Games Like Glass Hearts

Death by Begonia is a surreal LGBTQ+ Southern gothic murder mystery. Follow Riley's attempts to reconnect with old childhood friends in a town haunted by annual serial murders. Will you fall in love and unlock the mysteries hidden in your friends' hearts? Or will you die trying?

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 14.2%, Romance 9.8%, Drama 8.7%, Psychological Horror 8.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 8.1%

A short horror visual novel where you get to know your brand new self-aware in-game boyfriend and explore your relationship through Talking About Something in the Nowhere.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 20.8%, Psychological Horror 11.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.9%, Visual Novel 10%, Drama 7.6%

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+ 15.4%, Drama 10.7%, Romance 10.1%, Psychological 10%, Visual Novel 9.1%

Sudden tragic event shook up Yun’s routine: his friend is balancing between life and death. Doctors are not being supportive, not to mention that something feels shady. Would young man be able to help Max through?

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 15.9%, Romance 12.4%, Drama 12.1%, Psychological 11%, Visual Novel 10.2%

Roadtrip across the country. Confront a tyrant. The revolution will be messy—but the relationships will be messier.

Why similar: Romance 14.3%, LGBTQ+ 11.2%, Drama 10%, Mystery 9.7%, Dark 9.1%

You who are unqualified to drink Meng Po's soup, you have been chosen for the game of life. A horror yuri visual novel following a series of death games in the afterlife.

Why similar: Crime 13.4%, LGBTQ+ 13.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.4%, Visual Novel 10.3%, Psychological 9.8%

Laki is an outcast: many beastmen have disappeared because of him. To break this curse, Laki travels to the Dead Forest, a place from which almost no one has ever returned. But what will be the key to the secrets of his fate and the mysteries of the forest?

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 16.5%, Romance 12.8%, Drama 11.2%, Visual Novel 10.2%, Dark 8.9%

Welcome to Trauma, a free-to-play short visual novel full of mysteries. Will you ever be able to smile again?

Why similar: Psychological 14.4%, Romance 13.5%, Visual Novel 10.8%, Drama 10.1%, Psychological Horror 9.8%

Step into the world of Nyx, a VTuber whose online persona begins to blur with something far more unsettling. After the Stream Went Dark is a short psychological horror visual novel exploring identity, self-perception, and the fragile boundary between performance and reality.

Why similar: Visual Novel 14%, Drama 11.8%, Psychological 11.3%, Hand-drawn 10.5%, Anime 9.2%

A mystical visual novel where ordinary school life intertwines with mysterious phenomena. Every decision you make could lead to uncovering secrets... or plunge you into even greater uncertainty.

Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 12.8%, Visual Novel 11.2%, Drama 11%, Mystery 10.2%, Romance 10%

Navigate your relationships and figure out the truth behind the ghost of a 80s children's TV show host who's been haunting you in this fully voiced R-18 visual novel filled with nostalgia, romance, and horror. Can everyone get their happily ever after?

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 16.7%, Romance 12.3%, Psychological 12.1%, Drama 9.6%, Visual Novel 9.3%

A wedding where one of the guests arrives dead. A strange black hole eclipsing the Florida sun. And your best friend? Gone. Is all this a butterfly dream or is reality breaking? Is their story romance or mystery? Your choices will determine the genre of his soul. Welcome to the town of Siren's Call.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 14.6%, Romance 13.8%, Visual Novel 12.9%, Psychological Horror 12.2%, Mystery 9.2%

In Kayotica, you play as April—a clever but manipulative student caught in a web of friendship, rivalry, and dark crimes. What begins as ordinary campus life quickly turns into a mystery of betrayal, hidden truths, and a shocking murder. Can you solve the mystery, or will you become the next victim?

Why similar: Crime 13.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.9%, Visual Novel 10.7%, Drama 8.9%, Psychological 8.5%

Overcome your past and become someone new in Truer than You. A choice-driven narrative adventure about love, loss and being lost in life. You're hired as a gig-working actor to play roles in real-life situations. Have conversations, get a good rating and follow the rules. All good?

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 18.1%, Romance 11.8%, Drama 10.5%, Visual Novel 10.3%, Hand-drawn 8.1%

“The hospital was empty. Quiet, and brighter than usual... like waking up on a snow day. But I didn't feel cold. I didn't feel much of anything.”

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 22.4%, Visual Novel 15%, Emotional 10.6%, Hand-drawn 9.9%, Psychological 9.7%

NO, THANK YOU!!! is a dark, dramatic mystery hidden behind a comic veneer as all of the men in this yaoi visual novel harbor their own secrets. Uncover the mystery behind the protagonist and this bar disguising a detective agency while flirting with the guys and growing intimate with them.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 16%, Crime 11.8%, Psychological 10.4%, Drama 10%, Visual Novel 9.3%

A realistic visual novel based on a true story. As a lawyer trying to save a rock singer from her toxic family, you uncover the suffocating truth of "Codependency." Will you leave, sink into the abyss, or g◼︎ai◻︎n the c#our%ag◼︎e to f◼︎ac◻︎e the p#ai%n? Your choices decide.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 21%, Visual Novel 13.2%, Psychological Horror 11.8%, Drama 9.4%, Hand-drawn 8%

A visual novel depicting a protagonist who desperately struggles to change their fate of despair.

Why similar: Romance 15.8%, Visual Novel 12.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.5%, Mystery 11.5%, Emotional 9.9%

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+ 18.2%, Romance 12.2%, Drama 10.7%, Visual Novel 10.3%, Psychological 9.2%

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: LGBTQ+ 13%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.9%, Romance 9.2%, Psychological Horror 8.9%, Visual Novel 8.6%

The first sequel to the Boys Love visual novel Paradise. Play through the continuation of the original game's good endings, and unlock flashbacks to the first Paradise from new perspectives. Contains new CGs, characters, and lots of romance!

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 17.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.8%, Crime 10.8%, Romance 10.7%, Visual Novel 9.5%

Confinio is an intriguing visual novel that delves into your sensations as you embody the protagonist who has just awakened in a prison with no memory. Make decisions, solve puzzles, interact with the environment, use objects, interrogate people, all to yourself and uncover the enigmatic reality.

Why similar: Psychological 12.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.5%, Psychological Horror 11.4%, Visual Novel 10.3%, Drama 9.9%

A visual novel focusing on the relationship of two girls researching a cabin with a mysterious mirror. Find out more about their past together, what they really mean to each other, and how it will unfold. Can you break their cycle?

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 18.2%, Drama 15.1%, Visual Novel 14.6%, Psychological 11.8%, Anime 9.9%

An exploration/horror/adventure game about the codependent, love-hate relationship between two men.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 22.9%, Psychological Horror 15.6%, Visual Novel 13.6%, Hand-drawn 8.2%, Crime 7.6%

Mugen Takebara doesn't remember much of his childhood. Returning to Inonaki wasn't his choice. Welcomed by his cousin, Sora, the two quickly reconnect… but something is wrong. With her. Or with you.

Why similar: Visual Novel 15.1%, Psychological Horror 14.3%, Psychological 13%, Mystery 12%, Anime 8.5%

Yua's Yuri Office is a Visual Novel in which you play as Yua, just returning to the office after things have been shut down for an extended period. Yua is determined to take full advantage of this fresh start to improve her life. Will she pursue friendship, romance, or just focus on her work?

Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 17.1%, LGBTQ+ 14.9%, Visual Novel 14.8%, Drama 12.3%, Romance 10.4%

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+ 20.5%, Drama 14.7%, Visual Novel 12.3%, Dark 9.2%, Anime 9.2%

You choose a favorite and walk beside them. But those you left behind — where do they go while you're gone? LUNADUN: LUNATIC DUNGEON is an emotional adventure where choices shape the fate of four characters. 'The ones you loved, the ones you ignored — you don't get to walk away from either of them.'

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 17.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.4%, Psychological 11.2%, Visual Novel 10.9%, Psychological Horror 10.2%

The Night at Barrington's is a BL mystery visual novel set in Victorian England. When servant Ethan is named the unexpected heir, he becomes entangled with the noble Barrington family's two sons—and uncovers the secrets hidden within the estate.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 26.3%, Romance 16.9%, Visual Novel 15.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.4%, Drama 8.7%

A psychological visual novel where struggling artist Clara explores surreal dreams through reality-warping painting minigames. Solve abstract puzzles, make story-altering choices, and uncover dark truths across multiple endings. Will her art bring salvation... or unravel into madness?

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 13.1%, Psychological 11.2%, Psychological Horror 9.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.7%, Romance 9.4%

MAMIYA is a captivating, dark mystery visual novel in which a group of young men struggle against existential dread before the end of the world.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 18.8%, Psychological Horror 12.5%, Visual Novel 11.8%, Drama 9.1%, Mystery 6.8%

Neve is a non-linear interactive fiction in which your decisions can completely change the course of story. Manage your team, race against time and unravel the mysteries surrounding your ship's crash in this suffocating retrofuturistic thriller that will have you hooked from the first second.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 14.3%, Psychological 11.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.7%, Drama 10.6%, Romance 10%

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+ 20.4%, Romance 15%, Visual Novel 11.9%, Drama 11.5%, Emotional 8.8%

A tragic love story following Memori and her search for the missing "him."

Why similar: Visual Novel 14.6%, Romance 13.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 13.2%, Psychological Horror 12.7%, Mystery 8.5%

Interactive anime adventure in visual novel format!

Why similar: Visual Novel 12%, Romance 11.3%, Psychological 11%, Drama 10.3%, Hand-drawn 10.1%

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+ 20.4%, Romance 13.1%, Visual Novel 11.2%, Emotional 10.4%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.1%

The ultimate 18+ yuri visual novel! Romance seven beautiful ladies, work at the weirdest love hotel in Japan, and live your best life in Akiyama's red-light district!

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 22%, Romance 15.2%, Drama 14.4%, Visual Novel 11.9%, Crime 8.4%

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+ 19.5%, Romance 14.3%, Psychological Horror 13.2%, Visual Novel 11.8%, Dark 8.5%

Hello, Jake. Welcome to the game.

Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 14.3%, Drama 13.6%, Visual Novel 12.9%, Dark 11.2%, Anime 9.2%

A dark boys love / boys hate visual novel set in a 1001 Nights inspired world full of political intrigue. Yuel, once the King of Indra, is deposed by his older cousin, Tavi, during a coup and imprisoned within the palace. An uneasy relationship between them grows, and then...

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 21.2%, Visual Novel 12%, Drama 10.7%, Romance 10.4%, Anime 8.8%

You’ve ignored the hallucinations for years. But after visiting a shrine in search of answers, a stranger claims she sees them too. Ashen Reverie is a visual novel about the consequences of chasing a myth too far.

Why similar: Visual Novel 11.4%, Psychological Horror 11.1%, Psychological 10.8%, Mystery 9%, LGBTQ+ 7.9%

A psychological mystery yuri visual novel about a girl named Amelie. Forbidden from leaving the house, Amelie awaits the arrival of her long time penpal, Sofia, to her dear friend Lilika’s dismay. What secrets will Sofia unravel that were best kept buried?

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 20.8%, Psychological 15.6%, Visual Novel 11.1%, Psychological Horror 9.5%, Mystery 9.1%

This is a story about Iris, a nobody who didn't have a Happy Ending and now suffers the consequences of their own (lack of) actions all alone in the most northern city in the world. A depressing story and a melancholic lesson teached in life's hard way awaits you.

Why similar: Psychological 17.9%, Drama 17.5%, LGBTQ+ 16.7%, Visual Novel 15.8%, Emotional 11.5%

Challenge fate in this psychological visual novel about a juvenile psych ward patient who discovers a book that can predict the future.

Why similar: Psychological 16.6%, LGBTQ+ 12.9%, Visual Novel 11.8%, Mystery 10.4%, Drama 10%

Haunted by the ability to read minds, Suteru embarks on a journey of revenge against those who wronged him. Uncovering the secrets of his tormentors, he must confront his demons in a story that explores the depths and darkness of the human mind.

Why similar: Psychological 12.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 10.8%, Drama 9.5%, Visual Novel 9.4%, Psychological Horror 9%

A dark lesbian horror/romance story so toxic it's emitting spores. Ethel, a shy university student, ventures into the wintry woods late at night, where she meets an enchanting femme fatale — but all is not as it seems.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 17.4%, Visual Novel 12.7%, Drama 12.3%, Romance 9.8%, Dark 9.5%

Bokuten is a dramatic, emotional visual novel where you must play cupid and decide if the relationships you witness are worth rekindling, or if letting them fall apart would result in greater happiness. The decisions you make will echo into the course of your own love life.

Why similar: Drama 13.7%, Romance 13.6%, LGBTQ+ 12%, Visual Novel 11.7%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.1%

Step into the world of Banishing You, a visual novel where choices shape your journey. Accept a mysterious invitation to a dream realm full of enigmatic characters and challenges. Navigate passive-aggressive comments, flirtatious strangers, and unravel a quest that could save or doom both worlds.

Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 15.4%, LGBTQ+ 13.3%, Visual Novel 12.8%, Drama 11.4%, Dark 9.2%

"Riddle Me Bunny: Nonogram" is a charming Nonogram puzzle-adventure game . When Nono, a watchmaker's daughter, finds a mysterious headband called "Riddle Me Bunny," she meets Gram, a magical blue rabbit. Together they solve picture-logic puzzles to restore their village's vanishing scenery!

Why similar: Romance 15.6%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.6%, Visual Novel 13.5%, Drama 10%, Mystery 9.8%

A semi-autobiographical horror visual novel about unhealthy relationships. Can you help Alsie save her relationship from ruin?

Why similar: Psychological 13.3%, Drama 10.7%, Psychological Horror 10.4%, Visual Novel 10.1%, Romance 9.9%

When your beloved wants to abandon his personality and become an absolutely ordinary person, what do you do? Bonjin ~ An Ordinary Man is an young adult romantic story about transgender identity, exploration of masculinity, and mutual understanding.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 19.7%, Visual Novel 11.7%, Psychological 11.2%, Romance 10.8%, Emotional 9.3%

‘goth gf’s iPhone’ airdrops you - accept or decline? A love/horror story about life, death, & memes.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 22.6%, Visual Novel 15.7%, Romance 14.8%, Psychological 11.7%, Psychological Horror 11%

In a bid to avoid failing out of college, Olive Penn inadvertently finds themselves caught in the middle of a feud between two campus club leaders whose rivalry seemingly threatens to tear their friendship apart.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 17.4%, Romance 12.4%, Drama 10.2%, Choose Your Own Adventure 9.9%, Visual Novel 9.8%

When Ryunosuke Kokuto lands a professorial role at an exclusive academy, his hopes for his new charges prove more ambitious than most! In this characteristically crispy dark comedy VN from Liquid, navigate an unlikely career filled with breakneck twists through the lofty halls of St. Martius.

Why similar: Romance 17.6%, Visual Novel 14.6%, Drama 14.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 12.9%, Dark 12.5%

Samael suffers from delusions. He feels lost until he encounters a priest one day. The priest is the only person in the world who makes him feel at peace. This, however, slowly turns into an obsession. Will Samael learn how to love properly or will he fall into a path of darkness? You decide.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 16.9%, Visual Novel 12.5%, Drama 11.9%, Psychological 10.5%, Dark 9.1%

One boy, three girls, what could possibly happen? Summer of Heisei period 9 (1997), you play as a young boy who just moved to a small village near Osaka. You will meet three girls in this new school. One of them keeps a really deep secret… What secret? Well, if you can decode the title, you’ll guess it…

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 20.5%, Romance 15.8%, Drama 12.8%, Visual Novel 12.6%, Anime 9.4%

In this twisted love story of a visual novel by CLOCKUP, an insomniac must decide whether to protect his position as a yakuza bigwig’s pet killer or the mysterious woman who can put him to sleep.

Why similar: Crime 16.5%, Romance 14.6%, Visual Novel 11.3%, Drama 11%, Dark 9.8%

A closed-off ghost town, and the unsolved bizarre serial murders that once occurred there. A “daily life collapse” suspense × death game novel ADV that depicts the obsessive love and revenge of 11 people whose lives were irrevocably shattered by that horrific incident.

Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 14.3%, Crime 12.4%, Psychological 11.9%, Visual Novel 11.1%, Psychological Horror 11%

A story about the self—and about others. A toy factory, several cursed dolls, and a horror novel… This quiet seaside town throws Noele's love life into chaos and dredges up the old wounds she has tried for years to forget.

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 15.6%, Psychological 11.2%, Crime 10%, Drama 9.4%, Visual Novel 9.3%

To Kill Eros is a drama-filled BL Visual Novel exploring the flavors of love and the depth between people who join hands — while also blaming Eros for everything, of course!

Why similar: LGBTQ+ 22.2%, Romance 15.6%, Visual Novel 15.1%, Psychological 9.9%, Drama 9.9%