- #1 Doki Doki Literature Club!
97% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 226,656 reviews2017
Dev: Team Salvato
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 38.3 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 26.2%, Visual Novel 19.5%, Anime 13.7%, Psychological Horror 13.2%, Romance 12.9%
Why You'll Like It: This iconic title perfectly mirrors the subversion of dating sim tropes into psychological horror.
- #2 Kill or Love
96% matchVery Positive89% of 2,191 reviews2020
Dev: Andy Church
Windows · Mac · Linux
A visual novel about obsession, loneliness, and, based on your choices, varying amounts of murder.
Why similar: Visual Novel 23.9%, Romance 19.1%, Anime 16.1%, Psychological Horror 13%, Sexual Content 10.3%
Why You'll Like It: Shares the exact premise of a deadly dating show where your choices dictate your survival.
- #3 YOU and ME and HER: A Love Story
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 6,981 reviews2020
Dev: NitroplusPub: JAST
Windows
Median: 7.7 hrsMean: 133.7 hrs≥1hr: 86%
YOU and ME and HER: A Love Story is the visual novel medium in its purest form. Will Shinichi choose Miyuki, the beautiful queen bee of the school, or the endearingly awkward misfit Aoi? With art by Tsuji Santa, these beautifully rendered romances will stay with you forever.
Why similar: Visual Novel 22.7%, Romance 15.2%, Sexual Content 14.4%, Psychological Horror 11.1%, Dating Sim 10.5%
Why You'll Like It: A meta-narrative visual novel that explores the dark side of romantic obsession and game reality.
- #4 Hooked on You: A Dead by Daylight Dating Sim™
95% matchVery Positive90% of 6,790 reviews2022
Dev: PsyopPub: Behaviour Interactive Inc.
Windows
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 6.1 hrs≥1hr: 64%
Welcome to Murderer’s Island. Your companions: four dead-sexy Killers who, underneath their murderous exteriors, just want a little romance. Flirt your way into their hearts, uncovering dark twists along the way. Will you find true love, forge friendships… or get hacked to death?
Why similar: Dating Sim 31.9%, Romance 16.2%, Visual Novel 15.9%, Psychological Horror 10.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 8.5%
Why You'll Like It: Combines the horror of a slasher franchise with the lighthearted absurdity of a dating simulator.
- #5 Sucker for Love: First Date
94% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 3,007 reviews2022
Dev: AkabakaPub: DreadXP
Windows
Median: 2.3 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 68%
Put the 'love' in 'Lovecraftian horror'! Perform terrifying rituals to win the affections of eldritch horrors and smooch 'em... at any cost!
Why similar: Dating Sim 22.8%, Romance 17.2%, Visual Novel 12.8%, Anime 10.2%, Multiple Endings 7.8%
Why You'll Like It: A humorous and unsettling dating sim that replaces traditional romance with eldritch horror.
- #6 A Date with Death
94% 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 45.5%, Romance 18.8%, Visual Novel 18.6%, Multiple Endings 5%, Anime 4.7%
Why You'll Like It: An indie dating sim that explores the eerie, romantic tension of interacting with the Grim Reaper.
- #7 NEEDY STREAMER OVERLOAD
93% matchVery Positive94% of 57,572 reviews2022
Dev: WSS playground
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 18.5 hrs≥1hr: 82%
NEEDY STREAMER OVERLOAD is a “multi-ending ADV” depicting daily life with “OMGkawaiiAngel”, a young girl with a rather extreme need for approval attempting to become the #1 “Internet Angel” (streamer).
Why similar: Visual Novel 21.3%, Sexual Content 20.1%, Anime 15.6%, Psychological Horror 15.4%, Multiple Endings 9.6%
Why You'll Like It: A psychological horror sim that forces you to manage the mental health of a streamer with dark, branching outcomes.
- #8 missed messages.
92% 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: Visual Novel 28%, Romance 24%, Emotional 17%, Psychological Horror 10.5%, Sexual Content 5.4%
Why You'll Like It: A short, emotional visual novel that deals with heavy themes and multiple endings based on your interactions.
- #9 Your Turn To Die -Death Game By Majority-
91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 4,394 reviews2023
Dev: NankidaiPub: 0UP GAMES
Windows
Median: 6.9 hrsMean: 13.6 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Your Turn To Die -Death Game By Majority- is a multi-ending horror adventure game. Sara Chidouin returns home from school late one night to discover that something's gone terribly wrong. When she comes to, she finds herself, her friend Joe, and 9 other people trapped in a mysterious place.
Why similar: Multiple Endings 24.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 21.3%, Anime 20.4%, Psychological Horror 17.1%, Story Rich 10.4%
Why You'll Like It: Features a high-stakes death game where social deduction and character relationships are vital for survival.
- #10 Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc
91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 38,237 reviews2016
Dev: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.9 hrsMean: 22.9 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Investigate murders, search for clues and talk to your classmates to prepare for trial. There, you'll engage in deadly wordplay, going back and forth with suspects. Dissect their statements and fire their words back at them to expose their lies! There's only one way to survive—pull the trigger.
Why similar: Visual Novel 37.5%, Anime 26.5%, Psychological Horror 12.5%, Story Rich 11.1%, Dark Humor 4.4%
Why You'll Like It: The definitive death game visual novel where building bonds is as important as solving murders.
- #11 Sucker for Love: Prelude
90% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 527 reviews2021
Dev: AkabakaPub: DreadXP
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 12.1 hrs≥1hr: 29%
Preform a series of scary rituals to win over an eldritch cutie and win a smooch!
Why similar: Dating Sim 66.9%, Multiple Endings 13.9%, Sexual Content 8.7%, Horror 5.6%, Casual 2.3%
Why You'll Like It: A short, free-to-play horror dating experience that sets the tone for the series' unique blend of love and cosmic dread.
- #12 REFLEXIA Prototype ver.
89% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 7,566 reviews2022
Dev: MAHOUMAIDENPub: Nikita Kryukov
Windows · Linux
Median: 48 minMean: 3.5 hrs≥1hr: 38%
REFLEXIA's story starts out as a parody of its genre and ends as a psychological drama.
Why similar: Dating Sim 27.5%, Visual Novel 17.9%, Romance 16.8%, Emotional 9.4%, Psychological Horror 9.1%
Why You'll Like It: A cute yet unsettling psychological horror visual novel that plays with the player's expectations.
- #13 The Letter - Horror Visual Novel
89% matchVery Positive86% of 1,527 reviews2017
Dev: Yangyang MobilePub: Neon Doctrine
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 6.6 hrsMean: 11.0 hrs≥1hr: 89%
When seven people fall prey to a vicious curse, they will discover that horror rests not from the shadows lurking about, but within themselves. To what ends will one go in order to survive?
Why similar: Visual Novel 37.8%, Sexual Content 14.6%, Anime 12.3%, Multiple Endings 9.9%, Psychological Horror 9.7%
Why You'll Like It: A branching narrative horror game where character relationships and choices determine who lives and who dies.
- #14 LoveChoice
88% 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 36%, Romance 27.2%, Visual Novel 15.2%, Multiple Endings 9.2%, Story Rich 6.4%
Why You'll Like It: A unique, short visual novel that focuses on the complexities of romantic choices and their emotional impact.
- #15 Sucker for Love: Date to Die For
87% matchVery Positive95% of 1,325 reviews2024
Dev: AkabakaPub: DreadXP
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 79%
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: Dating Sim 31.3%, Visual Novel 17.3%, Anime 12%, Romance 8.7%, Sexual Content 8.1%
Why You'll Like It: Continues the series' trend of blending occult horror with the mechanics of a dating simulator.
- #16 The NOexistenceN of you AND me
86% matchVery Positive93% of 21,931 reviews2024
Dev: 0x0Real StudioPub: Nino Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.5 hrsMean: 18.2 hrs≥1hr: 70%
Use "game" as a medium to showcase the world of "you/girl". Explore the truth of "you/girl/world" through the form of a "visual novel".
Why similar: Visual Novel 27.4%, Dating Sim 17%, Anime 13.4%, Multiple Endings 12.1%, Psychological Horror 12%
Why You'll Like It: A psychological horror visual novel that explores themes of existence and romance through multiple endings.
- #17 PARANORMASIGHT: The Seven Mysteries of Honjo
86% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 7,183 reviews2023
Dev: Square Enix
Windows
Median: 8.8 hrsMean: 10.2 hrs≥1hr: 87%
How far would you go to bring someone back from the dead? Discover the depths that some will go to in this horror-adventure game.
Why similar: Visual Novel 34.9%, Anime 21.8%, Multiple Endings 16%, Story Rich 10.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.5%
Why You'll Like It: A supernatural horror visual novel that uses clever mechanics and branching paths to tell a dark, interconnected story.
- #18 Selene ~Apoptosis~
85% matchVery Positive88% of 5,618 reviews2023
Dev: Viscum keyPub: Nupu Neko Dev
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 54 minMean: 20.5 hrs≥1hr: 48%
A beautiful stranger appears at your doorstep. Will you let her in? Dive into a captivating nightmare and decide the fates of those around you in this free mystic thriller visual novel.
Why similar: Sexual Content 28.3%, Visual Novel 21.3%, Romance 11.3%, Anime 10.6%, Nudity 8.2%
Why You'll Like It: A dark, free-to-play visual novel that explores themes of horror and psychological instability.
- #19 Zero Escape: The Nonary Games
84% matchVery Positive93% of 7,340 reviews2017
Dev: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 6.5 hrsMean: 21.7 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Kidnapped and taken to an unfamiliar location, nine people find themselves forced to participate in a diabolical Nonary Game by an enigmatic mastermind called Zero. Why were they there? Why were they chosen to put their lives on the line? And more importantly, who can be trusted?
Why similar: Visual Novel 38.4%, Multiple Endings 17.6%, Anime 14.5%, Psychological Horror 13.2%, Story Rich 13.2%
Why You'll Like It: A masterclass in death game storytelling where logic puzzles and character trust are the keys to survival.
- #20 Helltaker
82% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 128,031 reviews2020
Dev: vanripper
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 19.2 hrs≥1hr: 64%
Helltaker is a short game about sharply dressed demon girls.
Why similar: Sexual Content 24.2%, Dating Sim 23.5%, Anime 20.1%, Comedy 9.5%, Visual Novel 8.7%
Why You'll Like It: A stylish puzzle game that features a cast of demon girls and a lighthearted approach to the dating sim genre.
- #21 Fatal Twelve
84% matchVery Positive92% of 1,043 reviews2018
Dev: LYCORISPub: Sekai Project
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.1 hrsMean: 10.3 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Shishimai Rinka was a high schooler who ran a small café named Lion House in place of her grandmother. She lived her life much like any other person her age, but one day, she was caught up in an explosion while returning home on the train alongside her friend, Hitsuji Naomi.
Why similar: Dating Sim 35.8%, Visual Novel 26%, Anime 13.3%, Multiple Endings 12.1%, Story Rich 7.9%
Why You'll Like It: A tense visual novel where twelve people must compete in a death game to regain their lives.
- #22 Trick and Treat - Visual Novel
83% matchVery Positive90% of 3,627 reviews2016
Dev: Eternal Night StudiosPub: Alberto Herrera
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 42 minMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 41%
Trick & Treat is a Visual Novel that test your instincts by making choices that can get you out from the cursed forest or drive you to death… or maybe just maybe your choices can guide you to something more?
Why similar: Visual Novel 28.2%, Anime 20.2%, Romance 13.4%, Dating Sim 13.1%, Sexual Content 11.9%
Why You'll Like It: A short, free-to-play horror visual novel with a dark, gothic aesthetic.
- #23 Carpe Diem
82% matchVery Positive89% of 8,560 reviews2015
Dev: Moonlit Works
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 12 minMean: 9.0 hrs≥1hr: 13%
Seize the day
Why similar: Visual Novel 30.3%, Dating Sim 24.3%, Anime 22.8%, Sexual Content 7.8%, Romance 3.9%
Why You'll Like It: A short, character-driven visual novel that focuses on the emotional weight of romantic connections.
- #24 DATE A LIVE: Rio Reincarnation
81% matchVery Positive95% of 3,776 reviews2019
Dev: Idea FactoryPub: Idea Factory International
Windows
Median: 5.7 hrsMean: 142.0 hrs≥1hr: 82%
Show the Spirits the power of love and save the world in this romantic visual novel!
Why similar: Dating Sim 23.7%, Romance 15.8%, Visual Novel 13.8%, Sexual Content 12.8%, Anime 10%
Why You'll Like It: A classic anime-style dating sim that offers deep character routes and multiple endings.
- #25 Your Boyfriend
81% matchNo user reviews
Dev: Inverted Mind INC
Windows · Mac
A visual novel about one man’s unhealthy obsession. . .You. Navigate a world much like our own to figure out how to deal with this mysterious new stranger. Accept him, or reject him? Love him, or hurt him? The choice is yours. . .
Why similar: Dating Sim 26.7%, Romance 23.5%, Visual Novel 22.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.6%, Multiple Endings 10.6%
Why You'll Like It: A disturbing psychological horror visual novel that focuses on the terrifying aspects of a stalker-like romance.
- #26 Gaokao.Love.100Days
80% matchVery Positive90% of 8,243 reviews2015
Dev: 高考恋爱委员会Pub: NVLMaker
Windows
Median: 8.9 hrsMean: 36.1 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Getting a girl-friend before National College Entrance Exam, I know it's crazy, but from today, we will face everything together.
Why similar: Dating Sim 39.5%, Visual Novel 21.6%, Romance 13.7%, Multiple Endings 8.3%, Anime 6.3%
Why You'll Like It: A dating sim that adds the pressure of academic success to the romantic experience.
- #27 Doki Doki Literature Club Plus!
78% 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 24.1%, Visual Novel 16%, Romance 12.9%, Sexual Content 11.7%, Psychological Horror 10.5%
- #28 The House in Fata Morgana
79% matchVery Positive95% of 6,643 reviews2016
Dev: NOVECTPub: MangaGamer
Windows
Median: 6.4 hrsMean: 27.2 hrs≥1hr: 83%
A gothic suspense tale set in a cursed mansion. "The House in Fata Morgana" is a full-length visual novel spanning nearly a millennium that deals in tragedy, human nature, and insanity.
Why similar: Visual Novel 24.6%, Romance 24.3%, Anime 12.6%, Psychological Horror 11.1%, Multiple Endings 10.2%
Why You'll Like It: A deeply emotional and dark visual novel that explores tragedy and romance across centuries.
- #29 Spirit Hunter: Death Mark
79% matchVery Positive83% of 524 reviews2019
Dev: EXPERIENCEPub: Aksys Games
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 13.2 hrs≥1hr: 71%
A strange rumor is spreading through the shadows of Tokyo's H City: a mysterious disfigurement has been appearing on the bodies of certain individuals. Anyone who receives the Mark will rapidly die of unknown, horrifying causes. The countdown to death has already begun...
Why similar: Visual Novel 65.1%, Anime 21.6%, Horror 13.3%
Why You'll Like It: A horror visual novel where you must solve supernatural mysteries to prevent a lethal curse.
- #30 MAMIYA
78% matchVery Positive90% of 518 reviews2021
Dev: Kenkou LandPub: Fruitbat Factory
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.9 hrsMean: 12.8 hrs≥1hr: 89%
MAMIYA is a captivating, dark mystery visual novel in which a group of young men struggle against existential dread before the end of the world.
Why similar: Visual Novel 26.9%, Psychological Horror 14.9%, Emotional 14.4%, Anime 12.3%, Multiple Endings 12.2%
Why You'll Like It: A surreal and psychological visual novel that delves into the dark corners of youth and identity.
- #31 Find Love or Die Trying: Til Death Do Us Part
77% matchMixed67% of 172 reviews2025
Dev: Sunseeker Games
Windows · Linux
The afterstory to Find Love or Die Trying is here! Continue your romance with your chosen partner in the world beyond the killer dating show. Will your love survive, when the world turns against you?
Why similar: Dating Sim 28.9%, Romance 16.3%, Visual Novel 14.6%, Emotional 10.2%, Anime 9.1%
- #32 Hush Hush - Only Your Love Can Save Them
76% matchVery Positive94% of 1,647 reviews2023
Dev: Sad Panda Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 82.7 hrs≥1hr: 80%
A Visual Novel with a twist - improve skills, charm girls, and learn dangerous secrets... by any means necessary.
Why similar: Dating Sim 28.2%, Sexual Content 22.3%, Visual Novel 13.5%, Romance 10.6%, Anime 8.3%
- #33 ERROR143
76% matchVery Positive92% of 5,302 reviews2022
Dev: Jenny Vi Pham
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 54%
A bickering and bantering rivals-to-lovers visual novel where you fall in love after first hack.
Why similar: Dating Sim 24.5%, Romance 13.7%, Visual Novel 13.5%, Sexual Content 11.7%, Emotional 8.2%
- #34 Come Home
73% matchVery Positive93% of 5,083 reviews2026
Dev: R.J. Rhodes
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 22.1 hrs≥1hr: 76%
An adult visual novel with 20 romanceable characters, each with their own individual, optional, storylines. Plenty of sex, laughs, and romance awaits you as you navigate the different relationships, while trying to solve the mystery of your missing father.
Why similar: Sexual Content 37.5%, Dating Sim 23.8%, Nudity 11.9%, Visual Novel 11.8%, Romance 8.1%
- #35 Date Everything!
73% matchVery Positive93% of 7,684 reviews2025
Dev: Sassy Chap GamesPub: Team17
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 11.0 hrs≥1hr: 81%
Date Everything! is a sandbox dating simulator set in the comfort of your own home, featuring 100 fully voice acted datable characters! Let the romance flow between your bed, smoke alarm and… Overwhelming Sense of Existential Dread? Are you ready to Date Everything?
Why similar: Dating Sim 32.1%, Sexual Content 18%, Romance 16.8%, Visual Novel 8.5%, Multiple Endings 5.7%
- #36 Crush Crush
77% matchVery Positive89% of 28,459 reviews2016
Dev: Sad Panda Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 7.1 hrsMean: 97.7 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Welcome to Crush Crush - the Idle Dating Sim! Meet, flirt, and fall in love with a motley cast of girls in this heartfelt and hilarious game.
Why similar: Sexual Content 29.8%, Dating Sim 28%, Anime 10.4%, Nudity 10%, Hentai 7.6%
- #37 Hey Stranger! I Dare You to Love Me!
74% matchVery Positive85% of 239 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: Dating Sim 20.5%, Romance 12%, Visual Novel 12%, Sexual Content 11.2%, Emotional 8.5%
- #38 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 32.8%, Visual Novel 19.9%, Romance 16.6%, Psychological Horror 7.7%, Anime 6.9%
- #39 Monster Girl2
75% matchVery Positive82% of 1,943 reviews2023
Dev: jksoftPub: Jksoft
Windows
Median: 42 minMean: 14.3 hrs≥1hr: 41%
Monster Girl2 is a spot-the-difference game with branching stories and multiple endings.Uncover secrets, make choices, and decide the fate of alluring demon girls.Will you conquer them—or save them? Your decisions shape their destiny.
Why similar: Sexual Content 40%, Nudity 15.6%, Hentai 15.5%, Romance 15.5%, Multiple Endings 4.2%
- #40 Tricolour Lovestory
75% matchVery Positive81% of 28,040 reviews2017
Dev: HL-Galgame
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 48.7 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Time flies and never comes back. But with an incredible 1-million-word script and 100+ original CGs, this game will take you back to when you were young, simple and pure. Go and get the love of your life back, start something new, or end everything in flame, that's for you to decide!
Why similar: Dating Sim 33.8%, Visual Novel 23.8%, Sexual Content 15.3%, Anime 9.2%, Romance 7.2%
- #41 Flower girl 2
74% matchVery Positive81% of 2,139 reviews2022
Dev: 9Garden
Windows
Median: 24 minMean: 13.3 hrs≥1hr: 31%
《Flower Girl 2 》It is a game of beautiful girl + elimination + plot combination. The story is the story of players stealing sacred objects and fleeing the flower demon country with the tears of the flower god.
Why similar: Sexual Content 45.2%, Nudity 15.5%, Hentai 12.6%, Visual Novel 8.5%, Anime 8.1%
- #42 Killer Chat! - Original Edition
71% matchVery Positive94% of 1,568 reviews2025
Dev: rosesrotPub: angelrot games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 4.3 hrs≥1hr: 64%
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: Dating Sim 31.2%, Romance 17.6%, Visual Novel 16.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 8.8%, Psychological Horror 8.4%
- #43 Bloody Painter Dating Sim
72% matchVery Positive90% of 1,752 reviews2024
Dev: DeluCat Productions
Windows
You have unfortunately been captured by a serial killer, and you must increase your chances of survival within seven days. Your choices will determine how he treats you and the outcome of your relationship. What will your final relationship with him be...?
Why similar: Dating Sim 48.1%, Visual Novel 20%, Romance 14.6%, Anime 6.2%, Multiple Endings 5.6%
- #44 Lover's Trophy
72% matchVery Positive94% of 51 reviews2023
Dev: Mrfishess
Windows · Mac · Linux
A Horror Dating Sim, Lover's trophy throws you into the arena with two love interests using you for their own personal amusement. With a completely customizable main character, go on a terrifying journey into the psyce of these two very dangerous men, and have the ride of a life time.
Why similar: Dating Sim 48.7%, Romance 17%, Psychological Horror 8.8%, Dark Humor 7.5%, Multiple Endings 5.1%
- #45 Duel to The Holes
71% matchMostly Positive79% of 140 reviews2025
Dev: GoldenmasterPub: Big Holes games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.9 hrsMean: 3.1 hrs≥1hr: 69%
Welcome to The Hole, where the only thing bigger than the trouble is... well, let's just say the locals have a few extra tricks up their sleeves - and their pants.
Why similar: Dating Sim 26.8%, Sexual Content 18%, Visual Novel 14.5%, Romance 11.7%, Anime 8.8%
- #46 BAD END THEATER
70% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 10,015 reviews2021
Dev: NomnomNami
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 71%
select your protagonist and explore a variety of terrible fates!
Why similar: Visual Novel 28.7%, Multiple Endings 19.2%, Romance 17.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13%, Story Rich 10.8%
- #47 Touhou Hero of Ice Fairy: Prologue
70% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 3,402 reviews2021
Dev: GAMEPULSE 游戏脉冲
Windows
Median: 48 minMean: 7.0 hrs≥1hr: 44%
Touhou Hero of Ice Fairy Prologue is a fanmade indie game developed by GAMEPULSE.To save the Princess of Misty Lake "Daiyousei", from the evil who took her captive. You must play as the brave Hero of Ice Fairy "Cirno" and face "Remilia Scarlet" of the Kouma Castle
Why similar: Anime 46.6%, Story Rich 23.1%, Comedy 16.4%, 2D 11.6%, Singleplayer 2.3%
- #48 Vampires' Melody
70% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 5,727 reviews2020
Dev: AsicxArt
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 36.8 hrs≥1hr: 88%
3 centuries have passed after sleeping for one night!? On a rainy night filled with thunderstorms, a young chef Raylan encountered a mysterious girl who resembled Sleeping Beauty in a huge tree hole, but everything suddenly went black before he could find out what happened...
Why similar: Dating Sim 34.5%, Visual Novel 23.1%, Anime 13.2%, Romance 12.8%, Multiple Endings 11.4%
- #49 Dream Date
71% matchVery Positive85% of 2,618 reviews2020
Dev: ADOG
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 14.2 hrs≥1hr: 32%
Date, communicate, enhance feelings and record good memories with girls!
Why similar: Sexual Content 34.8%, Dating Sim 15.9%, Nudity 12.3%, Hentai 10.7%, Visual Novel 7.5%
- #50 From Madness with Love
69% matchVery Positive90% of 522 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 23%, Romance 19%, Multiple Endings 11.1%, Comedy 9.1%, Psychological Horror 8.5%
- #51 Action Taimanin
69% matchVery Positive83% of 19,382 reviews2020
Dev: LiLithPub: Infini-Brain inc.
Windows
Median: 1.0 hrsMean: 61.5 hrs≥1hr: 49%
An intense, gorgeous hack-and-slash action RPG from the Taimanin fame!
Why similar: Sexual Content 57.1%, Nudity 16.5%, Hentai 15.2%, Anime 10.2%, Visual Novel 0.6%
- #52 ATRI -My Dear Moments-
67% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 23,248 reviews2020
Dev: FrontwingPub: ANIPLEX.EXE
Windows
Median: 6.8 hrsMean: 109.8 hrs≥1hr: 83%
"As the world sank, I found you." In the near future, a sudden and unexplained sea rise has left much of human civilization underwater. In a little town slowly being enveloped by the ocean, an unforgettable summer is about to begin for a boy and a mysterious robot girl...
Why similar: Visual Novel 23.5%, Dating Sim 21.3%, Romance 17.2%, Anime 11.1%, Emotional 7.7%
- #53 花妖物语/Flower girl
68% matchVery Positive83% of 2,647 reviews2021
Dev: 9Garden
Windows
Median: 30 minMean: 39.2 hrs≥1hr: 34%
" Flower Girl " is a "Sexy Flower Elf+ Flower Match-3 game + GALGAME" combination of casual games. You will play a mission as a "Royal Spirit Master". In order to save your lover, you will go to the legendary land of flower elf, and encounter all kinds of flower elf on the way......
Why similar: Sexual Content 41.9%, Nudity 13.8%, Hentai 12.8%, Visual Novel 10.5%, Anime 8.6%
- #54 Folie Fatale
66% matchVery Positive86% of 2,679 reviews2024
Dev: Kanmidoko (神海処)Pub: 346lab Localization
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 5.2 hrs≥1hr: 84%
All capture targets are mentally "Jirai"(landmine)!? Meet these eccentric boys, reveal the truth beneath in this Psycho-love-horror VN!
Why similar: Dating Sim 29.8%, Visual Novel 20.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.2%, Psychological Horror 11%, Anime 10.7%
- #55 Getting Inside: Hentai Story
65% matchVery Positive87% of 335 reviews2025
Dev: 4ny StudioPub: Horny Capybara Studio
Windows
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 3.2 hrs≥1hr: 84%
🔥 Getting Inside is a visual novel where devilishly seductive beauties aren’t shy about crawling into your zipper. Is it nothing more than a lucky coincidence, though? Find out exactly what demonic forces have fallen on your head and use them wisely!
Why similar: Dating Sim 22.4%, Sexual Content 17.4%, Visual Novel 14.8%, Romance 10.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 8.5%
- #56 Chasing Tails ~A Promise in the Snow~
66% matchVery Positive92% of 4,660 reviews2021
Dev: the last evil wizardPub: Nupu Neko Dev
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 39.7 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Trying to get away from trouble, June moves to a small town... to find even more trouble! A yuri comedy/horror visual novel, featuring a haunted house, fox-girls, and GxG love ❤︎.
Why similar: Sexual Content 23.8%, Visual Novel 19.9%, Romance 13.4%, Anime 9.8%, Hentai 8.7%
- #57 Love Sucks: Night Two
65% matchVery Positive99% of 343 reviews2024
Dev: Art Witch StudiosPub: Critical Bliss
Windows · Mac · Linux
This is Love Sucks:Night Two, the second part in your mission to get laid and not die doing it. When sexy monsters are out to kill you for their own mysterious goals, it's date or die! You've survived the first night, but can you survive your second?
Why similar: Dating Sim 26.8%, Romance 17.5%, Sexual Content 16.9%, Visual Novel 15%, Nudity 6.6%
- #58 Moe Era
67% matchVery Positive88% of 4,830 reviews2020
Dev: Comfy Company
Windows · Mac · Linux
Welcome to Moe Era, the era of cute things! It has everything but a hero to help four adorable girls. You're the one they're waiting for!
Why similar: Dating Sim 23%, Visual Novel 20.1%, Sexual Content 15.3%, Anime 11.9%, Romance 9.5%
- #59 CUPID - A free to play Visual Novel
68% matchVery Positive87% of 1,308 reviews2016
Dev: FerventPub: Afterthought Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.5 hrsMean: 6.9 hrs≥1hr: 64%
"Love is both poison and cure, both knife and remedy." Set in 18th Century France, this is a gothic romance tale about loss, revenge and the different faces of love.
Why similar: Visual Novel 28.6%, Sexual Content 28%, Romance 13.2%, Nudity 9.9%, Anime 7.9%
