- #1 Chinese Parents
97% matchVery Positive91% of 26,889 reviews2018
Dev: 墨鱼玩游戏
Windows · Mac
Median: 7.8 hrsMean: 23.7 hrs≥1hr: 89%
In this casual sim set in China, you step into the shoes of an average kid from birth towards the end of your high school. Study hard, have fun, make friends and face your ultimate challenge, the “Gaokao”. What will your life be after that? And when you have a child, will you be a Tiger Parent?
Why similar: Dating Sim 48.4%, Simulation 19.6%, Anime 10.5%, Casual 8.1%, Psychological Horror 5%
Why You'll Like It: This game perfectly mirrors the intense academic pressure and life-simulation mechanics found in the Gaokao exam system.
- #2 Tricolour Lovestory
96% matchVery Positive81% of 28,033 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 39.1%, Visual Novel 30.1%, Nudity 8.9%, Anime 5.9%, Romance 5.4%
Why You'll Like It: A narrative-heavy visual novel that captures the emotional intensity of high school romance.
- #3 Sunrider Academy
96% matchVery Positive83% of 1,141 reviews2015
Dev: Love in SpacePub: Sekai Project
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.8 hrsMean: 8.1 hrs≥1hr: 93%
You are Kayto Shields, an ordinary man thrown into an extraordinary adventure. Control Kayto's day to day life as well as his responsibilities as club manager in this stat management sim.
Why similar: Dating Sim 31.1%, Visual Novel 19.2%, Nudity 14.4%, Mature 10.1%, Anime 9.3%
Why You'll Like It: It forces players to balance academic performance and social life, mirroring the core struggle of the seed game.
- #4 Long Live The Queen
95% matchVery Positive95% of 7,156 reviews2013
Dev: Hanako Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.3 hrsMean: 5.8 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Rule the world or die trying!Being a Princess is not an easy job. Being a Queen is even harder. Especially when you're only fourteen years old, and the reason you've inherited the throne is that your royal mother has just met an untimely end.Now power is up for grabs.
Why similar: Visual Novel 56.2%, Anime 19.1%, Multiple Endings 10.4%, Simulation 7.3%, Cute 4.4%
Why You'll Like It: It features complex stat-management and high-stakes decision-making where failing to balance your schedule leads to dire consequences.
- #5 Love Esquire - RPG/Dating Sim/Visual Novel
94% matchVery Positive90% of 1,140 reviews2019
Dev: Yangyang Mobile
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 9.1 hrsMean: 14.3 hrs≥1hr: 91%
You usually play as the hero… but not this time! You're a lowly squire who's on an epic quest to get laid. Here's the catch: you've only got a few months left to find the girl of your dreams before you're shipped off to war. So git gud, get laid, and find man's greatest pleasure in Love Esquire!
Why similar: Dating Sim 45.6%, Visual Novel 24.5%, Nudity 8.9%, Sexual Content 6%, Anime 5.4%
Why You'll Like It: This title successfully blends RPG stat-management with dating simulation mechanics, requiring careful time allocation.
- #6 Princess Maker 2 Refine
94% matchVery Positive93% of 1,722 reviews2016
Dev: CFK Co., Ltd.Pub: Bliss Brain
Windows
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 10.9 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Princess Maker 2 Refine is a life simulation game which you play as a father of a girl, who had descended from the star. You have 8 years to raise your daughter from age 10 to 18 – your daughter will grow into her adulthood through various experiences.
Why similar: Multiple Endings 32.6%, Simulation 21.9%, Anime 12%, Visual Novel 11.3%, Dating Sim 10.2%
Why You'll Like It: As a classic life-simulation game, it sets the standard for balancing daily activities and stats to reach specific life outcomes.
- #7 If My Heart Had Wings
93% matchVery Positive92% of 4,626 reviews2014
Dev: MoeNovel
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 46.2 hrs≥1hr: 89%
An animated visual novel of a lovely and bittersweet tale of youth, you play as Aoi Minase in this romantic-comedy as he meets various young girls in his hometown and works together with them to revive their school’s glider-flying “Soaring Club” in order to realize their shared dream of flight.
Why similar: Dating Sim 34.8%, Visual Novel 22.6%, Romance 15.9%, Anime 7.3%, Nudity 5.6%
Why You'll Like It: A quintessential school-based visual novel that focuses on personal growth and romantic development.
- #8 Tokyo School Life
92% matchVery Positive93% of 668 reviews2015
Dev: M2 Co.,LTDPub: Dogenzaka Lab
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 6.4 hrs≥1hr: 88%
"Tokyo School Life" is the story of your trip as an exchange student in Tokyo and the three girls you meet there. Live the everyday life you love from anime and manga! Vocal opening song/Japanese voices/English text
Why similar: Dating Sim 35.7%, Visual Novel 26.7%, Romance 12.6%, Anime 11.1%, Nudity 7.4%
Why You'll Like It: It provides an authentic and lighthearted high school dating sim experience with strong character interactions.
- #9 Magical Diary: Horse Hall
91% matchVery Positive90% of 1,019 reviews2012
Dev: Hanako Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 2.2 hrsMean: 4.5 hrs≥1hr: 91%
You have been invited to attend a magical school. You can make new friends, learn spells, face exams, run for class office, and try to find a date for the May Day Ball.
Why similar: Dating Sim 42%, Visual Novel 36.7%, Romance 9%, Anime 8.9%, Indie 1.3%
Why You'll Like It: This game combines school-life management with romantic subplots and stat-based progression.
- #10 Fureraba ~Friend to Lover~
91% matchVery Positive98% of 404 reviews2018
Dev: SmeePub: NekoNyan Ltd.
Windows
Median: 16.9 hrsMean: 71.7 hrs≥1hr: 66%
Springtime. The season of the cherry blossoms, and a time of new beginnings, new encounters, and new people. For Aoba Kyousuke, this new season marks the start of his second year in high school, and also the year he resolved himself to finally fulfill his long-cherished dream: finding a girlfriend.
Why similar: Dating Sim 31.7%, Visual Novel 27.1%, Romance 12.7%, Anime 7.7%, Mature 7.2%
Why You'll Like It: A high-quality dating simulation that captures the excitement of navigating school-age relationships.
- #11 Monster Prom
90% matchVery Positive93% of 14,320 reviews2018
Dev: Beautiful GlitchPub: Xelu
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 7.5 hrs≥1hr: 88%
You have 3 weeks to get a date for Monster Prom! Go through absurd and funny situations, raise your stats and seduce one of your classmates. Beautiful art, bold, unapologetic dialogue and hard choices make up this Multiplayer (1-4 players) Dating Sim. Be your worst self.
Why similar: Dating Sim 66.6%, Visual Novel 21.5%, Nudity 4.1%, Sexual Content 3.5%, Simulation 3.1%
Why You'll Like It: It offers a time-limited dating experience where every choice impacts your stats and romantic success.
- #12 True Love ～Confide to the Maple～
89% matchVery Positive85% of 1,613 reviews2016
Dev: SP-time
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 29.4 hrs≥1hr: 94%
Guo Hengyi and Yao Fengyi are childhood sweetheart. But their relationship goes far gradually after divided into different classes and the great college entrance exam pressure. Tang Haiyin and Yao Fengxi came to his life as well. An unexpected accident had involved them together.
Why similar: Dating Sim 48.2%, Visual Novel 38.7%, Anime 6.7%, Casual 2.9%, Indie 2%
Why You'll Like It: A classic dating simulation that emphasizes character routes and relationship building.
- #13 My So-called Future Girlfriend
89% matchVery Positive93% of 321 reviews2018
Dev: TALESSHOP Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 5.3 hrs≥1hr: 95%
This game is a male-oriented visual novel that features text, illustration, and voice.
Why similar: Dating Sim 31.1%, Visual Novel 21.1%, Romance 13.2%, Mature 7.7%, Anime 7.1%
Why You'll Like It: A simulation-heavy visual novel that requires balancing various tasks to achieve romantic goals.
- #14 Lucy -The Eternity She Wished For-
88% matchOverwhelmingly Positive95% of 8,239 reviews2016
Dev: Modern Visual Arts Laboratory
Windows
Median: 3.8 hrsMean: 37.4 hrs≥1hr: 88%
If there was a robot that could laugh, cry and smile. ...Does it have a soul?
Why similar: Visual Novel 35.2%, Dating Sim 29.2%, Romance 12.2%, Anime 9.8%, Multiple Endings 5.8%
Why You'll Like It: An emotionally resonant visual novel that focuses on the weight of choices and character-driven storytelling.
- #15 The Ditzy Demons Are in Love With Me
87% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 1,534 reviews2018
Dev: SMILEPub: Sekai Project
Windows
Median: 7.2 hrsMean: 232.1 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Ren’s virginity is in danger as he is suddenly pushed into the school’s special girl's dormitory full of useless demons. Assigned as an assistant to watch over them, his happy and troublesome days as a teacher for these cute but incompetent demons has begun.
Why similar: Dating Sim 28.7%, Visual Novel 18.4%, Mature 10.8%, Romance 10.8%, Multiple Endings 9%
Why You'll Like It: A lighthearted dating sim that captures the charm of school-like romantic dynamics.
- #16 Katawa Shoujo
85% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 6,024 reviews2024
Dev: Four Leaf Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Katawa Shoujo is a romantic visual novel set in the fictional Japanese Yamaku High School for disabled children. Hisao's congenital heart defect forces him to move to a new school. Despite his difficulties, Hisao is able to find friends—and perhaps love, if he plays his cards right.
Why similar: Dating Sim 32.3%, Visual Novel 25%, Romance 14.9%, Multiple Endings 12%, Anime 6.6%
Why You'll Like It: This deeply emotional visual novel explores complex relationships within a school setting.
- #17 Find Love or Die Trying
86% 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: Dating Sim 39.5%, Visual Novel 21.6%, Romance 13.7%, Multiple Endings 8.3%, Anime 6.3%
Why You'll Like It: A high-stakes dating sim that uses multiple endings to emphasize the impact of player choices.
- #18 Some Some Convenience Store
86% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 3,105 reviews2020
Dev: TALESSHOP Co., Ltd.
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 7.0 hrs≥1hr: 87%
A game about starting a relationship while working part-time at a convenience store
Why similar: Dating Sim 44.5%, Visual Novel 20%, Multiple Endings 8.6%, Nudity 6.2%, Anime 6%
Why You'll Like It: Features strong simulation and management elements that must be balanced alongside romantic progression.
- #19 CLANNAD
84% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 10,860 reviews2015
Dev: VisualArts/KeyPub: Sekai Project
Windows
Median: 7.3 hrsMean: 106.0 hrs≥1hr: 83%
From the world renowned visual novel studio Key, the highly rated story of CLANNAD is now available on Steam! Improved visuals, achievement integration, and Dangopedia make this the best version of CLANNAD to date.
Why similar: Visual Novel 38.3%, Dating Sim 21.3%, Romance 16.8%, Anime 10.6%, Multiple Endings 9.2%
Why You'll Like It: A foundational school-life visual novel that excels at building deep, long-term romantic connections.
- #20 Tiny Snow
83% matchVery Positive94% of 4,184 reviews2019
Dev: #workshopPub: NVLMaker
Windows
Median: 3.6 hrsMean: 62.6 hrs≥1hr: 83%
On the snowy mountain, in the wooden hut, we are tied together by the world. She and "I" can only love each other, we cannot be separated. Is this free affection, or manipulated love? A short visual novel with multiple endings, "Tiny Snow", a story with two girls, and you who know what love is.
Why similar: Visual Novel 47.8%, Multiple Endings 15.2%, Anime 10.6%, Romance 9.3%, Cute 4.9%
Why You'll Like It: An emotional visual novel that emphasizes personal development and character relationships.
- #21 Highschool Romance
84% matchMostly Positive79% of 592 reviews2015
Dev: Dharker Studios
Windows
Median: 3.1 hrsMean: 3.9 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Can you find love as the only boy in an all-girls school? Find out, in this slice-of-life visual novel game with multiple endings.
Why similar: Visual Novel 23.4%, Mature 18.4%, Dating Sim 17.8%, Nudity 11.9%, Romance 11.7%
Why You'll Like It: Directly addresses the high school setting and dating themes common in the genre.
- #22 Fox Hime
82% matchVery Positive84% of 4,060 reviews2017
Dev: AsicxArt
Windows · Mac
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 67.6 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Yan is a college student with a special guardian girl named Mori at his side. "If my girlfriend is as beautiful as Mori, then my life must be blessed by the gods..." Unknowingly, another girl is entering his life...
Why similar: Visual Novel 46.5%, Anime 21%, Dating Sim 12.4%, Mature 5.5%, Romance 5%
Why You'll Like It: A casual visual novel that focuses on building intimate connections through narrative choices.
- #23 School Years
82% matchVery Positive82% of 1,498 reviews2019
Dev: YEARSPub: 摸鱼游戏
Windows
Median: 18 minMean: 14.2 hrs≥1hr: 45%
A visual novel adapted from a real story.To tell the most authentic Chinese story in the most simple words
Why similar: Visual Novel 34.5%, Romance 18.6%, Nudity 15.8%, Anime 10.4%, Sexual Content 8%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the social complexities and romantic drama inherent in the high school experience.
- #24 Season of 12 Colors
81% matchVery Positive94% of 2,054 reviews2016
Dev: 橘子班Pub: NVLMaker
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.2 hrsMean: 16.9 hrs≥1hr: 80%
--The way it was, Just like it is now, On a bright, bright summer day. "That's a promise, right?" The girl in a white dress said. Sunny sky. A paper plane slid across it, riding on blue winds.
Why similar: Visual Novel 64.9%, Anime 13.7%, Casual 7.5%, Indie 5.4%, Cute 4.4%
Why You'll Like It: An atmospheric visual novel that explores romantic themes through a structured narrative.
- #25 University Days - Season 1
79% matchMixed61% of 72 reviews2025
Dev: Greebo Games
Windows · Mac · Linux
Step into the shoes of a Student at an all-but-ordinary University, where there seems to never be a dull day with hot women around every corner. Just so happens that you could just be the most wanted guy at this University... Who will you fall for?.. And who will fall for you?
Why similar: Visual Novel 31.6%, Dating Sim 23.8%, Nudity 13.6%, Romance 8.3%, Sexual Content 7.4%
Why You'll Like It: Explores the transition to higher education and the social challenges that come with it.
- #26 Little Busters! English Edition
79% matchOverwhelmingly Positive98% of 1,195 reviews2017
Dev: VisualArts/KeyPub: VisualArts
Windows
Median: 8.6 hrsMean: 41.5 hrs≥1hr: 85%
Capturing the hearts of countless fans since 2007, Little Busters! is an emotional visual novel from Key, the minds behind Angel Beats! and CLANNAD. This special English release supports touch controls and dynamic switching between English and Japanese text, and is in HD for the first time on PC.
Why similar: Visual Novel 40.4%, Dating Sim 18.8%, Romance 9.7%, Anime 9.4%, Multiple Endings 8.8%
Why You'll Like It: Focuses on the bonds formed during school life and the importance of shared experiences.
- #27 Dream Date
78% matchVery Positive85% of 2,618 reviews2020
Dev: ADOG
Windows
Median: 36 minMean: 14.3 hrs≥1hr: 32%
Date, communicate, enhance feelings and record good memories with girls!
Why similar: Nudity 23.9%, Dating Sim 21%, Sexual Content 13%, Visual Novel 10.9%, Mature 8.9%
Why You'll Like It: A casual dating simulation that offers multiple romantic paths and character interactions.
- #28 Days with My Lonely Teacher
76% matchVery Positive89% of 115 reviews2025
Dev: Mr. CucumberPub: Playmeow
Windows
Study Miss Si’s routine and create "chance" encounters with her! As a student failing in all subjects and having rent and credit card bills due every week, you have to do everything you can to win over the beautiful teacher before graduation, making her leave her boyfriend and become your lover!
Why similar: Dating Sim 27.6%, Visual Novel 18.3%, Mature 13.5%, Nudity 11.2%, Romance 8.4%
- #29 Our Lovely Escape
80% matchMixed65% of 80 reviews2019
Dev: Reine Works
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.0 hrsMean: 4.4 hrs≥1hr: 86%
Your life is a peaceful one. Each day, you work alongside your (otherwise?) all-female workforce in the pursuit of creating otome games. Will you complete your life with a cute girlfriend? Will you be doomed to a life of normalcy? Or...? Find out in this (mostly...?) normal visual novel!
Why similar: Dating Sim 28.1%, Visual Novel 19.2%, Romance 12.9%, Nudity 10.8%, Anime 7.2%
Why You'll Like It: A simulation-lite visual novel that provides a relaxing yet engaging romantic progression.
- #30 Tayutama 2-you're the only one-
78% matchVery Positive94% of 2,446 reviews2016
Dev: Lump of SugarPub: HIKARI FIELD
Windows
Median: 5.7 hrsMean: 139.2 hrs≥1hr: 90%
Introduction In the mountain town far away the ashihara chou，a BRAND-NEW story about the coexistence of “humans”and “ tayutai“ is about to start. To be with you this is the only oath and my everything
Why similar: Dating Sim 36.8%, Visual Novel 22.6%, Anime 11.2%, Nudity 10.6%, Mature 7%
- #31 Our End of the World
77% matchMostly Positive79% of 4,843 reviews2017
Dev: 橘子班Pub: NVLMaker
Windows · Mac
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 17.0 hrs≥1hr: 88%
Filled with puzzles, the story between she and me at the end of the world. English Subtitle Released on 2018/11/22!
Why similar: Dating Sim 38.5%, Visual Novel 21.3%, Multiple Endings 14.1%, Nudity 10.5%, Sexual Content 6.4%
- #32 Long and Hard... Summer!
76% matchVery Positive81% of 289 reviews2022
Dev: Inlet Pipe Productions
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 8.5 hrs≥1hr: 87%
Girls, exams and the struggle to pay the rent. Experience the life of a student who failed his first semester of Game Design Course in our Dating Sim - "Long and Hard... Summer!". Constantly choose between studying, work and love as you try to make it through the season.
Why similar: Dating Sim 44.2%, Romance 16.3%, Nudity 12.9%, Anime 8.5%, Sexual Content 6.7%
- #33 Hentai Crush
75% matchVery Positive86% of 2,690 reviews2019
Dev: Mature Games
Windows
Median: 2.9 hrsMean: 18.2 hrs≥1hr: 74%
As a single man who desperately wants to have a girlfriend, you have been introduced to a lot of girls via matchmaking service. Let's seduce them and advance your relationship...
Why similar: Dating Sim 30.6%, Nudity 26.7%, Sexual Content 13.5%, Visual Novel 11.6%, Anime 10.5%
- #34 Gazing from beyond
77% matchMixed69% of 569 reviews2018
Dev: 拾光创梦
Windows
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 14.4 hrs≥1hr: 92%
This is a galgame about college life, where you'll pursuit the love of your life. You'll surely experience hardship, triumph, happiness, sadness, maybe even trauma. Only time can heal all.
Why similar: Visual Novel 80.7%, Anime 10.4%, Indie 5.2%, Adventure 3.7%
- #35 纯爱独白：小小 Purelove Monologue: Xiaoxiao
73% matchVery Positive92% of 362 reviews2024
Dev: HollowingsPub: LoveStoryProject
Windows
宅男画师和美女程序员的甜美邂逅，不如一起做个独立游戏吧！等等，说好的纯爱呢，小三？黄毛？女装大佬？Σ(ﾟДﾟ)ｽｹﾞｪ!!
Why similar: Dating Sim 28.5%, Visual Novel 20.3%, Mature 13.6%, Romance 8.9%, Nudity 8.7%
- #36 Superbunny's adventure
73% matchMostly Positive74% of 114 reviews2024
Dev: DDUCK KONG
Windows
A daily adventure with the mysterious Superbunny and Bunny Girl Usagi-san.
Why similar: Dating Sim 42.2%, Visual Novel 23.6%, Anime 7.2%, Nudity 6.8%, Simulation 6.5%
- #37 最后的47小时 - The Last 47 Hours
75% matchVery Positive92% of 210 reviews2019
Dev: Lingtan Studio
Windows
Median: 1.2 hrsMean: 7.0 hrs≥1hr: 64%
"Let's break up in 47 hours!" The girl who has been in love with me for six years and will become my sweet bride next month, now declares. Are we really going to say goodbye after forty-seven hours?
Why similar: Dating Sim 43.6%, Visual Novel 25%, Romance 16.4%, Anime 7.2%, Nudity 4.5%
- #38 The medical examination diary: the exciting days of me and my senpai
74% matchVery Positive87% of 101 reviews2022
Dev: iMel
Windows
Would you like to start the love romance by your senpai that you desired? "The medical examination diary: the exciting days of me and my senpai" is the novel game.
Why similar: Visual Novel 51.9%, Romance 26.7%, Sexual Content 8.5%, Cute 8%, Adventure 3.3%
- #39 Getting Inside: Hentai Story
71% matchVery Positive87% of 333 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 31.9%, Visual Novel 23.1%, Multiple Endings 11%, Nudity 10.6%, Romance 9.9%
- #40 The Quintessential Quintuplets - Five Memories Spent With You
71% matchVery Positive97% of 476 reviews2024
Dev: MAGES. Inc.Pub: Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.
Windows
I want to confess my feelings for you...
Why similar: Visual Novel 48.6%, Anime 15.8%, Dating Sim 15.6%, Romance 13.3%, Adventure 3.9%
- #41 LoveChoice
70% matchVery Positive92% of 36,534 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 40.4%, Romance 19.7%, Visual Novel 18.7%, Multiple Endings 11%, Cute 3.3%
- #42 Aozora Meikyuu
74% matchMostly Positive79% of 541 reviews2016
Dev: Yume Creations
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 3.5 hrsMean: 4.6 hrs≥1hr: 92%
Aozora Meikyuu is a short Romance Visual Novel with focus on a cute girl.
Why similar: Visual Novel 34.8%, Nudity 34.5%, Anime 13.9%, Romance 7.6%, Sexual Content 3.2%
- #43 Summer Meetings
73% matchVery Positive92% of 59 reviews2019
Dev: Mikołaj Spychał
Windows · Mac · Linux
We meet many people in our lives. Relationships with them are different and can be changed.
Why similar: Dating Sim 30.1%, Visual Novel 20.9%, Multiple Endings 10.9%, Nudity 9.4%, Romance 9.4%
- #44 Love Language Japanese
72% matchVery Positive81% of 172 reviews2019
Dev: Papurika.moePub: Initiative Media
Windows
Median: 3.4 hrsMean: 11.3 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Enter your first year at Koto Gakuen and discover Japanese language through easy to learn lessons and compelling mini games. Meet new friends and unveil their story and maybe find love through your adventures.
Why similar: Visual Novel 30%, Dating Sim 22%, Nudity 18.2%, Anime 10.6%, Sexual Content 7.8%
- #45 My Cute Roommate
71% matchMostly Positive74% of 688 reviews2020
Dev: Astaros3d
Windows · Mac
Median: 5.9 hrsMean: 9.9 hrs≥1hr: 75%
Your high school years are over, and now it’s time to think about the future. You need to pick a good college, find yourself a girlfriend, and start thinking about a job. That’s when your life changes; you’re diagnosed with a mysterious illness and there’s only one way to cure it.
Why similar: Nudity 25.2%, Visual Novel 19.5%, Dating Sim 14.1%, Sexual Content 13.5%, Romance 8.5%
- #46 My Classmate is AV Actress
69% matchMixed62% of 65 reviews2025
Dev: Matariki Studios Co., LtdPub: Alice Publication
Windows
A new transfer student in my class turns out to be an japanese AV actress, and she’s even offering to teach me sexual techniques! By gaining experience through hookups, my ultimate goal is to win over the AV actress with my phenomenal skills.
Why similar: Dating Sim 29%, Visual Novel 18.8%, Mature 13.7%, Nudity 10.8%, Sexual Content 7.9%
- #47 Blood Code
72% matchMostly Positive73% of 2,027 reviews2015
Dev: ZiX Solutions
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.3 hrsMean: 25.5 hrs≥1hr: 92%
A story about an ordinary human girl and her romantic encounters with knights and princes. These characters may be gentle, passionate, considerate, or inhospitable. There are many character styles to suit a variety of individual player tastes.
Why similar: Dating Sim 36.7%, Visual Novel 24.1%, Romance 16.7%, Multiple Endings 7.3%, Cute 4.2%
- #48 Hush Hush - Only Your Love Can Save Them
68% matchVery Positive94% of 1,644 reviews2023
Dev: Sad Panda Studios
Windows · Mac · Linux
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 81.8 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 37.1%, Visual Novel 19.3%, Nudity 14%, Romance 9.1%, Sexual Content 8.3%
- #49 Crimson Imprint plus -Nonexistent Christmas-
70% matchVery Positive92% of 2,152 reviews2017
Dev: Hollowings
Windows
Median: 4.4 hrsMean: 54.3 hrs≥1hr: 92%
This is a story about her and him. This is also a story about meeting and parting. Perhaps it is a very simple story. It may be a very complicated story. A simple FAREWELL ...... And not a grand farewell. If you can feel the joy and sorrow we pour in, it is a great encouragement to us.
Why similar: Visual Novel 29.9%, Dating Sim 22.5%, Nudity 12.8%, Mature 9.5%, Romance 7.8%
- #50 Lewd Girls, Leave Me Alone! I Just Want to Play Video Games and Watch Anime! ~ Hentai Edition
68% matchVery Positive81% of 1,262 reviews2023
Dev: azaly
Windows
Median: 1.7 hrsMean: 70.8 hrs≥1hr: 65%
You're a REAL GAMER. But are you tough enough to turn down a sexy girl? Dating sims are full of lies, these girls will do anything to keep your date from falling through!
Why similar: Dating Sim 28.9%, Visual Novel 20.5%, Romance 12.8%, Multiple Endings 12.3%, Anime 7.1%
- #51 eden*
69% matchOverwhelmingly Positive97% of 5,212 reviews2015
Dev: minoriPub: MangaGamer
Windows
Median: 4.0 hrsMean: 60.3 hrs≥1hr: 89%
A tale of the planet's final love story told using the full force of minori's critically acclaimed illustrative style, engaging musical compositions, and the highly talented staff that has led fans coming back for more every single time!
Why similar: Visual Novel 50.4%, Anime 17.5%, Romance 16.4%, Dating Sim 4.7%, Nudity 4.6%
- #52 True Love '95
70% matchVery Positive88% of 60 reviews2019
Dev: Software House ParsleyPub: Otaku Publishing
Windows · Mac · Linux
It's the summer of your senior year in college. Get fit, study, be artistic; level up your character and make the most out of your daily life. Experience a truly classic relationship simulation with the re-release of this PC-98 cult classic. We wish you all the luck...and may you find True Love.
Why similar: Dating Sim 29.8%, Simulation 18.5%, Nudity 10.6%, Visual Novel 10.4%, Casual 8.8%
- #53 I got GOONED by a FEMBOY
66% matchVery Positive84% of 472 reviews2024
Dev: owlyboi
Windows
Desperate times call for desperate measures.
Why similar: Dating Sim 36.6%, Visual Novel 24%, Romance 13.8%, Mature 7.5%, Anime 5.9%
- #54 Date Everything!
63% matchVery Positive93% of 7,586 reviews2025
Dev: Sassy Chap GamesPub: Team17
Windows
Median: 4.5 hrsMean: 10.7 hrs≥1hr: 80%
Date Everything! is a sandbox dating simulator set in the comfort of your own home, featuring 100 fully voice acted datable characters! Let the romance flow between your bed, smoke alarm and… Overwhelming Sense of Existential Dread? Are you ready to Date Everything?
Why similar: Dating Sim 42.8%, Romance 14.6%, Visual Novel 12.4%, Multiple Endings 8.2%, Sexual Content 6.7%
- #55 LoveKami -Useless Goddess-
69% matchVery Positive81% of 431 reviews2017
Dev: MoeNovel
Windows
Median: 3.7 hrsMean: 12.0 hrs≥1hr: 91%
After finding a collapsed goddess on the street, Sho takes her home. Akane is an Aragami, a goddess that only thinks about herself and causes trouble to those around her. Can Sho, with the help of Inori and Maika, help Akane reform into a perfect goddess?
Why similar: Dating Sim 34.2%, Visual Novel 25.5%, Nudity 12.3%, Anime 8.5%, Sexual Content 6.5%
- #56 Adventure of a Lifetime
67% matchOverwhelmingly Positive96% of 885 reviews2018
Dev: MoeNovel
Windows
Median: 3.9 hrsMean: 17.4 hrs≥1hr: 90%
I'm going to get it back! The important treasure that has sunk in the ocean! Set in the southern island World Heritage Site, Ogasawara Islands, a city boy, a runaway girl and a local girl meet in summer, sparking the growth and deepening of love and friendship.
Why similar: Visual Novel 55.5%, Anime 13%, Simulation 10.3%, Nudity 10.2%, Casual 6.9%
- #57 WILL: A Wonderful World / WILL：美好世界
67% matchVery Positive92% of 5,476 reviews2017
Dev: WMY Studio
Windows · Mac
Median: 6.2 hrsMean: 12.9 hrs≥1hr: 91%
“God, please help me…” Become a god and rewrite fate with words. Drag and reorder sentences from pleading letters to twist cause and effect, changing the lives of those who wrote them. When countless joys and sorrows collide, what kind of “Wonderful World” will you create?
Why similar: Visual Novel 61.9%, Anime 21.8%, Casual 6.4%, Indie 5.1%, Adventure 4.8%
- #58 Momoiro Closet
68% matchVery Positive90% of 62 reviews2018
Dev: FrontwingPub: Frontwing USA
Windows
Median: 4.2 hrsMean: 6.8 hrs≥1hr: 89%
Momoiro Closet is a visual novel exploring the unlikely romance of an average joe and the student council president. Experience the otaku mecca of Akihabara firsthand as you court your anime-obsessed cosplayer schoolmate, through either a tender love story or a passionate tale of lust.
Why similar: Dating Sim 27.8%, Visual Novel 23.4%, Romance 11.8%, Mature 9.4%, Anime 8%
- #59 DATE A LIVE: Rio Reincarnation
66% matchVery Positive95% of 3,766 reviews2019
Dev: Idea FactoryPub: Idea Factory International
Windows
Median: 5.6 hrsMean: 141.4 hrs≥1hr: 83%
Show the Spirits the power of love and save the world in this romantic visual novel!
Why similar: Dating Sim 31.6%, Visual Novel 20%, Romance 13.6%, Nudity 9.7%, Multiple Endings 9.2%
