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Sole survivor of a terrible incident, you find yourself in the company of new friends and new conflict on the island of Illyria.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 15.8%, Dating Sim 15.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.4%, Interactive Fiction 11.9%, Visual Novel 8.5%

Luna has been working too hard, fortunately as she finishes up each night she manages to find her way to a hidden out of the way cafe, one where the gals all dress up like different animals. It could be a place for dreams to come true, or just for Luna to blow off some steam and relax each night.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 20.5%, Dating Sim 14.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.4%, Choices Matter 9.6%, Multiple Endings 9.4%

"Curtain Call" is a visual novel about (literally) breaking through social masks by forming meaningful connections with incredibly deep personalities. Whether you’re looking to make new friends or something more, there’s a whole cast of characters just dying to meet you!

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 15.2%, Dating Sim 13.9%, Time Management 10.3%, Interactive Fiction 9.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.8%

Where are you, Cinderella? is a visual novel about Vietnamese culture and the world of entertainment. Will you be able to find the lost shoe’s owner? Or, will you find your shoe?

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 16%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.4%, Interactive Fiction 11.2%, Dating Sim 10.1%, Choices Matter 9.9%

Charlotte, has been dumped by her long term girlfriend Mikka. Fortunately her sexy friend Sophie insists on taking her out to try and cheer her up. But Sophie is quite a wildcat so who knows where such a date could lead in this yuri/lesbian themed visual novel with multiple routes and endings.

Why similar: Dating Sim 16.5%, LGBTQ+ 16%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.3%, Interactive Fiction 12.6%, Visual Novel 9.2%

A fantasy curse-casting adventure. Make curses that can only be undone by true love's kiss!

Why similar: Shop Keeper 24.9% ★, LGBTQ+ 16.3%, Interactive Fiction 10.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.8%, Visual Novel 8.3%

The hapless, love-struck Ichika made a big mistake, and she might have ruined her friendship with Hana forever. With the help of her classmate Ayumi, can she work her own feelings out in time to show Hana how she really feels? A soft, comedic romance with big personalities and a tinge of melodrama.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 16.5%, Dating Sim 16.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.8%, Interactive Fiction 11.5%, Visual Novel 8.3%

A Boys' Love / Yaoi Visual Novel that follows protagonist who finds himself stuck in the plot of a book he hated…as the character he really couldn’t stand. When Ben dies and wakes as bratty Prince Athelstan, he is thrust into a world of political intrigue, ancient magic, and dangerous desires.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 23.7%, Dating Sim 18.8%, Visual Novel 9%, Choices Matter 8.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 7.7%

Shape queer love and friendship at the end of the world in this choice-driven, emotional narrative game. Will you settle for pessimism, or open yourself to trust?

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 19.5%, Dating Sim 15.2%, Multiple Endings 10.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.6%, Interactive Fiction 9.6%

Briana has been craving some time off all summer and finally with her shoot wrapped for hiatus she can relax at her summer cottage on the lake. To really enjoy herself she even drags her female co-stars along for the ride.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 16.2%, Dating Sim 16.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.3%, Interactive Fiction 11.3%, Visual Novel 8.7%

Welcome to MONSTER LUV RADIO, where you play a radio DJ giving dating advice to a host of supernatural creatures! Keep your ratings up by giving sound advice and following the rhythm of your DJ mix board, and make sure your boss doesn't shut down your show!

Why similar: Dating Sim 15%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.9%, LGBTQ+ 13.7%, Interactive Fiction 10.8%, Immersive Sim 8.7%

Choose your own story as you take over a beach resort, of course it's not all fun and games but at least the park is filled with an array of beautiful women to distract you. Your choices will determine the story and whether romance is in the air and how your beach visit will end.

Why similar: Dating Sim 16.6%, LGBTQ+ 15.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.5%, Interactive Fiction 12.8%, Visual Novel 9.3%

Studio Reignbow presents, a chat-sim style otome visual novel. Abandoned in space, all hope seems lost until you receive a strange signal... which installs a dating app onto your computer of all things!? You finally have someone to talk to, maybe you won't die alone and a virgin in space after all!

Why similar: Dating Sim 20.3%, Interactive Fiction 13.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.9%, LGBTQ+ 9.4%, Visual Novel 9.3%

Fall in love with marbles and learn to believe in yourself again.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 19.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.1%, Dating Sim 13.7%, Interactive Fiction 10.4%, Visual Novel 8.6%

A gripping seaside adventure following the connection of two young souls, each unknowingly helping the other make sense of a world that seems senseless. Complemented by breathtaking artwork and an addictive soundtrack, this charming tale will definitely suck you in and leave a lasting impression!

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 15.6%, Dating Sim 14.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.7%, Interactive Fiction 11.1%, Visual Novel 8.2%

Play as Emily as she goes on her second date with Miley, after they unexpectedly hit it off from a strange and wonderful night before. Is love in the air or just a bit of lust between the two. Can Emily find something special or is this just another night of fun among many.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 20.1%, Dating Sim 16.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.7%, Interactive Fiction 10.9%, Visual Novel 9.3%

A bickering and bantering rivals-to-lovers visual novel where you fall in love after first hack.

Why similar: Dating Sim 16.4%, LGBTQ+ 15.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.6%, Visual Novel 8.5%, Interactive Fiction 8%

A slice-of-life visual novel with darker twists hiding within! Haru Amari wasn't looking for love, just a new beginning far from his past. Instead he finds himself in complicated relationships where he must decide between his needs and those of the men around him.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 29.4%, Dating Sim 18.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.6%, Visual Novel 10.2%, Choices Matter 8.4%

Chaotic Love and Sex is an 18+ romantic visual novel where your choices shape who you grow close to—and how your story ends. Flirt, explore, and make tough decisions as you uncover the hidden sides of Aiko, Amanda, and Hina in a story full of passion, drama, consequence, and sex.

Why similar: Dating Sim 19.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.9%, Choices Matter 10.6%, Multiple Endings 10.4%, Visual Novel 10.1%

Somnium Eleven is a text-based, dating sim RPG where you find romance as you try to explore the world, meet characters, and survive through a series of competitive trials to unlock your fate.

Why similar: Dating Sim 14.6%, LGBTQ+ 13.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.8%, Time Management 11.7%, Interactive Fiction 10.6%

A phone-widget life sim that lives on your real desktop. Work supermarket shifts, text your crush, then watch them show up outside the game window

Why similar: Shop Keeper 21.2% ★, Dating Sim 17.5%, Interactive Fiction 12.1%, Incremental 9.5%, Simulation 7.8%

A chat dating sim game inspired by Mystic Messenger, VTuber communities, and internet spam

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 15.5%, Dating Sim 14%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.5%, Interactive Fiction 8.4%, Multiple Endings 7.8%

Samuda Interval is a visual novel, slice-of-life, murder mystery & supernatural game. You play the daily life of Park Haewon or Park Sae-il, a college freshman attending classes, working part-time jobs, and meeting new people. Solving the serial kidnapping & murder case is your highest priority.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 16.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.3%, Dating Sim 16%, Incremental 14.3%, Visual Novel 9.6%

A fantasy tea-brewing adventure. Listen to your customers' worries and brew them the tea that they didn't know they needed.

Why similar: Shop Keeper 27.2% ★, LGBTQ+ 15.9%, Interactive Fiction 10.6%, Choices Matter 7.9%, Multiple Endings 7.9%

An immersive MMORPG-simulation chatroom based romance / otome visual novel. You are the leader of a raiding guild in the world's hottest MMORPG, Emberfate. Will you lead your guild to success in the newest raid — and perhaps find love along the way among your guildmates?

Why similar: Dating Sim 16.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.7%, LGBTQ+ 12%, Interactive Fiction 11.6%, Immersive Sim 8.9%

Pretty Peculiar Lovers is a visual novel dating sim with a compelling twist, where your decisions impact which romance candidate you engage with, and what secrets you may uncover about them. Come prepared, these seemingly kind and welcoming individuals may not be how they appear.

Why similar: Dating Sim 17.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.2%, Immersive Sim 10.7%, LGBTQ+ 9.8%, Visual Novel 9.7%

After surviving a near death encounter on their first day of work, Hunter has noticed something shocking. They're slowly turning into a mermaid! The latest adventure game/life simulation hybrid from the creators of the Max's Big Bust series.

Why similar: Shop Keeper 23% ★, Dating Sim 18.3%, LGBTQ+ 14.4%, Time Management 12.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.3%

Help Katsune find the Love's Heart while meeting countless girls at our lesbian university!

Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 14.1%, Time Management 12.8%, Dating Sim 11.2%, LGBTQ+ 10.7%, Multiple Endings 10.1%

TFTU: After Midnight is a dark / gothic visual novel with multiple endings. Your choices matter and will determine who stays alive and who dies. Discovering the whole truth about the murders will require more than one playthrough.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 20.3%, Dating Sim 18.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.7%, Choices Matter 10.3%, Multiple Endings 9.5%

《学生时代》是一款可自由构筑的校园人生模拟器。你将在高度还原的中国校园中，从入学一路走到高考，与多个性格鲜明的同学一起成长，互相陪伴。你的养成和选择，不但会决定你的人生，也会影响到朋友们的未来。

Why similar: Shop Keeper 23.8% ★, Dating Sim 13.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.6%, Time Management 11%, Interactive Fiction 9.3%

The girls of the Lingerie shop are back and they are in for their toughest day of the year, a mega sale event! How will the girls handle things, you get to decide not only how the sale goes but who you will control in this adult yuri/lesbian themed multi-routed visual novel game.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 17.4%, Dating Sim 15.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.2%, Interactive Fiction 11.3%, Visual Novel 8.5%

Fall in love… with a goddess?! In this visual novel divinely beautiful girls will steal your heart!

Why similar: Dating Sim 14.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.2%, Interactive Fiction 11.9%, Visual Novel 10.4%, Multiple Endings 10.1%

In a city of glittering towers and forgotten streets, one disgraced fixer must choose between the empire he was hired to save and the rebel who might save his soul.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 24.6%, Dating Sim 19.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.4%, Incremental 13.4%, Visual Novel 11.2%

Follow Sophie as she embarks on her latest adventure in making money, working alongside the enigmatic Rias as they put on a special yuri/lesbian camgirl show for their viewers.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 22.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.5%, Interactive Fiction 13.2%, Visual Novel 10.5%, Multiple Endings 9.7%

Can a group of high school students write and perform an original stage play and win the national contest? Will they find love along the way? Find out in this Visual Novel!

Why similar: Dating Sim 14.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.6%, Choices Matter 10.1%, Multiple Endings 9.9%, Visual Novel 9.7%

A light-hearted lesbian romance between a tired office lady and a gyaru foxgirl. Make choices as Sasami and pursue a relationship with the cheerful Mirai, or risk ruining it.

Why similar: Dating Sim 19.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.5%, LGBTQ+ 14.8%, Interactive Fiction 13.9%, Visual Novel 9.9%

Loser Named Hana is a friendship-building visual novel. You respond to an ad advertising $100 a week to be the lonely college student, Hana, friend.

Why similar: Dating Sim 22.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.1%, Interactive Fiction 14.8%, LGBTQ+ 13%, Immersive Sim 10.3%

This is a fun, tongue in cheek story of lustful urges and workplace romance. As two women go on a night out together to reaffirm their friendship as they start to work together once more.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 21.5%, Dating Sim 19.9%, Visual Novel 11.1%, Choices Matter 9%, Interactive Fiction 8.8%

A bite-sized visual novel about going on dates with some absolutely disastrous goblins.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 21.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.1%, Interactive Fiction 14.6%, Immersive Sim 10.8%, Visual Novel 10.4%

You are a Venetian maskmaker in 1797. Craft stunning masks for picky patrons.

Why similar: Shop Keeper 27.9% ★, Interactive Fiction 15%, Immersive Sim 11.3%, LGBTQ+ 11.1%, Visual Novel 10.2%

A Boys Love visual novel set around a pulse-pounding hostage situation. Can Numata make it out of things unscathed? Every choice matters! Fully translated into English with the original Japanese voice acting intact.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 20.6%, Dating Sim 12.6%, Interactive Fiction 12.1%, Visual Novel 10.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.8%

The player doesn't impersonate a simple man, but a powerful, rich and famous nobleman who seems to be able to obtain whatever he wishes for. But will this be enough this time?

Why similar: Dating Sim 18.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.3%, Interactive Fiction 13.8%, Visual Novel 10.3%, Choices Matter 9.2%

The strangest things happen when you don't expect them...

Why similar: Dating Sim 21%, Visual Novel 12.7%, Interactive Fiction 10.3%, Choices Matter 10.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 8.4%

A cozy visual novel about running a tavern in a D&D-inspired fantasy! Gather rumors, serve magical drinks, and meet adventurers on a life-changing quest.

Why similar: Shop Keeper 18.6% ★, LGBTQ+ 18.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.9%, Interactive Fiction 10.2%, Visual Novel 8.6%

Court your favorite characters in this enchanting new dating simulator! Pay attention and make good choices, then maybe you can walk away with the man or woman of your dreams. Good luck!

Why similar: Dating Sim 14.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.8%, LGBTQ+ 13.2%, Interactive Fiction 11.1%, Immersive Sim 10%

Heart Rates: Plus is a short college romance Adult Visual Novel with meaningful choices and a realistic-but-simple sex simulation.

Why similar: Dating Sim 21.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.9%, Visual Novel 12.8%, Interactive Fiction 12.4%, LGBTQ+ 11.7%

Union Max is a Gay Adult / Yaoi Visual Novel featuring the adventures of Max, the unlikely hero chosen to be the next ‘Light of the Kosmos'! Join Max on his journey across the Realms of the Kosmos & gather the sparks of Romance, Desire, Angst and Happiness. Reclaim the lost sparks – together as one!

Why similar: Dating Sim 20.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.8%, LGBTQ+ 14.4%, Immersive Sim 10.9%, Visual Novel 10.4%

A vibrant fantasy visual novel with multiple endings and choices.

Why similar: Dating Sim 20%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.2%, Interactive Fiction 15.7%, LGBTQ+ 12.9%, Visual Novel 12.2%

When an AI program named Seren awakens to find they've been installed as the co-pilot of a smuggling ship, they'll have to rely on their newfound crewmates to help them find where they belong.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 16.9%, Dating Sim 14.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.5%, Interactive Fiction 11.2%, Visual Novel 8.1%

In this city built upon the ideal coexistence of civilization and the environment, Tennouji Kotarou spends his days with his friends, Kanbe Kotori and Yoshino Haruhiko. In this peaceful city, a tumultuous event shakes the foundations of Kazamatsuri once a year.

Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 17%, Dating Sim 16.8%, Interactive Fiction 15.1%, Visual Novel 13.4%, Anime 9%

1 broken down car, 2 weeks in a hidden seaside town, and 7 men waiting to sweep you off your feet. Will you follow the threads of destiny in Brine Bay?

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 15.2%, Dating Sim 14%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.6%, Interactive Fiction 10.7%, Immersive Sim 9.1%

Heart Flipper: A House Flipper Dating Sim is a visual novel that lets you date characters from the beloved renovation simulator. Mend their hearts with your choices, help through relaxing minigames, and find love… or stay single forever!

Why similar: Dating Sim 21.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.5%, LGBTQ+ 15.1%, Visual Novel 11%, Simulation 10.1%

KnightsCollege 2 is a kemono visual novel set in the Knight College, where elite knight candidates live. In this game, every choice is presented as a card, and the protagonist lives in the dormitory while collecting cards.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 32.1%, Dating Sim 21.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 16.5%, Choices Matter 9.6%, Visual Novel 9.1%

A modern fantasy BL Visual Novel following a young mans journey into a hidden world of gods and magic to recover the past he's lost, and find his missing family. Alongside 3 attractive romance options, Myka Riley delves into the unknown.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 23.8%, Dating Sim 17%, Visual Novel 12.1%, Interactive Fiction 10.4%, Multiple Endings 9.1%

Heartbeats is a visual novel about music, love, relationships, mental health, and more! Features: 4 love interests, choices that affect the story, original music, beautiful art, and multiple endings.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 19.7%, Dating Sim 18%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.7%, Multiple Endings 10.2%, Visual Novel 9.9%

Take control of a bountifully cursed nonbinary protagonist as they navigate a world filled with peril and problems as they search for purpose and self-love. Make impactful choices and guide our cheeked up hero to save the world... and themselves.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 24.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 22.4%, Dating Sim 13.4%, Visual Novel 12.3%, Multiple Endings 6.8%

The emptiness of the chosen path entangles souls, preventing them from moving forward. The quiet, unbearably gentle withering continues, and only hope can stop it. Only hope can bring the smile to her face once more. "Debauched Memories" is a non-linear visual novel with multiple endings.

Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 22.7%, Dating Sim 22.7%, Visual Novel 13%, Choices Matter 8.9%, Multiple Endings 8.4%

“A story about cat girls … with bite.” Nekos have evolved in the shadows of human society. Beautiful. Mysterious. Chaotic. And now, three of them live with you. Will you be able to get past the stigma and grow closer to them? OmOneko is a tale of cat and mouse... and rats.

Why similar: Dating Sim 16.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.5%, Interactive Fiction 12.8%, Visual Novel 9.8%, Immersive Sim 9.8%

A Yaoi slice-of-life about making drinks, meeting peculiar bartenders, and hunting cute monsters. Follow Ikkarus, a gallant legendary hero, and get ready to meet Damian, a gentle archer; Orakh, an orc war chief, and Zistran, the prince of the underworld.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 22.7%, Dating Sim 15.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.3%, Visual Novel 8%, Anime 7.7%