- #1 ERROR143
97% matchVery Positive92% of 5,376 reviews2022
Dev: Jenny Vi Pham
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 3.7 hrs≥1hr: 55%
A bickering and bantering rivals-to-lovers visual novel where you fall in love after first hack.
Why similar: Otome 26.6% ★, LGBTQ+ 18.1%, Visual Novel 15.1%, Romance 11.8%, Multiple Endings 8.6%
Why You'll Like It: It features a similar blend of witty, modern dialogue and a high-tension, slightly unhinged romantic dynamic between the protagonist and their love interest.
- #2 Sucker for Love: First Date
96% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 3,024 reviews2022
Dev: AkabakaPub: DreadXP
Windows
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 5.1 hrs≥1hr: 69%
Put the 'love' in 'Lovecraftian horror'! Perform terrifying rituals to win the affections of eldritch horrors and smooch 'em... at any cost!
Why similar: Romance 19.6%, Visual Novel 19%, Comedy 16.6%, Multiple Endings 14.1%, Psychological Horror 13.5%
Why You'll Like It: Like the seed game, it subverts traditional dating sim tropes by introducing Lovecraftian horror elements and a distinct, colorful visual style.
- #3 Pixel Puzzle Makeout League
96% matchVery Positive92% of 75 reviews2020
Dev: Rude GhostPub: Skymap Games
Windows · Mac
Solve pixel puzzles, date superheroes, and save the day! Dating sim meets puzzle game in this romantic comedy adventure.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 17.9%, Visual Novel 13.7%, Romance 12.4%, Comedy 12%, Otome 10.9% ★
Why You'll Like It: It combines a cute, colorful pixel aesthetic with a quirky dating sim structure that forces the player to solve puzzles to win over their partners.
- #4 Monster Prom
95% matchVery Positive93% of 14,340 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: LGBTQ+ 32.5%, Comedy 21.6%, Visual Novel 21.2%, Dating Sim 11.5%, Funny 8%
Why You'll Like It: This game perfectly captures the chaotic, high-stakes, and darkly comedic energy of dating supernatural beings in a high-pressure environment.
- #5 Trapped with Jester
94% matchVery Positive94% of 1,595 reviews2022
Dev: AntaPub: Neoclassic Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
An unusual horror-themed Visual Novel about waking up in a carriage with a stranger… Whatever could go wrong?
Why similar: Otome 31.4% ★, Dark Humor 15.7%, Visual Novel 15.1%, Psychological Horror 10%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.8%
Why You'll Like It: This title leans into the psychological and dark humor aspects of the seed game, focusing on a tense, intimate, and slightly dangerous relationship.
- #6 Coming Out on Top
93% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 1,400 reviews2017
Dev: Obscurasoft
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.6 hrsMean: 13.3 hrs≥1hr: 82%
The acclaimed gay dating sim. Have a sweet, sexy, or bizarrely comedic adventure with the man of your choice!
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 57.5%, Visual Novel 8.7%, Sexual Content 8.2%, Romance 6.7%, Multiple Endings 4.4%
Why You'll Like It: A staple of the LGBTQ+ dating sim genre, it balances humor and romance with a distinct, character-driven narrative style.
- #7 Hatoful Boyfriend
92% matchVery Positive94% of 7,583 reviews2014
Dev: MediatonicPub: Epic Games
Windows
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 7.8 hrs≥1hr: 79%
Congratulations! You’ve been accepted as the only human student at the prestigious St. PigeoNation’s Institute, a school for talented birds! Roam the halls and find love in between classes as a sophomore student at the world’s greatest pigeon high school.
Why similar: Otome 30.8% ★, Visual Novel 26%, Romance 11.1%, Comedy 11%, Multiple Endings 8.4%
Why You'll Like It: A classic of the 'unusual dating sim' genre, it shares the seed game's commitment to absurd premises and unexpected narrative depth.
- #8 Date Everything!
89% matchVery Positive93% of 7,795 reviews2025
Dev: Sassy Chap GamesPub: Team17
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 11.3 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: LGBTQ+ 27.9%, Romance 14.4%, Comedy 10.4%, Visual Novel 9.9%, Multiple Endings 7.8%
Why You'll Like It: This game takes the concept of dating to an absurd level, matching the seed game's willingness to experiment with the boundaries of the genre.
- #9 Speed Dating for Ghosts
91% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 546 reviews2018
Dev: Copychaser Games
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 91%
Branching dialogue! Hard choices! A cemetery's worth of phantoms, wraiths, and poltergeists lookin' for love in all the blight places.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 25.1%, Dark Humor 20.9%, Visual Novel 19.3%, Romance 12.9%, Comedy 11.1%
Why You'll Like It: This game offers a unique, supernatural twist on the dating genre with a heavy emphasis on dark humor and poignant, unconventional character interactions.
- #10 Doodle Date
91% matchMostly Positive73% of 343 reviews2018
Dev: Nicholas Lives
Windows
Median: 2.4 hrsMean: 3.0 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Romance, seduce, and even marry your own drawings! Forget about finding true love; In Doodle Date, you create it!
Why similar: Dark Humor 17.7%, LGBTQ+ 16.7%, Visual Novel 14.1%, Romance 13.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.4%
Why You'll Like It: This game embraces a low-fi, hand-drawn aesthetic and a dark, comedic tone that mirrors the unconventional nature of the seed game.
- #11 Psycho地雷InLove : 싸이코지라이 인 러브
90% matchVery Positive96% of 286 reviews2022
Dev: 유진게임즈
Windows
A simulation of an outcast romance!
Why similar: Visual Novel 27%, Romance 15.6%, Cute 11.7%, Pixel Graphics 10%, Colorful 8.3%
Why You'll Like It: It focuses on the 'yandere' or 'unstable' character archetype, providing the same kind of intense, high-stakes romantic communication found in the seed.
- #12 Folie Fatale
89% matchVery Positive86% of 2,697 reviews2024
Dev: Kanmidoko (神海処)Pub: 346lab Localization
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.2 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: Otome 41.5% ★, Visual Novel 18.1%, Psychological Horror 12.3%, Multiple Endings 10.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.2%
Why You'll Like It: This title explores the darker, psychological side of romance through a visual novel format, appealing to fans of the seed game's more intense narrative paths.
- #13 I Love You, Colonel Sanders! A Finger Lickin’ Good Dating Simulator
87% matchVery Positive92% of 12,683 reviews2019
Dev: PsyopPub: KFC
Windows · Mac
Welcome to the most delicious dating simulator ever created. Do you have what it takes to be the business partner of and win the heart of the most famous chicken salesman of all time? Play to find out! Go ahead, Colonel Sanders is waiting.
Why similar: Visual Novel 59.8%, Dating Sim 21.7%, LGBTQ+ 8.5%, Casual 7.7%, Indie 2.4%
Why You'll Like It: It matches the seed game's commitment to pure, unadulterated absurdity and comedic, over-the-top dating scenarios.
- #14 Lovingly Evil
88% matchVery Positive86% of 118 reviews2020
Dev: Lizard Hazard GamesPub: Green Man Gaming Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
Unleash your inner villain and head over to the Villain Conference, the one and only interdimensional business event for evildoers! Who knows, maybe you'll even find a partner - whether it's in crime or love…
Why similar: Visual Novel 20%, Romance 19.3%, LGBTQ+ 16.2%, Comedy 15.2%, Cute 7.5%
Why You'll Like It: This game features a cute, colorful aesthetic while allowing players to date villains, capturing a similar 'romance with the dangerous' vibe.
- #15 PockeDate! - Pocket Dating Simulator
84% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 2,665 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: Visual Novel 28%, Romance 18%, Psychological Horror 13.7%, Multiple Endings 11.2%, Cute 8.6%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a cute, bite-sized dating experience that hides darker, horror-themed secrets beneath its surface.
- #16 Yuri Dating Agency
86% matchVery Positive88% of 99 reviews2023
Dev: Red bean Taiyaki
Windows · Mac
Yuri Dating Agency - a speed dating simulator for WLW. You're a girl who likes girls, walking into this Yuri dating agency to find yourself a date. Here, you will be able to get to know lots of girls. Will you be able to win their hearts?
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 22.5%, Dark Humor 22.1%, Visual Novel 13.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.3%, Psychological Horror 10.9%
Why You'll Like It: It mixes puzzle-solving with dark humor and psychological horror, creating a unique experience that feels tonally similar to the seed game.
- #17 Boyfriend Dungeon
85% matchVery Positive92% of 2,696 reviews2021
Dev: Kitfox Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Date your weapons! Romance swords, daggers, and polearms to level them up in this “shack-and-slash” dungeon crawling adventure.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 30.9%, Comedy 22%, Romance 19%, Cute 10%, Funny 9.9%
Why You'll Like It: It blends dating sim mechanics with action-oriented gameplay, offering a fresh and modern take on building relationships with unique characters.
- #18 Killer Chat! - Original Edition
83% matchVery Positive94% of 1,678 reviews2025
Dev: rosesrotPub: angelrot games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 65%
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: Otome 20.1% ★, LGBTQ+ 15.6%, Dark Humor 14.4%, Visual Novel 11.6%, Romance 9.5%
Why You'll Like It: This game uses a chat-based interface to deliver dark, satirical, and suspenseful dating interactions that feel very modern.
- #19 Arcade Spirits
86% matchVery Positive91% of 636 reviews2019
Dev: Fiction Factory GamesPub: PQube
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 7.1 hrs≥1hr: 93%
Arcade Spirits is a romantic visual novel that follows an alternative timeline where the 1983 video game crash never occurred. It's 20XX and you've just started a new job at the Funplex game arcade. Who will you meet along the way? Will you find the romance you're seeking?
Why similar: Otome 21.2% ★, LGBTQ+ 18.9%, Visual Novel 13.9%, Romance 12.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 8.1%
Why You'll Like It: It provides a retro-inspired, colorful visual novel experience that focuses on building meaningful, diverse relationships in a unique setting.
- #20 Find Love or Die Trying
84% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 12,005 reviews2021
Dev: Sunseeker Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 23.9 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 23%, Romance 18.9%, Multiple Endings 11%, Comedy 9%, Psychological Horror 8.5%
Why You'll Like It: It features a high-stakes, comedic premise that forces the player to navigate dangerous dating scenarios to survive.
- #21 Voice Love on Air
82% matchVery Positive87% of 554 reviews2024
Dev: SOFTSTAR ENTERTAINMENT
Windows
A BL dating sim with elements of studio management and interactions with voice actors! Follow Aki, a newbie voice director who has to complete the recordings for several BL dramas, and interact with the charming voice actors. Come give voice to the language of love!
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 36%, Romance 20.1%, Visual Novel 19.5%, Multiple Endings 11.9%, Dating Sim 7.2%
Why You'll Like It: It focuses on the professional and romantic lives of voice actors, offering a grounded yet dramatic narrative that fans of visual novels will appreciate.
- #22 The Groom of Gallagher Mansion
81% matchVery Positive100% of 230 reviews2023
Dev: SnaccPop Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Hunt down a beheaded ghost to save your college club from losing funding! It'll be a piece of cake— wait, what do you mean he wants to marry you!? The Groom of Gallagher Mansion is spooky comedic romantic visual novel full of laughs and scares all around!
Why similar: Otome 26% ★, LGBTQ+ 16.2%, Dark Humor 14.6%, Comedy 10.5%, Visual Novel 10.1%
Why You'll Like It: This game balances comedy and emotional depth within a gothic setting, providing a unique flavor of romance.
- #23 MindMindMind
79% matchVery Positive97% of 90 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: Otome 29.7% ★, LGBTQ+ 20.9%, Visual Novel 16%, Romance 10.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 8.4%
Why You'll Like It: This game explores the psychological complexities of its characters through a free-to-play visual novel format.
- #24 Dream Daddy: A Dad Dating Simulator
80% matchVery Positive92% of 6,270 reviews2017
Dev: Game Grumps
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 5.7 hrsMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Dream Daddy: A Dad Dating Simulator is a game where you play as a Dad and your goal is to meet and romance other hot Dads. Are you ready? Hi ready, I'm Dad.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 39.5%, Romance 15.2%, Visual Novel 14%, Dating Sim 7.8%, Multiple Endings 4.1%
Why You'll Like It: A highly polished, character-focused dating sim that balances humor and genuine emotional heart, much like the best moments of the seed game.
- #25 Our Life: Beginnings & Always
78% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 13,792 reviews2020
Dev: GB Patch Games
Windows · Linux
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 25.3 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: LGBTQ+ 20.9%, Otome 18.3% ★, Visual Novel 17.4%, Romance 15%, Multiple Endings 6.5%
Why You'll Like It: While more cozy than the seed game, its high level of customization and focus on character growth make it a must-play for visual novel fans.
- #26 Departed Away
79% matchVery Positive89% of 573 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: Visual Novel 22.4%, Psychological Horror 16%, Romance 15.8%, Pixel Graphics 12.6%, Multiple Endings 10.9%
Why You'll Like It: This pixel-art visual novel leans into psychological horror, perfect for those who enjoyed the darker narrative elements of the seed game.
- #27 Heirs And Graces
82% matchVery Positive90% of 84 reviews2016
Dev: Winter Wolves
Windows · Mac · Linux
Play as Marcel and determine whether or not he has the skills to become Lord Sandor's heir and whether or not he forms a romantic attachment to one of four potential love interests: an ex-gladiator turned gardener, a perfectionist butler, the local doctor, or a mischievous elven Lord.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 21.1%, Visual Novel 14.3%, Romance 12.2%, Comedy 10.3%, Otome 9.7% ★
Why You'll Like It: An indie title that offers a charming, LGBTQ-focused narrative with a fantasy twist.
- #28 Yurikago
81% matchVery Positive93% of 87 reviews2021
Dev: 喘葉の森
Windows
This is a game where you can escape if you do something "Yuri."
Why similar: Visual Novel 22.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.4%, Pixel Graphics 10.6%, Casual 8.8%, Comedy 8.6%
Why You'll Like It: It utilizes a pixel-art style and a choose-your-own-adventure format to tell a compelling, intimate story.
- #29 INtLOVErt Game Club
78% matchVery Positive97% of 208 reviews2025
Dev: じょせふPub: Phoenixx Inc.
Windows · Mac
A lot of unique Japanese nerds appear one after another! Let's enjoy the exciting daily life with him, a member of the nerds circle who is interested in you!
Why similar: Otome 27.3% ★, Dark Humor 16.5%, Visual Novel 13.1%, Romance 9.4%, Multiple Endings 7.5%
- #30 Bewitching Sinners
77% matchVery Positive95% of 536 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: Otome 26.4% ★, LGBTQ+ 15.8%, Visual Novel 13%, Romance 9.7%, Dark Humor 9%
- #31 Mythic Love: Iberian Legends
75% matchVery Positive93% of 270 reviews2026
Dev: Platonic Games
Windows · Mac
Think you can handle a little romance with creatures from Spanish folklore? ❤️🔥 Careful: your love life isn’t the only thing at stake at Mythic Love: Iberian Legends.
Why similar: Otome 26.2% ★, LGBTQ+ 16.2%, Visual Novel 13%, Romance 11.3%, Comedy 9.5%
- #32 A Date with Death
74% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 14,957 reviews2023
Dev: Two and a Half Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 8.0 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: Otome 26.9% ★, LGBTQ+ 21.4%, Visual Novel 17.2%, Romance 13.2%, Dating Sim 6.7%
- #33 Doomsday Paradise
76% matchVery Positive91% of 251 reviews2023
Dev: Lemonade Flashbang
Windows
Can you get a date before the end of the world? Doomsday Paradise is a goofy, multiplayer dating sim about finding love before the apocalypse. With over 130 different endings and 12 different singles to woo- no two games will ever be the same.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 24.3%, Dark Humor 24%, Visual Novel 11.9%, Romance 10.9%, Multiple Endings 7.8%
- #34 Sucker for Love: Date to Die For
75% matchVery Positive95% of 1,353 reviews2024
Dev: AkabakaPub: DreadXP
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 4.2 hrs≥1hr: 78%
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: Visual Novel 29.1%, Comedy 13.7%, Romance 11.3%, LGBTQ+ 10.7%, Psychological Horror 10.6%
- #35 Amnesia™: Memories
76% matchVery Positive93% of 4,487 reviews2015
Dev: Idea FactoryPub: Idea Factory International
Windows
Median: 5.5 hrsMean: 9.3 hrs≥1hr: 94%
You awaken to find your memories gone. To learn the truth behind your amnesia, you’ll choose from five romantic paths, each its own world. With 20+ endings, can you write the lasting love story you deserve, or will your love and life come to an end?
Why similar: Otome 47.6% ★, Visual Novel 18.2%, Romance 12.4%, Multiple Endings 6.1%, Psychological Horror 3.8%
- #36 Exes Assault!!
73% matchVery Positive92% of 52 reviews2025
Dev: Ertal Games
Windows · Linux
A BL Bara Romantic Comedy Visual Novel
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 24.4%, Visual Novel 17.7%, Romance 14.7%, Comedy 13.7%, Multiple Endings 10.9%
- #37 Hookah Haze
73% matchVery Positive93% of 1,426 reviews2024
Dev: ACQUIRE Corp.Pub: Aniplex Inc.
Windows
Median: 4.1 hrsMean: 8.4 hrs≥1hr: 76%
It's the year 2xxx. The inexperienced Toru Sumiki lands a job managing Hookah Haze, a new hookah lounge on the outskirts of Akihabara, where they meet three eccentric girls. The story unfolds as the girls gradually open up to them, connecting through their fondness for hookah...
Why similar: Visual Novel 23.3%, Dark Humor 16.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.9%, Pixel Graphics 10.2%, Cute 9%
- #38 OZMAFIA!!
77% matchVery Positive82% of 691 reviews2016
Dev: Poni-Pachet SYPub: MangaGamer
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 13.2 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Enjoy a dramatic romance in this fairytale otome visual novel. Who will you decide to trust and fall in love with in this mysterious town where fairytales have become warring mafia famiglia? Explore this exciting world through a dozen routes and 20+ endings!
Why similar: Otome 28.7% ★, Visual Novel 12.6%, LGBTQ+ 12.1%, Romance 11.6%, Multiple Endings 8.6%
- #39 Spread The Love
73% matchVery Positive88% of 97 reviews2025
Dev: jamms
Windows · Mac
A silly dating sim where your flavor decides your fate. Customize your profile, flirt with six lovably unique characters, and try to survive your first date!
Why similar: Visual Novel 24.3%, Multiple Endings 19.1%, Romance 15.9%, Dating Sim 9.3%, Casual 8.5%
- #40 Hooked on You: A Dead by Daylight Dating Sim™
72% matchVery Positive90% of 6,818 reviews2022
Dev: PsyopPub: Behaviour Interactive Inc.
Windows
Median: 1.8 hrsMean: 6.0 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: Visual Novel 19.1%, Psychological Horror 15.4%, Romance 15%, LGBTQ+ 13.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.6%
- #41 Midnight Shifts with Femboy
72% matchMostly Positive76% of 294 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: LGBTQ+ 42.8%, Dark Humor 16.8%, Romance 12.2%, Psychological Horror 8.3%, Cute 7.1%
- #42 Hush Hush - Only Your Love Can Save Them
71% matchVery Positive94% of 1,653 reviews2023
Dev: Sad Panda Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 85.0 hrs≥1hr: 80%
A Visual Novel with a twist - improve skills, charm girls, and learn dangerous secrets... by any means necessary.
Why similar: Visual Novel 26.9%, Romance 16.2%, Psychological Horror 10.4%, LGBTQ+ 10%, Dating Sim 9.1%
- #43 Love Limit
70% matchVery Positive100% of 66 reviews2025
Dev: Winking Corvid
Windows · Mac · Linux
Your blind date invades Earth!?
Why similar: Otome 34.5% ★, Visual Novel 15.1%, Romance 13.4%, Comedy 12%, Multiple Endings 9.6%
- #44 Signed and Sealed With a Kiss
74% 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: Otome 26.4% ★, LGBTQ+ 15.1%, Dark Humor 13.4%, Visual Novel 11.6%, Romance 9.5%
- #45 Lover's Trophy
71% matchVery Positive92% 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: Dark Humor 29.7%, LGBTQ+ 24.1%, Romance 13.3%, Psychological Horror 11.3%, Dating Sim 8%
- #46 My First Femboy Date
71% matchVery Positive85% of 334 reviews2022
Dev: owlyboi
Windows
You've matched with a cute femboy on an app. The date is set and you meet him at the amusement park.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 38.9%, Visual Novel 27.5%, Romance 18%, Sexual Content 4.7%, Adventure 4%
- #47 My Vow to My Liege
69% matchVery Positive91% of 4,107 reviews2020
Dev: YETU GAMEPub: 方块游戏(CubeGame)
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.1 hrsMean: 9.5 hrs≥1hr: 85%
《My Vow to My Liege》is a visual novel dating game. Players get to play as a girl disguised as the King of Ng, a man. The 4 dateable characters are: the guide, the enemy, the minister and the guard.Will they choose the man over the country? Love over hate? Who will they finally end up with?
Why similar: Otome 48.5% ★, Romance 20.6%, Visual Novel 20.2%, LGBTQ+ 4.4%, Casual 3.2%
- #48 Some Some Convenience Store
69% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 3,105 reviews2020
Dev: TALESSHOP Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 7.0 hrs≥1hr: 87%
A game about starting a relationship while working part-time at a convenience store
Why similar: Visual Novel 29.4%, Multiple Endings 15.7%, Dating Sim 11.6%, Cute 9.8%, Pixel Graphics 9.3%
- #49 Otome Legends
70% matchVery Positive92% of 118 reviews2023
Dev: Jagaimo Studios
Windows · Linux
Play a dating sim inside of a dating sim to become an otome heroine protagonist. Nothing can possible go wrong... right?
Why similar: Otome 40.9% ★, Visual Novel 19.4%, Comedy 13.7%, Psychological Horror 12.9%, Cute 6.8%
- #50 Tri City Monsters
67% matchVery Positive96% of 85 reviews2026
Dev: Studio Peaches
Windows · Mac · Linux
Tri City Monsters is a supernatural, monsterlovin' visual novel where you can romance and/or de-pants 3 demonic love interests. Navigate a dangerous urban jungle with their help and maybe you'll get a taste of what it means to be a monster.
Why similar: Otome 22.1% ★, Dark Humor 14.4%, LGBTQ+ 12.9%, Visual Novel 12.3%, Romance 11.3%
- #51 Love Craft
66% matchVery Positive98% of 105 reviews2025
Dev: Toiu
Windows · Mac · Linux
Join the Crafting Club, where the glue is strong and the feelings stronger! Craft chaos, flirt fearlessly, and make some very bad romantic decisions! Find your project partner in this elimination-based Dating Sim!
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 25.1%, Visual Novel 15.3%, Romance 13.5%, Comedy 10.1%, Funny 8.9%
- #52 Lost in Secular Love
70% matchVery Positive87% of 545 reviews2016
Dev: YETU GAME
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 9.7 hrs≥1hr: 94%
A Otome game about romancing monks?! All the romanceable characters are monks?! Sweet yet seductive! The untainted body and soul that only you can touch… PS: The game is set in an alternate history with an alternate religion.
Why similar: Otome 41% ★, Visual Novel 16.1%, Romance 15.6%, Multiple Endings 11.7%, Dating Sim 4.8%
- #53 Trap Legend
68% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 585 reviews2020
Dev: No StrikePub: Eroge Japan
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 13.0 hrs≥1hr: 86%
In the beginning, Crossdressers were the sun... And Goddesses too! A story of turmoil filled romance between man and crossdresser in modern times, brought back to the forefront by the Goddesses of legend! A hymn of love for the new generation of crossdressers!
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 26.6%, Visual Novel 16.7%, Romance 11.5%, Comedy 9.3%, Casual 5.2%
- #54 BAD END THEATER
65% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 10,071 reviews2021
Dev: NomnomNami
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 1.6 hrsMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 71%
select your protagonist and explore a variety of terrible fates!
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 26.1%, Visual Novel 20%, Multiple Endings 16.2%, Pixel Graphics 9.7%, Romance 9.4%
- #55 Hey Stranger! I Dare You to Love Me!
65% matchVery Positive86% of 245 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: Visual Novel 24%, Romance 18.6%, Multiple Endings 15.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.4%, Cute 8.7%
- #56 Milky Way Prince – The Vampire Star
69% matchMostly Positive79% of 582 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: LGBTQ+ 26.4%, Visual Novel 21.4%, Romance 13.4%, Psychological Horror 11.8%, Multiple Endings 8%
- #57 Dialtown: Phone Dating Sim
65% matchOverwhelmingly Positive99% of 2,257 reviews2022
Dev: DirectDoggo
Windows
If you've ever wanted to romantically pursue a phone, then hot DARN, do I have just the game for you.
Why similar: LGBTQ+ 22.7%, Comedy 19%, Visual Novel 17.1%, Psychological Horror 11.5%, Casual 9%
- #58 Cupid's Chatroom
63% matchNo user reviews89% of 171 reviews2026
Dev: Atelier on the Moon
Windows · Mac · Linux
A mysterious program called “Cupid’s Chatroom” suddenly appears on your PC, transporting you into a private chatroom. You find yourself joined by five others, who have also been dragged into the server—and it turns out they’re your potential bachelors?!
Why similar: Otome 33.1% ★, Visual Novel 20.4%, LGBTQ+ 16.6%, Romance 16%, Multiple Endings 5.4%
- #59 Amatarasu Riddle Star
68% matchVery Positive92% of 59 reviews2019
Dev: softhouse-sealPub: MangaGamer
Windows · Mac · Linux
Daily life meets fantastical fairy tales in this slice-of-life romance Visual Novel. Pursue one of five unique and quirky heroines in this funny, charming tale of wishes, dreams, and love.
Why similar: Visual Novel 18.9%, Romance 15.6%, Comedy 13.4%, Multiple Endings 11.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 8.2%
