- #1 Emily is Away Too
97% matchVery Positive93% of 6,176 reviews2017
Dev: Kyle Seeley
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 15.3 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 23.8%, Choices Matter 18.2%, Multiple Endings 12.7%, Simulation 11.2%, Visual Novel 8.3%
Why You'll Like It: The direct sequel offers a similar interface-based narrative experience that expands on the themes of high school relationships.
- #2 Emily is Away
96% matchVery Positive89% of 32,252 reviews2015
Dev: Kyle Seeley
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 54 minMean: 19.9 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 23%, Dating Sim 14.1%, Story Rich 12.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.6%, Simulation 9.5%
Why You'll Like It: The original title that established the series' signature chat-based storytelling and nostalgic aesthetic.
- #3 Our Life: Beginnings & Always
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 13,479 reviews2020
Dev: GB Patch Games
Windows · Linux
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 25.6 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 25.3%, Visual Novel 15.9%, Choices Matter 15.3%, Romance 14.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.2%
Why You'll Like It: A deeply emotional, choice-driven visual novel that allows you to grow alongside a character throughout their life.
- #4 missed messages.
95% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 15,474 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 23%, Visual Novel 20.6%, Emotional 20.1%, Romance 14.3%, Story Rich 5.9%
Why You'll Like It: A short, impactful visual novel that deals with themes of romance and mental health through branching choices.
- #5 SIMULACRA
94% matchVery Positive90% of 4,633 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 23.6%, Multiple Endings 21%, Visual Novel 18.2%, Simulation 11.3%, Story Rich 11.2%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the immersive nature of digital communication and the mystery hidden within a lost device.
- #6 If Found...
94% matchVery Positive90% of 2,299 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 30.2%, Emotional 22%, Story Rich 14.9%, Indie 12.2%, Casual 11.8%
Why You'll Like It: Uses a diary-based mechanic to tell a deeply personal and emotional story about identity and connection.
- #7 A Date with Death
91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 13,836 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 44.3%, Visual Novel 15.9%, Romance 13.2%, Choices Matter 9.4%, Multiple Endings 8.7%
Why You'll Like It: A modern chat-based dating sim that balances humor with high emotional stakes and unique character interactions.
- #8 Coffee Talk
92% matchVery Positive95% of 12,298 reviews2020
Dev: Toge Productions
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 10.2 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 32.6%, Choices Matter 12.4%, Visual Novel 12.2%, Emotional 11.9%, Multiple Endings 10.7%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the intimacy of conversation and listening to the personal lives of others in a cozy, atmospheric setting.
- #9 Arcade Spirits
91% matchVery Positive91% of 627 reviews2019
Dev: Fiction Factory GamesPub: PQube
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 7.2 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 23.9%, Choices Matter 14.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.3%, Visual Novel 11.5%, Romance 11.1%
Why You'll Like It: A lighthearted, character-focused dating sim that emphasizes personal growth and social connection.
- #10 a new life.
89% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 2,402 reviews2020
Dev: Angela He
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 48 minMean: 1.1 hrs≥1hr: 36%
When your loved one hurts you, what do you do? A classic love story about letting go.
Why similar: Emotional 22.6%, Visual Novel 18.4%, Romance 17.9%, Choices Matter 13.2%, Multiple Endings 12.1%
Why You'll Like It: A short, poignant narrative experience that captures the essence of queer romance and emotional growth.
- #11 Milky Way Prince – The Vampire Star
89% matchMostly Positive79% of 572 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 23.5%, Visual Novel 16.3%, Romance 10.8%, Multiple Endings 10%, Story Rich 9.6%
Why You'll Like It: A visual novel that uses stylized art to explore the complexities and toxicity of romantic relationships.
- #12 Growing Up
87% matchVery Positive88% of 3,623 reviews2021
Dev: Vile Monarch
Windows · Mac
Median: 6.3 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 13.6%, Emotional 13.6%, Multiple Endings 10.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.4%
Why You'll Like It: Features life-sim mechanics that mirror the progression of youth and the weight of formative decisions.
- #13 Kind Words (lo fi chill beats to write to)
86% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 8,991 reviews2019
Dev: Popcannibal
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.5 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 60.1%, Cute 20.4%, Casual 10.6%, Indie 8.8%
Why You'll Like It: Captures the authentic, anonymous, and supportive nature of digital communication through letter writing.
- #14 LoveChoice
86% matchVery Positive92% of 36,143 reviews2021
Dev: Akaba Studio
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 5.5 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 25.6%, Choices Matter 15.4%, Romance 14%, Multiple Endings 11.7%, Visual Novel 9.6%
Why You'll Like It: A short, sweet, and focused experience that explores the mechanics of romantic interaction through simple choices.
- #15 Orwell: Ignorance is Strength
88% matchMostly Positive76% of 1,869 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 30.2%, Simulation 16.8%, Visual Novel 13.5%, Multiple Endings 12.7%, Story Rich 12.6%
Why You'll Like It: Uses a simulated interface to explore the consequences of monitoring and manipulating personal information.
- #16 Doki Doki Literature Club!
85% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 221,125 reviews2017
Dev: Team Salvato
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 38.4 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: Dating Sim 33.5%, Visual Novel 21.9%, Romance 11.8%, Cute 10.3%, Story Rich 8.4%
Why You'll Like It: Subverts visual novel tropes to deliver an intense, meta-narrative experience that impacts the player directly.
- #17 Eliza
84% matchVery Positive91% of 1,738 reviews2019
Dev: Zachtronics
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 5.5 hrs≥1hr: 73%
Eliza is a visual novel about an AI counseling program, the people who develop it, and the people who use it. Follow Evelyn Ishino-Aubrey as she reconnects with people from her past, gets to know the people of Seattle who use Eliza for counseling, and decides the course of her future.
Why similar: Emotional 39.1%, Visual Novel 28.5%, Choices Matter 14%, Story Rich 10.4%, Indie 5.8%
Why You'll Like It: A thought-provoking visual novel that examines the intersection of technology, therapy, and human connection.
- #18 Five Dates
84% matchVery Positive85% of 2,808 reviews2020
Dev: Wales Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.5 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 24.2%, Choices Matter 15.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.4%, Visual Novel 10.7%, Multiple Endings 9.3%
Why You'll Like It: An FMV dating sim that captures the awkward, realistic nature of modern digital-first romance.
- #19 BAD END THEATER
82% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 9,656 reviews2021
Dev: NomnomNami
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 4.0 hrs≥1hr: 71%
select your protagonist and explore a variety of terrible fates!
Why similar: Multiple Endings 20.4%, Choices Matter 19.8%, Visual Novel 15.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.2%, Story Rich 10.1%
Why You'll Like It: A unique visual novel that highlights the impact of player choices through a wide variety of branching endings.
- #20 Left on Read
83% 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 19.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.9%, Romance 15.9%, Emotional 13.3%, Simulation 10.4%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the specific anxiety and nuance of modern text-based communication and romantic tension.
- #21 Hypnospace Outlaw
81% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 5,418 reviews2019
Dev: TendershootPub: No More Robots
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 6.7 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 51.5%, Story Rich 24.5%, Indie 10.1%, Singleplayer 7.2%, Adventure 6.6%
Why You'll Like It: Perfectly captures the specific aesthetic and nostalgic feeling of the early internet era.
- #22 Always Sometimes Monsters
82% matchMostly Positive75% of 2,447 reviews2014
Dev: Vagabond Dog
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 5.1 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 25.5%, RPG 21.5%, Story Rich 17.7%, Indie 13.2%, Romance 8.6%
Why You'll Like It: A narrative-heavy game that forces players to confront the difficult consequences of their life choices.
- #23 Monster Prom
80% matchVery Positive93% of 14,278 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 52.5%, Choices Matter 20.4%, Visual Novel 13.7%, Simulation 6.5%, Story Rich 3.7%
Why You'll Like It: A chaotic, comedic dating sim that offers a fun, high-energy contrast to more serious narrative games.
- #24 LongStory
81% matchMostly Positive73% 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 30.2%, Visual Novel 15.2%, Romance 13.1%, Simulation 11.9%, RPG 7.4%
Why You'll Like It: A relatable, choice-driven school-life dating sim that focuses on navigating social dynamics.
- #25 The Red Strings Club
79% matchVery Positive94% of 13,919 reviews2018
Dev: DeconstructeamPub: Devolver Digital
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 5.0 hrs≥1hr: 84%
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 43.5%, Story Rich 25.3%, Visual Novel 14.2%, Indie 6.3%, Adventure 5.2%
Why You'll Like It: A narrative-heavy game about manipulation and the profound influence of human emotion on the future.
- #26 Monster Prom 2: Monster Camp
78% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 6,115 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 29.9%, Multiple Endings 15%, Visual Novel 11.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.6%, Romance 9.9%
- #27 Later Alligator
78% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 3,019 reviews2019
Dev: SmallBü
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.0 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 64%
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 37.3%, Indie 27.7%, Casual 11.7%, Singleplayer 8.6%, 2D 7.9%
Why You'll Like It: A whimsical, narrative-driven adventure that features a strong sense of place and quirky character interactions.
- #28 Save the Date
79% matchMostly Positive77% of 13 reviews2020
Dev: Post Boredom Games
Windows
Time is broken, and only the Union's finest Temporal Mechanic can save it. Once he clocks in to work, that is. In this deep space precision platformer's Prologue Episode, manipulate time to overcome deadly obstacles in a race against the clock to reach the Mayan Temple and Save the Date.
Why similar: Story Rich 35.4%, Casual 26.3%, Adventure 22.5%, Indie 10.7%, Singleplayer 5.3%
Why You'll Like It: A meta-narrative experience that challenges the player to explore the consequences of their actions in a romantic context.
- #29 Millennium Whisper
76% matchMixed67% of 83 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 18.5%, Typing 15.9% ★, Dialogue Heavy 15.6%, Visual Novel 11%, Romance 8.9%
- #30 PockeDate! - Pocket Dating Simulator
74% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 2,449 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 29.6%, Visual Novel 16%, Romance 10.9%, Multiple Endings 10.7%, Simulation 7.6%
- #31 Text Your Life
76% matchVery Positive92% of 53 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 19.1%, Dialogue Heavy 12.1%, Multiple Endings 11%, Visual Novel 9.7%, Choices Matter 9.4%
- #32 Doki Doki Literature Club Plus!
75% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 30,999 reviews2021
Dev: Team SalvatoPub: Serenity Forge
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.9 hrsMean: 81.7 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: Dating Sim 29.3%, Visual Novel 17%, Romance 11.2%, Multiple Endings 10.7%, Dialogue Heavy 7.6%
- #33 Over The Phone
77% matchVery Positive83% of 95 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 23.3%, Dialogue Heavy 16.3%, Choices Matter 12.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.2%, Visual Novel 10.8%
- #34 Mind Scanners
77% matchMostly Positive76% of 1,308 reviews2021
Dev: The Outer ZonePub: Brave At Night
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 6.6 hrs≥1hr: 86%
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 20.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19.8%, Multiple Endings 19.8%, Simulation 12.2%, Story Rich 10%
- #35 Buddy Simulator 1984
75% matchVery Positive93% of 4,239 reviews2021
Dev: Not a Sailor Studios
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 7.2 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 16.6% ★, Story Rich 13.9%, Simulation 11.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.1%, Horror 10.2%
- #36 Unpacking
72% matchVery Positive93% of 39,661 reviews2021
Dev: Witch BeamPub: Balor Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Unpacking is a zen puzzle game about the familiar experience of pulling possessions out of boxes and fitting them into a new home. Part block-fitting puzzle, part home decoration, you are invited to create a satisfying living space while learning clues about the life you’re unpacking.
Why similar: Cute 27.3%, Simulation 21.8%, Story Rich 20.7%, Casual 12.5%, Indie 8%
- #37 Lawn Mowing Simulator
74% matchMostly Positive71% of 2,972 reviews2021
Dev: Skyhook GamesPub: Curve Games
Windows
Median: 2.8 hrsMean: 6.3 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%
- #38 Date Everything!
69% matchVery Positive94% of 7,103 reviews2025
Dev: Sassy Chap GamesPub: Team17
Windows
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 10.9 hrs≥1hr: 80%
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 34.2%, Romance 13.5%, Multiple Endings 12.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.2%, Simulation 9.6%
- #39 UncleOffice:uncle Dating Simulator
72% matchMixed62% of 95 reviews2025
Dev: GameUncle
Windows · Mac
You can play as a newcomer, start a new life, and date 12 uncles
Why similar: Visual Novel 22%, Emotional 18.3%, Simulation 18.2%, RPG 12%, Cute 10.4%
- #40 Charming Hearts
71% matchVery Positive88% of 582 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 18.1%, Dialogue Heavy 11.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.7%, Choices Matter 9.9%, Multiple Endings 9.8%
- #41 Road 96 🛣️
71% matchVery Positive92% of 24,985 reviews2021
Dev: DigixartPub: THQ Nordic
Windows
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 7.4 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Hitchhike your way to freedom in this crazy procedurally generated road trip. No one's road is the same!
Why similar: Choices Matter 25.6%, Multiple Endings 19.3%, Emotional 18.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17%, Story Rich 12%
- #42 Behind the Frame: The Finest Scenery
71% matchVery Positive94% of 7,554 reviews2021
Dev: Silver Lining StudioPub: Akupara Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.3 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 31.4%, Cute 25.9%, RPG 21.3%, Casual 11.8%, Singleplayer 9.7%
- #43 Monster Prom 3: Monster Roadtrip
70% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 3,285 reviews2022
Dev: Beautiful Glitch
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 7.1 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 23.8%, Choices Matter 16.1%, Visual Novel 12.4%, Multiple Endings 12.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11%
- #44 Milk outside a bag of milk outside a bag of milk
69% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 21,578 reviews2021
Dev: Nikita Kryukov
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 7.6 hrs≥1hr: 79%
A sequel to Milk inside a bag of milk inside a bag of milk. Dive into demented and bizarre world once again and help the girl become a little happier.
Why similar: Visual Novel 37.3%, Multiple Endings 20.3%, Story Rich 13.5%, Choices Matter 9.9%, Horror 5.9%
- #45 Border of her Heart
73% matchMixed67% of 73 reviews2018
Dev: Tuomo LainePub: Tuomo's games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 48 minMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 43%
Border of her Heart is a VN about Border control.
Why similar: Dating Sim 19.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.9%, Dialogue Heavy 12.1%, Choices Matter 11.2%, Visual Novel 10.2%
- #46 Class of '09
69% matchVery Positive95% of 8,578 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 27.6%, Multiple Endings 20.1%, Visual Novel 19.2%, RPG 9.8%, Casual 7.5%
- #47 Snowkissed Romance
67% matchVery Positive99% of 69 reviews2025
Dev: LovelyInc LLC
Windows · Mac
It's 1994 in the mountains of Northern Japan - Are you ready to fall in love? Snowkissed Romance weaves addictive stat-building, day planning, and mini-games with captivating storytelling and plenty of ’90s shoujo charm.
Why similar: Dating Sim 23.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.3%, Multiple Endings 11.3%, Choices Matter 11.2%, Dialogue Heavy 10.7%
- #48 Departed Away
67% matchVery Positive90% of 552 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 25.7%, Visual Novel 14.2%, Choices Matter 13%, Multiple Endings 11.5%, Romance 10.7%
- #49 Monster Loves You!
73% 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: Multiple Endings 19.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.5%, Choices Matter 15.6%, Simulation 10.3%, RPG 6.7%
- #50 Drinks With Abbey
70% matchMostly Positive79% of 400 reviews2019
Dev: Ramify Games
Windows · Mac
Drinks with Abbey is a short, slice-of-life visual novel about a first date.
Why similar: Dialogue Heavy 27.2%, Dating Sim 19.4%, Choices Matter 11%, Multiple Endings 9.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.4%
- #51 Chicken Police - Paint it RED!
68% matchVery Positive94% of 2,509 reviews2020
Dev: The Wild GentlemenPub: HandyGames
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 4.8 hrs≥1hr: 85%
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 36.7%, Visual Novel 28.7%, Story Rich 18.9%, Adventure 7.4%, Singleplayer 4.8%
- #52 S4U: CITYPUNK 2011 AND LOVE PUNCH
65% matchVery Positive91% of 2,548 reviews2025
Dev: U0U GamesPub: GCORES PUBLISHING
Windows
Median: 4.1 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 25.9% ★, Choices Matter 15.2%, Visual Novel 15.1%, Multiple Endings 14%, Story Rich 9.4%
- #53 花奴令 Huanu Poems
65% matchVery Positive93% of 140 reviews2025
Dev: FishfarmsPub: FISHFARMS
Windows
Huanu Poems is a multi-ending love adventure game. As a photographer, carrying the secret of being a bloodline inheritor of HuaNu Town, you will take lovely Peach to run a B&B, encounter gentle Cloudia. Your choices will affect the direction of the story.
Why similar: Dating Sim 16.5%, Choices Matter 15%, Multiple Endings 14%, Visual Novel 11.1%, Emotional 11%
- #54 Florence
67% matchVery Positive93% of 15,963 reviews2020
Dev: MountainsPub: Annapurna Interactive
Windows · Mac
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 63%
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%, Visual Novel 12.7%, Story Rich 12%, Cute 9.8%
- #55 ef - the first tale. (All Ages)
68% matchVery Positive95% of 191 reviews2019
Dev: minoriPub: MangaGamer
Windows
Median: 5.8 hrsMean: 279.5 hrs≥1hr: 69%
What starts with a conversation between two long lost friends spills out into a captivating visual novel about four youths struggling to pursue their dreams and find their place in the world as love complicates everything.
Why similar: Emotional 18.4%, Visual Novel 13.7%, Romance 11.9%, Choices Matter 11.8%, Multiple Endings 11%
- #56 Amanda the Adventurer
64% matchVery Positive94% of 7,110 reviews2023
Dev: MANGLEDmaw GamesPub: DreadXP
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.7 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Join Amanda and her pal Wooly on a series of adventures as they explore and learn about our wonderful world! With several NEW play-along, laugh-along, learn-along episodes there's always fun to be had! Just make sure to do everything Amanda says or she might get angry.
Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 33.5%, Horror 30%, Story Rich 26.8%, Adventure 9.8%
- #57 Returning To Mia
65% matchVery Positive85% of 318 reviews2023
Dev: Inceton Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 12.8 hrs≥1hr: 87%
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: Dating Sim 18.7%, Emotional 14.1%, Choices Matter 12.4%, Visual Novel 10.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.9%
