone how you really feel.
Why similar: Choices Matter 19.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.1%, Romance 15.9%, Emotional 13.3%, Simulation 10.3%
- #41 lovebyte.exe
67% matchVery Positive100% of 68 reviews2026
Dev: Nochi Studios
Windows · Mac
A chat dating sim game inspired by Mystic Messenger, VTuber communities, and internet spam
Why similar: Dating Sim 23%, Choices Matter 14.4%, Multiple Endings 13.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.8%, Visual Novel 11.4%
- #42 Behind the Frame: The Finest Scenery
70% matchVery Positive94% of 7,677 reviews2021
Dev: Silver Lining StudioPub: Akupara Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Guide brush strokes and solve a variety of puzzles to help an aspiring artist complete her masterpiece amid her brusque neighbor’s gaze and his pesky cat. As her painting starts to take shape, uncover an emotional tale of chance and artistry revealed behind unrelated yet familiar moments.
Why similar: Story Rich 31.5%, Cute 25.9%, RPG 21.2%, Casual 11.7%, Singleplayer 9.6%
- #43 Chicken Police - Paint it RED!
71% matchVery Positive94% of 2,535 reviews2020
Dev: The Wild GentlemenPub: HandyGames
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 86%
A wild tale of love, death, chickens, and redemption! Chicken Police is a buddy-cop noir adventure with a carefully crafted world, a gritty story, and absurd humor. The game mixes classic adventure games with visual novel-style storytelling, presented in a beak-droppingly unique art style.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 36.3%, Visual Novel 29.1%, Story Rich 18.9%, Adventure 7.5%, Singleplayer 4.7%
- #44 Orwell: Ignorance is Strength
73% matchMostly Positive76% of 1,911 reviews2018
Dev: Osmotic StudiosPub: Daedalic Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Step into the shoes of a government official in a top-secret department of the Orwell surveillance program. Given the power to both uncover and fabricate "the truth", how far will you go in the service of your country? Season 2 of Orwell, the award-winning surveillance thriller.
Why similar: Choices Matter 29.6%, Simulation 16.4%, Visual Novel 13.5%, Story Rich 12.4%, Multiple Endings 12.4%
- #45 UncleOffice:uncle Dating Simulator
69% matchMixed63% of 99 reviews2025
Dev: GameUncle
Windows · Mac
You can play as a newcomer, start a new life, and date 12 uncles
Why similar: Visual Novel 22.3%, Emotional 18.3%, Simulation 17.9%, RPG 11.9%, Cute 10.3%
- #46 Charming Hearts
68% matchVery Positive88% of 595 reviews2024
Dev: 坤舆科技
Windows
"Charming Hearts" is a real-life interactive dating game. Players will meet, get to know, and fall in love with different types of beauty. Every choice will lead to a completely different chemical reaction with "her"; every entanglement, the sweet love is entangled and pulled.
Why similar: Dating Sim 18.4%, Dialogue Heavy 11.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.7%, Choices Matter 9.8%, Multiple Endings 9.7%
- #47 Departed Away
68% matchVery Positive89% of 570 reviews2024
Dev: Alperen Torun
Windows
Discover 'Departed Away,' a captivating visual novel where friendship intertwines with mystery. Uncover secrets, engage in verbal duels, and make choices that shape your story. Delve into emotional depth and intricate connections in this unique story.
Why similar: Dating Sim 26%, Visual Novel 14.4%, Choices Matter 12.9%, Multiple Endings 11.4%, Romance 10.6%
- #48 Yes, Your Grace
70% matchVery Positive87% of 14,150 reviews2020
Dev: Brave At NightPub: No More Robots
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 85%
These are troubling times, Your Grace. The petitioners’ petty matters exceed our limited resources, to say nothing of the war. A careful balance must be struck. Your throne awaits.
Why similar: Choices Matter 26.1%, Multiple Endings 17.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16%, Story Rich 10.5%, Simulation 9.4%
- #49 Killsquad
70% matchMostly Positive70% of 3,493 reviews2021
Dev: Novarama
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Hack and slash? Check. Twin-stick-shooter? Check. 4 player coop to slay hordes of aliens & bosses with your friends? Check. Skills, upgrades, weapons, gears, talismans and more to make you stronger? Check. Wake up, bounty hunter. We have a mission for you. Time to clean up the scum of the galaxy.
Why similar: RPG 63%, Indie 29.4%, Singleplayer 7.6%
- #50 Monster Prom 3: Monster Roadtrip
67% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 3,317 reviews2022
Dev: Beautiful Glitch
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 7.0 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Embark on a road trip like no other in this co-op narrative survival adventure. Visit fun locations, meet wacky characters, and manage your resources wisely. And yes: you still can date some hot monsters ;)
Why similar: Dating Sim 24%, Choices Matter 16%, Visual Novel 12.6%, Multiple Endings 12.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.1%
- #51 Border of her Heart
72% 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: Dating Sim 20.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13%, Dialogue Heavy 12%, Choices Matter 11.1%, Visual Novel 10.4%
- #52 Where the Water Tastes Like Wine
71% matchMostly Positive76% of 1,741 reviews2018
Dev: Dim Bulb GamesPub: Good Shepherd Entertainment
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Where the Water Tastes Like Wine is a Narrative-Adventure game about traveling, sharing stories, and surviving manifest destiny.
Why similar: Story Rich 29.4%, Visual Novel 18%, RPG 17.7%, Indie 15.5%, Adventure 15%
- #53 Just Date
69% matchMixed67% of 51 reviews2023
Dev: Podderzhka
Windows
Just Date is a simulator of a real date, and it's up to you to determine how successful it will be. Share stories and jokes, treat yourself to delicious dishes, and try to win the heart of the beautiful girl, Elizabeth.
Why similar: Dating Sim 23.1%, Choices Matter 13.1%, Visual Novel 12.1%, Romance 11.5%, Multiple Endings 11.4%
- #54 Monster Loves You!
71% matchMostly Positive78% of 1,197 reviews2013
Dev: Radial Games Corp
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.7 hrsMean: 4.1 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: Multiple Endings 19.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.6%, Choices Matter 15.5%, Simulation 10.2%, RPG 6.7%
- #55 Milk outside a bag of milk outside a bag of milk
66% 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 38.1%, Multiple Endings 20.1%, Story Rich 13.4%, Choices Matter 9.9%, Horror 5.7%
- #56 Demon Turf: Queens Edition
68% matchVery Positive81% of 935 reviews2021
Dev: FabrazPub: Playtonic Friends
Windows
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 83%
The ultimate version of the 3D Platformer with attitude! Join Beebz on three seperate adventures to ultimately claim the Demon Queen title! Jump, spin and punch your way across the turfs with this Expressive Platformer!
Why similar: Cute 63.3%, Adventure 21.8%, Singleplayer 14.9%
- #57 Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk
66% 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 44.7%, Emotional 20.8%, Horror 14.7%, Story Rich 8.2%, Adventure 6.3%
- #58 Embr
67% matchVery Positive86% of 2,220 reviews2021
Dev: Muse GamesPub: Curve Games
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Fight fires for fun and profit in this unpredictable and frantic multiplayer game. Team up with friends, take on daily challenges and climb to the top of the corporate firefighting ladder. More than one way to become a hero!
Why similar: Simulation 51.5%, Casual 22.9%, Indie 15%, Singleplayer 10.5%
- #59 S4U: CITYPUNK 2011 AND LOVE PUNCH
63% matchVery Positive91% of 2,637 reviews2025
Dev: U0U GamesPub: GCORES PUBLISHING
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 5.6 hrs≥1hr: 78%
This is a modern adventure of young adults seeking love and meaning. Return to 2011's Castor Yard, tap on your keyboard, and make those letters dance: Use your online persona to make meaningful decisions for your clients and yourself.
Why similar: Typing 25.8% ★, Visual Novel 15.4%, Choices Matter 15.2%, Multiple Endings 13.9%, Story Rich 9.5%
