- #1 Sorcerer's Choice: Angel or Demon?
97% matchVery Positive94% of 51 reviews2023
Dev: VarenyettPub: JAST
Windows
A Boys Love visual novel with branching plotlines and two love interests. Features beautiful CGs and sprites, and top-notch voice acting throughout the game.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 22.3%, Interactive Fiction 17.2%, Visual Novel 16.2%, Anime 8.8%, Simulation 8.6%
- #2 Fearbonding
96% matchVery Positive96% of 143 reviews2025
Dev: Night Asobu
Windows · Mac · Linux
Fearbonding is a Yandere x Demon BL Horror Visual Novel. Play as Hinata, a demon, and try to tame the deranged Kosuke. Will you get to satisfy your hunger for fear through your new hunting dog or will you be the one to get devoured?
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 19.8%, Visual Novel 15.4%, Interactive Fiction 11.6%, Dark 9.9%, Psychological Horror 9%
- #3 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 28.9%, Anime 21.5%, Psychological Horror 15.7%, Romance 11.5%, Horror 7.7%
- #4 Dreambound
95% matchVery Positive95% of 93 reviews2024
Dev: Two and a Half Studios
Windows · Mac
Mysterious deaths. Dreams that are reality, and reality that is a dream. Will Noah be able to move forward and solve the mystery—or will he give in to the demons of his past? A story-rich BL mystery visual novel.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 20.7%, Visual Novel 15.8%, Emotional 13.3%, Psychological 11.4%, Anime 10.5%
- #5 MindMindMind
94% matchVery Positive96% of 82 reviews2024
Dev: ChattercapPub: Chattercap LLC
Windows · Mac · Linux
A dark, psychological romance VN about a British ghost who has haunted you since childhood. When you get close to a new boy at college, he starts to get possessive, and the mind games begin!
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 24.1%, Visual Novel 17.9%, Psychological 15.5%, Dark 10.6%, Anime 10.5%
- #6 Seraphim Slum
94% matchVery Positive95% of 154 reviews2024
Dev: rosesrotPub: angelrot games
Windows · Mac · Linux
An eerie liminal game that explores just how far an angel can fall. Play as sapphic Lucifer and corrupt angels into falling... in love with you.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 23.7%, Interactive Fiction 20.2%, Visual Novel 17.4%, Psychological Horror 9.9%, Text-Based 9.3%
- #7 Pandemic Love
93% matchVery Positive93% of 233 reviews2021
Dev: Red Skald
Windows
A short visual novel about isolation. You try to search for comfort in the lonesome people around you. Keeping the darkness at bay with small embers of light. Will you let the fear change you?
Why similar: Visual Novel 19.3%, Anime 13.3%, Emotional 13.2%, Simulation 12.6%, Psychological 10.8%
- #8 It gets so lonely here
91% matchVery Positive94% of 2,141 reviews2023
Dev: ebi-hime
Windows · Mac · Linux
A yandere yuri visual novel with a fairytale theme. Can you escape from your mysterious pursuer?
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 23.9%, Visual Novel 17.9%, Anime 9.6%, Text-Based 9.6%, Dark 9%
- #9 Midnight Shifts with Femboy
91% matchMostly Positive76% of 227 reviews2026
Dev: icanfixthatgames
Windows · Mac · Linux
In this sandbox visual novel, you must survive your shifts at a convenience store while being watched by an obsessive admirer. Interact with your environment and build a delicate bond with a cute yandere femboy. Your choices will determine if you can help him heal or if his love will consume you...
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 27.9%, LGBTQ+ 27.8%, Anime 9%, Psychological 7.1%, Simulation 6.9%
- #10 Vampire Slave 1: A Yaoi Visual Novel
92% matchMostly Positive69% of 111 reviews2021
Dev: Y Press Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.4 hrsMean: 7.3 hrs≥1hr: 58%
The world's most ancient vampire, a young & unprepared new leader of a centuries old vampire-hunting organization, thrust together by fate. Thalos knows he's found his beloved, but Dusty must never let himself grow close to a vampire. A kinetic visual novel that grows spicier with each installment!
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 34.7%, Visual Novel 25.4%, Anime 15.8%, Romance 13.3%, Simulation 7.1%
- #11 Alex's Hope & Alex's Solitude
89% matchVery Positive91% of 65 reviews2024
Dev: Violet Horizons Productions
Windows · Mac · Linux
A boy regains his hope and a girl finds herself in solitude. A kinetic novel that will take you through their darkest days and immerse you in their deepest emotions.
Why similar: Visual Novel 17.7%, Psychological 14.8%, Emotional 14.6%, Anime 13.2%, Text-Based 10.2%
- #12 Saihate Station
87% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 8,976 reviews2025
Dev: びぶ/viv
Windows · Mac
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 7.9 hrs≥1hr: 68%
An exploration/horror/adventure game about the codependent, love-hate relationship between two men.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 28.7%, Visual Novel 22%, Psychological Horror 13.4%, Horror 9.3%, Anime 9.2%
- #13 What have you done, Father?
89% matchVery Positive91% of 140 reviews2024
Dev: Darkania Works
Windows
A dark murder mistery game combined with a visual novel revolving around a disturbing plot. Embark on the frightening adventure of a young priest entangled in a forbidden affair with a beautiful lady who meets a gruesome end. Lust, wrath, murder, despair.
Why similar: Visual Novel 45.8%, Psychological Horror 28.3%, Horror 25%, Singleplayer 0.9%
- #14 Synthetic Lover
88% matchVery Positive86% of 106 reviews2022
Dev: HeartCoreDev
Windows
In the future a biot working as a companion and without free will, encounters a device that makes him feel human. Self-discovery, hardships, and romance may follow. A BL/Yaoi visual novel.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 25.7%, Interactive Fiction 17.8%, Visual Novel 16.7%, Anime 11.6%, Romance 9.6%
- #15 Hydrangea
86% matchVery Positive92% of 130 reviews2024
Dev: Meiri Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
A yandere psychological horror visual novel. Choose a sweetheart to romance, but beware the petals of obsession.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 20.1%, LGBTQ+ 15.9%, Visual Novel 15.2%, Psychological 10.4%, Anime 10.2%
- #16 My Therapy
86% matchVery Positive96% of 334 reviews2022
Dev: Suvorov Mikhail
Windows · Linux
A visual novel about cute melancholic girls!
Why similar: Visual Novel 21.2%, Interactive Fiction 14.6%, Anime 12.9%, Simulation 11.7%, Casual 7%
- #17 Bewitching Sinners
83% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 509 reviews2024
Dev: Miss Xero
Windows · Mac · Linux
Bewitching Sinners is a dark comedy dating sim where your choices will either leave you with your true love or ruin a whole world and potentially killing millions of people within it, no pressure! Explore a fantasy world full of witches, hot priests, and the occasional dance with death.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 23.3%, Interactive Fiction 21.3%, Visual Novel 18.6%, Anime 9.4%, Romance 9%
- #18 Sentimental Trickster: Yaoi BL Gay Visual Novel
85% matchVery Positive95% of 77 reviews2021
Dev: Y Press Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
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+ 40.6%, Visual Novel 21.6%, Anime 14.4%, Romance 11.6%, Choices Matter 5.4%
- #19 All Ashes and Illusions
84% matchVery Positive96% of 52 reviews2022
Dev: ebi-hime
Windows · Mac · Linux
A dark visual novel about a young prince's unhealthy infatuation with his nursemaid, and his misguided attempts to win her heart.
Why similar: Visual Novel 20.5%, Text-Based 18.6%, Dark 14.7%, Psychological 14.6%, Anime 13.1%
- #20 missed messages.
82% 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: LGBTQ+ 22.1%, Visual Novel 19.7%, Emotional 12.9%, Psychological 9.7%, Romance 8.3%
- #21 My Douchey Boss Has a Gentle Twin Brother?! - BL Visual Novel
84% matchVery Positive87% of 55 reviews2023
Dev: ChaniMK
Windows · Mac · Linux
Kyle's new boss, Vincent, is mischievous and eccentric. One day, Kyle bumps into his boss after work and is surprised when his superior acts kind. Later, he finds out he'd actually met his boss' twin brother, Vernon. The brothers are estranged, but what happens when they fall for the same person?
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 21.2%, Text-Based 19.2%, Visual Novel 17.2%, Simulation 17.1%, Anime 12.1%
- #22 Folie Fatale
81% matchVery Positive86% of 2,531 reviews2024
Dev: Kanmidoko (神海処)Pub: 346lab Localization
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 5.4 hrs≥1hr: 87%
All capture targets are mentally "Jirai"(landmine)!? Meet these eccentric boys, reveal the truth beneath in this Psycho-love-horror VN!
Why similar: Visual Novel 32.4%, Anime 18.5%, Psychological Horror 17.2%, Simulation 11.1%, Choices Matter 7.1%
- #23 Gore Screaming Show
82% matchVery Positive89% of 155 reviews2022
Dev: Black CycPub: JAST
Windows
A deeply unsettling visual novel following a boy who returns to his hometown expecting to find peace; however, it isn't long before his hopes are dashed by the monster known as Gore Screaming Show.
Why similar: Text-Based 16.1%, Visual Novel 13.7%, Emotional 12%, Anime 10.4%, Psychological Horror 7.9%
- #24 Crimson Gray
81% matchVery Positive96% of 444 reviews2017
Dev: Sierra Lee
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 94%
John is a young man suffering from severe depression. As he loses his sense of purpose in life, he begins to see the world in unfocused gray. Just when he begins to lose all hope, John meets a girl... a very special girl.
Why similar: Visual Novel 17.1%, Interactive Fiction 15.6%, Psychological 13%, Anime 10.9%, Psychological Horror 8.8%
- #25 From Madness with Love
79% matchVery Positive91% of 501 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 30.4%, LGBTQ+ 30.2%, Romance 12.5%, Psychological Horror 11.2%, Casual 9%
- #26 Trick and Treat - Visual Novel
79% matchVery Positive90% of 3,616 reviews2016
Dev: Eternal Night StudiosPub: Alberto Herrera
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 42 minMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 40%
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 35.7%, Anime 27.9%, Horror 10.4%, Romance 8.3%, Simulation 6.4%
- #27 Melancholy Love
80% matchVery Positive95% of 75 reviews2021
Dev: White Dew GamesPub: Kikai Digital
Windows · Mac
Melancholy Love is a Yuri Visual Novel between an elite and a misfit in an All-Girls' High School. How will sparks flare between the two?
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 23.3%, Visual Novel 17.5%, Emotional 14.2%, Interactive Fiction 12.4%, Anime 11.3%
- #28 Take Care Of It.
76% matchVery Positive98% of 62 reviews2026
Dev: Zealli
Windows
Horror/thriller visual novel with RPG elements about two friends that explores guilt, co-dependency, and personal limits being pushed.
Why similar: Visual Novel 37%, Simulation 23.6%, Horror 17.8%, Multiple Endings 6.7%, 2D 6.4%
- #29 The Mermaid of Zennor
78% matchVery Positive99% of 75 reviews2021
Dev: ebi-hime
Windows · Mac · Linux
A short, dark visual novel set in the UK about a young autistic girl's destructive obsession with her older brother.
Why similar: Visual Novel 15.6%, Text-Based 13.8%, Interactive Fiction 11.5%, Emotional 11.3%, Anime 10.6%
- #30 OBSCURA
75% matchVery Positive99% of 446 reviews2024
Dev: Rotten RaccoonsPub: Kaguya Project
Windows · Mac · Linux
Descend under a mountain to the marketplace below, where everything has a price. Meet the four men who can each give you what you need, but beware: they have their own hidden motives and uses for you. OBSCURA is a dark fantasy romance VN that asks how far you'll go to get what you need.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 27.1%, Visual Novel 23.1%, Romance 13.3%, Anime 10.2%, Simulation 9%
- #31 Heart Fragment
77% matchVery Positive92% of 330 reviews2021
Dev: Starfield Gaming
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 9.3 hrs≥1hr: 51%
Can you collect all the fragments to reach your happy ending? Or will your attempts only end in tragedy? Find out in this psychological otome game as you sort your way through the secrets & lies.
Why similar: Visual Novel 20%, Simulation 19.9%, LGBTQ+ 15%, Psychological 14.7%, Anime 9.9%
- #32 EBBIL: Alternative Bible
77% matchVery Positive88% of 66 reviews2024
Dev: First Choir
Windows
In Heaven, mistakes have been made. In this story inspired by TMC, follow Archangel Gabriel through a trial of corruption and feigned purity as he explores celestial realms and the rekindling of lost friendships. Will you save the Heavens, or will you see them fall?
Why similar: Visual Novel 21.8%, Simulation 13.6%, Psychological Horror 12.5%, Horror 12.2%, Text-Based 10.9%
- #33 Chronicles of Taldun: The Remainder
76% matchVery Positive95% of 152 reviews2022
Dev: Square Weasel Studio
Windows · Linux
A dark fantasy tale where death is not the end but the path to the truth. Two magi trapped in a collapsing tower must unravel a deadly mystery. Each death reveals another piece of the puzzle that is their shared past and forbidden love. For fans of House in Fata Morgana and literary dark fantasy.
Why similar: Text-Based 17.5%, LGBTQ+ 17.2%, Visual Novel 14.6%, Emotional 11.7%, Dark 7.9%
- #34 Dead Wishes
78% matchVery Positive90% of 78 reviews2019
Dev: VIOLET
Windows · Mac
In this chaotic world, you must adapt - either to forgive or survive. A thriller-romance indie visual novel/dating simulator.
Why similar: Visual Novel 31.4%, LGBTQ+ 17.3%, Romance 17%, Psychological Horror 15%, Simulation 12.3%
- #35 Sisters in Sin 🔞
73% matchVery Positive85% of 132 reviews2026
Dev: Lewd Star
Windows · Mac · Linux
Sisters in Sin is an adult visual novel where you play as the Demon of Lust disguised as a preacher. Manipulate schedules, uncover hidden desires, corrupt sacred vows, and turn a holy monastery into a place of temptation. 18+
Why similar: Visual Novel 32.4%, Simulation 19.9%, Romance 18.5%, Choices Matter 12%, Casual 11.2%
- #36 Room No. 9
74% matchVery Positive90% of 535 reviews2020
Dev: paradePub: MangaGamer
Windows
It's up to you to decide how far you're willing to go in order to survive in this psychological thriller visual novel about two best friends trapped in an experiment. Can these two men survive their choices between physical and psychological harm long enough to earn freedom?
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 23.3%, Visual Novel 17.7%, Anime 13.4%, Psychological 9.9%, Emotional 7.9%
- #37 Bloody Painter Dating Sim
71% matchVery Positive90% of 1,652 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: Visual Novel 28.1%, Interactive Fiction 26.4%, Horror 13.2%, Romance 10.2%, Anime 9.6%
- #38 Saint Maker - Horror Visual Novel
72% matchVery Positive86% of 253 reviews2023
Dev: Yangyang MobilePub: Neon Doctrine
Windows · Mac
A haunted convent. Statues that move on their own. A buried past. Welcome to Saint Idelora’s convent, where becoming a saint comes with a price.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 21.3%, Visual Novel 20.4%, Psychological Horror 10.8%, Horror 10.5%, Anime 10.3%
- #39 Beyond Eden
74% matchVery Positive92% of 195 reviews2017
Dev: Studio Pieplus
Windows · Mac
Beyond Eden is a Boy's love visual novel set in the Victorian era, centering on the themes of love-hate and revenge. As protagonist Alex, the player may proceed to destroy an aristocratic family while pursuing complex relationships with 6 different male characters. Does the fall await beyond Eden?
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 59.6%, Visual Novel 31.8%, Anime 7.9%, Indie 0.6%
- #40 Sub for You
72% matchVery Positive85% of 67 reviews2024
Dev: maratanPub: Playmeow
Windows
After an accident, Li Ling suffered from some physical damages. With the advice and help of his senior, Li Ling entered the hidden club of a high-end hotel--Hidden, where a public BDSM performance by ‘Emperor—Zhou Chun’ changed his life. Once reluctant about BDSM, Li Ling found himself struggling between his ego and desires.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 26.9%, Interactive Fiction 20.9%, Visual Novel 12.7%, Text-Based 9.5%, Emotional 8.5%
- #41 Like an Angel
73% matchMostly Positive76% of 244 reviews2022
Dev: OTERAS
Windows · Mac
"Like an Angel" is a boy love game for adults, it has simulation and interactive fiction elements. It has more than 7 endings and plenty of CG for the player to explore.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 41.1%, Visual Novel 24.9%, Simulation 15.3%, Romance 9.3%, 2D 4.8%
- #42 Signed and Sealed With a Kiss
75% matchMixed67% of 72 reviews2019
Dev: Reine Works
Windows · Mac · Linux
"Raise" your own perfect boyfriend in this visual novel-stat raiser. Will you fall in love or will you say goodbye?
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 27.1%, Visual Novel 20.3%, Anime 15.4%, Simulation 12.7%, Romance 10.6%
- #43 Fragments of Him
73% matchVery Positive84% of 147 reviews2016
Dev: Sassybot
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 92%
An emotional and immersive game about a man named Will and the people close to him. Experience his life through a story about love, memories and hope.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 23.1%, Interactive Fiction 19.4%, Visual Novel 16.6%, Emotional 10.9%, Dark 10%
- #44 Second Chance
71% matchVery Positive85% of 1,128 reviews2018
Dev: COMANPub: C&E
Windows · Mac · Linux
One night, Leslie finds himself at a small town train station, completely lost in the memories of his past. As he explores his past, he makes friends, but... Who are they really? Who is lying and who is telling the truth? And is it true that everyone in our world is entitled to a second chance?
Why similar: Visual Novel 46.9%, Romance 12.7%, LGBTQ+ 12%, Psychological Horror 6.7%, Choices Matter 6.4%
- #45 start;again
70% matchVery Positive95% of 182 reviews2022
Dev: Two and a Half Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
A BL/yaoi mystery visual novel that follows a man named Sebastian as he’s forced into a game of life-or-death, alongside three strangers. Who put him there, and more importantly… who can he trust?
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 26.1%, Visual Novel 19.2%, Anime 13.5%, Text-Based 12.4%, Romance 10%
- #46 Paradise
68% matchVery Positive91% of 539 reviews2024
Dev: PIL/SLASHPub: JAST BLUE
Windows · Mac · Linux
Paradise is a Boys Love visual novel and tells the story of a group of men who go on holiday on a deserted island. When things begin to go wrong, they realize to their horror that they are stranded. Turns out that’s only the start of their problems.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 20.2%, Interactive Fiction 15.1%, Visual Novel 14.8%, Anime 10.5%, Dark 10.3%
- #47 Full Service
70% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 549 reviews2020
Dev: Mazjojo ProductionsPub: Herculion
Windows · Mac · Linux
Play as a workaholic young adult who finds romance in an unexpected place, an all-male massage parlor.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 71.1%, Visual Novel 13.1%, Anime 9.3%, Romance 6.5%
- #48 Graveyard Girls
69% matchVery Positive98% of 163 reviews2022
Dev: Delphinium Interactive
Windows
Graveyard Girls is a halloween-themed yuri visual novel about complicated grief and overcoming hardships. Collect Elle’s “scribbles” to learn about her struggles, befriend a mysterious girl, and have a conversation about death.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 14.8%, LGBTQ+ 12.4%, Visual Novel 12.2%, Text-Based 11%, Emotional 10.5%
- #49 CUPID - A free to play Visual Novel
71% 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 41.8%, Anime 12.6%, Romance 9.5%, Dark 9.1%, Horror 7.9%
- #50 Malcatras' Maiden
67% matchVery Positive95% of 269 reviews2024
Dev: Nadia Nova
Windows · Mac · Linux
MALCATRAS' MAIDEN is a toxic yuri visual novel for adults about trauma, bonds, family, and sisterhood.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 22.4%, Interactive Fiction 20.1%, Text-Based 16.6%, Visual Novel 15.7%, Dark 10.6%
- #51 Guilt Free
70% matchVery Positive86% of 293 reviews2020
Dev: Lateral Games
Windows · Mac
Guilt Free is a visual novel crossed with a point and click made to offer perspective on mental health and eating disorders. Navigate a couple's rocky relationship and encounter "flaws" or "quirks" that may actually be symptomatic behaviors.
Why similar: Interactive Fiction 23.1%, Text-Based 22.4%, Visual Novel 18.5%, Emotional 15%, Choices Matter 6.2%
- #52 HAPPY SAIN† SHEOL
66% matchVery Positive84% of 230 reviews2024
Dev: HUNGRYCULTPub: Sekai Project
Windows · Mac · Linux
Two thousand years ago, the Pestis Disaster swept through the land, corrupting all living things and making it to difficult to live on the land. Having touched the darkest darkness the world has seen, one must now face the dazzling light. Thus I pose this question. Whose wings did I see that day?
Why similar: Visual Novel 21%, Anime 17.4%, Dark 16%, Text-Based 15.7%, Horror 11.6%
- #53 Deliver Us From Evil (DUFE)
68% matchVery Positive89% of 84 reviews2022
Dev: Galen Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Romance supernatural bachelors and investigate humanity’s dark wishes!
Why similar: Visual Novel 26.2%, Anime 18.5%, Dark 17.1%, Romance 13.5%, Simulation 8%
- #54 Psycho地雷InLove : 싸이코지라이 인 러브
66% matchVery Positive96% of 284 reviews2022
Dev: 유진게임즈
Windows
A simulation of an outcast romance!
Why similar: Visual Novel 25.4%, Emotional 15.4%, Anime 14.3%, Simulation 14.2%, Romance 9.4%
- #55 Find Love or Die Trying
64% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 12,005 reviews2021
Dev: Sunseeker Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 19.5 hrs≥1hr: 59%
Welcome to the only killer dating show where ending up single means ending up dead! Date or die, it's up to your choices!
Why similar: Visual Novel 26.7%, Emotional 17.1%, Anime 16.9%, Romance 14.1%, Psychological Horror 7.7%
- #56 Blind Men
69% matchVery Positive86% of 80 reviews2017
Dev: Man-Eater Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.6 hrsMean: 3.3 hrs≥1hr: 81%
A boys' love visual novel about an aspiring super villain and the spies he meets while trying to make a name for himself.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 26.7%, Interactive Fiction 20.9%, Visual Novel 19.5%, Romance 9.6%, Simulation 6.1%
- #57 Criminally Yours
64% matchVery Positive95% of 60 reviews2025
Dev: Meant to Bee Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
A superhero-themed yandere romance visual novel. He's your coworker, your crush, and the villain you need to stop? Make choices to be with your supervillian ex, or move on to a new hot superhero.
Why similar: Text-Based 23.5%, Visual Novel 22.1%, LGBTQ+ 12.1%, Romance 11%, Anime 6.4%
- #58 slime feet
63% matchVery Positive98% of 436 reviews2025
Dev: Nadia Nova
Windows · Mac · Linux
slime feet is a linear visual novel, a love story for everyone who has ever had to love through a keyboard. slime feet is about the body horror of an inevitable drawn out death, and the lesbian slime feet cybersex that comes with it.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 19.6%, Interactive Fiction 16%, Visual Novel 15.5%, Text-Based 15%, Dark 10%
- #59 Chronicles of Tal'Dun: The Remainder - Act 1
68% matchVery Positive88% of 50 reviews2021
Dev: Square Weasel Studio
Windows
A dark fantasy tale where death is not the end but the path to the truth. Two magi trapped in a collapsing tower must unravel a deadly mystery. Each death reveals another piece of the puzzle that is their shared past and forbidden love. For fans of House in Fata Morgana and literary dark fantasy.
Why similar: Visual Novel 20.6%, Text-Based 19.2%, LGBTQ+ 14.9%, Emotional 12.2%, Dark 8.1%